Archive for the ‘Miscellany’ Category

iGripe - it takes forever for my iPhone to backup

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

why?!?!? iTunes decided to run a full backup of my iPhone. i figure i'll let it run and see if any of my apps come back to life. i have nearly 13GB of free space and it has been over 30 minutes. UPDATE: I cancelled the middle of the backup b/c i ...

iGripe because iCrashed - iphone backup failed, blessing in disguise

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

an ongoing iGripe of mine is the fact that i can only sync to one version of itunes at a time. this was not a problem with my ipod 30gb. i could move music to my ipod from my home and work pc. to lessen my load i recently ditched my ...

gTalk for iPhone

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

aMazing Long ago I posted about GrandCentral. Google bought Grand Central some time ago. Google hasn't linked GoogleTalk to GrandCentral. They will. Google is going to sneak traditional voice services into the iPhone. Can you say "data-only plan for iPhone"? Not likely by AT&T. Read

back to blogging

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

after a blogging hiatus i realized that i need to get back to my roots. the new iPhone is upon us and i plan to have it soon. stay tuned for my many mobile musings. also, hope to install a new theme soon. new wordpress, new features!

Cellibacy in 2008 - 60 days w/o a cell phone

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

This is a New Year's resolution I would certainly default on. The project is called “Cellibacy”, but as comedian and advocate Amy Borkowsky explains, “It’s not about giving up sex. I’m giving up something much harder than that.” On January 1st, Borkowsky will attempt to ring in 2008 with a lot ...

What happens if you talk with your phone in a concert?

Friday, July 13th, 2007

Thanks Nonos

Free your iPhone from your hands with iPhree

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

iPhree lets you go hands-free with your iPhone or iPod so you can watch iPorn. This may seem like a joke, but they actually are selling it on eBay! Via mobilemag via picturephoning.com

Star Wars Cellphone Spoof

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007

This is great! via Fanboy.com

Why Do Celebrities Love Ugly Cell Phone Clips?

Friday, April 6th, 2007

geeksugar is knocking on celebrities for their excessive use of ugly cell phone clips. As always, my advice is to get a more chic and discreet cell phone holder, which will allow you to keep your phone within reach, but not attached to your body. Unless your Batman, an uber-gadget-nerd, or part ...

Solar powered mobile phone

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

HTW has developed the S116 Solar Mobile Phone which will run as long as we have the sun. The phone can provide you with 20-25 minutes of talk time after 40 minutes of charging in direct sunlight and is operational in an emergencies from the 5 candle lights. The manufacturer claims that ...