What is an SHSH blob? SHSH blobs or ECID SHSH is a unique identifier from Apple for a device. When you attempt a restore, iTunes authenticates the device to Apples server, and cross references the firmware you are trying to install to the recommended version. If the firmware you are attempting to install is not [...]
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Sunsceen Performance and Safety Testing Guide
The results were recently published of an independent study done by the EWG. They took over 500 store bought sunscreens and put them to the test. And the results were pretty shocking. The worst offender being “Banana Boat Beach Baby Max” with an advertised SPF rating of 100, but after performing an industry standard test, [...]
WinX DVD Ripper Platinum Review & Free License Giveaway!
Summary WinX DVD Ripper is a versatile easy to use DVD ripping and re-encoding utility for a multitude of your devices. Review There are many ripping and re-encoding utilities out there such as Handbreak, but none we have seen are as easy to use as this program. Within 3 clicks you can be ripping a [...]
iPhone 3G iOS 4 Jailbreak and Carrier Unlock Guide
IMPORTANT: Due to changes in iTunes 9.2+ iOS verification model, you have to backup your “SHSH blob” first before continuing. Fortunately we have a dead-easy step-by-step guide for you guys. Once you are done, come back and continue. Welcome to the world’s first iPhone iOS 4 Jailbreak and Carrier unlock guide. Let’s just dig right [...]
Samsung TV Capacitor “Clicking” Issue and Free Repair
If you have a Samsung LCD TV and are experiencing a growing number of startup issues with it or weird sounds, this post is for you. Many users on AVSForums have reported experiencing delayed starts, “clicking” sounds, and eventually having the Samsung TVs stop being able to power on. This apparently is being caused by [...]
How to Install iPhone 3.0 Firmware on Jailbroken and Unlocked T-Mobile iPhone
NOTE: This is an update to our Firmware 2.2.1 Guide, which was an update to our Firmware 2.1 Guide, which was an update to our Firmware 2.0 Guide. Update #1: For 3G iPhone users, you have to turn off 3G before enabling WiFi right before unlocking in last section. Instructions updated. Update #2: For quick [...]
T-Mobile Sidekick LX 2009 Review
Summary [8.0 out of 10] The T-Mobile Sidekick LX is well-built piece of hardware combined with a customized Windows Mobile interface that some may love (teenagers?) but we don’t see it replacing any mobile warrior’s BlackBerries, iPhones or G1′s anytime soon. Review T-Mobile has released it’s latest iteration of the sidekick, the revamped 2007 version, [...]
Call of Duty 5: World at War (Xbox 360 and PS3) Review
Summary [8.5 out of 10] Call of Duty 5: World at War is a must-have COD title for fans of the series and a title dripping with enough polish, charm and replayability that gamers previously not enamored with the COD series might want to rent it and give it a try. Introduction Call of Duty: [...]
Gmail – Right Side Chat & Labels
Google Labs added a couple of new features to Gmail that will be very handy for widescreen owners: Right side chat Right side labels Click on the little green icon at the top to see a list of available labs you can enable. .
Olympus 1030SW Waterproof Camera Review
Introduction Over the past few years I have burned through a couple of digital cameras, demolishing them to a pile of plastic and circuitry because of my active and outdoor lifestyle. I was ecstatic when I came across this camera, and picked it up on Amazon for a trip to Hawaii. This is a compact [...]
Windows 7 Coming Sooner Than We Thought?
InternetNews is reporting that next version of Windows (codenamed Vienna) might be coming as early as June of 2009. This had been in the pipeline before XP was released, but what comes as a surprise is this would be almost a year sooner, cutting into the anticipated life cycle of Vista. The information comes from [...]
iPhone Sync Issues
Our friend Grant has been complaining for a couple of weeks on how long it takes to sync his iPhone, and the newly released update 2.1 offers no help. It seems as though many people are having the same problem. But this takes the cake….. for Brandon Lusk it takes 8 hours! Seriously Apple? And [...]
Alone in the Dark Review
Summary: [6 out of 10] Alone in the Dark is a collection of excellent ideas, none of them quite polished to completion and all put together in a relatively ho-hum story resulting in a rough-edged title that can sometimes be a lot of fun to play and sometimes drive you mad. Overview This is a [...]
Introduction to drop.io
Drop.io (Drop-E-Oh), is a web based file sharing service. One of the greatest features is the fact that you don’t need to register to use the sites 100mb service. Some other highlights: Option for password protecting it You can choose the drop name You can add to the drop via email, text, mms, fax or [...]
Still Alive!
If your as big of a fan of Portal as we are, you all know what the “Still alive” song is. This week it was announced that the song will be available for Rock Bank. Well at the Game Developers Conference on Friday, Jonathan Coulton performed a live demo.
Review: SpinRite 6.0
A friend this week had her laptop give her the dreaded blue screen every time she booted. After a trip to the Theif Geek Squad who told her if would be $1500+ to recover the data from the drive, I gave SpinRite a try first. I booted to the disk and ran a level 2 [...]
Olympic Blogging… Or Not
With the August Olympics being held in Bejing this year, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has given the go ahead for the first time ever for the athletes the blog about their experiences. Sounds great right? Well a long as you follow some rules: No photos No audio No video Entries are clearly posted as [...]
Xbox HD-DVD On The Cheep
Ars Technica is reporting that an M$ mole has given them some inside knowledge. The soon to be obsolete HD-DVD add-on of for the Xbox is dropping from $119.99 to $49.99. You may ask why buy now? Well, if you couple the price drop with the fact that you can get 5 free HD-DVD’s by [...]
Netflix Mediacenter Plug-in
Anthony Park has released on open beta plug-in, that allows you to utilize your Netflix “Watch it Now” functionality on your Media Center PC. The plug-in is still in beta and still a little buggy, but to be able to cruise movies, shows and concerts with your remote on watch a movie on demand is [...]
Acrocrap, POSbat?
So your cruising the internets, up pops that annoying ”Do you want to update acrobat now?” box. After clicking yes 500 times, you finally get your resource hogging, bloated, holier-than-thou PDF reader running again…. for the 5th time this month. On the heels of the latest news of the zoneback acrobat trojan causing havok on [...]
Is 64-bit Vista Stable And Why Should I Care?
If your a Mac person your not going to care either way, but for you Windows user 64-bit Vista has some things to offer…… A 64-bit computer can theoretically process twice as much information as a 32-bit computer. This makes a 64-bit computer a good choice if you’re working with video, large database searches, or [...]
Plays (Not So) For Sure
I noticed last week that I haven’t seen much of the “Plays for Sure” program around anymore. It seems that Microsoft has left all the 3rd party vendors out in the cold and is now embracing “Certified for Windows Vista”. The Plays for Sure program was a certification prosses that started in 2004 and gave [...]
Using GOOG411 – Free Local Information Service
-With permission by Danny Sullivan If you don’t have a spiffy PDA phone or have internet access on our celly, you might find yourself calling information for various reasons. Some carriers charge up to $1.25 a call. With Google’s 411 service you can now put a stop to that. Call 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) and follow the [...]
Circuit City Game Clearance: $8.96
CC is having a mega-clearance sale on many games across the XBox, GameCube, PSP, Nintendo DS, Gameboy Advance, and PS2 – Every game is $8.96. Each stores inventory is not the same so, YMMV. Click below to see the full list:
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