DISH Remote Access
Despite the information I received from their customer service, you can use the DISH Remote Access even if you are an AT&T Dish customer. This must be a new feature because I tried it last year and it would not let me in. The online registration process now lets you enter your DVR ID number instead of your non-existant Customer Number in the registration form. You can find your DVD ID in the setup menus on your DVR.
Plastic Beach
North Texas Tollway Authority Bill 15 Months Late
I got a couple of love letters in the mail to day from the North Texas Tollway Authority. It seems I dared to use one of their roads which used to be free back in 2008 and now I owe them money. I have until the end of the month to pay up or be subject to a $250 fine plus court costs, tolls, and fines. Naturally I'm going to pay. Doesn't it seem odd that they had 15 months to send me a bill for the $1.71 and 65¢ tolls, but I only get 24 days to make my payment -- or else?
How to Get Currency Exchange Rates in iPhone Stocks App
The built-in iPhone app called 'Stocks' can be used to get current and historical exchange rates for various currencies. If you only enter one code it tells you the price in that currency for one US Dollar. The format is the three-character code for that currency followed by =X. So for Euros the code is EUR=X. If you want the reverse exchange rate add that code with your source currency code. For example EURUSD=X. Remember that your bank will use buy and sell amounts that are usually 3% on either side of this rate.
Aperture 3.0 Tip: Delete Photos After Import from iPhone
I recently switched from iPhoto to Aperture to manage images on my computer. The experience has been mixed. I am really not happy with the performance. I'm hoping that will get better. Another annoyance it the fact that importing images from my iPhone does not prompt me to delete those images off the phone like it does for my camera. It turns out there is a simple fix for that but its not in Aperture at all.
This Season of Lost Like Sliding Doors
This season of Lost started out with a time paradox. The episodes so far have continued on these parallel time lines. This is similar to the 2002 movie Sliding Doors starring Gwyneth Paltrow. In the end of that movie one time line "wins". Which time line will win for Lost?
Drupal Notifier
Simple Application for monitoring multiple Drupal Sites from one screen on your iPhone. You must install the Drupal Notifier Module and have permissions to use that module first.
WeeMee Avatar Creator
The WeeMee® avatar creator for iPhone & iPod touch. With over 30 million WeeMees created, this app brings the world’s most popular avatar to the iPhone.
Gorillacam
Gorillacam is brought to you by the photography experts at Joby, creators of the world famous Gorillapod flexible tripods, and the Gorillamobile for iPhone 3G/3GS!
SkyVoyager
MACWORLD 2010 BEST OF SHOW WINNER!
SkyVoyager is our "Pro" iPhone astronomy app - if you are a beginner, or looking for something simpler, you might want to check out SkyGazer, our "Lite" version.
SkyVoyager is a powerful astronomy program, with a database of 300,000 stars and 30,000 deep sky objects. It renders the planets and moons in detail, using NASA mission imagery.









