Category: technology

  • How to fix iPhone 4 and iOS 5 heat and battery drain

    Ever since upgrading iOS 5, my iPhone 4 has been having heat and battery drain issues. I noticed that if I was using the iPhone for a while, especially with heavy data use, the top right corner would become disconcertingly hot to the touch. I’ve never felt my iPhone get this hot before so I…

  • Rest in peace, Steve

    Photo credit: Ballistik Coffee Boy via Flickr Love or hate Apple, Steve Jobs was Apple. His influence permeated every product he got his hands on. He and Steve Wozniak introduced the world to the first personal computer that people actually wanted in their homes. The two Steves have shaped the world we know. Even though Wozniak left…

  • My pride and joy: Technics SL-1200M3D

    I just wanted to show off some “glamour” shots of my turntable. It maybe considered a DJ deck but it sure sounds sweet. I replaced the stock slip mat with a Herbie’s Way Exellent Mat II and am using Herbie’s SuperSonic Record Stabilizer too. I highly recommend the combo as it has gotten rid of…

  • Google Censoring Torrent Searches

    A few days ago, Google began censoring search results with the word “torrent” in the query. Although this is only for their auto-complete and Google Instant searches, it shows something more disturbing. Why would Google block searches on torrents? Their business model is built on selling ads on search results pages so Google has no incentive to…

  • Replace Your iPhone 4 Back Panel With A Cooler One

    It took almost a month to get here but I have to say, it’s worth it.  I originally saw this mod on Lifehacker and had to jump on it because it looked too damn cool.  The back panel was back ordered for weeks but took about a week to send from Hong Kong.  The price…

  • 10 Things I Miss About Android

    Inspired by Lifehacker’s guide to switching from the iPhone to Android, I’m going to list off the 10 things I miss most about Android after switching to the iPhone. 1) Access to every part of the phone. I miss opening up my phone to swap out the battery after one has died.  I miss the…

  • Why We Need the iPhone Jailbreak Community

    In the past week, the nerds on the Internet were up in arms about Apple blocking Google Voice from it’s app store and for good reason. This is not the first time that Apple has blocked an application for asinine reasons. Their reason for blocking Google Voice? It “duplicates iPhone features.” I’m sorry, but NO…

  • DRM Infesting TiVo?

    CNet executive editor, Molly Wood has written and interesting blog post about a user’s experience with DRM on his TiVo. “I got an email today from a pretty furious Comcast user, who writes: ‘This morning, my kids and I decided to watch a TiVo HD recording we made last night of The Making of John…

  • The Thing About Macs

    One thing I’ve noticed after owning a Mac for several months is that Apple has a tendency to produce great products that capture the imaginations of people around the globe BUT they always leave people wanting more. One example is the iPhone. People are still pining for the little device, a year after its announcement…

  • DRM Dead

    In my previous post, I spoke of the death of DRM in 2008 but what I didn’t predict was when. Today, SONY BMG announced plans to finally sell their artist’s music DRM free (via Gizmodo.) This is big news for the music industry and I’m ecstatic because the customer is finally getting the rights they’re…

  • In Rainbows

    2008 has started off with a slap to the music industry’s face because of the release of Radiohead’s highly anticiapted album, In Rainbows. This album did not only receive massive amounts of hype because Radiohead had not releases an album in years but also because the method of distribution that they chose: instead of relinquishing…

  • It’s not called the iTouch!

    I don’t know why but it really irks me when people call it the iPod Touch the iTouch. That’s not what the product is called! I just read an article on Gizmodo that referred to the iPod Touch as the iTouch and it irked me enough to blog about it. I’m usually pretty irked if…