Category: 654: iPhone 3.0 Software Update, Google Voice, Repair of the Week

Originally featured in “Tech Tails #327,”:http://www.smalldog.com/techtails/techtails_display.php?id=323 8/15/06 I brought my PowerBook with me to New York City. When I travel with a computer, I am very careful about making sure important data is hidden away, and in some cases even encrypted. This is to protect my personal data in case the PowerBook is lost or…

The latest in Google’s quest for world domination is a product called Google Voice. As with most of Google’s offerings, it’s free and solves a problem most people don’t even know they have. Most of us have at least two phone numbers–a home phone and a cell phone. Some of us have a few work…

This week’s repair is on a dual-processor Power Mac G5. In its day, this particular model was Apple’s flagship desktop with dual 2.5GHz processors, up to 8GB of RAM and an optional video card that would drive a 30-inch Cinema Display. Part of the reason the G5 processor never made it past 2.7GHz was its…

At today’s iPhone 3.0 event in Cupertino, CA, Apple announced changes to the iPhone software and a new version of the Apple Developer Kit. Here’s a rundown of what we can expect: *For End-Users* * *Cut and Paste capabilities.* To copy and select, users will double-tap (or tap and drag to select longer parts of…

Happy Tuesday, After a week of eighty degree temperatures and light wind in Key West, it’s surprisingly nice to be home, even if Mud Season is upon us. The valley floor is bare, the river is rushing, and Owen is back to his old self: rolling in the mud, swimming in the river, rolling in…