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Real-world iPhone tethering

Yesterday I had a scheduled appointment at my local auto dealership to have an iPod interface installed in our Prius more on that later. Knowing that I'd have to wait and estimated hour and a half for my car, I took the opportunity to test iPhone tethering to my MacBook...

Tags: Apple iPhone, PDAnet, 3G, Engineering, Notebooks, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-07

A great reason to jailbreak: tethering

Everyone probably remembers the mythical NetShare iPhone tethering app that was released briefly by NullRiver. It vanished from the App Store at the end of July when Apple pulled it without explanation. Apple and AT&T are rumored to be discussing tethering, but as of yet no plans have been announced....

Tags: Apple iPhone, PDAnet, Engineering, Wireless LANs, Wireless, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-10-02

On the Acela Express from Boston to NY, a MotoQ/PDANet cocktail is just the ticket

Right now, Im aboard the Acela Express train from Bostons South Station to Penn Station in New York City and Ive had connectivity to the Net pretty much the whole way thanks to my Motorola Q and an awesome little app that Ive written about before called PDANet from JuneFabrics....

Tags: Smart phones, VPNs, Network security, Notebooks, Cellular phones, PDANet, Ive, Acela Express, VPN, notebook

Blog posts 2006-12-19

Additional Resources

Five essential apps for jailbroken iPhones

I've been having a blast with my iPhone since installing the recently released jailbreak for OS 3.1.2 was released. Sure, the iPhone 3GS now has video recording, but it can't broadcast video. And while you're waiting for AT&T to make up its mind on tethering, you can have it today...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Video, Winterboard, Smart Phones, Corporate Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-10-16

How to jailbreak the iPhone 3GS

Why does Apple persistI am amazed the game of cat and mouse Apple users must play to get a phone that they can do with as they please. The same people who openly criticize Microsoft for all and sundry, but the beloved Steve Jobs whom it appears must own their...

Tags: Smart phones, Pwnage, Apple iPhone, Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., jailbreak

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

iPhone OS 3.0: What new Wi-Fi improvements and features do you want?

For iPhone users, the good news about tomorrow's event debuting the latest version of its OS appears to be that cut and paste will finally be implemented, thanks perhaps to the upcoming competition from the Palm Pre. The bad news is that running background apps beyond Apple's own may still...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-03-16

Free iPhone tethering options

Tethering your iPhone for free used to simply require jailbreaking your phone and installing PDAnet, but JuneCloud got wise and has since have since started charging $30 per year for the software. But don't fret, Gizmodo reports that there are at least two...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Option, Tools & Techniques, Telecom & Utilities, Management, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-02-15

PdaNet for Treo 650/680 3.21 (Mobile)

Software to drive your Treo smartphone as a Wireless Modem for your PC PdaNet allows your PC to go online by connecting to your Treo smartphone through the Hotsync USB cable (or Bluetooth if you are using Treo 650). If you own a Treo 650, 600, 300, 270 or 180...

Tags: Mobile, Palm Treo, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-07-31

PdaNet for Treo 700p/755p/Centro 4.12 (Mobile)

Get Wireless Internet on your laptop through the Treo phone - The PdaNet software allows your computer to go online by connecting to your Treo smartphone through the Hotsync USB cable or Bluetooth. If you own a Treo or Centro phone with a data plan subscription from any carriers, PdaNet...

Tags: Mobile, Palm Treo, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-06-03

Bummer: Motorola Q requires "reboots" a little too often

This is another in what is now a series of installments about my experiences with Motorolas new Q smartphone. The Q is based on the latest greatest smartphone operating system to come out of Microsoft (Windows Mobile 5 for Smartphones). The only thing that seems to bring down my...

Tags: telephone, smart phone, Motorola Inc., Motorola Q Review, Wired &, Wireless, Personal Technology, Mobile, General

Blog posts 2006-09-14

Bummer: Motorola Q requires "reboots" a little too often

This is another in what is now a series of installments about my experiences with Motorola's new Q smartphone. The Q is based on the latest greatest smartphone operating system to come out of Microsoft (Windows Mobile 5 for Smartphones). The only thing that seems to bring...

Tags: Motorola Inc., smart phone, telephone

Blog posts 2006-09-14

Two timely videos worth watching (on sting rays and hydrogen-powered cars)

To me, the Web is all about getting informed on-demand. Two videos that are making the rounds this week really get that point across. The first of these had to do with Croc hunter Steve Irwin whose tragic death brought great sadness into our home. Our children are big...

Tags: video, global warming

Blog posts 2006-09-05

OnTheRun with Tablet PCs show #27

Whew! Finally. James and I were able to get our respective schedules to settle down enough to allow time for us to record a long overdue podcast. In spite of the fact that the Tabletscape has been pretty quiet from a hardware perspective, we did find a variety...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, PC, tablet PC, tablet

Blog posts 2006-08-27

OnTheRun with Tablet PCs show #26

Listen here ( MP3, 22.7 MB, 66 minutes) or Subscribe to the show with this link RSS James Kendrick and I are back with show #26! Listener Jonas Knipper from Germany sent...

Tags: JOnAS

Blog posts 2006-07-23

PdaNet for Windows Mobile 1.71 (Mobile)

This software allows your PC/Laptop to go online by connecting to your Pocket PC phone or Windows Mobile phone through the ActiveSync cable, Bluetooth or InfraRed. Simply install and your computer will connect to the Internet instantly. No extra hardware or setting necessary. PdaNet supports Treo 700w, Motorola Q, PPC/XV...

Tags: Phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Windows, Bluetooth, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Model Driven Architecture, Advertising & Promotion, Software, Wireless, Hardware, Ooa/Ood/Oop, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Marketing

Software downloads 2006-07-13

Getting Things Done in Santa Monica

I'll report on what I learn in David's seminar this weekend after I've had a chance to digest the one-day deep dive into Getting Things Done that the Roadmap seminar provides. It's been five years since I first attended the old format, two-day affair and I'm really looking forward to...

Tags: Getting Things Done

Blog posts 2006-03-24

ZDNet readers chime in with own Treo horror stories

ZDNet readers chime in with own Treo horror storiesMy cellphone makes telephone calls.I've received a few text messages. Not sure what that's all about, but I find that I can delete them without consequence.The phone also has some options that sound like they might be overcomplicated, but I've found...

Tags: Cellular phones, Handhelds, E-mail providers, Notebooks, Palm Treo, Google Gmail, notebook, phone

Discussion threads 2006-02-24

ZDNet readers chime in with own Treo horror stories

Judging by the emails I've been receiving and the discussion thread on yesterday's blog (see Treo 700w, Windows Mobile 5.0 marred by flaws), I guess I'm not alone in feeling as though the device isn't ready for primetime. Via email, MobileTrax's Gerry Purdy forwarded me a copy of his...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Palm Treo

Blog posts 2006-02-24

PdaNet for Treo 600 3.01 (Mobile)

Software to drive your Treo smartphone as a Wireless Modem for your PC - PdaNet allows your PC to go online by connecting to your Treo smartphone through the Hotsync USB cable (or Bluetooth if you are using Treo 650). If you own a Treo 650, 600, 300, 270 or...

Tags: Mobile, Palm Treo, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2005-03-11

PdaNet for Handspring Treo 2.0 (Mobile)

Allow your PC to go online using your Treo Communicator through the Hotsync USB cable. If you have a Treo 300 with Sprint PCS Vision Plan or Treo 270/180 with GPRS service, you can use it as a wireless modem/ISP for your computer.

Tags: Mobile, Handspring Inc., Palm Treo, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2003-04-29