From the monthly archives: August 2008

Last.fm not scrobbling from your iPhone/iPod? Fixed !

By Oliver Haslam On August 14, 2008 · Leave a Comment

This fix is only for OS X users….

I’ve been fighting with the last.fm client for a week, trying to make the thing scrobble from my iPhone. Tonight, I got it working, sort of !

After much searching, reading, and more searching I came across a thread over on the last.fm forums (

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Possible fix for slow SMS keyboard?

By Oliver Haslam On August 14, 2008 · 3 Comments

Im sure I’m not the only one who’s been having some bugs show up on their lovely new iPhone 3G. The software’s just plain beta-like. It was with great excitement then that I downloaded the 2.0.1 firmware, hoping for some of these bugs to be squashed. And they were. For a while.

One [...]

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5 App Store apps that should be on your iPhone – part 3

By Oliver Haslam On August 14, 2008 · 1 Comment

NetNewsWire

Sorry for the delay in posting application number 3 of ’5 App Store apps that should be on your iPhone’. I’ll try not to slack so much in future !

I know I’m a bit behind the times, but I’ve only just started using RSS on a regular basis. It’s [...]

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Steve Jobs & Quality Control – Brilliant, or megalomaniac?

By Oliver Haslam On August 11, 2008 · Leave a Comment

megalomania |ˌmegəlōˈmānēə|

noun

obsession with the exercise of power, esp. in the domination of others.

• delusion about one’s own power or importance (typically as a symptom of manic or paranoid disorder).
DERIVATIVES
megalomanic |-ˈmanik| |-ˈmanɪk| adjective

Quality control – it’s one of the most important aspects of any [...]

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Are Apple going too far with ‘Unslow’ ?

By Oliver Haslam On August 9, 2008 · Leave a Comment

During my morning RSS browsing I came across a post over on 37signals.com. The author is taking a pop at Apple for the way it portrays the speed of the iPhone 3G in one of its latest adverts, ‘Unslow’.

Here’s the video for the people who haven’t yet witnessed the amazing speed that [...]

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iPhone calendar craziness – When does your week start?

By Oliver Haslam On August 7, 2008 · 27 Comments

EDIT: I’ve noticed this post getting a lot of hits lately – if you find it useful please, please DIGG it Thanks

This is something I’ve only just spotted, probably because I’m actually stating to use a calendar for the first time ever !

If you fire up the calendar on your iPhone, what [...]

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5 App Store apps that should be on your iPhone – part 2

By Oliver Haslam On August 6, 2008 · 3 Comments

Facebook

Despite my love of all things social media, I’ve never really taken to Facebook. I’ve just never really seen the point. However, since I got my hands on the iPhone application I’ve found myself using it more and more. It’s made this list simply due to the huge Facebook userbase: [...]

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