Warning: Geek Rant - On HD Content Delivery

Last year Apple announced a new product, that we were all expecting, called the AppleTV. When it first came out, there was much celebrating, and this site even got in on some of the action. Then reality set in. Here was a $300 castrated Mac Mini that played video in only one codec and required [...]

Posted on January 15th, 2008 by Jonathan Wise
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Holding my Breath

Today is beta test day for my project. This is where customers actually get to use it against their data and see what they think. Its too late to make any big changes to the code, but this is kind of an indicator of how well the project will be accepted in the market. They’ll [...]

Posted on January 15th, 2008 by Jonathan Wise
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New Year, Big Changes

The 2007 re-cap is coming, just as soon as I find some time/clarity to pull it together. Meanwhile, its 2008 and its going to be a big year… as the new banner implies, its likely to have its tough moments for us, but hopefully all of this will be worth it in the long run. [...]

Posted on January 4th, 2008 by Jonathan Wise
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Why I Love Apple

It could be because of the elegant and daring industrial design.
It could be because of the legends surrounding the development of the little Mac that changed everything.
It could be the culture of “thinking differently.”
It could be because of the tight integration of software and hardware that ensures that everything “just works” the way you expect [...]

Posted on November 27th, 2007 by Jonathan Wise
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PSA: The Following Gadgets Have Jumped the Shark

In my recent travels I’ve seen a number of gadget faux pas. People walking around with out-of-date tech, that they think makes them look cool, but actually makes them look really backward and uninformed. Here’s a helpful list of gadgets you should not own/use if you have any designs on looking like a trendy geek.
The [...]

Posted on November 6th, 2007 by Jonathan Wise
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Can’t Stop the Rock

Upgraded my iPhone to 1.1.1 and re-hacked it! Now I get Apple’s paltry collection of new features plus all the good stuff the community has to offer! Details on the geek site…

Posted on October 16th, 2007 by Jonathan Wise
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Time for a Branch?

So Apple’s update is in the wild, and its become clear that they’re forcing a choice — at least for the time being. Either you run the latest and greatest, but disappointingly useless Apple firmware v.1.1.1, or you use what the community has to offer based on 1.0.2. Here’s a nice chart that might make [...]

Posted on September 28th, 2007 by Jonathan Wise
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Not Gonna Update

I’m not updating my iPhone to 1.1.1 until it gets hacked. A quick feature comparison shows that the 3rd party community’s software is much cooler than anything Apple released today.
In fact, the only truly compelling feature in this much-anticipated update is the ability to turn off GPRS while roaming. But I won’t be roaming any [...]

Posted on September 27th, 2007 by Jonathan Wise
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The only thing cooler than an iPhone…

…Is a hacked iPhone!
So, as promised, I ran the AppTap installer last night and unshackled my iPhone. The whole process was dead simple — so simple, in fact, that I think Apple might secretly not mind at all that its going on. It might be part of their strategy to let third parties experiment, without [...]

Posted on September 19th, 2007 by Jonathan Wise
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It’s Time

I’ve had my iPhone for almost 3 months now, and I haven’t once tried to unlock, hack it, or install 3rd party applications on it. I’ve been patiently waiting for Apple to come out with their long-promised software update that would give me the missing features i want… Meanwhile I’ve been watching the community’s efforts, [...]

Posted on September 18th, 2007 by Jonathan Wise
Filed under: Digital Toys | 2 Comments »

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