Things are about to get crazy at Hijinks Inc, not promising anything but there might be semi-regular updates in the near future. In order to properly prepare yourself for this madness, as well as the coming Zombie Apocalypse, consider doing these three things.
[1] Subscribe to our RSS feed: http://hijinksinc.com/feed/
[2] Follow us on Twitter: @hijinksinc, @aaronnelsen, and @fredericksmith
[3] Register for an account, maybe even comment on a post or two.
Let me start by saying this tutorial does not use Gizmo5, since they no longer are accepting signups (gee, thanks Google) I was looking for a way to make this work without using their service. When you’re done, this will allow you to make calls via your computer, iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch (2nd gen and newer) to any number using your Google Voice number, all for free.
For starters you’ll need a Google Voice number, if you don’t have one, post your email address in the comments and we’ll do our best to hook you up (I have 5 invites currently available).
This tutorial is rather long and some might find it overly complicated, so consider yourself warned. What I’ve outlined here is the free way of doing things, but if you purchase iPhone software like Acrobits Softphone [$7.99] you’ll get a much better user experience.
(more…)
(Editor’s Note: This isn’t a review, just a sad story)
In the past month I have been late to work 3 times. If I’m late again, my employment will be terminated due to unacceptable tardiness. Would I be sad? No. But what I want to focus on is why I’m in this situation. Concisely: The Droid made me do it.
It started out simple enough. My trusty Motorola Razr (the fifth replacement in my two year contract) was on its last legs. The outside screen was shattered, the interior screen was broken, and not having my phone as an alarm clock was forcing me to rely on my old bedside clock/radio/iPhone dock. It was time for a new phone. In the minutes before I left for the Verizon store that fateful morning I hurriedly glanced at some phone reviews. Palm Pre Plus, Blackberry Pearl, and the Droid all scored well. These were not the iPhones I had dreamt about, but they would do.
I entered the Verizon store. I looked at the fifty dollar Palm Pre Plus; too cheap. I glanced at the Blackberry Pearl; too ugly. I walked up to the Droid display; my bank account looked at me with sad, reproachful eyes. I was moving on to the ‘Multimedia’ phones when something caught my eye. It was a Droid, but it carried a price tag under a hundred dollars. What was this? The UI was friendly and intuitive, almost like it made (wait for it) Sense. I had my Goldilocks moment…this was just right. (more…)
Aaron posts useful hacks, technical expertise, and drops knowledge on a semi-weekly basis? Me? I post YouTube videos.
Well not normally, but I’m making an exception. A video producer friend of mine has a buddy that makes music using only his mouth, voice, and water glasses. His song choice wouldn’t be my first option, but he nails it.
Check out his YouTube channel if you like it.
For those of you who don’t believe that this works or don’t care to try it for yourself, here’s a video of an iPad 3G Micro SIM card being used in my stock iPhone 3G running iPhone OS 3.1.3.
You can of course try this yourself by following the instructions outlined in my previous post.