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Oct 28 2008

Is it any wonder the iPhone’s USB Power Adapters fell apart? ”Shocking” photos.

IMG 0922 20081028 111053 Is it any wonder the iPhones USB Power Adapters fell apart? Shocking photos.Last month, Apple announced the Apple Ultracompact USB Power Adapter Exchange Program in which it admitted that the adapters supplied with iPhone 3G and sold separately could “under certain conditions” lose its metal prongs in your wall power outlet, creating a risky situation for you as you try to remove them.

At the time, Apple claimed to have received reports of detached prongs on “a very small percentage of the adapters sold”, but looking at these pictures of a dissected USB Power Adapter I can’t imagine how the instances of “prong failure” could be anything less than commonplace. Depicted here, the prongs only extend into the adapter about 1/8 of an inch and are held in place with some type of glue and a bit of wishful thinking. Nice work.

If you haven’t sent your Ultracompact USB Power Adapter in for an exchange, please, do it today.

[ Thanks for the linkage, Gizmodo ]

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Nov 24 2007

Is that a fireplace in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?

iYule 20071124 191744 Is that a fireplace in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?Cali Lewis of GeekBrief.TV has just started her first Timothy Ferriss Is that a fireplace in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?-inspired virtual product called iYule.TV.

What is it? Do you know those video fireplaces? You put a DVD in and you can watch a nice crackling fire on your TV? Well, iYule.TV is that for your iPod or AppleTV complete with heart-warming original music by the insanely talented Geoff Smith.

The 30-minute video costs USD$5 for iPod, USD$7 for AppleTV and USD$10 for the “Director’s Cut” with bonus features.
iyule 20071125 001755 Is that a fireplace in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?[ Thanks for the linkage, Cali. ]Note:Much of the proceeds of the sale of the iYule.TV products go to charities chosen by the producers. Go to the iYule.TV website for details.

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Jul 18 2005

Routine Maintenance [Updated]

Is your Mac feeling a little sluggish since you got it? Have you noticing any odd behavior from your Mac lately? Today, I’d like to share with you a very important procedure for ensuring the continued well-being of your Apple Macintosh computer. It’s time to learn about Routine Maintenance!

Update: I have added a step to include Jonathan Nathan’s Preferential Treatment.

And, thank you very much to those of you who have kindly linked to this article! Your linkage is appreciated.

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