2011 Fight for Air Climb

May 5, 2011

I am participating in the 2011 Fight for Air Climb in the Capital Center Building in downtown Columbia. If you would like to make a donation to the American Lung Association and support my climb, check out my donation page.

http://action.lungusa.org/site/TR/ClimbForCleanAir/ALASE_Southeast?px=4552518&pg=personal&fr_id=3350


Transfer iOS Games Between Devices

April 19, 2011

If you play a game like Infinity Blade and have been playing for a long time and built up a great character on your iPad. There is a way to transfer this character to another device, like an iPad 2. You can also use these instructions to make a backup of your character files.

You basically need to use an application like the free app iPhone Browser, and copy the settings file to the new device.
1. Install game on the new device.
2. Install iPhone Browser on your Mac/PC.
3. Copy the settings file from the old device to your desktop (see link below).
4. Replace the settings file on the new device with the file you copied.

Transfer Article:
http://www.redsn0w.us/2011/03/how-to-transfer-game-saves-between-ios.html

iPhone Browser:
http://www.macroplant.com/iphoneexplorer/

Good luck and enjoy.


Excellant F# Intro Video

January 24, 2011

I just finished watching this video on F# development from PDC 2008, and it was great. And as far as software coding presentations go, it was quite entertaining. The presenter has a great sense of humor.

http://channel9.msdn.com/blogs/pdc2008/tl11


Call anyone from a passcode locked iPhone

December 16, 2010

A friend of mine asked me about this issue they found with their iPhone. They told me that they could make a phone call to any phone number from their iPhone even though it was locked and the screen was off. Just do a long press on the Home button and the Voice Dial pops up. And, low and behold, after a few tries we were making phone calls. I even noticed that it would show names of people that were in the contacts on the phone.

We found the setting to turn this on and off, and we seem to think this is enabled by default.
Go to – Settings > General > Passcode
There is a Voice Dial option on this screen, which turns this feature ON and OFF.

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F# Resources

December 16, 2010

I have started to reading up and coding some F#. I came across a few good resources for F# development.

MSDN F# Developer Center
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/fsharp/default.aspx

A nice free online book
http://www.ctocorner.com/fsharp/book/default.aspx

F# Microsoft Research Site
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/cambridge/projects/fsharp/default.aspx

Don Syme’s Blog
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dsyme/

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How to Renew iChat and Back to My Mac Certs for MobileMe

October 31, 2010

If your iChat and Back to My Mac certificates have expired, the following steps will help you renew them.

Back to My Mac:
1. Open System Preferences and select the Mobile Me section.
2. Click the Sign Out button.
3. Once you are signed out, click the button again to sign back in.
4. Then select the Back to My Mac tab.
5. Click the Stop button to disable.
6. Once the Stop is done, click the button again to enable it.

iChat:
1. Open iChat and log in using your Mobile Me account.
2. From the iChat menu, choose Log Out of … .
3. Once you are logged out, log back in.
4. Go to the Preferences section and select Accounts.
5. Under Accounts, select the Mobile Me account and then select the Security tab.
6. If iChat Encryption is enabled, disable it and then enable it again.
7. If iChat Encryption is disable, enable it.

The basis behind this is that the easiest way to renew the certificates if they are expired is to disable the service and then enable them again. This sends the Mobile Me servers a request for the certificates, and if they are expired, new ones are created.

Now, if you wait about 5 minutes and sign into you Mobile Me account on the http://www.me.com website and go to your Account Settings section and look under the Security Certificates area, you should see new certificates.

Also, if you open the Keychain Access app on your Mac, you should see updated certificates that are no longer expired.

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Increased interest in iPad from the Enterprise

October 31, 2010

Here are some more examples of Enterprise interest in the iPad.

http://gigaom.com/apple/is-the-ipad-apples-key-to-the-enterprise/

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/25/apple_partners_with_unisys_to_reach_enterprise_government_clients.html

http://gigaom.com/apple/more-proof-businesses-like-ipad/

http://gigaom.com/apple/report-ipad-is-an-enterprise-it-triple-threat/

http://www.tuaw.com/2010/10/28/report-ipad-infiltrating-enterprise-it/

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/28/apple_distributor_sees_increased_interest_in_ipad_among_businesses.html

http://iphone.sys-con.com/node/1543301

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MacMini Server Colocation by MacMiniColo

October 31, 2010

If you are looking to get a hosted Mac OS X Server or have your MacMini Server colocated, MacMiniColo offers a monthly service. They are also offering a discount on the service today.

http://www.tuaw.com/2010/10/31/macminicolo-will-host-your-mac-mini-server-for-just-10-month-fo/

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Enterprise In-House App Distribution Outsourcing

October 31, 2010

If you are looking to do Enterprise In-House app distribution in your company, Ondeego has a solution in beta that can make it easier for your business. Check out the link below for more info.

http://www.tuaw.com/2010/10/31/enterprise-ios-app-distribution-made-easier-by-ondeego/

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Apple Post Apple TV iOS 4.1 Firmware

September 28, 2010

I am still expecting Apple to announce an application SDK and App Store for the Apple TV. Or, maybe AirPlay will be way more useful with streaming almost anything from an iOS device to an Apple TV, so it can be displayed on a TV. Just think if you could stream playing Angry Birds on your iPhone to your Apple TV, then the iPhone becomes a remote and gaming console for your TV.

http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/28/apple-posts-new-ios-based-appletv-firmware/

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