Archive for the 'Technology' Category

Basecamp Widget for Adobe AIR
07.17.08

So if you’re a regular Basecamp user you probably hate their interface and wish you could change it. Or…you wish there was a cute little widget you can have floating around your desktop, notifying you of new messages and to-dos and such. There is one, but it’s an Apple Dashboard Widget and if you’re a [...]

Pocket Guitar fix for 1.1.4
03.27.08

I finally found a fix (that works!) for Pocket Guitar for 1.1.4 firmware.

In the Installer, add the following source: “http://podmap.net/apps”
Go to Install -> Toys. There will be 2 Pocket Guitar packages. Doesn’t matter which one you choose. Install.
Once it installs, you’ll see a red circle on the Update button, so tap that and update [...]

Jailbreak (and fix) iPhone Firmware 1.1.3
02.09.08

I recently upgraded my 8 gig iPhone to the new 16 gig one, which unfortunately already came with the infamous 1.1.3 firmware. I spent quite some time looking for a guide on how to downgrade and this one by EffeXTC on ModMyiFone.com is by far THE best guide out there:
[HERE'S THE GUIDE]
Yes, I used it [...]

PocketGuitar on iPod or iPhone
01.21.08

Saw Engadget showing off a new virtual guitar app for iPod/iPhone – PocketGuitar. Though I must admit that I doubted it for a second, but after installing it on my iPod and butchering the first few notes of Nirvana’s “Come as You Are” I was convinced – it works, it just takes some time getting [...]

Disable System Beep on Windows
12.14.07

I just reinstalled XP and noticed that when I try to backspace past the end of a text box (or any text field, really), there is a really loud and annoying beep “oddly enough” called a “system beep.”
How to disable the system beep:

Right-click on My Computer
Click on Device Manager in the list on the left
Go [...]