Tag Archives: imessage

Where Do You Chat?

May 12, 2013   Apple
Real-time chat has been everywhere for, you know, forever now and has swallowed everything in its path. Integrating chat platforms and finding a way to coherently deal with texting vs. chatting has become a major issue. Other than venting here in hallo...
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Apple confirms another iMessage, FaceTime outage

April 12, 2013   Apple, Mac
For the second time this week, Apple has confirmed that iMessage and FaceTime are experiencing hiccups, albeit nearly three hours after users first started reporting issues. Any regular user of the service can speak for how regular of an occurrence this is, and Apple is consistently slow to confirm any service disruption. Notably, when Apple does admit [...]
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Apple confirms another iMessage, FaceTime outage (Update: Fixed)

April 12, 2013   Apple, Mac
Update: 12:30PM ET – Apple’s status website also saying the issues are resolved For the second time this week, Apple has confirmed that iMessage and FaceTime are experiencing hiccups, albeit nearly three hours after users first started reporting issues. Any regular user of the service can speak for how regular of an occurrence this is, and Apple [...]
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iMessage/FaceTime has been down for about a half hour, Apple just acknowledged it (Update: back)

April 9, 2013   Apple, Mac
Update: 8PM ET – Just 4 short hours after we first started hearing issues, iMessage and FaceTime are back Update: 8:45PM ET – Apple’s status website also saying the issues are resolved As many have reported on Twitter, iMessage and FaceTime have been down for the past half hour, but Apple just updated its Services [...]
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The DEA Is Upset It Can’t Access iMessages (They’re Just Like Us!)

April 4, 2013   Apple
We've all generally come to accept the fact that, in using iMessage, our correspondence runs the very real risk of being eternally damned to the iCloud ether. But at least now, we know we're not suffering alone; a document obtained by CNET has revealed that the DEA has also been whining about their inability to access iMessages—but for them, the problem is encryption. More »


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The DEA Is Upset It Can’t Access iMessages (They’re Just Like Us!)

April 4, 2013   Apple
We've all generally come to accept the fact that, in using iMessage, our correspondence runs the very real risk of being eternally damned to the iCloud ether. But at least now, we know we're not suffering alone; a document obtained by CNET has revealed that the DEA has also been whining about their inability to access iMessages—but their problem is encryption. More »


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How To Fix iMessage If Someone Crashes You With That Vicious Text String

February 4, 2013   How to
So the text string "File:SLASHSLASHSLASH" (with actual slashes) can inexplicably crash just about any app on Mountain Lion. Aside from being a curiosity, it can also be a weapon if you start hurling File:SLASHSLASHSLASH salvos at your friends through iMessage. If you get hit, or you hit someone and feel bad afterwards, here's how you can fix the damage. More »


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Apple Users Sending 2 Billion Glitchy, Slow iMessages Every Single Day

January 23, 2013   Apple
Apple's talking finances right now, and dropping some pretty crazy factoids: not only are there 250 million iCloud users, they're sending two billion messages per day. Billion. Now if only the damn thing worked well. More »


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The Future of Texting Is a Mess

December 4, 2012   Uncategorized
SMS messaging turned 20 years old yesterday, and feels even older. It's decrepit, though, wildly overpriced, and too limited to be our long-term texting solution. More »
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The Future of Texting Is a Mess

December 4, 2012   Uncategorized
SMS messaging turned 20 years old yesterday, and feels even older. It's decrepit, though, wildly overpriced, and too limited to be our long-term texting solution. More »
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