Tales of Annoyance

And no, I'm going to spare you all the three-hour rant about why Rogers only hires compulsive liars for their "customer service".

Some animals adapt well to city life, such as raccoons. Some do it too well. Blackbirds are master mimics, and some in the UK have been driving people bananas by imitating everything from sirens to ring tones. As if the person carrying the cell with the annoying ring tone was not enough to make you reach for a shotgun.

Hackers in Brazil have reportedly unlocked the iPhone 3G, causing Apple and AT&T yet another headache. This might not make a difference in countries like Canada where there is only one GSM network provider. Those of you lucky enough to live in a country with wireless competition, and think that the app store just isn't enough, should be able to jailbreak to your heart's content in a couple of weeks.

Those of you looking to assesorise the iPhone you recently wrestled from the cold, dead hands of the "service representative" at your local carrier's outlet or Apple store can take a look here. Based on past experience with my iPod Classic, a polycarbonate hard case might be a good idea, and maybe a decent headset. At least that's my shopping list.

Another potentially long absence from Rantings is coming up as I will be on vacation for the next two weeks and may not feel like typing up a whole entry from my iPhone and will most likely not be near a computer. Peace.