iPhone 2.2 … really?

command line idiot — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:51:15 +0000

Scrolling through the server logs, I ran across this:

Apple iPhone OS v2.2.1 CoreMedia v1.0.0.5H11

Really? There are really people who just haven’t bothered to hit “update” on their phones yet? I guess I just don’t understand people who don’t install software updates. If only there were some way of punishing that habit, say with code that exploited the unpatched software they refused to update, and making it do bad things. That might be a way of correcting their bad habit!

Apple Mail, Gmail IMAP, play nicely!

command line idiot — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:21:39 +0000

Every so often, my blissful rage against linux is interrupted by some obnoxious hassle in my apple/google world. Mail connects via IMAP to gmail? Check! But what’s this? Mail automatically downloads all of my shitty spam from gmail? Cannot have! Do not want! Other syntax memes employed!

The solution is buried deep in google labs, and by deep, I mean one layer down. Here’s the fix:

Cut a hole in a box
Login to your gmail account, go to “settings” then “Labs”
Under Labs, enable “Advanced IMAP Controls”
Then, go to “Labels”. You’ll find a brand new check box next to each label, asking your permission to show that label when accounts sync by IMAP. Uncheck the spam box.
Profit!

Ahhhhh, bliss. Now I can go back to loathing how Ubuntu renders on-screen fonts. Uggggggh.

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iPhone 2.2 … really?

Apple Mail, Gmail IMAP, play nicely!