Archive for 'apple' Category

Syncing multiple Google calendars with iPhone 4

By Surferbill - Last updated: Friday, June 25, 2010

From http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=48e89dc25dc4ffe4&hl=en: Go to this website and select the calendars you want to display on your iPhone: https://www.google.com/calendar/iphoneselect and making sure you select all your calendars from that page, and this appears to work from any browser, not just Safari on your iPhone. Once that is done, go into your iPhone settings< Mail, Contacts, Calendars [...]

My First 24 Hours As An iPhone Owner

By Surferbill - Last updated: Friday, January 16, 2009

I’ve had my Nokia 6230 phone since the beginning of time (or at least that’s how it feels) and vowed to replace it this year. I spent several months last year coming up with my needs and wants, investigating alternatives, waiting for the G1 to come out and generally being in a state of analysis [...]

iTunes 8 is not for me (yet)

By Surferbill - Last updated: Thursday, September 11, 2008

I feel like a right negative Nancy for bringing this up (especially after my Ubiquity post), but despite the cool, new features, I won’t be installing iTunes 8 on my Vista PC until at least the next version. It appears iTunes 8 on Vista is causing crashes (blue screen of death) for many people. Ed [...]

Doris, Will You Marry Me?

By Surferbill - Last updated: Thursday, December 27, 2007

Doris, Will You Marry Me? [via Engadget]

Depeche Mode’s ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’ by Alex Leopard

By Surferbill - Last updated: Thursday, November 22, 2007

Depeche Mode fan uses Leopard’s voice feature to make a cool tech/music video.

iPhone unlocked: AT&T loses iPhone exclusivity

By Surferbill - Last updated: Friday, August 24, 2007

Engadget announces the iPhone is unlocked: “[...] right in front of our very eyes we witnessed a full SIM unlock of our iPhone with a small piece of software. It’s all over, guys.” Now it’s almost worth buying one!

The iPod Death Clock

By Surferbill - Last updated: Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Last time I checked, the The iPod Death Clock said my iPod would die today. Fortunately it hasn’t, so I went back for a second opinion. Latest estimates say it’ll croak on 24th November 2007. So come back then.

iPods Take Over The World

By Surferbill - Last updated: Thursday, March 1, 2007

I’ve just seen a mother and daughter walking down the street together. Daughter was on the left, listening to her iPod with just her left earbud. Mother was on the right, with her iPod in just her right ear. Neither were talking to each other. Is it just me, or does this bring antisocialism to [...]

Steve Jobs on DRM

By Surferbill - Last updated: Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Apple’s Steve Jobs talks about DRM and the joys of a world without it.

Introducing the new iPhone

By Surferbill - Last updated: Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Here’s the Steve Jobs keynote on the Apple iPhone, courtesy of YouTube: part 1, part 2 and part 3.