Jailbreaking iPhone 4S iOS 5.0.1 – Step by step

21 Feb

It took ages, but they finally did it. Jailbreak is available for iPhone 4S and iPad 2. For those of you new to the iPhone, here’s how you do it:

  1. Make sure your phone is running iOS 5.0.1. (You can check this in Settings / General / About / Version.) If its not, update it with iTunes.
  2. Download the relevant version of Absinthe from greenp0ison.com.
  3. Run Absinthe, following the on screen instructions. It can take a little while. And you’re done.
To add Jailbreak Apps, or to “test” software:
  1. Once you’re jailbroken, you should have a new app on your phone called Cydia. Open it.
  2. It may ask you some questions and need to update. Once its done, click Manage at the bottom.
  3. Click Sources, then Edit, then Add.
  4. Type in cydia.hackulo.us and click Add Source.
  5. Once thats done, click Search at the bottom, and type in what you want to install from Cydia. I use SBSettings and Installous for instance.

Enjoy.

2012 Super 15 Rugby iCal Calendar Fixtures

20 Feb

It’s almost time. It’s not, next year, end of Feb, in a month. No, it’s this weekend! Super 15 starts. Or Super XV. Or SupeRugby. I just like to call it “That thing I’m busy doing on Fridays and Saturdays, sorry.”

So to ensure you don’t miss a thing, download the fixtures, put them in your calendar, and start programming the PVR. Download Here!

And just so you know why I’m so excited, I’d like to demonstrate the difference between Rugby and Football.

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Audi Impressions: Marketing done right

14 Feb

More and more you see people on twitter with ‘Marketing’ in their bio. Actually on Facebook and Linkedin and Foursquare… And yet, there are seldom marketing efforts worth talking about. Audi Impressions is one worth talking about.

 

Audi Impressions

Look at this leaf. LOOK AT IT!

I’m a BMW man, you see. But, out of fairness to the other brands, I thought I’d give them a chance to woo me. So I visited Mercedes, Audi, Jaguar and finished at BMW. The sales room experience varied considerably. At Mercedes, the saleslady thought I was a ‘secret shopper’ and so went through every little detail, so a test drive took an hour. Audi was very helpful. Gave me a car to test drive, showed me the other options. Even started an R8 for me. Jaguar’s salesman wasn’t particularly keen on me driving an entry level car, but then he tossed me the key and said enjoy. No paperwork, no ride along. (And even the entry level car is awesome.) As for BMW, they didn’t have a car to drive, but they’d call me. I’m still waiting for a call. 4 weeks later.

Audi, on the other hand, called me out of the blue and said, we’d like to give you a car to test drive for 48 hours. Well,who’s going to say no to that. But that was just the beginning. Included in the test drive is an Experience. You can choose between golf, paragliding, picnicking or eating out. For free.

When the car was delivered, yes delivered, they supplied a metal box with info, the brochure, even a very nice pen. And the latest issue of Wallpaper magazine. I was impressed at the metal box, I haven’t even used the pen or read the magazine yet.

Off we drove for a little jaunt around the countryside. And yes,the car was pretty darn good. Perhaps one or two things that aren’t quite like the BMW, or perhaps not exactly what I like. But not too bad.

Audi Impressions 2

Those people are paying for their lunch!

As my Experience, I picked a 4 course lunch at Catharina’s in Steenberg, which was simply awesome, and at the end of it, they even gave us a Steenberg oak fruit bowl. Well, the car seemed just a little nicer after that. And after a, shall we say, “spirited” drive to Simon’s Town and back, the car was getting better and better. Now, when I read comparisons between the Audi and BMW, I find myself rooting for the Audi. After 2 days?! Am I fickle?

Perhaps. But considering cars have become more of a commodity, their differentiating factors are less tangible. It comes down to things like service, brand loyalty, the perfume the saleslady was wearing. In other words, its not quality, facts and figures anymore. It’s marketing. And right now, Audi is winning. By a mile!

I’m still waiting for a call from BMW… Until then, I’ll probably be driving an Audi.

The weekend that was

7 Feb

The difference between Cape Town and ‘those other cities’ is the amount of stuff. To do. To drink. To eat. And to prove it, this is what I did this past weekend.

Friday: Played golf in the morning. Yeah, you can do that anywhere. But with these colors?

Oh, the colours, the colours. Now, where's my ball. Oh yeah, behind the tree.

Next up, go do some work. Then rush off to Canal Walk to, oh you know, be a Jedi.

Is that a light saber in your pocket or, Oh, it is. Crap!

Then, time for food. Felt like pizza. So we went to Mitico’s, the new family run Italian restaurant in Kloof street. Where I had a pizza made by a crazy Italian uncle. Seriously crazy. He threw a pizza at a niece. Just for fun… I don’t have a picture, because, well, because I was hungry man!

Saturday: Breakfast at Jason’s. The bacon and cheese croissant with an iced coffee. So much emmenthal on the croissant that you have to eat it quick or its sticks to the napkin… Again, no pic, cos, well, I’d just woken up. Give me a break.

Then off to the wine farms. We wine taste a lot. And yet we discovered a whole new area, Kuilsrivier. We went to Zevenwacht, which, incidentally happened to be where we got married. And had the chocolate and wine pairing.

Chocolate. And wine. Well, I saw the chocolate, but it was eaten by The Darling so fast I almost lost a finger.

Then to Saxenburg for a couple highly rated wines, and then to Amani. Never heard of it before. But this was the view…

I can see some people's houses from here!

That view was pretty good. But this one was even better.

R15. For a whole bottle of wine. Ridiculous...

Then, we decided to head back to town. Cos, once again, I was hungry. So we headed to an old favorite, And Union. To try their new Bree St Burger. And it is all kinds of awesome. Flame grilled patty with emmenthal, bacon, pickle and mustard. Its sooo good. It even looks good. So I took a pic. EVEN THOUGH I WAS HUNGRY!

Is that a burger in your pocket or...

Then off to the Shack to play some pool. Via Stones, yuck! Where of course I annih… Nope, I lost. A lot.

Sunday: Its so pretty in town. And hot. Perfect beach weather. So lets go have lunch in Franschhoek. Unfortunately Cafe Bon Bon was full, so we headed to The Common Room at Le Quartier Francaise for a little tapas.

What you can't see in this pic is the aircon pumping while it's 39 degrees outside.

If you haven’t been here, do it. Tapas range from R35 to R45, and two each should be enough. I had Bacon Baby Goat Crumble and Parmesan Gnocchi, while some Satay Squid and Baked Camembert with Soldiers also ended up in my mouth. Every dish was crazy good. And I finally tried some Moreson Miss Molly. Very nice. And then perhaps I had a glass of Moreson In My Bed. Well, at the table. In a restaurant. I’ve never seen her bedroom. I did not have sex with that…

Next up, go taste some Haut Espoir at … Cafe Bon Bon. Which is all excellent. Of course. Brilliant. The best ever! (Have you seen how big the winemaker Rob Armstrong is?)

Then home again, to lie in the pool and enjoy an And Union Vs Goliath. Why? Cos I was hot, man!

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