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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

How to use Google Docs as a cloud to stream video to your iPhone


If any of you use Google Docs you already know that Google allows you to upload any file you want to it. Not all files can be viewed on the iPhone using the mobile interface (safari). One thing that Google has recently added is ability to stream videos from your Google Docs to your computer.  It uses the same technology and player as YouTube so therefore it allows for actual streaming and not simply downloading the whole file all at once.
You might also know that natively Safari cannot open AVI or any other file format except QuickTime and MP4 files. If you navigate to your Google Docs account via Safari and click on a video file in MP4/Apple native format it will begin to stream!!! 





(It might say something about the antivirus scan not being able to scan the file, so just click Download Anyway and it will begin to stream.





Now you got your small personal cloud where you can upload a bunch of videos (or mp3s) and stream them right to your iPhone using either 3G or WiFi.

Google limits the amount of free space for your Google Docs to 1GB. This might not be a lot. What I have done, is that I signed up for extra storage.
For $5/year you get a whooping 20GB of storage space. That’s a lot of space for practically nothing!

The only thing that I would like to add is that Google Docs does not re-encode files on the fly as it only stores them so if you upload a file in super high quality that is huge in file size it might take a long time to stream over 3G.
 I would recommend encoding your video files with less bitrate and playing with settings on your video encoder, therefore allowing for faster streaming with less buffering.
Thursday, September 1, 2011

Shattered iPhone 4 screen


So… its been a while since I posted anything on my blog ( I apologize about that) but here is something. I broke my iPhone 4’s screen!
I dropped it on the concrete and the screen simply shattered. This happened about 5 days ago and I’m still debating if I want to get it fixed professionally or if I would want to do it myself.
Pro repair will cost anywhere between $150-$199 and fixing it by myself would cost about $68 or so but there is always a huge risk of messing the phone up…

Another solution that I’ve been giving some thought recently is getting a new phone. For the last couple of months I’ve been kind of obsessed with the Samsung Galaxy S II. It is not out in US as of yet but it is available in Europe. Samsung is actually going to announce it tonight (8/30/11) so I can’t wait to see how much it is going to cost. I am not available for an upgrade until next year so I would have to buy the device at full price :(

Monday, May 2, 2011

AT&T To Begin Broadband Caps

AT&T To Begin Broadband Caps
Friday, April 22, 2011

AT&T Detected my unauthorized tethering


So after little over a year of Tethering on my phone I finally received a text message from AT&T regarding the unauthorized tethering.
For over a year I’ve been using TetherMe tweak from Cydia which allows you to use native tethering on your iPhone 3G and iPhone 4 without paying additional fees.
I think the reason why they found out was my very high data usage in the last two months (about 5GB or more ) a month compared to my regular data usage of about 4GB.


From what I’ve seen online, this txt msg is followed by an email telling you about different plan options for tethering (fucking expensive!!!!) and how your unlimited data plan (which I have) will be replaced with a 4GB tethering plan or something like that. I got the txt from AT&T yesterday but I still haven’t received the email…at least not yet.
I’ll post updates as stuff happens.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Apple to ship new iPhone in September: sources | Reuters

According to Reuters & other sources, iPhone 5 will be produced around July/August and then shipped in September.

Apple to ship new iPhone in September: sources | Reuters

DailyTech - Apple is Tracking iPhone, iPad Users' Location; Easily Mapped With OS X App

Apple is tracking iPhone and iPad users/owners. More details in the article below:

DailyTech - Apple is Tracking iPhone, iPad Users' Location; Easily Mapped With OS X App
Sunday, April 10, 2011

List of My Tweakes and Mods

So I recently needed to Restore my iphone because it got all messed up from god knows what haha. Anyways, after i reinstalled iOS 4.0.1 (yes thats is still the version that I'm using) I figured that since I'm jailbreaking it again I might as well write down all the tweaks that I use since so many people have been asking me about what tweaks or mods I use.

Well here is the list. I've also included my own short description for each mod/tweak to let you guys know what they are for. All of the tweaks and mods listed below are available from Cydia.

My Essential Must Have Mods/Tweaks:

1. SB Settings (instant access to toggles: wifi, data, Bluetooth, screen brightness etc)

2. Winterboard (theming platform)

3. Fast Copy (disables delay in copy/paste)

4. Springtomize (Springboard customization)

5. 20 Second Lock Screen

6. Tether me (allows native tethering/bypasses AT&T fees)

7. BiteSMS (Replacement for the stock SMS App)

8. InfiniDock (Makes doc scrollable with unlimited number of icons)

9. Backgrounder (replaces Apple’s shitty multitasking)

10. Barrel (changes springboard/home screens animation)

11. LockInfo (displays notifications/emails/calendar appointments etc on the lockscreen)

12. LockWeatherPlugin

13. Installous 4 with AppSync (allows cracked and backed up apps to by synced with iTunes)

14. AskToCall (prevents accidental dialying of phone numbers wihin Phonebook and other apps)

15. PhotoAlbums+ (allows you to create Photo folders and move pics from your camera roll without the need for iTunes)

16. PhotoMail (allows to insert multiple pictures into your email)

17. Stealth Cam (record videos while your screen is turned off)

18. MissedCallOpening (Opens missed calls tabs when clicking on the phone icon)

19. MultiIconMover (move multiple icons on your screen at the same time)

20. NavigateFromMaps (allows you to open your destination/route from maps directly into Navigon)

21. Mobile Terminal (command based terminal emulator/allows you to use commands to control/fix iOS)

22. SwitcherMod (improvements/added features to the crappy Apple multitask app switcher, also allows you to hide recent and only show true apps that are multitasking)

23. Brightess Activator Action (Adjust brightness of your screen from any amp with a slide of your finger)

24. GridLock (Allows you to place your icons anywhere on the screen)

25. Tether SB Settings Addon (quick way to enable /disable native tethering)

26. CallLock (locks the phone after successfully dialing a number/prevents accidently pressing buttons)

27. GridTab For Safari (displays Safari tabs in grid mode instead of tabs)

28. CyDelete (enables you to delete Cydia apps right from home screens just like App store apps)

29. iFile (enables browsing of iOS files and perform delete/move/open etc auctions)

30. Remove Recents (removes icons from multitasking doc, only leaves apps truly running in the background)

31. InfiniFolders (infinite number of apps inside folders)

32. FolderCloser (closes the folder after successful app launch)

33. Notifier+ (reminder for missed Emails/SMS/VoiceMail/Calendar Events)

34. Syncronicity (enables you to use your phone while syncing with iTunes)