WWNC 2009

From 7/31 to 8/2 the WWNC, the world wide Newton conference takes place in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Burgruine Aggstein

If you happen to be in the Wachau, the beautiful stretch of the Danube river in Austria, then take a look at the Burgruine Aggstein . Breathtaking scenery and incredible food, e.g. apricot dumplings.

Spelling words with icons

From CultOfMac: Spelling words with icons.

Paul Anka, Rock swings

On 7/29 after sunset you can listen and watch to Paul Anka, Rock swings on the big screen at Rathausplatz in Vienna, Austria.

Tourist remover

Tourist remover removes unwanted objects from your photos.

BusyCal

If you are looking for something like iCal Pro, then take a look at BusyCal from BusyMac.

Year2010 bug patch for NewtonOS2.1

On 7/26 Eckhart Köppen announced the Year2010 bug patch for NewtonOS2.1.

Add a geo field to iPhone and AddressBook

Great hint from bioneural.net: Add a geo field to iPhone and AddressBook.

MacOSX netbook compatibility chart

At BoingBoiing.net you can find the newest MacOSX netbook compatibility chart.

Theater zum Himmel

One of the most beautiful theater locations in Vienna, Austria: the Theater zum Himmel at Himmelstraße 24.

Fonera 2.0n

FON announced the Fonera 2.0n, a FON router with 4 port Ethernet switch, USB and IEEE802.11n. Should be available fall 2009 for less than 80 Euros.

Fonera2.0g

The Fonera2.0g is a small FON router with USB port for less than 50 Euros.

Compatibility of Apple wired headset models with iPod and iPhone models

Great resource at the Apple knowledge base about compatibility of Apple wired headset models with iPod and iPhone models.

remove DRM from iTunes music

If you want to spend 30 cents per song Apple tells you how to get rid of the annoing DRM on iTunes bought music by upgrading to iTunes Plus.

The ultimate beginner’s guide to AppleScript

At MacAppStorm you can find the The ultimate beginner’s guide to AppleScript.

CinemaView 47

The CinemaView 47 is a 47" LCD TV with mini DisplayPort connector for less than 1500$.

iPhone development emergency guide

The iPhone development emergency guide is a guide for competent developers who haven’t written code for the iPhone platform before, and just want to get started right now.

Novomatic forum opening

On 7/15 there was the official opening of the Novomatic forum in Vienna, Austria.

Metro for iPhone

Metro for iPhone is a free native app with detailed information about public city transportation networks worldwide. You can download just the cities, that interest you, so you can access them later offline.

Hama Picollino for 12V power

The Hama Picollino for 12V power is a tiny USB charger for your cigarette lighter port in your car for less than 16 Euros.

Hama Piccolino for mains power

The Hama Piccolino for mains power is a tiny USB charger for less than 17 Euros.

GPS-Reporter by Mecomo

The GPS-Reporter by Mecomo is a small GPS receiver, that constantly sends its location via a GPRS mobile phone network, so you can locate it in real time with a webpage. Cost in Austria from Mobilkom/A1 is 100 Euros plus 9 Euros per month for unlimited data transfer in Austria. Recharges via microUSB. Battery life up to 10 hours. Perfect for tracking dogs!

Jörg Haider, Unfall, Mord oder Attentat

The German language book Jörg Haider, Unfall, Mord oder Attentat from the German journalist Gerhard Wisnewski looks behind the scenes of the death of the Austrian politician Jörg Haider. Very interesting reading for less than 20 Euros.

11 ways to sync your data with an iPhone

Great article from Macworld: 11 ways to sync your data with an iPhone.

The non-Terminal users guide to not using Terminal

As always: great information from macfixit.com: the non-Terminal users guide to not using Terminal by Ted Landau.

Register an iTunes Account without a credit card to download free iPhone apps

Great tutorial from iPhoneHacks.com: Register an iTunes Account without a credit card to download free iPhone apps.

enable Emoji keyboard on iPhone

With the free app Spell Number you can enable the Emoji keyboard on your iPhone. Just download from the Apple AppStore, enter 91929394.59 and enable the Emoji keyboard in the Japanese keyboard section.

Oldtimermuseum Poysdorf

The Oldtimermuseum Poysdorf is open from Easter until the end of October on Sundays and holidays from 2pm to 5pm in Liechtensteinstrasse 68, 2170 Poysdorf, Austria.

Oldtimer museum Koller in Kleinwetzdorf

In the exhibition center Heldenberg there is the Oldtimer museum Koller. Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 9am to 6pm in Wimpffengasse 5, 3704 Kleinwetzdorf, Austria.

Cinema under the stars

From 7/3 to 7/24 the annual cinema under the stars takes place at 9.30 pm at Karlsplatz in Vienna, Austria. Free entry.

PresentYourApps hides menu bar for MacOSX apps

With PresentYourApps from Eternal Storms Software you can hide the menu bar for every Cocoa MacOSX application you choose. Very convenient, especially on low res screens.

Why did I jailbreak my iPhone?

Why did I jailbreak my iPhone, even with iPhoneOS3?
 
1.) It is MY iPhone, so I don´t want it to be crippled with unnecessary restrictions.
 
2.) I want to use it with my GSM SIM card, which happens to be from a provider, that does not sell the iPhone, yet.
 
3.) Great software, I won´t get from the Apple app store because of too many restrictions, like the wonderful offline Wikipedia Wiki2Touch in various languages with image support, iCallBR for deleting entries in my call history and last but not least biteSMS, which includes a character counter for SMS writing.