Hwrms’ Tech Blog

Rogers recently replaced all ‘Cannot Find Server’ page due to mistyped web addresses to a Rogers-Yahoo searching page which provides website suggestions.

For example, when Rogers user mistyped ‘Google.com’ as ‘Google.cim’, the browser will automatically redirect the keyword as a search request to ’search.rogers.com’. This searching service is provided by Yahoo!, and contains ads.

This feature might be a great idea for future Firefox update, but only change the search engine to Google.

GoDaddy is offering a free domain name registration with subscription to IndyCar newsletter. Thanks Tinkleondabeach

1. Click here
2. Enter your information, and check the checkbox
3. After receiving your code, click here to register the domain name of your choice

If you prefer not to give our your credit card number, select “Gift Card” as your method of payment

Via Slickdeals.net

To celebrate the release of Firefox 3.0, MoZhi Internet (Chinese Firefox Marketing Company) announced the new mascot of Firefox in China, the G-Fox.

The letter G has different meanings, such as ‘good’, ‘great’, ‘guide’, or ‘gateway’. The G-fox represents that Firefox is a ultimate web browser.

G-Fox and the Olympics

G-Fox Wallpapers

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Note:This tutorial also apply to iPhone (not sure about 3G), make sure you setup Bootneutor properly during the process for unlocking the phone.

Note 2: The newest PwnageTool 2.0.1 has just been released, I recommend you to use it. People who are having trouble with the previous version (such as 1600 error), you should give 2.0.1 another try.

iPhone Dev Team has just released the PwnageTool 2.0 for Mac OS X and I will write a walkthrough for jailbreaking an iPod Touch.

What you will need: PwnageTool 2.0, a copy of the original 2.0 Firmware for iPod Touch (i used 5A347), an iPod Touch with any firmware or status, and Mac OS X (prefer Leopard)

1. Open PwnageTool 2.0 and choose Expert Mode (trust me, its not hard to work with. Click ‘iPod Touch’, then ‘next’.



2. Click “Browse for IPSW” and open the iPod Touch 2.0 firmware you’ve just downloaded.



3. In the next window choose “General” then continue.

   

4. Choose the root partition space for 3rd-party applications, I chose 1GB just in case.



5. Then pick the applications you want to be pre-installed into the firmware (pick whatever you would like to have installed)



6. Choose Cydia Installer.



7. Here comes the fun part of it, you get to choose custom boot logo and restore logo. (I am a Raptors fan my self XD).



8. Pick a location to save your jailbroken firmware and watch PwnageTool go to work!
9. After the building is done, it will ask if your iPod had been pwned before, choose according to your situation.



10. PwnageTool will then give you detailed instructions to put your iPod to DFU Mode.



Note: If PwnageTool says ‘failed to enter DFU mode’, follow the tutorial to do it manually.


11. Now you are done working with PwnageTool, open your iTunes 7.7 and it will say “iTunes detects iPod Touch in recovery mode…”. Hold Alt key then press the restore button, iTunes will let you pick the firmware file to restore. Choose the custom firmware PwnageTool made and start restoring.



12. After the process is completed, set up your iPod in iTunes just like how you usually do it.



13. Now your iPod is fully jailbroken and has Cydia installed.







Note: There are still some capability issues exist for Cydia Installer under 2.0 firmware, some apps and functions may not work properly.

Good luck, please comment your feedback.

Dumpr is a new online service that makes your photos super interesting. It is also very easy to use; you just have to upload a photo, choose a effect, and you are finished.

You can import photos from local disk, URl, or Flickr. The effects provided by Dumpr include Museumr 、Amazing Circles 、Lomography 、 Rubik’s Cube 、 Jigsaw Puzzles 、 Pencil Sketches 、 Reflection 、 Easter Egg、Celebrity Paparazzi 、 Weave 、 Lego-ize 、 Stone Mosaic.

Here are some samples; on the left is the original photo, and on the right is the finished photo.

Rubiks Cube

Sketch Artist

Museumr

Qtrax, a recently launched legal P2P Music downloading client, will start to provide its client file download from midnight Jan 27. Qtrax provides downloads of over 25,000,000 songs, as well as their album arts. Qtrax claims that it pays artists according to the number of times a song is downloaded, which means this service is 100% legal. Qtrax does not restrict music downloads of any kinds (regions, numbers of songs per day), and it promises a faster speed than normal P2P network. All the services are provided upon the Qtrax Music Player, which is available for download today midnight.