Category Archives: iPhone

3G iPhone = Meh.

Posted on June 9, 2008 by alan

So, it’s an iPhone with 3G and GPS. I have a GPS and the current Google Maps with triangulation is fine for when I’m not in the car and need directions to something. For the way I currently use my … Continue reading →

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OS X 10.5.3 Released

Posted on May 28, 2008 by alan

Shiny! I bet there’s plenty of iPhone 2.0 stuff in there. Smart move making it available well before the WWDC.

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Suite Blogging

Posted on April 29, 2008 by alan

You wouldn’t believe the room I got at the HI Express in La Mesa. If you have to visit the People’s Republic of California, this ain’t a bad way to go. Those are two king size beds, and there’s a … Continue reading →

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Verizon forces all cell phone carriers to adopt flat rate pricing

Posted on February 19, 2008 by alan

Cross posted from the “Serious” blog. From now on I’ll post non-snark wireless and Internet items over there. The gun stuff will stay here along with everything else. -Alan And that’s what will happen happened in response to Verizon’s announcement … Continue reading →

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Product Recommendation: JungleDisk

Posted on February 15, 2008 by alan

I’ve been using JungleDisk for a week or so and I already can’t live without it. JungleDisk is a front end to Amazon’s S3 service and it runs on your computer as a WebDAV server. Of course I use the … Continue reading →

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The 700 MHz auction won't change your life as much as you wish

Posted on February 11, 2008 by alan

A lot of people are very excited about the current 700 MHz auction. I’ve heard all kinds of nonsense like “nationwide WiFi” tossed about by people who should know better. What are the real possibilities for the current 700 MHz … Continue reading →

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Give mobile device users a break!

Posted on February 6, 2008 by alan

I’m not naming names, but SOME of you bloggers aren’t making your blogs mobile device friendly. Instapundit has a great PDA page. American Airlines has a PDA/Phone friendly page. Weather Underground has a very nice iPhone page. So does digg. … Continue reading →

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Good news for iPhone!

Posted on February 5, 2008 by alan

The Apple Store has a new 32 GB iPod touch I’ll go ahead and assume the next gen iPhone will have that or more. WOOT! I’ll take a 64 GB please. With an ebook reader app too. Nothing fancy, Mobipocket … Continue reading →

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Wherefore art thou iPhone dev kit?

Posted on February 4, 2008 by alan

I seem to recall an earlier mention by Apple of an iPhone developers kit coming out in February. So far I’ve not heard an availability date from the usual suspects. Apple did a good job on the Google Maps locater, … Continue reading →

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How to make an iPhone icon for your blog

Posted on January 18, 2008 by alan

This post from Dan Dickinson is a great tutorial on how to create an icon for your iPhone users: I remember, years ago, I was baffled by the little 16×16 icons that were showing up in my URL toolbar, and … Continue reading →

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