I bought an HTC Fuze (Touch Pro but on ATT) and I was looking forward to possibly getting a TouchPro2 (again, on ATT called something like the tilt2...) Anyways, they didn't do anything processor wise or memory wise to even help this phone out. They bumped the screen res; I think they bumped up the camera's resolution - but in the end, you're right - the TP and TP2's processor just isn't up to the task to do Windows Mobile.
I've tried the stock roms, as well as some 6.5 ones - and while they're great when they work, they can be sluggish for simple tasks. My next phone will be an Android based device; probably an HTC - but it probably won't be on ATT because they seem to not care much about any of the cool HTC offerings. I may have to switch to Verizon.
I'm seriously considering jumping from ATT to Verizon due to the lack of ATT support for any halfway decent Android device.
I currently have a winmo device with ATT and while I'm sort of happy with it, Windows Mobile just isn't meant for a mobile device. That sounds like an incredibly stupid statement, but without tweaks etc it is truly a horrible phone.
Performed the same trick one year at a winter carnival at the high school back in the day. Pop machines were few and far between, and probably had a total of 600 people in school that day. Cleared $400 after expenses for charity in one day; 3/4 of that was sales of Coke, Pepsi, Mountain Dew etc. The following year, all the other booths at the carnival had some sort of refreshments available.
Some posters can't see past their own noses, I'm guessing. Having faster-than-currently-usable interfaces just means that there will be a longer period of time to where the interface will be useful, in my opinion.
Found that Childs used this in his efforts to tighten security:
Cisco Password Recovery Procedure
The Cisco IOS software provides a password recovery procedure that relies upon gaining access to ROMMON mode using the Break key during system startup. In ROMMON mode, the router software can be reloaded at which time prompting a new system configuration that includes a new password.
The current password recovery procedure enables anyone with console access, the ability to access the router and its network. The No Service Password-Recovery feature prevents the completion of the Break key sequence and the entering of ROMMON mode during system startups and reloads.
That's actually kind of ballsy. I would have to expect that if someone has physical access to the device, they own or are employed by the owners of said device. I don't see a lot of situations where this would be entirely useful....
From what I know about Cisco devices, you can only do 2 things if you don't have the password to the box:
1. Use SNMP (if you happen to have the read/write strings) and push the config to a tftp server. 2. Set the config register to (memory fuzzy here) 2102 to boot with no config. Reapply config with new password.
Of course, thinking through this now, you could set the config reg to 2102 and then dump off the config from flash, if memory serves. There would be an outage though due to the time that the box has no config and is rebooting.....
But isn't our viewpoint of what molecules could sustain life perhaps a bit short-sighted? If we're looking for planets that may support human life, then that's a possible problem. There could be lifeforms out there that don't particularly do well in our atmosphere and conditions. Of course, choosing our planet as a place to visit could be detrimental to their health.....
My memory is a little fuzzy on this - but it seems to me that there was some patent issue with Buffalo and they weren't allowed to sell their b/g routers in the US for a while?
I have a Buffalo B/G router - bought specifically for it's high compatibility with DD-WRT. Best purchase of a router that I've ever made, rock friggin solid - even with the Buffalo stock firmware, never had a day of downtime unlike my netgear that would freak the moment I opened up utorrent.
You are using Firefox and stopbadware you fucking rtard. Stop being retarded and use an operating system where you aren't afraid to click links.
Nope, using Chrome and Win7. I'm not afraid to click links - however, I always err on the side of caution when clicking on links that could be suspicious. Usually links here aren't an issue, but apparently this one is. And since you're an expert on what OS and browser I should personally use, I'm going to just come right out and tell you to shut the fuck up.
See, that's part of the problem. I wouldn't mind buying into a plasma at today's prices - but I think for your typical household, anything at or above the $1000 mark is a little tough right now.
Of course, I'm always on the look out for a good deal - I'm almost thinking that saving $500 and going with a 720p over a 1080p plasma model would be a better financial decision (1300 - Panasonic 50" g25 vs a u2 or c2 model) as I probably won't see the difference at 12' away.
Back on point, for true adoption you're still spending a lot of money for what is probably seen in most eyes as a gimmick. If it comes with the TV as a "freebie" - or every TV automatically has it built in - then you'll see adoption rates soar.
Throughput isn't the only thing that makes a desktop feel slow. It's the random access. Given your scenario, putting a larger drive (i.e. more dense) but spinning it slower could result in similar if not better sequential transfer times. However, you go to seek and if the data is 1/2 or more way around the other side of the platter relative to the current head position, you're screwed.
Why would downloading the game 4 or 5 times even count? It's not like there's some global counter out there that says "# of times pirated" as much as the game publishers would like you to believe.
First choice - don't buy the game and/or buy other games. Second choice - pirate. Not necessarily condoned by yours truly, but eh, it's a choice.
The TX pretty much ruined me on it. I really used to pine over the Sony CLIE devices, and thought when Palm brought out the TX that it would be one of the best new handhelds ever.
I used it for a bit after my wife bought it for me for Christmas the first year they were out. Fast forward a few months later, and the power button stopped working. Meh, no biggie, ship it back to Palm (paid for shipping) and repaired. Next, the screen started to whine. Sent in to Palm twice for this, paid shipping both times. The first time, they couldn't reproduce the problem. The second time they stated that the high pitched whine was "normal" and that all tft screens whine.
Now, I have tinnitus in my left ear from a firecracker that blew up near my left ear. It's not typically noticable, but flybacks from CRTs bug it - and this noise coming from the screen bugged it too. This made the device unusable to me - if you've ever experienced tinnitus, you'd probably understand better. Just imagine a whine in your ear constantly; most times it's not even noticeable but if the right frequency hits it, it can elevate to annoying levels.
Searching on Google, all of the new Palm devices seemed to have the issue. One such poster advised to go to one of the stores (Staples, Best Buy etc) and listen to the demo units. Every single one had the whine. Since then, I got a software app that somehow eliminates most of the whine and actually makes the device usable again. After that, I had a Dell Axim X51v from work which when sync'd up was actually a very decent device. Work also started putting in wireless about that time, and I had a laptop so my use for a PDA started to wane.
I still have the TX. Right about the time the TX came out a lot of people switched to more portable laptops. In addition, smartphones were just around the corner. All of this along with what I consider to be a major hardware flaw in the TX just killed it.
Oh yea, 2 years after my wife bought me my TX, they were still "on sale" for 250. Seriously? ugh. Never again a Palm device for me....
I did a net send (under my account, unfortunately I didn't think to use the "public" account on the machine) to the cafeteria that said "Hello, -cafeteriaworkernamehere-"
A few days later, my account wouldn't work. So, went to talk to the admin. He stated that doing that froze up the computer that the cafeteria worker was using, so his response was to disable my account. Without telling me. I didn't really get in trouble for it, but it did serve a purpose - making me come to the admin and explain what I was doing.
I still hate the fact that some admins think it's ok to just cut someone off without at least offering the olive branch of "Hey, do you know you did something stupid?" - I've got some related work stories from people who are less than customer service friendly that have done the same thing. Kinda grates me a little....
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I bought an HTC Fuze (Touch Pro but on ATT) and I was looking forward to possibly getting a TouchPro2 (again, on ATT called something like the tilt2...) Anyways, they didn't do anything processor wise or memory wise to even help this phone out. They bumped the screen res; I think they bumped up the camera's resolution - but in the end, you're right - the TP and TP2's processor just isn't up to the task to do Windows Mobile.
I've tried the stock roms, as well as some 6.5 ones - and while they're great when they work, they can be sluggish for simple tasks. My next phone will be an Android based device; probably an HTC - but it probably won't be on ATT because they seem to not care much about any of the cool HTC offerings. I may have to switch to Verizon.
ALWAYS USE THE WIZARD!
http://www.somethingawful.com/d/flash-tub/wizard-flash-cartoon.php
I'm seriously considering jumping from ATT to Verizon due to the lack of ATT support for any halfway decent Android device.
I currently have a winmo device with ATT and while I'm sort of happy with it, Windows Mobile just isn't meant for a mobile device. That sounds like an incredibly stupid statement, but without tweaks etc it is truly a horrible phone.
Reminded me of this:
http://www.somethingawful.com/d/flash-tub/wizard-flash-cartoon.php
As someone famous once said, time is money. If it did get passengers to the destination quickly, they will cover the costs.
Just like no one can counterfeit money? Really... if there's a will, there's a way.
Performed the same trick one year at a winter carnival at the high school back in the day. Pop machines were few and far between, and probably had a total of 600 people in school that day. Cleared $400 after expenses for charity in one day; 3/4 of that was sales of Coke, Pepsi, Mountain Dew etc. The following year, all the other booths at the carnival had some sort of refreshments available.
Some posters can't see past their own noses, I'm guessing. Having faster-than-currently-usable interfaces just means that there will be a longer period of time to where the interface will be useful, in my opinion.
I didn't know you could SCUBA dive naked.....
Someone keeps forgetting about that nasty little damn-near constant, inflation.
Because you can typically charge more for 3 iterations to get to the same "awesome speed" as you can by just going to "awesome speed"....
My illegal immigrant what?
yay - reply to my reply:
Found that Childs used this in his efforts to tighten security:
Cisco Password Recovery Procedure
The Cisco IOS software provides a password recovery procedure that relies upon gaining access to ROMMON mode using the Break key during system startup. In ROMMON mode, the router software can be reloaded at which time prompting a new system configuration that includes a new password.
The current password recovery procedure enables anyone with console access, the ability to access the router and its network. The No Service Password-Recovery feature prevents the completion of the Break key sequence and the entering of ROMMON mode during system startups and reloads.
That's actually kind of ballsy. I would have to expect that if someone has physical access to the device, they own or are employed by the owners of said device. I don't see a lot of situations where this would be entirely useful....
From what I know about Cisco devices, you can only do 2 things if you don't have the password to the box:
1. Use SNMP (if you happen to have the read/write strings) and push the config to a tftp server.
2. Set the config register to (memory fuzzy here) 2102 to boot with no config. Reapply config with new password.
Of course, thinking through this now, you could set the config reg to 2102 and then dump off the config from flash, if memory serves. There would be an outage though due to the time that the box has no config and is rebooting.....
Except for that one part that is in the rear end that you just must have :)
But isn't our viewpoint of what molecules could sustain life perhaps a bit short-sighted? If we're looking for planets that may support human life, then that's a possible problem. There could be lifeforms out there that don't particularly do well in our atmosphere and conditions. Of course, choosing our planet as a place to visit could be detrimental to their health.....
My memory is a little fuzzy on this - but it seems to me that there was some patent issue with Buffalo and they weren't allowed to sell their b/g routers in the US for a while?
I have a Buffalo B/G router - bought specifically for it's high compatibility with DD-WRT. Best purchase of a router that I've ever made, rock friggin solid - even with the Buffalo stock firmware, never had a day of downtime unlike my netgear that would freak the moment I opened up utorrent.
You really made my head hurt with that sentence.
You are using Firefox and stopbadware you fucking rtard. Stop being retarded and use an operating system where you aren't afraid to click links.
Nope, using Chrome and Win7. I'm not afraid to click links - however, I always err on the side of caution when clicking on links that could be suspicious. Usually links here aren't an issue, but apparently this one is. And since you're an expert on what OS and browser I should personally use, I'm going to just come right out and tell you to shut the fuck up.
Google gave me a nice big red alert screen on that page...
See, that's part of the problem. I wouldn't mind buying into a plasma at today's prices - but I think for your typical household, anything at or above the $1000 mark is a little tough right now.
Of course, I'm always on the look out for a good deal - I'm almost thinking that saving $500 and going with a 720p over a 1080p plasma model would be a better financial decision (1300 - Panasonic 50" g25 vs a u2 or c2 model) as I probably won't see the difference at 12' away.
Back on point, for true adoption you're still spending a lot of money for what is probably seen in most eyes as a gimmick. If it comes with the TV as a "freebie" - or every TV automatically has it built in - then you'll see adoption rates soar.
Throughput isn't the only thing that makes a desktop feel slow. It's the random access. Given your scenario, putting a larger drive (i.e. more dense) but spinning it slower could result in similar if not better sequential transfer times. However, you go to seek and if the data is 1/2 or more way around the other side of the platter relative to the current head position, you're screwed.
Why would downloading the game 4 or 5 times even count? It's not like there's some global counter out there that says "# of times pirated" as much as the game publishers would like you to believe.
First choice - don't buy the game and/or buy other games. Second choice - pirate. Not necessarily condoned by yours truly, but eh, it's a choice.
I used to love Palm.
The TX pretty much ruined me on it. I really used to pine over the Sony CLIE devices, and thought when Palm brought out the TX that it would be one of the best new handhelds ever.
I used it for a bit after my wife bought it for me for Christmas the first year they were out. Fast forward a few months later, and the power button stopped working. Meh, no biggie, ship it back to Palm (paid for shipping) and repaired. Next, the screen started to whine. Sent in to Palm twice for this, paid shipping both times. The first time, they couldn't reproduce the problem. The second time they stated that the high pitched whine was "normal" and that all tft screens whine.
Now, I have tinnitus in my left ear from a firecracker that blew up near my left ear. It's not typically noticable, but flybacks from CRTs bug it - and this noise coming from the screen bugged it too. This made the device unusable to me - if you've ever experienced tinnitus, you'd probably understand better. Just imagine a whine in your ear constantly; most times it's not even noticeable but if the right frequency hits it, it can elevate to annoying levels.
Searching on Google, all of the new Palm devices seemed to have the issue. One such poster advised to go to one of the stores (Staples, Best Buy etc) and listen to the demo units. Every single one had the whine. Since then, I got a software app that somehow eliminates most of the whine and actually makes the device usable again. After that, I had a Dell Axim X51v from work which when sync'd up was actually a very decent device. Work also started putting in wireless about that time, and I had a laptop so my use for a PDA started to wane.
I still have the TX. Right about the time the TX came out a lot of people switched to more portable laptops. In addition, smartphones were just around the corner. All of this along with what I consider to be a major hardware flaw in the TX just killed it.
Oh yea, 2 years after my wife bought me my TX, they were still "on sale" for 250. Seriously? ugh. Never again a Palm device for me....
I did a net send (under my account, unfortunately I didn't think to use the "public" account on the machine) to the cafeteria that said "Hello, -cafeteriaworkernamehere-"
A few days later, my account wouldn't work. So, went to talk to the admin. He stated that doing that froze up the computer that the cafeteria worker was using, so his response was to disable my account. Without telling me. I didn't really get in trouble for it, but it did serve a purpose - making me come to the admin and explain what I was doing.
I still hate the fact that some admins think it's ok to just cut someone off without at least offering the olive branch of "Hey, do you know you did something stupid?" - I've got some related work stories from people who are less than customer service friendly that have done the same thing. Kinda grates me a little....