Review: Core Cases for iPhone
In my quest to get my new iphone all set up, I had to buy a case. I can't have it riding around unprotected, even if it has a nice new Zagg invisibleSHIELD to protect the screen. Buying a phone case from the web is tough because it is hard to get a good look at the thing. I took the gamble on a Core Cases for iPhone, so I though it would be good to show it off in more detail than you can get from their web site.
Review: Zagg InvisibleSHIELD for iPhone
Picking a product...
The InvisibleSHIELD screen protector advertisements have always caught my eye, so I decided to give it a try on my new (to me) used iPhone. I have used ScreenGuardz screen protectors before, but I don't recommend them. They look bad (they always have bubbles) and they aren't very rugged. On the other hand, InvisibleSHIELD looks super tough and the installation process looks challenging. I figured it would be an interesting project, and I wasn't disappointed.
How to sync iPhone to Google Contacts and Calendar
About a year ago, I moved my contact list and calendar into Google Contact List and Google Calendar. That has proven to be a good thing because it gave me a way to get organized and have one "master list". At the time, I knew that it would be inconvenient to not have access to the information when I'm away from the computer but I figured I could find ways to deal with that as I went along. In fact, getting an iPhone has proven to be a huge step forward.
A Cook’s Tour of iPhone Jailbreak and Unlock
I recently figured out how to jailbreak and unlock an iPhone. The hardest part, I thought, was finding the right stuff to make that possible. So, rather than writing yet another step-by-step article, I think it would be helpful to provide a cook's tour of what I found, along with links to everything.
When you jailbreak an iPhone, you make it able to install applications from outside Apple App Store. A stock iPhone can only download and install applications that appear in the Apple App Store. Apple approves every one of those applications, and the process is notoriously slow and capricious. Being able to download from other sources opens the phone to interesting applications.
Fixing iPhone WiFi Connect Problems
When I bought my used iPhone, it was not able to connect to my wifi network. I would select the network, and it simply would not connect. At the time, this was especially frustrating because the iPhone did not give any feedback when it failed to connect (more on that later). In the end, I found a solution that was super easy, and is probably the first thing you should try if you're having trouble with wifi.
Buying a used iPhone
I bought a used iPhone a couple weeks ago. I'm a little surprised to admit that. You see, I gave up smartphones a few years ago after carrying a Treo 650 for nearly a year. It was a brick, the web performance was awful, and that experience pretty well cured me of the urge to get a smartphone. I carry a LG enV2 now, and it does what I want (makes calls,has a full keyboard for text, and fits in my pocket).