Archives for 2008
iPhone WiFi… Who needs it?
Posted on December 28th, 2008 by Jon
As you all may know, I’m not an iPhone guru by any means. I don’t even own an iPhone. Out of necessity to keep my wife happy in a hotel room that does not offer free WiFi, I had to find an alternative to paying for wireless internet service. Here’s what I did:
I’m laying here [...]
Actual Geek Christmas list
Posted on December 17th, 2008 by Brad
There are a few sites doing this but their lists just seem to be a list of recommendations for other people. Lame! Every year my family (in-laws side) sends each other their Christmas list via email and my list is always the first and the most thorough list. I set the standard. Here is my [...]
Apple In-Ear Headphones iPhone compatibility matrix
Posted on December 8th, 2008 by Brad
Back in early Sep. Apple announced some new products, among them was the new Apple In-Ear Headphones. They weren’t available for purchase immediately but they are now. Here’s the thing though, you can find them on the iPod accessories page in the Apple Store but not on the iPhone accessories page. Why is that? Well, [...]
iPhone App review: Fieldrunners
Posted on December 2nd, 2008 by Brad
Fieldrunners (iTunes link), by Subatomic Studios, LLC, is an excellent strategy game for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It’s not free, but at $4.99 it’s one of the cheaper games in the App Store. I’ve purchased more expensive games that were not nearly as fun/entertaining/addictive (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, I’m lookin at you) so [...]
Shiny as hell yet utterly useless
Posted on December 1st, 2008 by Brad
Does anyone else agree with me that Google Earth and Google Maps Street View are both, from a technology standpoint, very friggin cool, yet at the same time completely useless? Look, whenever I whip out my iPenis iPhone to show someone how cool it is, those two apps/features are my goto guys. And they never [...]