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Import Google Contacts to iCloud easily

Justyn — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 22:43:58 +0000

Since updating to iOS 5 I figured I would give the whole iCould thing a go for my contacts, calendar and mail. The only problem here was that exporting my Google Contacts and importing the into iCloud was that everything I read said I need to use iCal / Address Book to get them across. I ended up using Sunbird to transfer the Calendar across, and came across these simple instructions in MacRumors forum.

Requirements are Gmail Account and a valid iCloud account (Apple ID)

1. Go to your Google Contacts

2. Click the More > Export

3. Choose the group or all of your contacts you wish to export, whichever you prefer.

4. Choose vCard format and click the Export button.

5. You will now have a contacts.vcf which has been downloaded to your computer. Put it on your desktop if you prefer.

6. Rename contacts.vcf to yournamehere.vcf (example: justyn.vcf)

7. Log in to iCloud.

8. Click Contacts
Important Note: Make sure there are no contacts listed here before importing or this may not work. The page needs to be blank.

9. Drag the .vcf file into the window under All Contacts.
The page will highlight with a blue rectangle when you drag the .vcf onto it. Wait a little bit. (It took about 8 seconds for mine to import. I only have 136 contacts though.)

On your iPhone, go to Settings > iCloud and make sure Contacts is listed as ON.

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iOS 4.2.1 Download Links

Justyn — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 03:21:44 +0000

Everyone knows Apple has recently released iOS 4.2.1 to the public. I figured now would be a good time to post the direct links to the firmware updates. If you are currently JailBroken and update to 4.2.1 you may lose your JailBreak or Unlock at the moment.

iOS 4.2.1 for iPhone 4

iOS 4.2.1 for iPhone 3GS

iOS 4.2.1 for iPhone 3G

iOS 4.2.1 for iPod Touch 4G

iOS 4.2.1 for iPod Touch 3G

iOS 4.2.1 for iPod Touch 2G

iOS 4.2.1 for iPad

iOS 4.2 for AppleTV

If you’re wanting to test the Find My iPhone feature that is now part of iOS 4.2.1 (for iPhone 4, iPad and iPod Touch 4G) you can check out Apple’s website on how to setup Find My iPhone.

My Cydia Sources and Applications

Justyn — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:54:37 +0000

Everytime I upgrade my firmware I JailBreak it and have a hard time remembering which sources / applications I have setup in Cydia. I figured if I wrote a post it will not only benefit me but some other people out there may also find it useful. Please use at your own discression and don’t blame me if you break your iPhone/iPod/iPad when using any of these applications or sources.

My Sources List
iHacksRepo – http://ihacksrepo.com
Hackulo – http://cydia.hackulo.us
Sinful iPhone – http://sinfuliphonerepo.com
xSellize – http://cydia.xsellize.com

Installed Cydia Applications
AndroidLock XT – An Android like lock.
FastCopy – Removes delay for copy/paste menu.
FastSnap – Use volume buttons to take photos / video.
FolderEnhancer – Improves and extends iOS4 folders.
iFile – A file manager and viewer.
Installous – Enables installation of IPA files.
iSpeedTouched – Find possible security keys for WiFi networks.
LockInfo – Customize LockScreen with Mail/Calendar/Weather e.t.c.
MarkThatMessage – Timestamp on all messages in SMS application.
MobileTerminal – Terminal for the iPhone.
NoSpot – Hides SpotLight page.
PhoneCloser – Stops Phone from appearing after making / receiving calls.
QuickReply for SMS – Reply to SMS/MMS from any location.
SBSettings – Toggles for 3G/WiFi/Location e.t.c.
SpringFlash – Turn on LED via Activator.
uRemote – Remote control for uTorrent WebUI.
3G Unrestrictor – Remove “WiFi only” on applications (FaceTime e.t.c.)
20 Second Lock Screen – Keeps lockscreen active for 20 seconds.?

Speed up the iPhone 4

Justyn — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:30:50 +0000

I take no responsibility if you destroy your phone, it explodes or your arm falls off.

So you’re probably thinking the iPhone 4 is fast enough already, right? Well if there is any bit of performance you can squeeze out of a device then why not? After doing all this I get around 360MB – 370MB of available memory after a reboot.

First things first, you need to JailBreak which is simple as going to JailBreakMe in Safari on the iPhone. You can either download limera1n or greenpois0n to JailBreak.

What I did was download and run langdel.sh which deletes all language packs except English and Japanese (chmod it to 755 and run as root from MobileTerminal). If you want to remove all except just English, you can run langdelen.sh which is what I did.

Next I deleted the following Launch Daemons from /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/.

- com.apple.Dump* – 2 daemons to disable purpose is to dump the crash for apple evaluation.
- com.apple.Report* – 6 daemons to make reports about what caused the crash/what were running e.t.c.
- com.apple.CrashHouseKeeping.plist – Also deals with crashes.
- com.apple.VoiceOverTouch – Another Voice Control daemon.
- com.apple.aslmanager.plist – This daemon manages system logs.
- com.apple.awd_ice2.plist – Apparently only affects the iPhone 3G and 3GS. It’s not known what its function is on those devices, however, so remove this daemon at your own risk.
- com.apple.datamigrator.plist – Used to transfer contacts from SIM card to phone. iPod touch users can delete this.
- com.apple.marcoagent.plist – Logs errors with WiFi connections (failed to connect).
- com.apple.marco.tcpdump.en0.plist – Logs errors with WiFi connections (failed to connect).
- com.apple.mediaremoted.plist – Backend for AirTunes.
- com.apple.scrod.plist – This daemon deals with Voice Control. If you don’t use Voice Control, you can delete this daemon.
- com.apple.voiced – Yet another Voice Control daemon.
- com.apple.syslogd.plist – Logs system events.
- com.apple.powerlog.plist – This is used to monitor any incompatibilities with 3rd party chargers.
- com.apple.tcpdump.server.plist – This daemon is apparently used to dump traffic on a network. Removing this daemon has no adverse effects on one’s device.
- com.apple.mobile.profile_janitor.plist – This daemon’s function is currently unknown, but removing it has no adverse effects on one’s device.
- com.apple.searchd.plist – Disables Spotlight search if removed. The Spotlight page will still be there, but nothing will show up when you start typing. Disable this daemon if you don’t use Spotlight.
- com.apple.chud.chum.plist – This daemon is thought to relate to Apple’s CHUD (Computer Hardware Understanding Developer) tools. Removing this daemon will have no adverse effects on your device, unless you are a developer.
- com.apple.racoon.plist – Used for Virtual Private Networks. Disable this daemon if you do not use any VPNs.
- com.apple.chud.pilotfish.plist – This daemon is also thought to relate to Apple’s CHUD tools. Removing this daemon will have no adverse effects on your device, unless you are a developer.
- com.apple.AOSNotification.plist – This daemon deals with MobileMe syncing. If you do not use the MobileMe service, you can disable this.
- com.apple.AdminLite.plist – This daemon tries to return control of your device to you if it thinks that you are waiting for a lengthy process to respond. It does this by force-quitting the process, so if you’re tired of your apps crashing and you would rather wait a few seconds for them to finish what they’re doing, disable this daemon.

The next thing I did was edit com.apple.locationd.plist which makes locationd run when needed and not at startup.

Change:

>RunAtLoad>/>

>RunAtLoad>/>

The other thing I did was delete the following files from /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/ which removes shadows from the icons on the SpringBoard.

- FolderShadowBottom.png
- FolderShadowBottom@2x.png
- FolderShadowBottomNotch.png
- FolderShadowBottomNotch@2x.png
- FolderShadowTop.png
- FolderShadowTop@2x.png
- FolderShadowTopNotch.png
- FolderShadowTopNotch@2x.png
- WallpaperIconDockShadow.png
- WallpaperIconDockShadow@2x.png
- WallpaperIconDockShadowT.png
- WallpaperIconShadow.png
- WallpaperIconShadow@2x.png
- WallpaperIconShadowT.png

Another thing I have done is in /System/Library/Frameworks/UIKit.framework/ I deleted all the Keyboard*.plist except for Keyboard-default.plist, Keyboard-en.plist and Keyboard-en_AU.plist. You’re setup may vary though. I also deleted Keyboard-Emoji.artwork and Keyboard-Emoji@2x.artwork since I don’t use Emoji.

iPhone 3G 3.1.3 sync with Debian

Justyn — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 05:12:37 +0000

This post is mainly for my reference but hopefully it may help some of you. I am running CrunchBang Linux 10 which uses Debian Squeeze as a base. I changed my /etc/apt.conf from “squeeze” to “testing”.

This is how I got my iPhone 3G to sync in Debian.

Step 1 – Install needed packages.
apt-get build-dep libgpod gtkpod ifuse apt-get install git libsqlite3-dev checkinstall

Step 2 – Install packages from Sid / Unstable.

libimobiledevice
libimobiledevice1
libplist1
libplist-dev
libusbmuxd-dev
libusbmuxd1
usbmuxd

sudo dpkg -i usbmuxd*.deb lib*.deb

Step 3 – Download and install ifuse
git clone git://git.sukimashita.com/ifuse.git cd ifuse ./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr make sudo checkinstall -D make install

Step 4 – Download and install libgpod
git clone git://gtkpod.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/gtkpod/libgpod cd libgpod ./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr make sudo checkinstall -D make install

Step 5 – Download and install gtkpod
git clone git://gtkpod.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/gtkpod/gtkpod cd gtkpod ./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr make sudo checkinstall -D make install

Step 6 – Create mountpoint
sudo mkdir /mnt/iPhone sudo chmod 777 /mnt/iPhone/ sudo useradd -G fuse

Step 7 – Get iPhone ready
Plug in iPhone, then run.
ifuse /mnt/iPhone mkdir /mnt/iPhone/iTunes_Control/Device/ sudo lsusb -v | grep -i iSerial (get the long iSerial number) ipod-read-sysinfo-extended /mnt/iPhone/

Now you should be able to load gtkpod and sync music to the iPhone.

iPhone baby campaign by Durex

Justyn — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:45:28 +0000

I thought I might post something funny that I came across whilst browsing the internet. Here is a way you can help stop your iPhone “knocking-up” other iPhones. I hope you enjoy the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xEoqWuN1_8

Hands-on review of 4th Gen iPhone

Justyn — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:54:11 +0000

It seems that Gizmodo have trumped Engadget this time with a hands-on review of the (possible) new iPhone that was found earlier this week. They pulled the device apart, put it back together and almost have confirmed authenticity.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxbHCR-W8zc

Gizmodo has taken a lot of photos and posted a lot of specs about the new iPhone. They were unable to boot the device which means Apple may have remotely disabled it.

Cheap cool gadgets and stuff

Justyn — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:18:39 +0000

Everyone loves cool gadgets, keychains and random things. You like them more if they are cheap. There is a place that has everything you can think of which you may have come across called DealExtreme.

They have everything from cheap $2 Gadgets to video games to car accessories. One of the things I bought from DealExtreme was these iPhone charging cables (I bought 3 of them) and at $1.86 each and free shipping, who can complain?

I also bought Rachelle and I a cute Lovers Keychain which is a magnetic heart keychain that splits in two. I know it was only $2.34 but it’s cute and the thought that counts, right?

Our Lovers Keychain

Optus Tethering on iPhone OS 3.1.2

Justyn — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 07:56:31 +0000

There is now a simple way to enable tethering on the iPhone 3G/3Gs using Optus without paying extra. Now if you do happen to get charged I take no responsibility.

Your iPhone must be JailBroken. Add http://apt.iphone-storage.de as a source in Cydia, then search for Tethering and install the one corresponding to your iPhone (Tethering 3G – 3.1.2 or Tethering 3GS – 3.1.2).

Once installed, reboot then open Safari and navigate to http://justynsmith.info/mobileconfig/au_optus.mobileconfig and install the mobileconfig file. Once installed you should be able to go to Settings > General > Networking > Tethering (on/off).

Kyek modified a Greasemonkey plugin to allow you to see if an Appulous IPA link was dead before you clicked it. The original plugin was the ________ Links Checker.

Justyn — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:18:47 +0000

The Troll Bridge over at Appulous has been updated with a 27th question.

Question: Kyek modified a Greasemonkey plugin to allow you to see if an Appulous IPA link was dead before you clicked it. The original plugin was the ________ Links Checker.

Answer: cavern

You can checkout all the questions / answers on the iPhone trivia for Appulous post.