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iPhone Experiences

Edward Marczak — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:11:17 -0700

Been meaning to post something about the iPhone purchasing experience. On the day the iPhone 3G was released, I went to an AT&T store and placed an order for two phones, and received them 3 days later. The salesperson I dealt with was an absolute professional, and a pleasure to work with during the provisioning and transfer process (I was formerly on Verizon). Overall, it was just about the easiest process ever, which is why I've been confused by reports of people having a difficult time or still waiting in line. There's a simple remedy: go to an AT&T store.

Careful with that iPhone Data

Edward Marczak — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:28:16 -0700

For everyone getting ready to rid themselves of an iPhone (for whatever reason), please remember: inside the iPhone is simple flash memory. This memory is fairly recoverable, even when a restore is run to "wipe" the contents. WIth the ability to "jailbreak" an iPhone and access the filesystem, the problem of leaving sensitive data on the device becomes a little more problematic.

At this stage, I'd recommend waiting until the version 2 software ships and seeing if there's a true secure wipe before flipping a used iPhone.

Acknowledgements

Edward Marczak — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:54:26 -0700

One of the fun parts of the book was the acknowledgements page. Thinking back to why and how I am where I am, and who inspired me and spurred me along was a lovely exercise. So, if you purchase the book or not, if you know me at all, you should probably know that there are too many people for me to thank. Here’s the acknowledgements page from the book. In some off chance that any of these people perform a Google vanity search on themselves, I hope they notice this and decide to contact me.

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