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+.

AnyAttach: Attach Any Type of File to Your iPhone’s Email

Jeff Benjamin ∙ September 5, 2011

The concept of attaching a file to a file to an email is practically as old as email itself. With the iPhone, you can attach photos and videos to your email, but that's pretty much where the fun ends.

This works fine for stock iOS installations where access to the native file system is restricted. For jailbroken iPhones, however, it's a definite limitation; hence the need for a jailbreak tweak like AnyAttach.

AnyAttach is a tweak that allows you to attach any file present on iOS's file system, directly to your outgoing email...

SnoozeOrStop: Stop Your iPhone’s Alarm Clock Directly From the Lock Screen

Jeff Benjamin ∙ September 5, 2011

If there's one thing I dislike about the iPhone's alarm clock, it's the inability to completely disable the alarm from the lock screen.

Sure, you can snooze it, but a few minutes later, there it goes blaring again.

With SnoozeOrStop, you can completely stop the alarm clock right from the convenience of your lock screen. Take a peek inside for the full video walkthrough...

Android Recent Apps: A Sleek Android Style App Launcher for Your Jailbroken iPhone

Jeff Benjamin ∙ September 5, 2011

Desperate for an awesome new way to launch your favorite iOS apps? If so, you're certainly going to want to check out this new jailbreak tweak called Android Recent Apps.

Android Recent Apps is an Activator invoked launcher for jailbroken iPhones, and it gives you quick access to the last 12 apps that were used...

Friday13: Customize Your Calendar App Icon

Jeff Benjamin ∙ September 3, 2011

It has nothing to do with the movie.

Now that that's out of the way, let me tell you about Friday13, a recently released jailbreak tweak for the iPhone.

Friday13 is a way to alter the iCal icon on your iPhone's Home screen, nothing more, nothing less. You'll find various color combinations, custom date listings, etc.

If you're growing weary of that boring old red and white iCal icon on your Home screen, then the following video walkthrough is catered towards you...

HiddenCalllog: Keep Prying Eyes Out of Your Call History

Jeff Benjamin ∙ September 3, 2011

Want to keep nosey people out of your call history? Then this simple, yet effective jailbreak tweak entitled HiddenCalllog, might be just what the doctor ordered.

HiddenCalllog makes it easy to quickly disguise yourself as one who has absolutely no friends that care to call you, ever.

Great for keeping nosey folks out of your call log, perhaps not so great in various other situations...

BackForwardList for Safari: Browser History, Evolved

Jeff Benjamin ∙ September 3, 2011

As most of you guys and gals are well aware of, I'm the type of person that loves keeping things stock, or at least stock looking.

My car is stock, my iMac is stock, my iOS devices are jailbroken, but they look close to stock.

For that reason, it's probably no surprise that I continue to use the built in Safari browser for all of my web needs, despite the fact that it's severely lacking when compared to third party options.

That's where handy tweaks like BackForwardList for Safari come in. It allows me to keep the stock browser, while giving it a nice usability boost. See inside for the video evidence...

What’s On My iDevice? August 2011 Edition

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated November 13, 2019

So as usual, I'm a little behind on this last month's What's On My iDevice, but hopefully the wait was worth it.

You guys and gals know how I like to switch it up, and the August edition is no exception. Instead of focusing on jailbreak apps or tweaks, I give you a rundown of 5 essential App Store Apps that should be on every iPhone owner's Home screen.

Inside, you'll find an app that's great for security, the absolute best iPhone Twitter client, a wonderfully designed "diary" app, and one of my absolute favorite iOS games of all time...

AViiQ Portable Charging Station Review & Giveaway

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated December 19, 2017

Does your desk resemble a bird's nest due to the mess of wires? If so, you might want to look into fixing that.

Fortunately, AViiQ is making the fix an easy one. Introducing the AViiQ Portable Charging Station: a portable cable management solution for your iOS devices.

For those of you with a few unwieldy USB cables littering your desk, this could be the solution that leads you back to organization. Check inside for the full video walkthrough & giveaway...

Jailbreak Dynamic Duo: PasswordPilot and StayOpened

Jeff Benjamin ∙ August 31, 2011

Two is always better than one, right? Well, in the case of PasswordPilot and StayOpened, two is indeed, most definitely better than one.

StayOpened is the Robin to PasswordPilot's Batman. Their mission? To make App Store purchases easier!

Inside, I'll show you why you should consider this Lebron James + Dwyane Wade type of combo to conquer what ails you about the App Store...

LaunchConfirm: Stop Accidentally Launching Apps

Jeff Benjamin ∙ August 31, 2011

It's no secret that many of the tweaks found on Cydia are close replicas of already existing tweaks; LaunchConfirm is no exception.

Heavily borrowing from another recently released jailbreak tweak by the name of DoubleTapToOpen, LaunchConfirm aims to accomplish similar results, albeit using a slightly different method.

Both tweaks aim to prevent the end user from accidentally launching apps. DoubleTapToOpen requires a double tap to launch apps, while LaunchConfirm adopts a confirmation dialogue box in order to do so.

In the end, both tweaks are very similar, as you'll see in this full video walkthrough...

Jailbreak iOS 5 Beta 6 and iOS 4.3.5 With RedSn0w

Jeff Benjamin ∙ August 31, 2011

The latest version of RedSn0w 0.9.8b was recently released by the Dev Team, and it includes two key components.

The first component, is compatibility with the iPad 1 iOS 5 beta 6 IPSW. Apparently, Apple updated this IPSW without altering its version or filename, so this latest version of RedSn0w features compatibility with both the original and updated files...

iPhone Smart Cover Concept Video [Updated]

Jeff Benjamin ∙ August 30, 2011

So I was messing around with Ryan Petrich's VoiceKeys tweak a while ago, and stumbled upon a revelation: The tweak's proximity sensor feature, coupled with my BookBook case makes for an almost iPad 2 imitating Smart Cover feature for the iPhone.

In a nutshell, I decided it would only be right to record the functionality that I inadvertently stumbled upon, with the hopes of coercing someone in the jailbreak community to take this project head on.

What we need, is jailbreak tweak that allows one to activate the proximity sensor anywhere, in any app, not just in the Phone app (or in this case, the Messages app). Check inside for a video demonstration of the iPhone Smart Cover concept in action, along with a call to arms to any jailbreak developer who wishes to take this project on...