Every driver’s probably gotten a speeding ticket. Maybe you were late to something important, or you got that one “bad cop”. Either way, this tip may help you fight your case in traffic court. When you’re in front of the judge, ask the officer for proof that his radar gun was properly calibrated. In some jurisdictions, the original certificate of calibration must be presented, not a copy. If the police officer has the original, you’re out of luck. But if he only has the copy, you might’ve just dodged a fine. Just remember, this tip isn’t bulletproof. Don’t rely on it, ever. Simply use it if you’re in a jam.
Archive for January, 2012
Are web hosts FatCow and iPage the same?
While looking for a new web host, I noticed something very strange. Two hosting giants, FatCow and iPage, seem to be one and the same. The big giveaway was their rates pages. Compare them. ( FatCow’s page | iPage’s page ) They’re virtually identical! Even the URLs are the same! This seems very fishy to me. I know there are only a few web hosts that actually exist. All the other ones simply resell from the big companies. What I didn’t expect is that two giant companies are really the same. This fishiness, combined with the deceptive sale rates they have right now (the rate hikes up after the sale is over), means these two won’t get my business.
My app swore at me!
I have an app called CheckPoints. The app lets you check in to stores and scan barcodes to get gift cards. Today, I scanned my milk carton’s barcode and got an extremely rude message. (continue reading…)
Why your iOS device has such lousy battery life
I am a Yahoo Answers veteran, and I keep seeing the same question. “Why does my iPod Touch/iPhone/iPad die within x hours?” The answer is simple. With the iOS 4 update, Apple enabled multitasking, which means more than one app can run at once. What they didn’t tell users is that battery life and processor speed will go down if you let all your apps run in the background. To kill the apps, double-tap the home button and long press on one of the apps in the multitasking pane that comes up. Press all the red minuses. Each one of those apps was running in the background; sapping your iDevice’s resources. Whenever you press the home button when in an app, it will stay running and will show up in that pane. Kill apps often using this trick to keep your iOS 4 or 5 device in top shape!