Posts Tagged "jailbroken"

Mophie, Jailbreaking Your iPhone & iChat

Posted by Erin Blaskie on Feb 26, 2010 in Videos, Web & Technology | 1 comment

This past Monday, I was fortunate enough to be able to pop over to the Macgasm studios to co-host an episode with them. In the episode, we talk about the Mophie juice pack, jailbreaking your iPhone and chatting with your Facebook friends in iChat. Plus, there are some hilarious outtakes, some snippets about some apps that you need to get and a whole lot of fun!

Check out the video podcast below and be sure to check out their website at www.Macgasm.net. If you’re a Twitterholic (like me) you can find the Macgasm crew at @Macgasm.

How to Jailbreak Your iPhone with Blackra1n

Posted by Erin Blaskie on Feb 11, 2010 in How-To, Videos, Web & Technology | 1 comment

Want to jailbreak your iPhone 3G / 3GS? As long as you haven’t upgraded to firmware 3.1.3, you can use the method in my video below to jailbreak your iPhone.

What is jailbreaking?

Jailbreaking is the art of unlocking your iPhone so that you can access a myriad of apps that you wouldn’t be able to otherwise. It allows you to also apply themes to your iPhone changing it from the default look to something more custom.

Why jailbreak?

I don’t recommend that everyone does it but since I’m a tecchy / geek at heart, I needed to jailbreak my iPhone in order to do a few different things for videos, etc. So, I took the plunge! However, if you want access to apps that are only available on jailbroken iPhones and those themes, do it!

Please note: jailbreaking your iPhone can void your warranty so please do not do this unless you are cool with that… Also, BACKUP your data before doing it. It’s in the video but still.

What tool do you use to jailbreak your iPhone?

I used Blackra1n, available here. Although my video shows Blackra1n being used on a Mac, you can use it for a PC as well.

Watch the Video: