Low-Income Residents Get High-Speed Access in San Francisco

New York Times Blog reports that the Internet Archive, a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization, best known for its digital archiving work, will begin offering high speed access in low income housing projects. Starting with Valencia Gardens in the city’s Mission District, with 260 units. They will be connected at 100 megabits per second, which is way faster than my 6 megabits per second at home.

I’m excited about this news because maybe they’ll extend this to New York. I grew up in the public housing project, and that’s where I’m currently staying while visiting. Then maybe I won’t have to steal or borrow wi-fi use super slow dial up…

Trying out the Tilt again!

They tried to take it away from me, plus it’s baseball season, so I am trying out using the tilt again. I did the different fixes from our previous post about Tilt fixes, and it is working better overall. When I did the software upgrade I took Blackberry connect off, I will be putting it back on, and be interested to see if that slows it back down to where it was before.

 I have used Slingplayer with it now, under wifi areas only so far. It works very good, a few hiccups when starting, but overall I like it. I will be posting over the next few weeks on it, on my different problems I had when using it on a limited basis to see if I can work around them with focusing on it.

Posting from my blackberry!

This is actually not what I wanted to post about, and I can’t remember what it was now, it came to me a few days ago. But I wasn’t able to access the wordpress admin on the browser on my blackberry. So I just downloaded opera mini, so now I can! I promise to post something tech news related some time soon.

Verizon SMS Rates Hike=No ETF

Recently, Verizon has raised its SMS rates to .20 per message. What does this mean? Well, if you are looking to get out of your wireless contract early, you can use this rate hike as an excuse to terminate your relationship with Verizon without incurring the huge early termination fee. Make sure to call asap. This opportunity to opt out won’t last much longer.

New Podcast Recorded for Easter

Happy Easter from the T4 Show

AirDisk now Works???

According to many people in MacRumor forums, the recent Time Machine/Airport update has enabled the use of a USB external hard drive with the Airport Extreme Base Station. This was, initially, supposed to be a feature of Leopard at first, was removed, and now back again. I’m very happy that Apple had decided not make everyone buy a Time Capsule and render their AEBS useless for wireless backups.

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Amazon’s Apology Letter

I have a Kindle and love it. It’s great to download magazines and books on the go while traveling. However, I paid a steep price because the Kindle had been completely sold out and Amazon had no idea when they would be available to ship. Well, many months later, no Kindles have yet to be available for shipping, prompting Jeff Bezos to write an apology letter and promise to ship the wireless reading devices to customers ASAP.

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Texting and emailing to be in the DSM?

I saw this at engadget.com, and was going to ignore it, but it’s been on my mind all day. I’m not sure why I’m obsessing over this bit of news. Maybe cause I wonder how a doctor will determine when a behavior is compulsive?

Compulsive e-mailing and text messaging could soon become classified as an official brain illness, reports The Ottawa Citizen.

Dr. Jerald Block, a psychiatrist at the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland thinks that people who texts and email excessively have a compulsive-impulsive disorder that should be included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)

Dr. Block says people can lose all track of time or neglect “basic drives,” like eating or sleeping. Relapse rates are high, he writes, and some people may need psychoactive medications or hospitalization. Dr. Block says about 86 per cent of Internet addicts have some other form of mental illness, but that unless a therapist is looking for it, Internet addiction is likely to be missed.

Refurb Apple iPhone 8 GB for $249

If you’ve been on the fence about getting an iPhone… Now is a good time to get one, as you can tell by the title, it’s only $249!!

New Podcast Recorded!!!

A new episode of the podcast has been recorded and ready for download.

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Apple’s Rejection Letter to Potential iPhone Developers

Dear Registered iPhone Developer,

Thank you for expressing interest in the iPhone Developer Program. We have received your enrollment request. As this time, the iPhone Developer Program is available to a limited number of developers and we plan to expand during the beta period. We will contact you again regarding your enrollment status at the appropriate time.

Thank you for applying.

Best regards,

iPhone Developer Program

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Blackberry 8120 Released for AT&T Today

This update to the 8100 adds a more accessible Micro SD slot, 3.5mm headphone jack and an improved 2 megapixel camera.

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10 Tips for your Tilt

For those of you, like Robbie, who own an AT&T Tilt and want to get the most out of it, TiltSite.com has put up 10 different things you can do to “enhance” your Tilt. Be mindful, some of this stuff can be a little complex and the T4 Show does not condone putting unbranded ROMs nor any other hacks on your device. Long story short, USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. To click on the direct links from the TiltSite page, just go to http://tiltsite.com/2008/02/ten-tips-for-your-att-tilt/. Here’s the list:

Uninstall the preloaded AT&T software.
Customize the Today screen.
Get a new dialer skin.
Install KaiserTweak.
Look through Kaiser CAB files.
Demo Wisbar Advance 3.
Find a new web browser.
Enable HSDPA.
Dig up Internet Sharing.
Buy a mini-USB to 3.5mm adapter or Bluetooth headphones.

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DRM-free BlackBerry Music Store

PureTracks, Canadian online music distributor, has announced a Music Store set to be released soon. The prices are, believed, to be on par with the iTunes Store. Yiling may have more info on her next appearance on the podcast.

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SyncMate for Windows Mobile

From http://mac.eltima.com/sync-mac.html:

SyncMate FREE Edition is a perfect solution for information management. It is FREE and easy-to-use synchronizer for Mac and Pocket PC, that will help you keep all your documents, text messages, contacts, calendar entries and events and other stuff well organized. Simply establish a connection between your Mac and Pocket PC via USB or Wi-Fi and synchronize applications like Address Book, iCal, etc. With SyncMate it is very easy to read SMS directly from your Mac, check detailed device information (battery state, etc) and visually analyze memory usage.

SyncMate Expert Edition (available for a small fee) grants you even more synchronization possibilities. With Expert Edition it is very handy to synchronize time and share Internet between your Mac and your mobile device, which is very important for all mobile people. Synchronize iTunes and iPhoto to keep all your favorite music and pictures within a click of a button. Manage all text messages not even touching your Pocket PC! Send, receive, create and delete SMS when working at your Mac – that’s what SyncMate Expert gives you.

SyncMate Expert provides you with access to all plugins, but is not free, SyncMate, however, is free and has fewer features than SyncMate Expert. Moreover, you have an excellent ability to upgrade your free SyncMate to SyncMate Expert Edition.

With SyncMate you can:

Sync contacts: Keep your contacts up-to-date with our synchronization tool. No matter where you are and what device you are using, your address book will always be with you, filled with all contact details you need.

Sync bookmarks: Dozens of sites visited, tons of needed information found. Don’t lose it! Save it! Bookmark it! Managing bookmarks between your computer and Pocket PC has never been easier. SyncMate at your service. (Expert Edition only)

Manage text messages: With SyncMate managing SMS becomes fun! Create them using your keyboard, edit them on the computer, send and receive not even touching your Pocket PC.

Sync iPhoto/ iTunes: Your favorite tunes, pictures, video files – all in your pocket. Share them with friends, bring them home! (Expert Edition only)

Your calendar is always in reach. What when and where – you know that, you’ve already synced, right?

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iCopy for iPhone

iCopy is a bookmarklet designed for the iPhone which makes it possible for you to copy and paste text or URLs from Safari web pages to other web pages or to send text or URLs to email.

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Belkin Mini Surge Protector with USB Charger

I just went over to TUAW.com and have to say that I’m very much looking forward to purchasing one. The item includes two powered USB ports for charging iPhones, iPods, and the like, as well as three AC outlets. Remember that the USB part only charges your device, no data sync.

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JiveTalk for BlackBerry v1.0.5 Released

One of my favorite things on the Curve is JiveTalk.  I’ve tried the iPhone/iPod touch version, it just doesn’t compare.  They recently released a new version, my favorite change is the little icon is now the bee.  That’s on my home screen now.  It’s so cute!

But more importantly, here are the changes to the application, according to their blog:

The most prominent features in 1.0.5 are:

1) Ability to run JiveTalk with WIFI (BlackBerry OS 421 and above). You
do not need any data plan to use JiveTalk on your WIFI enabled
BlackBerry with OS 4.2.1 and above

2) Display picture availability for MSN,JABBER/GTALK transports.

3) Custom LED color for all JiveTalk alerts.

4) Few bug fixes such as sticky AIM Profile even after logging out of
JiveTalk, Jabber customization,Timing out of ICQ login when no buddies
are present for the account etc..

Enjoy!

What Would Tom Brady Do?

I know that I’m not the best in the world at updating the blog here, probably because I spend all my time reading sports blogs. I figured that since I spend all the time doing that I really should start my own blog. Well I have at WWTBD.com and hopefully I will start sometime this week with a sports podcast. I have been adding a lot of pictures from Red Sox Spring Training and will be adding even more this week with going to 4 more games. Please take a second and give it a look, and leave feedback for me. I will have some people helping out as well hopefully. So keep reading up to see how it goes.

MacBook Air Firmware Update

Apple has released a SMC(System Management Control) update for the MacBook Air that deals with tv documented fan speed problem. I haven’t had an opportunity to intall the update because I’m on the road and don’t have my Air with me. However, on a related note, I’m writing my first post from the WordPress Mobile Admin for iPhone. Its a very cool feature that enables the T4 Show cast to post right from their iPhones or iPod Touch(Yiling).

Sprint Mogul gets ROM Update

In a rare non-iPhone or Mac related news item, HTC has released a ROM update for the Sprint Mogul. This is update brings the device up EV-DO Rev. A speeds and activates its internal GPS. The Mogul is available for $199.99 with a 2 year contract with Sprint. If interested, make sure you sign up for a SERO plan.

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iPhone Unlimited Plan

With the recent trend in “unlimited” as far as wireless carriers are concerned, AT&T has an official iPhone Unlimited Plan. Nothing really special here. It would have been the same as choosing the $99.99 unlimited voice plan plus data. With the iPhone plan, you are given 200 free messages. It would have really been attractive if they threw in unlimited messaging for the $119.99 asking price. Of course, no MMS or IM yet. June can’t come quick enough, can it?

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Michael on Tiny Political Show

Michael Manna was part of the panel during Citizen X’s Tiny Political Show on BlogTalkRadio tonight. He joined his friends Citizen X and Barry Hess about 30 minutes into the show to discuss LIbertarian issues. Please tune in to the Tiny Political Show every Thursday night at 10PM Eastern Time.

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SDK Episode of Podcast

Tonight Vince and Michael recorded a special SDK episode of the podcast. PLease subscribe to the podcast via the iTunes by clicking on the pic to the left.

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