Syncing my iPhone with work (Microsoft Exchange) is great, but I still wanted a to view personal calendar from Google Calendar to be synced to my iPhone too. And yes, I know you can use ActiveSync to sync Calendar on the iphone. This can be done by adding the CalDev calendar sync!
First, click the settings button on the home screen, select Mail, Contacts, Calendars:
Select Add Account, then Other,
Now select Add CalDev Account:
Enter the following information:
- Server: www.google.com
- User Name: Your Google account email address (can be your Google Apps email address)
- Password: Ummm… your Google account password…
- Description: Google Calendar (or whatever you want to put here)
Tap the Next button in the top right, and that’s it! I did a quick test, and added an items from both Exchange and Google Calendar, and within 1-2 minutes, it was on synced to my iPhone!
MMS functionality for AT&T customers of iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS running iPhone firmware 3.1 is set to launch officially on September 25th. Aaron Krill has posted a nice little trick to enable this functionality right now before the official launch on 25th.
The following step-by-step guide will help you enable MMS functionality on iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS running firmware 3.1 on AT&T network:
Step 1: Download and install the latest version of iTunes if you haven’t already.
Step 2: Make sure iTunes is closed before following the steps below:
Windows 7 & Windows Vista:
- Click on “Start” and type “Command Prompt” in search and then press enter.
- Goto \Program Files\iTunes\ directory by typing “cd C:\Program Files\iTunes\” in Command prompt and press enter. For those of you who are on x64 version of Windows should type this instead: "cd C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\”
- Now type “iTunes.exe /setPrefInt carrier-testing 1” in the Command Prompt and press enter.
Mac OS X:
- Start the “Terminal” app by navigation to Applications –> Utilities. Or just type “Terminal” in spotlight search and hit enter.
- Now type this command and press enter: “defaults write com.apple.iTunes carrier-testing -bool TRUE”
Step 3: Download the modified .IPCC file (ATT_US.ipcc). Download link given below.
Step 4: Now connect your iPhone with your computer and start iTunes.
Step 5: Now press and hold left “alt” button (“Shift” button on Windows) on the keyboard and then click on “Check for Update” in iTunes and then release the “Shift” button.
Step 6: Select the .IPCC file which you downloaded in Step 3 and update your iPhone.
Step 7: Once the update is done, reboot your iPhone.
You should now have fully working MMS on your iPhone 3G and 3GS with visual voicemail.
Disclaimer: This guide is for testing & educational purposes only. EverydayNerd.com nor it’s authors are responsible for any loss of important data or malfunctioning of your iPhone.
[ Download .IPCC file to enable MMS ]
If you are a Mac user, and a Blackberry user, you have been waiting for a LONG time for the Blackberry Desktop software. Well, the Beta has been leaked, so you can get your hands on it right now! It looks great, and I think, is even better than the Windows counter version!
Go get it here: [ Crackberry ]
More Info [ Blackberry Mac ]
The remote control tool LogMeIn Free for Mac was released today after a few months of beta testing. I wrote about the beta version, which is substantially unchanged in its release, in “LogMeIn Adds Remote Control for Mac,” 2007-06-11. The program allows you to connect to any of a group of computers that you have set up or that others have given you access to after the installation of a lightweight client. Little configuration is needed once you’ve registered the software and set up groups of machines.
The software is a little clunky working within a browser window, but it can traverse network address translation (NAT) gateways, a feature that lets you connect to otherwise unreachable computers. Leopard’s Screen Sharing feature can tunnel with inconsistent success, too, via Back to My Mac and iChat AV 4. (Back to My Mac works among a set of computers you register with a single .Mac account; iChat Screen Sharing requires you to grant or request permission for a buddy to see your screen or vice versa.) For a run-down of other options, see the TidBITS article noted above.
The company, eponymously named LogMeIn, also announced a beta of LogMeIn Rescue with Mac OS X support, extending their existing support for Windows. This tool, designed for remote technical support, lets a customer install a tiny applet with zero configuration to allow remote control; the beta includes Mac OS X remote control. The software costs $99 per month per technician paid as a lump sum of $1,188 for a year’s subscription, or $129 per month per support person for a single month’s service at a time.
Both products require Mac OS X 10.4 or 10.5.
Source: “LogMeIn for Mac Released” — TidBITS
I know a lot of you Mac users are out there saying “I use a Mac, so I don’t have to use anti-virus program” – well guess what? I had a user, just a little while ago report to me that she had a message from her anti-virus program (on a Mac G5) that a virus had been found, and repaired.
Here is a screen shot of the log file:
The virus was called Exploit-PhpBB, and will exploit a vulnerability in any forum using phpBB.
Update: The virus did NOT come from absoluteurban.com – it came from a healthcare website.
So, the moral of the story is this: Use some sort of anti-virus program – no matter what OS you are running.
