November 2004 - Posts

Microsoft Windows Anywhere
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PostedMonday, November 29, 2004 2:57 PM by Nino

Microsoft has just announced the details for the Microsoft Windows Anywhere conference (formerly Mobile DevCon).  Go.. sign up!  Super Early Bird registration ends December 8, 2004 (save $300). 

-Nino

 

The demise of my h4155
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PostedSunday, November 28, 2004 11:04 PM by Nino

It was a sad moment on Friday (11/19) when I pulled out my iPAQ h4155 after arriving home and depressed the power button only to receive no response from my trusty friend.  I went through fifteen minutes of desperate action, but, alas, the little guy was gone. :-(

I think the two drops (oops!) that my laptop bag incurred on Friday were what did the iPAQ in.  The drops were from approximately twenty-two inches off of the ground onto concrete.  Curiously enough, my iPod and my Dell (C640) are just jiffy. :-)

Now comes a small dilemma:  Do I replace it?   I primarily used it for GPS (Pharos Ostia -would pick another next go) and development.   At this point, I think I am going to let it ride, and concentrate a bit more heavily on the Windows Mobile for Smartphone platform (and on which phone to select to replace my aging and increasingly battered SPV E200).  I am certain that some of you  may think that there is one easy choice - an HTC Typhoon-based phone (SPV C500, iMate SP3/i, etc), but I'm not 100% on that device yet... 

At any rate, I think that I may be able to open Feed Demon and catch up on blogs (I'm a few thousand posts behind) and start posting again as I think work has calmed down a smidge (i.e. < 60 hours)...but don't hold your breath, gentle reader, this project has been one heck of a roller coaster. ;-)

Question to ponder: Where did the phrase "gentle reader" originate?  (A few minutes of Googling before I run off to bed tonight turns up nothing...maybe I'll search again from the airport in the morning)

-Nino

The Mobile Minute 75
PostedThursday, November 11, 2004 5:19 PM by Nino

Hello again, faithful reader.  I've been too busy to blog as of late (working 18+ hour days will do that), and will likely continue to be, but I'll try to take a break or two to blog :-)

Mobile Hardware/Software:

Mobile Development:

-Nino