incoming.verizon.net

Set up your login as username@verizon.net and enter your password.

For outgoing use:

outgoing.verizon.net

In the advanced tab make sure SSL is not checked and change authentication to “password”.

If you need more help, feel free to comment.

1) Changing a few settings in the php.ini file:
post_max_size = 100M
and
upload_max_filesize = 100M

2) Upload them to your server (in my case Bluehost).

3) (Crucial Step here)Copy them to the wp-admin directory of your wordpress install.

In other words, this post reflects that I’m an idiot.

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Taken with a Canon SD700IS from about 7:30 to 10PM July 6, 08.

If you want a higher quality version, you can get it here

It was suppose to be a sunset, but it didn’t work out so well.

Bored, originally uploaded by kapowdude.

My dog, Teddy.

DSC_0024, originally uploaded by kapowdude.

A photo before the tulips die.

After reinstalling all the applications including the Apple January update, some games, some network tools, and some utilities, I tried the new Maps application. I was interested in seeing the Locater function of Maps. I tried it, and it was spot on accurate (within 250 feet). I first assumed that it looked at my name and retrieved my home address from the entry. But after a few more tests, I realized the scope of the area it determined I was in directly correlated the strength of the wifi.

After digging around on the internet, I found that Apple runs their location based service through a company called SkyHook. According to them, they have cars drive around and pick up wifi networks (wardriving) and store them in a “self-healing” database. While I don’t live in the middle of nowhere, I don’t live in a city either. I was surprised it was that accurate because I live on a dead end of a street that leads to another dead end. Other websites such as ip-adress.com which base your location off the ipaddress of the computer showed that I was in the closest town to my house. SkyHook also allow you to submit your location and mac address of your wireless router also enhancing the accuracy of the system. If you don’t have an iPhone/iPod Touch, you could also use a nokia n95, a symbian enabled phone or even a computer capable of running Firefox (IE also, but FF preferably). There is an extension made by Skyhook called Loki that installs itself which also locates your location based on wifi access points.

It, indeed, is an interesting service. On Loki’s site, they said they hope to expand to incorporate local advertising into browsers by locating your current position.