iPhone Safety Mode Due to Springboard Crash!

I have experienced this when I unlocked my iPhone after installing cydia apps. If you are in a similar situation and you haven't restored it yet using a backup, or restored it back to its original settings, then this solution will help you.

The method I used involved using the "iPhone explorer" application since the other method, which involved using cydia didn't work for me. It was mostly because cydia was kind of glitchy on my iPhone and I gave up on trying to fix it since I rarely used it anyway.

Using iPhone explorer

1. Connect your iPhone to your computer
2. Click the root directory
3. Click the library folder
   
4. Click the mobile substrate folder
5. Click the dynamic library folder
6. Remember the app that you earlier installed that caused the springboard crash. If you installed numerous cydia apps like I did, try to remember them all. There are two types of files in the folder(dylib and plist). Select the ones that have the name of the cydia app you recently installed (both the dylib and plist files). After selecting them, delete them.
7. Exit "iPhone explorer"
8. Disconnect your iPhone from the computer
9. Restart your iPhone
10. Turn it on, unlock it and the iPhone should be back to normal mode.

Note: Make sure that you know what you are doing. The steps above serve as a guide so do it at your own risk. I have tried this method and it has worked.

Set a Wallpaper for Each Page on Your iPhone

As an iOS 4.2.1 iPhone user, I have searched and tried numerous ways to set different wallpapers on each spingboard page on my iPhone. If you're like me and you are interested in finding out how I did it, then here it is:

The methods used here require the use of cydia apps and not ipa apps. iPhone newbies using them like me should be aware of the "use at your own risk" rule. For non-jailbroken iPhones, I think there is no method in which you can set a wallpaper for each of your springboard pages.

Method 1: Using Winterboard

On your computer, make a folder and place the wallpapers you want to use inside it. Change the name of each wallpaper to "pagex.png". Replace the x with the number of the page.

Example:
Page 1 = "page1.png"
Page 2 = "page2.png"

After renaming them, connect your iPhone to the computer. Open an ssh application like "Iphone explorer" or "cyberduck". I use iphone explorer since it is easer to use for me. Transfer the folder to the themes directory.

Open winterboard on your iPhone and respring it using the new theme. The name of the theme will be the name of the folder.

If this method doesn't work, then try

Method 2: Using Bosspaper

Bosspaper can work with or without winterboard. Well, that is what I read about it. The application allows you to pick wallpapers stored in your photo app, the default app that comes with the iPhone.

Set the enable Bosspaper option to on, pick the wallpapers you want to use, adjust the transition time and respring the iPhone. If it works, the wallpaper on your sprinboard pages should change for a certain number of seconds.

This method didn't work for me and if it didn't work for you also, then try

Method 3: Using PerPage

Install PerPage and PerPageHTML on your iPhone using cydia or through iPhone explorer. I read in one of the forums in the Internet that PerPageHTML should be installed with PerPage to get PerPage to work. I am not sure if this is true but it is better to be safe.

Once you have installed both of them and respringed your iPhone, the PerPage icon should appear. Tap it, slid through the pages at the top, tap choose to select a wallpaper in your photo library, and respring it.

This method has worked for me and it should also work for you. If it doesn't, then your iOS version might be higher than 4.2 or other apps might be conflicting it.

iPhone apps to install!

If you have an iPhone, then you know that its memory is limited. That is why you should install these iPhone apps first:

Game apps:

1. Angry birds


2. Angry birds seasons


3. Inotia 3

4. Plants vs Zombies

5. Assassin's Creed


6. Shrek Karting


7. Cooking Dash


8. Cut the Rope


9. Diner Dash


10. Defender Chronicles


11. Hotel Dash


12. Resident Evil 4


13. The SIMS 3


14. Sally's Spa


15. Sudoku
16. Braveheart
17. Zombies Cafe
18. Dead Space
19. Game Dev Story
20. Hot Springs Story
21. Chocolate Tycoon
22. Tiny Wings
23. Defence Hero
24. Jojo's Fashion
25. Knight's Onrush

Productivity, Utility & other apps:

1. Documents to go
2. Stanza
3. Comic Reader Mobi
4. CalcuIP
5. Dictionary.com
6. Facebook
7. Skype
8. GoodReader
9. Record Video for free
10. Adobe Photoshop


To watch out for the latest apps released for the iPhone, go to Apple's iTunes Store.

Special Days II

It's a new year and that special time of the year again.
The blog is now 1 year and a few months old.

For those who are taking steps on changing themselves
for the new year, you can learn more about yourself
by taking these personality tests:

1. Multiple Intelligence Test
http://www.mypersonality.info/basic-vs-pro/multiple-intelligences-test

2. Personality Test
http://www.4degreez.com/misc/personality_disorder_test.mv

The tests are free. You can take them anytime at the links provided.

Check out Your Website's Alexa Rank

Do you have a website or a blog? If you do, you can check out how your website ranks globally or locally in the Internet by checking your website's Alexa ranking.

To check out your website's Alexa ranking for free, go here:
http://www.alexa.com/



Currently, these are the top 5 sites globally:
1. Google
2. Facebook
3. YouTube
4. Yahoo
5. Live

Aside from finding out your website's Alexa ranking, you can also monitor your website's data statistics and install their customizable Alexa toolbar for your Internet browser.

You can also check out the most popular or hottest web pages in the Internet on their list of hot topics.

Error 623

Recently, I came across a new error while using my internet browser (Mozilla Firefox). Whenever I opened it, the error would always pop-up and the browser would crash.

To solve it, I did various things:

1. I reinstalled the browser. After I reinstalled it, I ran the browser. Unexpectedly, the error still popped up.

2. I searched the Internet and tried finding how other people solved it. Luckily, I found out how at Microsoft Support.
( Link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320693 )

Error 623: The system could not find the phone book entry for this connection.

I read about it there and did these steps:

1. Go to Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections
2. Select "Set up or change your Internet connection"
3. Under the connections tab, select "Never dial a connection" (if you use DSL)
If you use dial up connection, select your dial up connection and click the "Set Default" button. Click apply and Ok.

After I did these, the error did not pop up again. If you also happen to encounter errors on your Windows OS computer, try visiting this site: http://support.microsoft.com/

If you don't find the answer there, you can still search for the solution through the thousands of websites out there.

Shorten that URL!

Do you use twitter and post tweets regularly with links on it? Or do you post messages on blogs and forums and sometimes add links on your posts?

You will notice most deep link URLs being usually long. By using these tools, you can shorten them:

1. bit.ly


2. goo.gl


Using them is fairly easy. You just paste the URL that you want to be shortened on the input box, and click the shorten link.

Aside from giving you a shorter URL, it also provides stats on how many people have clicked the link. So if you want to post links, try using these tools.

Sinking Cities

Did you know that there are over seven cities that are said to be sinking? According to an article that was just recently featured in Yahoo, these cities are:

1. Bangkok, Thailand










2. New York, America











3. Houston, Texas









4. Shanghai, China










5. New Orleans, Louisiana











6. Venice, Italy










7. Mexico City, Mexico












You can read about the article here:
http://ph.news.yahoo.com/mb/20101011/tel-seven-cities-you-should-visit-before-8a1add4.html

Let Your Site Go Mobile!

Do you have a favorite site? Or even better, do you own a site yourself?

As an online visitor or website owner, you could only view it through your pc or laptop online.

But that is all in the past. Now, you can visit your favorite website anytime or check your very own website anywhere. How? By going mobile!!

If your phone can access the web, you can check the latest changes on your site with the browser on your phone. But that is not all there is to it.

If you have a website, you can let it go mobile!

How? There are lots of ways. You could have someone do it for you or you could make it yourself.

One good place where you can build your mobile site for free would be at widgetbox. There is no cost Only a small ad will be displayed on your site. Plus, if you become a premium member, the ad on your site will no longer be there.

This is just one of the options you have. So if you want to show your site to your friends or family, create a mobile website. Show it to them anytime and anywhere on your phone and have them be astounded with your great website.

Like Button

As you browse through countless website, you may have seen this button:



If you have, then you may have recognized that this button is made from Facebook with the small "f" icon beside it. The reason why I posted this is because as I visited one of my favorite websites, I happened to find this icon on their website.

With the button, you can get visitors of your website to "like" your site and share it to their friends on Facebook.

If you are interested, you can also get it for your website by going here:
http://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/plugins/like
This is the link on the Facebook developers page where you can create your own like button for your website.

You will also find other plugins at the site such as a comments plugin, which I have also tried out on my website at:
Projects

Follow me at Twitter

Twitter, one of the most popular tools in the Internet to get updated information from users.

Just created my account yesterday. Click on the image below to view my profile.

Special Days

This is a special day for me. The reason for this, I will keep a secret. For those who have visited my blog, I express my sincere gratitude. Come visit again for the next posts.

Happy New Year

Another year is to begin then
Hopes that were once lost
Dreams that were forgotten
Refreshed anew at a cost
Of one's determination then

Blog Topics

In my previous post, I said that I would announce the topics that I would be using for this blog. I had thought about some topics that I wanted to use but I had a hard time deciding.

When I researched on the Internet on how to start a blog, most of them said that the blog should focus on a specific theme. I do agree that a blog should focus on a specific theme so that the blogger can focus on the theme and make posts about it. After reading it and taking some time to decide on the theme of my blog, I guess the theme of my blog will be about my hobbies and interests.

To get my blog started, I found a topic on the Internet that I have been interested for a while.

My blog

This will be my first time creating a blog. I made this blog for my website, eternal. This blog will be used for posting updates to my website, my experiences, and other random stuff that may be useful.

I have some topics that I will probably be blogging about but I won't tell it right now. I'll be posting it on my next post.

For those who do visit my blog, welcome to my blog and I hope you enjoy the stuff that I will be posting.

Eternal