“Where hacks come to spew nonsense” – B2B
Hey, this is pretty nice.
Easier for me to type as compared to the iPhone interface.
Screen is beautiful.
Software does what I want it to do without janky modification.
All in all pretty great so far.
More to come soon.
Working awesome.
AnyRing – set any song on my phone as a ringtone
Backgrounder – run apps in the background for true multi-tasking
CallMe – speed dial right from springboard
Categories – organize apps into subfolders to keep springboard clean
Infinidock – add more apps to the dock
Inspell – spell check
IntelliScreen – add information to the lock screen
iRealQuickSMS – shortcut send and respond to SMS from any application
MyWi – create a wifi hotspot via the iPhone using 3G
ProSwitcher – easily switch between background apps
SBSettings – shortcut to manage settings
VoiPover3G – make VOIP calls over 3G
WinterBoard – customize interface
I’m pretty happy with how this thing is running right now. Even the AT&T network seems like it’s getting better. No hurry to switch to a Nexus One right now…
I know there are a lot of e-mails in my inbox, they are all from Super Rookie and I am ignoring them.
In an effort to reduce my absurdly large AT&T mobile phone bill I have backed off my monthly minutes from 900 to 450. I have never used more than 450 minutes in a month anyway so I save myself $20. Plus I have over 6000 rollover minutes to burn through should I ever blow past 450 minutes in a month. But that’s not going to happen.
Why?
Skype. I plan on using this service a lot more from my iPhone.
I already use Skype on the iPhone pretty extensively while I am at home connected to the WiFi. But due to AT&T locking users off the 3G network for VOIP I have not been able to use Skype while I have been away from a WiFi network.
Until now.
VOiPover3G allows those with a jailbroken phone to use the AT&T 3G network with applications like Skype and Fring.
In order to be approved by Apple and AT&T these applications had to come with a “switch” that would disable their use in any situation other than WiFi. VOiPover3G simply disables the switch and tricks these applications into thinking that they are still on a WiFi network.
I tested it out tonight and it works great. So now I can use Skype on the road instead of using up my precious AT&T minutes that I never really use that much anyway.
Jailbreak is the only way to go with the iPhone. Background apps, system wide spell check, lock screen options, tonz more control over the device. It’s teh awesome, if you’re into that kind of thing.
Kind of along the same lines of what I wrote about the other day, it seems like modern technology is conspiring to make life more difficult instead of less.
When you go on vacation, do you bring a mobile device with you in order to “keep up with work”? I know I do.
Do you leave an auto-response message on your voice mail and/or e-mail letting people know how to get a hold of you while you are out?
If you have the ability to totally disconnect and be off the grid for a week I envy you. But it seems like everyone is expected to “be connected” all the time, even during vacation periods.
Are you seeing this too?
So, just for curiosity sake I wanted to see what the caloric measurement differences would be between the Garmin Forerunner 405 (left) and the Garmin Edge 305 (right). I assumed that there would be a minor difference in readings but I wanted to test them out and see what they might say after a couple of workouts. The results were interesting.
First off, I know that caloric measurement on these things is pretty much BS. There is no real way that one can expect anything close to an accurate caloric expenditure if the only data measured is speed, distance and heart rate. That being said, I have been using a percentage of the caloric measurement to keep track of my total daily caloric expenditure. I have been using the 405 for running and the 305 on the bike.
On Tuesday I took both devices on the group ride. After 4+ hours of riding I was surprised to find that the 405 read 30% higher calories burned as compared to the 305. Knowing that the 305 has always read high I was pretty shocked to see even higher numbers shown on the 405.
On Wednesday I took both devices on a run. After 35 minutes I found that the 405 read 10% less calories burned as compared to the 305.
It’s obvious that these two computers are using a different formula to determine their caloric reading. What is also now apparent is that each of these units determine caloric expenditure differently depending upon the speed of the user.
Knowing that it’s all BS I guess I was expecting that Garmin would be using the same BS formula to determine caloric expenditure on all their GPS units.
Apparently not.
Feel more efficient now days? Or less so?
My wife and I were talking about our modern age of communication and how neither of us feels like we have the ability to stay on top of all of our ongoing correspondence both personal and professional.
E-mails go unanswered, voice mails ignored, etc.
It’s like there is a constant barrage of messaging that hits us every single day via TV and the internet. How can we possibly take it in and response to it all? It’s impossible.
Is it just us? Can you keep up with it all? How much of it just turns into background noise for you?
How many unanswered messages in your inbox? How many voice mails returned? Do you time to read a book or a newspaper anymore?
Are you more connected? Less connected? Over connected?
Everything working great so far, not a single crash.
Some have asked what the benefit of Jailbreaking is, you can find general answers here.
Below are the apps that I have loaded and are using:
Backgrounder: Allows applications to continue running in the background when switching to the SpringBoard (home screen) or another application. This is one of the biggest reasons why I wanted to Jailbreak. Now I can open Skype on my iPhone and leave it open and running all day long when connected to WiFi network. I no longer have to be near my computer to make and receive Skype calls and I don’t have to shut down Skype to use my iPhone with other apps.
mQuickDo: This application has lots of uses but I use it to switch between open applications on the fly without having to go back to the SpringBoard to do it. It also allows me to see what applications may be open and running tying up memory. Saves keystrokes and saves time.
IntelliScreen: Presents information on the lock screen and avoids having to open up the phone applications to access this information. Currently I have access to Calendar, weather and text messages without moving past the lock screen. You can add additional information like e-mail or news.
Categories: Allows applications to be organized and filed into folders via the GUI. Apps that I use regularly I leave out on the main SpringBoard pages, but utilities and games I store in a folder to keep the SpringBoard from being filled up with junque.
I have been Jailbroken for two days now and this is where I am so far. We will see if adding additional apps and modifications cause crashing or other odd behavior but so far so damn good!
Since you can global reset the phone back to factory settings and reinstall all your authorized apps and settings at any time I fail to see any reason not to Jailbreak your iPhone. This thing is totally awesome.
