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Make Free Calls On Your iPhone with Asterisk and Fring
September 9, 2009 – 1:41 pm | 5 Comments
Make Free Calls On Your iPhone with Asterisk and Fring

You enter the extension you set up earlier in the “User ID” field. You enter the password you assigned to the extension in the “Password” field. And you enter the DNS name for your Asterisk server in the “Proxy” field. Tap on “Login” and Fring will register the extension with your Asterisk server and you’re ready to begin making calls and enjoying your new WiFi SIP phone.

How the Apple iPhone helped me make some new friends
May 18, 2009 – 7:12 pm | One Comment

This past weekend I went to the Urban Nights function in Downtown Dayton, Ohio. Local artists, musicians, restaurants and other vendors provide food, fun and entertainment throughout Downtown Dayton to celebrate all that Dayton has to offer. It is a very nice event which includes a lot of walking around with a map to get [...]

Apple iPhone Days Four through Thirty-Two
February 22, 2009 – 5:50 am | No Comment

So the first thing you’ll notice about my Apple iPhone journey is that having the iPhone hasn’t made me a consistent blogger. This really isn’t the fault of the iPhone, however. Since I have an entire month to cover, the coverage will undoubtedly be wide rather than deep. But I will do my best not [...]

Apple iPhone Day Three
February 22, 2009 – 5:41 am | No Comment

So I’m a little bit late getting to my Day Three update, but I don’t want anyone to miss out on the adventure so here it goes… When I last put my phone to bed on Saturday night, I left a couple of tasks in the queue for Sunday. They were: * Download useful applications [...]

Apple iPhone Day Two
February 22, 2009 – 5:37 am | No Comment

I have had the iPhone for one day. I have activated the iPhone, upgraded it to version 2.2, set up my email, calendar and contacts and loaded it with my favorite podcasts. Next on my agenda is to “jailbreak” the iPhone. By doing this I will: 1. Gain access to an even larger body of [...]

Apple iPhone Day One
February 22, 2009 – 5:34 am | No Comment

So it is day one of my Apple iPhone adventure. Next I opened the back of my HTC 8525 and removed the battery, exposing the AT&T sim card. I then removed the sim card from my current phone and inserted it into the iPhone. Then I plugged the iPhone into my laptop using the USB [...]