I have this type of setup. I prefer the Mac OS and supported applications for general tasks such as browsing, word processing and media management, and I usually play games using one of my consoles, however if I'm wanting to play a PC game then I'll quite happy reboot into XP. It's not like it takes long to switch from one to the other.
By low-end I suppose I was really referring to those handsets which currently run S40. But you are correct - there are even more low-end/"basic" handsets which are exceptionally good for battery life & basic voice/text usage.
I can't answer for the OP, but I don't recall there being email or calendar applications in OpenOffice last time I tried it. And the recommended alternates - Thunderbird & Lightening - don't exactly compare favourably to Exchange + Outlook.
I agree with you on Google Apps though. I use Google's Apps for Domain, primarly for my personal email, however if I was to even consider such a solution for business purposes, one of the pre-requisites would be that the service must be hosted inside the corporate network.
Could you imagine a world where if you use Internet Explorer you can see some pages and if you used Safari you could only see others. It just doesn't make sense.
It's not like you get web pages which are only compatible with Internet Explorer.
I think the parent was referring to the fact that the proliferation of mobile devices, such as cell phones, encourages users to use less secure (shorter) passwords, as these are easier to enter using a non-standard keyboard.
But in response to your point, the codes you're talking about only relate to the SIM card. If you forget the password (PIN) to the SIM card after three tries, then you need to get the PUK but this can typically be retrieved by the network. The actual mobile device, unless you're using a separate manufacturer supplied locking mechanism, remains unaffected by this.
When a handset switches off and you are within coverage, it will signal to the cellular network that it is turning off. Similarly, if you receive a call and press the End key to reject the call, it will send a "busy" signal to the network, which can be handled differently to the usual "not available/did not answer", depending on how your network profile is set up.
The Bank is responsible for the safe handling of the data. Sure, they can subcontract aspects of it but ultimately the bank's customers have entrusted their data to the bank and not the third party archiving company.
It's covered in the iPlayer Terms and Conditions, which you agree to when registering for the iPlayer service. It's also included in the FAQ section.
You agree:
* to not download or attempt to download the BBC Content if you are outside the UK;
* that you are responsible for paying all expenses that you may incur in connection with your access to and use of BBC iPlayer including your internet service provider charges and any excess charges to that provider if you have a cap on downloads and/or uploads and all costs of the equipment and software you need to connect to and use BBC iPlayer. BBC is not responsible if your equipment or software is not compatible with BBC iPlayer;
When you install the BBC iPlayer Library you will also install peer-to-peer file sharing software from Verisign Inc. This software has a file share feature that enables other BBC iPlayer users to download BBC Content through your personal computer (using part of your upload bandwidth), via a secure link, to their personal computers. Other BBC iPlayer users and the BBC will not have the ability to access any files on your computer other than those relating to BBC iPlayer Content. When you use BBC iPlayer Library you shall not have the option to 'switch off' the peer-to-peer functionality as this is a core component of the BBC iPlayer Library. Please go to the BBC iPlayer FAQ section for further information about how peer-to-peer sharing works.
Back when I was 15, in 1998, we got the internet. Emails at that point in time were this newfangled thing which had the "wow factor" and it's fair to say that in the coming years I used it quite a lot. But I feel its purpose, for me at least, has changed somewhat since.
These days, I use my personal email account for any contact I have with businesses and online stores etc. I also use it for notifications, such as to tell me I have a new message on Facebook, or to notify me that an item I ordered has now shipped. I also subscribe to a small number of newsletters and marketing emails related to mobile telecommunications (both my work field and a hobby) and to some online stores who often have special offers on which I may be interested in. Actual communication is done via online services such as Facebook and Bebo (a British semi-equivalent) and text messaging. The only times I really use email to communicate with others is when I'm corresponding with older members of the family.
My work inbox is a completely different story however. Email is the medium of choice in the office and pretty much everything goes via email. I do use it to "chat" to other people, primarily because I don't generally use IM at all and it's really easy to just hit reply in Outlook.
Apple included SMS texting on the iPhone, but delivered an email client that can attach photos, completely obsolescing MMS "picture messaging," as emails are free with unlimited data/WiFi. The result was an outraged complaint that the iPhone doesn't support MMS for 10 cent/message charges.
My Sony Ericsson T68i back in 2002 had this functionality. My current Nokia NSeries phone also has this feature. In fact, pretty much most if not all camera-enabled phones I've used or seen have featured the ability to send photos via the phone's email client. All Apple appear to have done is created the same functionality in a different interface, why does this suddenly make MMS obsolete?
I'm not really into listening to my music on the move, unless I'm in the car, but this would be ideal as a web browsing tablet for use on my commute to work and around the house. The only thing stopping me from being interested is the apparent lack of Bluetooth. WiFi is great, but if I'm in the house, I'm going to use my iMac. Sure, it would be handy to check things whilst on the couch etc but I can't justify the cost on that basis.
What I feel this really needs is the ability to connect via Bluetooth to internet-enabled mobile phones, so that I can browse the web at 3G and HSDPA speeds while outside WiFi coverage. But I doubt we'll see it, as it would therefore eat into iPhone sales, as people would buy the cheaper option and use it with their existing plan.
I don't claim to know the full details of how the signed applications thing works, but the three Symbian devices I've used on a regular basis (N70, N80, 6120) allow me to run unsigned applications. They throw up a warning message informing me of the risks involved in running and installing unsigned applications, but once I click past that I haven't encountered any problems in actually running them. The Symbian OS also supports standard Java Midlets (which run on the vast majority of new phones) and there has never been an issue with these either.
I'm not so sure that the finished model will end up looking like this; the European iPhone launch is seemingly due to happen shortly, and it makes perfect sense for Nokia to remind people that there is something better just around the corner.
Nokia's high-end products have always been head and shoulders above the rest. Its current top of the range models are arguably better than the iPhone, possibly excepting the design and touchscreen. When Nokia do launch this device, or a similar one, I've no doubt it will support technologies such as HSDPA (3.5G), multimedia messages, uPnP media sharing, third party (unsigned) applications and all the multimedia functions us Europeans have come to expect from Nokia's "multimedia computers".
There is no doubt in my mind that Apple are the proverbial Rolls Royce of desktop computing, however I'm not too sure of their credentials in the global mobile telephony market - I just don't believe they "get it".
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What's wrong with dumping a load of MP3s onto an SD card? Every Nokia S60 smartphone I've used over the last 24 months has included the Nokia music player, which sorts music tracks by album, artist, etc.
Texting is a deal breaker for me and for the majority of my social group. Texting doesn't require all of my attention in the same way a phone call would, and it's very convenient for places where a phone call is inappropriate (e.g. cinema, public transport, at a party, etc).
You'd be surprised how easy texting can be if you don't have T9 enabled. I started texting 10 years ago when I got my first SMS-enabled phone and since then I've been hooked on Nokias. I've tried different brands from time to time and, working in the industry, I have ample opportunity to sample new models, and Nokias are by far the easiest phones to text on, either looking or texting "blind".
I've become quite adept in so-called multi-tap and I have beaten several friends, who swear upon T9 input, in races to see who can text the quickest.
The problem with "a-la carte" style purchsaing is that your typical cable TV bill might not reduce by as much as you think - if it even reduces at all. A lot of the nonsense channels (such as shopping, etc) actually pay the cable company to carry them, and remember there are other costs which the TV provider must cover; production & broadcast costs, the cost of their customer service centres, etc etc - with a-la carte, you may find that one "premium" (in-demand) channel might cost $8-$10, rather than the ~ $1 most people would hope for.
I drive a 2001 Renualt Laguna and it has athermic heat-reflecting glass for the windows. One of the side-effects of these are that signals, such as GPS, radio, etc, have a really hard time penetrating the windows.
When I tried using one of these FM transmitters with my music player (I don't use an iPod) I had problems, as the radio aerial is on the outside of the car. So I bought a Sony head unit, with a USB socket on the front, for £100. Now I can plug in any USB mass storage device or USB music player - it even plays playlists I have created.
Not only the non-wearer; if an occupant in the rear of the car is not wearing a seatbelt, they can fly forward and into those in the front of the car in an accident, killing those in front whilst staying alive themselves.
I don't know about where you live, but in Scotland, there are certainly many farms in remote parts of the country. I know of several farms and houses near me which are over 5-10 minutes drive from the nearest house, let alone the nearest town or polling station.
This was the case back when I would use a GSM "dial-up" connection to access data services on my phone; however, every GPRS and UMTS enabled phone I've used since 200, from the Sony Ericsson T68i to the Nokia N80, has a feature where if a call or text arrives, the data connection is temporarily suspended until said event is completed. Same if I initiate a call or text.
a mall security guard, for example, might ask me to leave the mall (which is legal, since it's private property), but he couldn't arrest me - he'd have to call an actual cop for that (right?).
Depends which country you're in and whether it has laws allowing "Citizen's Arrest"; I'm in the UK and we have laws which allow this, so if I was caught stealing for example, a mall security guard could detain me until such time the police arrived.
But isn't this what viruses (virii?) were like back in the day, before the days of the internet and widespread connectivity? The first viruses were more interested in deleting files and executables and could only be spread by floppy disks.
Sure, compared to modern-day viruses, which have (d)evolved into almost worm-like behavious, emailing all and sundry in an address book and generally causing mayhem, it's just a tad boring, but I would say it could definitely be classed as a virus - in the same way a Lada could be classed as a car.
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I have this type of setup. I prefer the Mac OS and supported applications for general tasks such as browsing, word processing and media management, and I usually play games using one of my consoles, however if I'm wanting to play a PC game then I'll quite happy reboot into XP. It's not like it takes long to switch from one to the other.
By low-end I suppose I was really referring to those handsets which currently run S40. But you are correct - there are even more low-end/"basic" handsets which are exceptionally good for battery life & basic voice/text usage.
If Nokia's low-end handsets were powerful enough, they would be running S60 with full multi-tasking. Not S40 and certainly not Windows Mobile.
I can't answer for the OP, but I don't recall there being email or calendar applications in OpenOffice last time I tried it. And the recommended alternates - Thunderbird & Lightening - don't exactly compare favourably to Exchange + Outlook.
I agree with you on Google Apps though. I use Google's Apps for Domain, primarly for my personal email, however if I was to even consider such a solution for business purposes, one of the pre-requisites would be that the service must be hosted inside the corporate network.
It's not like you get web pages which are only compatible with Internet Explorer.
I think the parent was referring to the fact that the proliferation of mobile devices, such as cell phones, encourages users to use less secure (shorter) passwords, as these are easier to enter using a non-standard keyboard.
But in response to your point, the codes you're talking about only relate to the SIM card. If you forget the password (PIN) to the SIM card after three tries, then you need to get the PUK but this can typically be retrieved by the network. The actual mobile device, unless you're using a separate manufacturer supplied locking mechanism, remains unaffected by this.
When a handset switches off and you are within coverage, it will signal to the cellular network that it is turning off. Similarly, if you receive a call and press the End key to reject the call, it will send a "busy" signal to the network, which can be handled differently to the usual "not available/did not answer", depending on how your network profile is set up.
The Bank is responsible for the safe handling of the data. Sure, they can subcontract aspects of it but ultimately the bank's customers have entrusted their data to the bank and not the third party archiving company.
Back when I was 15, in 1998, we got the internet. Emails at that point in time were this newfangled thing which had the "wow factor" and it's fair to say that in the coming years I used it quite a lot. But I feel its purpose, for me at least, has changed somewhat since.
These days, I use my personal email account for any contact I have with businesses and online stores etc. I also use it for notifications, such as to tell me I have a new message on Facebook, or to notify me that an item I ordered has now shipped. I also subscribe to a small number of newsletters and marketing emails related to mobile telecommunications (both my work field and a hobby) and to some online stores who often have special offers on which I may be interested in. Actual communication is done via online services such as Facebook and Bebo (a British semi-equivalent) and text messaging. The only times I really use email to communicate with others is when I'm corresponding with older members of the family.
My work inbox is a completely different story however. Email is the medium of choice in the office and pretty much everything goes via email. I do use it to "chat" to other people, primarily because I don't generally use IM at all and it's really easy to just hit reply in Outlook.
Apple included SMS texting on the iPhone, but delivered an email client that can attach photos, completely obsolescing MMS "picture messaging," as emails are free with unlimited data/WiFi. The result was an outraged complaint that the iPhone doesn't support MMS for 10 cent/message charges.
My Sony Ericsson T68i back in 2002 had this functionality. My current Nokia NSeries phone also has this feature. In fact, pretty much most if not all camera-enabled phones I've used or seen have featured the ability to send photos via the phone's email client. All Apple appear to have done is created the same functionality in a different interface, why does this suddenly make MMS obsolete?
I'm not really into listening to my music on the move, unless I'm in the car, but this would be ideal as a web browsing tablet for use on my commute to work and around the house. The only thing stopping me from being interested is the apparent lack of Bluetooth. WiFi is great, but if I'm in the house, I'm going to use my iMac. Sure, it would be handy to check things whilst on the couch etc but I can't justify the cost on that basis.
What I feel this really needs is the ability to connect via Bluetooth to internet-enabled mobile phones, so that I can browse the web at 3G and HSDPA speeds while outside WiFi coverage. But I doubt we'll see it, as it would therefore eat into iPhone sales, as people would buy the cheaper option and use it with their existing plan.
I don't claim to know the full details of how the signed applications thing works, but the three Symbian devices I've used on a regular basis (N70, N80, 6120) allow me to run unsigned applications. They throw up a warning message informing me of the risks involved in running and installing unsigned applications, but once I click past that I haven't encountered any problems in actually running them. The Symbian OS also supports standard Java Midlets (which run on the vast majority of new phones) and there has never been an issue with these either.
I'm not so sure that the finished model will end up looking like this; the European iPhone launch is seemingly due to happen shortly, and it makes perfect sense for Nokia to remind people that there is something better just around the corner.
Nokia's high-end products have always been head and shoulders above the rest. Its current top of the range models are arguably better than the iPhone, possibly excepting the design and touchscreen. When Nokia do launch this device, or a similar one, I've no doubt it will support technologies such as HSDPA (3.5G), multimedia messages, uPnP media sharing, third party (unsigned) applications and all the multimedia functions us Europeans have come to expect from Nokia's "multimedia computers".
There is no doubt in my mind that Apple are the proverbial Rolls Royce of desktop computing, however I'm not too sure of their credentials in the global mobile telephony market - I just don't believe they "get it".
What's wrong with dumping a load of MP3s onto an SD card? Every Nokia S60 smartphone I've used over the last 24 months has included the Nokia music player, which sorts music tracks by album, artist, etc.
Texting is a deal breaker for me and for the majority of my social group. Texting doesn't require all of my attention in the same way a phone call would, and it's very convenient for places where a phone call is inappropriate (e.g. cinema, public transport, at a party, etc).
You'd be surprised how easy texting can be if you don't have T9 enabled. I started texting 10 years ago when I got my first SMS-enabled phone and since then I've been hooked on Nokias. I've tried different brands from time to time and, working in the industry, I have ample opportunity to sample new models, and Nokias are by far the easiest phones to text on, either looking or texting "blind".
I've become quite adept in so-called multi-tap and I have beaten several friends, who swear upon T9 input, in races to see who can text the quickest.
The problem with "a-la carte" style purchsaing is that your typical cable TV bill might not reduce by as much as you think - if it even reduces at all. A lot of the nonsense channels (such as shopping, etc) actually pay the cable company to carry them, and remember there are other costs which the TV provider must cover; production & broadcast costs, the cost of their customer service centres, etc etc - with a-la carte, you may find that one "premium" (in-demand) channel might cost $8-$10, rather than the ~ $1 most people would hope for.
I drive a 2001 Renualt Laguna and it has athermic heat-reflecting glass for the windows. One of the side-effects of these are that signals, such as GPS, radio, etc, have a really hard time penetrating the windows.
When I tried using one of these FM transmitters with my music player (I don't use an iPod) I had problems, as the radio aerial is on the outside of the car. So I bought a Sony head unit, with a USB socket on the front, for £100. Now I can plug in any USB mass storage device or USB music player - it even plays playlists I have created.
Not only the non-wearer; if an occupant in the rear of the car is not wearing a seatbelt, they can fly forward and into those in the front of the car in an accident, killing those in front whilst staying alive themselves.
I don't know about where you live, but in Scotland, there are certainly many farms in remote parts of the country. I know of several farms and houses near me which are over 5-10 minutes drive from the nearest house, let alone the nearest town or polling station.
Nokia's 5MP camera phone (the N95) does have Carl Zeiss lenses.
This was the case back when I would use a GSM "dial-up" connection to access data services on my phone; however, every GPRS and UMTS enabled phone I've used since 200, from the Sony Ericsson T68i to the Nokia N80, has a feature where if a call or text arrives, the data connection is temporarily suspended until said event is completed. Same if I initiate a call or text.
Well, what about the currency of one European nation?
a mall security guard, for example, might ask me to leave the mall (which is legal, since it's private property), but he couldn't arrest me - he'd have to call an actual cop for that (right?).
Depends which country you're in and whether it has laws allowing "Citizen's Arrest"; I'm in the UK and we have laws which allow this, so if I was caught stealing for example, a mall security guard could detain me until such time the police arrived.
But isn't this what viruses (virii?) were like back in the day, before the days of the internet and widespread connectivity? The first viruses were more interested in deleting files and executables and could only be spread by floppy disks.
Sure, compared to modern-day viruses, which have (d)evolved into almost worm-like behavious, emailing all and sundry in an address book and generally causing mayhem, it's just a tad boring, but I would say it could definitely be classed as a virus - in the same way a Lada could be classed as a car.