Jeff Benjamin

Jeff has been with iDownloadBlog since 2010, acting as resident video specialist, and tutorial expert. He earned his degree in Computer Network Systems back in 2001, but decided Cisco routers and the like just weren’t for him. Since then, he’s been heavily involved with online writing. He’s written for numerous tech and video game sites since the late 1990′s, and has a knack for explaining things in a simple, clear, and concise manner. Jeff works primarily from the east coast on his Retina Macbook Pro, and shoots video with a Canon DSLR. During downtime he likes to travel the world, visiting the various Apple Stores across the globe. You can email him at jeff [at] idownloadblog.com and follow him on Twitter @JeffBenjam or on Google+.

IntelliScreenX: The Way Notification Center Should Be

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 26, 2011

Today we finally got to go hands-on with a near final beta version of IntelliScreenX — the highly anticipated jailbreak app for iOS 5's Notification Center — and let's just cut to the chase, it lives up to the hype, and then some.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is how Notification Center is done. IntelliScreenX makes iOS 5's new pull down menu, a literal center of notifications.

There's Twitter, Facebook, RSS, and email, and it's done in such a way that you can communicate without ever leaving Notification Center; you can even do so from the Lock screen.

Check inside for a full video preview of IntelliScreenX, and you'll see why this upcoming app is reason enough alone to jailbreak your iPhone...

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How to Fix iBooks on a Jailbroken iOS 5 Device

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 25, 2011

Yesterday, a book about Steve Jobs was released; perhaps you've heard of it?

Sadly, if you're an iBooks reader with a jailbroken iOS 5 device, you won't be doing too much catching up on the late Apple CEO's affairs, or otherwise.

That's because iBooks crashes on iOS 5 devices that are jailbroken, rendering it quite useless. Fortunately, there is a workaround. Check out the video tutorial inside, for an in-depth walkthrough on the fix...

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How to Add Up to 11 Lines of Text to Notification Center

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 24, 2011

Notification Center is far and away one of the top features of the new iOS 5, but it's not without its opportunities for improvement.

Case in point, you can only see four lines of text maximum on any of the messages that are queued up in Notification Center. There's no way to customize the length of the messages that are displayed.

There's also the annoying matter of having to tap twice to clear out any messages. NotificationCenter Enhancer seeks to address these issues...

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Top Jailbreak Videos of the Week

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 24, 2011

Welcome to our inaugural summary of the top jailbreak videos of the week. As you know, we post a ton of videos for your enjoyment every week, so if you didn't catch them all, here's a few of the best from last week.

Please make sure to spread our iPhone, iPad and iOS video wisdom by sharing our posts on Twitter and Facebook…

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How to Add Nyan Cat to Your Notification Center

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 24, 2011

Nyan Cat fans rejoice. Now, not only can you get Nyan Cat sliders to replace your stock iOS sliders, you can now place a Nyan Cat directly in Notification Center.

Some will undoubtedly hate this, while others will be mightily amused. Which camp do you belong to?

Either way, you owe it to yourself to check out NCNyanCat, at least once...

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WeeSpaces: Multitask Directly From Notification Center

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 24, 2011

Quickly switching between pages and apps via Notification Center is now possible, and WeeSpaces is the jailbreak widget that makes it so.

WeeSpaces is a widget that places links to all of your running apps and SpringBoard pages directly in Notification Center.

Interested to see how it works in action? Check inside for a video demonstration...

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WeeSearch: Search Google, YouTube, And Wikipedia From Notification Center

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 24, 2011

WeeSearch is a recently released Notification Center jailbreak widget for iOS 5, which allows for YouTube, Google, and Wikipedia searches right from the convenience of Notification Center.

It's free, and it works to a certain extent, but it's obvious that the widget was rushed in its development. It's missing a few fundamental features, and not everything works as expected.

Check inside for a full rundown on what's good and bad about WeeSearch...

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How to Semi Untether Jailbreak iOS 5 [Video Tutorial]

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 22, 2011

For those of you clamoring for an untethered jailbreak for iOS 5, you've now got a great compromise to hold you over — SemiTether.

As we reported, SemiTether is a new jailbreak tweak that will allow you to get closest to an iOS 5 untethered jailbreak without actually being an untethered jailbreak.

Inside, we'll show you exactly what you need to do to take advantage of this remarkable little tool. If your iOS 5 installation is jailbroken, you don't want to miss this!

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‘Semitethered’ Jailbreak For iOS 5 Released! Here’s How to Get It

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 22, 2011

What's the next best thing to an untethered jailbreak for iOS 5? A Semitethered Jailbreak of course!

Just a few minutes ago BigBoss released Semitethered Jailbreak, a new Cydia package that lets you reboot your iOS 5 jailbroken iPhone at will while away from your computer!

It's not without it's caveats, but it's a whole lot better than a normal tethered jailbreak. Details inside...

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‘RSSWidget’ Brings Your Favorite RSS Feed to Notification Center

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 22, 2011

Notice I said favorite RSS feed, and not feeds. Yes, RSSWidget works great, but it's ridiculously restrictive when it comes to the number of feeds you can have.

In fact, you can only have one feed. Besides that obvious limitation, RSSWidget is a decent little Notification Center jailbreak widget. Check inside as we take it for a spin on video...

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