Convertcast Episode 95 November 15, 2011   Apologies for half the podcast going missing. No excuse other than it got eaten mid upload. :( iOS 5.0.1 and battery issues iTunes Match Live Icon and Shortcut Crazy - Link to Control Panel and Applications using URL access codes. Customize your own icons using Icon Project Add shortcuts to your homescreen using QR codes Use Siri to access control panel options by using contacts Google vs. Siri On the Verge - Matias Duarte, Windows Phone 7 giveaways (trade your crappy phone for a HTC Titan), new Photography tech Brian...


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3500 mAh of power, brought to you by the sun. Leave it on the dash, set it under your desk lamp, or charge it via usb.


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PowerSkin has a full line of silicone cases with built-in rechargeable batteries.


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Convertcast Episode 62 November 23, 2010 Tonight's guest, Alli's Mom - former broadcast journalist, Sheila Small (not on Twitter). How does the non technically minded person move from a Palm to an Evo. (Dad thinks the Evo screen is too sensitive.) Likes and dislikes Used to like documents and memos on Palm Like: web browsing, calendars and Google sync, large screen - awesome!, camera Dislike: virtual keyboard, no quick/easy way to enter notes, predictive text, battery Customization Social media integration - synergy Want your app reviewed on JAGS? Send a promo code to edward@justanothergeeksite.com. Give-away...


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Convertcast - Episode 47 The Love of Tech - Episode 3 July 10, 2010 Apple Mystique - What is it? Why is it important to marketing of Apple products? Has it been tarnished with initial iPhone 4 problems? Has it! Consumer Reports: We reached this conclusion after testing all three of our iPhone 4s (purchased at three separate retailers in the New York area) in the controlled environment of CU’s radio frequency (RF) isolation chamber. In this room, which is impervious to outside radio signals, our test engineers connected the phones to our base-station emulator, a device that simulates carrier...


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Convertcast Episode 46 July 5, 2010 Special guest Tim Scalzo, Senior Systems Engineer for Enerdel. A brief history of the battery Why don't we have thinner batteries with more capacity? Miscellaneous questions: What is the recommended charging method for iPhone 4? 1) Regardless of available charge % - charge phone daily? or 2) only charge phone when under 20%? --TiPb forum I have a question. How many times and how often should you power cycle your battery to get peak performance? If you follow my shots of usage they have gotten better after each cycle. After the first one I have...


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Convertcast episode 25 Jerry is away so Chris Oldroyd, the Once and Future voice of Mobile Tech Addicts, fills in CES http://dvice.com very cool laser touch screen Microsoft keynote Windows 7 3-D television Palm battery - why don't we have more sooner? the chair Accessories What are we going to see in the next iPhone? Follow Chris on Twitter Add the ConvertCast Twibbon to your Twitter avatar! Follow Jerry on Twitter Follow Alli on Twitter Call the Just Another Geek Site Google Voice number, and leave us a message! (304) 884-JAGS (5247) Download the episode directly...


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  One of the complaints I hear frequently about the iPhone is its lousy battery life. To be honest, the battery hasn’t seemed that bad coming from a Treo 800w and its miniscule battery. However, there are circumstances that will test the strongest battery, and I recently met with just such an event! Every year when school lets out, I go off with the AJROTC to north Alabama for a week or two. Cell coverage is lousy where we go, and Verizon is the only carrier that has any 3G coverage at all. To compound an already bad situation, the National Guard recently renovated the buildings we use,...


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