Apple Interactive Television Box – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia – StumbleUpon. This is interesting. Apple did a great groundbreaking thing and then sat on it for years. Why? They could have destroyed other companies with this.

Apple Pays $7,400 To Tokyo Couple After iPod Nano Bursts Into Flames | macmixing – StumbleUpon. The article says “caused burns to the wife’s hands that took over a month to fully heal”. That amount of money doesn’t seem worth the pain and suffering that happened. If I were a judge, I would give anyone who suffered a product injury at last $100,000. Otherwise it seems that this will lead to the same decision-making that lead to the Ford Pinto gas tank explosions.

iPhone, iPad and iPod touch: Syncing photos via iTunes. This is interesting. I didn’t know that you could sync individual folders on a windows machine to the iPhone. Nice to know.

Lost and found, iPod shuffle reunited with owner – The Washington Post. Turns out that you can find an owner by their playlist. I wonder if detectives will be using iTunes information to track people down now?

DVD stuck in MacBook Pro | Silvermac. Creative solution to the problem. A hardware switch really means something at times like this!

iTunes Windows 7 Problems – BEX error. It is almost a requirement to use iTunes or just being practical you need a third-party utility to copy music. I used Senutil earlier and it worked great. It allowed me to copy music from an old iPod to the desktop. Now I am testing another program called iRip. It seems pretty silly that Apple makes the integration of iOS content/device so tight that you risk losing it without third-party help.

Just upgraded my 3gs to iOS5 and Music…: Apple Support Communities. Interesting solution that the user found. I wonder if this was a cable issue. I once had an iPod that refused to sync and it turned out the cable was bent. A new cable fixed the issue.

ok..update..

Looks like by unchecking itunes sync music and then resyncing the whole library again it worked. It took a lot longer to sync this time then the initial sync during the install of iOS5. So I’m guessing the files weren’t really on the phone or were in the process of being transferred since i have 969 songs..

Anyway, seems to be working now…

Then you will need to go here to fix it. A pretty reasonable price to rescue the music and files from the device. My friend decided to buy this and I am going to see if that will help it sync to iTunes 10.5. I will keep you updated.

4 ways to lock your Mac and protect it from prying eyes – TNW Apple. I use the Shift-Control-Eject all the time. It is a great way to lock it and people like how it is like Windows.

I read other reviews of this and so I thought I should try it. It has a boring UI and I think it is confusing as well. I used to use these kind of shortcut programs, but now it seems safer to just directly use the terminal commands. I guess the older you get, the less you trust third parties to do the right things.

via Download.

iPhone and iPod touch: Unable to update or restore. Nicely done! I used this to help a friend restore the iPad to new condition.

Vulnerability in iPhone data encryption – The H Security: News and Features. Surprising that they wouldn’t test it with other operating system especially the most popular ones. Apples Quality Control and testing doesn’t seem to be what it once was.

To me, it is that their life means more than just surviving. They somehow make the world a better place.

So using this scale, I have to place Bill Gates as greater than Steve Jobs. Being focused on the needs of the poor and disenfranchised is a noble goal, and one that I find very rewarding. The best times in my life have been when I have been able to give or help others.

This is not to say that what Mr. Jobs did wasn’t worthwhile. iPads are used in many life saving applications, and I have featured many of those stories on this website. However, given the focus of Mr. Gates vs the focus of Mr. Jobs as reported publicly, it seems clear who is doing the most for the poor.

I could be wrong, and Mr. Jobs is doing great things for the poor. I don’t deny that may be happening, but I have not read anything about that. It may be that the future of Apple might be to help medical devices become even cheaper and more functional. I hope that is the case. I appreciate the things that Apple has done to move technology forward, even if people were inconvenienced or it was a rude awakening. While I do not apologize for them, I understand why they acted as they did.

Many things improve the quality of our live. Open source software is something I use everyday. I suppose Mr. Stallman I should thank for that. It is really impossible to give credit to all the creative and hardworking individuals who make the world better. I think the most we can do is have gratitude for living in a time, in which we can witness the growth of peaceful and non-destructive methods of solving problems.

What makes a person great? Making others lives great.

Apple tried to silence owner of exploding iPod with gagging order – Times Online. All companies do this but it is so counter-productive now with the breakdown of traditional media. Do they think a full refund was worth the cost of someones silence?

iOS 4.0: Exchange Mail, Contacts, or Calendars may not sync after update. This is brilliant. Follow the link in the article that is here:

download the signed configuration profile.

iClarified – Apple News – iPhone 4 Charge Times: USB vs. Outlet. So the bottom line is that it takes an extra 30 minutes to charge through USB vs using the AC adapter. Still it is easier for people to charge through USB since most people tend to have full electrical outlets.

How do I change iTunes store?: Apple Suppor Communities. Turns out the person figured it out. Here is the answer.

I finally figured it all out, no thanks to anyone at Apple!!!

The UK store is called “Royaume-Uni”

My French is pretty bad s I’ve only been learning for 3 months but for at least 5 Apple employees (4 of which are French) not to know the name of the UK store is pretty shocking.

More training of staff please

 

Review: Icon Power Pack for iPhone & iPod. This is very cool. If I had an iPhone I would buy this. I hate grabbing a battery that I think has power and it turns out it doesn’t. What a great idea and simple interface!

SharePod – About. It looks like the free sharepod will do it. This might also work with iPhones and iPads. There is a similar application for Mac users called iPhone Explorer that is also free.

Computers Audio Books, Podcasts, and Videos. If you like the Khan Academy you will enjoy Learn Out Loud. it has lots of free content, and some you can purchase as well.

Get Your Defective Laptop Replaced By Sending Well-Written Emails To Steve Jobs – The Consumerist. This seems to work for a surprising number of people. My Macbook is out of warranty and a kernel panic yesterday could mean its hardware is about to fail. Still 2 years of use for me, and 3 for its original owner is really a fantastic value. I have used PC laptops and their failure rate was quite high.

Fourth time’s a charm? Why Apple has trouble with cloud computing. If you have been following Apple, or are a customer then you might have your doubts. This article explores the history. I hope that it is successful. This has been such a pain for people to have to sync devices.

Xee.This is a free source alternative to iPhoto for handling photos. Much faster and almost immediate load. I used a folder full of photos and it loaded them instantly and allowed me to easily page through.

It sounds like it from this article Best Ipod: Ipod Classic. I said this in the comments:

This was my first iPod as well. Unfortunately it broke so I never bought another iPod. Did you buy the first generation or get a later one?

Isn’t it surprising they haven’t made a larger capacity one by now?

4 Rare Earth Elements That Will Only Get More Important – Popular Mechanics – StumbleUpon. It is a metaphor isn’t it? That the addition of a small amount of something can transform the properties of something common. The human spirit is the rare earth metal of the body.

Tesla: Master of Lightning – StumbleUpon. This is a very nice brief write-up and some surprising connections in his life. Nice read.

IPad Appletoolbox.com Tools, Tips and Fixes for iPhone, Mac, iPad and iPod – StumbleUpon. I liked the first design of this site more than the current one. It looks like every other blog now which is kind of boring.

Your heartbeat could recharge your iPod – StumbleUpon. So this is the opposite of Iron Man’s problem. He needed power to keep his heart alive. Has anyone tried to watch the cartoon of Iron Man on Netflix? I did yesterday and the quality is terrible. Not the video, but the cartooning itself. I’ve seen 20-year-old Anime that looked better.

Kyle Conroy\s Personal Blog and Portfolio – Should I have bought that Apple Product?. Interesting isn’t it? The downside is that this chart doesn’t show you the profits that you made and the cash flow it would have taken in the year of purchase. I bought a 6400, but it helped me to learn and allowed me to do IT work for a decade where I made more than by investing it. Don’t look at things one dimensionally.

Techlands Top Stories of the Year – Apple iPod Nano 2010 Review: Better… – StumbleUpon. Nice hands on review that answers the question if you haven’t been able to make it to an Apple Store. It seems unusable but it turns out that’s not the case.

Using Bluetooth stereo headphones with a Mac or iPhone. The review says both “yes” and “no”. I have never been impressed with Bluetooth and too often it seems to get interference. I worked at a company that tried to use Bluetooth earpieces and they were always problematic even though they cost a great deal of money. I would avoid it.

Why my next Mac wont be a notebook

I sold a Powerbook Lombard after about a year of having it and that was perfect as well. It was a pleasure to use. Now I have a 2007 MacBook that has been working very well. I bought it used about 2 years ago and I haven’t really had to spend any money on it. So when I divide the cost of the machine vs the time I have had it, it comes out to $20 per month. Compared to the cost vs how long I enjoyed the machine, this has been my cheapest Mac. For me, the use of a computer is how long I can use it and how much money I have to spend to keep it working.

For example my first PC was a custom job and I often had to spend more money to upgrade it. I originally had Windows 95, but then needed more hardware for Windows 98. Then I had to use NT when I was helping businesses, so really those were almost like buying new machines since the hardware compatibility wasn’t very good back then. Plus I was learning, and it helped me to understand hardware to actually use it. I don’t regret the educational cost, but in the same period my Mac 6400 didn’t need any upgrades. It accepted the OS update from 8 to 8.5 to 9 without any problems. It was a pleasure to upgrade.

It would be unfair to say that hardware was the only cost for the continued functioning of new programs for my Windows computer. I had to pay each year for anti-virus, application updates like the upgrade from Word 95 to Word 97 (Office 97). It was also a big investment of time for both me and my customers to back up data and get used to how new programs worked. There was a tremendous investment in education for most people who had used the Dos based Windows 95 programs to GUI based programs in Windows 98.

So for me, the Mac seems like a more logical and cheaper choice.

How to improve battery life in iOS 4.3, Ping bug Your Daily Apple News. This is a well constructed site. Simple solution to this problem. It seems with the last few updates with iOS that decreased battery life was a problem. Traditionally resetting up the email account seemed to solve these issues.

This is an Apple Discussion suggestion from tasa:

I am now showing some slight improvement since doing the following:

1) Shut down all apps running in tne background, completely emptying the task bar. I remembered when multitasking was an issue on the iphone(don’t remember which upgrade that was).
2) Made sure that absolutely everything that could be a drain, location services, alerts and notifications, etc., were off. When I went back to check after my first posting I found some things had been turned back on when I installed 4.3, and “ask to join networks” was on, which I always leave turned off as I have long been aware that this was a drain.
3) Did a complete restart twice.
4) Recharged overnight.

Today I have been working unplugged for 3 hours with only wi-fi turned on, almost constantly surfing and also did some app updating. Power is now at 75%, which is just about right, right?

I am also wondering how much DST might have played into all this?? Maybe not the best time for major system upgrades?

I will keep testing and report anything else I learn.

Some other suggestions:

1. This Apple Discussions post suggests that updating your router/WAP might fix security settings like WPA2 that might be in use.
2. Turning off push notification seems to help as well.
3. Format device and re-add applications. In the past the iOS was sensitive to certain applications that slowed performance and caused glitches.
4. Create a new user account on your computer and sync to new account. Test to see if any difference.
5. Reinstall iTunes and resync.
6. At MacRumors forum here try this: (thanks greenbreadmmm)
   1. Turn off Ping and itunes
   2. Turn off home sharing
   3. make sure even if mail fetch is off that in the advanced settings it is still set to manual.
   4. Reset network settings
   5. Log out of the apple store on your iphone.
7. iPhoneShine here suggests you do this:
   1. Go into Settings/Mail,Contacts,Calendar, tap on the Exchange account name and turn off the 3 switches.\
   2. Back out of settings, then open Mail, then Contacts, then Calendar to clear the connections.
   3. Reboot the phone (hold HOME and SLEEP until an Apple logo appears, ignoring “Slide to power off”)
   4. Go back into settings and turn the 3 switches back on.’