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Gris - Sep 24, 2009 3:50:14 am PDT #11242 of 25501
Hey. New board.

Oh. I went the Cydia route. I don't know what Customize is, but if that's the standard Cydia app/store, then that's what I used. It was nice, almost as easy to use as the iTunes app store, though there are a LOT of graphical themes in it which sometimes makes it hard to find real applications.

When you install the jailbreak (I used yellowsn0w to do it), it gives you the option of installing Cydia, Icy, or both. I think they're competitors that do basically the same thing. Cydia is a bit more established than Icy, I gather.

Does that answer the question?

ETA: After some googling, it looks like Customize is a specific program that you use to change the look of the phone: it lets you modify icons and change message stringsand such. I never played with that, being fairly happy with the iPhone interface as is. So... basically, I still don't know if I've answered any questions. Sorry.


Vortex - Sep 24, 2009 5:08:32 am PDT #11243 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

When you install the jailbreak (I used yellowsn0w to do it), it gives you the option of installing Cydia, Icy, or both. I think they're competitors that do basically the same thing. Cydia is a bit more established than Icy, I gather.

the guy at the AT&T store did the jailbreak (long story), but then I upgraded the iPhone software before I did anything with the phone and the software disappeared, and I couldn't remember the name.

I think that I said Customize because of some website I'd read, I don't really care so much about the look of the iPhone, I just want a different notification sound so that I'm not one of five people pulling out their iPhone when the doodooDOO sound happens. I'll know it's not me :)


Gris - Sep 24, 2009 6:38:06 am PDT #11244 of 25501
Hey. New board.

You can't change that sound without jailbreaking? I didn't know that!

I use the clown-car horn for my notification sound.

So anyway, if you want to jailbreak the phone, use yellowsn0w (Google should give it to you). The instructions are very clear. You'll install Cydia when you do that, and you can download Customize using the Cydia app on your phone.


Vortex - Sep 24, 2009 7:02:46 am PDT #11245 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

You can't change that sound without jailbreaking? I didn't know that!

You can't do custom notification tones like you can do custom ringtones, you can only use the default sounds set. The doodooDOO is the only one I kind of like and everyone has it.


tommyrot - Sep 24, 2009 3:19:17 pm PDT #11246 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Weird MacBook Pro issue - I have mine set up so I can tap on the trackpad instead of clicking on it. But sometimes when it wakes up, the tapping won't work for anywhere from a minute to ten minutes.

Any ideas?

eta: Going into System Preferences and unclicking and clicking the "tap to click" option gets it working again. But I don't wanna do that all the time....


Tom Scola - Sep 24, 2009 3:32:22 pm PDT #11247 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

What model MacBook Pro do you have? Do you have this firmware update installed?


tommyrot - Sep 24, 2009 3:39:14 pm PDT #11248 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I bought mine right before they increased the HD to 500GB and cut the price $200 (i.e. in May or early June).

When I click on the "more info" at that link, it says the update is for 13" and 15" models. Looking to see if there's one for 17"....


omnis_audis - Sep 25, 2009 8:02:30 am PDT #11249 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

The new theater my job is moving into made WIRED magazine! [link] How cool is that. Oh ya, the third little picture down that says backstage stuff is underground. Ya, that's the picture of the flyline motors, which is on the 4th floor. Eh, when is the print media ever 100% accurate, right? Still, how cool is it to have your new building in WIRED?


Jessica - Sep 25, 2009 10:30:10 am PDT #11250 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Anyone sent an iPhone MMS yet? Is it as wondrous as we were all promised?


omnis_audis - Sep 25, 2009 3:15:05 pm PDT #11251 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

The original iPhone does not support sending or receiving MMS messages.
Humbug I say. grrrr.