You read that right: my wife’s free phone cost me $300. And it was all my fault. You see, her old flip phone just wasn’t cutting it. She needed a phone that could do email, text, IM, internet, and apps. Well, maybe she didn’t need a smart phone, but dammit, I wanted her to have [...]
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Labor Day: Manly Dad Style
3-Day weekends. I live for those. In fact, I like to add on a vacation day from work to make it a long 4-day weekend. That’s just what I did for Labor Day. I got back Thursday night from Boston, slept in until 8:30 on Friday morning, and then took the wife and kids to [...]
Why I Jailbroke My iPhone 3G
I previously wrote that I liked having iOS 4 on my iPhone 3G. That was over 3 weeks ago. I was wrong. After having it on my phone for a week or so, I noticed that the iPhone got slower…and slower…and slower. Typing became unbearable. Opening and closing apps became a chore. It got so [...]
Words With Friends
Two of my friends finally convinced me to try out the Scrabble knock-off Words With Friends (Free). I’m hooked, and I’ve only played a few games. Last weekend the game was provided me plenty of entertainment while we were visiting my in-laws. What I really like about this game is that it gives me one [...]
Running iOS4 on my iPhone 3G
So, I updated my iPhone 3G to iOS4 a few days ago. Here’s my two cents: Folders – I like using Folders. When I first fired up my phone after the updated, I reorganized most of my apps into folders…and I do mean most. I went overboard. After a day or so, I got smart [...]
Fixing Calendar Colors in iOS4
After updating to iOS4, I finally got the calendar colors correct on my iPhone. The key is knowing the order of the colors that the iPhone assigns the calendars. iOS4 assigns colors in the following: Blue, Red, Green, Orange, Purple (or Brown), Brown (or Purple).
iOS4 Calendar Messed Up My Calendars
I’m pissed. The new iOS4 doesn’t allow me to select calendar colors. A freaking smartphone should be able to at least let me choose the calendar colors. Android phones get it right. Palm Pre gets it right. Why can’t Apple get it right?
Toy Story 3 Video Game Review
My son will hopefully get hours (spread out over several years) of excitement out of this game. The Toy Box mode alone should keep him occupied for a long time.
It Was a Good Run…
8 years. I knew this day would come. My trusty PC officially died on Monday February 1, 2010. A lot changed in those 8 years: RAM upgrade, hard drive upgrade, DVD burner upgrade, one complete reformatting and reinstall, one new controller board, and a new power supply. We accomplished a lot together: school projects, a [...]
DSLR Manual Settings: 1st Attempt
My son was playing a game on my iPhone right before bedtime the other night. I loved the way the iPhone lit up his face and I wanted to capture that. I used my programmed setting, but the camera was trying to make up for the lack of light. It opened the apture all the [...]