Tag: Troubleshooting

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Yet another NVIDIA GeForce card bites the dust.

This is the second EVGA NVIDIA GeForce 7600 graphics card I’ve seen having blown capacitors. Well, the mystery was solved a while back. Both cards had failing cooling fan; thus it overheated and goes kaput. This particular one actually is a little bit burned. Well, see it for yourself.

This card might be a 7600 GS model with FZ74 capacitors.

Anyway, it is apparent that the heatsink fan is not that good and prone to failure.

I’ll post more pictures later.

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Apple releases iOS 4 for iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch.

June 21st, 2010.

Apple release iOS 4 for iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, and iPod touch (2nd & 3rd generation) today. iOS 4 is available for download through iTunes.

Please download iTunes 9.2 before you try upgrading to iOS 4. Download iTunes 9.2 from Apple.

  • iPhone 3GS – iPhone3,1_4.0_8A293_Restore.ipsw 607.4MB
  • iPhone 3GS – iPhone2,1_4.0_8A293_Restore.ipsw 396.3MB
  • iPhone 3G – iPhone1,2_4.0_8A293_Restore.ipsw 306.3MB
  • iPod touch 3rd Gen – iPod3,1_4.0_8A293_Restore.ipsw 384.2MB
  • iPod touch 2nd Gen – iPod2,1_4.0_8A293_Restore.ipsw 330.3MB

iPhone 4 is scheduled for release on Thursday June 24th, 2010 at 7:00AM local time. The same day new Futurama episode airs on Comedy Central!

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Text Spam from (714) 267-2734

If you’re wondering who does the the number (714) 267-2734 belong to, don’t bother looking. All you need to do is to file complaints to FCC because such unsolicited text messages violate CAN-SPAM Act.

You should file form 1088G to report this violation. File a complaint on FCC site http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm

You can also call 1-888-CALL-FCC (1-888-2255-322) voice; 1-888-TELL-FCC (1-888-8355-322) TTY.

The text reads:

Do you owe more than $10,000 to the IRS or state? Our tax experts can possibly REDUCE or ELIMINATE your back taxes. Reply IRS to see if you qualify!

Text-Spam does violate the Communication Act of 1934.

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Apple updates MobileMe and releases “Find My iPhone” App.

As promised, Apple has just updated MobileMe with the new Mail and Find My iPhone. The newly updated MobileMe adds supports for iOS 4 which is due for release on June 21st, 2010.

In addition to MobileMe upgrade, Apple also releases “Find My iPhone” app for iOS devices.

MobileMe is a $99 service from Apple with push email, contacts, and calendar events over the air to iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, and PC.

You can get MobileMe at discounted prices at Amazon.com.

MobileMe is also available for 60-day free trial.

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iTunes 9.2 is released ahead of iOS 4.

iTunes 9.2 is now available for Mac OS X and Windows XP/Vista/7. iTunes 9.2 is required to sync with iPhones and iPod touches running iOS 4.

http://www.apple.com/itunes/

iOS 4 is scheduled for release June 21st, 2010.
iOS 4 is compatible with iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPod touch (2nd and 3rd gen).

iPhone 4 is scheduled for release on June 24th, 2010.

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iPhone 4 Reservation Confirmation.

If you’re early enough beating the AT&T meltdown, you might already have a confirmation for the iPhone 4 pre-order. I really want the White iPhone 4, but for now I reserved one at the Apple Store. After numerous tries, I succesfully reserved a 32GB Black iPhone 4. For some reasons, whenever I tried reserving the 16GB version, it kept failing.

UPDATE:
Apple has just disabled iPhone 4 Reservation through Apple Store App, citing high demand.

You might have easier time reserving iPhone 4 using Apple Store App for the iPhone.