Drobo Support update
A follow up to my post on the Drobo problems I'm having. Last week I was contacted via e-mail from a level-3 tech at Drobo letting me know that they'd be replacing my Drobo Share. I only needed to call and give them a credit card in case I didn't return the bricked one. I called today and spoke with the rep, gave him the number, and will probably get it next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. It doesn't excuse the problems I had with the first level techs, but once it got escalated, things started moving. I'll post about it again once I get the replacement.
iPhone 2.2 Firmware
Apple released iPhone firmware version 2.2 today along with iTunes 8.0.2. The iPhone firmware brings a lot of anticipated updates and features, including Google Street View, public transit and walking directions to the Google Maps application, downloadable podcasts, and the ability to disable auto-correction when typing. A lot will be made about the continued lack of copy and paste, which Apple continues to ignore. I chose to focus on what is in there, and the additions to Google Maps and the podcast downloading make my life a lot easier.
iPhone app review – Ocarina
From the company that gave us an iPhone lighter application that can be used at concerts comes another music related application. This one turns your phone into an ocarina, a small wind instrument most people probably know from the Zelda series of games. The application is on sale for $0.99 for a limited time, and it is unknown what the regular price will be.