New Lifeproof case on the way . . .

I got an email response to my Lifeproof busted blog from the folks at Lifeproof and it said everything I wanted to hear:

"It is hard to know exactly how this happened unless we examined the case ourselves but a possible explanation is what you would call "pneumatic hammer". A drop of the case flat on the rear surface could force a burst of air through the earpiece vent. The air is trying to get through the vent so quickly that is causes it to break. This is only a theory though.

"We will be happy to send you a replacement front case to resolve your issue. You will receive an email once it ships along with pre-paid postage to send your current one back once you receive your new one."

So Lifeproof is sending me a new cover before they get the old one and gave me as much information as they had. That's plenty awesome for me.

Quick reply, no accusational "what were you doing blah blah blah . . . . ". 

Hopefully once I send mine back I'll help to improve the product. It's the kind of thing that happens when you take a risk with a new product and one I'm happy to accept as long as the company is appreciative. 

That is all

Lifeproof busted :-( No more waterproof

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Since I first enjoyed the benefits of my Lifeproof case by taking my iPhone 4 with me in the shower (see the blog here) I am sad to report that the diapraghm that protects the speaker has torn.


The photos are the only clues I have of what happened. I have not been particularly gentle with my Lifeproof but I haven't kept it in my pocket with my keys either. 


I'm sharing this post with the folks at Lifeproof and will keep you updated.

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Adding multiple gmail calendars to your iPhone Calendar

So, you love Google Calendars and the way they let you separate your events and friends but you want to see them all on your iPhone?

No problem. It should take less than 2 minutes if everything's working and less than 5 if you have trouble. 

Go to your Calendar. Find the name of the calendar you want to add to your phone in the list on the left. Next to the name you should see a little arrow. If you click on that arrow you can go straight to the settings for that calendar. 

Little arrow:
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Once you're in the settings area scroll to the bottom and look for you Calendar Address and private address. Your Calendar address is the one you share when you want to share your public calendar with someone. That includes whatever information you have set to be public in your settings. By default it is private. Your private address includes all your info.

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For your iPhone you will want to click on the ICAL link in the private area, which will grant you full access to the calendar's info. 

Copy that link and email it to yourself. 

Open the email on your phone and click on the link. Your phone should ask you if you want to subscribe to that calendar. Say yes. 

That's it. 

If you have trouble check out this post from http://www.ideaexcursion.com/2009/06/17/howto-sync-google-calendar-on-iphone-os-3-0/. Pay special attention to this paragraph at the bottom of the post (but above the comments):

Multiple CalDAV Calendars

It’s possible to sync secondary calendars from Google (i.e. those that are not the “main” calendar). This is simple, but you need a special ID similar to the ICS URL. Go back to you calendar settings page where the Private Address is listed. Above there is a section labeled Calendar Address. To the very right is a Calendar ID. Copy this ID into an email and compose a URL like the following:

This URL is different than what the Google Calendar Help page suggests. Email this URL to yourself, copy it, then paste it into the “Server” field from above. The rest of the settings should copy itself into the Advanced Settings.

Google Calendars are powerful tools, even more so because they are free. Sharing a work or fun calendar with your friends can make a lot of meeting and greeting less painful and chaotic. 

To do this effectively you will probably want to separate your private events from your more public ones. So, if you have not setup a Google Calendar or you only have one, head to www.google.com/calendar now to get one going. 

That is all.
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