Partially updated apps

I tried updating 6 apps via the iPhone 4 today. 4 updated, 2 did not. They have the empty progress bar badge across their icons. Rebooting the phone asks me for my iTunes password, but they won’t update. Fun! Update: Never mind, it is updating Navigon at 1.5gb on the last page.

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AT&T iPhone 4 woes

So my new iPhone 4 can’t make calls. On 3G, I get 1 bar or no service. On my 3GS, things were not great, but I could make calls, but they might drop. AT&T now says my closest tower is 3.5 miles away, with heavy terrain blockage, while the second tower is 4.8 miles away… Continue reading AT&T iPhone 4 woes

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iphone 4 arriving june 23rd!

Looks like my iPhone is arriving a day early! I just received this email from Apple: Dear Apple Store Customer, You recently received a Shipment Notification email from Apple advising you that your iPhone has shipped. This email is to confirm that your delivery will occur on June 23rd. Although Apple and FedEx tracking information… Continue reading iphone 4 arriving june 23rd!

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Ars reviews iOS 4

Ars has reviewed iOS4 and you’d be kind to yourself to use the Safari Reader to read the article. It’ll stitch all of the pages together for you. Click the Reader button in the address bar:

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Notes syncing in iOS4

Dan Frakes does an excellent job explaining the new wireless note syncing in this MacWorld article. Check it out. Notes sync via your IMAP email account (like gmail) so you can enter them easily in Mail.app on your mac and they’ll instantly show up on your iDevice!

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Sharing iTunes content

Elizabeth and I have verified that you can share iBooks across itunes accounts. Here is how it works: You need to authorize the two computers you sync your iDevices with to each other’s account. In other words, my machine is authorized for her iTunes account, her machine is authorized for mine. You do this via… Continue reading Sharing iTunes content

Tynt blocker extension for Safari 5

The Safari 5 extension love continues as someone has released a Tynt blocker. Tynt is that annoying javascript that appends “Read More: URL” nonsense to text you copy from some websites. Get the extension (via the Download Here link at the bottom of the page) Update: Or you can get the more flexible Javascript Blocker… Continue reading Tynt blocker extension for Safari 5

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10.6.4 is out

Seems to fix some of my WoW kernel panics. Been testing for months, includes fixes for Time Machine address book issues and other improvements, including the included notes: The 10.6.4 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard. It includes Safari 5 and general operating system fixes that enhance the stability,… Continue reading 10.6.4 is out

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No More iTunes

Cool Safari 5 extension that stops safari from auto launching itunes when you click on itunes links. You just get the web page, and you can launch itunes yourself if you want. Link

Safari 5 is a winner

Faster to launch Faster to load pages That is a good start. Reader takes stories on some pages and strips away all of the junk around them. Want to see an example? Open this ESPN page in Safari 5 and then click Reader in the address bar (or press ⌘ SHIFT R). You can even… Continue reading Safari 5 is a winner

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I hate Flash video

I don’t hate Flash video because Steve Jobs hates Flash video. I hate Flash video for real reasons, such as: Spending 35 minutes trying to watch Chuck on NBC.com. I tried three browsers. They all stalled or skipped. Every time I changed an option, it would run the damned Marriott ad again. I saw it… Continue reading I hate Flash video

Happy Birthday, TidBITS!

TidBITS turned 20 today We used to hand out TidBITs on floppies to our users at user group meetings, well before the popularization of the Internet. If you don’t subscribe to TidBITs or if you have not used any of their great Take Control series of books, take a looksee!

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Apple posts consequences of jailbreaking, but…..

Apple has posted about some consequences of jailbreaking your iPhone but I experience one of the “consequences” daily on a stock iPhone: Unreliable voice and data: Dropped calls, slow or unreliable data connections, and delayed or inaccurate location data. So maybe the tech support article should have been titled “Unauthorized modification of iPhone OS (or… Continue reading Apple posts consequences of jailbreaking, but…..

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Apple ships new MacBook Pros!

Head on down to the Apple website and check these beauties out! That core i7 model with the optional 1680-by-1050 display sounds sweeeeet.

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iPhone OS multitasking for newer phones only

“We are releasing it for end users for iPhone and iPod touch for users this summer. For the 3GS and iPod touch 3rd gen. And, for iPhone 3G and iPod touch 2nd gen, they will run many things… but there are some things they won’t run, like multitasking.” No mention of the 2G at all.

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