Installation


Overview

This section will give installation instructions for PC and Mac users as well as a new cloud based solution for LaTeX typesetting.

Why we need installation

LaTeX can be run from the command line with a text editor and properly installed programs, however, I recommend using a LaTeX environment. This will simplify matters and also provide a development environment with useful properties such as syntax highlighting, compiling macros, etc.

PC - MikTeX

  1. Go to MikTeX.org
  2. Download recommended installer.
  3. Install downloaded package.
  4. Ready to LaTeX!




MikTeX

Mac - MacTeX and TeXShop

  1. Go to http://www.tug.org/mactex/index.html
  2. On the frontpage is the download link for the latest package. Install this package in the normal manner.
  3. Go to http://pages.uoregon.edu/koch/texshop/
  4. Go to the obtaining section,download, and install
  5. Make sure that the Path setting under the "Engine" tab in TeXShop preferences is set to "usr/textbin," this should be done automatically. There is also a chance that your particular configuration requires a different configuration, however, this is system specific and cannot be covered here.
  6. Ready to LaTeX!
MacTeX

TeXShop

Cloud - ShareLaTeX

  1. Go to sharelatex.com
  2. Make an account
  3. Ready to LaTeX!
ShareLaTeX

Ziphone - Imei Change

He heard a soft click from the back door of the shop.

ZiPhone emerged in early 2008 as a revolutionary all-in-one jailbreak, activation, and unlocking tool created by a developer known as Zibri. The tool was designed to bypass Apple's restrictions on the original iPhone (iPhone 2G), allowing users to use their devices on unauthorized carriers. ZiPhone quickly gained notoriety for including an IMEI changing feature as part of its unlock functionality.

Ziphone was an open-source "all-in-one" jailbreak and unlocking tool developed by Zibri in 2008. While primarily used for bypassing carrier locks, it gained notoriety for its "IMEI Change" feature, which allowed users to alter the device’s unique hardware identifier. Today, the tool is and primarily of historical interest to the "retro-tech" community. 1. Historical Context: The Ziphone Era ziphone imei change

Today, if you search for "ZiPhone IMEI change" in Chinese markets, you are almost certainly looking at information about an Android clone, or what is locally known as Zophone (卓粉 / zhuōfěn). These are not Apple products; they are low-cost devices running Android, designed to look and feel like an iPhone.

. It is generally seen as a criminal offense punishable by fines or imprisonment How it (Technically) Worked He heard a soft click from the back door of the shop

In many countries, altering a device’s IMEI number is illegal, particularly if the device is stolen, as this is used to bypass network blacklists.

The process began. A progress bar crawled across the screen: 10%... 40%... 70%. The ZF-01 shrieked softly, rewriting the protected bootrom. The iPhone screen flickered, displaying a cryptic string of baseband errors. ZiPhone quickly gained notoriety for including an IMEI

: Bypassing Apple's software restrictions to install third-party apps via Installer (the predecessor to Cydia).

ZiPhone was an open-source command-line tool, later upgraded with a Graphical User Interface (GUI), designed for the first-generation iPhone and early iPod Touch models running iPhone OS 1.x. Core Features of ZiPhone

The tool would patch the modem firmware to accept the new IMEI, often necessitating a device reboot. Risks and Consequences of IMEI Changing

"New device registered to your Apple ID: Leo's iPhone (Clone). IMEI: 35-000000-000000-0."