I watch this and think, “I am truly a dork”.

Oh, well… test video. Consider it an “alpha”. =)

I was reading through my feeds this morning and thought I’d highlight a couple of things worth checking out.

While I use the iPhone app, Wikipanion, for the rare moments that I need to look something up on my phone, I was excited to see that Wikipedia had recently created a mobile version of its site at: mobile.wikipedia.org. However, when I go there on my phone I get numerous “write” errors and its interface and capabilities are definitely inferior to several freely available apps. However, if you’re not using an iPhone, or don’t have the app installed when you find the need arising, be sure to check out the site. I see that there is a setting for “Spoken Wikipedia”, which could add a lot of value to the site, as well as assist those with visual impairment. I’m hoping we see a fair amount of development in the coming months and the site’s bugs are ironed out.

My hacked iPhone home screen

Speaking of the iPhone, like most enthusiasts, I have mine jail-broken in order to expand the range of apps available to me beyond the limited selection of the official app store. At some point I’ll write about what some of those are, but for now I’m excited to announce that hackers have announced that they have found a way to unlock the iPhone. What this means is that soon you’ll be able to download software that will enable you to use an iPhone with carriers other than AT&T. For those with contracts on other networks dissatisfied with the phone offerings, this is a very good day. Of course, I long to see the days that all phones are free of these restrictions anyway. A move like that is going to be necessary to spark the adoption that will bring mobile Internet into the forefront that is predicted by 2020.