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Tag Archives: Apple

Background apps on the iPhone - SDK 4

April 27, 2008 – 7:45 am

“There are definitely some very interesting methods added to UIApplication’s delegate, including methods for badging the Springboard icon, and methods related to gaining and resigning “active” status - seems like background apps may be permitted somehow.” #
Interesting, I wonder how they’ll handle it (if they do allow some type of background apps, even with cron [...]

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iPhone 2.0 SDK: The No Multitasking Myth

March 22, 2008 – 2:52 pm

Apple has a responsibility to iPhone users to develop guidelines that ensure that the system continues to work as expected, doesn’t overheat, and doesn’t plunge in battery life as new applications are installed. Not allowing third party developers to install background processes is part of that plan. It would be irresponsible for Apple to kick [...]

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Handbrake crashing

March 12, 2008 – 6:37 pm

If you find yourself getting frustrated with Handbrake constantly crashing on your DVD ripping, don’t worry. First, there are plenty of new DVDs that quit handbrake, so you’re not alone. Second there are other solutions, I’m sure how on Linux or Windows but on the Mac it’s easy.

 Rip the DVD with Mac the Ripper
Encode it [...]

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Creating OS X Leopard Install on a USB Drive or iPod

October 30, 2007 – 4:01 pm

Step 1:
Insert the OS X installation DVD and plugin the USB Drive.
Step 2:
Open Disk Utility, under /Applications/Utilities.

Step 3:
Drag the “Mac OS X Install DVD” to the “Source” field

and the formated partition on your USB drive to “Destination”.

Do not drag the volumes or devices that state the size of the disk, it won’t work.
Step 4:
Click [...]

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jailbreakme.com

October 28, 2007 – 11:56 pm

UPDATE:
Please Use ZiPhone, it works on all firmware versions.
Wow, jail breaking the iPhone and iPod touch is way easier then ever before.
Hackers hdm/metasploit, kroo, dinopio, rezn, drudge, pumpkin, davidc, dunham, and NerveGas just setup and “instant” jailbreak for the iPhone and iPod Touch simply by going to a website.
Installer.app allows for third party [...]

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DRM Free iTunes Part 3

October 18, 2007 – 10:47 am

Apple dropped the price for DRM free music and opened up to some indies earlier this week.
Offering customers the largest catalog of DRM-free music in the world, Apple today expanded iTunes Plus to more than two million tracks while at the same time lowering the price of those tracks to just 99 cents. In addition [...]

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