Seriously trivial thoughts
Why do most portable device manufacturers feel the need to use proprietary connectors on the opposite end of their USB cable? I HATE THAT!!! What’s worse is that some devices like my Creative Zen V Plus and Sony Ericsson W810i will only charge via USB if they are connected to a PC. You can’t just …
I finally got fed up with the handicaps that Cingular in their ultimate wisdom decided to force on me and my Sony Ericsson W810i cell phone. I always found it odd that they decided to NOT let you add a POP3/IMAP email account to the email client, but lived with it. Google mobile apps worked …
Cingular/ATT for whatever reason neuters the built-in email client so you cannot set up a POP3 account. Flurry.com provides a nice service that adds a Java app that will give you access to your POP3 email account. Seems to do lots of other things which I haven't explored yet, like RSS feeds, etc. Seems to …
I’m SO excited! I snagged a working Canon Canola 1210 Nixie tube calculator on ebay last night. When I first starting working as a CPA, I used a Nixie tube calculator that no one else wanted (dummies!) and was fascinated by it. I wish I would have bought it off my boss. Anyways, recently some …
The WSJ is reporting that Palm is “selling a 25% stake to Silicon Valley private-equity firm Elevation Partners in a deal that will bring former Apple Inc. executives to the maker of hand-held electronic devices.” “The deal brings important new personnel to Palm, including several top executives who worked at Apple in the late 1990s …
I’m really liking the new Creative Zen Wav. Appears to be a slimmer, but longer version of the Zen V. Hope they offer in larger capacity than 2GB. I’d love to have a Zen with speakers for listening to podcasts. Here’s a link to the Engadget post.
I just got this email informing me of a class action suit again Belkin. I sort of can’t believe the reason. Ready? …37 different wireless routers, modems and adapters, the packaging for which, at the time of retail purchase, did not state that the actual data transmission rates and/or connectivity ranges would be lower than …
Every other portable speaker I could find relied on bulky batteries. I chanced upon this cube-shaped speakers that actually uses a Li-Ion battery and recharges with the help of a small USB adapter. It uses the less-common rectangular-shaped mini USB connector on the device end, as opposed to the typical trapezoid-shaped mini-B connector–about my only …
For whatever stupid reason, many devices will not charge via USB unless their proprietary software is installed on the PC first. The Creative Zen V Plus is such a device. The problem arises when you are, say, at work and you don’t/can’t have the Creative software installed. For the Creative Zen V, the solution is …
Readers of my blog know that I’ve been agonizing over the perfect media player for listening to Podcasts in my car. My solution up to now has been the Palm TX. The reason its a good podcast player is the Pocket Tunes player has a robust bookmarking feature. It also has a built-in speaker and …