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T-Mobile Cripples the Blackberry

In his article “T-Mobile Tells BlackBerry Users: GetLess!” PowerPage editor Emory Lundberg reports about how T-Mobile effectively crippled the Blackberry smartphone on its network by disallowing outbound requests on TCP port 80. A real sin considering that T-Mo Blackberry users pay US$40 per month for “BlackBerry Unlimited w/Enterprise E-mail” that includes “Unlimited Web Browsing.” I […]

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Change Your Default Browser From Safari to FireFox

So you’ve downloaded FireFox and want to change your default browser from Safari to FireFox on your Apple Mac OS X but for some reason you can’t find where to change the default browser. Here’s how to change the default browser in Mac OS X. 1. If you haven’t already, download and install FireFox 2.Once […]

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Crystalized Mobile Devices – Bling for Your iPod

GSM Dealer is now offering to crystalize your mobile technology devices. The company specializes in mobile phones, PDAs and iPods. An iPod mini with a full crystal cover will set you back US$699. Crystalizing your SideKick II, PalmOne Treo 600/650 or Motorola Razor V3 will cost US$399 (you supply the device). Our limited Crystal works […]

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Constant Interference – AirPort Reception Issues

I don’t know about you but wireless technology seems to have gone from great to horrible in just a couple of short years. Back in the day, I could plug in an original AirPort base station to a broadband connection and boom! I was online with a rock solid connection. Now, my AirPort Extreme base […]

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Expanded iBook Logic Board Repair Extension Program

Another reminder that if your iBook has a serial number in the range from UV220XXXXXX to UV318XXXXXX you may need to have it serviced. The repair program was expanded six months ago to cover serial numbers UV117XXXXXX to UV342XXXXXX. If your iBook has any of the following symptoms your logic board may need repair or […]