MyWi – iPhone internet for you and friends

Having jailbroken my iPhone a few months back. One of the most invaluable apps is MyWi.  MyWi creates a WiFi access point for your laptop (and the laptop of friends) to connect to.  No need to create an ad-hoc network, nada. Performance is pretty decent. Per http://speedtest.dslreports.com Download 564 Kb/s Upload 417 kb/s Latency 238 ms Per www.speedtest.net Download 0.84 Mb/s Upload 0.35 Mb/s Latency 236 ms NOTE: MiWi requires a jailbroken iPhone. [...]

Windows 7 – Quick Review “I like it!”

Okay, so here’s the situation. A few weeks ago Dell replaced my aging e1705 laptop under warranty. (Was acting up, giving me a lot of BSODs, and memory parity issues. Had already been refurbished a couple of months earlier.)  They replaced it with a new model Studio 17(45). Pretty nice setup, better performer, current tech and [...]

iTunes WORST SOFTWARE

iTunes has got to be the biggest pain in the butt I have dealt with in several years. It is fine if all you’re going to do is use iTunes locally.  But it degrades if you do any of the following: - Move your library to a NAS, as it quickly outgrows the available space on [...]

How to enable CNTRL-T tab in Flash

We’ve all been there.  Casually browsing online, viewing some Flash powered site. We see something and we want to Google or Wikipedia it. So we hit CNTRL-T. Brain Crash!  Nothing happens and it seems like our brain is just hanging there in a suspended state waiting for the event to complete – but it never does. [...]

Set Me Free! Adventures in Jailbreakin my iPhone

This weekend I jailbroke our iPhones. It was actually a pretty painless adventure. So what are the benefits? - can now record video - tether my iPhone to my laptop - once again I have free memory tool Disadvantage! It opens you up to a iPhone worm that can infect jailbroken iPhones unless you update your root password.  Below I will [...]

Did your Flash Bulder 4 Beta Expire

If you go here, you can enter a valid Flex Builder 3 license and get a license code to extend Flash Builder 4 Beta https://freeriatools.adobe.com/flashbuilder4beta/ (Wish I knew this fact 2 months ago *LOL*)

How Apple is quickly losing my business

Below is a letter I have written and sent to several relevant government departments.  It expresses a recent situation I had with my iPhone that has left me quite livid. – Dear xxxx I am writing to request that you investigate Apple Computer for fraudulent behavior and theft. Let me explain the situation. I own an iPhone. I have [...]

Unemployed? How about a free Flex Builder license?

Adobe is offering for a limited time a personal license for Flex Builder for those that have fallen on hard times (ie: unemployed).  The license is intended to be for learning only, and no production, but I am fine with that.  When the time for production arrives, the $$$ for a license should shortly follow. https://freeriatools.adobe.com/learnflex/ First [...]

$11 million in taxpayer money for Microsoft’s new bridge?

Many Americans have lost their jobs, including many within the IT community.   In a time when America is struggling financially, when many companies have found themselves in difficulty and government intervention is on the rise – trust is key.   Americans are struggling with trusting both their government and the big corporations.  The management and actions of [...]

Inaugural meeting of SVFUG

We will be having our first meeting of the Susquehanna Flash/Flex User Group (SVFUG) next Tuesday, January 27th @ 6:15pm. SVFUG is a community group for sharing knowledge regarding Adobe Flash based products and auxiliary tools catering to the York/Lancaster area.  Each meeting will usually have 1-2 sessions at varying educational levels and differing topics.  We [...]