Archive for the ‘General Nerdery’ Category
How To: Successfully switch between multiple iTunes accounts from different countries
I have, up until just now, been vexed. Vexed by the seemingly random nature of my iPhone 3G’s reactions when switching between my Australian and my US iTunes accounts.
It’s quite simple: once upon a time, I lived in Australia, and bought a number of applications for my iPhone using my Australian iTunes account; now, I [...]
How To: Use a pair of older Airport Extremes to build a Dual-Band network (802.11 N and G)
A handy guide to setting up a dual band wireless network without buying a brand spanking new Airport Extreme. Why would one want to do such a thing? Well, if you have a bunch of devices that can take advantage of 802.11N (MacBook Pro, Mac Mini) and a bunch that can only do 802.11G (iPhone [...]
How To: Synchronise Contacts & Appointments between a Work Windows/Exchange/Blackberry world and a Home Mac/Mobile Me/iPhone world
Seamless synchronisation of PIM data is the Holy Grail, right?
This ain’t it, but it’s a good enough solution until Monty Python turn up with the real thing.
MacHeist 3
MacHeist 3
Apple OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Server
A tidied up version of a collection of posts on MacTalk.com.au. This thread, for reference.
I’ve been trying to find info on Snow Leopard Server for a while, as it seems pretty interesting from a few perspectives, even for individuals.
My main interest is as to whether Snow Leopard Server is a possible replacement for the pair [...]
eCods now has a Twitter account.
No, I don’t know why either…
Review: Panasonic DMC-LX3 Digital Camera
Panasonic DMC-LX3 compact digital camera.
f/2.0 lens, tiny size, great low light capability.
Nice.
Un-Jailbreaking – “Re-virginising” the iPhone 3G
iPhone Hacks has a great guide to re-virginising the iPhone 3G – http://www.iphonehacks.com/2008/10/virginizeiphone.html.
Main points reposted here because the internet is a fickle beast.
Apologies to iPhoneHacks if they’re not impressed with the re-post of their guide; if so, please contact me.
Step-By-Step Guide to ReVirginize or Restore iPhone
One of the most commonly asked questions by iPhone users [...]
Arc-AAA Torch / Flashlight
The Arc-AAA is a rather useful, bright, small LED torch.
I suggest you buy one.
Jailbreaking the iPhone 3G – Part 1 – iPhone Firmware 2.2 / OS X 10.5.6
Where I try to jailbreak my iPhone 3G from Apple’s 2.2 firmware, using a Mac upgraded to the latest OS X 10.5.6.
And I fail, multiple times, for a number of reasons.