Review: Testing out the Google Body Browser, tips for viewing on older computers I update my Chrome browser to give the Google Body Browser a test drive. I really wanted to test it on the Google CR-48 Chrome OS laptop, but you cannot update to a Beta version of Chrome, and as you will read, there is no point anyway. So I gave it a shot and it… Read More
unlock a locked iphone without the code, but not my jailbroken iphone Yes you have all seen the video by now were Salomao Filho explains how to get around the phone password by using the emergency dial option. Pretty good little hack I must say. The funny thing is I wanted to try this out myself on my phone until I looked at it and remember that… Read More
tip# 41 to improve iphone performance, kill safari and email when below 8meg This is a quick tip for all you jailbroken iphone users out there. ESPECIALLY you 3G users… you know who you are. So you already have downloaded SBSetting because its one of the best reason to jailbreak your iphone / ipad in the first place. However, as you have also seen, once you jailbreak, and… Read More
Why connecting your Gmail to Outlook is a good idea Yesterday AOL went down without much a whisper, although credit to Techcrunch for running the story and not playing it soft. (although I wonder how much more biting it would have been if they did get bought, but that’s another question). Well today gmail web client went down for about 15min for some of us. … Read More
Why do I keep seeing Free Public WiFi as a wireless access point? Why do I see ‘Free Public WiFi’ as an access point?… Read More
How to get GPS on your ipad using BTstack So lets say you decided to get an iPad. And you did not get the 3G iPad with GPS on it because you wanted to save a few bucks. Out of luck? Not really. There is a way to turn that iPad into the coolest GPS turn by turn device ever. How? Buy a cheap… Read More
Yet another reason to love iphone tether via jailbreak, football. It’s Cal football day today and I had to stay home to wait for a visitor (thus could not go to the game). No problem, I put on my Cal shirt and hat, grabbed a beer out of the fridge and turned on the telly. 10 min into the game the power goes out. I… Read More
Twitter Direct Message API method now enforcing 140 char limit Betcha didnt know that did yea? That you can send 240+ Charter messages using Direct Message through Twitter. That is, until now. My Twitter application, TwittFilter.com does not stop you from sending a message that is over 140 char. It tells you how many char you have typed, but if you want to type 2000… Read More
Tip #8 Unsend / Undo Gmail Came across this cool little tip to undo a sent gmail via Mashable. Ever send a email and wish, ‘man, I should not have sent that.’ Or hit the send button too soon. We Houston, we have a fix. You can now undo a sent email from Gmail. There has always been a undo send,… Read More
Twitter Basic Auth to end in 3 days. R U ready? Yup, death of basic auth for twitter part 2. If you remember, we were going to have basic auth killed in favor of OAuth back in June, and they decided we (they) we not ready. Fair enough, plus the world cup really put some strain on twitter. So now we have til the 16th of… Read More
New Android Trojan found, but is it a big weakness? First off, any Trojan is a bad Trojan. However, there is something off about this story. I’m not saying its wrong or we should ignore this story, but there were a few things that kinda of bothered me. First off, who in world would call a trojan file ‘“Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a”’ ??? I mean really. That like… Read More
Firefox sync for iphone ipad finally approved in the apple store Finally! Been waiting for firefox sync to hit the stores when I first heard of it. Now there are ways to get your book marked into the iphone/ipad, but not a live link. Now that is sorted. I installed it last night and synced on my laptop just now. Works great. However, all ready have… Read More
A new iOS4 jailbreak Scam is out there, ClawPack. Avoid it. At first when I saw this, I thought it was a new jailbreak, but as I dug around, it turned out to be a scam. How do I know? I go to the iphone dev website to check, and there is was.. Update #3: Remember, there are scammers everywhere in the iPhone scene. The latest… Read More
Will the new iphone4 antenna reduce dropped calls? Not if you hold it wrong The new iphone4 not only does not seem to significantly improve reception, but hold it the wrong way and it make is it worse.… Read More
4 tips to improve your roomba’s performance I love my little Roomba, and most people you talk to love theirs too. However, as far vacuum cleaners go, they cannot really compete with a standard high power vacuum cleaner. Nor are they supposed to. However, here are 4 tips to get the most of your Roomba. 1. Maximize your battery life: Depending on… Read More
Will the iphone 4 with the new antenna layout reduce dropped calls? As all iphone users have experienced, I get my fair share of dropped calls. Actually, live in the the San Francisco / San Jose Bay area, I get more then my share. I wrote about ways to reduce dropped calls back in 2009 as a response. So when I saw the new antenna layout for… Read More
How to span across multiple monitors using microsoft remote desktop RDC Tip # 41 I have window7/office 2010 on my laptop and XP on the work computer. I much perfer using the laptop, but I have multiple monitors on the work desktop. So I have been dealing with a RDC call into the laptop and working off one monitor Which stinks I have a few documents… Read More
Can I tether my iPad to my iPhone? Other Smart phone?? Yes. I’m really surprised I get this question. I was asked 3 times and I figured I would write a short post on the answer. YES.. Ok, now ‘why’ its yes.. You do NOT have to jailbreak you iPad to tether. You only have to jailbreak the iPhone. (if you are using an iphone that is) … Read More
Issue with Jailbreaking the iphone 3.1.3 Does it work for you? Normally, when I write about jailbreaking I’m trying to report the news or talk about interesting app. However, in this case, I’m asking for feedback. I have a friend who foolishly updated to 3.1.3 and lost his unlock. He gave me his phone and I tried blackra1n. 5 times! Nothing. … Read More
Tip #45 Turn off your laptop WiFi if you stow it in your car This just came in via email: Seems that in Jamaica, a large number of laptops are being stolen out of cars by thieves using cheap wifi finder fobs. It works like this.. The go to malls, or other places that business people may do a quick dash into to get something.. But not TOO fast. … Read More