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Howto: Bypass SSL Certificate Errors on the iPhone

January 22nd, 2008 · 5 Comments

It seems to me that there isn't a way to install SSL certificates on the iPhone. If there is, I wasn't able to figure out how. This turned out to be a problem for my corporate email account which is configured to drop connections if an invalid certificate is used.

To compound this, the iPhone refuses to save account information if a server certificate can't be validated. Further, you can't edit advanced account properties to disable SSL until the account is saved! Thanks for the catch-22, Apple!

If your server doesn't enforce certificate use (i.e., it will allow plaintext connections), you can use the following procedure to save ...

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Oxidizer Fractal Flame — Mushroom

January 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments

MushroomFlam3 fractal flame image generated using Oxidizer for Mac OSX.

Images are suitable for widescreen desktop backgrounds; various resolutions are included below.

Due to file sizes, please do not direct-link to these images.

320×480 (iPhone), 48Kb
1280×800, 236Kb
1440×900, 292Kb
1680×1050, 388Kb
1900×1200, 508Kb

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PETITION TO FIRE RICHARD PEDDIE. NOW.

January 13th, 2008 · 41 Comments

Richard Peddie

Richard Peddie is the President and CEO of Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment, the company that owns and operates the Toronto Maple Leafs NHL hockey club.

He is hated by fans for decisions like hiring a completely inexperienced General Manager in John Feguson Jr. -- and as was revealed this past Saturday evening -- taking a pass on hiring the legendary Scotty Bowman to turn around the fortunes of the Leafs. Scotty Bowman has built teams that have won the Stanley Cup nine times. To repeat: NINE STANLEY CUPS.

Any die-hard Leafs fan will tell you that jumping the ...

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