..then it would be hard not to reccomend this phone.
I bought myself the Ericsson T68i a few months ago which I thought was pretty good, but then borrowed a friends Nokia 7650 - despite the fact its a load bigger and heavier, the phone is a million times better than the T68i.
Massive amounts of storage, the camera can take pictures of surprising quality, and a PDA like interface which is slick & colourful.
This new Nokia can only be better! Wouldn't mind checking one out!:)
It might be fine for you, but I would say that its not nearly enough for most PC users these days.
If you are on a large internet connection, it is quite concievable that you will want to download large files.. hell, this subject has come up more than once on Slashdot.
I have a pair of 40GB drives for all my files & games, etc, and a 15GB drive that I use to boot off - Windows XP and usually a version of Linux. I for example, recently signed up to the Solaris9 early access programme - that required me to download 3 ISO images, each at around 300MB each. I also like trying out the latest versions of distro's like Red Hat - that is becoming increasingly huge, and can be anything up to 5 ISO images of just under 700MB each. AND I like to keep copies of all of those ISOs in case, for example, I want to get my friends or collegues trying out Linux by burning them copies.
Add to that the usual movies, mp3's and all of my installed games (like Splinter Cell which came on 3 CD's!) then you can see why I (and many other users like me) will not make do with a 20GB drive!
I need to shop my 40's in soon and buy a pair of 120's.. you can have em cheap if you like.. then you have no excuse not to get that ethernet card back in, and get downloading the pr0n:p
I recently managed to persuade my boss to buy me a Palm Zire (yes, I realise that they are cheap, but he also bought me a Sun Blade 100 early last year so I think he has about spent all he is going to on me!) - I was asking about one because I am terrible at keeping notes on little scraps of paper all over my desk, then consequently losing or throwing them away.
I was expecting the Zire, at its entry level price, to be bulky and under-featured - but nothing could be further from the truth. Its very small & light and rammed with cool features. There are a few games on there to keep you entertained (heck, I even downloaded Lemmings for it.. I remeber when that was a flagship game for the PC!!) and lots of useful applications to keep memo's, phone numbers, appointments and more.
Yeah.. if it tastes like a bacon double cheeseburger with a side order of curly fries and onion rings, then I can pretty much guarantee that it certainly won't help your ticker.
If however, it tastes like fresh fruit or vegtables then i'd say you will fare slightly better:)
I guess the petrolhead in me was hoping to see the Bugatti Veyron in there. Yeah, sure it wouldn't exactly make it in there for safety, but for engineering perfection it pretty much has it in the bag. The engine is a Volkswagen developed 16 cylinder, 8 litre, 64 valve quad turbo lump outputting 1001BHP..
Acceleration on this machine must only be comparable to a ride in a jet plane.. 0-62MPH is estimated at just over 3 seconds, and do from 0-186MPH in little under 14 seconds. And the top speed is around 250MPH.
If you fancy Slashdotting someone, try this link for more information and pictures:
The smokey diesels thing is not entirely true.. have you ever followed a diesel car, and watched it when they stick their foot down? Or have you ever followed a diesel car at speed on a motorway / highway?
In both of those situations, even brand new diesels can bellow out quite a bit of smoke.. and I am not talking about cheap models here... Even decent Audi and BMW models all it.
Not that I am complaining.. I think diesel is a great technology, and I think the continued advancement and development of it is excellent - but as it is, it still needs a little work.
I wasn't a total nerd (to the point where I used to get beaten up or anything like that) but I wasn't popular or anything like that.
Its pretty satisfying to see some of the people I used to take flak off at school working in pubs and stuff like that - I, by my own choice, walked into a pretty stable IT / technician job shortly after I realised that university wasn't for me..
I am now chewing through the Cisco CCNA course, and I am working in a job that I have enjoyed getting up in the morning for, every day for the past 4 years. Sure, it gets me down at times (doesnt every job?) but on the whole I think I am pretty well off!
This kind of software causes a real headache for system admins.. I speak from personal experience. Our team of about 12 technicians look after approximately 1500 workstations, and about 2/3 of those are used by a theoretical maximum of about 6000 students on a weekly basis.
Trying to keep tabs on this kind of thing can be nigh on impossible.
We have found some software that does work pretty well though - a company called Fortres Grand sell a package for Win9x/Me/2k/XP called Clean Slate that basically resets the machine to a previous state every time it is rebooted. If you wish to add software, you disable it, and put it back on once the software is installed. The machine then works from that 'save point'.
We try not to make machines 'too tied down' for students (like blocking downloading, any changes at all) so this software is ideal and not too intrusive.
No, I dont work for Fortres Grand but thought it seemed appropriate to the subject!:)
Well thankfully in the UK we haven't got this kind of thing yet.. though along with all the other taxes we pay, I shouldn't imagine it will be too long before it arrives on our shores.
It wouldn't annoy me if I felt that these additional taxes, and tax rises noticably made quality of life better - but stuff like our health service and public transport continue to degrade into chaos and disorganisation.
Slightly OT I know, but I felt like ranting about taxes.
I did kinda think about the exact same thing.. though I guess it could be useful for people who are still running legacy NT4 systems, and want a system that will be continually updated and patched long after Microsoft finish supporting NT4.. which they are trying to do real soon.
NT4 amazingly works very well for some people, and people don't see the need to go through expensive training and migration to Windows 2000 or Server 2003 if NT4 does the job.
..I find this whole 'my rights online' and the associated paranoia hilarious.
Pretty much every excuse ever given for not having measures like this introduced into products, relates to not getting caught breaking the law!
Not only that, but it is extreme paranoia.. for example, how do you go from talking about RFID tags in tyres, right up to saying that people will be able to view on the internet whose house you parked at, or which garages you were filling up at? It just wouldn't happen.
But what about the plus sides? Could RFID tags in all of your tyres, if matched to your VIN number (and consequently your name and address) be useful in tracking stolen cars? Considering the apparent breach of 'my rights', I think that is a pretty useful advantage.
As far as I see it, in all of these cases if you dont break the law then you have nothing to lose. I am not saying that I dont break the law (who can honestly say they never have) but never to the point where I have risked going to jail, and never to the extreme that I am worried about getting caught.
In my personal opinion (put on flame suit) GNOME has always been infinately better than KDE. I find KDE ugly, and irritating to use.. but I can also see the amount of work that has gone into it.
GNOME has hits flaws and quirks, but I just get up and going on GNOME, and can customize it to my needs a hell of a lot faster than I can with KDE.
Well - thanks for that, as I have been reminded THREE times, its just the G4 Cube, and not iCube - they stick an 'i' in front of just about everything else, I figured the Cube would be the same:)
I have had limited exposure to Apple machines in the past, and I have to say I do like them.
But this is not the first time that Apple have had an unsuccessful product on their hands - the iCube went the same way. I mean, to me it was an excellent product, but I think it was just too expensive.
Apple are quite a big company, but they are not THAT big - perhaps they should learn from this and the iCube, and plan a little more carefully before they launch certain products? It must have cost them a lot of money in R&D and the parts for these things?
Agreed with you. Futurama was really written for nerds & computer geeks (sheesh, how many 'in jokes' do they have to use to make it a give away? How about the countless All Your Base references!)
Even though I dont have cable TV, nor do I live in America (nor would I be up till 2am most nights) - but this is still interesting because I am a fan of the show:)
All kinds of stuff that perhaps 4 or 5 years ago, wouldn't have been available:
Phone numbers, cinema listings, used car adverts, buying just about anything you can imagine, weather forecast, reading the daily news (well, its more than daily - most sites are updating all the time), and keeping in regular contact with friends and family.
Yes, there are a lot of bad things about the internet, but there have been so many advances in recent years.. it has most definately become a tool that I could not do without!
Slashdot Mirror
..then it would be hard not to reccomend this phone.
:)
I bought myself the Ericsson T68i a few months ago which I thought was pretty good, but then borrowed a friends Nokia 7650 - despite the fact its a load bigger and heavier, the phone is a million times better than the T68i.
Massive amounts of storage, the camera can take pictures of surprising quality, and a PDA like interface which is slick & colourful.
This new Nokia can only be better! Wouldn't mind checking one out!
It might be fine for you, but I would say that its not nearly enough for most PC users these days.
:p
If you are on a large internet connection, it is quite concievable that you will want to download large files.. hell, this subject has come up more than once on Slashdot.
I have a pair of 40GB drives for all my files & games, etc, and a 15GB drive that I use to boot off - Windows XP and usually a version of Linux. I for example, recently signed up to the Solaris9 early access programme - that required me to download 3 ISO images, each at around 300MB each. I also like trying out the latest versions of distro's like Red Hat - that is becoming increasingly huge, and can be anything up to 5 ISO images of just under 700MB each. AND I like to keep copies of all of those ISOs in case, for example, I want to get my friends or collegues trying out Linux by burning them copies.
Add to that the usual movies, mp3's and all of my installed games (like Splinter Cell which came on 3 CD's!) then you can see why I (and many other users like me) will not make do with a 20GB drive!
I need to shop my 40's in soon and buy a pair of 120's.. you can have em cheap if you like.. then you have no excuse not to get that ethernet card back in, and get downloading the pr0n
I recently managed to persuade my boss to buy me a Palm Zire (yes, I realise that they are cheap, but he also bought me a Sun Blade 100 early last year so I think he has about spent all he is going to on me!) - I was asking about one because I am terrible at keeping notes on little scraps of paper all over my desk, then consequently losing or throwing them away.
:)
I was expecting the Zire, at its entry level price, to be bulky and under-featured - but nothing could be further from the truth. Its very small & light and rammed with cool features. There are a few games on there to keep you entertained (heck, I even downloaded Lemmings for it.. I remeber when that was a flagship game for the PC!!) and lots of useful applications to keep memo's, phone numbers, appointments and more.
Worth every penny..
Yeah.. if it tastes like a bacon double cheeseburger with a side order of curly fries and onion rings, then I can pretty much guarantee that it certainly won't help your ticker.
:)
If however, it tastes like fresh fruit or vegtables then i'd say you will fare slightly better
I guess the petrolhead in me was hoping to see the Bugatti Veyron in there. Yeah, sure it wouldn't exactly make it in there for safety, but for engineering perfection it pretty much has it in the bag. The engine is a Volkswagen developed 16 cylinder, 8 litre, 64 valve quad turbo lump outputting 1001BHP..
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Acceleration on this machine must only be comparable to a ride in a jet plane.. 0-62MPH is estimated at just over 3 seconds, and do from 0-186MPH in little under 14 seconds. And the top speed is around 250MPH.
If you fancy Slashdotting someone, try this link for more information and pictures
http://www.gizmo.com.au/public/News/news.asp?arti
The smokey diesels thing is not entirely true.. have you ever followed a diesel car, and watched it when they stick their foot down? Or have you ever followed a diesel car at speed on a motorway / highway?
In both of those situations, even brand new diesels can bellow out quite a bit of smoke.. and I am not talking about cheap models here... Even decent Audi and BMW models all it.
Not that I am complaining.. I think diesel is a great technology, and I think the continued advancement and development of it is excellent - but as it is, it still needs a little work.
Being a nerd was a great thing..
I wasn't a total nerd (to the point where I used to get beaten up or anything like that) but I wasn't popular or anything like that.
Its pretty satisfying to see some of the people I used to take flak off at school working in pubs and stuff like that - I, by my own choice, walked into a pretty stable IT / technician job shortly after I realised that university wasn't for me..
I am now chewing through the Cisco CCNA course, and I am working in a job that I have enjoyed getting up in the morning for, every day for the past 4 years. Sure, it gets me down at times (doesnt every job?) but on the whole I think I am pretty well off!
This kind of software causes a real headache for system admins.. I speak from personal experience. Our team of about 12 technicians look after approximately 1500 workstations, and about 2/3 of those are used by a theoretical maximum of about 6000 students on a weekly basis.
:)
Trying to keep tabs on this kind of thing can be nigh on impossible.
We have found some software that does work pretty well though - a company called Fortres Grand sell a package for Win9x/Me/2k/XP called Clean Slate that basically resets the machine to a previous state every time it is rebooted. If you wish to add software, you disable it, and put it back on once the software is installed. The machine then works from that 'save point'.
We try not to make machines 'too tied down' for students (like blocking downloading, any changes at all) so this software is ideal and not too intrusive.
No, I dont work for Fortres Grand but thought it seemed appropriate to the subject!
Well thankfully in the UK we haven't got this kind of thing yet.. though along with all the other taxes we pay, I shouldn't imagine it will be too long before it arrives on our shores.
It wouldn't annoy me if I felt that these additional taxes, and tax rises noticably made quality of life better - but stuff like our health service and public transport continue to degrade into chaos and disorganisation.
Slightly OT I know, but I felt like ranting about taxes.
It wouldn't be too funny trying to get in there if network congestion was at 100% - could have someones eye out with that :)
I did kinda think about the exact same thing.. though I guess it could be useful for people who are still running legacy NT4 systems, and want a system that will be continually updated and patched long after Microsoft finish supporting NT4.. which they are trying to do real soon.
NT4 amazingly works very well for some people, and people don't see the need to go through expensive training and migration to Windows 2000 or Server 2003 if NT4 does the job.
I can imagine Microsoft doing something like this.. a totally out of the blue, unexpected gesture, getting everyone really excited.
:)
Then they release ten variations of webdings.. the press release says "Try rendering your pages using THOSE on Mozilla!"
At least when the army are out on maneuvers, they can cook up their own rations with it :)
..I find this whole 'my rights online' and the associated paranoia hilarious.
Pretty much every excuse ever given for not having measures like this introduced into products, relates to not getting caught breaking the law!
Not only that, but it is extreme paranoia.. for example, how do you go from talking about RFID tags in tyres, right up to saying that people will be able to view on the internet whose house you parked at, or which garages you were filling up at? It just wouldn't happen.
But what about the plus sides? Could RFID tags in all of your tyres, if matched to your VIN number (and consequently your name and address) be useful in tracking stolen cars? Considering the apparent breach of 'my rights', I think that is a pretty useful advantage.
As far as I see it, in all of these cases if you dont break the law then you have nothing to lose. I am not saying that I dont break the law (who can honestly say they never have) but never to the point where I have risked going to jail, and never to the extreme that I am worried about getting caught.
You are right.. I'd much rather wait till it gets reported on in the highly reputable newspapers & magazines... THEN i'd know its the truth :D
Yeah.. but bacon tastes good. Pork chops taste good!
:)
And aren't dolphins, whales (and duh, humans?) more intelligent
I'll wager 400 Quatloos on the newcomer.. :)
In my personal opinion (put on flame suit) GNOME has always been infinately better than KDE. I find KDE ugly, and irritating to use.. but I can also see the amount of work that has gone into it.
GNOME has hits flaws and quirks, but I just get up and going on GNOME, and can customize it to my needs a hell of a lot faster than I can with KDE.
Well - thanks for that, as I have been reminded THREE times, its just the G4 Cube, and not iCube - they stick an 'i' in front of just about everything else, I figured the Cube would be the same :)
I have had limited exposure to Apple machines in the past, and I have to say I do like them.
But this is not the first time that Apple have had an unsuccessful product on their hands - the iCube went the same way. I mean, to me it was an excellent product, but I think it was just too expensive.
Apple are quite a big company, but they are not THAT big - perhaps they should learn from this and the iCube, and plan a little more carefully before they launch certain products? It must have cost them a lot of money in R&D and the parts for these things?
Heheh... yeah, my point exactly :-)
Agreed with you. Futurama was really written for nerds & computer geeks (sheesh, how many 'in jokes' do they have to use to make it a give away? How about the countless All Your Base references!)
:)
Even though I dont have cable TV, nor do I live in America (nor would I be up till 2am most nights) - but this is still interesting because I am a fan of the show
Slightly offtopic, as Futurama is about as Anime as a Mickey The Mouse cartoon!
I love the smell of lawsuits in the morning! :)
All kinds of stuff that perhaps 4 or 5 years ago, wouldn't have been available :
Phone numbers, cinema listings, used car adverts, buying just about anything you can imagine, weather forecast, reading the daily news (well, its more than daily - most sites are updating all the time), and keeping in regular contact with friends and family.
Yes, there are a lot of bad things about the internet, but there have been so many advances in recent years.. it has most definately become a tool that I could not do without!