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How to remove the iPhone Configuration Web Utility from your mac

If like me, you installed Apple’s new iPhone Configuration Web Utility for Mac when it was released, which happens to be a ruby on rails app, then you may have found out how hard it is to get rid of.

It’s especially annoying if you are a rails developer since it launches on port 3000 when your mac starts up, meaning you would have to specify a different port every time you want to start your server, very annoying.

So after a bit of googling, I have collected the commands you need to run in the terminal to remove them, they are listed below (you need to be an admin user to run them).

First stop it running:
sudo launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.iPhoneConfigService.plist

Then stop it starting up:
sudo rm /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.iPhoneConfigService.plist

Remove the files:
sudo rm -rf /private/var/db/iPhoneConfigurationWebUtility/
sudo rm -rf /private/var/log/iPhoneConfigurationWebUtility/
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/iPhoneConfigService/

And finally remove the user
sudo dscl . delete /groups/_iphoneconfigwebutil
sudo dscl . delete /users/_iphoneconfigwebutil

Brighton Fun

Here’s a great timed shot from our road trip to brighton this weekend

New Mini Cooper

Update

I picked it up this weekend and took a mini road trip down to Brighton for the day, very happy with it.

More pictures on my flickr

iPhone 2.0

I’ve upgraded my iPhone to the 2.0 software a full 12 hours before the official launch (via this blogpost) and download a total of 97 apps, all 96 free ones and Super Monkey Ball, which I paid £5.99 for.

My first impressions are excellent, loads of great apps and quite a few random/pointless ones. If you are using the app store on your phone be aware that it is very easy to buy apps, with just two presses after you have put in your itunes account password.

The apps run smoothly although I’ve also had the app store crash a couple times after I queued up 3 applications to be installed.

All of the location based improvements on the built in apps work great, google maps followed me down the street on my walk home from work, keeping within about 10 meters of my location at all times. Your results may vary outside of london where there are more cell towers and hotspots than people tho.

One thing is for sure, if you are using these apps regularly you better start carrying a charger round with you, the iPhone’s battery was not great before (1-2 days with normal usage) and I burnt though half a full charge showing off super monkey ball around the office. And I suspect the new 3G iPhone’s battery will last even less with those GPS and 3G chipsets sucking down the juice.

That being said, although I’m not going to be purchasing a 3G tomorrow but I may upgrade by the end of the month, depending on how my guinea pigs (i.e. work mates) get on with them and if I spend all my money on a new car this weekend.

Roots of Breakdance

This video made my tube ride to work so much more enjoyable this morning.