TayThink / Mobile / Info / Travel --- Tay's 8th iPhone's Note

There is a wonderful travel tool called MetrO for PPC & Palm that i used it 10 years ago, since i got my first PDA, Palm m100 (i think none know about it).

But, MetrO don't have iPhone version!! >__<"
But, lucky, it got a online version which hosting on http://imetro.nanika.net or officially recommended site Netvibes (you need to signup an account).
Searching Route how you can go to Wong Tai Sin to Tsim Sha Tsui
Empower your iPhone once again with Internet!

Moreover, there is another great travel website for ur iPhone, SchMap.

They also bundle it w/ Google Map!
City Guides, Local Search and Rotate'n Map!!

How great it is, see the pics and feel it




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TayThink / Mobile / Info --- Tay's 7th iPhone's Note

iPhone uses Mobile Safari for web browsing, it is powerful and fast mobile web browser, but it does NOT Support
1. Download files, like MP3
2. Viewing YouTube and Flash Media on the browser~

However, here is the solution:
1. To make Mobile Safari downloadable (Firmware 1.1.4), you need
  a. AV Player
  After download the file, you can play it in your Folder (Mobile Finder)
  (Source: Ste Packaging: http://repo.smxy.org/iphone-apps/)
  b. Safari DL (Download) Plugin
  (Source: FightClub 999 http://dezign999.com/repo)
  c. BossPrefs
  (Source: BigBoss: http://thebigboss.org/repo.xml)
  d. BossPrefs Safari DL Control
  (u can download by enable DL plugin or disable the plugin and play file directly by QuickTime Plugin)
  (Source: BigBoss: http://thebigboss.org/repo.xml)
  e. MobileFinder
  Find your download file to play it by AV Player
  (Source: Ste Packaging: http://repo.smxy.org/iphone-apps/)

More info. from everything iCafe

2. No method to play the Flash media drectly in mobile Safari, but you can trigger iPhone YouTube player by a "Javascript's" BookMark, called as Bookmarklet
Yes, it is awesome and let us have more fun
and it is simple to make it works
   Just bookmark this link
http://joemaller.com/___?javascript:if%28typeof%28iTransmogrify%29%3D%3D%27undefined%27%29%7Bvar%20s%3Ddocument.createElement%28%27script%27%29%3Bs.src%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fjoemaller.com%2FiTransmogrify-latest.js%3Fq%3D%27%2B%28new%20Date%29.getTime%28%29%3Bdocument.getElementsByTagName%28%27head%27%29%5B0%5D.appendChild%28s%29%7Dvoid%280%29

and remove http://joemaller.com/___?
More Info: http://joemaller.com/2008/01/12/itransmogrify/


Get More Enjoyment in ur iPhone~~ :D

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TayThink / Mobile / Info --- Tay's 6th iPhone's Note

After u understood ur iPhone can work as a server and u know how easy to install software in ur iPhone via Installer, then u can have a lot of fun and empower your iPhone!!

One of my recommend software is Dictionary (weDict) from this source:
http://app.weiphone.com/installer
(what's source)

After u installed weDict, u can install different dictionaries like Chinese, Japanese, French & English into it, and just type the word u want to lookup and then weDict will look it up for u from ALL dictionaries at one times!! Cooooool!!

u can download different dictionaries from http://stardict.sourceforge.net/Dictionaries_zh_TW.php
e.g. 牛津現代英漢雙解詞典, 21世紀英漢漢英雙向詞典 or 朗道英漢字典 ... etc

Pls download "Tarbal" format and unzip (extract) it till you find a file called *.dict.dz and change its filename to *.dict.gz, u may find a *.idx file at same times, it needed also.

Then extract the *.dict.gz file and u will find a *.dict file
Then copy *.dict & *.idx to the folder in ur iPhone (firmeare 1.1.4): /private/var/mobile/Library/weDict
and change the folder permission of "weDict" to 755 (what 755 means?)

To change the permission, you can change it from SFTP client at your PC / Mac, (more info)
If you want to change the permission directly at your iPhone, then u can install MobileFinder from source (Ste packaging source)

u can unzip the file by the tool: 7-zip

More info.:
http://code.google.com/p/wedict/

http://www.wretch.cc/blog/josephphoto/13599457

It's Cool, right? You can become the coolest guy to enable ur iPhone as a "Talking Dictionary"!

If you want your iPhone become a "Talking Dictionary", can download WyabdcRealPeopleTTS.tar.bz2 from http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=80679&package_id=83468

unzip (extract) the *.bz2 file to the "WyabdcRealPeopleTTS" on your PC / Mac
and upload the "WyabdcRealPeopleTTS" folder to iPhone (firmeare 1.1.4): /private/var/mobile/Library/weDict that is about 2XXMB space need in your iPhone~

and change the folder permission to 755 also~
Wonderful!! :D


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TayThink / Mobile / Info --- Tay's 5th iPhone's Note

As i said before, iPhone is an Always On-Fly MultiMedia Device, but after we "JailBroken" your iPhone, we are already switch it as a "Mobile Server"! You can communicate your iPhone in Client/Server Mode. However, it's funny that this times your bigger-size machine(your PC or Mac) is a client and the smaller-size machine (your iPhone) is a server, :P!

You can remote access your iPhone via SSH

For Mac, you just open Mac's Terminal Program, and type ssh root@123.123.123.123 (where 123.123.123.123 is your iPhone's IP address), then key your password correctly, then you can access your iPhone.

For PC, you can use putty (download putty here) as your SSH Client, type root@123.123.123.123 in Host Name and select Connection Type as "SSH", Port No Should be 22

You can upload file to and download file from your iPhone via SFTP (Secure FTP)
(same as FTP, it just use secure channel, encrypt the information)

For Mac, you can use CyberDuck as your SFTP Client. (download CyberDuck here)
For PC, you can use WinSCP as the client. (download WinSCP here)

if you can ssh or SFTP with your iPhone, what you can do on it?
You can download all the photos taken from iPhone to your PC or Mac
You can upload any music with any length to your iPhone as ringtone by few simple steps!

What you need?
1. iTunes ver. 7.6
2. SFTP Client can upload music to your iPhone

The steps are:
1. Select a song in your iTune
2. Right click your selected music e.g. MyChoice.mp3, and select "Convert Selection to AAC" on the menu (NOT, Create Ringtone)
3. After the file is converted, selected the converted file and Right Click it.
4. Choose "Show in Windows Explorer", the converted file MyChoice.m4a will shown in the Windows Explorer.
5. just rename the file extension from MyChoice.m4a to MyChoice.m4r
6. Then connect your iPhone via SFTP, and upload the converted and renamed file MyChoice.m4r to your iPhone
For 1.1.4, you can upload it to your iPhone under the path /Library/Ringtones
7. Then, you can see your favorite music in your iPhone Ringtones list! Cool~

Here is the YouTube's video, but you no need to limited the duration of your favorite music as your Ringtones! Goood!!!
:D





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TayThink / Mobile / Info --- Tay's 4th iPhone's Note

If you are Chinese, before install some cool stuff on your iPhone (firmware 1.x.x.x), you may want to enable Chinese Input on your iPhone, that it can speak Chinese! (it can read Chinese by Default)

It's simple, if you already install BSD Subsystem & installer Ver. 3 (ZiPhone default installed), just go to installer and add "iPhone.org.hk" http://www.iphone.org.hk/repository.plist as Source.
After installer refreshing the source, go to "install" and find "NativeCn ver. 3.20" under Utilities Categories, Tap it to install~

Thank you for those developers, after Installed and reboot it, then you can type (Traditional / Simplified) Chinese by different Input Method and communicate w/ your friends~~ :D

That's easy right!? :P
However, another tip is you NO NEED to install ChinSMS (as it is pretty old app for iPhone) for sending Chinese SMS, NativeCN will handle it and just send out Chinese SMS by iPhone's bundle "SMS" app, don't worry, your friend will got your Chinese SMS~

**Moreover, iPhone's firmware 2.0 will support Chinese natively and some rumor said it will release on June! So, this post will be outdated very soon! But, anyway, just want to give help to those new user using iPhone~

Enjoy your Chinese-Input Enable iPhone~ :) Yeah~~~

More info. NativeCn v3.20

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TayThink / Mobile / Info --- Tay's 3rd iPhone's Note

IT IS AN IMPORTANT & SERIOUS NOTE!!!

i would said iPhone is borned to be an Always On-Fly MultiMedia Device, not just a simple smart phone, nor a simple PDA!!
U Lose Lot of FUN if Your iPhone doesn't attach on the Internet!
However, once you attach it on the Internet, you have to think about "Security"!

Therefore, i would like to discuss about the Security of "JailBroken" iPhone b4 we go to "Alternative Way Install Software in your iPhone"!

You may challenge me, What a contradiction! You "JailBroken" it & desire to Secure it!?

Ok! OK! Stop argue on this never-end matter of Security vs Fun~~

Anyway, we have to think about how to enhance security level of Default "JailBroken" iPhone. I am sure that none feel good if your info. or your photos are leak or be grabbed into the Internet and become "Next Mr. E", right?

First. Two terms you need to know,
1. "Default" = World know
2. "OpenSSH" = Remote access available to your iPhone (more info about OpenSSH)

After you "JailBroken" your iPhone by ZiPhone, OpenSSH is default installed!
That's mean once you connect your iPhone to Internet, "Every Good/Bad Boys are Welcome!" o___0

Moreover, a default password of every firmware ver. is already listed on the Internet!! o___O" (G__gle to default password)

Someone would suggest Why not just uninstall the OpenSSH! Then, none can access your iPhone!
Yes, you are right and you may do so.
But, i am afraid no iPhone owner will follow your idea, because it will lead iPhone not available to install some software alternatively via SFTP (a Secure FTP)!!

Then, what should we do?
My Suggestion:
Level 1. Disable OpenSSH when you are not using it
Level 2. Change Password (But, CAN'T WORK in straightforward way!!)

Level 1: Disable OpenSSH
You can install some utilities to enable or disable OpenSSH
1. "Ulctl" from Source Ste Packaging, simple and quick! (Check in Tay's iPhone 2nd Note)
2. "BossPrefs" from Source Big Boss, [I currently used] (Check in Tay's iPhone 2nd Note)
3. "iNetServices" from Source "iSapzio"






Level 2: Change Password (But, NEVER USE "PASSWD"!!)
CAUTION! Please pay HIGH ATENTION on following steps AND, TAKE YOUR OWN RISK! Otherwise, your iPhone will stuck in continuous Edit Home Screen Loop!!!
The ONLY way to FIX it is RESTORE YOUR iPhone! IF you not fully understand, just don't do it!! (Although, I recommend everyone should do this step!)

CAUTION AGAIN! Never Use 'PASSWD', your iPhone stuck in continuous Edit Home Screen Loop!!! What A NIGHTMARE
The ONLY way to FIX it is RESTORE YOUR iPhone!

If you have some knowledge of using Unix or Linux, whereas, you know nowadays "Red Furit" OS built on "Unix Kernel", then a straightforward way is using passwd to change your password via SSH! (Use Putty for Win or Just use Terminal for MAC, yes, that's what i thought TOO! I thought i was Smart TOO!!)

If you do so (I DID Twice!!!!), you will in a BIG BIG TROUBLE! NEED TO RESTORE YOUR iPhone (YES, I am in TROUBLE Twice!! How Smart I AM! WHAT A NIGHTMARE!!!)!!

Once Again! NEVER USE "PASSWD" to Change your iPhone's Password


Here is the Steps that Change your Password by Edit and Replace iPhone's master password file
Password File is Located at: /private/etc/master.pwd (in firmware 1.1.4)

1. I generate your new password by Mac OS X's Terminal by following command, you can use other mean
  openssl passwd -crypt -salt /s 12345678
  (** Where 12345678 is your new password, BUT NOT LESS THAN 6 Characters and NO MORE THAN 8 Characters)
  you will get a new encrypted password /sXYZxyzXYZxy <= encrypted password
2. Bakup your Master Password File to your Computer by downloading it via SFTP [PC (WinSCP) /MAC (CyberDuck)]
3. Edit iPhone Master Password w/ new password in 2 lines
    #10: root:/sXYZxyzXYZxy:0:0::0:0:System Administrator:/var/root:/bin/sh
    #10: mobile:/sXYZxyzXYZxy:501:501::0:0:Mobile User:/var/mobile:/bin/sh
4. Replace (uploading) new Master Password file back to your iPhone


More info:
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20080224231344798


Anyway, hope every iPhone user "play safe" before start playing your iPhone~
Next Note will start playing iPhone!! Yeah!



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TayThink / Mobile / Info --- Tay's 2nd iPhone's Note

Oops~~ Forget to post some recommended source in last note, here it is
World Wide Most Famous Community Sources
1. BigBoss: http://thebigboss.org/repo.xml
2. ModMyiFone.com: http://modmyifone.com/installer.xml
3. Ste Packaging: http://repo.smxy.org/iphone-apps/ (make sure you include the last /)

HK /China /Tawain
4. WeiPHone (China): http://app.weiphone.com/installer
5. 哎．瘋．人．網(HK): http://www.iphone.org.hk/repository.plist
6. Jason (HK) http://jason-hk.com/rep.xml
7. iPhoneTW (Taiwan)http://installer.iphonetw.net

Others
7. iClarified http://installer.iclarified.com
8. Jiggy Main Repository (Jiggy): jiggyapp.com/i
9. Twenty08 http://twenty08.com/installer (Mobile Chat Apps, IM on ur iPhone)

How to Install software by "Source"?
** Internet is must for using installer to install software in your iPhone
[img.1]: Tap "Installer"
[img.2]: After launch the "Installer", tap "Sources" (Left Bottom)
[img.3]: Tap "Edit", "Add" button & "Block" sign will show! Tap "Add" to input the Source
[img 4]: Input the source URL and Tap "OK"
[img 5]: iPhone Install List will updated, Tap your favorite Software to install
[img 6]: or Tap "All Packages" and find your favorite software under different catagories
[img 7]: Tap "SOFTWARE_NAME" you like, and Tap "Install" Button
[img 8]: Then, you can make choice: "Install" (right Now) / "Add / Remove from Queue" (Add to install queue and install it later or remove from queue) / "Clear Queue" / "Cancel"
**if you quit the installer, the Queue will be Clear!!
[img 9]: If you Tap "install", iPhone will download all packages and install it, some software need to reboot your iPhone

Wow! You did it!!

However, instead of using this easiest way (installer + Source) to install the software, sometime we need to install them manually~ Check it out from Tay's 3rd iPhone's Note=> Changing iPhone's Password Note!

Check it out from Tay's 6th iPhone's Note(wrote! :D)

Enjoy to ENPOWER your iPhone~~ Great!!


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TayThink / Mobile / Info --- Tay's 1st iPhone's Note

This is the note for my reference, hope you enjoy reading it and share your opinion~
:)

Restore iphone to 1.1.4
1. Open iTunes
2. Plug your USB Cable to your Computer (not your iPhone)
3. Hold the "Home" button (Don't Release Yet, need to hold about 10 sec)
4. Connect your iPhone with your PC by plugging the USB cable.
5. A window will prompt up and ask you to confirm to restore iPhone in recovery mode (you can realse the "home" Button
6. Click Yes to confrim the recovery (ALL Data will erased)
7. Wait iTunes to download the latest firmware and restore it automatically
8. After your iPhone reboot, it's reborn!

Set ur iPhone Free
Use Ziphone 3.0 to unlocked your iPhone
3 necessary application will installed too, there are BSD system, Installer & OpenSSH (it may be a risk of your iPhone)!
Download URL: http://download.ziphone.org/
And, a YouTube Video


To install software (application) to your iPhone, you need 2 things:
1.Network Connection
2.Installer

Check iphone's IP address
Setting> WiFi >Press "WLAN_NAME (SSID)" "(>)" [The blue button]

iPhone to Internet
If you have problem connecting WiFi, especially using WEP
iPhone and iPod touch: Tips when using Wi-Fi
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1398

After your iPhone is connected, use Installer to install the software.

But you need tell the iPhone's installer where to download the software, i.e. "Sources"

After you get the sources, browse what software u want to install and select and install it~

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