Be more Japanese I always say.
Here’s a guide to enjoy those emoji icons shipped in the iPhone which are only activated in Japan. This is not a hack, we are simply running an application that activates that built in feature of the iPhone.
Step 1: Check Your iPhone Software Version
If your version is less than 2.2.1 [...]
Enabling Emoji Icons
On The Job turns 3
I’m beta testing On The Job 3 which should be coming out any day now. This minimalist invoicing app is about to get a solid upgrade and I am so happy its elegant simplicity is still there regardless of the many improvements added. Lots of functionality features have been added like customizable invoice templates, tracking [...]
FLVs in Quick Look
Ever wanted to view FLVs in Leopard’s Quick Look? Combine Perian with the FLV Quick Look Generator and you are golden.
Step 1: Install Perian
Perian is a free QuickTime Component that adds native support to lots of video formats like divx, avi and flv. Download Perian and install it.
Download Perian
Download Perian. To install just double [...]
Approving comments outside WordPress
The job of approving comments sometimes falls on a person who does/should not have access to the WordPress admin. By design WordPress only allows a user with admin privileges to do this job. I wrote an an External Web Interface for approving pending WordPress comments via XMLRPC.
Check it out, it is open source on google [...]
Yes We Did
After a very emotional night, Yes We Did! I woke up today with a smile on my face and with hope of a bright future for the world.
Baby Keyboard Tray
If only I had a tiny one to indulge in this.
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Making the iPhone Bilingual
I am bilingual and want my iPhone to understand me when I switch between english and spanish. So I started browsing the all the new settings that have been added in the recent software updates. To my delight I was able to find out the iPhone now supports multiple languages by adding an International button [...]
Share Apps between iPhones
The fact that my wife and I both have iPhones is a blessing and a curse. It’s a blessing because well… we both have iPhones. But it’s also a curse. It has become another gadget to upgrade, to pimp up and gulp- to depreciate quickly . We were both going to get the 2nd generation [...]
My iPhone ♥s my Wordpress
I am writing this post from the new Wordpress application on my iPhone.
2 down, 11 more to go
Speed Racer: Visually stimulating, has an odd cast. Go with low expectations and you’ll have a blast.
Didn’t grow up with Iron Man but I’m a huge fan now.
Still to come this summer: Batman, Hulk, Narnia, Clone Wars, Indiana Jones, Kung Fu Panda, Get Smart, Love Guru, You Don’t Mess With the Zohan and Wall-E. That’s a lot of tickets.
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