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Upgrading iPhone 3.0.1. to jailbroken 3.1.

October 5, 2009

Since we picked up an iPhone 3GS a couple months back, our jailbroken/unlocked 2G iPhone has been sitting on a shelf collecting dust, as though a forgotten relic in the battle against Big Apple. Now forced to use AT&T, which drops calls at an alarming rate compared to our experience with the 2G iPhone on [...]

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Little reason left for jailbreaking.

June 18, 2009
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When jailbreaking first began on the iPhone, allowing users to install third-party applications, there were definitive advantages for going through with the somewhat tedious procedure, which is why some sources claim that at least ten percent of iPhone owners had done the deed. We did it, unlocked our iPhone, and have been happy using our [...]

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A clear disconnect at Nintendo

April 3, 2009

Reggie Fils-Aime is not the man we want to see heading Nintendo’s North American chapter. That’s not to say that he’s totally off-base with his opinions and statements, but as VentureBeat’s recent interview of Films-Aimes illustrates, the man comes across as far too defensive of Nintendo, even for a President. Maybe that’s because Nintendo should [...]

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Bones Wiley embraces the folk music.

October 17, 2008

Two days ago, Bones Wiley posted two more videos on his YouTube page. The videos suffer from minor synching issues (likely vidnik related), but otherwise showcase a very nice transition of Wiley’s musical style to something more folkish, ala Bob Dylan. We’re quite fond of Wiley finally singing at a lower octave, and this departure [...]

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Reality check: [tabletop] roleplaying isn’t dead.

October 2, 2008

Not to come across as a Tobold-hater what with our recent post about him, but what’s with him being out-of-touch with traditional roleplaying games (RPGs)? The guy claims to be in a regular group that gets together twice each month, and yet he doesn’t understand the market? Okay, maybe it’s because he’s only been playing [...]

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The ION drum’s weak link.

September 30, 2008

We bought Rock Band 2 a week after it was released, and after getting our groove on, we hopped online and ordered the ION Premium Drums, having sold out Rock Band drums months earlier. We held off on a pre-order because of the price, but who can resist the allure of a more customizable drum [...]

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