regagainsthemachine
http://20six.co.uk/regagainsthemachine
powered by
20six.co.uk
|
|
Anything Tech
Too bad Jasjar can't make it to Baguio
<sigh>
I'm sure the Baguio peeps are waiting to see my I-mate Jasjar but due to the unfortunate event that happened last Sunday, they'll have to wait for another time. The roadtrip later will have to make do with my XDA IIi's WMA (Windows Media Audio) collection. The whole trip should've been accompanied by my Jasjar with an "in-flight' movie of your choice.
|
|
|
O2 Xphone II
Found a good phone for my cousin. It's an O2 Xphone II! This Windows Mobile-based Smartphone was released last year but this is the only time that I'll get to use it thoroughly. Compared to the HTC Tanager (which I used to call my "TanaGirl" found on the early date of my blog) and the Voyager, this is definitely a whole lot better in size, appearance and performance.
I wish I can own one as my 2nd phone. The size and weight is really great and it's really pocketable. I'll be using this phone for the next 2 weeks before it goes to its new owner.
The O2 Xphone II
|
|
|
Honeymoon ended after a week
A week after I received my I-mate Jasjar, some clumsy lady in our office bumped me and my new device fell to the carpetted floor. The clumsy lady never stopped saying sorry and I acknowledged it, which was a mistake. I turned on the Jasjar and it seems to be working fine so I let her go. But I noticed that when I tap the 'Start' button, the Calendar application turns up. And whenever I tap Vbar, Contacts comes up. I realized that the screen orientation is abnormal after opening different applications so I decided to do a softreset. Didn't work so I did another one. And another. And another. And another without any luck. Called my friend Rey who's the previous owner to tell my shocking problem and suggested going to the screen orientation section in Settings. I did as instructed and I was stuck there forever. The Screen Orientation kept on asking me to tap on areas where it wanted me to tap. Hopeless about the situation, I decided to do a hard reset, even if I wasn't able to backup my files. Screen Orientation was there again, and again, it endlessly asked me to tap until I got tired.
I was in a state of shock. I just got this Jasjar for only a week and I thought why does it have to happen this soon! I'm beginning to be a jinx again <sigh>. Consulted some help from xda developers' forum and I also did try to do their suggestions without any luck. For the rest of the day, I checked different websites hoping I could find solution to my problem. In the end, I given up and decided to ship it to the U.S. for repairs. It's still on warranty anyway.
When will I ship this, I don't know, but hopefully it can be shipped soon and get it back before the end of the month. For the meantime, I'll just use my O2 XDA IIi and I'm quite thankful that it hasn't been sold yet. At least I still have a Windows Mobile device in my hands.
|
|
|
I'm the New Proud Owner of this Latest Ultimate Device...
Happy New Year to me!
Happy New Device!
Welcome, the Imate JasJar!!!
|
|
|
Tech Blog moving to a new home
not yet though. I still have to register the domain and pay for the webhosting services. I'll do all of these stuff by early next year.
it has been quite a hectic November for me and I am aware that my tech blog is not getting updated, even though i have a lot of thoughts to upload. my apologies, if ever a couple of people are trying to read them.
back to my tech blog transfer, all i could say is it's more on Windows Mobile but some tech thoughts will be included as well. but what makes it different from other tech blogs is the loony twist. i can assure you that it's not your ordinary tech blog, even the name of the blog will make you believe that it is a tech blog! to make this happen, i still have to get the commitment of that other person. yes, it will be the two of us who will manage the site, and we hope it will get the attention it needed.
for the meantime, i'll still try my best to update this blog as much as i could.
|
|
|
The Ultimate Toy I've Ever Owned
Yes, yes, yes...
I have said it not once, not twice, but a lot of times that it will be a long time again before I can own a Pocket PC Phone edition. After having a bad experience with the XDAII when it was lent to me last year, I stuck to my belief of having a 2-piece device rather than using a convergence phone.
And then a couple of months ago, I was lent a HP iPAQ 6500 Mobile Messenger by Carlo Ma. Guerrero, president of our group Pinoy Windows Mobile and Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional). Though I only used it for 2 days, it changed my perception of using a Pocket PC phone. It wasn't really that buggy after all, compared to the XDAII where I encountered a hard reset every day of using it.
The other night, Howard, a fellow officer of Pinoy Windows Mobile offered me either his iPAQ 6500 or XDAIIi. I was caught in a dilemna. These are Pocket PC Phone editions and I would rather get a HP iPAQ 4700 if I'm going to buy a device along that price range. But I need to give myself a chance to use a PDA Phone, expand my horizons as Howard used to tell me before.
For almost 24 hours, I've been trying to get opinions on which one to pick. Here are the pros and cons of each.
HP iPAQ 6500
Pros:
1. Size factor
2. Built-in Thumboard
3. Built-in GPS
4. Free Sceptec WiFi card
5. Built-in 1.3 Megapixel camera with light
6. It's made by HP!
Cons:
1. Low RAM
2. Slow processor
3. GPS Software buggy
4. Doesn't have built-in WiFi
5. 240x240 screen size
XDAIIi
Pros:
1. 520 MHz Intel Processor
2. 1.3 Megapixel Camera
3. Built-in WiFi
4. Huge RAM and ROM
5. Huge Storage Folder
Cons:
1. No Thumboard
2. Afraid of its bugginess (phobia from XDA2 experience)
A part of me wants the HP iPAQ 6500 because of the great service HP is giving to its customers. Knowing that O2's service center (Brightpoint) sucks, the features of the IIi have a lot of benefits for me compared to the 6500's. Sure I want a GPS, but I haven't been travelling lately so I don't need it for the meantime. Also, I'm sick and tired of bringing along a WiFi card no matter how small it is.
I ended up getting the XDA IIi.
So here I am, feeling like a newbie again on the Pocket PC World. Let's see if convergence will work for me.
And so far, I've been getting a lot of attention in our workplace of owning a very expensive device!
|
|
|
The Much Awaited Treo 700 - Running on Windows Mobile 5.0! (Part 2)
Like what I've mentioned in my previous post, there has been so much talk about the Windows Mobile Treo but this article found on Pocket PC Thoughts is really interesting to read. Some sort of chronology of events between the Treo and Windows Mobile.
I'll also attach a picture which could make the Windows Mobile crowd laugh and cheer about, and the Palm users, well, annoyed.
|
|
|
[next page]
|