Archive for the ‘iPhone’ 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, [...]
In: General Nerdery, How To..., iPhone, Software, Uncategorized · Tagged with: App Store, Apple, how to, iPhone, iphone 3g, iTunes
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 [...]
In: General Nerdery, Hardware, How To..., iPhone · Tagged with: 802.11G, 802.11N, Apple, Dual-Band Network, iPhone, iphone 3g, nerdy
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.
In: General Nerdery, How To..., iPhone, Server, Software, synchronisation, Uncategorized
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 [...]
In: General Nerdery, iPhone, Server, Software · Tagged with: Apple, calendar, contacts, Home Server, iPhone, Mobile Me, push email, Server, Snow Leopard Server, storage, synchronisation
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 [...]
In: Cool Kit, General Nerdery, iPhone, Software, Uncategorized · Tagged with: Apple, iPhone, jailbreak, pwnage, restore
Jailbreaking the iPhone 3G – Part 2 – iPhone Firmware 2.2.1 / OS X 10.5.6
Success!
I now have a jailbroken iPhone 3G, running firmware 2.2.1.
Thanks to Apple’s update to firmware 2.2.1, and the Dev Team’s update of PwnageTool, along with some good instructions of how to get around the 10.5.6 no-DFU problem.
In: Cool Kit, Hardware, How To..., iPhone, Software · Tagged with: Apple, carrier unlock, firmware 2.2.1, iPhone, iphone 3g, jailbreak, optus, pwnage, pwnage tool, unlock
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.
In: Cool Kit, General Nerdery, How To..., iPhone · Tagged with: Apple, firmware 2.2, firmware 2.2.1, iphone 3g, jailbreak, optus, pwnage, pwnage tool