Nate True's Weblog http://cre.ations.net/$base_path Thoughts and musings from Nate True, casual inventor."; en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:08:43 -0600 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:08:43 -0600 custom http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[Musings on vinyl as a Makerbot build platform]]> I had some clear vinyl from the craft store laying around and decided to test it out as a build surface. I used double-sided tape to mount it onto a spare wood build base and printed one of the elliptical gears with it.

It's not perfect, but shows promise.

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]]> I had some clear vinyl from the craft store laying around and decided to test it out as a build surface. I used double-sided tape to mount it onto a spare wood build base and printed one of the elliptical gears with it.

It's not perfect, but shows promise.

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/musings-on-vinyl-as-a-makerbot-build-platform http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/musings-on-vinyl-as-a-makerbot-build-platform makerbot, build platform, warping, build material, vinyl, abs, 3d printing, reprap, sorbet Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:23:37 -0600 <![CDATA[In which I recount the history of Tap Tap Revenge and make shout-outs to those responsible]]> I posted a short essay on the history of Tap Tap Revenge on the Tapulous blog: Tap Tap Revenge 2: A History. Check it out! ]]> I posted a short essay on the history of Tap Tap Revenge on the Tapulous blog: Tap Tap Revenge 2: A History. Check it out! ]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/in-which-i-recount-the-history-of-tap-tap-revenge-and-make-shout http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/in-which-i-recount-the-history-of-tap-tap-revenge-and-make-shout iphone, tap tap revenge, release, shoutouts, credits, history Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:09:46 -0600 <![CDATA[25 things about me]]> (I'm going to start posting more things non-iPhone related. If you only subscribe for iPhone stuff, follow my iPhone tag. I'd love you to stick around though. )

There's been this "25 things" trend on Facebook where people post 25 things about themselves and let all their friends learn a little more. I decided to post my 25 things here because not all of you follow me on Facebook.

I've been meaning to do my 25 things for a while. As a somewhat private person it's generally quite difficult for me to open up. But here goes.


1. My full name is Nathaniel Paul True. Nathaniel means “God has given” and Paul means “small”.

2. As I was growing up I was fascinated with how my toys worked and would take them apart all the time. I soon became interested in assembling my own electronics and dove into that.

3. I also took up programming early on...

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]]> (I'm going to start posting more things non-iPhone related. If you only subscribe for iPhone stuff, follow my iPhone tag. I'd love you to stick around though. )

There's been this "25 things" trend on Facebook where people post 25 things about themselves and let all their friends learn a little more. I decided to post my 25 things here because not all of you follow me on Facebook.

I've been meaning to do my 25 things for a while. As a somewhat private person it's generally quite difficult for me to open up. But here goes.


1. My full name is Nathaniel Paul True. Nathaniel means “God has given” and Paul means “small”.

2. As I was growing up I was fascinated with how my toys worked and would take them apart all the time. I soon became interested in assembling my own electronics and dove into that.

3. I also took up programming early on...

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/25-things-about-me http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/25-things-about-me nate, 25 things, personal, birdy, god, religion, evolution, bird, christian Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:23:09 -0600 <![CDATA[Me in front of a huge TTR banner at Apple HQ]]> I took a trip down to the Apple HQ last week (I was down there for a Tapulous developer summit), and heard rumors of a three-story tall banner bearing my game, Tap Tap Revenge, in one of the buildings.

And of course, I had to get a picture with me in front of it.

Yes, the photo is photoshopped - I had to brighten my face due to bad lighting and covert photography practices :D ]]> I took a trip down to the Apple HQ last week (I was down there for a Tapulous developer summit), and heard rumors of a three-story tall banner bearing my game, Tap Tap Revenge, in one of the buildings.

And of course, I had to get a picture with me in front of it.

Yes, the photo is photoshopped - I had to brighten my face due to bad lighting and covert photography practices :D ]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/me-in-front-of-a-huge-ttr-banner-at-apple-hq http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/me-in-front-of-a-huge-ttr-banner-at-apple-hq apple, tap tap revenge, iphone, tapulous, banner, game Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:32:12 -0500 <![CDATA[QuickGold for iPhone - Jailbroken iPhone app recommendation]]> This one's not one of mine, but an app made by Zachary "zataang" Taanges really hit the spot. Using the Dock 3.0 source code as a reference, Zach created a beautiful text-based app launcher called QuickGold that runs right on top of SpringBoard.

It's available now in Cydia (hosted by Shaun "Ste" Erickson).

This thing is great, just hit the Home button while already at the home screen and start typing what you want, then tap the result that matches. So fast (even faster than Dock)!

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]]> This one's not one of mine, but an app made by Zachary "zataang" Taanges really hit the spot. Using the Dock 3.0 source code as a reference, Zach created a beautiful text-based app launcher called QuickGold that runs right on top of SpringBoard.

It's available now in Cydia (hosted by Shaun "Ste" Erickson).

This thing is great, just hit the Home button while already at the home screen and start typing what you want, then tap the result that matches. So fast (even faster than Dock)!

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/quickgold-for-iphone---jailbroken-iphone-app-recommendation http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/quickgold-for-iphone---jailbroken-iphone-app-recommendation iphone, jailbreak, jailbroken, app, quickgold, zataang, zacharytaanges, slow motion, water balloon Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:00:10 -0500 <![CDATA[What can code injection do on an iPhone?]]> Pretty much anything.



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]]> Pretty much anything.



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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/what-can-code-injection-do-on-an-iphone http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/what-can-code-injection-do-on-an-iphone iphone, code injection, dylib, hacking, jailbreak, keyboard, rhythm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:02:24 -0500 <![CDATA[SMSNotify for the iPhone 2.0 jailbreak: Make your phone buzz you more than once]]> One thing about the iPhone that has annoyed me has been that once it notifies you of an SMS or Voicemail once, it just waits for you to pick it up and look at the home screen.

That's why I made the original SMSNotify, which scans your SMS database for unread messages, and vibrates your phone periodically when it finds any.

I'm pleased to announce SMSNotify for the iPhone 2.0 firmware, with the following features:

- Now supports voicemail. A voicemail will buzz you twice, an SMS buzzes you three times
- Only buzzes when the phone comes out of sleep, for example, when it checks your e-mail, or checks in with the cell network.
- Full GPL source included in the package install (look in /usr/local/smsnotify).

My good friend Shaun Erickson is doing the package handling, and it is now available for installation via Cydia.

I'm working on a Dock for firmware 2.0 but that's...

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]]> One thing about the iPhone that has annoyed me has been that once it notifies you of an SMS or Voicemail once, it just waits for you to pick it up and look at the home screen.

That's why I made the original SMSNotify, which scans your SMS database for unread messages, and vibrates your phone periodically when it finds any.

I'm pleased to announce SMSNotify for the iPhone 2.0 firmware, with the following features:

- Now supports voicemail. A voicemail will buzz you twice, an SMS buzzes you three times
- Only buzzes when the phone comes out of sleep, for example, when it checks your e-mail, or checks in with the cell network.
- Full GPL source included in the package install (look in /usr/local/smsnotify).

My good friend Shaun Erickson is doing the package handling, and it is now available for installation via Cydia.

I'm working on a Dock for firmware 2.0 but that's...

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/smsnotify-for-the-iphone-20-jailbreak http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/smsnotify-for-the-iphone-20-jailbreak smsnotify, iphone, voicemail, sms, vibrate Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:27:22 -0500 <![CDATA[How to tether your iPhone 3G and browse the web using your 3G connection]]> Thanks to the excellent work of the iPhone Dev Team and the porting work of Jay Freeman as well as the authors of 3Proxy, it is now possible to "tether" your iPhone 3G and use its Internet connection on your laptop.

Warning - Tethering your iPhone is against the iPhone data plan terms. AT&T could slap you with huge fees if you overuse this. I recommend only using it during emergencies.

Here's the basic rundown:
- Jailbreak your iPhone 3G
- Install 3Proxy and Terminal
- Create an ad-hoc Wi-fi network using your laptop
- Join the network with your iPhone
- Find the iPhone's IP address
- Open Terminal and run the proxy program
- Open Safari on your iPhone and open a web page
- Configure your browser to use the proxy

I will be using a Mac and Firefox to demonstrate,...

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]]> Thanks to the excellent work of the iPhone Dev Team and the porting work of Jay Freeman as well as the authors of 3Proxy, it is now possible to "tether" your iPhone 3G and use its Internet connection on your laptop.

Warning - Tethering your iPhone is against the iPhone data plan terms. AT&T could slap you with huge fees if you overuse this. I recommend only using it during emergencies.

Here's the basic rundown:
- Jailbreak your iPhone 3G
- Install 3Proxy and Terminal
- Create an ad-hoc Wi-fi network using your laptop
- Join the network with your iPhone
- Find the iPhone's IP address
- Open Terminal and run the proxy program
- Open Safari on your iPhone and open a web page
- Configure your browser to use the proxy

I will be using a Mac and Firefox to demonstrate,...

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/how-to-tether-your-iphone-3g-and-browse-the-web-using-your-3g-co http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/how-to-tether-your-iphone-3g-and-browse-the-web-using-your-3g-co iphone, iphone 3g, tethering, proxy, socks, apple, jailbreak, jailbroken, 2.0, cydia, dev team, saurik Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:35:05 -0500 <![CDATA[Tap Tap Revolution coming to the iPhone App Store as "Tap Tap Revenge"]]> I know I've been silent for a while on the Tap Tap front, but now I can break the news! Tap Tap Revolution has been bought by a new company called Tapulous, and they've hired me on as a developer to maintain TTR.

Suffice it to say, their push for more features definitely works out better for you guys. Here's a low-quality leaked video demonstrating the sweet new features and look:



Check out the rest of this post for some exclusive screenshots.

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]]> I know I've been silent for a while on the Tap Tap front, but now I can break the news! Tap Tap Revolution has been bought by a new company called Tapulous, and they've hired me on as a developer to maintain TTR.

Suffice it to say, their push for more features definitely works out better for you guys. Here's a low-quality leaked video demonstrating the sweet new features and look:



Check out the rest of this post for some exclusive screenshots.

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/tap-tap-revolution-coming-to-the-iphone-app-store-as-tap-tap-rev http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/tap-tap-revolution-coming-to-the-iphone-app-store-as-tap-tap-rev tap tap revolution, tap tap revenge, iphone, game, fun Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:20:25 -0500 <![CDATA[Greetings from Berlin]]> This travel is taking its toll, but I'm still alive and kicking. After a great Bible study Friday night and a short Sabbath rest, Sparky picked me up and we headed over to the airport for 16 hours of travel.

The flight to Amsterdam lasted about 10 hours, most of which I spent watching movies in the in-flight video screen thingy. On a related note, the movie Solaris is very confusing.

We got into our hotel and went on a quick photowalk, the results of which shall follow presently:

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]]> This travel is taking its toll, but I'm still alive and kicking. After a great Bible study Friday night and a short Sabbath rest, Sparky picked me up and we headed over to the airport for 16 hours of travel.

The flight to Amsterdam lasted about 10 hours, most of which I spent watching movies in the in-flight video screen thingy. On a related note, the movie Solaris is very confusing.

We got into our hotel and went on a quick photowalk, the results of which shall follow presently:

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/greetings-from-berlin http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/greetings-from-berlin berlin, travel, chapel, old building, stereogram, photography Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:04:13 -0500 <![CDATA[The last of Taipei photos]]> I've been out of Taiwan for a day and a half now but only just now have had the time to post.

The night before our departure, Jake and I plus another Jake from AMD headed to a night market, which is apparently like a swap meet but it takes place at night and it has many more food vendors vending unsanitary and unidentifiable foods that smell bad.

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]]> I've been out of Taiwan for a day and a half now but only just now have had the time to post.

The night before our departure, Jake and I plus another Jake from AMD headed to a night market, which is apparently like a swap meet but it takes place at night and it has many more food vendors vending unsanitary and unidentifiable foods that smell bad.

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/the-last-of-taipei-photos http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/the-last-of-taipei-photos taiwan, taipei, taipei 101, tourism, photos, huge moth Sun, 08 Jun 2008 09:43:19 -0500 <![CDATA[Living it up in Taipei]]> It's 5 AM in Taipei and I'm wide awake.

Yesterday was a long day, starting on Sunday with a lot of packing and tying up loose ends, and continuing with a 13-hour flight at 1 AM non-stop to Taipei.

I was also coughing a lot because I'm getting over this throat infection and I'm still coughing more than I'd like to. The dextromethorphan isn't working like it's supposed to.

Anyway, we got into the Grand Formosa hotel and I must say, AMD/BuzzCorps really went all out. The room is huge and sports a fantastic view:

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]]> It's 5 AM in Taipei and I'm wide awake.

Yesterday was a long day, starting on Sunday with a lot of packing and tying up loose ends, and continuing with a 13-hour flight at 1 AM non-stop to Taipei.

I was also coughing a lot because I'm getting over this throat infection and I'm still coughing more than I'd like to. The dextromethorphan isn't working like it's supposed to.

Anyway, we got into the Grand Formosa hotel and I must say, AMD/BuzzCorps really went all out. The room is huge and sports a fantastic view:

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/living-it-up-in-taipei http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/living-it-up-in-taipei taipei, computex, dragonfruit, 101, taipei 101, wiring, urban, long exposure, city, sponsored by amd Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:17:05 -0500 <![CDATA[Going to Taipei!]]> If you've been following me on Twitter you will already know. I'm traveling to Taipei tomorrow, to attend Computex 2008. Apparently AMD is launching something at Computex Taipei and Gear Live is going to be all over it, naturally! I'll be the video tech/producer with Jake Ludington as the host.

It's going to rock. Hard. Yes, I will be taking lots of pictures and posting them!

I just hope this sore throat goes away soon. ]]> If you've been following me on Twitter you will already know. I'm traveling to Taipei tomorrow, to attend Computex 2008. Apparently AMD is launching something at Computex Taipei and Gear Live is going to be all over it, naturally! I'll be the video tech/producer with Jake Ludington as the host.

It's going to rock. Hard. Yes, I will be taking lots of pictures and posting them!

I just hope this sore throat goes away soon. ]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/going-to-taipei http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/going-to-taipei mysterious cat, taipei, computex, taiwan, trip, flying, sore throat Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:21:15 -0500 <![CDATA[Testers for a new top-secret iPhone Twitter app needed]]> Yo, I need 100 people who are both jailbroken iPhone users and active Twitter users to test out a new top-secret Twitter client app for the iPhone. I can't say much here but if you're interested, send your Twitter username to ultratopsecret@natetrue.com - only the first 100 responders will get in.

Yes this is serious. ]]> Yo, I need 100 people who are both jailbroken iPhone users and active Twitter users to test out a new top-secret Twitter client app for the iPhone. I can't say much here but if you're interested, send your Twitter username to ultratopsecret@natetrue.com - only the first 100 responders will get in.

Yes this is serious. ]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/testers-for-a-new-top-secret-iphone-twitter-app-needed http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/testers-for-a-new-top-secret-iphone-twitter-app-needed hamster, twitter, iphone, client, secret, testers Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:29:10 -0500 <![CDATA[1.1.4 analyzed - the news? No significant changes!]]> Okay, so I've finished my preliminary examination of the iPhone 1.1.4 firmware. And what's new?

Bug fixes. Like three of them. No new features, no new apps, nothing.

Not even any significant changes that would render the current jailbreak methods unusable.

So it looks like the official iPhone SDK and the hacked SDK will live in harmony, at least to begin with. That seems like a mixed blessing - on the one hand we will have developers and iPhone users remaining free to do with their phones as they wish - something I am very passionate about.

However, it will likely also mark the rise of the market for pirated iPhone applications - bought through iTunes, then copied off using one of the many ways to get files off the phone. Then shared through various channels, as usual.

I for one am hoping that the developers of paid applications will get their dues - for people like myself who make a living off of their creations it's...

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]]> Okay, so I've finished my preliminary examination of the iPhone 1.1.4 firmware. And what's new?

Bug fixes. Like three of them. No new features, no new apps, nothing.

Not even any significant changes that would render the current jailbreak methods unusable.

So it looks like the official iPhone SDK and the hacked SDK will live in harmony, at least to begin with. That seems like a mixed blessing - on the one hand we will have developers and iPhone users remaining free to do with their phones as they wish - something I am very passionate about.

However, it will likely also mark the rise of the market for pirated iPhone applications - bought through iTunes, then copied off using one of the many ways to get files off the phone. Then shared through various channels, as usual.

I for one am hoping that the developers of paid applications will get their dues - for people like myself who make a living off of their creations it's...

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/114-analyzed---the-news-no-significant-changes http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/114-analyzed---the-news-no-significant-changes iphone, 1.1.4, changes, sdk Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:18:14 -0600 <![CDATA[1.1.4 class-dump header files posted]]> Just dumped header files for the 1.1.4 apps and frameworks. I'm crawling them now for changes. If you'd like to crawl too, I have posted them yonder:

http://devices.natetrue.com/114headers

Happy hunting! ]]> Just dumped header files for the 1.1.4 apps and frameworks. I'm crawling them now for changes. If you'd like to crawl too, I have posted them yonder:

http://devices.natetrue.com/114headers

Happy hunting! ]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/114-class-dump-header-files-posted http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/114-class-dump-header-files-posted iphone, 1.1.4, headers, sdk Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:03:32 -0600 <![CDATA[iPhone firmware 1.1.4 out now, still jailbreakable]]> Yo guys, just a quick post. iPhone 1.1.4 firmware is still out, and Zibri's fantastic jailbreak utility, ZiPhone, still works great, at least for jailbreaking. I have not tested unlocking or activation.

Zibri, you are an excellent iPhone hacker!

I'll be looking for changes in the firmware and posting what I find soon. ]]> Yo guys, just a quick post. iPhone 1.1.4 firmware is still out, and Zibri's fantastic jailbreak utility, ZiPhone, still works great, at least for jailbreaking. I have not tested unlocking or activation.

Zibri, you are an excellent iPhone hacker!

I'll be looking for changes in the firmware and posting what I find soon. ]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-firmware-114-out-now-still-jailbreakable http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-firmware-114-out-now-still-jailbreakable iphone, ziphone, 1.1.4, jailbreak Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:04:49 -0600 <![CDATA[New cool thing I did - Binary / POV wristwatch]]> Yo peeps, I just published my latest cool invention. It's a wristwatch that tells you the time in binary, or you can swipe it through the air to make it write the time out for you. It's mad awesome.

Full details and assembly guide at http://cre.ations.net/creation/binarypov-custom-wristwatch ]]> Yo peeps, I just published my latest cool invention. It's a wristwatch that tells you the time in binary, or you can swipe it through the air to make it write the time out for you. It's mad awesome.

Full details and assembly guide at http://cre.ations.net/creation/binarypov-custom-wristwatch ]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/new-cool-thing-i-did---binary--pov-wristwatch http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/new-cool-thing-i-did---binary--pov-wristwatch invention, kit, watch, binary, pov, pic Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:24:32 -0600 <![CDATA[WAY EASIER iPhone 1.1.3 jailbreak released by Zibri]]> Master iPhone hacker Zibri has released ZiPhone, a utility that can jailbreak and unlock any new iPhone (as of firmware 1.1.3) directly, without any complicated upgrading or downgrading steps. Way easier than my crap.

Hats off to Zibri for this one.

Check out Zibri's blog for all the instructions. ]]> Master iPhone hacker Zibri has released ZiPhone, a utility that can jailbreak and unlock any new iPhone (as of firmware 1.1.3) directly, without any complicated upgrading or downgrading steps. Way easier than my crap.

Hats off to Zibri for this one.

Check out Zibri's blog for all the instructions. ]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/way-easier-iphone-113-jailbreak-released-by-zibri http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/way-easier-iphone-113-jailbreak-released-by-zibri 1.1.3, iphone, jailbreak, unlock, zibri, awesome, easy Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:55:57 -0600 <![CDATA[New out-of-the-box iPhones now software unlockable]]> This is NOT my release, but enough of you e-mail me about unlocking iPhones that I figured I should blog about it. Thanks to George Hotz who released this method.

So, if you're looking for how to unlock your new iPhone right out of the box (as of the 1.1.3 firmware), head to this post at The Unofficial Apple Weblog:

Software-only Unlock for iPhone

UPDATE: Zibri released an even easier unlock. http://zibree.blogspot.com/ ]]> This is NOT my release, but enough of you e-mail me about unlocking iPhones that I figured I should blog about it. Thanks to George Hotz who released this method.

So, if you're looking for how to unlock your new iPhone right out of the box (as of the 1.1.3 firmware), head to this post at The Unofficial Apple Weblog:

Software-only Unlock for iPhone

UPDATE: Zibri released an even easier unlock. http://zibree.blogspot.com/ ]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/new-out-of-the-box-iphones-now-software-unlockable http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/new-out-of-the-box-iphones-now-software-unlockable iphone, otb, 1.1.3, software unlock, bird in a hat, geohot Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:06:09 -0600 <![CDATA[If anybody wants to talk to me]]> I'll be hanging out in ##iphone and #iphone-hackers over on irc.freenode.net . Check out the Freenode IRC instructions if you're new to IRC.

##iphone is for general stuff, and #iphone-hackers is specifically for people who want to create applications for the iPhone (SDK or hacked).

Oh, and I will be talking at the O'Reilly Emerging Technologies conference about iPhone development (with a brief history, and a how-to). The conference is March 3-6 this year, and I'll be speaking on Monday morning. Check out ETech today - spots are filling fast. ]]> I'll be hanging out in ##iphone and #iphone-hackers over on irc.freenode.net . Check out the Freenode IRC instructions if you're new to IRC.

##iphone is for general stuff, and #iphone-hackers is specifically for people who want to create applications for the iPhone (SDK or hacked).

Oh, and I will be talking at the O'Reilly Emerging Technologies conference about iPhone development (with a brief history, and a how-to). The conference is March 3-6 this year, and I'll be speaking on Monday morning. Check out ETech today - spots are filling fast. ]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/if-anybody-wants-to-talk-to-me http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/if-anybody-wants-to-talk-to-me irc, support, iphone, freenode, cockatiel Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:31:05 -0600 <![CDATA[The 1.1.3 iPhone soft-upgrade jailbreak FAQ]]> My inbox has been overflowing with various questions about the 1.1.3 jailbreak, including numerous failures (I said there was risk, didn't I?). So I put this FAQ together to try and answer the most common ones.

If your phone is broken please scroll down to the PANIC section below.

Read on for the FAQ.

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]]> My inbox has been overflowing with various questions about the 1.1.3 jailbreak, including numerous failures (I said there was risk, didn't I?). So I put this FAQ together to try and answer the most common ones.

If your phone is broken please scroll down to the PANIC section below.

Read on for the FAQ.

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/the-113-soft-upgrade-jailbreak-faq http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/the-113-soft-upgrade-jailbreak-faq iphone, 113, jailbreak, faq, cat eye swab Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:08:14 -0600 <![CDATA[1.1.3 jailbreak Mac version now available]]> This is just a post for the RSS readers out there. A Mac version of the Jailbreak is available, on the same page:

http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-113-jailbreak-released ]]> This is just a post for the RSS readers out there. A Mac version of the Jailbreak is available, on the same page:

http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-113-jailbreak-released ]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/113-jailbreak-mac-version-now-available http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/113-jailbreak-mac-version-now-available iphone, 1.1.3, mac, osx, jailbreak Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:17:45 -0600 <![CDATA[iPhone 1.1.3 jailbreak released]]> Well, the iPhone Dev Team has done it again. A working jailbreak for 1.1.3 is finally here.

STATEMENT OF RISK

As all upgrades are risky, this one is doubly so. You may have to restore your phone using iTunes and start again if it fails. Make sure to back up first!

Let's continue

This jailbreak, like the 1.1.2 jailbreak, comes as an upgrade. This means you need to have a 1.1.1 or 1.1.2 jailbroken phone already, before you can begin.

QUESTIONS? See the FAQ

Official Jailbreak release works for iPod Touch, and is easier to do. Go here for that.

Update - unlocked phones appear to remain unlocked and work properly after the update, according to scattered reports.

MAC...

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]]> Well, the iPhone Dev Team has done it again. A working jailbreak for 1.1.3 is finally here.

STATEMENT OF RISK

As all upgrades are risky, this one is doubly so. You may have to restore your phone using iTunes and start again if it fails. Make sure to back up first!

Let's continue

This jailbreak, like the 1.1.2 jailbreak, comes as an upgrade. This means you need to have a 1.1.1 or 1.1.2 jailbroken phone already, before you can begin.

QUESTIONS? See the FAQ

Official Jailbreak release works for iPod Touch, and is easier to do. Go here for that.

Update - unlocked phones appear to remain unlocked and work properly after the update, according to scattered reports.

MAC...

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-113-jailbreak-released http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-113-jailbreak-released iphone, 113, 1.1.3, jailbreak, release, orange juice Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:51:26 -0600 <![CDATA[iPhone 1.1.3 WebClip hack - Speed Dial on your home screen]]> So the new iPhone 1.1.3 firmware allows you to put icons on your home screen for websites, but I know many of us want to put phone numbers on there for a Speed Dial screen.

I've put a little hack together that lets you have a (somewhat) speedy speed dial icon. There's no jailbreaking required for this one - it can all be done using Apple-approved Web Clip creation.

Check the images below for a walkthrough.

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]]> So the new iPhone 1.1.3 firmware allows you to put icons on your home screen for websites, but I know many of us want to put phone numbers on there for a Speed Dial screen.

I've put a little hack together that lets you have a (somewhat) speedy speed dial icon. There's no jailbreaking required for this one - it can all be done using Apple-approved Web Clip creation.

Check the images below for a walkthrough.

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-113-webclip-hack---speed-dial-on-your-home-screen http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-113-webclip-hack---speed-dial-on-your-home-screen iphone, 1.1.3, hacks, no jailbreak needed, webclip, speed dial Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:26:34 -0600 <![CDATA[iPhone 1.1.3 firmware behind the scenes changes]]> So I've had the chance to examine the 1.1.3 firmware on a deeper level (using a technique not developed by me and which I can't release so don't ask) and have noticed some interesting changes behind the scenes that are quite blogworthy:

- SpringBoard no longer needs to be modified (via SummerBoard) in order to show extra applications in the /Applications folder.
- All applications now run as the user 'mobile' instead of as root.
- Preferences are now stored in /var/mobile rather than in /var/root.

What does this all mean? I'll tell you what it means.

The iPhone 1.1.3 firmware is ready for official installable applications.

Even though there are no applications available for purchase (besides the iPod Touch's $20 "upgrade package"), the installation architecture appears to be there already.

It also appears that the frameworks have undergone many changes, ostensibly to make it easier for official...

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]]> So I've had the chance to examine the 1.1.3 firmware on a deeper level (using a technique not developed by me and which I can't release so don't ask) and have noticed some interesting changes behind the scenes that are quite blogworthy:

- SpringBoard no longer needs to be modified (via SummerBoard) in order to show extra applications in the /Applications folder.
- All applications now run as the user 'mobile' instead of as root.
- Preferences are now stored in /var/mobile rather than in /var/root.

What does this all mean? I'll tell you what it means.

The iPhone 1.1.3 firmware is ready for official installable applications.

Even though there are no applications available for purchase (besides the iPod Touch's $20 "upgrade package"), the installation architecture appears to be there already.

It also appears that the frameworks have undergone many changes, ostensibly to make it easier for official...

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-113-firmware-behind-the-scenes-changes http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-113-firmware-behind-the-scenes-changes iphone, 1.1.3, changes, breaking, internal, jailbreak, hack, widgets, applications, sdk Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:58:09 -0600 <![CDATA[New service: QLNK.net]]> So lately I've been somewhat unsatisfied with URL tiny-ifying services such as TinyURL and URLTea, and decided that it was about time I made my own.

I wanted to do something a little different, so thus was birthed QLNK - named because it was a short-ish domain name that I found and registered.

The basic deal is the same - head over to http://qlnk.net with your long URL, and it will spit out a short URL for your linking pleasure.

The difference, though, is that the unique part goes at the beginning. For example, a link to my blog is http://re.qlnk.net - so it's technically a subdomain rather than a path.

Additionally, if you feel like it, you can claim a custom subdomain, with as many dots in it as you like. For example, you could claim this.is.a.test.qlnk.net just by going to it. If it's free, you can...

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]]> So lately I've been somewhat unsatisfied with URL tiny-ifying services such as TinyURL and URLTea, and decided that it was about time I made my own.

I wanted to do something a little different, so thus was birthed QLNK - named because it was a short-ish domain name that I found and registered.

The basic deal is the same - head over to http://qlnk.net with your long URL, and it will spit out a short URL for your linking pleasure.

The difference, though, is that the unique part goes at the beginning. For example, a link to my blog is http://re.qlnk.net - so it's technically a subdomain rather than a path.

Additionally, if you feel like it, you can claim a custom subdomain, with as many dots in it as you like. For example, you could claim this.is.a.test.qlnk.net just by going to it. If it's free, you can...

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/new-service http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/new-service qlnk, tinyurl, url shortener, pleo fell over, service Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:41:53 -0600 <![CDATA[1.1.3 iPhone firmware released same as the leaked one]]> So finally Apple released the 1.1.3 iPhone firmware - and surprise! It's exactly, 100%, bit-for-bit, identical to the leaked firmware that was demoed on Gear Live.

This means the home screen rearrangement crashing bugs will still happen.

It also means the info I released about the leaked firmware holds true. To reiterate:

If you upgrade to 1.1.3 with an anySIM-unlocked phone, your upgrade will fail, and a restore to 1.1.2 or a lower firmware will let you use your phone again.

If you upgrade to 1.1.3 with a never-unlocked phone (this includes jailbroken phones) your upgrade will succeed. You will ONLY (as of yet) be able to activate if you have a valid AT&T SIM card and service (aka the "normal" way to activate).

Once you upgrade to 1.1.3 on a normal phone, there's no downgrading. The new...

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]]> So finally Apple released the 1.1.3 iPhone firmware - and surprise! It's exactly, 100%, bit-for-bit, identical to the leaked firmware that was demoed on Gear Live.

This means the home screen rearrangement crashing bugs will still happen.

It also means the info I released about the leaked firmware holds true. To reiterate:

If you upgrade to 1.1.3 with an anySIM-unlocked phone, your upgrade will fail, and a restore to 1.1.2 or a lower firmware will let you use your phone again.

If you upgrade to 1.1.3 with a never-unlocked phone (this includes jailbroken phones) your upgrade will succeed. You will ONLY (as of yet) be able to activate if you have a valid AT&T SIM card and service (aka the "normal" way to activate).

Once you upgrade to 1.1.3 on a normal phone, there's no downgrading. The new...

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/113-iphone-firmware-released-same-as-the-leaked-one http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/113-iphone-firmware-released-same-as-the-leaked-one iphone, 1.1.3, official, release, crash, upgrade, update, turkey sausage and fruit Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:47:18 -0600 <![CDATA[SMSNotify - keeps your iPhone vibrating when there's an unread SMS]]> I hate it when someone SMSes me, and I miss the vibration, and I go for hours without checking my phone. Thus I created SMSNotify, a script that vibrates your iPhone every 15 seconds when you have an unread SMS.

The script is quite simple - it just queries the SMS database for unread SMSes, and if there are any, it calls the 'vibrator' utility that vibrates the phone for a short time.

It's written in shell script so if you want it to do other things it's easy to modify.

Now it's not perfect - when your phone is asleep it won't be every 15 seconds but will wait until the phone silently wakes up (to check your e-mail generally) before it can vibrate again. I'm working on that.

Download it at http://devices.natetrue.com/iphone/smsnotify.zip or just wait for it to appear in Installer.app - my good friend Shaun Erickson is packaging it up. ...

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]]> I hate it when someone SMSes me, and I miss the vibration, and I go for hours without checking my phone. Thus I created SMSNotify, a script that vibrates your iPhone every 15 seconds when you have an unread SMS.

The script is quite simple - it just queries the SMS database for unread SMSes, and if there are any, it calls the 'vibrator' utility that vibrates the phone for a short time.

It's written in shell script so if you want it to do other things it's easy to modify.

Now it's not perfect - when your phone is asleep it won't be every 15 seconds but will wait until the phone silently wakes up (to check your e-mail generally) before it can vibrate again. I'm working on that.

Download it at http://devices.natetrue.com/iphone/smsnotify.zip or just wait for it to appear in Installer.app - my good friend Shaun Erickson is packaging it up. ...

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/smsnotify---keeps-your-iphone-vibrating-when-theres-an-unread-sm http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/smsnotify---keeps-your-iphone-vibrating-when-theres-an-unread-sm iphone, sms, smsnotify, script, installer, omgadog Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:07:08 -0600 <![CDATA[Fun news: Downgrading from iPhone 1.1.3 bricks your phone (restrictions apply)]]> If your iPhone has never been unlocked, downgrading from 1.1.3 will leave you bricked until you upgrade back to 1.1.3, as far as I can tell. The phone (even with an authentic AT&T SIM) reports an Incorrect SIM while iTunes says there's no SIM at all, when you've downgraded back to 1.1.1 or 1.1.2 (1.0.x untested).

If your phone was unlocked, the baseband upgrade fails on 1.1.3, so you will not have this problem but will not get 1.1.3 to work.

Obviously this may change once Apple releases the firmware officially but I do not count that as likely. ]]> If your iPhone has never been unlocked, downgrading from 1.1.3 will leave you bricked until you upgrade back to 1.1.3, as far as I can tell. The phone (even with an authentic AT&T SIM) reports an Incorrect SIM while iTunes says there's no SIM at all, when you've downgraded back to 1.1.1 or 1.1.2 (1.0.x untested).

If your phone was unlocked, the baseband upgrade fails on 1.1.3, so you will not have this problem but will not get 1.1.3 to work.

Obviously this may change once Apple releases the firmware officially but I do not count that as likely. ]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/fun-news http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/fun-news iphone, 1.1.3, brick, dogbutt Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:29:20 -0600 <![CDATA[iPhone 1.1.3 home screen rearrangement video]]> So now that the iPhone 1.1.3 new features are widely known, check out this video of the home-screen rearrangement. The wiggly icons are super cool:

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]]> So now that the iPhone 1.1.3 new features are widely known, check out this video of the home-screen rearrangement. The wiggly icons are super cool:

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-113-home-screen-rearrangement-video http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-113-home-screen-rearrangement-video iphone, 1.1.3, home, rearrangement, video, wiggly Sat, 29 Dec 2007 16:38:19 -0600 <![CDATA[Finally solved my 4x4x4 Rubik's Cube]]> That took forever. ]]> That took forever. ]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/finally-solved-my-4x4x4-rubiks-cube http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/finally-solved-my-4x4x4-rubiks-cube rubik's cube, solved, solution Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:46:51 -0600 <![CDATA[New birdy (with pictures)]]> Having accidentally killed my old birdy Pistachio in my sleep a couple weeks ago, I decided I needed another bird to replace him. So here's Erythema, a 4-month-old Green Cheek Conure. She is not afraid of my camera (a Kodak V570) so I can get up close and take some great pictures of her (Pistachio was dead scared of inanimate objects).

She is a fan of shoulder-cuddling and, like most conures, will not poop when she's on your shoulder. I still have to teach her to step onto my finger, which is why I clipped her wings last night. I am generally loath to clip a bird's wings, as flying is kind of their thing. She can get her flight back once she's learned that she needs people to take her where she wants to go.

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]]> Having accidentally killed my old birdy Pistachio in my sleep a couple weeks ago, I decided I needed another bird to replace him. So here's Erythema, a 4-month-old Green Cheek Conure. She is not afraid of my camera (a Kodak V570) so I can get up close and take some great pictures of her (Pistachio was dead scared of inanimate objects).

She is a fan of shoulder-cuddling and, like most conures, will not poop when she's on your shoulder. I still have to teach her to step onto my finger, which is why I clipped her wings last night. I am generally loath to clip a bird's wings, as flying is kind of their thing. She can get her flight back once she's learned that she needs people to take her where she wants to go.

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/new-birdy-with-pictures http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/new-birdy-with-pictures bird, conure, greencheek, erythema Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:50:09 -0600 <![CDATA[Paypal fraudsters, please stop sending me money]]> Recently a number of very suspicious donations have shown up in the iBrickr donation account - large $80 donations coming in on the same day from several different people, or chains of $1 donations coming from different people all with Hispanic names, all on the same day.

I don't appreciate fraudulent donations and I'm sure the victims of these scams don't either. The suspicious donations have been reported to Paypal, and I hope you get caught, jerks!

Thanks to those of you who have sent in genuine donations. Your money is keeping my stomach filled with delicious potatoes. Also, if you haven't donated, that's okay, too! I still love you, just not as much.

As for the status of iBrickr, it has not been terribly useful to me lately (and likely not too much so to you all either), and I have not been developing it actively lately. My attention has shifted to other things (like native iPhone apps)...

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]]> Recently a number of very suspicious donations have shown up in the iBrickr donation account - large $80 donations coming in on the same day from several different people, or chains of $1 donations coming from different people all with Hispanic names, all on the same day.

I don't appreciate fraudulent donations and I'm sure the victims of these scams don't either. The suspicious donations have been reported to Paypal, and I hope you get caught, jerks!

Thanks to those of you who have sent in genuine donations. Your money is keeping my stomach filled with delicious potatoes. Also, if you haven't donated, that's okay, too! I still love you, just not as much.

As for the status of iBrickr, it has not been terribly useful to me lately (and likely not too much so to you all either), and I have not been developing it actively lately. My attention has shifted to other things (like native iPhone apps)...

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/paypal-fraudsters-please-stop-sending-me-money http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/paypal-fraudsters-please-stop-sending-me-money fraud, ibrickr, paypal, donations, wind-blown look Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:51:12 -0600 <![CDATA[Cre.ations.net server move, again]]> You may have noticed that the URLs have moved to "4.cre.ations.net" for the moment. It will be that way until DNS migrates all the way to the new server (hopefully this will be the last move in a long time). Everything should still work just as you remember it, so don't be too bothered! It will all be better soon. ]]> You may have noticed that the URLs have moved to "4.cre.ations.net" for the moment. It will be that way until DNS migrates all the way to the new server (hopefully this will be the last move in a long time). Everything should still work just as you remember it, so don't be too bothered! It will all be better soon. ]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/creationsnet-server-move-again http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/creationsnet-server-move-again server, move, edamame, oil Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:11:43 -0600 <![CDATA[iPhone Privacy Patcher utility released: Stop sending your IMEI to Apple!]]> So now that it's out that Apple is spying on you, people have been clamoring for a way to hide your IMEI from the all-seeing eye of Apple's Stocks and Weather applications. These apps send your IMEI as well as your iPhone firmware version to Apple for their nefarious usage statistic processing.

This is a big deal, because the IMEI is sent in plaintext, over any Wi-fi network you may currently be connected to. So anyone listening on that network will be able to grab your IMEI and do stuff with it, like, um, yeah, I'm not sure they can do anything with it.

Until now you just had to avoid the Stocks and Weather apps and/or wrap your phone in tin foil to prevent them from reading your thoughts.

Concomitantly, I have produced a simple command-line utility to patch out the nefarious code from Stocks and Weather allowing you to check your portfolio and the weather without worrying about...

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]]> So now that it's out that Apple is spying on you, people have been clamoring for a way to hide your IMEI from the all-seeing eye of Apple's Stocks and Weather applications. These apps send your IMEI as well as your iPhone firmware version to Apple for their nefarious usage statistic processing.

This is a big deal, because the IMEI is sent in plaintext, over any Wi-fi network you may currently be connected to. So anyone listening on that network will be able to grab your IMEI and do stuff with it, like, um, yeah, I'm not sure they can do anything with it.

Until now you just had to avoid the Stocks and Weather apps and/or wrap your phone in tin foil to prevent them from reading your thoughts.

Concomitantly, I have produced a simple command-line utility to patch out the nefarious code from Stocks and Weather allowing you to check your portfolio and the weather without worrying about...

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-privacy-patcher-utility-released http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-privacy-patcher-utility-released iphone, privacy, tinfoil, all-seeing eye, paranoid cat, paranoia, patcher, stocks, weather Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:05:54 -0600 <![CDATA[Tap Tap Revolution v1.3 released]]> I finally took a day to update Tap Tap Revolution and get a few more features in.

Among the millions of new features are:
- MUCH better tap response
- Multitouch taps have been eliminated
- Pause and Exit buttons in game mode
- Clearer tap graphic
- High Scores table for each song (that's why you're prompted for a user name)
- The iTunes Library remembers who made beats for each song

Watch for a couple new tracks coming soon, too.

It's already in iBrickr and will be in Installer very soon, thanks to Shaun who does half the packaging for Installer.app. Give him your money! He spends a lot of time packaging these apps for mass consumption and deserves a lot of the credit for how easy it is to get applications on your iPhone. ]]> I finally took a day to update Tap Tap Revolution and get a few more features in.

Among the millions of new features are:
- MUCH better tap response
- Multitouch taps have been eliminated
- Pause and Exit buttons in game mode
- Clearer tap graphic
- High Scores table for each song (that's why you're prompted for a user name)
- The iTunes Library remembers who made beats for each song

Watch for a couple new tracks coming soon, too.

It's already in iBrickr and will be in Installer very soon, thanks to Shaun who does half the packaging for Installer.app. Give him your money! He spends a lot of time packaging these apps for mass consumption and deserves a lot of the credit for how easy it is to get applications on your iPhone. ]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/tap-tap-revolution-v13-released http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/tap-tap-revolution-v13-released tap tap revolution, iphone, games, update, boston terrier Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:36:04 -0600 <![CDATA[cre.ations.net is moving servers]]> So Dreamhost isn't so hot about the amount of CPU time that cre.ations.net uses, and their new PS service costs way too much compared to a dedicated server. So there may be a hiccup or two while the move is going, and for now all the permalinks redirect to "1.cre.ations.net" which means it's running on the new server. I have some DNS hoops to jump through to make sure that there's (nearly) no downtime.

Enjoy the ride!

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]]> So Dreamhost isn't so hot about the amount of CPU time that cre.ations.net uses, and their new PS service costs way too much compared to a dedicated server. So there may be a hiccup or two while the move is going, and for now all the permalinks redirect to "1.cre.ations.net" which means it's running on the new server. I have some DNS hoops to jump through to make sure that there's (nearly) no downtime.

Enjoy the ride!

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/creationsnet-is-moving-servers http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/creationsnet-is-moving-servers cat stare, server, move, dreamhost, dns Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:53:01 -0600 <![CDATA[iBrickr v0.9 released]]> Just a small update - if you want to downgrade your iPhone from 1.1.1 back to 1.0.2, iBrickr will guide you through it. No button holding either, it's easy!

Check it out! ]]> Just a small update - if you want to downgrade your iPhone from 1.1.1 back to 1.0.2, iBrickr will guide you through it. No button holding either, it's easy!

Check it out! ]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/ibrickr-v09-released http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/ibrickr-v09-released ibrickr, version, upgrade, downgrade, iphone, easy, seagull Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:17:32 -0500 <![CDATA[My iPhone's radio fried - can I have yours?]]> So in an attempt to figure out what was bricking unlocked phones on 1.1.1, I upgraded my unlocked phone to 1.1.1. After a number of (shall we say) valiant attempts at reviving the radio, I managed to brick it even further, by somehow completely breaking the radio. I have this fun message as shown on my phone, and nothing (not CommCenter, not bbupdater, not iEraser, nor NORDumper) can communicate with the baseband on the phone. All restores fail because they can't talk to it.

So it looks like if I want to continue testing with 1.1.1 I'm going to have to replace the radio board on my phone with a new one.

If anyone here has an iPhone with a cracked screen or some other non-radio problem (dead battery, etc) just laying around, I could definitely use it. I'll send you an assembled Time Fountain for it, if you'd like. ]]> So in an attempt to figure out what was bricking unlocked phones on 1.1.1, I upgraded my unlocked phone to 1.1.1. After a number of (shall we say) valiant attempts at reviving the radio, I managed to brick it even further, by somehow completely breaking the radio. I have this fun message as shown on my phone, and nothing (not CommCenter, not bbupdater, not iEraser, nor NORDumper) can communicate with the baseband on the phone. All restores fail because they can't talk to it.

So it looks like if I want to continue testing with 1.1.1 I'm going to have to replace the radio board on my phone with a new one.

If anyone here has an iPhone with a cracked screen or some other non-radio problem (dead battery, etc) just laying around, I could definitely use it. I'll send you an assembled Time Fountain for it, if you'd like. ]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/my-iphones-radio-fried---can-i-have-yours http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/my-iphones-radio-fried---can-i-have-yours iphone, broken, help, radio, fried, salient Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:54:50 -0500 <![CDATA[Looks like the iPhone 1.1.1 update is reversible after all (kinda)]]> Alright! Congrats to Kmac1985 from the Hackint0sh forums who discovered this little doozy of a method. Make sure to read the issues below (it's not COMPLETELY reversible). On a phone that has 1.1.1 installed:

- Start by downloading the 1.0.2 firmware here. Get it while it's still hot. That's an Apple download link so it's subject to change.

- Try to sit under a good light source. You need to see the screen clearly when it's not backlit.

- Make sure the phone is on and running normally (if activated, at the Home screen, if not, just at the "Activate iphone" screen). The phone must also be docked or plugged in to your USB cable.

- Press and hold the Power and Home buttons on the phone until the screen shuts off.

- Release the Power button immediately. Keep pressing the...

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]]> Alright! Congrats to Kmac1985 from the Hackint0sh forums who discovered this little doozy of a method. Make sure to read the issues below (it's not COMPLETELY reversible). On a phone that has 1.1.1 installed:

- Start by downloading the 1.0.2 firmware here. Get it while it's still hot. That's an Apple download link so it's subject to change.

- Try to sit under a good light source. You need to see the screen clearly when it's not backlit.

- Make sure the phone is on and running normally (if activated, at the Home screen, if not, just at the "Activate iphone" screen). The phone must also be docked or plugged in to your USB cable.

- Press and hold the Power and Home buttons on the phone until the screen shuts off.

- Release the Power button immediately. Keep pressing the...

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/looks-like-the-iphone-111-update-is-reversible-after-all http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/looks-like-the-iphone-111-update-is-reversible-after-all iphone, firmware, downgrade Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:59:09 -0500 <![CDATA[iPhone 1.1.1 restore mode verbose boot captured on video]]> Hey guys,

This won't mean jack squat to most of you but I've managed (with the help of the iPod Touch dev team) to boot the iPhone in restore verbose mode which will hopefully give us some insight into what we can do to crack the new firmware.

I trained my trusty Canon XH A1 HD videocamera at it with a high shutter speed to make sense of the quickly passing images. Check out the video and stills below.

I'll go through and translate it by hand to make things clearer.

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]]> Hey guys,

This won't mean jack squat to most of you but I've managed (with the help of the iPod Touch dev team) to boot the iPhone in restore verbose mode which will hopefully give us some insight into what we can do to crack the new firmware.

I trained my trusty Canon XH A1 HD videocamera at it with a high shutter speed to make sense of the quickly passing images. Check out the video and stills below.

I'll go through and translate it by hand to make things clearer.

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-111-restore-mode-verbose-boot-captured-on-video http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-111-restore-mode-verbose-boot-captured-on-video iphone, boot, verbose, firmware, hacking Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:39:35 -0500 <![CDATA[New iPhone 1.1.1 firmware out, we're trying to get into it]]> Yo guys, the latest iPhone firmware just came out. I can confirm that it is encrypted like the iPod Touch firmware, and so far no one has cracked it open to view the files. We're working our hardest on this.

My recommendation is not to upgrade, if you have a modded phone (ringtones, fake activation, ANYTHING third-party), until we have more information. If you want to upgrade, restore your phone first with the old firmware by holding Shift while clicking Restore in iTunes (Command key if you're on Mac) and choosing the 1.0.2 firmware first, then upgrading once the restore has completed.

DO NOT UPGRADE IF YOUR PHONE IS UNLOCKED.

Let me say this too: The iPhone firmware version 1.1.1 invalidates ALL iPhone software hacks.

We will bring you more news as it develops. ]]> Yo guys, the latest iPhone firmware just came out. I can confirm that it is encrypted like the iPod Touch firmware, and so far no one has cracked it open to view the files. We're working our hardest on this.

My recommendation is not to upgrade, if you have a modded phone (ringtones, fake activation, ANYTHING third-party), until we have more information. If you want to upgrade, restore your phone first with the old firmware by holding Shift while clicking Restore in iTunes (Command key if you're on Mac) and choosing the 1.0.2 firmware first, then upgrading once the restore has completed.

DO NOT UPGRADE IF YOUR PHONE IS UNLOCKED.

Let me say this too: The iPhone firmware version 1.1.1 invalidates ALL iPhone software hacks.

We will bring you more news as it develops. ]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/new-iphone-111-firmware-out-were-trying-to-get-into-it http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/new-iphone-111-firmware-out-were-trying-to-get-into-it iphone, firmware, encrypted, saladpants Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:17:15 -0500 <![CDATA[iPhone tip - want better EDGE speeds? Take your hand off the antenna]]> For me it's been quite obvious but I am surprised how many iPhone owners I see complaining about EDGE speeds when they're covering the antenna (that black plastic area on the back of the phone) with their hand.

A very useful tip for those using EDGE: Take your hand off the antenna! Your meaty fingers are absorbing all the Internet packets.

The advantage is especially obvious when you have low signal strength - but even when I have full bars, I see a 50% speed increase when my flesh isn't absorbing all of those radio waves.

Let's not forget that the warning manual that comes with the iPhone (you did read it, didn't you?) says your flesh must remain three-quarter inches away from that antenna otherwise you exceed FCC limits for radio exposure. ]]> For me it's been quite obvious but I am surprised how many iPhone owners I see complaining about EDGE speeds when they're covering the antenna (that black plastic area on the back of the phone) with their hand.

A very useful tip for those using EDGE: Take your hand off the antenna! Your meaty fingers are absorbing all the Internet packets.

The advantage is especially obvious when you have low signal strength - but even when I have full bars, I see a 50% speed increase when my flesh isn't absorbing all of those radio waves.

Let's not forget that the warning manual that comes with the iPhone (you did read it, didn't you?) says your flesh must remain three-quarter inches away from that antenna otherwise you exceed FCC limits for radio exposure. ]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-tip---want-better-edge-speeds--take-your-hand-off-the-ant http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-tip---want-better-edge-speeds--take-your-hand-off-the-ant iphone, edge, speed, slow, meaty, tips Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:19:29 -0500 <![CDATA[NEWS FLASH: I bought me a birdy]]> He's a 2 year old green cheek conure, and I have named him Pistachio.

Got him off of Craigslist from a woman who's moving out of state. He looks quite healthy, save for some untrimmed claws and a weird two-layered beak. He is super-sweet though. Snuggles right up to your neck.

Last night he was scared or something and insisted on sleeping next to my head, under this home-made stuffed creature.

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]]> He's a 2 year old green cheek conure, and I have named him Pistachio.

Got him off of Craigslist from a woman who's moving out of state. He looks quite healthy, save for some untrimmed claws and a weird two-layered beak. He is super-sweet though. Snuggles right up to your neck.

Last night he was scared or something and insisted on sleeping next to my head, under this home-made stuffed creature.

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/news-flash http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/news-flash pistachio, bird, conure, bought, purchasing, consumerism, pet Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:14:52 -0500 <![CDATA[iPhone firmware 1.0.2 released and analyzed, hopes for new features dashed]]> Alright, here's the skinny on what's changed in the new iPhone firmware (1.0.2):

- /private/var/db/localtime has been changed from a file to a symlink, looks like a fix related to time zones.

- The kernel caches in /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kernelcaches/ have been changed. So a few changes in the kernel. The new kernels are actually smaller by about 6 kilobytes.

- The Info.plist for the Multitouch driver in /System/Library/Extensions/AppleMultitouchSPI.kext has been changed. This corresponds with what appears to be reprogrammed multitouch firmware, possibly fixing some multitouch issues for some.

- A few files have been rearranged, for the IOKit, MultitouchSupport, OfficeImport, and System frameworks (/System/Library/Frameworks). Looks like they've replaced some static folders with symlinks into the Versions folder of each framework. Possibly a backward compatibility move? I'm just thinking...

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]]> Alright, here's the skinny on what's changed in the new iPhone firmware (1.0.2):

- /private/var/db/localtime has been changed from a file to a symlink, looks like a fix related to time zones.

- The kernel caches in /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kernelcaches/ have been changed. So a few changes in the kernel. The new kernels are actually smaller by about 6 kilobytes.

- The Info.plist for the Multitouch driver in /System/Library/Extensions/AppleMultitouchSPI.kext has been changed. This corresponds with what appears to be reprogrammed multitouch firmware, possibly fixing some multitouch issues for some.

- A few files have been rearranged, for the IOKit, MultitouchSupport, OfficeImport, and System frameworks (/System/Library/Frameworks). Looks like they've replaced some static folders with symlinks into the Versions folder of each framework. Possibly a backward compatibility move? I'm just thinking...

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-firmware-102-released-and-analyzed-hopes-for-new-features http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-firmware-102-released-and-analyzed-hopes-for-new-features iphone, firmware, analysis, beephone, 1.0.2 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:10:13 -0500 <![CDATA[iBrickr v0.2 released - iPhone modding for Windows made easy]]> Hey everyone - I just released the first version of iBrickr, a Windows app that makes iPhone modding easy. Just download it, run it, and plug in your iPhone and it will guide you through the steps, doing most of the work for you.

iPhones modified this way do not need to be "unjailbroken" to work with iTunes - your iPhone will always appear the same to iTunes as it ever did.

Right now ringtone management is the star feature, with application management via PXL being less useful because PXL packages are at the moment hard to come by.

It has an in-built error reporting architecture (you get to review everything that gets sent my way though), so if something goes wrong I can help you out with it and get back to you via e-mail.

So check it out, and let me know what you think. ]]> Hey everyone - I just released the first version of iBrickr, a Windows app that makes iPhone modding easy. Just download it, run it, and plug in your iPhone and it will guide you through the steps, doing most of the work for you.

iPhones modified this way do not need to be "unjailbroken" to work with iTunes - your iPhone will always appear the same to iTunes as it ever did.

Right now ringtone management is the star feature, with application management via PXL being less useful because PXL packages are at the moment hard to come by.

It has an in-built error reporting architecture (you get to review everything that gets sent my way though), so if something goes wrong I can help you out with it and get back to you via e-mail.

So check it out, and let me know what you think. ]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/ibrickr-v02-released---iphone-modding-for-windows-made-easy http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/ibrickr-v02-released---iphone-modding-for-windows-made-easy iphone, ibrickr, ringtones, modding, software, release Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:04:11 -0500 <![CDATA[HOWTO: Install SSH on your iPhone *DEPRECATED, use iBrickr instead*]]> These instructions are deprecated - it's much easier to download iBrickr and install the dropbear and binkit packages using the Applications interface.

Instructions left for nostalgia sake, though:

These instructions work with the latest 1.0.1 iPhone update.

Right now these instructions work for Windows. A Mac OSX version must be made by someone else, but the translation is fairly easy. The sshify-windows.bat must be replaced with a file that contains equivalent Mac OSX commands.

These instructions MUST be run on a phone that has already had Jailbreak 1.1 run on it. For instructions on that see the custom ringtone tutorial.

This...

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]]> These instructions are deprecated - it's much easier to download iBrickr and install the dropbear and binkit packages using the Applications interface.

Instructions left for nostalgia sake, though:

These instructions work with the latest 1.0.1 iPhone update.

Right now these instructions work for Windows. A Mac OSX version must be made by someone else, but the translation is fairly easy. The sshify-windows.bat must be replaced with a file that contains equivalent Mac OSX commands.

These instructions MUST be run on a phone that has already had Jailbreak 1.1 run on it. For instructions on that see the custom ringtone tutorial.

This...

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/howto-install-ssh-on-your-iphone http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/howto-install-ssh-on-your-iphone iphone, hacks, ssh, easy Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:29:19 -0500 <![CDATA[Details on decrypting the new iPhone 1.0.1 firmware image]]> Not sure how DMCA-legal this is, but here's the skinny.

Download the Restore package using iTunes. Hit Restore on your iPhone screen and accept all the wild legal mumbo jumbo (after reading it thoroughly). Then unplug your iPhone as it downloads.

Head over to where iPhone updates are stored (on Windows, Run "application data\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Software Updates") and rename the new .ipsw to .zip.

Extract the contents.

Run this command on the Ramdisk DMG:

strings 009-7662-6.dmg | grep "^[0-9a-fA-F]*$"

Look at the strings that come out. One of them is very long.

Now grab vfdecrypt.

Edit vfdecrypt.c putting in the key you found where it says INSERT KEY HERE. Use the same amount of characters as the hyphens in there, replacing them with parts of the key.

Now compile vfdecrypt. You can use...

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]]> Not sure how DMCA-legal this is, but here's the skinny.

Download the Restore package using iTunes. Hit Restore on your iPhone screen and accept all the wild legal mumbo jumbo (after reading it thoroughly). Then unplug your iPhone as it downloads.

Head over to where iPhone updates are stored (on Windows, Run "application data\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Software Updates") and rename the new .ipsw to .zip.

Extract the contents.

Run this command on the Ramdisk DMG:

strings 009-7662-6.dmg | grep "^[0-9a-fA-F]*$"

Look at the strings that come out. One of them is very long.

Now grab vfdecrypt.

Edit vfdecrypt.c putting in the key you found where it says INSERT KEY HERE. Use the same amount of characters as the hyphens in there, replacing them with parts of the key.

Now compile vfdecrypt. You can use...

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/details-on-decrypting-the-new-iphone-101-firmware-image http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/details-on-decrypting-the-new-iphone-101-firmware-image iphone, hack, vfdecrypt, dmg, 1.0.1, quiche Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:52:07 -0500 <![CDATA[Tether your iPhone: EDGE internet on your laptop]]> Instructions for tethering your iPhone 3G or iPhone with 2.0 firmware are here

Recent developments have allowed iPhone hackers to compile background applications for the iPhone - among the most interesting so far is srelay, a SOCKS proxy server.

srelay running on your iPhone opens up a very exciting possibility - you can use your iPhone's EDGE connection with a laptop or other Wifi-enabled device.

A note of caution: Accessing your EDGE data plan through a laptop may be against your AT&T terms of service. Even modifying your iPhone to enable this service may be a violation. Please check before attempting this procedure.

Currently these instructions only work for Windows - as I don't have a Mac I can't really test anything on that side. I was hoping a...

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]]> Instructions for tethering your iPhone 3G or iPhone with 2.0 firmware are here

Recent developments have allowed iPhone hackers to compile background applications for the iPhone - among the most interesting so far is srelay, a SOCKS proxy server.

srelay running on your iPhone opens up a very exciting possibility - you can use your iPhone's EDGE connection with a laptop or other Wifi-enabled device.

A note of caution: Accessing your EDGE data plan through a laptop may be against your AT&T terms of service. Even modifying your iPhone to enable this service may be a violation. Please check before attempting this procedure.

Currently these instructions only work for Windows - as I don't have a Mac I can't really test anything on that side. I was hoping a...

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/tether-your-iphone http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/tether-your-iphone iphone, tethering, tether, hack Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:03:51 -0500