Comments on: Top 10 Most Useful Free Apps for iPod Touch http://abwaters.com/2008/08/30/top-10-most-useful-free-apps-for-ipod/ on software development, technology, etc. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:30:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John http://abwaters.com/2008/08/30/top-10-most-useful-free-apps-for-ipod/comment-page-1/#comment-22042 John Wed, 13 May 2009 20:47:43 +0000 http://abwaters.com/?p=167#comment-22042 Well, maybe, for some people. My cable modem provider has the router in a different county, and MaxMind did not report an address. My iPod Touch cannot find me, doesn't report any location. The GPS coordinates on MaxMind are off by 71 miles. Well, maybe, for some people. My cable modem provider has the router in a different county, and MaxMind did not report an address. My iPod Touch cannot find me, doesn’t report any location. The GPS coordinates on MaxMind are off by 71 miles.

]]> By: Gary http://abwaters.com/2008/08/30/top-10-most-useful-free-apps-for-ipod/comment-page-1/#comment-20316 Gary Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:25:54 +0000 http://abwaters.com/?p=167#comment-20316 abwaters - you should put your contact email on this site so we can send you questions like this that are not really related to a post. I have the google earth application on Itouch and it used my current location. Here is the scary result. It found me to a resolution of 3 houses and this was based in my IP address alone. Do people realize that this level of IP to location mapping is possible? I did not. I use DSL for the internet and the pin point location on the Google map looks like an obviouly place of some telephony equipment in my neighborhood that would serve a small number of houses. So, bottom line - the ability of Itouch to find location based on telephony equipment or cable equipment used to provide internet service to your house and NOT rely on GPS is scary accurate. Gary abwaters – you should put your contact email on this site so we can send you questions like this that are not really related to a post.

I have the google earth application on Itouch and it used my current location.

Here is the scary result. It found me to a resolution of 3 houses and this was based in my IP address alone. Do people realize that this level of IP to location mapping is possible? I did not.

I use DSL for the internet and the pin point location on the Google map looks like an obviouly place of some telephony equipment in my neighborhood that would serve a small number of houses.

So, bottom line – the ability of Itouch to find location based on telephony equipment or cable equipment used to provide internet service to your house and NOT rely on GPS is scary accurate.

Gary

]]> By: admin http://abwaters.com/2008/08/30/top-10-most-useful-free-apps-for-ipod/comment-page-1/#comment-20272 admin Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:19:50 +0000 http://abwaters.com/?p=167#comment-20272 Good question Gary. The only possibility is ip address. While it is not always accurate, it can be amazingly close...you ever wonder how those ads know what city you are in? Try going here and let me know what happens: http://www.maxmind.com/app/locate_my_ip Good question Gary. The only possibility is ip address. While it is not always accurate, it can be amazingly close…you ever wonder how those ads know what city you are in?

Try going here and let me know what happens: http://www.maxmind.com/app/locate_my_ip

]]> By: Gary http://abwaters.com/2008/08/30/top-10-most-useful-free-apps-for-ipod/comment-page-1/#comment-20270 Gary Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:15:10 +0000 http://abwaters.com/?p=167#comment-20270 How does the Itouch find its location? It has no GPS and the only connection is to the wireless in my house. How does it know where it is? I searched on the Internet and found no believable answer. How does the Itouch find its location? It has no GPS and the only connection is to the wireless in my house. How does it know where it is?

I searched on the Internet and found no believable answer.

]]> By: admin http://abwaters.com/2008/08/30/top-10-most-useful-free-apps-for-ipod/comment-page-1/#comment-18634 admin Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:36:17 +0000 http://abwaters.com/?p=167#comment-18634 You might also try this article on our site: http://abwaters.com/2008/06/02/itouch-emergency-medical-procedures-manual/ You might also try this article on our site: http://abwaters.com/2008/06/02/itouch-emergency-medical-procedures-manual/

]]> By: Kyle http://abwaters.com/2008/08/30/top-10-most-useful-free-apps-for-ipod/comment-page-1/#comment-18631 Kyle Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:21:45 +0000 http://abwaters.com/?p=167#comment-18631 try this: hold down the home button on ur i touch then connect it to ur computer and restore if this dosen't work call an apple expert and tell them u need to forcibly restore ur itouch try this: hold down the home button on ur i touch then connect it to ur computer and restore if this dosen’t work call an apple expert and tell them u need to forcibly restore ur itouch

]]> By: Darryl http://abwaters.com/2008/08/30/top-10-most-useful-free-apps-for-ipod/comment-page-1/#comment-14401 Darryl Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:35:23 +0000 http://abwaters.com/?p=167#comment-14401 I downloaded jailbreak for my 1st gen itouch, and somehow it it stuck in a loop of run code (simular to dos line code)itunes will not recognize it anymore so that i can do a restore, I NEED MAJOR ASSISTANCE! I downloaded jailbreak for my 1st gen itouch, and somehow it it stuck in a loop of run code (simular to dos line code)itunes will not recognize it anymore so that i can do a restore, I NEED MAJOR ASSISTANCE!

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