Wow. I didn’t realize what went in to making ink. Pretty cool.
Technology
Kindle Fire Jailbreak
Amazon launched the Kindle Fire today. Who will be the first to have a Kindle Fire Jailbreak? It is a pretty slick little tablet. I can totally see a world where it compliments my iPad. Thus, I preordered the Amazon Kindle Fire. I wonder how much attention it will get from the jailbreak community? At …
Forward iPhone voicemail to Google Voice
For all the cool kids with both iPhones (or any GSM-based phone) and a Google Voice (previously GrandCentral) account, forward your unanswered calls to Google Voice to receive the voicemail and a transcript in your email account. Step 1: On you iPhone (or any GSM-based phone), pull up the keypad and type the following, substituting …
Sprint Kills Ambassador Program
Bummer. I looked forward to my free phones. Greetings Ambassadors, Thank you for your participation in the Sprint Ambassador program. We appreciate the candid feedback you have provided and are regularly using this information to offer our customers the best products and services available on the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network. After careful consideration, Sprint has …
My Fix for iPhone Battery Woes
My iPhone started draining the battery fairly quickly by most accounts of battery life, including going from a 100% full charge to the Red Battery Warning in 7 hours with absolutely no physical usage (during the overnight hours). I tried two things (during the same time) so I’m not sure which was the actual fix …
I gots me one of them there iPhone thingies.
Beautiful device (the 8GB version). Met and exceeded most of my expectations. -Activation. For me, painless, less than 5 minutes. Too bad there are some fairly widespread issues out there, but with an estimated 500,000 units sold since 6pm ET, that equates to roughly one activation every 3 seconds. I’m really surprised there weren’t more …
100 Million iPods – Fun With Math
Apple sold the first iPod 5 and a half years ago. Today they sold the 100 millionth unit. A little fun with math. In those 5.5 years, Apple has sold: 18,181,818 per year 1,515,152 per month 49,801 per day 2,044 per hour 35 per minute or in a nutshell, one iPod has been sold every …
My iPhone Emailed Me
My iPhone emailed me. My SLVR is not happy, especially with my Samsung Upstage en route. I am in a bit of a quandry though. Cingular has the new RAZR V3xx available and my plan is eligible for a phone upgrade. According to many, there will be discounts on iPhone, but how much is the …
Neighborhood WiFi Hotspots
I love my neighborhood. Yes, you are seeing this correctly. 15 open wireless networks from my kitchen table.