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23rd June 2010
3 Days Without an iPhone
It suddenly stopped working. The screen persisted in being off and unresponsive and no trouble shooting tactic seem to revive what now was my dead iPhone. If you ask me, I think the combination of too much jailbreaking and just the life of the battery all contributed to its death.
What’s interesting is that making phone calls was second to everything else I accomplished with the device yet to make up for the inability to now make a phone call, I resorted in using this cracked Razor flip-phone that we had laying around the house. I quick SIM card swap revived it.
This may seem a bit overboard but being without my iPhone for 3 days has completely made me feel disconnected. The days seem one-sided, half-completed but mostly disoriented because I have zero access to online content that generally keeps me in touch with what’s transpiring in the world. Even standing on line at the supermarket feels unfamilar.
Staying in communication with my wife consist mostly of SMS throughout the day but I refused to put so much effort in trying to text on a phone that doesn’t have a full-blown keyboard like I’ve been accustom to already. It’s a complete hassle.
The device has not only changed my communication habits but it’s brought a new level of excitement and enthusiasm that apparently can easily be taken away from going a fews days without a technology that has forever changed me.
Art Changes You
Whenever an author decides to mention in their book successful companies, it’s almost a given that Apple will be included in that inventory. I’m half-way through Seth Godin’s Linchpin and there’s a chapter where he touches on how we can all be creators of art but not if what we create doesn’t instill some form of change to the recipient and this particular entry resonated with my current plight -
The design of the iPhone is art. It changes the way some people feel. It changes the way they use the device. It changes the way they communicate. And there is a gift as well. People who see the iPhone but don’t buy one still receive the gift. An ugly iPhone would cost as much as the beautiful one. The beautiful part is the free prize inside, the bonus, the gift to us from the artist who designed it.
I was among the few that pre-ordered the iPhone 4. I’m excited beyond belief because the device no longer acquires its popularity based on the bragging rights that comes with owning one but on the integral and emotional relation that you develop with a technology that enables you to be more attached with things you care about. It’s no longer an ornament to what you already own, it’s an integral part to what you want to accomplish.
I’m ready to get back to normal. Normal for me means keeping up on Tweets, Facebook, feeds, reading and texting all of which seems like normal habits for any Mac and web enthusiast.
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13th February 2010
AppTrackr: Bigger & Better for iPhone App SharingA while back I wrote extensively about how I’ve guaranteed that any App I purchased from now on, I would automatically love because of having the opportunity to test drive them before committing to buying any.
I essentially downloaded paid Apps but without actually paying for them. The ones I really enjoyed, I must say I did purchase because I believe in developers being compensated for their work.
To do this, I used a website called Appulous. At first it was a brilliant site for downloading .ipa files but with all the traffic it got, it made the site slower and slower and now it’s practically useless.
To continue this form of file sharing, the staff at Hackulous have announced a replacement for Appulous and they call it AppTrackr. It has the exact functionality as its predecessor with the exception that it’s gorgeously redesigned, it has much better backend code and most new Apps are available faster.
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8th February 2010
iPad Look on Your iPhone/iPod TouchThere’s still a few months to go before the iPad is released but if you’re eager for having that same look on your iPhone/iPod Touch, the folks at Redmond Pie have created a theme via Cydia that replicates the same iPad UI.
Aside from activating the Simple iPad Theme, it’s also recommending installing another hack called Shrink App, which will reduce the size of your icons. This helps to provide the more spaced out layout as seen on the iPad.
The options to reduce the size of icons with Shrink App is available in Settings once installed. I’ve set mine to 80%.
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9th January 2010
CNBC Planet of The Apps
With the explosive amount of awesome Apps available on the iPhone, it’s no wonder you see people walking the streets oblivious of anything else around because no one just checks emails or makes phone calls on it anymore. It’s all about the Apps and always will be.
CNBC has created a one-hour program entitled Planet of the Apps that aired on Jan 7th where it explores how the device gave birth to this popular and profitable App revolution -
In less than two years, the app craze has taken over. These small applications – or apps – that fit on our mobile phone do everything from helping us accomplish mundane tasks to keeping us entertained while we wait for the bus.
In this hour we’ll look at how apps have changed our lives, meet some of the creators behind them, and figure out just how big a business they really are.
In case you missed it, I found it on YouTube. It’s been segmented in to 5 pieces:
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4th January 2010
Word of Mouth Sells AppsNick Campbell on why Christmas is the best day to sell iPhone Apps and the convincing reason as to why he thinks he sold so many extra copies of ShakeitPhoto on that day alone -
With internet use during christmas being as low as it is, and without an article or an ad to promote my product, what was doing all the selling? People! People were selling ShakeItPhoto by showing their friends during the holidays.
As a family member pulls out their iPhone during Christmas, they want to show off the device to their nephew, aunt, mom, whatever.
This happens all the time when I’m around family. “Have you seen this” or “Check this out” is a common phrase as somebody loads up a new piece of software or app. So why does this sell so many apps? Word of mouth SELLS!
I couldn’t help giggle as I read this because lord knows how many times I’ve done this before in social gatherings especially around people who just own an iPhone but who are not really immersed in the community, so their reaction is priceless when they find out about an app they like and had no idea existed so they buy it on the spot before they forget.
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