Daily Archives: July 15, 2010

OS 4.0.1 hitting iPhones right this second (3.2.1 for iPads, too)

Posted on July 15, 2010
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iOS 4.0.1 “improves the formula to determine how many bars of signal strength to display.” According to a letter Apple published earlier this month, the company has been using a “totally wrong” formula for calculating signal strength. “For example,” Apple wrote in its letter, “we sometimes display 4 bars when we should be displaying as few as 2 bars.” This update also brings some minor changes to the signal bars themselves, making a few of the lower bars slightly taller in an effort to provide a more accurate representation of the iPhone’s signal strength at lower levels.

The update, which comes just days after the new OS has been made available, aims to fix the widely reported problem of reception issues created by the new iPhone 4 design.

It’s now available via iTunes, and brings the promise of improved monitoring of reception for the OS.

Hot on the heels of the iOS 4.0.1 bug fix update, Apple has released a 3.2.1 update for the iPad.

The update fixes several issues, including Wi-Fi connectivity problems. It also adds Microsoft’s Bing to Safari’s search box. Thanks to Cult of Mac for the following:-

- Improved Wi-Fi connectivity
- Fixed an issue that could prevent copy and paste of single-page PDF attachments in Mail
- Addressed an issue that could cause video playback to freeze
- Improved reliability of video-out when using iPad Dock Connector to VGA Adapter
- Added Bing as an option for Safari’s search field

The update is available through iTunes (plug in your iPad via USB).…

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Not bad for a number two driver

Posted on July 15, 2010
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Is F1 missing a beat ?

The British Grand Prix last Sunday was, apart from an incident strewn first couple of corners,  lacking of any real drama and a straight forward win for Red Bull. The big question before the race was not which team would win but which driver. Most pundits were clearly in the Sebastian Vettel camp, I wanted Mark Webber to win.

Despite a wonderful looking Silverstone cicrcuit, I am missing the cutting edge of the pitstops this season. Refuelling stops are a thing of the past and have taken a little drama and tactics out of the race. Will the fuel hose work? How quick can we refuel and get them out and will we remember to take the hose off the car before our intrepid drivers drive down pit straight oblivious to the flames following him as he “speeds” away!

There’s no drama anymore, or is there? Am I missing something? At the conclusion of the British Grand Prix and Mark Webber’s win the BBC broadcast those immortal words “Not bad for a number two driver”. Webber was clearly annoyed all week at what appeared to be team orders and a preference to Seb Vettel who was a handful of points ahead of the Australian in the standings.

It spurred Webber on and when he failed to take pole position in qualifying on Saturday (something that probably helped him on race day due to more grip on the outside) Webber was seething.  The difference between a world class driver and a regular driver is he (or she) can keep his (or her) emotions in check at the business end – for this Webber must be applauded.

 Red Bull Team Principal Horner claimed there weren’t any team orders but Webber wasn’t having any of it! However according to Webber’s …

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