There is now a way to automatically post to Google+. When Google+ first started almost 2 years ago, there were hardly any tools to help you manage it along with your other social networks like Twitter or Facebook. Scheduling posts or automatically posting your blog’s RSS feed was impossible with Google+. They explicitly made it…
FIX Broken MMS on CM11 S4 Sprint
I’ve been running Cyanogen Mod for a few years now. For me, its faster, has better battery life, and I like the UI. However, since rooting and unlocking the SIM card for global GSM, my MMS hasn’t always worked. In fact, on Cyanogen Mod 10 & 11, MMS status messages were always “Sending…” for sent…
WordPress 3.5 Breaks Admin Dashboard Items
I recently updated one of my sites to Wordpress to version 3.5 on a site that was running a minimal amount of plugins and a simple Woothemes template. While the site still displayed normally, a lot of admin menus and functionality seemed to be broken: The Visual Editor didn’t display The Add Media button didn’t…
2010 Chevy Impala Radio Swap US8 – Fleet/Rental
I recently got a really good deal on a 2010 Chevy Impala from a rental company. Unfortunately it didn’t come with Bluetooth or the upgraded radio that is mp3 and XM satellite radio capable. I wanted to add an iPod hookup that displayed the song info on the screen, charged the iPod, and allowed for…
Untethered Jailbreak AppleTV 2 – 5.0.1 iOS 5.1.1 – 9B206f (XBMC works)
Seas0nPass has just released this morning a untethered jailbreak for all you 5.0.1 (iOS 5.1.1 – 9B206f) ATV2 users out there. Thanks Firecore! This is great news for everyone using the previously mentioned tethered jailbreak. This method is compatible with the latest firmware that Apple released as of 5/10/12 – version 5.0.1 (iOS 5.1.1 -…
*WORKING* Jailbreak AppleTV 2nd Gen – 5.0 9B179b iOS 5.1 (tethered) for XBMC
UPDATE 5/25 – seas0npass now supports a tethered jailbreak for ATV2 5.0.1 (latest ATV2 version as of 5/10/12). Read about it here. As of 3/30/12, Seas0nPass now supports a tethered jailbreak on AppleTV v5.0 (9B179b iOS 5.1). You can read the full Firecore post here. For AppleTV 3 owners, there is no jailbreak at the…
*UPDATED* Jailbreak Apple TV 2nd Gen – 4.4.4 9A406a iOS 5.0.1
UPDATE 4/2/12 – If you have updated to AppleTV 5.0, there is now a jailbreak method and XBMC available. Check this post for updated info and downloads for version 5.0 (9B179b iOS 5.1). Today, I successfully jailbroke and installed XBMC tonight on a Apple TV 2 I purchased 3 hours ago. Finding an Apple TV…
Edit and Trim MKV’s Without Re-Encode
Solveig Multimedia just released version 3.0 of their video editing and trim software. The main reason this software is so useful is that it can trim and merge video files without re-encoding which preserves original quality and is WAY faster than encoding. I did a review on version 2.0 of this software. The main features…
*UPDATED* Restore Old Gmail Look on New Gmail
4/24/12 – In the last few days, Gmail has forced all users into the new look. I have updated this post with better information. Below are a few methods I have found that will change and restore the new Gmail look to feel more like old Gmail. While they don’t address every annoyance, they major…
Automatic Highslide Integration for WordPress Images and Galleries
Highslide really makes your pictures and galleries look a lot better in Wordpress. I’ve been using Lightbox, Shadowbox, and Thickbox for quite some time, but I’ve always wanted the ability for a thumbstrip like you see in Blogspot and Flickr. Highslide is an amazing image display that offers huge amounts of customization. Basically, you create…