‘Ight… Figured now would be a good time to revisit SBSettings and the issue of speed…

I’ve already mentioned before that, because SBSettings has to run in the background along with your system, it slows everything you do a little bit (or a lot, depending on how demanding you are for performance). Most of you should have Backgrounder installed if your jailbroken, and Backgrounder is a program that runs in the background constantly… and running apps in the background will crash if you don’t have enough memory, so you want to avoid anything that runs with the system, such as SBSettings.

The recommendation I have is to install OS 3.0 (so you don’t need to use Clippy for copy and pasting) and have Backgrounder be the only program that runs in the background with the system. Do not install SBSettings, instead, use BossPrefs, it doesn’t run in the background but provides the same features you’d want in SBSettings. (Although, for some people like me, BossPrefs doesn’t work fully on OS 3.0 and is useless broken.)

But the point of this is to provide some tips on how to keep your system running not so slow with SBSettings installed. After all, if BossPrefs isn’t working, then SBSettings may be important to use for some people. (I won’t use it on the Neocell though, even if BossPrefs doesn’t work.)

So, what can you so to keep SBSettings running fast? First, install OS 3.0 (jailbroken, of course). OS 3.0 really helps free up resources and keep apps and the system running faster.

Next, keep as much **** from runnin’ with the system as possible. So what jailbroken apps run in the background that can slow down your system? The number one that seems to cause the most sluggishness is Winterboard. Wow, that ***** can slow your **** down faster than paparazzi on Paris Hilton after a DUI conviction.

Another thing that not only runs in the background, but isn’t needed, is SSH. Don’t install that crap. You can use iPhoneBrowser if you wanna’ transfer files to and from your computer to your iPhone. That, and that SSH runs in the background. Keep that **** off your iPhone is my (strong) advice.

Next it’s a no brainer, but Clippy. You’ve got no reason to use Clippy with OS 3.0. Clippy runs in the bakground.

There are other (mostly crappy) jailbroken apps that run in the background, and I’m not gonna’ go through each and every one of’em… but know that any apps that use “mobile subtract”… well that’s just a nerdy ‘freakin’ term for “runs with your system in the background”. Avoid that crap at all costs. (A reminder, BossPrefs doesn’t run in the background, it’s one of the good guys in terms of sytem performance.)

The next on the chopping block is Backgrounder… yes, not running Backgrounder will make your system and SBSettings run a little faster, but Backgrounder should be the last thing to be removed if you had to remove it for SBSettings. I honestly couldn’t tell the difference having Backgrounder running or not it runs that light.

So, those are about the only tips I can give oh how not’ta have a performance hit with SBSettings. SBSettings isn’t a huge performance hog, but my best reccomendation is to uninstall SBSettings, and any other “mobile subtract” crap and have Backgrounder be the only thing allowed to run with your system.

Peace, J

Before the OS 3.0 jailbreak, I was on the 2.2 jailbreak. The jailbreak wasn’t cracked fully or something so that Winterboard would never run, so I never got the chance to try it. But with this jailbreak, Winterboard works. And, even though there are tons of sources online that talk about how Winterboard slows down performance, I can share my experience.

Winterboard does, for a fact, make your iPhone sluggish to a degree. The more crap you have on, the more sluggish it’ll make your iPhone. But even having Winterboard change just your springboard background, or having it just change your sounds, will make a tiny difference.

In a nut shell, Winterbaord will make your iPhone sluggish… Like the new iPhone 3GS? Like the speed and fast response of it? Well then don’t install and use Winterboard ‘cuz it’ll make your iPhone that much further from it.

My advice, if you want to change your sounds… use Winterboard, create a theme or modify one yourself and play around with sounds without messing with the system UI sounds themselves. Then, once your cool with what you have, back up and replace your system sounds with the ones from the theme. Then, uninstall Winterboard. And do the same if you want to replace certain images of the operating system.

But, if you want an image background on your springboard, that can’t be done without something like Winterboard.

Peace, J

So, so, so… the Dev-team ain’t the only game in town? Someone else is releasing a jailbreak for the iPhone 3GS? I can’t help but grin at this news…

Check it, some dude that goes by “GeoHot” has… well let me let you read…

“George Hotz — who gained fame last year as the first to post an unlocking utility for the new Apple iPhone — has unveiled a new utility that he claims enables iPhone 3G S users to download, install, and utilize the applications of their choice, outside of Apple’s and AT&T’s control”

This dude has released the jailbreak for the iPhone 3GS. It’s not an unlock (at this point, that don’t matter because the only people able to get iPhone 3GS’s are people locked into a contract with AT&T), but it’s what the Dev-team has been holding out from people. The Dev-team said they were keeping the jailbreak from the public to protect what they seem to consider “the last hole”, but this dude makes a lotta’ sense…

“Normally I don’t make tools for the general public, and rather wait for the dev team to do it. But guys, whats up with waiting until 3.1? That isn’t how the game is played. We release, Apple fixes, we find new holes. It isn’t worth waiting because you might have the ‘last’ hole in the iPhone. What last hole…this isn’t golf. I’ll find a new one next week.”

Now the dude could just be showin’ off, about being able to find a new hole… but then again, this one dude (versus a whole “team” at Dev-team) found the first unlock hole for iPhone 3G’s.

I do, at times, find the Dev-team to seem a little smug and arrogant… so I’m glad that someone, like this dude, released a jailbreak outside of the Dev-team. From reading some of the comments on the Dev-team blog, about the delay of the jailbreak for the iPhone 3GS, those that support the Dev-team’s choice to delay… said stuff like “you all are so ungrateful… if I were them, I wouldn’t release anymore jailbreaks and give you something real to complain about”.

I thought about that, and got kinda’ a sick feelin’ in my gut, like, “****, are we really that dependant on these people? They can just screw us over if they choose… we really can’t ever speak out against them because, if we do, they can just say screw it and leave us hangin’…”. So that’s why I’m so glad to see this happen. They can’t just claim to be our savors… and then decide not to listen to the community. If they do, **** like this will happen. Good job GeoHot.

Peace, J

Just a little heads up to anyone who may have read previous posts about how I use Adblock. We’re on OS 3.0 and Adblock doesn’t work. But rather than the developer putting out a statement on the app, saying “Only works for…”, the developer is keeping the app up, not saying anything about it not working for the current OS.

The developer hopefully (and should) create a version for OS 3.0, considering all the people who bought the license for it. From comments, the lazy ****** isn’t even returning emails. Until the developer creates an updated version, don’t send this person one **** dime.

Peace, J