There are multiple situations where a VPN server can come in handy. For example: you’re in a hotel and want to be sure nobody is sniffing your packets. Amazon has given us a great base system to build on: the Elastic Compute Cloud, or just EC2.
I set up a server for another basic need: free speech. I hope this small howto, that in no way is meant to be complete or fool proof, will give those in need a way to get the news out! Read the rest of this entry »
Just now the iPhone Dev-Team has released the unlock/jailbreak for the iPhone and iPod touch. At the time of this writing it doesn’t yet support unlocking the iPhone 3G and 3GS. The utility, PwnageTool, is currently available for Mac only. “QuickPwn for Mac OS X and Windows will follow sometime soon“. The required tools for Windows are available now from the Dev-Team Blog.
For the iPhone 3G unlock you’ll have to wait for UltraSn0w, which isn’t yet released – this should happen in the next few days. (This should give the iPhone 3GS upgraders that come from the 3G a way to sell their old phones on eBay.) It will be available via apt, so you can get it with cydia and icy on jailbroken iPhones. iPhone 2G users can create their custom jailbreak and unlock firmware now. iPod touch 1G can jailbreak, 2G users can only jailbreak an pre-3.0 version using Redsn0w.
Update 20.6. #1:
Currently I’m not able to get push notifications on the jailbroken iPhone 2G with OS 3.0. This already was the case during the betas. My app I used for testing runs without any problems on a regular iPod touch 2G, but it can’t register for notifications on the iPhone.
My current theory is that Apple’s servers, all notifications go through them, are declining unactivated devices. My iPhone 2G cannot be activated because I’m not running on an official carrier. (Actually, I am using it on T-Mobile Germany, but I’m not on the iPhone plan yet.)
If anyone is using a jailbroken iPhone that is not officially activated, let me know if push notifications are working for you or not!
Update 20.6. #2:
More people are finding out about the problem with push notifications.
Update 23.6.
Dev-Team today released Ultrasn0w that unlocks the iPhone 3G (not 3GS!). The instructions are pretty simple:
1. Ensure you have upgraded to iPhone OS 3.0
2. Jailbreak your iPhone 3G using redsn0w or PwnageTool (this will also install Cydia/Icy)
3. Run Cydia or Icy
4. Please add the repo repo666.ultrasn0w.com to Cydia or icy
5. Search for ‘ultrasn0w’ in cydia or icy and install ultrasn0w
6. Reboot your iPhone 3G
7. T-Mobile USA users should disable 3G before using ultrasn0w
8. Enjoy
“Erst wenn die letzte Kritik zensiert, die letzte Satire gelöscht und der letzte Internet-User erfasst, werdet Ihr merken, dass Wahlkampfgetöse keine Kinder schützt.” (via lomex.bplaced.net)
Loosely translated:
“Only after the last critic has been censored, only after the last satire has been deleted, only after the last internet user has been documented, only then will you find that election campaigns cannot safe kids.”
Well, I guess the CEO of AT&T didn’t see this first question coming: “Why is the number one reason why people decide not to get the iPhone… AT&T’s service?” Smooth opening, Mr. Mossberg…
D7 Video: AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson and Walt Mossberg
Randall Stephenson talks with All Things D’s Walt Mossberg about the speed of AT&T’s network, providing customer data to the government and the company’s iPhone deal with Apple.
A few weeks ago I got the chance to play with a tool that I might be getting in the coming weeks. Over the course of 14 days I was given a Nikon D700, Nikon’s second full frame DSLR after the D3. Read the rest of this entry »
It feels like it was just yesterday that Data Robotics launched their latest product, the DroboApps which are available with the combination of the Drobo and DroboShare. Actually quite some time passed since that. But today we got some news from the Bay Area, home of the Drobo. The newest device is called DroboPro and aimed at Small Businesses (SMB) with 1-99 users. Read the rest of this entry »
A quick hint for those using the Safari 4 Beta in Mac OS X and wondering why Google Mail (with Gears from Safari 3) doesn’t work anymore.
Opening Gmail with an old version Gears enabled resulted in a blank white window. Disabling it brought Gmail back but, obviously, without the offline features. An updated version of Gears has been available for a while now, but the process of updating isn’t really obvious and just re-installing/updating Gears didn’t work for me for some reason. Read the rest of this entry »
Generally I use my blog for tech related issues, but recently I’m noticing there are many underreported news that would probably be worth mentioning in the media. Well, they don’t get covered.
For example: There’s been the case of Baxter International, who has just admitted that their flu product contained live bird flu virus! Or, like Adam and John suspect (listen below or to the No Agenda podcast), maybe they are just trying “to get the party started”. How did this product, even if it’s currently experimental, get out of their labs without anyone noticing it? Read the rest of this entry »
After seeing a recent Facebook hype during the last months of 2008, it now looks like Twitter has gained attention by some of my friends from GIGA. This list probably (definitely?) isn’t complete, so if you see anyone I’m missing – just let me know. It’s also in no particular order (besides the alphabet). Follow me at twitter.com/holgere. Read the rest of this entry »
A quick hint for those using the 
