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iPhone 3G iOS 4 performance issues

Immediately after I installed iOS4 on my iPhone 3G I reported that it seemed surprisingly fast. However, within two days, whatever pleasant surprise I felt about my iPhone 3G iOS performance came crashing down, and I do mean crashing.

The iPhone iBooks application, for example, crashes, a lot. Try to open a PDF in iBooks? Crash. Try to read a book? Crash. Time to wait for iBooks to open after you've downloaded 10 eBooks? I have no idea, I'm not that patient.

The Facebook app on my iPhone 3G w/ iOS 4? It crashes at least once out of every five startups.

By Alvin Alexander on October 8, 2012

Apple's smartphone death grip page

Apple has put up a web page showing "death grips" for a collection of smartphones, including their own iPhone 4. At first I thought this would be a bad thing for Apple's image, like politicians getting into a mud-slinging competition, where everyone comes out dirty, but their web page is well done.

By Alvin Alexander on October 8, 2012

How to download iPhone photos to Windows XP

iPhone photos and Windows XP tip: How to download iPhone photos to a Windows XP computer.

Okay, this was surprisingly hard. I just went to download all my iPhone photos to my Windows XP computer, and assuming this worked with the normal iTunes sync process, I started the 'sync', waited a very long time, and then at the end, all my photos were ... wait ... none of my photos were downloaded from my iPhone to my Windows XP system. What the heck?

By Alvin Alexander on October 20, 2012

iPhone wireless charging devices

After seeing an ad for a wireless iPhone charging device recently, I thought I'd dig around and see what I could find out about iPhone wireless charging devices. After a little research, it looks like there are two good options, the AirVolt Wireless iPhone Charger, and the Powermat system. There is a third wireless iPhone charger available from Brookstone, but I'm not impressed by it, though I've shared a few details on it below.

By Alvin Alexander on October 8, 2012

iPod/iPhone wireless network setup

iPod/iPhone wireless networking FAQ: How do I set up my iPhone or iPod on a wireless (WiFi) network?

By Alvin Alexander on October 8, 2012

Consumer reports "can't recommend" iPhone 4

When Consumer Reports talks, people listen. If you're trying to sell something, here are a few things you don't want them writing about your product:

  • "We can't recommand the iPhone 4"
  • "The tests also indicate that AT&T's network might not be the primary suspect in the iPhone 4's signal (reception) woes"
  • "Apple needs to come up with a permanent -- and free -- fix for the antenna problem"

This quote is actually my favorite:

By Alvin Alexander on October 8, 2012

Apple iPhone 4 recall?

Cnet reports that a newspaper named the Daily Mail accidentally quoted a fake Steve Jobs Twitter account as saying that there would be an iPhone 4 recall.

While they didn't quote the real Steve Jobs, with the many early reports of reception problems, and the need to hold the iPhone a certain way, this brings up an interesting point: What will it take to have an iPhone 4 recall?

By Alvin Alexander on October 8, 2012

Seven great gifts for Father's Day, 2010

I've come to really enjoy holidays with this website, as it gives me an excuse to take time out and look around the internet for great gift ideas, in this case, great, the best geek gifts for Fathers Day, 2010.

Gifts for Father's Day 2010 - background information

Before I get into my list of the best Father's Day gift ideas I can find, a little bit of disclosure. First, while I've seen these gift ideas on several different websites, I generally link to them at ThinkGeek.com, because we are an affiliate of theirs. 

By Alvin Alexander on December 3, 2011

Kiwi Wifi iPhone car diagnostic kit

I was just looking at the ThinkGeek website to see what new gifts for Father's Day 2010 I could find, and I ran across a cool Kiwi Wifi iPhone car diagnostic kit.

By Alvin Alexander on October 8, 2012

A short HTC Evo review

A friend of mine that is currently in Alaska just got an HTC Evo (HTC Evo 4G) and while it's a decent smartphone, it seems to have a few flaws.

My HTC Evo review

Based on her comments, and my experience working with it yesterday, here are the things I didn't like about the HTC Evo:

By Alvin Alexander on July 16, 2010
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