del.icio.us links for July 1, 2007

Archive of del.icio.us links

1. Editors’ Notes: Activation issues resolved – Macworld.Com

   As for anyone out there still having problems getting their phone up and running, AT&T has several numbers that you can call including a number—877/419-4500—that comes up in iTunes.

2. 10 things Apple did right and wrong – Macworld.Com & PC World.Com

   Don’ts – 8 # No support for custom ringtones, surprising in a music phone. 9 # The camera’s rudimentary, with no audio/video or even zoom capability. 10 # No to-do list support, a basic in most calendar applications.

3. NI put on critical terror alert – News.BBC.Co.UK

   Calling for vigilance, he said: “We are taking all the appropriate steps to protect people in Northern Ireland.” Security was stepped up at Belfast’s two airports following the Glasgow airport attack.

4. England now a smokefree zone – DailyMail.Co.UK

   Virtually all enclosed public places are now smokefree; this includes offices, warehouses, factories, pubs, cafes, railway stations, working vehicles and leisure centres.

4 more articles after the Jump

1. Stolen Madeleine photos returned to father – Telegraph.Co.UK

   The family had issued an appeal for their return after Mr McCann’s wallet was taken by a pickpocket in Waterloo station hours after he arrived in the capital for a series of meetings about his global campaign to find his daughter.

2. Scotland in two hours by Gordon the Bullet – DailyMail.Co.UK

   A futuristic high-speed rail line carrying 186mph ‘bullet trains’ between London and Scotland is being planned as part of a shake-up of the rail industry. The huge engineering project – which would cost at least £10billion

3. iPhone Firmware A543a Restore Image: download on Apple – Product Reviews Net

   Sized at 93MB, the link was found via iTunes 7.3 and gives iPhone owners the ability to restore their iPhone to factory default settings. Many others will be using this link for other reasons including trying to hack the firmware.

4. Invention was too good to be true – sptimes.com

   An 8 year hunt for the holy grail of internet technology ends in a $36-million judgment against Kovar, one of the largest in Pinellas history.