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Katie: It's about time, my iPhone experience with 2.0 was HORRIBLE

Corey: Had a problem with updates through iTunes

Some users report LONG backup and restore times, as long as 40 minutes to 1 hour.

2.0.1 makes major changes to 3G's baseband

www.iphonealley.com—201-update-changes-iphone-3g-baseband-breaks-future-unlocks

Phones that have been jail broken are un-jailbroken.

Does pose some additional setbacks for the iPhone Dev Team working on an unlock On their Blob the Dev Teams warns 3G owners not to update unless they always plan to use the original carrier as there is a baseband update that could impact the ability to unlock the device if and when an unlock becomes available.

blog.iphone-dev.org—to-update-or-not-to-update

1Password Released for iPhone

phobos.apple.com—viewSoftware

Null River's NetShare Tethering solution released, then pulled

NetShare is a $9.99 iPhone tethering application that allowed you to share your iPhone's 3G or EDGE connection with your laptop running OS X or Windows. Unfortunately, AT&T's terms and conditions forbids tethering with the iPhone. Yet, Apple apparently approved the App and it was released on the App Store for a short period last Thursday then mysteriously pulled. It appeared again for a longer period of time on Friday, and then was pulled again without explanation.

www.tuaw.com—the-netshare-debacle-apple-explain-yourself

People who got the Application report that it works well but is somewhat difficult to configure. However guides have been released.

www.appleinsider.com—ten_step_guide_to_sharing_your_iphones_connection_with_netshare.html

Neither NullRiver or Apple has commented on the happenings. Nullriver seems to be at a loss as to why the app was allowed, then pulled so randomly. Suposedly Apple screans all Apps before approving them which leands one to wonder why this application was ever approved in the first place if it violates AT&T's TOS

www.nullriver.com

Still unknown as to what will happen to people who purchased the Application. If you have it, it's recommended you make a backup copy as some users are reporting it has mysteriously disappeared, though this is likely a syncing issue.

$1000 "I Am Rich" Application brings concerns about the crap Apple is allowing on the store

www.tuaw.com—i-am-rich-makes-author-exactly-that-does-little-else

Any other new favorite Apps?

Although most of the problems seem to now be resolved, the mobile me service had a horrible launch.

Walt Mossberg called it too Flawed to be Reliable

ptech.allthingsd.com—apples-mobileme-is-far-too-flawed-to-be-reliable

David Pogue called it a Mobile Mess

pogue.blogs.nytimes.com—apples-mobilemess

Katie's big complaint was lack of communication. Apple claimed that only 1% of users were impacted, but that still means 20,000 people had no access to email. Others, like Katie, had sporadic issues and still doesn't know whether she lost email. Apple finally started a MobileMe blog in an effort to open up communication. But it hasn't been updated regularly.

www.apple.com—status

Steve Jobs admitted in an internal email that Mobile Me not up to Apple's standards and they should have rolled it out more slowly. The MobileMe teem has since been reorganized.

arstechnica.com—steve-jobs-mobileme-not-up-to-apples-standards

It's Bar Exam time and Katie is thrilled that she doesn't have to go through that experience again. However, there have been a slew of stories about Macs being "discriminated against" by Bar Examiners. Several state bars have announced they will not allow test takers to take the exam on a Mac leaving many Apple sites to cry foul.

www.themaclawyer.com—new-york-bar-ex.html

Katie actually knows the reason why: explanation.

We've gotten a lot of questions recently about Apple Certifications and the truth is there's much more to say than can be covered just by answering a question or two on the show. We're in the process of putting together an entire show to talk about Apple Certifications. Our hope is to possibly bring in a guest host or two. We hope to have something done later this summer, stay tuned.

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