There has been a lot of talk about how dumb Apple was with this new headphone jack design, that is recessed and needs an adaptor to work with 99% of the headphones in the market. Today, being one who could not listen to audio into his car due to said jack, took my dremel to… Continue reading Dremel and the iPhone headphone jack
Watching CNN.com live on the iPhone
“This cnn.com feature is optimized for Adobe Flash Player version 8 or higher. You are currently using Flash Player 0” I suppose that is indeed accurate. 🙂
Tip for adding contractions
TUAW has a nice tip for adding contractions.
iPhone Magic Tricks
This is a great job of inlaying video onto an iPhone screen! Very cool.
Video of Invisible Shield on my iPhone
I spent $15 at The Beaverton Mac Store on a Invisible Shield for my iPhone. You essentially: Clean your ipod with a lint free cloth Wash your hands very well Spray your fingers with their solution (essentially soap) Peel the skin off and place in hand, smooth side down Spray the skin, both sides. Slide… Continue reading Video of Invisible Shield on my iPhone
What if the iPhone had a biometric screen as well?
What if the iPhone had a biometric screen on top of the multi-touch support? Assuming the biometric worked and was not easily spoofed, that is. Then you would not need a passcode. As you swiped to unlock, the iPhone would authenticate you as well.
Misleading Apple info from Apple.com
So my friends and I are in a debate about what Apple said when about Flash support on the iPhone. I did some searching but in the process I found this, on the site now: http://www.apple.com/iphone/questionsandanswers.html Can I view regular websites on iPhone or just mobile websites? With the Safari web browser on iPhone, you… Continue reading Misleading Apple info from Apple.com
Is Safari’s Autofill choosing the wrong phone number for you?
Safari uses the first phone number listed in your Address Book card. There is no direction UI manipulation gesture for controlling this order, but there is a preference. Address Book -> Preferences -> Template Make the number type you wish to be used by Safari (Home, Work, etc) be the first number type in the… Continue reading Is Safari’s Autofill choosing the wrong phone number for you?
How iPhone handles popup menus
A little video shot with my MacBook Pro (video flipped in Quicktime Pro) on how the iPhone represents popup menus in Safari. On another note, does anyone know of shock therapy to keep me from saying “uhm” during silence? 🙂
jawbone test using jott.com
I called jott.com and left myself a message while the music was playing at 90db using my jawbone and the iPhone. Its not as good of a test as I had hoped because if you pause at all Jott thinks you are done and stops recording. However, compared to the Mac Book Pro using bluetooth,… Continue reading jawbone test using jott.com
Jawbone audio demonstration
Here is an audio example of the Jawbone bluetooth headset being used in conjunction with my Mac Book Pro while iTunes blasted 90db of music 6 feet away through my stereo. Listen It seems as though the noise cancellation needs a few seconds to settle, so its best to not start talking right away. Let… Continue reading Jawbone audio demonstration
First iPhone vulnerability discovered
Macintosh users have been dreading the day that our platform becomes popular enough to warrant enough scrutiny from hackers that our machines are compromised. While this day is yet to arrive, it may have arrived in a different form factor – the iPhone. According to the register, the first Safari vulnerability has been found, which… Continue reading First iPhone vulnerability discovered
Amazing non-powered bionic finger
Ok its not bionic, but this is an amazing, wonderful invention. It uses no batteries, no power source. Wow. Read about this device and be sure to watch the video on the page.
Welcome to Macintosh – The Movie
Very neat! Check out the trailers for this yet to be released documentary. Welcome to Macintosh
iPhone bug: Could not record new voicemail greeting
I wanted to record a replacement voicemail greeting so I went to Visual Voicemail, tapped greeting and then record. The button quickly hilited but nothing else happened. After several taps, I went to the home screen and then back to visual voicemail. No change. I then powered off the phone, powered it back on and… Continue reading iPhone bug: Could not record new voicemail greeting
iPhone bug: WiFi does not switch when no internet access is to had
The iPhone auto hopped to a wifi network called “wireless” that had no internet access. It must have been some goofy mall network, but we could not surf at all. It should have realized the network was bogus and switch to Edge.
iPhone bug: Unresponsive visual Voicemail scrubber bar
When playing back a visual voicemail for the second time, dragging the time slider playhead jumped the voicemail to the proper time, but it then stuck at that time. The voicemail played properly, but the playhead no longer moved, unlike the initial playback of the voicemail. I tried a second time by going home and… Continue reading iPhone bug: Unresponsive visual Voicemail scrubber bar
iPhone bug: Text Editing Loupe problem near top of screen
If you use the drag to zoom in on text near the top of the screen, the loupe does not flip downwards, so you can’t see what you are selecting.
iPhone bug: Web links to Apple discussion boards not handled properly
I had received an email from the Apple Discussions Boards that a new post was waiting for me. I tapped the url in the email (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=4827578#4827578) but I ended up on an error page at apple discussions. From what I can tell, the # in the url gets escaped to %23 (I think) so you… Continue reading iPhone bug: Web links to Apple discussion boards not handled properly
iPhone bug: Syncing photos after restore
I had synced two photos from the phone to iPhoto. Then I restored the phone, which wipes the photos. Then I took two more photos. Now, when I sync, iPhoto tells me that i have downloaded the photos already, but it shows the “new” photos as blank. If I sync anyway, I get corrupted photo… Continue reading iPhone bug: Syncing photos after restore