For once i’m doing a non iPhone related post. So here’s a website which loops a video of a duck and a bunch of pidgeons enjoying a good shuffle to LMFAOS beat Partyrock.
One week to go until launch for our new Spire / Siri server. I’m currently searching for cydia application packaging gurus to help me try a repo type of roll-out for the configuration part of the whole proxy, it’ll help the noobiest of noobs and laziest of lazy.
The new server specs of our Amazon EC2 Instance are below.
7.5 GB memory
4 EC2 Compute Units (2 virtual cores with 2 EC2 Compute Units each)
850 GB instance storage
64-bit platform
I/O Performance: High
API name: m1.large
Yes, it’s not the best server ram wise, but it’s more than enough to run what we need it to. Keep in mind i’m not getting donations or any sort of financial help with this so quit your yapping. Once again i appreciate the time from the beta testers and look forward to the public server being pushed out in the next week.
The whole thing’s pretty exciting!
Ok Guys!
So after going through countless amounts of comments and hate comments from people call me a faker and all that jazz.
I’ve gone ahead and created a public server, I’ve set up the server and it’s awaiting the dns-setup and the siri scripts to be dragged off of my github. Keep in mind unlike my current server this one will be 100% public and will be filled with randoms. I’ll have a spam limiter put on it so you’ll be only able to make a various amount of requests per every minute, this will dramatically increase the speed of everyone’s queries etc.
The site is up so bookmark it, and no the server isn’t up and online just yet so don’t even try to connect as the certificates have not been generated, that and there is currently no server running on that box. So without further text i present to you.
The site is expected to launch in the next few weeks and will require your UDIDs. This will allow me to monitor and ban offenders/spammers and anyone else who wants to spoil the fun.
PLEASE COMMENT FOR YOUR INTEREST TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. DO NOT PUBLICLY LIST YOUR EMAIL.. YOU’LL GET SPAMMED WITH CRAP.
Bookmark it.. As always i don’t want your money or donations.. I just want to help out.. If you’re keen to donate, please give that money to the EFF!
UPDATE: Added 20 people randomly towards the server, will do another sweep tomorrow.
Ok, so I’ve setup the new server, the DNS is now resolving.. succesfully got it spoofing.. Certs are now setup with a cron job to automatically refresh every 24 hours with the latest AUTH keys. I’ve sent an email to 40 of my commentors with the new domain / ports and other information.
Each user has been requested after they’ve tested the service to upload a YouTube video reviewing the proxy.
Hopefully we get some good feedback and if possible i’ll keep this running for free.
Most of you have been anxiously looking around for an untethered jailbreak for the A5 devices as of recent. There are many reasons as to why this has not come out yet. One of the most asked questions are in regards to Musclenerd and pod2g already having jailbroken A5 devices.
Well this is due to the fact that they’ve both utilized an exploit and method of jailbreaking tethered using a developer account as quoted on one of pod2g‘s latest blog posts.
The exploit I used to inject the untethering files to the 4S relies on having a developer account, and can’t be released publicly.
It’s the same reason why @MuscleNerd has an iPad 2 tethered jailbreak but couldn’t distribute it.So, we need to find a distributable exploit to remount the system partition read/write and to set Corona files at the correct places.
The main thing we are waiting on is the ability to be able to perform this tethered/untethered jailbreak and distribute the exploit without the need to actually use a developer account.
Keep you eyes out guys and follow pod2g as of this time he appears to be the only person left on the development scene that’s actively working on getting jail broken devices to the scene.
Hello ETek Readers,
As you’re all probably very aware of the new Spire application available in Cydia which allows you to connect and utilize the Siri service provided via Apple without the need for an iPhone 4S. The problem is you’ll need to connect to a proxy server which has the 4S tokens attatched to it.
I’ve decided as a side project i’m going to setup a server located on the Amazon EC2 servers for 100% performance/stability and assurance to its users.
The reason i’m going to be charging for this service is due to the fact i’m going to buy over 4+ iPhone 4s UNITS.
This will allow me to have 4+ tokens in which i can refresh and host multiple proxies over, this reduces server load and allows my users to have a fast and professionalism Spire experience.
Due to the fact that so many people are scamming innocent people out of their money i’ll be hosting this service for FREE for the first week of launch, i’ll allow my commentors to blog and review my service and will post their links/blogs in another post after that week is up.
This bandwidth will cost me a lot, but will also allow me to show my readers that this is in fact the real deal.
The server will be over a HTTPS connection.
POST IN THE COMMENTS BELOW TO RESERVE YOUR SLOT FOR THE FREE ONE WEEK BETA REVIEW OF THE SPIRE PROXY SERVICE.
Update: I’m adding all of your emails to a list and will be selecting 20 of you at complete random. Looking forward to getting this tested and approved!
Update #2: Sorry about the website down time, my host couldn’t keep up with your traffic! Ok keep commenting I’m listing you all and the server I’ve setup will cater for 50 slots only split between two dedicated IPs.. Depending on bandwidth costs I might setup another.
Update #3: Ok, so i’m currently scanning eBay for iPhone 4s, i’ve not asked anyone for donations and won’t until this has been tested and confirmed. Please refrain from putting your email address publicly, attach it your comment/username this will stop scammers and spammers grabbing your details. If anyone asks you for money or donations for any kind of siri service make sure you’ve got proof the service they’ve got is ledgit. Many people are currently getting scammed.
Update #4: Due to recent changes in the way i can allow higher security for my proxy users i’m pushing this ahead at full throttle, one week to go until this will go OPEN. Keep posting your interest guys, i’ll be creating a random script which will query my comments table out of my MySQL DB, the line it selects each time will be the user i pick for each slot. Pretty simple method and makes it easy for everyone.
Update #5: LAST UPDATE UNTIL RELEASE. STOP OFFERING MONEY/DONATIONS I DON’T NEED THEM RIGHT NOW.. IF YOU FEEL LIKE BLOWING MONEY ON THINGS SEND IT TO “The Electronic Frontiers Foundation“.
Proof:
Name: Siri.Cd-Team
Cost: Free
Host URL: https://siri.cd-team.org/
Description: I have personally not been able to get this Spire proxy server to work (I think the server was overloaded). I am posting it, however, as it may come back online in the future and you may have luck getting it to work.Name: Unknown
Cost: Free
Host URL: Requires Donation
Description: I have not personally tested this paid Spire Proxy Server but I have heard that it is legit. The creator of this Spire Proxy server, however has mentioned his servers are full at this time (more will be available soon). Click here for more information.Name: Unknown
Cost: Free
Host URL: https://97.188.76.85:443/Name: Unknown
Cost: Free
Host URL: https://192.453.201:3544/Name: Unknown
Cost: Free
Host URL: https://205.185.119.17:2000/Name: Unknown
Cost: Free
Host URL: https://97.128.46.41:323/Name: Unknown
Cost: Free
Host URL: https://97.128.73.85:442/Name: Unknown
Cost: Free
Host URL: https://188.120.232.184:443/The following proxy hosts have been identified as scams:
Name: siriproxyserver.t15.org
Name: http://jakewilliamsmith.com/siri/
Name: http://www.sirikeys.com/More Coming Soon (list is updated as more are discovered)…
UPDATE: 03/01/2012
Name: jimmykane
Host URL: http://jimmykane.dyndns-server.com/
Type: You have to donate your own working iPhone 4S keys to get accessName: aftersoft.ru
Host URL: https://188.120.232.184:443
Type: Free
Type the following URL into Safari browser: http://aftersoft.ru/ca.pem to install certificateName: http://root-hacks.blogspot.com/
Host URL: https://siri-bh.no-ip.org:1000-1009
Type: Free
Download certificate http://siri-bh.no-ip.org/blog-4.crtName: Root Hacks
Cost: Free
Website: http://root-hacks.blogspot.com/
Host URL: https://siri-bh.no-ip.org:1000
Host URL: https://siri-bh.no-ip.org:1001
Host URL: https://siri-bh.no-ip.org:1002
Host URL: https://siri-bh.no-ip.org:1003
Host URL: https://siri-bh.no-ip.org:1004
Host URL: https://siri-bh.no-ip.org:1005
Needed crt: http://siri-bh.no-ip.org/blog-4.crtName: Lowkey
Cost: Free
URL Host: http://lowkey.net.my/donate/Name: Unknown
Cost: Free
URL Host: https://siriproxyserver.t15.orgName: siriproxy
Cost: Free
Host URL: http://siriproxy.net/Name: Siri.Cd-Team
Cost: Free
Host URL: https://siri.cd-team.org/Name: Unknown
Cost: Free
Host URL: https://97.188.76.85:443/Name: Unknown
Cost: Free
Host URL: https://192.453.201:3544/Name: Unknown
Cost: Free
Host URL: https://205.185.119.17:2000/ （working, Update: 12-31)
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http://lowkey.net.my/donate/ (donation required)http://www.siri.schiefen.ws (free)
Facebook is going through a number of changes these days, and one of them is Facebook Timeline. We have posted a Step by Step Tutorial to enable Facebook Timeline and some of our visitors asked us the method to disable it. We figured it out and made a tutorial. Check it out after the jump.
Facebook Timeline feature is not publicly launched now, and only developers can use it. The method of enabling we posted is by making a dummy app. If you want to disable Facebook Timeline just delete that app.
How to Disable Facebook Timeline Feature:
Follow the steps and your profile will be back in the old Facebook GUI.
Open this URL https://developers.facebook.com/apps and click on “Edit App“.
On the left sidebar, click on “Delete App“.
Now Click on “Confirm“.
Then Click on “Okay“.
Your Facebook Timeline App is deleted and your profile is now back in the old Facebook Interface.
It’s been bothering me for a while.. this whole Google adsense thing. People publish hundreds of “HowTO” guides or “GetRichQuick” adsense success stories.
To be completely honest winning at Google adsense isn’t easy, and trying to get clicks or orientating users of your website towards the ads becomes extremely difficult when your advertisment possitions clog up your website and some what destroys the look and feel of your website.
More or less it’s like getting a spray pain can and drawing pictures of dicks on the side of your house. No one really wants to see them, and the only way to get around them is to run through the door and try not to look, whilst running through the door they’ll coincidently hit one thus giving you $1-2.
Ridiculously unrelated story beside, the trick is getting users wanting to click these ads. This at the end of the day comes down to one thing.. ORIGINAL CONTENT. Making sure you’re blog / website is updated twice to three times weekly with original content is a must, content which also trends with current google hype and real life events and news is a plus.
For example last month a trending search was Demonoid and TorrentBytes invite related queries and because i had invites available for both of these sites i openly made two posts advising people that i was giving them out. Within hours after making that post i had an 80% boost in traffic all search engine traffic and fully organic. These users posted 130+ comments in one month and also stuck around and read other posts and became active users of the blog.
I’m not saying you need to bait your users with treats all the time.. Just every now and then, it’s pretty much a quick steroid injection into all of the major search engines, but when doing it make sure what you’re offering is currently trending on most search engines and social networks. There’s many sites that pull these stats and aggrigate them all in the one location.
Moral of the story is, google ads are ugly as hell, but at the end of the day pay. Work with them properly and the ugliness pays off.
It’s not uncommon to see some of Steve Jobs’ more memorable quotes become memorialized in one fashion or another since his passing. One of the most famous, however, is getting a bit of special treatment, with a good cause gathering the benefits.
The team over at Brightwurks (parent company of TNW-profiled Help Scout) has produced a beautifully-designed letterpress poster of Jobs’ “Here’s to the crazy ones”. Even better? 100% of the sales profits go to benefit the Acumen Fund, a charity helping to tackle poverty.
“The now iconic quote debuted in a 1997 television commercial for Apple Computer. The text was said to have been mostly written by then Apple CEO Steve Jobs. He embodied the characteristics in this quote arguably better than anyone in history. Today it lives on as a mantra for artists, inventors, entrepreneurs and innovators around the world.”
The poster is printed on 140# paper and measures 10 inches wide by 26 inches tall. Unframed, it costs $95, or you can have it framed professionally and sent to you for $195. Unfortunately it’s only available to be shipped to the United States, but perhaps that will change some time in the future as the goal right now seems to be getting them into buyers’ hands before Christmas.
So pony up, get a beautifully-done poster and help out a good cause while you’re at it. Oh, and if you need a reminder, here’s the quote, spoken by the man himself.
