Nate True's Weblog: Posts tagged with software

New out-of-the-box iPhones now software unlockable

Posted by natetrue 34 weeks ago

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/

Tags: 1.1.3, bird in a hat, geohot, iphone, otb, software unlock

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iBrickr v0.2 released - iPhone modding for Windows made easy

Posted by natetrue 1 year ago

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.

Tags: ibrickr, iphone, modding, release, ringtones, software

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On the use of handwritten Content Management Systems

Posted by natetrue 1 year ago

When I told Andru that I was starting a blog and writing the CMS for it, he was incredulous. He wondered why I didn't use any of the abundantly numerous CMSes out there already, with all the features already implemented. There are a few reasons I decided to use my own code for a CMS.

First and foremost, it's almost a matter of pride. Sure, I could download some generic CMS, upload it to my server, and install it, and be up and running inside of 3 minutes. Sure, I'd have a blog, but with 3 minutes of effort, would I be proud of it?

Of course, many of you will say that it's not what hosts the blog, but the content inside the blog that matters. I feel this way too - the choice of a CMS has little bearing on what content I can post.

Secondly, I designed the cre.ations.net posting interface to be as slick and simple as possible, streamlining the posting process to a minimum of steps. I use the interface when publishing my creations all the time, and I am very comfortable with it.

Thirdly, I like the cre.ations.net image zooming feature. Sure, I'm a bit partial because I wrote it myself, but I feel like the little conveniences can really make or break a site. I could have ported the zoomer to some other CMS but what's the point? It's already right here.

Lastly, having written the entirety of cre.ations.net, I know the code like the back of my hand. If something malfunctions, or I think up a new feature, I'm only moments away from realizing it - no complicated and undocumented plugin architecture to learn, and no useless object-oriented hoops to jump through.

I can see how many enjoy the convenience of prewritten CMSes and I had a brief relationship with Joomla a while back. It was very easy to use (for myself as well as comment spammers) and I think it's a great package. But it just doesn't have that cozy feeling that you get from using your own handwritten code.