Apr 4, 2006 | blog
Wow, I’ve been doing a lot of testing lately. In the past week, I’ve had 4 operating systems installed on my system for testing, investigating and learning. So now that I’ve gotten that work done, I’m re-installing my base build (again).
Instead of using the image I made late last summer, I’m going to start fresh (again), but try something completely new. During testing, I limited the amount of software that was installed, and really relied on more online functionality. That is what I’m going to do this time around.
- Office 2003? Nope.
- MSN or Google Toolbar? Nope.
- Digital Image Editor/Library? Nope.
So what will I install? Firefox, Thunderbird for EMail, Pluck for my aggregator, WinZip, SnagIt, and very little else. I’ve got most of my “heavy duty” software on my main machine and simple “remote desktop” into that PC to run what I need. Its also my main Audio/Video “server” system and hosts some Virtual systems.
My day-to-day machine will remain a simple uncluttered computing device. My inspiration for this was my T-Mobile MDA. I’ve been using my MDA for several weeks and have found that I can do with a lot less! And the best part of all?? This new configuration is FAST.
Mar 30, 2006 | blog
Don’t know if I had posted about Clipmarks here yet – I know I had on my old blog. Clipmarks is a neat service that lets you “clip” a section of a web page and archive it to your account on Clipmarks. It also allows you to tag the clip with information useful to you for future reference. You can then search on that information at another time.
The service also allows you to share and save your clips by email or by directly saving a file to your computer. I mainly have been using it for research, where I can later go back and reference the information I’ve found while browsing the web. Its really easy to use, and does require a plug-in for either Firefox or Internet Explorer.
Mar 28, 2006 | blog
Acording to RIMarkable, Cingular is bringing BlackBerry Connect to the US market with the Nokia 9300! Good news to all non-BlackBerry device users. RIM actually has a version of BlackBerry Connect for Windows Mobile and Palm. With the lawsuit settled, and the release of BB Connect with the Nokia 9300, there may be other versions of the BB Connect software making it to the US market in the near future.
Mar 23, 2006 | blog
Dell finally pulled the trigger on the Alienware purchase. Read some of the details at BetaNews.
Mar 23, 2006 | blog
According to this RCR Wireless article, Cingular Wireless will be shutting down their TDMA and analog networks in 2008. This will be the beginning of the end for consumer analog cellular phone service, as it fits in with the government’s timetable for analog to digital transition.
Cingular’s plans are nothing new, as the migration of the user base from analog to digital has progressed for many years. The announcement is the start of the implementation plan and will probably get a little tweak here and there as customers either start migrating sooner, or add their comments, concerns & complaints to the companies plans.
What this really brings to Cingular (and other carriers as they phase out analog) is the reclaiming of needed wireless bandwidth to support the new GSM/GPRS/EDGE & UMTS/HSDPA networks that replace them. In the end, it’ll be a good thing and you will see additional coverage even out some of the existing “dead” or marginal spots.
