iPhone Weathericon removed, but still showing a badge... Fix!

Open in plist editor:
/var/mobile/Library/Springboard/applicationstate.plist

finding your bundle identifier (in my case com.apple.weather, the default weather.app) and delete the key information (ie. Badge & current displayed temp). Re-spring or Reboot iPhone... DONE

Fixing Cydia Crash/Errors

Identify the Problem:

This is probably a good place to start … follow the steps to see if you can determine the problem with your Cydia:

1) Open Terminal on the device or through SSH.

2) Type the following:

su
alpine
apt-get update

3) Read the error message.

Sometimes just running the update command will fix the issue!

Cydia Crash on Load:

1) SSH into your device.
2) Navigate to the /var/lib/apt/lists/ folder.
3) Delete everything EXCEPT the partial folder.
4) Reboot.

Another possible fix is to SSH into root/private/ect/apt/sources.list.d and remove all entries except saurik.list.
This will delete all your manually added repos. (Thanks to neyzcorp for this fix)

Cydia Won’t Add a Repo:

There are very few possible explanations, here are a few:
1) The repo is down, check the forums for more information.
2) You typed it wrong, many people forget to put the / at the end of a repo url.
3) You aren’t connect to a network … pretty self explanatory.

Source Error:

A common error message would be Bzip2 error or the fact that a source is not functioning correctly.

IF A REPO ONLY ACCEPTS ONE DEVICE PER ACCOUNT YOU WILL GET THIS MESSAGE IF YOU ADD MORE THAN ONE DEVICE (our repo is like this)

If you cannot remove the source from Cydia or the problem persists, try this:

1) SSH into your device.
2) Navigate to the /etc/apt/ folder.
3) Backup the cydia.list OR sources.list.d file.
4) Edit the cydia.list OR sources.list.d file with a text editor and remove the entry related to the problematic source.
5) Reboot.

Crash After “Reloading Data”:

If Cydia is crashing after the Reloading Data message then try this:
(If you don’t have terminal installed, use terminal through SSH)

1) Open Mobile Terminal/Terminal via SSH.

2) Type:

su
alpine
dpkg –configure -a

3) Reboot.

I am unsure that this is a valid fix but if you try it let me know the outcome please.

Package Header Error:

If on startup, Cydia says there’s an error with package headers do the following to fix it.

1) Open terminal and type:

su
alpine
dpkg –a configure

2) Respring just to make sure it reloads the data.

Icon is not Visible:

If your Cydia icon disappeared after you installed a new package and restarting doesn’t get it back, follow these steps:

1) SSH into /applications/cydia.app
2) Copy the icon.png to your computer.
3) Delete icon.png from the device
4) Respring and a basic, white icon will appear for Cydia.
5) Copy the icon.png back to /applications/cydia.app
6) Respring and the normal icon should be there.

Cyder:

Cyder is a progam for your computer that downloads and transfers packages/sources to your device.
It also has other useful feature which may fix problems such as clearing the cache.
To get it go here:

A New Cache Fix:

If you are having problems with the cache and want to clear it try this new tool. There are 2 things you must install first though.

1) FixCydiaCache here – download
2) afc2add package from Cydia

To fix the cache you must:

1) Load FixCydiaCache and connect your iDevice to the PC
2) Click on the only button that says “Fix My Cydia Cache!”

Reinstall Cydia:

If you can’t find a fix for the problem and you really want it fixed, then try reinstalling Cydia.

1) Open Terminal on your device or through SSH

2) Type the following commands:

su
alpine
apt-get remove cydia
apt-get install cydia

3) Reboot

Another method of reinstalling Cydia is:

1) Download Cydia (use google to find the link)

2) SSH the package to /var/mobile on your device.

3) Open Terminal and type the following:

su
alpine
dpkg -i cydia.deb

4) Reboot (twice sometimes)

If none of the above worked then you will be forced to rejailbreak … there is no other way!

eJuice... Make it your own.

Finally an iPhone/iPod Touch application that can help save the lives of millions!

For those of us that have quit smoking or want to quit smoking the electronic cigarette (Personal Vaporizer) has the potential to save lives.

The first iPhone application for the Electronic Cigarette user is now available at the iTunes App Store. eJuice, allows electronic cigarette users mix there own "e-liquid" and lower nicotine levels using a precise eJuice calculator, create/store unique recipes, or simply follow one of the many recipes included within the application (recipes are included in version 1.0.5).

iTunes App Store URL: Click Here

Change iPhone Password - It's Time!

So you've Jailbroken your iPhone, installed all these goodies and have been enjoying the freedom. Ok, you weren't free after all, you've been on parole from your local Apple Prison.

Last month a Dutch iPhone user demonstrated how careless jailbreaking can cause trouble. Finding users who enabled SSH with the phone's default password left intact. Again from the Netherlands and again finding jailbroken iPhones with SSH enabled, F-secure reports that this infraction puts up an ING Direct login page that lets the hacker gather login credentials and, we assume, move funds to wherever they please. This version also changes the 'alpine' password to block users from getting to the phone via SSH.
It's time to change that iphone password... You know, alpine... must be changed.

A few ways to change your iPhone default password:

Option 1: Open Cydia and download an application called MobileTerminal. It’s nice and small so shouldn’t take too long. Once downloaded launch it and you’ll be faced with a screen very much like the screenshot over on the left. It’s basically a terminal window just like OS X and linux.

Option 2: Open a terminal window and enter. ssh root@"192.168.1.100" (Your iPhone IP on your local wifi Network)

Now just enter the command:

passwd

Now you’ll be asked for your old password which should be ‘alpine’, followed by your new one (twice). Nice and simple. REMEMBER YOUR NEW PASSWORD!!!

LightKeeper Pro - Holly S#!T it works!

Over the weekend, me, my wife and 4yr old were at Home Depot looking for some icicle lights (This will be the first year we put any lights on our home - what we do for our kids). While looking at the wide array of lighting options, my son noticed a "Shooter". "Dad lets get that shooter"! I took a look at this little gun device that is suppose to magically fix strands of xmas lights. Hmmmm... I remember our pre-lit tree looked less then pre-lit last season, but like most things, "This $19.96 Magic Mystery Gun will most likely not work as advertised". We passed on the "Shooter".

Just last night my wife decided she would start pulling out the tree to see how bad the lighting was this year. Well, as expected, multiple light sections of our pre-lit tree were out. I check fuses, looked at the bulbs, this could take till new years! Everything looked copacetic. After about an hour I decided to go back to Home Depot and grab that miracle "shooter" and give it a whirl.

I got back home, glanced over the directions, plugged this "shooter" into a bulb socket, pulled the trigger and WHALA! The entire trained lit up!!! Holly Shit, this thing works! The entire strained lights up and now I can see one or two bulbs are out (Gotta replace those tomorrow). I plug the bulb I removed back into the socket I used for the LightKeeper Pro and all the lights stay lit. This little gun seems to "jump-start" bad "Shunts" in failed/burned-out bulbs!!!

OK, Not a Miracle... HOW THIS THING WORKS:

Fixes most light sets in seconds using the Quick Fix Trigger
Most miniature Holiday Light set failures occur when an individual bulb “shunt” fails to energize. These shunts are energized when a filament burns out. This causes a section of lights, usually 35 or 50, to go out instead of just one light bulb. This is because miniature light sets are wired in “series” and electricity must flow through each bulb, to the next, for them to light.The LightKeeper Pro Quick Fix Trigger sends a shaped, electrical pulse through the defective bulb, clearing the shunt. This allows it to operate properly. The current can then flow through the light set completing the circuit and illuminating the other bulbs. The Patented LightKeeper Pro is the first product to FIX defects in a light set with the squeeze of a trigger.

Sure the days of one bulb killing your whole strained are long gone, now we have to worry about the "Defective Shunt" The LightKeeper Pro is MONEY WELL SPENT in my book!!! Hope this saves you a few hours of aggravation.

vDial for Vonage - Hits my Top 50!

vDial for Vonage ● Life’s to Short to Dial
"If you have Vonage, you want vDial!"

vDial is a fast and easy way to place calls on your Vonage phone line using your iPhone/iPod Touch Address Book Database. vDial makes your Vonage phone service more convenient then ever. No more holding your iPhone or iPod Touch in one hand while you dial one of your contact phone numbers into your home/office Vonage phone.

With all of our phone numbers stored in our iPhone/iPod Touch Address Book, it just makes sense to have vDial place the call for you using your Vonage Phone Service.

■ NOTE: vDial connects to your Vonage phone service and initiates the call using your Vonage phone line. Normal Vonage calling fees may apply. You are using minutes on your Vonage Service, NOT your iPhone calling plan (Use's your iPhone / iPod Touch Internet Connection).

Use vDial to place your calls for you, dialing phone numbers is so 2008...

iTunes App Store Link