entries for the month of August 2008
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As iPhone users know, iTunes’ backup facility is sketchy at best; It can corrupt backups, it can be ridiculously slow, and on a personal note; I don’t like the idea of “trace files” creeping into a newly restored device. So...
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Don’t we just love the internet? How it can bring to light some things that mainstream [western] media would never have dreamt of doing. Sorry for the late commentary, was sitting on it just waiting for developments, but a couple...
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I’d have to go with racial. Either way, I wasn’t expecting the twist at the end.
Best comment:
You just gotta let the black man in your mouth, baby!
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Firefox disables color management by default. This means it won’t honor a color profile embedded in a digital image - which annoys photographers who post pictures online to no end. Here’s how to fix it; in Firefox’s addressbar, type in...
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Here’s another one of the more useful posts I’ll be doing. Partly so that I can remind myself the steps needed to perform this somewhat convoluted approach to getting the best “setup” for iPhone and desktop mail use. Why GMail...
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Simply breathtaking.
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I’ve just upgraded [the Operating System of] both my units to v2.0.1; here are some things keep in mind. Upgrade or not? If you “update” via a pwned ipsw sure, but if not (meaning you plan to use the legit...
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Someone should just kill it and put it out of its misery. … I meant the bird ;) Best comment ever: The bird trying to fly with its neck all fucked up is pretty sad though… I feel bad...
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In case you missed it, it’s official. What I find amusing, at least for the people who read my post about it two months back, is that they seem so surprised about the pricing scheme. Like I said in the...
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I added a little “feature” on my site; links to all my Social networking accounts (or anything remotely related to “networking”). You should see it in the author box at the homepage. If you have accounts on any of...
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I know I have this sick sense of “justice” - regardless, this just made me smile. A South Korean man won his appeal against a one-year jail term for assisting in a suicide by throwing a lighter to his gasoline-soaked...
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Initially, my first reaction to this post was: No, no! Fucking NO! But then I remember the time Cydia first came out, and I thought it would be unfair to judge Installer 4 negatively when it’s just doing exactly what...
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Here are some more tips for OSX - mostly for personal consumption but who knows, someone might find a use for them as well. Also some iPhone hacking tips at the end. The discussion of the moral implications related to...
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Gruber Said: Regarding MagicPad, the upcoming iPhone notes app with text selection and copy/paste, a few readers have emailed to point out that Safari uses double-tap-and-release (tap, up, tap, up) for zooming, whereas MagicPad is using double-tap-and-hold (tap, up, tap...
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