Need a direct download link for quickpwn 1.1? Here you go.. September 15, 2008 | perivision | Leave a comment 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
cartoon of steve jobs saying ‘hello’ in Russian during 2.1 update September 14, 2008 | admin | 42 Comments Ok.. Not sure what it means, but alright. This cartoon popped up briefly on my iphone during the 2.1 iphone update. After some looking around on the web, I think it says “hello”. I have a few friends who speak Russian, I’ll have this double checked …… still loading 2.1 however ….… Read More
Jailbreak for iphone 2.1 already out! WOW! September 13, 2008 | perivision | 2 Comments 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 September 12, 2008 | perivision | Leave a comment 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) September 12, 2008 | perivision | Leave a comment 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 September 11, 2008 | perivision | 5 Comments 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
LED football for the iphone is here!! Woot!! September 9, 2008 | admin | 1 Comment Yea baby yea!! I said I would let ya’ll know when its out and here it is.. MMmm.. Like you can reach out and touch the buttons. 🙂 Email from Mark I just got today.. Hello Sports Fans: LED Football is officially live and in the App Store and shooting for the very top! Apple… Read More
todays iphone tip: get your photos without itunes September 8, 2008 | perivision | Leave a comment 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 September 7, 2008 | perivision | 1 Comment 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… September 5, 2008 | perivision | Leave a comment 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! September 3, 2008 | perivision | 22 Comments 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 September 3, 2008 | perivision | Leave a comment 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. September 3, 2008 | perivision | Leave a comment 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 September 2, 2008 | perivision | Leave a comment 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 August 31, 2008 | perivision | Leave a comment 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… August 30, 2008 | perivision | Leave a comment 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 August 29, 2008 | perivision | Leave a comment 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. August 27, 2008 | perivision | 1 Comment 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? August 27, 2008 | perivision | Leave a comment 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) August 26, 2008 | perivision | Leave a comment 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