Move to New Homepage
July 15, 2009
My website will be move to opetek.com
Capture Streaming Music from imeem, deezer, or jiwa
July 3, 2009
Freezer is really simple to use. Here are a few steps to use it :
1. Unzip file (if you haven’t downloaded it yet, click here) and run freezer.
2. Start your browser, and set the proxy settings to localhost on port 80 and 8800 for the new version 1.3. To know how to do this click here : http://support.mozilla.com/en/kb/Options_window . To toggle the proxy on off faster, you can download FoxyProxy.
3. Surf on deezer or jiwa, when you’re listening to a music, a dialog box will show up to save the song which is to be played. You can download as many songs as you want at the same time. (You’re not forced to listen the entire song to download)
Puzzle of the day (06/26/09)
June 26, 2009
There is a snail climbing a 20-meter high pole. In a day, it climbs up 5m, but at night, it slips down 4m. How long does it take him to climb to the top?
Answer to last puzzle: 10
Explanation: [Easy/Unsure approach] Write down from 1 to 10 and simulate the paint job to see the pattern. You will see the post 1, 4, 9 turn back to red. All posts with squared number will be red and there are 10 of them. [Better approach] Each post will change color for each common divisor of its post’s number, i.e., post #8 has 4 divisors (1, 2, 4, 8 ) so it will be painted 4 times, post #9 has 3 divisors (1, 3, 9) so it will be painted 3 times. All squared numbers have odd numbers of divisor and there is only 10 squared numbers from 1 to 100.
Windows 7: Home Premium vs. Professional vs. Ultimate
June 26, 2009
psx4iphone is Now on iPhone 3GS but very limited
June 26, 2009
ZodTTD now has psx4iphone running very speedy on the 3GS. It’s at the point where Final Fantasy 7 is full-speed at very least without sound. The build is rough around the edges, as you can’t switch games without restarting the emulator, and only memory card saves are currently working, no save states just yet. Both these issues are being worked on.
So how would you like to run psx4iphone on your 3GS right now, even without a jailbreak? Well you can! ZodTTD can make a build for a limited number of people. In order to run this build you will need a tool like DiskAid for PC & Mac to place games & bios, that you must supply yourself, in a publicly writable directory. It’s simple drag & drop.
Still up for it? Since ZodTTD only a limited number of slots to fill to send out this build, it will currently cost $10 and you must email him your 40 character device ID (UUID/UDID) as provided within iTunes.
Stack v3.0 Alpha 1 for iPhone
June 26, 2009
Stack v3.0 Alpha1 allows for multiple stacks by implement the stack as an icon which can be moved anywhere on your SpringBoard. It’s re-written to be an icon in SpringBoard and can be moved anywhere, has all the same positioning and reordering abilities as any other icon, it doesn’t interfere with other apps, and is generally the cleanest and best way to Stacks’ implementation.
TinkerTool – Changing Hidden Preferences in Mac Os X
June 26, 2009
TinkerTool ready for Safari 4
Bresink.com has just released their latest version of TinkerTool (v3.94 available on macupdate) with support for Safari 4 on both Leopard and Tiger.
TinkerTool is an application that allows you to get into the hidden preference files built-in to OS X. From Crash Reports to quitting the Finder. iTunes and font smoothing (and default fonts). A whole bunch of OS X can all be accessed and changed in TinkerTool. Screen shots are after the jump, or head over to bresink.com to download now.
Finder
Dock
General
Applications
Leopard
Fonts
Font Smoothing
Login Items
Safari
Reset
TinkerTools v3.94 available at bresink.com
- Chris Tangora, MacMod –
Puzzle of the day (06/25/09)
June 25, 2009
Builderman has to built a fence to keep the enemies of of his base.
The fence has 100 black fence posts. Builderman goes through and paints each post red. Then he goes through again and paints every other post black. He goes through a third time and paints every third post. He paints the red posts black and the black posts red. He He does this a fourth time for every fourth post, then a fifth, then a sixth, until he has gone through 100 times total. He’s exhausted. How many posts are red?
Answer to last puzzle: 6
Explanation: Thinking of a filled 3-brick tall pyramid, we can build it by combining a hollow 3-brick tall one and one 1-brick tall one (2×2 brick). Then a filled 5-brick tall pyramid can be combined by a hollow 5-brick tall, a hollow 3-brick tall, and one 2×2 brick. Same idea and so on. To fill a 11-brick tall one, we can build it by combining a hollow 11-brick tall, 9-brick tall, … , 3-brick tall and 0ne 2×2 brick. So the total would be 6.
Puzzle of the day (06/24/09)
June 24, 2009
Builderman wants to build a strong pyramid, so he constructs a solid (completely filled) one. The rules are the same: using only 2×2 and 2×4 bricks, and must use 2×4 bricks when possible. How many 2×2 bricks must he use in a 11-brick tall pyramid?
Answer to last puzzle: 1
Explanation: Don’t be fool by the picture. Except the top level, every other level can be built by using 2×4 bricks.
Features in iPhones 3.0
June 24, 2009
Copy, Paste, Cut & Undo
To use hold your finger in one place over an area of text. The magnifying glass will pop up and you’ll have the options for “Select” “Select all” and/or “Paste” (Paste only pops up if you have something copied already and are in an editable text area). If you choose “Select” you get some little doo-dads (technical term) that you can move around to select what you want to copy. “Select all” chooses the entire text region. In some areas you just hold the magnifying glass for awhile and let go, the phone will auto select an area and give you the option to copy. To paste go to somewhere where you can edit test, hold, select “Paste.” Cut works like “Select” except it cuts test from an editable area for paste somewhere else. To share safari links just hold on the link, wait for the pop up, and select copy.
For Undo just shake your iPhone and it asks if you’d like to undo!
Tethering
Go to Settings->General->Network->Tethering->On. Now you can tether over USB cable or via Bluetooth. Over USB just plug in with iTunes running and it magically happens. For bluetooth pair and setup you computer to your iPhone like you normally would while connecting a new device. Be sure to choose to setup a mobile phone and enable share internet gateway while you’re at it. Afterwards simply connect the computer and iPhone via bluetooth.
Movie Downloads
You can now download Movies, TV, Music Videos, etc via iTunes on your iPhone. No longer is there any need to scramble to a computer if you just Need something to watch while on the go. Head into iTunes app, choose something, download, and then play via the iPod app.
Send & Receive MMS, Resend TXT
For most AT&T users, MMS is functioning with iPhone firmware 3.0. It is integrated into the normal SMS app. Choose the camera icon to the left of the text entry bit while in SMS to take a photo or choose one from your library to send. When you receive MMS a miniature image will pop up mid-conversation which you can select to see the full size.
Unfortunately, AT&T will support this function later this Summer.
If you send a txt message and it fails (because you lost network strength or something) you can simply re-send it without re-typing.
Listen to Stereo Bluetooth
If you have stereo bluetooth headphones or similar devices simply pair them to your iPhone. Done. Nice little image while you’re playing tunes too!
Landscape Mode Everywhere
Emails, whatever, landscape is practically everywhere where it would be useful. Enjoy typing with two hands!
Search Added for Everything
Spotlight Search is a quick way to search your entire phone from the main menu. just slide the scree right, enter in what you are looking for, and the iPhone pulls up results from your mail, your contact book, and your music.
Mail search allows you to search for “To” “From” Subject” and “All” in any individual mail account. Makes it simple to easily pull up that one email from a month ago you’re looking for. Even searches on the server if need be!
Easily find just one song, artist, album, movie, whatever via search in the iPod app. If you know what you’re looking for then there is no need to browse through all the menus to get there.
Improved Notes and Calendar Syncing
CalDAV protocol has been added to Calendar syncing allowing you to sync in both directions with GCal or any other calendar service that supports CalDAV.
Notes.app now syncs so you wont lose all your notes if you drop your phone in a river or have to restore. Just enable it in the Info section of iTunes.
Parental Controls
You can limit what kind of content the iPhone is allowed to download. Apps, music, whatever. Good for those parents that let their kids play around with their iPhones, or even those parents that spoil their young children with iPhones 
Settings->General->Restrictions
Safari
Is said to be faster. It might be only faster with new iPhone 3GS.
Voice Memos
Yeah there is a Voice Memos app by default now. If you couldn’t find one of the many apps that do the same thing (and many of them do it better) in the App Store by now then this less than impressive feature might be of interest.
Settings
You can stick in details for your iTunes Store account in Settings->Store and browse/edit account info etc via the iphone
Safari configuration has the option to turn Autofill for forms on, making online ordering etc via iPhone easier.
iPod Scrubbing
Jumping to specific points in your music is easier now. Grab the track location marker, slide you finger downward slightly, and scrubbing is enabled at a slower speed allowing more precision when trying to find a specific bit of the track. Further you slide downward the more precise it gets from high speed->half speed->quarter speed->fine scrubbing.
YouTube
This crappy app has been updated to include all sorts of new features. Rating, commenting, account management, etc are all controllable easily by iPhone now.
Find My Phone
MobileMe users can locate their iPhone, send messages to it, and remote-erase all personal data via any computer.
Shake to Shuffle
Want to listen to a different track while in the iPod app? Shake your iPhone to shuffle your music and bring up a new track. And of course, shake to shuffle won’t work if the phone is locked.
AT&T HotSpot Auto-Authentication
Accessing WiFi at an AT&T HotSpot via iPhone is simple now. Just select the HotSpot from you iPhone WiFi settings and it automatically logs you in.
Push + More Application Features
Yup 3.0 has push. Expect brand new apps with brand new functionality (Tom Tom) along with updates from your favorites to include some push (BeeJive, etc.).
- Cody Overcash, ModMyi Founder -
