Tech Update

The EnV2 from Verizon Wireless is a great music phone with a easy to use interface and controls. To put music from your computer to your EnV2 requires a microSD card to transfer the songs. A cheap memory card can be found online or at an electronics store for around $10. A 1 gig memory card would suffice however I recommend a 2 gig for any music fanatics. Simply insert the card into your phone, and it should ask you to format the card. Select yes. If it does not ask to insert a memory card, to format it, go through the menus by pressing OK > 9 > 9 > 3> right soft key (options) > 1. This formats your memory card, creating all of the directories on it for you. Now plug your memory card into your computer using the adapter provided with the card. Open up the drive on your computer and navigate to the my_music directory. Either copy or drag your songs onto this directory. Do not create folders as the music application recognizes all of the songs if they are in the top directory. Then eject your drive and insert it into your phone. The music application is located at OK > Ok > OK > 4. It should start adding the songs and then you should be able to listen to them.

To sync contacts to your env2 follow this guide here.
To sync pictures, sounds, and videos, follow this guide here.

The iTunes Music Store has just surpassed its first 5 billion song downloads. Every single song, being bought by one of its millions of customers. If all of those customers had access to every single song ever released to the store. Apple would go broke. When iTunes was first released in 2001, its main goal was to provide an easy access to a catalog of music, for users to fill his or her iPod with. Read the rest of this entry »

Ever need to move a couple songs, movies, or podcast episodes, to another computer? Well, here is your answer. First open iTunes and make a playlist, or smart playlist, with all of the items you would like to copy. Simply select them all by pressing cmd-a, then dragging and dropping them onto your desktop, or a folder on your desktop. If both of your computers are Macs, with wifi, then a simple solution is outlined here. If not, then simply use an external hard drive, or flash drive. To transfer your items to your other Mac by wifi, first set up and ad-hoc network between the two computers. Under the airport menu, click “create a new network.” Name the network something meaningful, then check require password. Make up a password to use for this temporary network. Then on the other computer click the airport menu, and find the network ad type in the password to connect. The airport icon should change to a different picture meaning you are connected. Make sure file sharing is enabled in your system preferences, just the public folder, and drop the files in the drop folder. Now on the other Mac, navigate to that folder and import the items into iTunes.

Yesterday, I posted a tutorial to help you sync your pictures, videos, and sounds with your EnV2 from your Mac using bluetooth. That article is posted here.Many of you asked if I could also post a tutorial to sync contacts, calendar, and music, and here is the first one: contacts. Although this phone is not yet supported by BitPim, the popular cross-platform application to sync information such as your phonebook, calendar, and contacts to your phone, there is a simple process you can execute until that support is provided. Using the built in bluetooth on your Mac and the bluetooth on your EnV2, you can manually send contacts to and from you phone. Read the rest of this entry »

Just got that shiny new Env2 from Verizon and looking to sync it to your Mac without any extra hardware? This article was written to guide you with just that. Here is a tutorial to sync your EnV2 with a Mac running OS X Leopard using bluetooth.
If you have a micro SD card, there is a simpler process to put music, pictures, and video on your phone. Post in the comments, if you would like an article with that process. Read the rest of this entry »

The download counter here at Mozilla headquarters shows that Firefox 3 has passed a million downloads. Ars reports live from the official release party.

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“Mark your calendar, wrap a ribbon around your finger or write a little sticky yellow note. Download Day will start on June 17, 2008.”
As received in my Inbox.

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Straight from the mouth of Steve at WWDC 08!

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We have it from a reliable source that a version of the 3G iPhone’s firmware has been released — possibly for carrier partners currently field-testing the device — and has since been dissected. While nothing is ever guaranteed, we think we got more than enough information the low-level hardware and drivers that run the device to make some informe

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By enabling the iPhone to run on so-called third-generation, or 3G, networks, Apple makes the device more appealing to a global wireless customer. Within months, the phone will be officially available in key European markets like Italy, Spain, and the Scandinavian countries. Countries as varied as Australia and Uruguay are also on the docket.

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