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iPhone software progress

sho — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:41:27 +0000

Well, I’m happy to say that iPhone software v2.1 has finally listened to its loudest critiques and made some headway.

Backups or syncing are definitely faster
3G coverage seems better (I’m getting more bars at this medical center where my wife has gone before and after the software update)

Apps are awesome and are the ever-defining feature of this device. There are so many apps out there that I feel like a Grandpa trying to catch up (though it really is because I have no time as a new father). I always have loved the photo-sharing type apps and have been using shozu for most of my needs (ever since my last phone, motorola razr v3xx). Photojojo researcher, Matt Nuzzaco, put together a great summary of a vast majority of photo apps with reviews of sharing apps, apps specifically for flickr and even tools to measure things like depth of field. Very helpful in a sea full of apps.

WordPress 2.6 compatibility woes

sho — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:38:43 +0000

So 2 weeks ago I caved in and upgraded to WordPress 2.6 which broke its functionality with Shozu and thus my iPhone 3G. When the WordPress iPhone app became available, I was excited to try it but encountered issues just adding this site -the screen would go black after submitting my information as if it timed out and/or crashed. Today I just downgraded to WordPress v2.5-RC3. I have added my site to the WordPress app successfully on the first try and have also reconnected to Shozu. I wrote a post in Shozu’s support forum which will hopefully help folks who are experiencing similar problems. Also have tried posting a comment under the iPhone WordPress support to see if this is just a special case as they have claimed it compatible with versions “2.5.1 or higher.” I may have to wait for the next revision to upgrade WordPress if I want to enjoy this mobile interoperability.

iPhone 3G or v2.0 apps

sho — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:54:02 +0000

I have done it now. I went and picked up a new iPhone 3G 8GB monster. Now for a little backstory: I had my grubby hands on the original a year ago, but it didn’t want to register since my number is part of the business account. Not to be deterred, I picked up a Motorola RAZR v3xx which sports 3G as well. The two best things I love about that phone was I could use any mp3 file for ringtones and the ability to teather it to my macbook pro. Two things that I cannot do with this new phone.

What made me decide to make the jump this time? The App Store. Endless potential extendability. The reason I say potential is that I do not know what it takes for an app to be approved for distribution at the store. Thus, some great app may not make it to those pages due to rules Apple and AT&T have made due to hardware or network constraints, respectively.

Here are some of my favorite free apps so far:

Twitterific – ability to post photo links in twitter entries from the iPhone
Shozu – ability to post photos taken by the phone to multiple sites (flickr, facebook, picasa, twitter, wordpress, etc)
AP Mobile News / NYTimes – I guess this is what it feels like for Kindle users to have news RSS feeds at their fingertips
BoxOffice – who wants to go see a movie? Here are the times for this theater
Pandora – amazing customized streaming radio stations that is powered by the Music Genome Project (hello parties and streaming radio to make great use of that AUX port in your savvy ride) How is this even legal?
Save Benjis – here’s a great tool for the intelligent shopper in us all