Not all jailbreak apps may work on iphone 2.1

This is something to take into account when upgrading to 2.1  Some of my jailbroken apps do not seem to work correctly. Videorecorder3G does not load at all and IntelliScreen seems spotty at best. I may have a conflict, (I have a feeling it could be Categories; although the jury is still out on that)… Read More

Need a direct download link for quickpwn 1.1? Here you go..

I’m not sure if the interwebs pipes are stuffed, but bittorrent is having a tough time finishing my file..  So I did a bit of searching and found this link.. http://www.iphone-hacks.com/downloads/file/146 I still have to double check the bitsum, so you should double check too.… Read More

Jailbreak for iphone 2.1 already out! WOW!

I’m really getting sick of how the phone will sometimes lock the screen on me after a phone call, forcing me to reboot.  I’ve complained about this I do not know how many times.  Almost enough that this morning I thought, perhaps I will sacraficed my jailbreak apps just to fix it.  ANNNDDD.. They already… Read More

itunes 8 tries to put another brick in the wall for jailbreak (pwn)’ers

Gezz.  I was taking a causal  look at community feeder and found this article… iTunes 8.0 iPhone Jailbreak Detection Thwarted from iphoneFAQ web site. Basically, what they are trying to do is force a compromised sync (perhaps sync lock in the future?) if jailbreak is detected. Give me a break. I’m soooo grateful that I almost… Read More

iphone 2.1 OS update is out – you will lose jailbreak (pwn)

I’m not sure I want to update yet, one of my core complaints does not seem to be addressed (where the keypad does not hide and unhide correctly during a call). I’ll give it a few days and see what is said.  For those of us with jailbroken phones, we would have to lose our… Read More

iphone as a bicycle computer – the ebike tests

The last week has been insanely busy, so I have not even had time for a quick 10 mile ride in the hills.  I did however take my ebike to get lunch and did a recording just for fun. Now for those of you who do not ride electric bikes, (and I’m guessing that is… Read More

todays iphone tip: get your photos without itunes

I’m not going to go into details on why I do not like itunes, but here is an easy way to get your images if you are using XP.  Just plug the iphone in!  You should get a popup in a few sec’s asking what to do with the images on your device.  Nice eh?… Read More

tip #2 screen capture on the iphone

Someone asked about how I get my screenshots on the iphone.. Easy.. If you are using 2.0, all you need to do is press the top right power button and the home button at the same time.  You do not have to hold them down. The screen will flash white and an image of your… Read More

iphone as a walking computer? eh…

In my last post I used the a program called TrackThing while biking and was quite impressed.  So now I tried it again as I walked for my coffee..  Top speed of 40mph?  Hmmm… I may have to look for another program for walking.  Will try running once the heat wave is done out here.… Read More

iphone as a bicycle computer? Yea!

I did a ‘maintenance ride’ today and thought I would try out a new iphone app I downloaded last night called TrackThing. I basically turned it on, put it in the small pouch on the back of the bike and took off, ibiking if you will. {UPDATE} Since writing this post I have reviewed a number… Read More

iphone tips to reduce dropped calls

If you are on the edge of reception, these steps will help.. Turn off 3G – like I have not said that enough. Put the phone down.  Holding the phone reducing reception.  Use handsfree or a headset. Wired headset preferably. Plug it in.  The iphone works better both because the cable is attached and the… Read More

Google Chrome bad for IE, no. Bad for Firefox. Perhaps.

I have been seeing a lot of press (mostly those not or on the edge of the computer industry) talking about how Google’s Chrome browser is going to try and take massive marketshare away from Internet Explorer. Ehh. Doubt it.  Given that IE still has a current market share of over 75% and heck even… Read More

google’s chrome is out. And its fast

Especially heavy ajax sites like google mail and yahoo mail.  These two site fly!!  which is great because I’m on web mail all the time.  I’ve also noticed that all JS calls execute much faster, including some timer processes. For example, if you have a timed dynamically resizing window, it will execute faster.  I also… Read More

Winpwn (jailbreak) 2.5 is out

I have not tried it, but the read is good. 🙂 aaannd here is the link. I did not see anything to make me change the jailbreak I already have, but here is new in 2.5 – QuickPwn Support for 2.0/2.0.1/2.0.2 – Root partition resize support – Installer support – Basic / Expert modes -… Read More

I love Cal, and most Cal fans, except…

Except for a few that really makes me feel embarrassed to even be in the same stands with them. Now this is not a comment on the game today, in fact if you want to read someone who knows what he’s talking about, read hughbauns blog. Today Cal played its opener against Mich St. Was… Read More

Mix iphone dropped calls and radio call in shows … FAIL

A friend of mine was telling me about people calling into radio shows and having their iphone drop them in the middle of the call. Now, we know cell phones are not great, and I have heard shows where a cell call was lost, but given the expectation of a new phone to perform well,… Read More

iphone security hole and how to fix it.

I heard about this today at a iphone meet up and now its on digg.  I’ve already fixed the hole on my phone and I recommend everyone else do it too.   The following text is from this article. There’s a huge security problem in the latest iPhone 2.0.2: if you have your JesusPhone password protected,… Read More

I can haz LED football?

Yea!! Really!! LED football for the iPhone. W00t111 Now here is the bad news… Not till sometime next week. Awwww… But never fear, I’m going to have one of my bots keep an eye out. As soon I know, you will know. Now, can someone port intellivision?… Read More

Apps that made it worth jailbreaking (pwn)

There are a number of cool apps for a jailbroken phone that you cannot get via the app store, although most of them are not working on the 2.0.x phones yet…  waiting…. However, even just for these 3 apps/functions, its worth it. 1) Record video.  The quality is not that great, normally around 15 fps,… Read More