I would like to apologize for not replying to comments yesterday, or for any new content. My host and I are having an issue with the memory usage of this blog on the shared server-supposedly I’m the largest site on this particular server and they don’t quite like it. In fact, I have never gone over any limits, but they felt the need to restrict my access yesterday- I had no way of logging in and updating-although the blog was viewable. Hopefully, one day, I can afford to move to a real host who doesn’t promise the moon and fails to deliver.



Some of you may know that I won an iPod Touch 2 months ago. After being sent the wrong product and a delay in shipping the replacement, the one thing, (other than a digital camera), I knew I could never afford to splurge on was mine. All mine. I had to wait until I wrote the review, (My iPod Touch: It Ain’t No Walkman), before I could attempt to jailbreak the thing. If you aren’t familiar with the term jailbreak- it basically means hacking or modifying the firmware, (what makes an iPhone or iTouch work, the programmable portion of the actual hardware), allowing the device to run applications from third parties. Is it illegal? It depends on your definition of illegal. Apple doesn’t like it and reports have been floating about, such as this, Next iPhone Update Will Break Third Party Apps, Bust Locks-but this has yet to be seen for either the iPhone or iTouch.

The site I used to jailbreak my iPod Touch is no longer working-however I did find the same instructions on LifeHacker.com. Since I respect the site I will not copy any of the instructions, but provide two links, both of which depend upon which firmware version your iPhone or Touch uses.

If the iPhone or iTouch has the firmware version 1.1.1 installed, follow these instructions: Jailbreaking for iPhone/iPod Touch with 1.1.1 firmware installed.

If the iPhone or iTouch has updated to the 1.1.2 firmware, follow these instructions: iPhone/iPod Touch 1.1.2 firmware Jailbreak instructions.

I had no issues during the process, which took about 30 minutes, simply because I read and re-read the instructions to make sure I knew exactly what I had to do. As with any type of modification, reading the instructions and following in order are key to the success of having all the hard work pay off. You will see what I mean after reading the instructions. Yes, this can possibly cause your device to malfunction and not work at all-and I will hold no responsibility so please do this at your own risk. Just because I was successful doesn’t mean you will be. I can always be reached via the contact form if you have questions-plus LifeHacker has comments from a lot of people and any issues that may arise. Have fun hacking your device- I know I did and I love it!