tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11565005.post64764645321317076..comments2023-03-29T06:17:21.481-06:00Comments on The Software Life: Phone Companies AnticsAndrew McKinlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14951795633428513769noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11565005.post-53059529102325925232010-06-04T20:01:56.127-06:002010-06-04T20:01:56.127-06:00I just tried it again and it worked like a charm (...I just tried it again and it worked like a charm (after I managed to find the right place on the iPhone to enable tethering).<br /><br />Either iPhone or OS X updates have made improvements and/or I was just unlucky last time.<br /><br />I've usually found wifi for my laptop, but maybe if we ever get any good weather, I'll have to take my iPhone and laptop to the riverbank, just because I can :-)<br /><br />Of course, the other solution would have been to run Ubuntu on my MacBook.Andrew McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951795633428513769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11565005.post-15484289707485530672010-06-02T20:12:29.568-06:002010-06-02T20:12:29.568-06:00Tethering through the iPhone over Bluetooth works ...Tethering through the iPhone over Bluetooth works really well with Ubuntu 10.04, and it's all done using built-in software. Under Ubuntu 9.04 I had to use cobbled-together software and it wasn't very reliable, often dropping the connection after a short time.<br /><br />What problems do you have?Larry Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15950655805971599646noreply@blogger.com