Filed under Journal
I’m guilty. I have occassionally mis-attributed the motto “Don’t be evil.” to Apple when of course it really belongs to Google. That’s a rather large mistake – because Apple certainly doesn’t adhere to it these days.
I’ve had a good working relationship, both as an individual and as a business, with Apple over the years. To put it simply – they’ve taken care of me. When I’ve had a warranty with them, either the default 1 year or an AppleCare plan, they’ve stepped up, every single time, and not only owned up to their side of the deal, but they’ve gone above and beyond to make sure I was happy and a repeat customer. This is something that you simply don’t get from many companies. It breeds loyalty and trust – something that when you get into the “Mac vs. PC” discussion – it’s difficult to articulate, because if you’ve never experienced *GOOD* customer service, you really don’t know what it is. It’s like seeing a dodo bird – would you know one if someone else described it to you instead of seeing it for yourself?
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Filed under Hacks
So anyone can go looking for GSM codes and be able to manipulate call forwards directly from the Phone.app. That’s nothing new. The ability to change what number the Voicemail button in Phone.app dials is completely different. I’d done it in the past to call YouMail, but I did it using minicom from the terminal, and contacted the modem chipset directly. That’s pretty complex for the average person. :)
Turns out that there’s a GSM code that you can do this directly from the iPhone’s Phone.app too. Simply do:
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Filed under Journal
These last couple of months have been a real trial for me. The short version is that I had a lapse in medication that brought the reality of physical death front and center in my life. I was never in any danger at that moment, but I felt like death was an inescapable truth – leaving me to view everything as momentary and worthless – nothing worth doing or accomplishing because of its temporary nature.
I’ve begun meeting with a counselor from my church, and already the impact of what he’s sharing with me is starting to take shape, and my own prayer life has changed, both for the better. It seems that this is what it took to get my attention. To really shake my attention loose of my own petty circumstances and let God take hold. Let him impact me
in such a devastating manner that only he remains, and to begin building a willingness in me to let him re-shape me into what He wants of me.
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