The New Media Diva

Month: December, 2009

iPhone 911

My iPhone died tonight. I believe it overheated. I’ve had it since the end of October. Most reports I’ve read about this issue are from around July this year. I haven’t heard of any overheating recently. Have you? Update: Thanks to John Abell! “Hold down both power and home buttons for 5 seconds. If that [...]

From the shop: Homeless in The Land of Dreams

As America experiences an increase in ‘first-time’ homelessness, activists bemoan city ordinances that keep charities from lending a helping hand, perpetuate laws that stigmatize the homeless and often lead to harassment, beatings, rapes and even human torching – much of which is available for your entertainment on ‘reality TV,’ Julianne Geiger writes for ISN Security [...]

My new addition

Introducing my new weekend project, just in time for winter (brrr).:-) This is my “new” bike that I bought off of an auction site for CHF 70 (same as US dollars at this point). It’s a 3-speed from a manufactuer named “Steyr,” which I’ve never heard of. The man I bought it from guessed that [...]