Okay here’s something to keep in mind if you’re planning on taking your iPhone overseas. Apparently, a boing boing reader decided to use his iPhone in roaming mode in the UK and Ireland, but didn’t bother to figure out how the $0.005/KB rate would translate into real-world usage. Well two weeks of “sporadic AT&T EDGE network usage off and on mixed with wifi when available” came to $3000!

After the story got legs on the ‘net, AT&T apparently decided to waive the charges. It seems that AT&T offers an unlimited international data plan for Blackberry users, but not one for the iPhone. Nonetheless, there’s a lesson here for international travelers. Keep to wifi when overseas if you don’t want to get stuck with massive roaming charges

    I guess since this is a blog about Apple and Apple related products its kinda necessary to do at least one post about Apples iPhone. When Jobs first announced the iPhone and displayed all the cool features and functionality it would have, I was excited. But over time Ive come to realize the first generation iPhone is going to suck. This is at no fault to the engineers or makers of the iPhone. No the people that are going to make the iPhone suck are Cingular now the new AT&T. I think Apple should team up with Google and just make their own cell phone company. Google has plenty of cash just lying around that they have to invest or pay out in divends and experience in handling large amounts of data.  Apple already has a really nice phone.  Heres what the iLine will have

• -Unlimited Calling to anyone in the North America
• -Unlimted data ie texting,browsing, downloading
• -GPS enabled

And all of this will be priced at $60/month.

This product is not only a George Foreman grill on a stand but also contains a 10 watt speaker with a plug so you can play your tunes while grilling some burgers. Im not too big of a fan of this since Id rather have my speakers seperate from my grill but at a price not much more than other Foreman grills, its not that bad of a buy for campers, tailgaters,etc.

Features:
* Indoor/ Outdoor Electric Barbeque Grill that’s iPod-ready with auxiliary jack
* 10 watt speaker included
* 200 Sq Inches Cooking Surface
* George Tough Non-stick Coated Cooking Surface
* Adjustable Temperature Control Probe

For Sale on Amazon for $141.75

Im not sure what to think about this product. Once part of me thinks its pretty cool, I mean it combines the flagship products of consumerism and religion into one.  But the other part of me thinks that this kinda degrades the rosary and everything its meant to accomplish.  I dont know it may be usefull to bring spirituality back into peoples lifes, Ill let yall decide.

iRosary by YankoDesigns

Have you ever wanted a custom icon for a hard drive or folder? I have, and I found out that it is easy to do, even if you can’t make an icon from scratch. For example, I got tired of seeing the default white removable drive icon whenever I plugged in my CompactFlash reader. I decided to make a custom CompactFlash icon to use instead.Note: Their may be simpler, even easier ways to do this but this is how I do it. Comments welcome.

Step One: Making the Icon

For this example, I used an image that I found on Google Images. If you do the same, make sure your base image is at least 128px by 128px. You could also draw your own icon if you are a Photoshop whiz. Anyway, once you have your image, open it in Photoshop or a similar image editor and eliminate the background by deleting it. You just want your subject on top of a transparent background. Now you might want to add a subtle drop shadow if you want, since most icons do. When you like how your icon looks, resize it to 128 x 128 and save it

as a PSD or a PNG.

Step Two: Converting the Icon

If you don’t have Apple’s Developer Tools, you will need to install them in order to complete the next step. You can find these tools on your Mac OS X install dis

k, or Apple’s website.

The tool that we will be using is Icon Composer, which can be found in /Developer/Applications/Utilities. Open Icon Composer and drag your PSD or PNG into every box. For the upper boxes, it will ask you a couple of questions. Always tell it to Use Scaled Version and Extract Mask. Once all the boxes are filled, go to File > Save As and save the icon in a convenient place.

Icon Composer leaves us with an ICNS file, which is almost usable. We now need to convert the ICNS to a RSRC file, which can be easily done with Icns2Rsrc. Just open the app, open the ICNS file, and it will ask you where to save the RSRC.

If you know how to change an icon in Mac OS X, you know what to do now. If not, it is really easy. Open the Get Info window for the RSRC icon, click on the miniature icon in the top left and press Command C (copy). Then, go to the drive or folder that you want the icon to be on, open the Get Info window, click on the mini-icon and press Command V (paste). Now you should have a perfect custom icon.

How to, originally by: Macapper.com

Recently I have been delving into the world of lossless audio because frankly I have plenty of space on my hard drive so why should I give up quality when I have plenty of space and this amplifier/iPod dock is another reason why lossless is the way to go. The makers Roth Audio describe the sound as beyond froody and they are right with features such as…..

• Hi-Resolution pure tube sound
• 2 pre-amp tube
• Supports different musical sources: i-Pod, CD and MP3
• Volume Control
• iPod Charging
• Overheating protection (85¢)
• Speaker short circuit protection
• Speaker protection when turning on
• Fuse protection in the adapter
  

The sConnector is a pretty simple device, all it does is connect your iPod Shuffle to your computers usb slot. Instead of the current way of having a huge cord linking your tiny shuffle to your computer it bundles all that cord into a compact usb drive sized device. The sConnector allows you to both charge and sync your shuffle while its connected. This product was developed and built by iCube Corp.

I have to admit at first I was a little skeptical when I heard about a belt buckle that held an iPod nano but the designers at Tunebuckle did a good job allowing you to carry your ipod on your belt without looking it looking like a utility belt. Each belt allows you to carry one ipod nano for the kinda high price of $39.95 for the original or $69.95 for the Full Moon or the Full Metal Jacket

This widget displays the current status of Bluetooth. Simply click the icon to switch Bluetooth on or off. On the back you can select an application to open automatically after you turn Bluetooth on. You can also press the O key on your keyboard to open the selected app immediately without switching the Bluetooth status. Hold down O and click if Bluetooth Switch is not the active widget. Makes a great replacement for the Bluetooth menu bar item!

This widget is available free for downland courtesy of Mike Piontek.

Can’t wait for your packages to arrive? Don’t waste your time checking the site constantly, just open this all-in-one delivery tracker and enter your order number or tracking number. The status will update automatically for you, and even count down the days! It also works with Growl to give you pop-up message, email notifications, and more, whenever your package status changes. If you have more than one order, just open another copy of the widget so you can keep an eye on them all at once!

This widget is available free for downland courtesy of Mike Piontek.