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FINAL UPDATE: This is a self-repairing problem due to an infinite loop in the boot cycle that only occurs on the last day of a leap year.  To fix it, fully drain the battery, which will break the loop.  When you plug it in again, it will no longer be the last day of a [...]

In addition to the many other options out there, I have been playing with a relatively new entry – Task2Gather.  This, like Zenbe Lists, is a Web 2.0/iPhone tandem where both components were developed by the same outfit.  For T2G, it’s Vito Technology, which is probably best known for developing several apps that make a [...]

I’ve been testing out the new release of Handbrake to convert my SageTV recordings, and I couldn’t get the file to load to my iPhone via iTunes.  Thanks to G-Spot, I remembered that ABC shows are 60fps here in DC, and the iPhone tops out at 30fps.  A freaking error message would have been nice.

Anytime you upgrade a jailbroken iPhone, you have to reinstall all of the jailbroken apps (iTMS apps and settings are retained).  While there is no way to completely automate restoring the jailbroken apps and settings, aptbackup will automatically reinstall any Cydia apps. UPDATE: Scratch that – it didn’t work for me.  I can’t say it’s [...]

I’ve been using Handbrake to put the kids’ DVDs on my iPhone.  It’s fast and very accurate, plus it will add the chapters in, which is great for those “I want to watch the scene where ________________ happens!” moments (which are frequent).  However, Handbrake converts the volume at a level that is too low.  The [...]

Or, “How I Got My iPhone to Do This”: Overview I finally broke down and jailbroke my iPhone.  My motivation was that June Fabrics developed PdaNet for the iPhone, but it was rejected by the App Store, so they released it on Cydia.  However, once I jailbroke, I found a wealth of apps out there [...]

I made a comment about TaskData (an app that syncs tasks directly with Exchange) being overpriced, and the developer, Phillip Zedalis, posted a response stating that he thought it was priced reasonably in relation to the other apps out there.  I actually agree that, relative to the other apps out there, it is priced correctly.  However, I [...]

I found a way to copy a file (from any directory) from a jailbroken iPhone to any computer using the USB sync cable.  After typing this up, I did find one other reference to this process, although it seems to have a couple of extra steps that aren’t necessary (i.e., manzana). This is handy in [...]

Another dumping ground – this time for interesting directories in the iPhone file structure: Voicemail: /private/var/mobile/Library/Voicemail/ (source) SMS database: /private/var/mobile/Library/SMS/ Either back it up, or Export it using sqlite Camera pix: /private/var/mobile/Media/DCIM NES ROMs: /private/var/mobile/Media/ROMs/NES Cycorder videos: /private/var/mobile/Media/Videos Call history: /private/var/mobile/Library/CallHistory Winterboard themes: /private/Library/Themes (link to /private/var/stash/Themes.xxxxxx) Ringtones: /private/Library/Ringtones (link to /private/var/stash/Ringtones.xxxxxx)

Download sqlite. SFTP into the iPhone. Download sms.db into the same folder. Open a command window, navigate to the directory where sqlite and sms.db are, and enter the following: c:\sqlite sms.db sqlite> .output messages.txt sqlite> select * from message; sqlite> .output stdout sqlite> .quit That’s it – now you can import the messages.txt file into [...]