Posted by Michael on Jun 18, 2009 in
Web,
iPhone The non-availability of tethering in the U.S with the launch of iPhone OS 3.0 was probably the most disappointing part of the WWDC 2009 Keynote address for me. I really don’t care much about MMS, but because a lot of the places I go don’t have open wireless access for my laptop, I really needed that tethering. Luckily there are people out there who are obviously as desperate as I! Some different methods for enabling tethering have been posted on the net, but I came across one today that doesn’t require jailbreaking, is easily reversible, and requires not much more that the your web browser. All this method does is replace the carrier configuration file on your phone with one that has tethering turned on.
The kind folks at BenM.at have hosted a number of iPhone tethering configuration files for many carriers across several countries – including AT&T in the US. Of course, you will need the iPhone OS 3.0 to do this, but you do not need the brand new phone.All you need to do is go to http://help.benm.at/help.php using your iPhone’s Safari browser.
From there, under Tethering & Internet Settings, go to Mobile Configs and select your country and then carrier. Once that is done, a new config file will be downloaded. You will get a warning that the config file is not signed, but that is OK. Just approve through it to install the file. Once the install is done, you will need to reboot your phone. To reboot your iPhone just hold down the Home and Power button until it reboots and return you to the power on screen – this means hold both of those buttons down together for about 10 seconds.
After the reboot, your config is updated. Now all you have to do is go to Settings / General / Network and enable tethering! You will have the choice of tethering via BlueTooth or sync cable. Both worked fine with my uni-body MacBook and were instantly recognized and new network adapters.
Of course, all the normal disclaimers apply. This has not been approved by Apple or AT&T. You may incur extra charges from AT&T, and no one other than you is responsible for any damage to your iPhone. If you don’t like the patch, just do a restore on your phone to put it back to its pre-patched status.
Tags: AT&T, iphone 3.0, tether, tethering
Posted by Michael on Mar 14, 2009 in
Web I just thought I would pass along to all of you a great new website dedicated to the way all live now. The Managing Your Digital Life Podcast & Blog is a great destination for information on how to deal with all the electronic stuff you accumulate during your daily life. The folks there, like Scott Bourne and Andy Ihnatko, answer questions like: What sort of hard drive should I buy? How do I create a backup plan? What’s the difference between backup and archive?
They will provide tips, tricks, news and reviews relevant to the most up-to-date storage, backup and archiving systems. The goal is to help you take care of, manage, access and safely store/backup all your precious homework assignments, videos, photos, databases, music files and more.
Tags: backup, media, MobileMe, podcast
Posted by Michael on Feb 25, 2009 in
Rumors,
Site News,
Software,
Web The beta version of Safari version 4 is all the rage on the web right now, and for good reason. It is light, fast, and works well. But it also include a bunch of user interface changes that you may not like. Now, thanks to the guys over at Swedish Campground, you can set some of those interface deviations back the way you want them.
Using the tweaks detailed in this Swedish Campground article, you can move the tabs off the top of the browser, get rid of the Cover Flow view in bookmarks, and a get rid of the Google suggest menu, and a number of other changes. All of the adjustments will require a bit of typing, or copy and pasting, at the command line, but if those new design elements bother you then they are well worth it.
Tags: Safari, Web Browser, Web Development
Posted by Michael on Feb 24, 2009 in
Software,
Web Apple on Tuesday announced a public beta of Safari 4, a new version of its share-gaining web browser that packs a powerful new JavaScript engine and support for the latest web standards.
Dubbed “Nitro,” the engine in Safari 4 is said to run JavaScript 4.2 times faster than Safari 3. Other new features include Top Sites, for a visual preview of frequently visited pages; Full History Search, to search through titles, web addresses and the complete text of recently viewed pages; Cover Flow, to easily flip through web history or bookmarks; and Tabs on Top, to make tabbed browsing easier and more intuitive.
“Apple created Safari to bring innovation, speed and open standards back into web browsers, and today it takes another big step forward,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “Safari 4 is the fastest and most efficient browser for Mac and Windows, with great integration of HTML 5 and CSS 3 web standards that enables the next generation of interactive web applications.”
Check out the full details, and download the beta, on the Apple Safari site.
Tags: apple, Safari
Posted by Michael on Oct 22, 2008 in
Learning,
Software,
Web Apple has posted an interesting new tutorial on developing OS X applications with MacRuby. MacRuby is an implementation of the Ruby programming language “ported to run directly on top of Mac OS X core technologies such as the Objective-C common runtime and garbage collector, and the CoreFoundation framework.ported to run directly on top of Mac OS X core technologies such as the Objective-C common runtime and garbage collector, and the CoreFoundation framework.”
What this means is that applications written with MacRuby can be a full-fledged Cocoa application with all the advantages that entails. The tutorial will take you through the process of installing MacRuby as well as building a sample application with Xcode. So if you’ve ever wanted to get started thinking about developing for the Mac, but have always been intimidated by Objective-C (which pretty much describes me), playing around with MacRuby might be just the ticket to get you started.
Tags: apple, Ruby, Tutuorial
Posted by Michael on Sep 20, 2008 in
Hardware,
Web Apple has realeased a list of the TCP and UDP ports used by Apple products, such as Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, AppleShare IP, Network Assistant, Apple Remote Desktop, Macintosh Manager, and MobileMe. Many of these are referred to as “well known,” industry standard ports, but others are machine or implementation specific and could impact the operation of your applications.
For the full list, check out this resource on the Apple site.
Tags: internet, Network, ports, tcp, udp
