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iPhone 4: Face hits speaker or mute… Fix!
Jul 3rd
Been having a problem with your shiny new iPhone? Yeah, I did too. My face kept triggering the speaker button when I was in the middle of a call, almost every time! Now because I’m left handed, the speaker was my problem – I’ve seen elsewhere that people’s cheeks keep pressing the mute button.. I’m assuming those people are righties!
Why is it doing this?
Well it seems down to the proximity sensors at the top of the device not detecting your face properly. It still works, as you can see if you ring voicemail and cover the top with your hand, but it’s not working quite right.
I’m 99% sure that this happens because you used a backup of your old phone, whether a 3GS, 3G or original iPhone, when loading up your iPhone 4 on iTunes. There are some kind of settings for the proximity sensor stored, and they don’t match up right – maybe because the sensors have been relocated in the latest iteration of Apple’s phone.
How do you fix this?
It’s pretty simple – there are two ways.
1. Wipe your phone completely, Settings->General->Reset->Erase all content and settings, nwo plug your iPhone into iTunes and set it up as a brand new phone. Yes you will have to sort everything out again. 
OR
2. Just erase the settings. Settings->General->Reset->Reset All Settings. This won’t lose any of your content, or your app positions/folders. It won’t delete your email. So far, I’ve noticed all it’s done is remove my saved wireless network settings, cleared my ringtones, and wiped my wallpaper. Not so bad if you ask me! Since I’ve done this, I’ve not had the problem!
Ofcourse, YMMV, but I hope this helps someone!
SilverStripe CMS
May 5th
Last night I found SilverStripe and it is simply amazing. It’s the perfect solution for small simple static websites I find myself building regularly, and with the templates being so well made I can customise them and having a working site in less than 2 hours.
For example, YDiy-CallMe.co.uk and Yours2Use.co.uk (You’ll have to excuse the content on the latter, it’s a work in progress)
Both of these are customised, and were complete in under an hour. The admin interface is incredibly simple, and the help pages will help novice users a lot. I’m also loving how extendable it is. There may be a lack of modules/widgets (or at least a lack of useful ones) but with SilverStripes modular design it’d be very easy to create new ones.
I’m not sure if it’s issues with our work internet, or firefox, or silverstripe, but I’m coming across occasional bugs – I can only hope they’re ironed out. It will be insteresting to see how simple it is to upgrade/update SilverStripe to newer versions.
MicroRadio (formally Radio 1 Player) Update
May 4th
I did a big change to the taskbar radio player, and now it supports any number of radio stations through an XML file.
Find out more about it here
Download link: MicroRadio (10)
Communicator Status Editor Update: Offline support!
May 1st
Along with updating the website, I’ve updated the Office Communicator Custom Status Editor to now work offline.
Previously, if you didn’t have internet access when starting up Communicator, the custom statuses would have failed. Now that’s now longer a problem.
That’s the only new feature of the program, but it’s a biggy – Also included now is a better installer and a slightly improved UI.
Download: Office Communicator Custom Status Editor (513)
The Beginner’s 10-Minute Guide to Setting Up Ubuntu [Setup]
May 1st
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on 29/04/10
Over at ITWorld, I wrote up a 10-minute Ubuntu setup guide that walks through three key areas: installing all the proprietary tools you’re used to having, including MP3, AVI, Flash, and Microsoft-standard fonts; enabling DVD reading and playback; and setting up Ubuntu Tweak, which gives Linux newcomers an easy solution to installing third-party apps and tweaking their setup to be just perfect. There’s a lot more to discover in Ubuntu, and hopefully those basics give you more time to find it all. [ITWorld] More »
Custom statuses, appear offline, and archiving too for Office Communicator
May 1st
After coming across some hidden bits in Communicator I created a simple app to enable you get edit 4 custom statuses inside of Communicator, as well as enabling/disabling "Appear Offline" as a status, and finally turning on archiving conversations to the "Conversation History" folder in Outlook.
The custom statuses rely on downloading an XML file on startup, which has to be done over a secure connection. Basically, because I'm hosting it, it means it could disappear at anytime. Also, the settings are stored on the machine, and not tied to your user account!
The registry settings that this app writes can be overriden with active directory settings so it may not work in that particular circumstance.
Anyway! It should work, but ymmv! Download here!
(Requires .NET Framework 2.0!)
Think or Thwim » How To Hide An Airplane Factory
May 1st
How To Hide An Airplane Factory
During World War II the Army Corps of Engineers needed to hide the Lockheed Burbank Aircraft Plant to protect it from a Japanese air attack. They covered it with camouflage netting and trompe l’oeil to make it look like a rural subdivision from the air.
Before:
After:
via thinkorthwim.com
Google’s auto-suggest comes up with some peculiar results for “Why are”
May 1st
Makes you wonder why Google thought it's "auto-suggest" feature was a good idea?!
BlueScreen
May 1st
One of the most feared colors in the NT world is blue. The infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) will pop up on an NT system whenever something has gone terribly wrong. Bluescreen is a screen saver that not only authentically mimics a BSOD, but will simulate startup screens seen during a system boot.
Screensaver successfully fooled someone at work into thinking my laptop was crashing and dying.. at last! 
