Looks similar to a mid-size sedan here; for reference, the peugeot is about 2500lbs, where an average mid-sized car here looks to be 3400lbs. 900 pounds of weight difference means a lot in terms of MPG and spiritedness. Even a jetta, which I would consider small, weighs in at just over 3200lbs.
Here in the US, cars weigh a good bit more. Not to mention (until recently) no one wants to sell a car that won't get out of it's own way. Everyone is aggressive here for some reason.
I understand that sometimes testing methodology for getting these networks up and running makes it important to use the proper tools and tweaks. I do this for our wireless network where I work, and it only makes sense to have an idea that you'll have good coverage before users show up.
Obviously, PCWorld's testing methodology wasn't totally revealed. I would have to say that the typical user of the service is not going to have the tools or specifically limit the types of traffic they attempt to run across that network. They're going to use it as they see fit, and get pissed if it doesn't meet their expectations.
Long post short, if I buy a data card and it doesn't work for every application that I'd see to use it for, then I'd probably complain about the network too.
I initially loved my Palm TX. Here are my beefs with it:
1. Screen whine. Seriously, this thing (without the "whinehack" application) makes my left ear ring like crazy. I have slight tinnitus in my ear. Palm said this is normal for this device. 2. Power button failed after 3 months of using it. Palm replaced it. 3. Noisy output stage for audio. I can't kick Palm around too much for this - I haven't found a mobile device yet that has as clean an output as my Cowon D2. 4. No SDHC support - although I do recall reading someone coming up with a driver for this?
I don't know Palm's official stance on support on this platform anymore, but I remember that they didn't ever drop prices on this handheld, which is insane given it's age in computergear years.
My thoughts? Purchase a cell phone with a decent screen (iphone, htc winmobile or htc googlephone...) I own an HTC Fuze, and even though it is not the perfect device for me, it does do a good job at being a portable internet platform. This does not meet the submitter's requirement of screen size, however, so in that it's a fail. There is an HTC Touch HD that has a larger touchscreen, but it's not for sale in the US as far as I know....
As mentioned in the tags, this is a horrible summary. I don't get the feeling I know what Lori was charged with. Is it piracy? Is it shoplifting? Speeding? Drug charges?
For the past 5 years or so, every CD I've purchased has had one or two spins in a drive - once on the way home from the store (if it even came from a brick and mortar) and then once to rip. I have a Clarion deck in my car that plays MP3s; I have a Cowon D2 that I use at work - and as a backup, my cell phone can play them as well.
I don't have any need for the physical CD other than to pull the content off. I can re-create from my personal flac/mp3 library at my leisure if needed.
The Toshiba HD-A3 plays HD-DVDs, not BR. The lowest price your link shows is $141.69 for a Samsung BD-P1500. That, combined with the fact that to purchase the same movie in BR format costs more as well.
The problem with your comment (and I'm not picking on you, just stating a point) is that most people today who would burn a CD probably have another copy of the data at home. So, the tedious effort of repacking a tape just to play it again (I know I've had the pleasure of doing this....) is actually quite substantial when compared to smashing a CD-R of your favorite music and then spending all of 5 minutes burning a new copy.
I still have yet to convince my wife that she should not use pressed CDs in her car. First, they can be stolen. Second, as you state, a scratch will destroy them. One of these days she may learn her lesson on this - I typically don't care for the type of music she'd buy to listen to in her car, so I typically won't grab her CDs and put them out on our media server.... oh well.
I'm not sure if Sony came up with this, but I remember buying a Sony Discman in college - circa 1993 - that had a spindle with what looked like 3 tiny ball bearings around the rim. This didn't use the old magnetic puck (that's still in use today - tear apart your DVD drive in your computer if you don't believe me) that some of the portables used, and was a life saver if you opened the lid up on the unit - it would just allow the disc to spin freely without clanging around scratching the hell out of it.
I've lost a few CDs to the old magnetic clasp way of portables - my first two portables had this "feature." One of the portables actually lost the screws out of the mount for the motor as I was listening to it and scratched one of my CDs all to hell.....
I wanted to actually complain about this setup as well. Friend of mine was out of town visiting on business and forgot his travel charger. Hooked his motorola up to my laptop to get it charged up.
It wouldn't charge. Not without having software installed on the laptop. In addition, it wouldn't take a charge from my standard HTC charger. Given, my charger can supply 1a @ 5v (for a Fuze) but a device will only take as much power as needed - presenting the availability of more amperage to a circuit doesn't damage it, it's the voltage....
Anyways, what a crock of crap to have to have something as silly as a standard port to charge from and then artificially lock it out. That right there is why I'll never buy another Motorola, and I've had plenty throughout my cell phone career. It's either HTC or Nokia from now on.
I've switched out all of my AAA and AA devices in the house to low discharge NIMH batteries. The only thing I can't use my rechargables in is my thermostat - the voltage drop is just a little too much for the LCD panel on the front. I'd have to think you'd save money in the long run using rechargables in the foot pedals - and you could still keep a few alkalines on hand if you run out of juice.
I've helped a friend replace 2 different heater cores, both on similar vehicles (88 or so tbird, and a lincoln mark something of similar year) and they are indeed a pain.
I have a 78 cougar sitting in my garage that I've had to replace the heater core on. Awesomely enough, the engineers put the core on the engine side of the firewall. 2 bolts and hose removals later, the core was out. I'd hate to see where the heater core is at in my 99 Grand Marquis..... much less my wife's freestyle.
I'd have to think that there are two types of mass purchasers of blu-ray equiment:
1. People who have enough money that a $200 dollar player isn't a large part of their budget (in addition to also having a dedicated theater room and wanting the newest and latest.) This may or may not be a Netflix household. 2. Technical people who want the things that Blu-ray brings to the home theater experience. I'd have to bet that most technical people have knowledge about Netflix and love the fact that movies just show up in the mail.
I don't feel that most of the folk around here would have any need for Blu-ray, especially when they see the price point needed to replace their current libraries.
I'm in set #2 here - but only for the Netflix side.. I haven't had a Blockbuster membership in years.
I don't own a Blu-ray player - me and the wife watch TV on a 20" tube (27" tube blew up and I'm not quite sure what kind of TV I want to buy yet....) and my home theater is an Infocus X1 - 480p only, so really Blu-ray would not be any true gain in my existing environment.
I'd have to bet most of the reason there is increased noise on the cement you have driven on is to help improve traction in the inclement weather that winter can bring.
One of the reasons the Fuze is so good in sunlight is that it's backlight on the highest setting is blindingly bright. If you disable the light sensor and leave the backlight on a moderately low setting, it becomes very difficult to see it in the outdoors. I will admit that giving it the brightness it needs is a good thing.
I still have a 1st gen GBA-SP (non "brite" one) and took it on a plane recently. Ugh. All I could really see was a reflection of myself in the screen... all I wanted to do was get a little bit of Bionic Commando on!
The only real beef I have with the Fuze is that (from what I've read) HTC didn't purchase the license to fully be able to utilize all of the power this hardware has to offer. Stock drivers give the Fuze a lower benchmark on 3d applications when compared to an older Dell Axim. 2d applications sometimes get jerky, stuttery screen updates.
Fortunately for us, there's a growing community base looking at this phone (xda-developers.com) - check out their forums. And while you're there, check out the roms section - I'm currently running win 6.5 on mine and couldn't be happier (NRG's.)
As for ARM in laptops - I see this as similar to the Atom chips running around - and to be honest, I understand where they're trying to market this; however - I would much rather see a low power, maybe even slower dual-core type system in these netbooks. I'm to the point where I'd buy a netbook even if it were slightly more expensive if it had 2 true processors in it.
I ran into this in remotetown, virginia.... was out doing work on a remote building, and thought - oh, I have 3g service. Full bars, appeared that I would have an awesome VPN session.
But, they must have the other end of that 3g tower attached to a 56k modem. Doing something that I'd typically do on my phone in Columbus, Ohio - Google Maps - was a lesson in futility. VPN session would connect, but applications across it were horrible.
And I highly doubt it was because the cell network was anywhere near saturated.
I know Honda does some work with variable valve timing - and me not being educated on the subject, wouldn't it be possible to have a different valve timing profile that would effectively increase the compression of an engine? In other words, you can back the compression off by having the intake valve close a little bit after the piston started moving upwards in the chamber. If you needed full compression (E85) then the valve closes at the bottom of the stroke.
Of course, this would be complex - and from what I've learned from being a shadetree mechanic, anything complex is gonna break.
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Looks similar to a mid-size sedan here; for reference, the peugeot is about 2500lbs, where an average mid-sized car here looks to be 3400lbs. 900 pounds of weight difference means a lot in terms of MPG and spiritedness. Even a jetta, which I would consider small, weighs in at just over 3200lbs.
But how much does that car weigh?
Here in the US, cars weigh a good bit more. Not to mention (until recently) no one wants to sell a car that won't get out of it's own way. Everyone is aggressive here for some reason.
I understand that sometimes testing methodology for getting these networks up and running makes it important to use the proper tools and tweaks. I do this for our wireless network where I work, and it only makes sense to have an idea that you'll have good coverage before users show up.
Obviously, PCWorld's testing methodology wasn't totally revealed. I would have to say that the typical user of the service is not going to have the tools or specifically limit the types of traffic they attempt to run across that network. They're going to use it as they see fit, and get pissed if it doesn't meet their expectations.
Long post short, if I buy a data card and it doesn't work for every application that I'd see to use it for, then I'd probably complain about the network too.
I initially loved my Palm TX. Here are my beefs with it:
1. Screen whine. Seriously, this thing (without the "whinehack" application) makes my left ear ring like crazy. I have slight tinnitus in my ear. Palm said this is normal for this device.
2. Power button failed after 3 months of using it. Palm replaced it.
3. Noisy output stage for audio. I can't kick Palm around too much for this - I haven't found a mobile device yet that has as clean an output as my Cowon D2.
4. No SDHC support - although I do recall reading someone coming up with a driver for this?
I don't know Palm's official stance on support on this platform anymore, but I remember that they didn't ever drop prices on this handheld, which is insane given it's age in computergear years.
My thoughts? Purchase a cell phone with a decent screen (iphone, htc winmobile or htc googlephone...) I own an HTC Fuze, and even though it is not the perfect device for me, it does do a good job at being a portable internet platform. This does not meet the submitter's requirement of screen size, however, so in that it's a fail. There is an HTC Touch HD that has a larger touchscreen, but it's not for sale in the US as far as I know....
The last time I ironic, it sucked pretty hard.
As mentioned in the tags, this is a horrible summary. I don't get the feeling I know what Lori was charged with. Is it piracy? Is it shoplifting? Speeding? Drug charges?
Who knows? Not me.
For the past 5 years or so, every CD I've purchased has had one or two spins in a drive - once on the way home from the store (if it even came from a brick and mortar) and then once to rip. I have a Clarion deck in my car that plays MP3s; I have a Cowon D2 that I use at work - and as a backup, my cell phone can play them as well.
I don't have any need for the physical CD other than to pull the content off. I can re-create from my personal flac/mp3 library at my leisure if needed.
The Toshiba HD-A3 plays HD-DVDs, not BR. The lowest price your link shows is $141.69 for a Samsung BD-P1500. That, combined with the fact that to purchase the same movie in BR format costs more as well.
The problem with your comment (and I'm not picking on you, just stating a point) is that most people today who would burn a CD probably have another copy of the data at home. So, the tedious effort of repacking a tape just to play it again (I know I've had the pleasure of doing this....) is actually quite substantial when compared to smashing a CD-R of your favorite music and then spending all of 5 minutes burning a new copy.
I still have yet to convince my wife that she should not use pressed CDs in her car. First, they can be stolen. Second, as you state, a scratch will destroy them. One of these days she may learn her lesson on this - I typically don't care for the type of music she'd buy to listen to in her car, so I typically won't grab her CDs and put them out on our media server.... oh well.
I'm not sure if Sony came up with this, but I remember buying a Sony Discman in college - circa 1993 - that had a spindle with what looked like 3 tiny ball bearings around the rim. This didn't use the old magnetic puck (that's still in use today - tear apart your DVD drive in your computer if you don't believe me) that some of the portables used, and was a life saver if you opened the lid up on the unit - it would just allow the disc to spin freely without clanging around scratching the hell out of it.
I've lost a few CDs to the old magnetic clasp way of portables - my first two portables had this "feature." One of the portables actually lost the screws out of the mount for the motor as I was listening to it and scratched one of my CDs all to hell.....
I wanted to actually complain about this setup as well. Friend of mine was out of town visiting on business and forgot his travel charger. Hooked his motorola up to my laptop to get it charged up.
It wouldn't charge. Not without having software installed on the laptop. In addition, it wouldn't take a charge from my standard HTC charger. Given, my charger can supply 1a @ 5v (for a Fuze) but a device will only take as much power as needed - presenting the availability of more amperage to a circuit doesn't damage it, it's the voltage....
Anyways, what a crock of crap to have to have something as silly as a standard port to charge from and then artificially lock it out. That right there is why I'll never buy another Motorola, and I've had plenty throughout my cell phone career. It's either HTC or Nokia from now on.
Oh I think it just hasn't gotten pissed off enough about the rearranging.... yet.
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/
Pen Drive Linux to the rescue!!!
There are 9v rechargables:
http://thomasdistributing.com/shop/ipower-9-volt-500mah-lithium-polymer-rechargeable-batteriesbr9v-lithium-rechargeablebrone-9v-rechargeable-battery-p-548.html?SP_id=&osCsid=iu4reqeohaenijtqokk2mgo5j6
Or if you want NIMH:
http://thomasdistributing.com/shop/maha-9v-300-mah-nimh-rechargeable-battery-p-503.html?SP_id=&osCsid=iu4reqeohaenijtqokk2mgo5j6
I've switched out all of my AAA and AA devices in the house to low discharge NIMH batteries. The only thing I can't use my rechargables in is my thermostat - the voltage drop is just a little too much for the LCD panel on the front. I'd have to think you'd save money in the long run using rechargables in the foot pedals - and you could still keep a few alkalines on hand if you run out of juice.
I've helped a friend replace 2 different heater cores, both on similar vehicles (88 or so tbird, and a lincoln mark something of similar year) and they are indeed a pain.
I have a 78 cougar sitting in my garage that I've had to replace the heater core on. Awesomely enough, the engineers put the core on the engine side of the firewall. 2 bolts and hose removals later, the core was out. I'd hate to see where the heater core is at in my 99 Grand Marquis..... much less my wife's freestyle.
google how is babby formed; there's a flash that's hilarious. But the real thing is 3 links down in the yahoo answers.
I'd have to think that there are two types of mass purchasers of blu-ray equiment:
1. People who have enough money that a $200 dollar player isn't a large part of their budget (in addition to also having a dedicated theater room and wanting the newest and latest.) This may or may not be a Netflix household.
2. Technical people who want the things that Blu-ray brings to the home theater experience. I'd have to bet that most technical people have knowledge about Netflix and love the fact that movies just show up in the mail.
I don't feel that most of the folk around here would have any need for Blu-ray, especially when they see the price point needed to replace their current libraries.
I'm in set #2 here - but only for the Netflix side.. I haven't had a Blockbuster membership in years.
I don't own a Blu-ray player - me and the wife watch TV on a 20" tube (27" tube blew up and I'm not quite sure what kind of TV I want to buy yet....) and my home theater is an Infocus X1 - 480p only, so really Blu-ray would not be any true gain in my existing environment.
I'd have to bet most of the reason there is increased noise on the cement you have driven on is to help improve traction in the inclement weather that winter can bring.
At least that's why they do it in northern PA.
I believe the Sprint Touch Pro has a front facing camera (HTC.) My Fuze doesn't but it's essentially the same hardware otherwise.
One of the reasons the Fuze is so good in sunlight is that it's backlight on the highest setting is blindingly bright. If you disable the light sensor and leave the backlight on a moderately low setting, it becomes very difficult to see it in the outdoors. I will admit that giving it the brightness it needs is a good thing.
I still have a 1st gen GBA-SP (non "brite" one) and took it on a plane recently. Ugh. All I could really see was a reflection of myself in the screen... all I wanted to do was get a little bit of Bionic Commando on!
The only real beef I have with the Fuze is that (from what I've read) HTC didn't purchase the license to fully be able to utilize all of the power this hardware has to offer. Stock drivers give the Fuze a lower benchmark on 3d applications when compared to an older Dell Axim. 2d applications sometimes get jerky, stuttery screen updates.
Fortunately for us, there's a growing community base looking at this phone (xda-developers.com) - check out their forums. And while you're there, check out the roms section - I'm currently running win 6.5 on mine and couldn't be happier (NRG's.)
As for ARM in laptops - I see this as similar to the Atom chips running around - and to be honest, I understand where they're trying to market this; however - I would much rather see a low power, maybe even slower dual-core type system in these netbooks. I'm to the point where I'd buy a netbook even if it were slightly more expensive if it had 2 true processors in it.
I ran into this in remotetown, virginia.... was out doing work on a remote building, and thought - oh, I have 3g service. Full bars, appeared that I would have an awesome VPN session.
But, they must have the other end of that 3g tower attached to a 56k modem. Doing something that I'd typically do on my phone in Columbus, Ohio - Google Maps - was a lesson in futility. VPN session would connect, but applications across it were horrible.
And I highly doubt it was because the cell network was anywhere near saturated.
I know Honda does some work with variable valve timing - and me not being educated on the subject, wouldn't it be possible to have a different valve timing profile that would effectively increase the compression of an engine? In other words, you can back the compression off by having the intake valve close a little bit after the piston started moving upwards in the chamber. If you needed full compression (E85) then the valve closes at the bottom of the stroke.
Of course, this would be complex - and from what I've learned from being a shadetree mechanic, anything complex is gonna break.
Come on mods.... this was TRULY funny... I laughed in the middle of a meeting!
That's sweet!
I typically have a Cruzer Titanium Plus on my keychain - but they don't seem to update the capacities as often as they do with the cruzer micros.....