iPhone touch screen and static interference

Recently the touch screen on my iPhone has been behaving quite strangely. Every so often it’ll either stop reacting at all, or will behave as though I were jabbing my finger all over it in random places. The latter is quite annoying as it’ll often end up sending an email or calling a random contact out of the address book.

It seems to be caused by static electricity building up. If I touch a grounded metal object while holding the iPhone, the problem stops. At least for some time, then eventually starts again.

I’ve taken it back to the shop a couple of times, but they’re not convinced that it’s a problem with the hardware. Their idea of fixing it was to spray it with compressed air, and then do a complete reset of the software. Neither are practical solutions, really. They say they won’t replace the phone unless the problem can be reproduced in the store, immediately after the SW reset. And of course, it doesn’t happen then…

Random Links

• Dancing Skeleton – Dancing skeleton puppet (19MB download).
• Alien’s Blog –  Another blog hosted on the Britboard.

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• George W. Bush arrested in Canada for war crimes
• 33 reasons why you shouldn’t post your picture on the internet

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Random links with a Gmail theme:

• Gmail Invite Spooler – Get (or give away) your Gmail invite(s) here.
• POP goes the Gmail – Collect your Gmail through a desktop client.
• Gmail is too Creepy – Conspiracy theories abound.

What I’ve been listening to (or should I say watching) recently:

The Work Of Director Chris Cunningham	The Work Of Director Michel Gondry	The Work Of Director Spike Jonze
Later: Later And Louder	Later: Cool Brittania

Random Links

• CG-Feedread – I’m using this to include the latest topics from Toytown Munich in my sidebar
• Mobile Asses – Finally, a reason for having cameras in mobile phones
• Do the Lynndie – Bad taste link #1
• Throw the Jew Down the Well – Bad taste link #2

Random Links, again

Two “Random Links” entries on the same day. What will they be thinking…

• Rate My Biscuit – Normally I’d think this was the result of a few too many drinks, but Gary doesn’t drink.  Can’t wait till the site’s finished…
• Berlin Blogs – OK, I take back what I said in May about Munich Blogs – I find myself reading it more often than BlogLines.   And now there’s Berlin Blogs aswell.
• Lookout – A search plug-in for Microsoft Outlook. I’ll be downloading this so I can finally do an effective search through my email archives.

What I’ve been listening to recently:

Muse – Absolution	Starsailor – Silence Is Easy	PJ Harvey – Uh Huh Her
Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand	Stereophonics – You Gotta Go There to Come Back	Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Take Them On, On your Own

Random Links

• Bildblog – Ripping apart the stories in a German tabloid newspaper.
• Munich Blogplan – Munich blogplan. I added my site earlier in the week.
• Staplerfahrer Klaus – Spoof German forklift-driving safety video.
• Preparing for Emergencies – Spoof of the UK government’s official “Preparing for Emergencies” site.

Random Links

• Happy Tree Friends – Not one for the kids…
• Steve’s Blog – Another weblog hosted on the Britboard.

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• Ghost Town – Diary of a Ukranian girl riding her motorbike through the Chernobyl Dead Zone.
• Group Hug – Anonymous online confessions.
• Mick Hucknall – 1000 people more annoying than Mick Hucknall.

Random Links

• John Stone Fitness – This guy spent a year working out, taking a picture of himself every day. Take a look at the animation he made by putting all the pics together.
• The Grey Album –  DJ Danger Mouse’s “Grey Album”  –  a remix of Jay-Z’s “The Black Album” and the Beatles’ “White Album”.
• Tom Allen – Tom’s site is currently the first result when you search for my name on Google.