Archive for July, 2008
Imagine my surprise yesterday, when the Apple employee who was hooking up my iPhone pulled out a handheld device running Windows Mobile! There was a full-screen application (looked like something in Java), but I saw the distinctive WM keyboard select icon (in the system tray area) and the craptacular WM QWERTY keyboard (funny nonsequitor – [...]
By all accounts, Apple is actually receiving more money per iPhone with 3G versus 2G and is paying “significantly less” to produce each 3G handset. So…why are they giving the consumer less? The 2G iPhone came with a dock. For the 3G, that will be an extra $29, thank you very much. I’ve been otherwise [...]
If you put a comma in a phone number, it acts as a pause. This is handy for things like entering voicemail codes, etc., as the pause starts once the call connects. However, Grumpy has uncovered an apparent bug in this feature. The gist is that, the dialer only properly interprets the pause command if [...]
At 9:01p on Friday, I checked the Apple iPhone Availability Site. It showed only two stores in Northern Virginia (out of 4) would have the iPhone: one would have only the 16GB White (the least popular model), while the other would have all three in stock. Despite it’s unpopularity, I wanted the White model in [...]
somehow, I was able to get the iPhone and stay true to my aversion to wasting my family time. I got in line at 4:45a, and I was done at 7:45a. My kids got up around 7a, and my wife brought them to the mall. All told , I spent 3 hours, but most was [...]
But not a very successful one. I went online last night and found out the Apple store in Tysons Corner, VA would have black and white 16GB iPhones in stock on Friday. I went down there and was in line at 6:30a, about #35 or so. I know, I said I wouldn’t do it, but [...]
I’m worried about the battery in the 3G. I have a Belkin battery backup for an iPod I had a few years back, and it looks like it will work to extend the iPhone, as well. However, there are a couple of more elegant solutions out there: Kensington Mini Richard Solo I’ll stick with the [...]
Update: It’s now officially official. It’s now (semi?) official – you can upgrade your i760 to WM 6.1. I haven’t tried it yet, but I’ll give it a go tomorrow. You can find the directions on Samsung’s website. Here are direct links to the updater. It sounds like you need to use the original cable [...]
I’m trying to limit the non-original content, but this was too good to pass up. When you want to backtrack a few paces in your web surfing clicktrail but not lose the page you’re on, in Firefox 3, click on your current tab, hold down the Ctrl key and drag it. This will duplicate the [...]
I currently have babgvant’s excellent DVRMSToolbox setup to automatically find commercials, strip them out, use Expression Encoder to convert to WMV, and then tag the files appropriately (Title, Subtitle, Type, etc.). I have a profile setup for HD and for SD sources, and everything works pretty much perfectly. Anticipating the iPhone, though, I need to [...]