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The iPhone 4 Log

Admin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:51:31 +0000

Sidfire’s iPhone4 Log: {updated: 10/08/2010}

History/Timeline/changelog:

Contd..from (click here for the outright purchase experience here in Sydney)

Unboxed: 30/07/2010

Free Case program;case chosen from apple store: SNAP INCASE – clear (expected shipping date: September)

Apps installed |Use links to redirect to corresponding app’s store in iTunes|

Social/Location-based:
Facebook Facebook – Facebook,
Twitter Twitter – Twitter, Inc.,
Flickr Flickr – Yahoo!,
iLoader iLoader for Facebook – Ky Vu,
MyPhone+ MyPhone+ (Sync with Facebook) – Ultimake Ltd,
foursquare foursquare – foursquare,
OutFront OutFront: all sport GPS computer – perform, analyse & share rides, runs and other outdoor activities – Tinderhouse,
Glympse Glympse – Location Sharing Made Simple – Glympse Inc.,
Trapster Trapster speed trap alerts (now with Caravan and Patrol) – Trapster.com,
Geocaching Intro Geocaching Intro – Groundspeak Inc.,
fring fring – fringland Ltd. .

Spiritual: Olivetree Bible Reader BibleReader – Free – Olive Tree Bible Software, INc,
AskGod Ask God Bible Verses – Snark Software.

Banking: CommBank CommBank – Commonwealth Bank of Australia,
Prop. Guide CommBank Property Guide – RP Data Ltd.

Gmail Web app (+ http://gmail.com from iPhone safari browser)

Reference:
Dictionary! Dictionary! – Catlin Software, LLC,
Wikipanion Wikipanion – Robert Chin.

Utilities: MusicID MusicID – Gravity Mobile .

Movies/showtimes: pktCinema Pocket Cinema – Standing Dog, LLC,
Airvideo Air Video – Watch your videos anywhere! – InMethod s.r.o.,

Gaming:
Angry BirdsAngry Birds – Clickgamer.com,
Real Racing GTI Real Racing GTI – Firemint
FS5 Air Hockey Touch Hockey: FS5 (FREE) – FlipSide5, Inc.,
iBall 3D iBall3D – StoneTrip,
MazeFinger+ MazeFinger Plus – ngmoco, Inc.,
iGunLite iGun Pro LITE – The Original Gun Application – Crimson Moon Entertainment LLC,
FingerPiano FingerPiano – Junpei Wada .

Misc.: iBooks iBooks – Apple Inc.,
IMDb IMDb Movies & TV – IMDb,
XE Currency XE Currency – XE.com Inc.,
Aljazeera English Live newsAl Jazeera English Live – Livestation,
WordPress WordPress – Automattic,
See This! You Gotta See This! – Boinx Software ,
ForzaTune ForzaTune – FlameFront Studios .

Paid Subscriptions: MobileMe service / find my phone feature to locate lost iphone.($120/year – me.com/find)

Jailbreak Status

Jailbroken status: Yes (click here for how-to in 5 minutes!)

Reason for Jailbreaking: Feature enhancements: [Custom SBSsettings, SMS app, SSH access]

Installed apps via Cydia: SBSettings, Remove recents, BiteSMS, Rename, ABGrouper,

Tips/Suggestions:

Current Settings:

Suggestions for Battery life:
1. Turn of Wifi when not needed
2. Brightness setting to around 20-30% with Auto bright.
3. Activate Potrait lock setting
4. Turn of Mail accounts including push notification features (exception: MobileMe account’s ‘find me’ feature)
5. Be sure to remove/uninstall OpenSSH app from Cydia after using it.
- my average battery life when in moderate to above average use: 12-16hours! *

*subject to further test conditions.

Other Jailbreak (purpose) tips:

1.Use Open SSH to change BiteSMS logo and Renamer app to change any app icon name
2. Use SBSsettings app from hide unwanted apps from HomeScreen.

[To be updated...]

Contd..from (click here for the outright purchase experience here in Sydney)

Hello Cupertino!

Admin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:22:22 +0000

[Draft only W.I.P]

iPhone 4 – Launch day !! Chatswood Chase Apple Store queue story

July 30, 2010,( pictures taken by r0gu3)

When it comes to phones and computers, Apple was never an option for me, but with the new iPhone ioS4 iteration, things have certainly changed considering this would turn out to be my first apple product over the years of being a loyal Nokia user and WinMobile enthusiast.

After much speculations and rumours on the web, it was hard enough to stay asleep 1 day before iPhone 4 release. I wasn’t going to go for the midnight launch of July 30, 2010 at the Flagship Sydney store due to the fact that there probably be thousands of ppl and it was raining last night. I was however, lucky enough to have been rostered to work late on that day.

So I decided to get the much anticipated iPhone 4 from Chatswood Chase Apple store, after careful planning (parking, shopping mail website info etc) on the web – also it made sense considering it is just a 15mins drive from where I live in the northshore.

Set the alarm clock to ring at 4am on 30th July 2010, got up at 4:30 from the anxiousness, got on to the Chatswood chase camping forum on whirlpool and there were 15 ppl lined up already at 4:30am. Brushed my teeth and rushed out fully prepared to go to work and drove towards the Chatswood Chase Shopping mall and got there in under 15 minutes – all hail the WinMobile iGO8 gps haha.. It was 5:15am, the car park at the mall was already open in view of the special day and as I got in , there were were two seperate queues, one for outright purchases and the other for plan (telco contracts). Luckily I joined the outright queue to be the 17th. In just around 30-45mins, “outright” line is almost all the way to the door of the mall and there were not many people in line for the “plan” .

Without further ado , I present you with these pictures (after a good 30 mins of standing) and if you seen this, you know the phone is not overrated.

Pic source: , BTW apple staff handout coffees and breakfast to everyone and thank us while we wait, we love you to Apple.

Oh the pain of waiting 1 hour more after the store open (store opened at 8am! but had to wait till 9am to wait my turn) before we can get in. Had good fun and made friends with fellow whirlpoolians in the queue, even got hold of a micro sim cutter from one of them! it was awesome.

I was the 17th in queue at the Apple Store launch day in Sydney

My first Apple experience. Read on..

Ok, got the new iphone4. one word; Fantastic! and got to work in time and oh wait: Here’s coming my iPhone/iOS4 journal for your own benefit huzaaar! >>| Sidfire’s iPhone 4 log

mind you the above journal is constantly being updated as we read!.

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A note..

Admin — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 06:48:30 +0000

Ever So Caring

A way to cheer I try to find,
A way to look at you in times of leaving behind.
A reason for holding on to your love within my memory…
away from all the loneliness to see,
I could only wish for something too good to be true,
to have the Sun rise for you…
far away from the cold we know
and bring peace during sorrow,
to look at you with hope I see,
past the horizon that sets us free..,
In my arms you would breathe , feel the warmth through me,
stronger than the waves of oceans our love can be …
For you are ever so loving,
I write this for what I am all out for you.. ever so Caring ….

An inspired poem from Sunny’s poetic era
It’s reflection time.