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Monty
06/18/09

In reply to Installer for iPhone Is Dead
I hate to be nit-picky, but did Luke really carry an iPhone? He clearly is confused with the installer for his Megatron 3000 Super Strata-Cruiser Lightsaber, in which case he is going to look pretty silly in a few minutes when he learns it is just some silly Apple phone product from way in the future we are talking about.

Just saying.
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Kaiser-Machead
06/18/09

In reply to Installer for iPhone Is Dead
Aside from the very pertinent Pulp Fiction reference, this is by far the funniest use of the Star Wars stills to date.
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The Chad
06/18/09

In reply to Installer for iPhone Is Dead
ahhh I've missed TFSU
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Hello Mister Walrus
06/18/09

@The Chad: Jesus Diaz is even credited as the creator of TFSU on Urban Dictionary: [www.urbandictionary.com]

TFSU

The Fuck Shut Up. Yoda's way to say STFU.

Created by Jesus Díaz from Gizmodo.
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Heliophage
06/18/09

In reply to Installer for iPhone Is Dead
That can't be.

That's impossible.
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32ndnote
06/18/09

In reply to Installer for iPhone Is Dead
This is easily one of the worst scenes in the history of acting despite being one of the best in the history of sci-fi.
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Hello Mister Walrus
06/18/09

@32ndnote: What, that was acting??
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frigg
03/24/09

In reply to InstallerApp For Mac Installs Jailbreak Apps Without Jailbreaking Your iPhone
Is Ripdev's InstallerApp available yet in the App store, or is it lingering somewhere in Apple's cryptic approval process?
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nutbastard
03/24/09

In reply to InstallerApp For Mac Installs Jailbreak Apps Without Jailbreaking Your iPhone
Can anyone think of any reason NOT to jailbreak an iPod touch?
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DaSazonator
03/24/09

@nutbastard (Everyone come to snowmodo!!!): yes, because if you do, it voids your warranty.
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tande04
03/24/09

@nutbastard (Everyone come to snowmodo!!!): I don't know. Its academic I guess.

I blame the fact that I can't run some of the app store games on my iPod because of jailbreak. At the same time though I'll see reviews of other people saying that they can't run it too so I always wonder if they've jailbroken a touch or if the first gen touch's lower graphics power just makes that much of a difference.

I blame a lot of my lagginess, crashes, memory problems on the fact that my touch is jailbroken but there too I come on here or another message board and hear other people complaining about the same things.

I generally think the pros outweigh the cons but I do second guess it from time to time.
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nutbastard
03/24/09

@DaSazonator:

They don't warrant it against anything but manufacturing defects. It works fine. If i drop it, the warranty doesn't do anything for me. So that doesn't really concern me, plus I could just wipe it if i ever needed the warranty for whatever reason.
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nutbastard
03/24/09

@tande04:

hmmm, if it's likely to screw up legitimate apps, that's not good.

what's available in jailbroken apps that makes it all worth it?
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nutbastard
03/24/09

@nutbastard (Everyone come to snowmodo!!!):

mostly what i'd like is the ability to manage the whole thing without itunes. the fucking thing wont even charge off my work computer because stupid fucking itunes isn't installed on it.
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bananaballs
03/07/09

In reply to How to: Install Unofficial Apps on Your iPhone 3G or iPod Touch, Easily and Safely
Can anyone tell me what happens to your contacts when you restore? How do back them up so you can reload them if you have to restore to factory settings? PLEASE tell me, it's the only thing that's preventing me from jailbreaking my iphone 3g.

Thanks.
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tande04
03/07/09

@bananaballs: You back up your iPhone then just use the latest back up if something goes wrong or if you don't like it.
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bananaballs
03/07/09

@tande04: Just like when your phone backs up in iTunes? It seems too easy. Tell me it's that easy!
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tande04
03/07/09

@bananaballs: Its that easy.

If you really want the added security you could sync your contacts with one of the applications in the 'info' tab and then just sync them back.

You should be just fine with just the back up that iTunes creates though.
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bananaballs
03/07/09

@tande04: Thank you.
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Curves
03/07/09

In reply to How to: Install Unofficial Apps on Your iPhone 3G or iPod Touch, Easily and Safely
Good article. I dont have an IPhone but if I did, these directions seem detailed enough (with pics!) that I think I would be able to do it.
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nerve11
03/07/09

In reply to How to: Install Unofficial Apps on Your iPhone 3G or iPod Touch, Easily and Safely
"• Use your iPhone as a 3G modem with your laptop."
My phone can do that without jailbreaking, and the practicality of such a feature isn't that great really.

"• Record video using Cycorder."
You mean you can't record video WITHOUT jailbreaking your phone?

"• Follow speech turn-by-turn directions in a GPS program."
Mine can also do taht already, without jailbreaking.

"• Copy and paste (yes, copy and paste)."
My phone can ALSO do THAT. (Yes copy and paste without jailbreaking)

"• Play Nintendo Entertainment System games and other emulated classic cames (like Monkey Island!)"
I suppose I'll give ya this one :P Since it's not like they're playable anywhere else lol.

By the sounds of it, if this is all it can do, then jailbreaking is rather lame. Oh well.
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Jesus Diaz
03/07/09

@nerve11: Who the fuck cares. Can't you read the headline?
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Monty
03/07/09

In reply to How to: Install Unofficial Apps on Your iPhone 3G or iPod Touch, Easily and Safely
Oh, you might think you are the black-belt of destroying the Apple shrine of EULA, but when their team of Mongolian-powered attorneys drop out of the sky, you may think different(ly).

Seriously - fantastic stuff, Jesus. Now, does anyone have an iPhone I can borrow to try it out?
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Linux Chief hardware engineer
03/07/09

In reply to How to: Install Unofficial Apps on Your iPhone 3G or iPod Touch, Easily and Safely
BEST post ever.

Thank you, im going to save this
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tastypotato
03/07/09

@Linux Chief hardware engineer:

I beg to differ, this is just making it even easier for the retarded people who have iPhones and iPod touches who jailbreak their phones and have no idea what they're doing.
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Kaiser-Machead
03/07/09

@tastypotato: Aaaand we're supposed to care why? This is no different from any other popular product that people like to mod. If some noobs out there don't know how to successfully mod their purchase, that's not the responsibility of the people who give out the instructions.
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Voyou_Charmant
02/11/09

In reply to Turn-By-Turn Voice Navigation Comes to Jailbroken iPhones
Zank god for zee Germans and der iPhone GPS app.

I hope he figures out what his wife did to the tape deck when she was driving earlier.

But seriously; why hasn't this been officially available since day one?
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SpriteMV
02/11/09

In reply to Turn-By-Turn Voice Navigation Comes to Jailbroken iPhones
I find that the iPhone 3G's GPS unit is not as accurate as my Magellan when I'm driving. When I have Google maps open, it sometimes cuts corners when I make a turn or drifts slightly off the road on a straightaway. I'm not sure if this program addresses this issue, but I think I'll be sticking with my dedicated navigation GPS for now. Still, for those who don't have a nav system yet, this is a very cool app!
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Voyou_Charmant
02/11/09

@SpriteMV: I have the same problem, but I don't think this is intended to replace a GPS unit you already have.
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weatherman
02/11/09

In reply to Turn-By-Turn Voice Navigation Comes to Jailbroken iPhones
This is great, and I'm definitely going to test this out ASAP. I like the fact that it can download maps in advance, which makes it very handy for areas you can't get a data connection.

The one question I have is whether you can download maps in advance and then route on the fly, or if you can only do your route while you have a data connection. If it's the latter, this might be really handy while traveling internationally, since the times I've traveled internationally I've had to pay through the nose to rent or buy maps for the GPS, or just rent a GPS unit when I get there. I'd prefer to use my iPhone but not have to pay for international roaming.

Remember kids, every dollar spent roaming on international networks is a dollar not spent on margaritas.
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craig_16
02/11/09

@weatherman: If you do a little research before you travel, you may be able to find a cheap pay as you go data plan for the country you're going to. There's a site called prepaidgsm.net which lists operators and plans for over 100 countries. I used it to find a cheap data plan for my iPhone before traveling to Poland. 7 pence per MB as opposed to 600 pence per MB (yes, that's right, about $10) made it a no-brainer. Calls are a little more expensive than other Polish operators, but I use data a helluva lot more than calls, so I'm definitely saving a bit.
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weatherman
02/11/09

@craig_16: thanks for the tip! I didn't even think of that.
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