iPhone 4S: The missing “Enable 3G” switch.

The “Enable 3G” switch is no longer present in iPhone 4S.  The purpose of disabling the 3G radio is to conserve battery life or forcing the iPhone to connect to EDGE network where 3G signals are weak.

iPhone 4S

The “Enable 3G” switch still present in iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS running iOS 5.

iPhone 4 running iOS 5

UPDATE:
Threads about the missing “Enable 3GS” switch on Apple Support Communities.

Please let Apple know that you want this feature back, regardless if it was a bug or design decision.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

Having fun with CyanogenMod on HP TouchPad.

On Thursday October 13th, 2011 I picked up the three HP TouchPads I purchased at a severely discounted price. On Friday, iPhone 4S went on sale and I was helping a few people with theirs. Saturday morning I decided to install CyanogenMod on the HP TouchPad. I didn’t actually work on it until late afternoon.

Now, I’m bookmarking the important pages that helped me the most in installing the CyanogenMod on HP TouchPad.

Note to self:
You’re having too much fun.

OS X Lion 10.7.2

OS X Lion 10.7.2 is now available for download through Software Updates and Apple Support Downloads page.

OS X Lion Update 10.7.2 Client Combo

The 10.7.2 update is recommended for all OS X Lion users and includes general operating system fixes that improve the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac. It also includes support for iCloud, a breakthrough set of free cloud services that automatically and wirelessly store your content on iCloud and push it to all of your devices. iCloud on OS X Lion includes the following features:

iCloud stores your email, calendars, contacts, Safari bookmarks, and Safari Reading List and automatically pushes them to all your devices.
Back to My Mac provides remote access to your Mac from another Mac anywhere on the Internet.
Find My Mac helps find a missing Mac by locating it on a map and allows you to remotely lock the Mac or wipe all its data.
Getting started with iCloud is easy. After installing the update, OS X will automatically present an iCloud setup panel. Simply enter an existing Apple ID or create a new one and then follow the on screen instructions. To learn more about iCloud visit http://www.apple.com/icloud.

For more info, go to http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1459.

Microsoft Security Essentials flags Google Chrome as Malware

I spent the whole morning restoring Google Chrome on numbers of computers at the office after it was flagged as Password Stealer PWS:Win32/Zbot and forcibly removed by Microsoft Security Essentials. As I was working to get this problem straighten out, I discovered other people are having the same problem.

Interestingly, Microsoft Security Essentials did not flag Google Chrome Dev release as malware. It only affects the release version on the computers I have in the office.

I was unable to reinstall Google Chrome even after updating Microsoft Security Essentials. So I disabled Microsoft Security Essentials before started re-installing Google Chrome.

If you were still having problems re-installing Google Chrome with Microsoft Security Essentials disabled, try uninstalling Google Chrome from the Control Panel.

Repairing a MacBook Pro.

My original MacBook Pro Core Duo I bought back in January 2006 had a crack on the screen bezel.

I found a soon to be discarded MacBook Pro Core Duo with Screen assembly in a really good condition.

30 minutes later I have a seemingly new MacBook Pro.

 

Windows 8 on Fujitsu convertible tablet.

I just finished installing Windows 8 Developer Preview on a Fujitsu convertible tablet. Well, none of the tablet button is working yet, and I might need a new stylus.

Fujitsu LifeBook T4215

  • Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 @ 1.66GHz
  • 4 GB of RAM

The Metro interface is so frustrating to use without a capacitive screen.

Yahoo! adds IMAP supports to Small Business email.

I posted a rant on my personal WordPress page on Tuesday about staying away from POP-Mail. Having to deal with a client with 14,000 emails on his Yahoo! Small Business email, I was planning to move their email services to Google Apps.

To my surprise, Yahoo Small Biz Team (@YSmallBizCare) commented on my rant.

Hi, sorry to hear you’ve had trouble with your Yahoo! services.

We thought you might like to know that due to recent upgrades, Yahoo!’s New Small Business Mail now supports IMAP configuration.

Please contact us anytime at http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/contactus for assistance getting this setup.

That certainly solved the one problem I was dealing with for the past few days. I immediately added the IMAP settings (imap.mail.yahoo.com Port 993 with SSL) for the client.

If you are using Yahoo! Small Business Mail, you really wants to read this help page.

Thank You, Yahoo Small Biz Team.

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