Curious to see where the man behind the iOS machine gets thing done? These photos were shot at his home office in Palo Alto, CA. These were taken after his surgery in 2004.
I’m both surprised, and not so surprised at the simplicity of his setup.
Add comment November 16th, 2010
Want to watch Xvid AVI movies on your iPad? The new CineXPlayer for iPad brings this functionality. CineXPlayer is a free iPad app, which allows users to load up Xvid AVI files through iTunes, with no conversion necessary! You can now watch your movies, and videos anytime, with no Wi-Fi or 3G required.
CineXPlayer does the following:
How to load Xvid AVI Movies using iTunes:
1 comment August 9th, 2010
Since Apple limits the FaceTime video-conferencing feature to work over Wi-Fi only, it is up to independent developers to give us a 3G fix. Luckily, with Comex‘s jailbreak, it is now a reality.
Here are the 3 simple steps:
WARNING: For those on a tiered data-plan (IE: AT&T in USA), be very careful, as video conferencing and streaming will use up around 3 MB’s per minute (test conducted by 9to5 Mac).
Add comment August 2nd, 2010
This just in! The long awaited iPhone 4 jailbreak is ready! Big props to @Comex for this elegant method- you are amazing!. It’s the return of Jailbreakme.com from the old 1.0 days.
This Jailbreak not only does the iPhone 4- but all iOS devices on 3.1.2 firmware, or newer.
So basically iOS devices running anything from 3.1.2 to 4.0.1 are supported.
Just go to jailbreakme.com from mobile Safari and “Slide to Jailbreak”.
Haven’t been able to do it yet since everyone’s hitting the servers at once, but I’ll report back soon!
NOTE: Not all jailbreak apps will work on iOS 4. Most of them are still being ported over from iOS 3 so check this chart before installing any apps from Cydia!
UPDATE 1: I finally got through to the site, and was able to Jailbreak flawlessly.
UPDATE 2: My MMS functionality seems to have gone away- no camera button in Messages.app.
Update 3: Looks like my FaceTime button is gone as well, and replaced with “Hold”. I’m not too worried, as I’m sure fixes for MMS, and FaceTime are coming real soon- you’ve been warned!
Update 4: All MMS + FaceTime issues have been fixed. So if you’re a new Jailbreaker, just go to jailbreakme.com from mobile Safari, and “Slide to Jailbreak” as usual.
If you’ve already Jailbroke- just launch Cydia and it should prompt you to update, this should fix MMS + FaceTime issues. You may need to enable FaceTime by going to “Settings > Phone > Facetime [ON]“
Add comment August 1st, 2010
Jobs may have made his stance on Flash on iDevices pretty clear- but that doesn’t mean our brilliant community of developers weren’t going to make it happen.
Comex has publicly released FRASH, a port of Adobe’s Flash 10.1 for Android. It has been cooked to run natively in Safari! It does not support video playback at the moment, but Flash sites, and games seem to be running pretty well.
You want to get in on the action? Here’s how:
0. Make sure your iPad is jailbroken. It’s pretty easy — just run Spirit and you’re done.
1. Download Frash.deb and keep it nearby.
2. Decide how you’re going to get files onto your iPad. For Mac users, it’s dead simple — just install Netatalk, which will automatically pop up your iPad in the Finder’s Sharing list. Windows users can try out this guide at iClarified to get OpenSSH installed and running and use WinSCP — it’s just as easy. Either way, the login is “root” and the password is “alpine.” Remember, you can seriously screw things up while you’re in there, so be careful!
3. Once you’ve got access to the iPad’s filesystem, navigate to /var/root/Media as shown here:
4. Once there, open Media and create a folder called “Cydia.”
5. Open the new Cydia folder and create another new folder called “AutoInstall”
6. Upload Frash to your new folder.
7. Restart your iPad a couple times.
8. You’re set! Now just navigate to a page in Safari with non-video Flash content and hit the F logo to play it. Again, no video for now, but games and other simple content works. We did have a few crashes here and there, but it’s early code, and things are bound to get better.
[via Engadget]
There is an iPhone version in the works as well, so sit tight!
Videos of Frash running on iPad, and iPhone:
Add comment July 7th, 2010
When dealing with a computer issue, you will often hear your tech have you restart in “Safe Mode“. You may be wondering what “Safe Mode” is, and what it does. Safe Mode is the troubleshooting option for your Operation System (OS) which starts your computer with the most basic drivers, and services.
Anti Virus software, print drivers, and other 3rd party process’ are disabled, so you can get into the system on a clean slate, fix the issues, and reboot into normal mode.
Safe Mode may be required for Malware removal at times, since it allows the computer to boot, and prevent the virus from loading in the background.
You may be getting the “blue screen of death” (BSOD) when booting into Windows 7, and are wondering if it is an issue with your Windows installation, or is it a problem with a piece of software, or device you are using. If the problem does not appear when you start in safe mode, you can cancel out the default settings, and basic device drivers as possible causes of the issue.
If you are still unsure about the cause of the issue, you can use the process of elimination to narrow down the possiblities:
In Safe Mode- start your commonly used programs, one by one, and see if you can replicate the error. Often times, corrupt software can halt the entire system. If you recently made a change to your system before it went down, such as installed a new webcam, Safe Mode will allow you to log in and uninstall the cam, and reboot to see if it solved the problem.
How to boot into Safe Mode:
Windows - Power on the PC and hold F8 as it begins booting up. Choose the “Safe Mode” option when prompted.
Mac - Power on the Mac, immediately after you hear the startup tone, hold the Shift key. The Shift key should be held as soon as possible after the startup tone but not before.
Linux (most distros) - Power on your system, when at the GRUB boot menu, choose the version of the Kernel that has the Safe Mode option in the name.
Add comment June 21st, 2010
After yesterday’s pre-order meltdown, I came out of the chaos with a reservation at the Apple Store for a 32GB Black model on June 24th. Some people may still be trying to decide if they should upgrade or stick with their current model, since 3G and 3GS will be getting iOS 4 (3G build will be somewhat limited, and will lack multitasking due to hardware constraints). To help, I’ve compiled a list of reasons why you should consider upgrading to the iPhone 4.
See for yourself:
A video guide for FaceTime.
Add comment June 16th, 2010
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