….my first tech blog

OK, so after trying to install MS Exchange 2007 on a brand new Windows Server 2008 Virtual Machine the install kept failing with the error “Error. Service ‘MSExchangeTransport’ failed to reach status ‘Running’ on this server.

In order to make this install work, you need to enable IPV6 - you can leave it set to assign automatically. Once [...]

Finally, this hurdle has been overcome…
http://blog.garryrenshall.co.uk/bbc-radio-1-stream-on-the-iphone
As i detailed in a previous post, i thought i had a way to listen to the radio 1 live stream on my iPhone… now there is a fully working and legit method of doing so.
May I introduce you to FStream [App Store Link]
This is a free app (get is fast [...]

Downloaded and installed iTunes 8 with my iPhone connected…. seems my phone is now chinese

 
….in windows that is… not the iPhone UI.
Random

So, you’ve all used seeqpod.com to preview music online…. however theres a tool that will allow you to evaluate the music for a little longer before you purchase it.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/seeqdown/
In now way do i condone stealing music. You should all purchase music from your favorite online or highstreet store.
Support the artists!

I read recentlythat Apple may be working on a software method to allow you to listen to your iTunes library anywhere.
This is nothing new, i’ve been using Orbfor a few years on various devices (WM and Nokia)… after seeing this entry though on iClarified i had to give this a shot.
Firstly it’s important to ask how [...]

After puzzling over an application (or at least the existence of one) that would allow me to copy music back off my iPhone…..I got hold of a trial / demo version of Touch Copy….
To say i was a little skeptical was an understatement.
I installed the software and connected my iPhone 3G (iTunes was not running) [...]

The most expencive App on the App Store has been cloned! - I first spotted this on TUAW … and even then i was pretty sure that it wouldn’t take long to clone it….
I’m starting to try and learn how to code for the iPhone myself, i was even going to have a bash at it!
Well, here [...]

I got really really bored of checking iTunes for updated and new applications, so i had a nosey on the web to see if there was an RSS feed… and there is!
Its very very easy to read in this format, this is how it looks in Google Reader…

“Recently Added Free iPhone Applications”
http://feeds.feedburner.com/RecentlyAddedFreeIphoneApplications-PinchMedia
“Recently Added iPhone Applications”
http://feeds.feedburner.com/RecentlyAddedIphoneApplications-PinchMedia
Recently [...]

OK so nearly every guide on the ‘net for Winpwn gives you instructions which do_not_work.
I followed the instructions on iClarified to no avail…. my phone did get jailbreaked but i had no signal.
I managed to find some further instructions to sit on top of the iClarified solution that i can confirm work perfectly.
> Restore your phone back [...]

So after resigning myself to the fact that i bricked my iPhone, i decided to call the store i got it from who directed my to Apple Care… i explained the situation to the guy and he asked me what OS i was running (Vista Business) and asked me to create a new local account [...]