LWUIT Default Strings

For anyone else scratching their head as to what Strings are currently set as defaults in the LWUIT here is the complete list of things that need replacing currently

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iTunes, iPhone 2.0 unable to connect because of SSL 3.0 or TLS 1.0

Assume I am not the only one with a new iPhone and the following lovely little screen




I assume its related to the fact that iTunes is taking a hammering and as is 02 as reported in the Times people are being sent out with inactivated iPhones

Both are definitely enabled in internet explorers settings

Update onto the next stage

iPhone Webclip hack

Well after seing the webclip icons on my iPhone, you want them for all of your favourite bookmarks, what happens if the site hasn't implemented the webclip icon you want?

well heres a simple php script that will force the iPhone to display an icon of your choice

As we know you need a 57x57 icon contained in a link like this

 <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="icon.png">

Well here is some simple php that will allow you to "bounce" the iphone through your own webspace but first setting the clipicon, icon.png that you have on your server

 echo '<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="icon.png">';
 header('Location: http://digg.com/news');

Obviously this simple script can be further improved so that you can handle multiple sites via a GET parameter

 $site = $_GET['s'];

 switch($site)
 {

     case 'digg':
     {
            $url ="http://digg.com/";
            $icon = "digg.png"; 
     }
    
     default:
     {
           $url ="http://kieran-hello.blogspot.com/";
           $icon = "kieran.png";
     }

 }

 echo '<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="'.$icon.'">';
 header('Location:'.$url);

further improvements would be to alter you .htaccess file so that you can use urls like mysite.com/iphone/digg rather than mysite.com/iphone.php?s=digg

Zelda Phantom Hourglass new screenshots

looks good to me :)

Changing the battery in a 30gig ipod video

Decided I wanted a higher capacity battery for my ipod video, managed to find a 650mah one for a reasonable price.

Next step is how to fit it

get some non marring tools to open your ipod with and its pretty simple and will easily take less than 15 minutes

first of all put your ipod on hold, so that it doesnt come on whilst you are changing the battery, then using your tools, starting at the top use a prying motion and open the ipod




When you have pryed round the entire top and sides on the ipod, there are two clips at the bottom once these are free the back of the ipod is nearly free, next disconnect the battery connector





The ipod case can not be opened and placed next to the bulk of the ipod, the battery is stuck down at the top of the case, gently remove it being careful not to rip any of the ribbon cables, push the new battery onto the adhesive pads, reconnect the battery ribbon cable and clip the ipod back together, charge the ipod up for four hours and you have a ipod with a new battery!

Top 10 ways to mess with your flat mates head

1) Talk back to your Rice Krispies. All of a sudden, act offended,
throw the bowl on the floor and kick it. Refuse to clean it up, explaining, 'No, I want to watch them suffer.'

2) Every time your flatmate walks in yell, 'Hooray! You're back!'
as loud as you can and dance around the room for five minutes.
Afterwards, keep looking at your watch and saying, 'Shouldn't
you be going somewhere?'

3) Make a sandwich. Don't eat it, leave it on the floor. Ignore
the sandwich. Wait until your flatmate gets rid of it, and then
say, 'Hey, where the f**k is my sandwich!?' Complain loudly that
you are hungry.

4) While your flatmate is out, glue your shoes to the ceiling.
When your flatmate walks in, sit on the floor, hold your head,
and moan.

5) Tell your flatmate, 'I've got an important message for you.'
Then pretend to faint. When you recover, say you can't remember
what the message was. Later on, say, 'Oh, yeah, I remember!'
Pretend to faint again. Keep this up for several weeks.


6) Collect hundreds of pens and pile them on one side of the room.
Keep one pencil on the other side of the room. Laugh at the pencil.

7) Buy some knives. Sharpen them every night. While you're doing
so, look at your flatmate and mutter, 'Soon, soon...'

Draw a tiny black line on your nose. Make it bigger every day.
Look at it and say, 'the hair, it's growing. Growing!'

9) Move everything to one side of the room. Ask your flatmate
if he knows how much an elephant weighs, and look at the floor
on the empty side of the room with concern.

10) Collect potatoes. Paint faces on them and give them names.
Name one after your flatmate. Separate your flatmate's potato
from the others. Wait a few days, and then bake your flatmate's
potato and eat it. Explain to your flatmate, saying 'He just
didn't belong'

Gizmo SMS to offer free worldwide SMS

Looks like the guys over at gizmosms.com are going to offer free worldwide sms, also fairly impressive as they dont require you to know the country code for the country you are texting into or select the receipents carrier, most impressive. Certainly is a lot better than the rest of the competition I have seen(or not as the case may be) such as Google SMS