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Running Out of Cell Phone Minutes? Get Notified with OverMyMinutes.com

Use your mobile phone a lot? How many times have you gone over your alloted minutes? It can get expensive, I know from firsthand experience.

Web service OverMyMinutes is designed to monitor your remaining minutes and notify you before you run out. All it requires is that you create an account and register your [...]

What do I do if my iPhone is Lost or Stolen?

Holy flaming monkey balls! I lost my iPhone! What do I do? Call AT&T Wireless at 800-331-0500 and use their menu to report a lost or stolen phone. This does not protect your data in any way, it only shuts down the ability of your phone to make or receive phone calls. (Your monthly [...]

Taking Screen shots on an iPhone 3G

You can take screenshots of your iPhone by pressing and holding both buttons for about a second.

This is an (un)documented built-in feature on the iPhone 3G (i.e. phones with OS 2.0 or greater). Just prep your phone screen however you want it, then press the round application button and the power/sleep button [...]

5 Shortcomings of the iPhone 3G

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Well, since I’m on the topic this week, I thought I’d mention my main grievances with my iPhone 3G.

1. Short battery life. My Motorola Razor could last a couple days without charging… perfect if I ended up crashing at a friend’s house or forgot my charger while traveling. But the iPhone [...]

Six Weird iPhone Apps

As some of you know, I recently got an iPhone 3G. I really like it… such an improvement over my other phone. What really blows me away is the vast array of applications for this device. Seriously. Who the hell is writing these things? Here is my list of strange iPhone apps, in [...]

Sylvania -G Netbook (Hardware Review)

I recently acquired a Sylvania -G Netbook. I would never say that this machine is without flaws, but for the price tag it is a worthy competitor. I picked mine up on sale at Tigerdirect for $299 + Shipping. This price puts it a full bracket beneath Asus’s competition EeePc. Is the EeePc a [...]

Smartphone Meltdown – Options for Data Backup

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I knew this would happen. Last night my Windows Mobile Smartphone suffered a serious meltdown. I tried repeatedly (and desperately!) to make it boot, but all to no avail. I tried everything from taking out the battery to yelling at it – I even thought about swinging a dead chicken over my head, [...]