Macgasm

It is the stupid, piece of crap, totally evil network.

I have lived and visited countless cities across the US of A.
I have been on Sprint, T-mobile, Verizon, and AT&T.
I used all four networks across those countless cities.
AT&T is still the worst. network. EVER.

Since my 2007 comparison, I continue experiencing:

• Echo
• Dropped calls
• FAILed connections
• Bizarre background buzz
• SMS errors
• Voicemail errors

…shall I continue?

AT&T’s stagnancy and their failure to improve is appalling.
The only thing that went up is the damn pricing.
I truly truly dislike AT&T.

So much so, I wish somehow, some way, AT&T’s towers will be blown to bits. Completely dissipated, so they can start from ground up and rebuild better towers. You know, just like the other evil Empire’s super weapon was destroyed and the Death Star II was constructed? It was a more superior battle station, though it ended up being destructed. Actually, that sounds like a good solution since I refuse to Jailbreak my phone and hop on T-mobile’s network.

Anyone down to start a Rebel Alliance?

(image borrowed from Giz, found Googling “AT&T” and “evil”, made by Jesus Diaz. Go figure. Oh – the chicken scratch is mine)
BTW there’s a great discussion over at FF regarding real user experiences. Lots of people from various parts of the country weighing in. Come join! http://bit.ly/MB4G

So the 3G iPhone unlocking software release, due out on New Year’s Eve, is being talked about on the Internet. The Dev-Team released a demo video of said software, ‘yellowsn0w’, working its magic by effortlessly switching the 3G iPhone from AT&T’s network to T-mobile’s, and actually made a call.

…sounds bad ass but um HUH? – seemed like the general consensus cuz I got A LOT of people asking me to explain. Don’t lie, your IMs, texts, and e-mails prove it.

Though fret not, even some geek friends have asked me privately via Twitter DMs, e-mail, and Facebook messages what this crap is all about. So you’re not totally technologically idiotic.

Well – since I am an asshole, have no patience, and sure as heck am not going to respond to every e-mail, IM, DM, etc., etc., I consolidated the 15 most frequently asked questions here. Kinda like my Christmas gift to you guys? And if you don’t have an iPhone – well you’re assed the EF out. This is the only thing I’m giving this season. ;)

Any which way, here we go! (more…)

There was an article on Forbes.com today about a Finnish cyber securities firm discovering malware for the iPhone,”Mobile Spy”. For $99 a year, you can monitor logged calls, mobile web activities, and SMS this piece of software is installed in, through your Mobile Spy account.

But fret not, Mobile Spy is not a security risk since it needs to be physically installed in your phone. So unless you have a psycho stalker that has access to your actual phone, you’re safe. Now Spyware/malware, or what have you, is not breaking technology and has been around since I was an Internet n00b.

But this got me thinking.

People always complain about Apple and how it is outright stupid that Steve Jobs controls who has access to our hardware. I would be lying if I said I didn’t say at one time or another: why can’t Apple be more like PCs, where we don’t have to search for ‘authorized dealers’. Not only is it a) a pain in the ass to look for one but b) EXPENSIVE. The less retailers that sell Apple, the more pricey hardware/software and services are.

On the other hand, could one of the main reasons Apple products are less prone to malware/spyware/viruses be because Jobs is looking out for the consumer by keeping close tabs, and because of that, we are at less of a risk to be exposed?

What do you think? Is Jobs simply a dictator or is he looking out for us (consumers)?

Smashing Magazine put together a list of 15 Free OS X tools and apps here. They left out one of the most beloved Mac apps – Quicksilver, but who needs Quicksilver when there’s Spotlight?

Do you use Quicksilver? If so, what are the advantages? Perhaps I’m missing out on some App sexiness.

FAILage from the mega iPhone display at the AT&T store in Boston. Yikes, a Kernel Panic. How embarrassing.

By the way, is it me or does “Kernel Panic” sound a lot less serious than “Blue Screen of Death”? (couldn’t resist)

Via [Giz] via [Macsoda]