Jailbreak Your iPhone or Lose Your Street Cred
Photo from: http://blackra1n.com
I've owned an iPhone since the original V1 came out in 2007. I remember not really knowing a lot about "jailbreaking" and never really messed with. I eventually gave in and have used quite a few different jailbreaking programs that have flooded the underground. At first, it was really a pain in the ass to jailbreak your device and back then there really wasn't much to do once you were jailbroken. It's quite a different story now. Jailbreaking your iPhone 3G or 3GS today is really the simplest it's ever been. Ever. Thanks to George Hotz (alias geohot) the process takes about 20 seconds and a total of around 1 minute, considering your iPhone has to reboot. That's it. You click one button and it's done. Your dog could do it.
This post is not intended to walk you through the jailbreak process. In fact, you don't really even need to dedicate an entire post to it. Here it is in a nutshell:
- Go to http://blackra1n.com.
- Download blackra1n for your operating system (supports Mac and PC).
- Plug in your iPhone and close iTunes.
- Open up the blackra1n application.
- Click on the only button in the application, "Make It Ra1n."
Sourtea Review: iFrogz Soft Gloss case
Photo by: Shane Holland
Today I received my new case for my iPhone 3GS in the mail, the iFrogz Soft Gloss case. I purchased it in "green" and am pretty impressed by it, hence this article. I'm going to go over the things I really like about this case, as well as some areas for improvement (and yes, there definitely are some).
What's Included
When you receive the case, you get: the iFrogz Soft Gloss case in the color of your choice and 1 clear screen protector. I use a Zagg Invisible Shield, so I'm going to hold onto the screen protector for now. I'm sure it will come in handy later on.
The Good
There really is a lot to say about how good this case is. First off, the quality is pretty spot on. I've noticed with a lot of these style cases, the seams tend to be a little rough and not really refined. The seaming on the Soft Gloss is pretty darn good. You can still feel a bit of the plastic raised where the seam is but nothing terrible. The cutouts for the headphone jack, dock connector and silent switch are perfect. Unfortunately, the cutout for the camera could be a bit better (I'll talk more about this in "The Bad"). The case is a great size, adding minimal bulk but sturdy protection.
The plastic is a bit flexible but not terribly flexible, which is good and bad. The nice part is that it seems it will absorb more impact than regular super flexible silicon skins. I really like that the sleep button and volume controls are cover with the plastic to keep the chrome from scratching, just like the chrome bezel is protected as well.
iPhone App, Park’n Find, Gets Reviewed
This time of the year is probably the best time to have an application like Park'n Find. This application actually allows you to record your GPS coordinates, images, voice memo, meter reminder and much more for your parking spot. Sound like a little too much? Well, yes, some of the options are.
As I pointed out in the article, it's a bit overkill to have so many features but nice at the same time. I mean, look, you park your car and you want to get on with what you need to do. I can guarantee you not everyone is going to whip out their iPhone and tag their parking spot for five minutes. It's just not going to happen.
I'm happy to report, though, that just the basic GPS tagging of your parking space takes less than 30 seconds. Where the real time killer comes into play is in the additional features. Taking a picture, adding a voice memo, etc. is a bit time consuming and unnecessary for such a simple, mundane task.
The interface is very nice and the live tracking and directional features rock, especially on the iPhone 3GS. Us 3GS users have the unique addition to having the compass integrated into the interface to actually tell us which direction we need to walk in to find our parking spot. Very cool.
You can read my entire article with screenshots, pricing and a deeper look at the features over at Just Another iPhone Blog: http://bit.ly/4I9RHv.
Quick Look at 1000 Answers for iPhone
1000 Answers, a quirky questions and answers application for the iPhone, gets reviewed by me over at Just Another iPhone Blog. I highlighted some key features but overall, I cannot justify even the nominal $0.99 price tag.
This application may be something good for about 5 minutes of your free time but nothing that would have a permanent place on your iPhone. In all honesty, I cannot believe it's actually a paid application.
All-in-all, don't waste your money. You'll get to experience the application just by reading my review and you'll thank me later. I got to review it for free-of-charge but quickly deleted it off my iPhone after reviewing it.
You can read my full article here: http://bit.ly/61VjAD
First Article at Just Another iPhone Blog, Apptizr
My first article at Just Another iPhone Blog is live! In this article, I discuss the Live launch of Apptizr an iPhone App Recommendation site. The website provides iPhone users with recommendations from Apple's App Store based upon information given to Apptizr.
The sign-up process takes about 10 minutes and is completely free!
Head over to Apptizr and give their service a try, as well as read my full article at: http://bit.ly/7Un2zY .
