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AT&T

Man bites dog

April 18, 2008 | Fortune Elkins

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Everyone knows that at&t has terrible customer service, right? It’s a nightmare, yes? Heaven knows I’ve said as much myself. We all know the score: the first slow activations, confused supp…

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iPhone Accessories

The death & life of my iPhone

March 14, 2008 | Fortune Elkins

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Last Saturday evening it was raining up a storm in NYC and I was rushing back from dance class. As I hit the sidewalk a taxi miraculously stopped right in front me. It was a sign from heaven. So I took it, thinking I co…

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Firmware

The Everlasting iPhone: Firmware Update 1.1.4

February 27, 2008 | Fortune Elkins

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Willy Wonka offered the everlasting gobstopper, the candy that never got smaller. With the new iPhone update, Apple offers the everlasting iPhone. Well, ok, it just seems like it. . . That’s right, fell…

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Firmware

1.1.3 Upgrade: Effortless

January 15, 2008 | Fortune Elkins

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Each time we do this, Apple makes the firmware upgrade process easier and faster. As with my last upgrade, 1.1.3 came down like Willy Wonka’s river of molten chocolate — sweet and fast. I barely had…

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Firmware

1.1.2 Charge Bug?

December 16, 2007 | Fortune Elkins

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Howdy fellow Freaks! I’m back from my Caribbean vacation – no I didn’t try to take my iPhone, I know about those crazy AT&T data charges! – and it’s time to recharge my beloved device. Loo…

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Featured Posts

1.1.2 Update: Easy as Eating Ice Cream

November 13, 2007 | Fortune Elkins

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In my infinite laziness, I waited to update to 1.1.2 until it appeared in iTunes this evening. The update took exactly 5 minutes. Then the phone restarted; as normal it disappeared from iTunes briefly. And I saw…

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Featured Posts

While Stephane’s off being famous. . .

November 9, 2007 | Fortune Elkins

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So boss freak Stephane’s off in Vegas at the big blog convention, right? And while we all know that normally what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, not so with Stephane. Nope. He gets the big story on C|Net. T…

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Firmware

Twice Bitten: Album Art Sync Bug?

November 4, 2007 | Fortune Elkins

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First it was the Wi-Fi bug. Now I was syncing up some new music today on my beloved iPhone — syncy syncy syncy — la la la — nothing untoward appeared to happen at all. But! When I went to look at my c…

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iPhone Apps

Sent a little email. . .from my Windows desktop

October 25, 2007 | Fortune Elkins

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So I came home from yoga, and checked my iPhone messages as I walked up the stairs from the subway to the street. Darn it! A little unfinished work bobble had popped up after hours! It had to be taken care of right awa…

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Firmware

Have I been bitten by the Wi-Fi bug?

October 14, 2007 | Fortune Elkins

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As I reported here previously, the upgrade to firmware 1.1.1 seemed flawless once I finally got connected and re-activated. But in the last 3 or 4 days I’ve begun to have a problem connecting and staying c…

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