• iPhone,  Mac OS X,  Mac OS X Server,  Mac Security

    What Happens When An iPhone Overheats

    I know I’ve mentioned before that when the temperature drops below -10 the heat from my hands is sometimes not enough to keep my phone working and that it can stop running. Officially, the iPhone needs to run between -4º to 113º F. I learned this the hard way (I tend to learn most things the hard way, I like to think of it as a trait, or something like that) when I left my phone sitting in my car. Not only does it get cold as all getout in Minneapolis, but it can get pretty hot as well. And as with any location in mid-summer, if you leave your…

  • Mac OS X,  Network Infrastructure

    10 Tips and Tricks for PowerLine Networking

    In the IT industry we can often discount certain technologies off-hand simply because they don’t fit into our paradigm.  I did this for a little while with PowerLine networking but have been trying to dabble with products as they’ve been released over the past few years.  While I think PowerLine is cool technology, it’s got some caveats.  Therefore, here’s my own list of tips and tricks for utilizing PowerLine in a manner that doesn’t suck: You probably want to think it through before you do this.  PowerLine isn’t going to work for everyone. There are two types of technology that don’t work together: High Definition Power Line Communication, aka HD-PLC (Panasonic) vs. HomePlug (D-Link,…