I’ve been a fan of ZAGG for a while now. Their InvisibleShield is a fantastic screen protector and I’ve had it on my 3GS, 4, iPad, and now my Galaxy S2. I’m also on my 2nd set of SmartBuds headphones (first set developed a short while I was traveling).

In the social world ZAGG is probably best known for their crazy give-aways. An iPad per week. An iPad per day. And if I recall, there were even quite a few iPod Touches given away. That’s a lot of Apple to be handing out to people. And in addition to those, they often also gave discount codes for their site (up to 40% or 50% off, if I recall). I used quite a few of those for my stuff and also gave quite a few away to friends and twitter followers.

They’re back this year with even more shenanigans. And by shenanigans I mean that on Black Friday they’re going to be giving away an iPad 2 every hour for the entire day. Yes, every hour. An iPad 2. For free.

Entry is easy: enter your email (trust me, it’s cool, they don’t spam you). Where?

Here: http://www.zagg.com/community/contest.php

So on Friday, 11/25, starting at midnight, head over to that site and start putting in your email each hour for a chance to win. That’s it.

Android as a whole is nice. But there are some things that either don’t make sense to me, or I don’t care about.

The font sizes for one. For having such a large screen, it feels like everything is HUGE on it. Like I just bought a 24″ LCD and set it to 800×600 resolution or something. WHY? One of the first things I’ve done in almost any app is look for text size options and make them as small as possible. I realize some things need to be larger to make for a better touch-based experience… but come on.

GPS is SLOOOOOW. My iPhone 4 would lock on GPS and let me check into foursquare REALLY fast. It feels like it takes the SGS2 a lifetime to get a GPS lock and load the correct venues. Apparently there are worse devices out there – but comparison-wise this feels like a lifetime.

Pre-loaded apps, aka: bloatware. AT&T and Samsung can shove these things up their asses for all I care. There’s no reason to put so much crap on a device and then NOT allow someone to remove it. And in my case not allow me to turn it off and make it stop working.

I’m specifically referring to the AP Mobile news widget. I added the widget once to see what it would look like – hated it immediately – and proceeded to go into the settings to make it go away. There is a scroll setting and a refresh setting. I set both to None – thinking this would kill it. Then I removed the widget from my home screen. This was when I first got the phone weeks ago…

Fast forward to this weekend and I was reviewing my AT&T data for the billing period and decided to install a data manager app on my phone to see what uses data. Mostly out of curiosity. Turns out… AP Mobile is a data-hogging bitch. Even when not in use. Remember me turning it off before? Ya, it was still off. I added the widget back to my home screen and verified the setting was still set to refresh of None. It was.

I then set it to refresh of an hour, removed the widget, added the widget back, set it to none, and removed it again. Still using data. And when I say this thing is using data, it uses 3-4 MB every 10 minutes or so. Add that up over a month and that’s a LOT of data. Unacceptable. Next step was to Force Stop the application in the Settings menu. This worked… for a while. It decided to start itself up again and use more data. And since it’s a pre-loaded app, there is no uninstall option. Awesome.

To AT&T support we go. This was the first of 3 chat sessions where I try to figure out what to do about this.

info: Welcome to AT&T Chat. My name is ‘Vicki Clay’ and I’ll be happy to assist you today.
Vicki Clay: I apologize for the inconvenience caused by the app using so much data Mr. Kintz. Thank you for completing the pre chat survey.  We’re happy to have you as part of our AT&T family and I will be happy to assist you today. It is my priority to resolve any issues and respond to any other questions or concerns that  you may have.
Allan Kintz: so is there any way to remove this app or stop it’s data usage without rooting the device? i’d like to avoid that if i could
Vicki Clay: I’m checking the tutorial on how to remove applications on your device. I’ll send you a link to what I find.
Allan Kintz: well i do know how to uninstall applications – but this one does not have that option
Allan Kintz: and like i said, i’m not even using the widget and have set it to not refresh for data – but it continues to do so
Vicki Clay: I’m sorry but I do not find any tutorial on the device you are using. Is it an AT&T phone?
Allan Kintz: yes… Samsung Galaxy S II.
Vicki Clay: Did this application come embedded in the phone?
Allan Kintz: yes
Vicki Clay: I apologize, but you will not be able to remove an application that is embedded into the software of the phone. I can suggest contacting the manufacturer to see how to manage the software if you like.
Allan Kintz: but doesn’t at&t decide what applications go on the device? i’m confused.
Allan Kintz: thing is though that i dont even need to remove it – i just want it to stop using data when i’m not using the app or widget
Vicki Clay: The number for Samsung is 1-888-987-4357.  They are open Monday – Friday: 9am – 8pm EST and Saturday: 10am – 7pm EST.            The web address is http://www.samsungusa.com.
Vicki Clay: Is there something else I can help you with Mr. Kintz?
info: Your chat transcript will be sent to akintz@gmail.com at the end of your chat.

So… they punted it to Samsung. At least she gave their contact info…..

Keep in mind, at this point I’ve seen enough on the internet to know that I’m not the only one with this problem. Lot of others have run into this and there’s always the same answer. Root it. I’m sorry but that is not a solution. That is a “work around.” It does not solve the problem of the app I’m not using eating up my data. Anyway… Samsung was next. I’d like to find an actual answer…

Phillips: Hi, thank you for contacting Samsung Technical Support. How may I help you today?
Visitor: Hi, I have a Galaxy S II on AT&T and have a problem with one of the apps. The AP Mobile app continues to use data – even though I am not using the widget for it, and have set the widget refresh to None. There is no way that I can find to uninstall the app and if I Force Stop it, it starts up again. I have talked to AT&T and they decided it was a Samsung problem.
Visitor: This specific app has used over 10 MB of data just this morning already. I’d like to either make sure it is dead – or completely remove it. And I’d like to avoid rooting my device if I can – because that is an option.
Phillips: I understand that you are experiencing data consumption issue with AP Mobile app on your Samsung SGH-I777 device and would like to uninstall the app. Am I correct?
Visitor: Yes.
Phillips: Thank you for the confirmation.
Phillips: I will assist you with the required information.
Phillips: Let me confirm if you have downloaded the app for Android market.
Visitor: No, it was pre-installed on the device.
Phillips: Thank you for the information.
Phillips: I am sorry, we can not uninstall the preloaded apps on the device. They come with Android Operating System.
Phillips: However, let me check if there are any settings for the app.
Visitor: There are settings for the widget. There are 2 refresh settings, I have set them both to None. In fact, I added the widget, set the refresh to 1 hour. Removed the widget. Added the widget back, set the refresh back to None and removed the widget again and it still uses data.
Phillips: Thank you for the information.
Phillips: Would you mind holding 3 minutes while I gather the required information on your request?
Visitor: sure
Phillips: Thank you.
Phillips: Thank you for holding.
Phillips: I have checked with the information and found that the app uses more data to check for updates. As you have set the refresh time to none and still find the data is consumed.
Phillips: I suggest you to remove the widget and check if the issue persist.
Visitor: But I have removed the widget……
Phillips: I apologize for the inconvenience this might have caused to you.
Phillips: Did you try removing and re-inserting the battery on the device after deleting the app?
Phillips: This refreshes the circuit on the device and brings the settings to normal.
Visitor: I have not pulled the battery since removing the widget, no. I suppose I can try that.
Phillips: Sure, please go ahead. This should fix the issue.
Visitor: It is coming back up now. I’ll keep an eye on the data throughout the day and see if it is better. Thanks.
Phillips: You are welcome.

So… that did not help. At all. Took about 10 minutes to figure that out so I went back into yet another chat…

Sierra: Hi, thank you for contacting Samsung Technical Support. How may I help you today?
Visitor: I was actually just in a chat a few minutes ago with someone named “Phillips” … and the problem is not resolved… here’s the short summary:
Sierra: Okay, please go ahead.
Visitor: New Samsung Galaxy S II on AT&T (new being bought 10/4). The AP Mobile app that came pre-installed on the device continues to use up many MBs of my data – even though I’m not using it. I have set the refresh setting of the AP Mobile widget to “none” and removed the widget and it does not help. The previous person I talked to “Phillips” suggested pulling the battery since I had not done so after removing the widget. I have done that and the app has used another MB of data in just the last 15 minutes. Need a better solution.
Visitor: I have the option of rooting the device if I want to – but I shouldn’t have to do that just to remove an app or get it to stop using my data. Already talked to AT&T and they said it was a Samsung issue. Feel like I’m getting the run-around.
Sierra: I understand that you area experiencing issue with the AP mobile application on your SGH-I777 mobile device. Am I correct?
Visitor: yes
Sierra: Thank you for the confirmation.
Sierra: May I know from how long you have been experiencing this issue?
Visitor: Likely since I got the device – but just noticed it last night when I installed a data tracking app to see what was using my data.
Sierra: I am sorry for the inconvenience caused to you.
Visitor: I was checking my AT&T bill and noticed my data usage this month was abnormally high. That’s what prompted me to install an app to check on it.
Sierra: Let us troubleshoot the issue.
Sierra: Please let me know if you have removed the widget from the phone.
Visitor: Yes.
Visitor: I have also added the widget, set the refresh to 1 hour. Removed the widget. Added the widget again and set the refresh to none. Then removed again.
Sierra: I am sorry to hear that.
Sierra: I have gone through your previous chat correspondence with Philips. As you have removed the widget and still facing the issue, the issue might be with the device.
Sierra: Let us perform a hard reset on the device.
Visitor: Is that anything like pulling the battery?
Sierra: You may lose the data when you perform the hard reset.
Sierra: No, hard reset is restoring the device to its factory settings.
Visitor: Ah…
Sierra: I will provide you with the steps.
Sierra: Please follow the below steps to Hard reset the Captivate Phone :

1. Turn the power off. Pull the battery out and replace it if the Power button doesn’t work.
2. Press and hold the Volume Down and Power buttons.
3. Release the Power button while continuing the hold Volume Down until a menu appears prompting you to select Fastboot, Recovery, Clear Storage, and Simlock.
4. Select Delete all user data using the Volume Down button.
5. Press the release Power button.
6. Select Volume Up for Yes.

Sierra: Please let me know once you are done.
Visitor: So will I get any of my apps/data back after this? I realize it’ll wipe everything at first, but how much of that is backed up?
Sierra: You may lose all the third party applications installed on the device when you perform hard reset.
Sierra: All the pre-installed applications will be there as it is on the device.
Visitor: I’m going to have to take some time before I do this. I need to back some stuff up and move some things to my SD card. I will save the instructions and try this later today when I get a chance.
Sierra: Okay, you can try with the above steps after backing up the data. If the issue still persists, you can contact us again through chat. We are available 24×7.
Sierra: Do you have any other questions for me?
Visitor: Not at the moment, no. Thanks.
Sierra: You are welcome.

1) I don’t have a Captivate… as I mentioned already. I just ignored that part. But the instructions weren’t exactly the same anyway. 2) Don’t any of these people read what is right in front of them? Like the 2nd chat above where the guy asks if I’ve removed the widget yet. Yes, I did. Like I mentioned to him twice already at that point.

But as hesitant as I was to do the reset, I did follow through and try it. It was annoying, but I did it. I actually thought this fixed it too… for a while. Then it started up again. AGAIN! This time I decided to swing by the AT&T store on my way back from lunch and see what they say. Absolutely no help there… but my main reason for stopping was to make them aware of my data issues and if I couldn’t get this app fixed or removed and I went over my 2GB limit, I wasn’t paying for it.

I have yet to go into another chat with Samsung… not because I don’t want to find the answer but because I’m sick of having to explain the same damn thing to different people every time I try to get help and still getting no solution. I rooted it (if you saw my previous post, you already know this). I’m actually bothered that this was the “answer” to my problem. It shouldn’t be. I should be able to remove this crap if I don’t want it or worse yet, it causes problems. The fact that I cannot is annoying.

Ya, my iPhone had apps that I couldn’t delete either (Stocks, Calculator, etc) but they didn’t chew up my data just sitting there.

I’m still pretty frustrated about it… but I’m still trying to give this a fair shot.

I’ve been reading root info and stuff for the last few weeks and all I can say is that the way these people write these things, it doesn’t seem as easy as they make it out to be. I have yet to find clear, explicit instructions for someone like me who knows very little about it. Don’t get me wrong, I can learn this stuff pretty easily – but I think it’s more of a problem with terminology than anything else. Not sure.

Anyway, there are a few helpful threads on XDA that you’d want to read through. To start with there’s the Easily Root Your SGS2 thread. It’s a good read – but to me became pretty confusing – especially when my patience was at a minimum already thanks to the days’ frustrations. And then there’s another problem… I have a Mac. It looks to me like most of that info is for Windows users.

Ya, go figure. The Apple user wants to root an Android device.

Luckily I found some help in that thread above… and it pointed me to another thread. It was time to get down to business… except for one thing: I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING YOU DO TO YOUR PHONE OR ANY OTHER DEVICE. YOU FOLLOW ANY OF THESE STEPS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY. I only have to say that because people are dumb. Keep that in mind…

Also worth noting, if you currently are not rooted and have the stock software from AT&T/Samsung, these specific instructions and files will basically be exactly the same – but with root privileges. All of your data and apps should remain intact. But again, not responsible, your own risk… blah blah blah. If you somehow manage to lose everything, it’s just not my problem.

So, if you have a Mac and want to root your AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II, here we go:

1. Download:

• Heimdall 1.3.1 Command Line (OS X 10.4+)
• EZ 7z for Mac
• Rooted Stock Kernel for AT&T SGS2

2. Install on your Mac:

• Install Heimdall
• Install EZ 7z for Mac

3. Extract:

• Extract PDA.tar from UCKH7_stock_odin.7z using EZ 7z
• Extract zImage & factoryfs.img from PDA.tar using the Mac’s built-in Archive Utility

4. Move Files:

• Move zImage and factoryfs.img to an easily accessible folder (Desktop?)

5. Prepare Phone:

• Power Off your phone (pull battery if needed)
• Connect USB cable from your computer to the phone
• While holding Vol Up AND Vol Down, turn on the phone
• Press Vol Up button to Accept custom OS notice
• It should now show the Android guy and say “downloading” (don’t worry, it’s not downloading anything yet)

6. Root Phone:

• Open a Terminal window
• Change the directory to where you moved zImage/factoryfs.img
• Type the following command in the Terminal window, press Enter and wait (you should see a status bar start moving on your phone after running it):

heimdall flash --kernel zImage --factoryfs factoryfs.img

Let the phone reboot when completed. You’re done. Well, more done when it finishes booting and you click Allow on the superuser access request.

This is exactly how I did it just a few short hours ago. Now you can go download Titanium Backup or whatever other SuperUser app you want to use. And in my case, immediately go into Titantium and Freeze the AP Mobile app. POS that one is…

So just to be clear – I can’t take any credit for this. Any of it. I’ve really just put it all together and ordered it in such a way that for me, made it extremely easy (yes, even easier than it was explained on the forum). I like things simple and straightforward… I just didn’t feel like I was feeling that from the other threads and didn’t want to clog them up with even more questions.

In any case, all of the thanks goes to those guys on XDA for their hard work and providing the necessary information. Seriously, go thank them.

Anyway… the one thing to manage in these situations is your expectations. I didn’t expect my dream phone to be announced. I expected them to update the iPhone 4. Now what I had HOPED for was completely different. I had HOPED they would give it a larger screen, maybe a little more power, and some OS tweaks that I’d like to see. I got 1 out of 3 (we already knew what iOS5 was going to bring anyway).

I could have put an iPhone 4 photo here and you wouldn't know the difference.

So when they announced the 4S, I got what I expected but not what I hoped for. Leading up to that day I was debating what to do. Would I get a new iPhone? I certainly wanted to. Jen was waiting for an upgrade too. Her 3GS was getting quite… old. I wanted something more though. I didn’t want to feel like I was just buying another iPhone 4 with a faster processor and a “better” camera.

Suddenly, a challenger appeared…

Now there are Apple fanboys and Android fanboys… and most of them are annoying as fuck and talk trash about the other for really no reason other than they’re complete morons. There are some times when I could be classified as an Apple fanboy… but I have always respected Android. Not only for what it has brought to the table in terms of competition – but for actually being a worthy alternative. I’ve said many times that if I had money to throw away (hahaha) I would add another line to my plan and get some sort of Android device so that I could have one of each and learn from both.

GalaxyS2

Well… I didn’t really get to that part of my plan… but let’s just get to the point: iPhone 4 is gone (now Jen’s) and I bought a Samsung Galaxy S II. It’s running Android 2.3.4, is ridiculous thin, crazy light, and has a huge, gorgeous (AMOLED) screen. It’s pretty awesome.

Truth be told, those are basically the (hardware) options I was HOPING for with a new iPhone. Ah well… maybe next time. No, seriously… if they announce a new iPhone next year as usual and it turns out to be brilliant, I’ll probably be getting that and get rid of the GalaxyS2. Nothing against the awesome Samsung… but I’m hoping for something big… again.

So far, so good. I like to think I’m adjusting to my new OS world quite well. I have run into one or two “issues” so far though. Most notably with the bluetooth. My WRX’s OEM radio has built-in BT and has always worked brilliantly with the iPhone. I expected the same for the Galaxy. Apparently not. I am able to pair it without issue – but when I get back in the car with my phone, it does not automatically connect again. Ever. If I want it connected, I have to do it manually. Ever. Time. Not exactly happy about that.

My other problem was today… with my data connection… well, my lack of a data connection I guess. Was running some errands and grabbing lunch downtown and basically had no connection. Maybe once every 15 minutes a notification might pop up – but neither the built-in web browser or Firefox would load. Foursquare would not find any venues and Twitter would not find any tweets. I was not happy. I tried to reboot the phone, twice. I togged airplane mode a couple times. Still nothing. Decided to swing by the AT&T store on the way back to work – his suggestion: pull the battery and the SIM card.

My response? “So… just like I have to do every week with my BlackBerry at work?”

Seriously, that will NOT be acceptable if it were to turn into a regular issue. Time will tell though, I’m only in day 3 of Android life.

I have a Fitbit. It’s awesome. Part of the reason I got it (well, really, just the final deciding factor that pushed me over the edge) is that it will link with my foursquare account and potentially earn badges.

Today I earned my 20K Step Day badge (after a LONG day at the Vintage Grand Prix followed by a 3 mile run at the gym). And just in the last couple hours I’ve been asked TWICE by 2 different Indonesians on Twitter for me to unlock the badge for them.

Short answer: NO.

Longer answer: HELL NO.

Then I looked back through these two user’s tweets… they’re harassing other users to unlock the badge for them too!

One of them has tweeted 29 times in the last week to a collection of 4 or 5 people to get them to unlock the badge – 12 of those to the same person! WTF? The other guy didn’t look as bad at first… but going back a bit, he was tweeting to 10 different people (multiple times) between just a couple days.

Ya, this may not seem like anything big… and it really isn’t… but it agitates the shit out of me. Considering the way Indonesians “play” foursquare to begin with (which is to say they cheat), that’s annoying enough – but it doesn’t really bother anyone else. When you start involving other people and essentially spamming them (I’d consider 10+ tweets to the same person in a couple days spam), then it’s a bigger problem.

To review: jumping to unlock badges = fine. Annoying… but not hurting anyone. Spamming other users on Twitter to get them to unlock for you = BAD.

STOP.

Actually wearing the thing is something to get used to. I initially started using the belt clip with it and actually attaching it to my belt. That works well enough and all but I had a couple concerns. The first being that I worried that if I hit it just right on something, the device would pop out of the clip and I’d lose it. It never actually happened, but it could have. Secondly it felt like it stuck out farther than I’d like while in the clip – which led to more concern for point number 1.

I find myself just attaching it to my pocket now. If I’m wearing jeans, the change pocket (for guys anyway) is perfect. If I’m wearing something else, it depends on what it is and how many pockets… but typically it’s just attached with itself and no belt clip. Oh… and the wireless syncing is awesome. It’s nice to not have to dock it every night to transfer data. I’m still learning how long the battery lasts though – no real feedback on that.

One thing I found while racing the other day is that if I tightened my seat belt like I normally do (basically engaging the safety stop on purpose to lock me in place) it ended up accidentally holding the activity button down and starting a new activity. Not a big deal, but it certainly opened my eyes to the possibility of something unintentionally activating it.

As I have probably mentioned in the past when looking into this thing, I was really looking forward to the sleep information. Having used it at bedtime for the last week, I have a couple thoughts. I initially thought the little wristband thing might be a bit annoying. I’m not used to sleeping with anything on but a pair of shorts. Surprisingly it doesn’t really bother me. It’s relatively unobtrusive and fairly comfortable. Turns out to be no big deal.

I also realized that the sleep data isn’t exactly what I had hoped. I mean, I think the data is what I expected it to be but I guess I never really thought about what I could do with it – which I think is nothing. I can look at it and think “ya, I slept like crap last night” … but that’s about it. I’ll have to look into what the stuff means and if there is anything I can do about it.

Overall though, I’m pretty happy with it. I have a job such that I typically walk a lot and it’s been kind of a curiosity for a while to know how much I’m really moving around all day. Plus I was never really one to track my food/calorie intake – but now that I have something to compare that info to, I find myself taking the time to enter in my food each day. It’s kind of annoying and sometimes I have to estimate as best I can, but it is good info to have. As you can imagine, if calories burned > calories taken in, that’s a good thing.

It’s only been a week, of course, but so far so good.

Poking around behind the TV, I noticed something strange… composite cables for audio/video.

I actually did a double-take because I knew they had a blu-ray player… They had taken advantage of a discount at work to get a good deal on the combo a year or two ago. Stunned, I checked again – yup, composite cables for audio and video, from the blu-ray player. WTF?

I asked about it and my uncle told me they had someone come to their house to install it. I have no clue who this person was or who he worked for (Sharp? Local company? Big box store?)… but he did apparently tell them that they were all set for HD. I tried to hold in my laughter. Problem was, I felt bad for them. I really did. They honestly don’t know any different and thought they were watching something awesome for so long… Without me looking back there, they would have never known (and possibly not cared).

It then became my task to get them properly hooked up. To Monoprice I went… HDMI cables all around! They did also have a cable box from a local company – but sadly, they do not currently offer HD service. The box still had an HDMI port, so that’s what it was getting (I ordered a set of component cables just to be safe).

$15 at Monoprice and a week later and I had 2 new HDMI cables and a component cable. Nearly 8 months after that (this past Sunday!) I was finally able to install them! Heh, I guess I just don’t make it up to their house very often. I had some issues with the audio in the TV (they run the audio out from the TV via optical cable to a simple Bose 4.1 system) but it didn’t really take that long to get it all working.

The picture was probably 1000x better… and now even their cable box is HD ready as soon as it is offered to them.

Why am I writing all of this? I find it absolutely ridiculous that someone would complete any sort of installation like this and NOT set it up properly. I really wish I knew who it was that did it so I could totally blast their incompetence… And I know it wasn’t even a matter of money. My aunt and uncle probably would have even paid for overpriced cables and not really cared as long as it was done right.

Instead, some jackass came to hook up their fancy TV and blu-ray player and did it 100% wrong. And didn’t care. What a douche.

Enter Google.

It’s still WAY too early to tell… but they may have something very cool on their hands. And if you’re lucky enough to get in at this point (as I was yesterday), it’s quite fun poking around and trying things out. Google+ (Google Plus) it’s called. And it has a lot of potential.

So the basic idea is the same as Facebook. You have friends (in Circles). You update your status (the Stream). You can share photos, videos, links… all that fun stuff. But there’s just something different about it. I can’t quite… put… my… finger…

Oh, ya… that’s right. Sure, there are tons of other reasons I prefer it. Love the Circles idea. Interface is super clean. Hangout is awesome. Etc, etc, etc.

Not liking Facebook for many reasons probably means I’m already biased. Plus, I’m already a big fan of most Google services. This just seems to fit in very well with my interests… so far anyway. Time will really tell.

Thing is, it’s still VERY limited and VERY new. Earlier this week there were actual invites for people to send out. When those ran out there was another way to “invite” people by sharing something with a person’s Gmail address. And even that seems to no longer work. No clue when people will be able to invite others again, but here’s to hoping it’s soon!

NOTE: I DO NOT HAVE INVITES. IF YOU REPLY TO THIS WITH YOUR EMAIL AND REQUEST AN INVITE, I WILL SIGN YOU UP FOR AS MUCH GARBAGE AND CRAP AS I CAN POSSIBLY FIND. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

As with the other one, you can either save the image from here or click on it and save the one that pops up.

As with the other one, if you would like to see either one of these in a specific resolution or for a specific device, feel free to comment and let me know what you want and I’ll see what I can do.

Subaru iPhone Wallpaper

In trying to keep my mind off of other things, I thought I’d make a new wallpaper tonight for my phone. I’m sure there are plenty of them out there… but I haven’t seen any specifically like this. So here you go… if you like it, feel free to use it and share. This particular one is 960×480 (optimal for iPhone 4, but should work just fine on other models). I did it that size so that it was very high quality.

If there’s a specific resolution you’d like with this same image on it, just comment and I’d be happy to whip it up and post it for you or email it – whichever…

So to use it, you can either click the image on the right and then save that when it pops up – or just right click the image you see here and save that. They both point to the same thing.

If you want to get it directly on your phone, you can scan this QR code and go directly to the URL of the image to save it there.