iMessage sent as sms/mms text
Something to watch out, well for me since @o2 changed their policy on sending MMS is that an iMessage can go as a SMS/MMS message out of your allowance if it is unavailable. This only applies to the iPhone (actually I don't know about iPad with 3G) but you can turn this feature on or off in within Settings > Messages > Send As SMS (see image below).
Apple support doc: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3529
Steve Jobs 1955-2011
If you would like to share your thoughts, memories, and condolences, please email rememberingsteve@apple.com - apple.com/stevejobs/
Steve Jobs, who has died six weeks after resigning from the Apple chief executive post he held for 14 years, is credited with changing people's lives "immensely". Sky News
Probably the last thing I expected to read this morning. The industry has lost someone who managed to make technoloogy accessible, desirable, and highly functional as well as a good showman who could handle the press and rumour mill. RIP Steve.
Happy new year to everyone
Thanks to all the people that follow mytweets and blog posts. 2010 hasn't been the greatest of years for me personally but here is to 2011 being a lot better! (with more posts)
i want a computer that works
Go to google.com. Put in "i want a computer that works" and hit "I'm feeling lucky
Its probably really old but it made me laugh. I found it via the vid below
via TUAW
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Airport Extreme Connection Timout for second Mac
I'm blogging this because I can't believe the fix and I'll know i'll forget it. In short my Airport Extreme was only allowing one mac to connect at any one time. Which is seriously aggravating for me as I need files on both my macs.
After spending all my lunch reseting the base unit and trying a host of different configs which all ended up with only one machine connecting I found this thred which said that you need to plug the second machine via ethernet into the base station and then unplug it. THATS IT!!! Viola. Problem solved. Thanks Apple
I connected an Ethernet cable to my AirPort Express, and to the Mac Mini, then ran the Network Setup Assistant - System Prefs.> Network > Assist Me > Assistant. The Mini didn't connect to my network. I unplugged the Ethernet cable, and ran the Network Setup Assistant again, and while I was doing so, the Mini connected automatically.Evidently, the mere act of plugging and unplugging the Ethernet cable was enough to refresh the whole thing.
When I plugged it in, the Mini saw a "new" network and tried to connect to it. For whatever reason it didn't, but when I unplugged the cable, the Airport Express "refreshed" the IP address, and the Mini went back into 'wireless search mode'. It found my network, connected to it automatically, then I was able to open Safari and start downloading por ... ahem, I mean, um, reading poetry blogs.
iPhone too expensive for UK market and unlocked in Germany
MacNN has a good article on the iPhone being too expensive for UK market which I couldn't agree with more.
When Apple brought the iPhone to the UK it seems they didn't do any research on our mobile/cell phone market. They took the model they used in the USA and moved it over here. For anyone not familiar with our model its simple.