Comments for Ben Cooper's Weblog http://bgcooper.com Coffee is my EPO Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:57:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on A Chat - World Phone Day! by Ben Cooper http://bgcooper.com/2008/07/20/a-chat-world-phone-day/#comment-18620 Ben Cooper Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:48:08 +0000 http://bgcooper.com/?p=236#comment-18620 Good to hear from you again Jim. <ol> <li>The Optus iPhone page links <a href="http://www.apple.com/au/support/iphone/" rel="nofollow">here</a> for iPhone support, so I guess they're leaving it to Apple for warranty repairs. <li>Yes. By default it's set to ask you to join wifi networks it finds. Once you join it will automatically switch over every time you go in range of the network. It's very smooth and a world apart from my Symbian based E61i. Be careful though. I joined an open network that I can see at home (which never gave me an IP over DHCP) and it kept wanting to join it over my home network. I had to "forget" the network to stop it from automatically joining. </ol> Good to hear from you again Jim.

  1. The Optus iPhone page links here for iPhone support, so I guess they’re leaving it to Apple for warranty repairs.
  2. Yes. By default it’s set to ask you to join wifi networks it finds. Once you join it will automatically switch over every time you go in range of the network. It’s very smooth and a world apart from my Symbian based E61i. Be careful though. I joined an open network that I can see at home (which never gave me an IP over DHCP) and it kept wanting to join it over my home network. I had to “forget” the network to stop it from automatically joining.
]]> Comment on A Chat - World Phone Day! by Jim http://bgcooper.com/2008/07/20/a-chat-world-phone-day/#comment-18544 Jim Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:02:58 +0000 http://bgcooper.com/?p=236#comment-18544 Also when near a wifi spot does the iphone automatically route data through the wifi or do you have to do it manually? Also when near a wifi spot does the iphone automatically route data through the wifi or do you have to do it manually?

]]> Comment on A Chat - World Phone Day! by Jim http://bgcooper.com/2008/07/20/a-chat-world-phone-day/#comment-18543 Jim Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:59:42 +0000 http://bgcooper.com/?p=236#comment-18543 Hey Ben, I want an iphone :P I just finished uni and I'm about to search for a job. Good podcast! The reason I want an iphone over any other phone is a quality phone really, almost all fiance's phones have problems. Do you know what to do with warranty repairs with the iphone? Hey Ben,
I want an iphone :P I just finished uni and I’m about to search for a job. Good podcast! The reason I want an iphone over any other phone is a quality phone really, almost all fiance’s phones have problems. Do you know what to do with warranty repairs with the iphone?

]]> Comment on A Chat - World Phone Day! by Ben Cooper http://bgcooper.com/2008/07/20/a-chat-world-phone-day/#comment-18361 Ben Cooper Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:09:50 +0000 http://bgcooper.com/?p=236#comment-18361 I'm quite interested in OpenMoko. It's good to see they've got a device out the door. It sure seems like it's been a long time. Now to see it in shops in Australia... I agree that Apple is the master of generating publicity for itself and I'm sure people are sick of it. I am a mac user and for the first time I have contact, calendar and mail syncing with my phone that just works. It doesn't hurt that the device does a lot of things really well. I’m quite interested in OpenMoko. It’s good to see they’ve got a device out the door. It sure seems like it’s been a long time. Now to see it in shops in Australia…

I agree that Apple is the master of generating publicity for itself and I’m sure people are sick of it. I am a mac user and for the first time I have contact, calendar and mail syncing with my phone that just works. It doesn’t hurt that the device does a lot of things really well.

]]> Comment on A Chat - World Phone Day! by EdwardOCallaghan http://bgcooper.com/2008/07/20/a-chat-world-phone-day/#comment-18360 EdwardOCallaghan Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:54:11 +0000 http://bgcooper.com/?p=236#comment-18360 Why does every keep talking about this crappy iPhone. I am, and I am sure others are getting sick of it ! What's wrong with OpenMoko ? See : http://www.openmoko.com/ A very worth while read is here : http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=iphone Regards, Edward. Why does every keep talking about this crappy iPhone. I am, and I am sure others are getting sick of it !

What’s wrong with OpenMoko ? See : http://www.openmoko.com/
A very worth while read is here : http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=iphone

Regards,
Edward.

]]> Comment on The Google Street View truck? by Socrates http://bgcooper.com/2008/02/14/the-google-street-view-truck/#comment-17813 Socrates Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:01:35 +0000 http://bgcooper.com/2008/02/14/the-google-street-view-truck/#comment-17813 Ummm it is a truck. Lots of them. They are unmarked SUVs with a big rack on the roof. There is a camera in a waterproof housing on all four corners. Some say something about mapping on the door. I have seen a couple. But yes, they are driving up and down the roads. Usually major metro areas. Ummm it is a truck. Lots of them. They are unmarked SUVs with a big rack on the roof. There is a camera in a waterproof housing on all four corners. Some say something about mapping on the door. I have seen a couple. But yes, they are driving up and down the roads. Usually major metro areas.

]]> Comment on MacBook Magic Eye part 2 by buddha http://bgcooper.com/2008/06/30/macbook-magic-eye-part-2/#comment-17448 buddha Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:31:22 +0000 http://bgcooper.com/?p=224#comment-17448 this happens to my mac usually at the login screen with an external monitor plugged in coming from suspend. this happens to my mac usually at the login screen with an external monitor plugged in coming from suspend.

]]> Comment on Mac Hell by Ben Cooper’s Weblog » Blog Archive » Mac Hell part 2 http://bgcooper.com/2007/11/11/mac-hell/#comment-17235 Ben Cooper’s Weblog » Blog Archive » Mac Hell part 2 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:39:32 +0000 http://bgcooper.com/2007/11/11/mac-hell/#comment-17235 [...] had two regular problems since getting my new MacBook Pro 15″ (Part 1 details hell with my white MacBook), that is the system backcoming completely unresponsive and the [...] [...] had two regular problems since getting my new MacBook Pro 15″ (Part 1 details hell with my white MacBook), that is the system backcoming completely unresponsive and the [...]

]]> Comment on The Google Street View truck? by Ben Cooper http://bgcooper.com/2008/02/14/the-google-street-view-truck/#comment-17234 Ben Cooper Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:13:54 +0000 http://bgcooper.com/2008/02/14/the-google-street-view-truck/#comment-17234 http://www.streetviewfun.com/2007/google-van-runs-over-street-barricade/ That's a pretty amazing satellite! http://www.streetviewfun.com/2007/google-van-runs-over-street-barricade/

That’s a pretty amazing satellite!

]]> Comment on Apple Store Chatswood by Bernie http://bgcooper.com/2008/05/31/apple-store-chatswood/#comment-17022 Bernie Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:42:44 +0000 http://bgcooper.com/?p=215#comment-17022 Was in Chatswood Chase today. I took a peek thru a door left ajar. The store has no fittings or shelving etc. There was building materials everywhere. I saw no builders or tradespeople inside. I reckon opening of this store is months away Was in Chatswood Chase today. I took a peek thru a door left ajar.
The store has no fittings or shelving etc. There was building materials everywhere. I saw no builders or tradespeople inside.
I reckon opening of this store is months away

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