The Pains and Pleasures of Jailbreaking, Live TV on XBMC, and the Best Phones for Little Old Ladies

This week on the podcast we're talking about the pains and pleasures of jailbreaking your iPhone and how to record and watch live TV through XBMC. We're also answering your questions about finding cross-platform software alternatives, the best phone for a little old lady.

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Each week we answer five questions from readers and listeners. Here's what we tackled this week.

• What are some alternatives to Fine Print and Teracopy for the Mac? Also, how do I save battery on a jailbroken iPhone 4? Instead of Fine Print, check out Clean Print (and take a closer look at the OS X print dialog). While it does a lot more stuff than Teracopy, PathFinder is really the only way to get better copying options (like queuing). That said, there are some alternatives like UtraCopy, Ultracopier, and Minicopier that might do some things better but aren't really worth using (in our opinion). To save battery on your jailbroken iPhone, check out BattSaver and these tips.
• How do I manage two contacts with the same first and last names so my phone doesn't think they're the same person? Add different middle names. If they don't have middle names, make some up or just use numbers. Also, adding additional information fields (e.g. a nickname, birthday, etc.) to the contact info can help.
• What's a good, simple-to-learn phone for a little old lady? Pretty much any Windows Phone.
• How can I post to Google+, Facebook, and Twitter all at the same time? Like this.
• What's the best productivity system? Anything that makes your to-do lists do-able. We all kind of use piecemeal systems and take the ideas that work for us. You don't necessarily need a productivity system, but rather a set of tools and ideas that help you do things better.

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