AT&T DSL vs. Time Warner Cable Internet in Austin

Reading Time: 4 minutes A less than stellar AT&T DSL experience leads me to stick with the devil I know. Time Warner unceremoniously decided to raise my Internet service cost by $5.00/month, so it was time to check out the competition.  AT&T DSL is available for a $15/month year-long rate.  That’s a significant savings, but Time Warner’s Internet service has […]

DIY iPhone 4S Wrist Strap for $3.49 or Less

Reading Time: < 1 minutes I’ve become a big fan of the Nike+ GPS app for tracking my runs, but I’d hate to have a sweaty iPhone slip through my fingers and strike a limestone rock or cement, so a simple wrist strap seemed like a good idea. Some iPhone wrist straps work by replacing one of the screws in the bottom […]

“Block” Unwanted Calls on the iPhone 4S with a Silent Ring

Reading Time: < 1 minutes Using a silent custom ring can provide effective whitelist/blacklist functionality without having to jailbreak your iPhone. One of the best reasons to jailbreak the iPhone, I thought, was to use a blacklisting app, since blacklisting apps are — blacklisted — from the Apple App Store.  Even better would be a whitelisting app that only allows […]