Jordan Visco

Diary of a project addict
Jan 4

Apple is hijacking my texts!

A few weeks ago I switched from an iPhone 4 to the new Nexus. I'm in Canada and I switched carriers as well from Rogers to Bell on a small business plan. My number did not change and my old Rogers service was cancelled when I activated the new phone.

For the most part things have been great with the new phone/service EXCEPT that people with iPhones that send me text messages actually go to my old phone instead of my new one... even though my old phone is not in service!

My best guess is that Apple's systems have decided that I should get iMessages instead of text messages and they're now routing texts to me differently. A few days back I found a setting on my old iPhone to turn off iMessages so I did that. Now instead of messages from other iPhones coming through to my old iPhone most times they just don't send.

I can get a text only message from an iPhone if the user types in the number instead of uses the contact... but even that doesn't work apparently when sending an image via sms.

Very strange issue, I wonder if Apple even knows they're doing this to people that switch from an iPhone (at least in Canada).

Bad Apple, Bad.

Jan 3

New Years Resolutions

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Looking back on last year's resolutions I didn't do too well. To be honest, looking back at the past 3 years of resolutions since I started keeping track I've done a pretty poor job of sticking to them. I'm averaging about a 33% follow-through rate. This year I'd like to get that number up and with that in mind I thought it would help if I publicly posted my resolutions on the blog. Here they are:


1) Do more of less
  • Focus more on fewer projects. Put more resources into those fewer projects (time, money, people)
2) Don't show up at work without a plan for the day.
  • Don't leave home until I know exactly what needs to be done at work. 
  • I need a specific list of things I'm going to accomplish and a plan for the day.
  • Leave work when the plan is finished
3) Develop a routine that works
  • I'd only like to go to the office 4 days a week.
  • Going to bed late because I'm hooked on SOA is a bad idea. 
  • Schedule time weekly to spend with friends
  • Make sure to leave time for hanging out as a family
  • Get up earlier
  • Stay current with the news
4) Work remotely for a month or more
  • I'd like to take a month or two this year and move the family somewhere south.
  • I'd like to work remotely and figure out if that's a lifestyle I really enjoy
So that's it. If I can stay alive and get those 4 extra things done I'll be pretty happy.

About Jordan Visco

I'm an internet entrepreneur from Victoria BC Canada. I helped build and then sell Neverblue.com in 2006. After that I co-founded an online web application incubator known as Elevated Ventures where we did numerous startups. I've recently (Spring 2011) moved to found a new company called Nimble Robot.
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