My wife (a geologist) bought a camera from Ritz many years ago, and got the extended warrentee. Ended up dropping over a cliff once or twice and had it repaired/replaced with no problems. So I'd second this recomendation for anyone travelling in hostile environments.
Well, let's see.... none of the options you list are all that useful for connecting my phone to my pda or laptop (IRDA? Sure, if I want to juggle keeping things lined up. Of course, then no free hands to actually use anything.....)
Bluetooth won't be dead until there is something out there that has a possibility of replacing it. And none of the options you list is there.....
Useless? Hardly. What if I wanted to upload images from the field? WiFi isn't practical for that unless you happen to be near a hotspot. With Bluetooth, I just need to do a data call thru my phone. Sure, maybe it's a minute a shot, but how much time are you gonna spend hunting for a hotspot.....
Actually, if you buy it in conjunction with a voice plan, the unlimited GPRS data deal costs $19.99, not $29.99. I use it with my Clie and Powerbook via my T68i over Bluetooth.
WEP is useful, at least to keep the rifraf out. I'd suggest at least sticking to secure protocols over it, cleartext passwords should be a thing of the past.
I don't bother with MAC filtering or hiding the SSID, neither prevents packet sniffing, and if a person really wants to associate with your wireless network, sniffing for a valid MAC address or for the SSID (it's still available in the clear in probe response packets in a "closed" network) is far more trivial than collecting enough traffic to break WEP.
Nope, not even close. At the peak of spending, in 1966, the Apollo budget was just under $3 billion (I'm assuming period currency), and the overall cost of the program was just under $20 billion. The population in 1966 was about 197 million, so that's about 4 cents a day for that particular year. Seems to be about 5% of the overall US budget. Large, sure, mind-blowing, hardly.
It's neither a question of "things which you are ashamed of", or which are illegal, but of things which could be used against you by unscrupulous officials or others who gain access to such data.
I've never quite understood the appeal of using a PDA as a remote. I suppose it's ok if you live alone, but in a multi-person household if everyone doesn't have a PDA you're kinda screwed if the person with the PDA isn't home. Much prefer my TSU-2000.
While I haven't seen actual research on the subject, 2 things to keep in mind comparing emissions of a BT headset and a phone. Bluetooth emissions are about 2 orders of magnitude lower than a phone, and it's at a higher frequency, so skin penetration is probably lower.
Slight correction, DirectTV has the Tivo option, Dish Network has their own designs. I've had a Dishplayer for a couple of years now, and I'm definately in the "wouldn't want to do without it" category.
While technically I suppose this is true, in reality I don't know anyone who really does. The fact is that I pay about $30 a month for a block of minutes I couldn't concevably use all of, so I effectivly have flat-rate voice on my phone.
I've never really understood this comment about US cell carriers (not that there aren't enough other annoyances, but this isn't one of them).
I haven't seen a cell phone with anything like the coverage my pager gets, so until that happens, the phone can't replace my pager. Plus the pager's form factor is so much better than any phone I've seen (Motorola V.100 the exception) for actually typing a message....
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My wife (a geologist) bought a camera from Ritz many years ago, and got the extended warrentee. Ended up dropping over a cliff once or twice and had it repaired/replaced with no problems. So I'd second this recomendation for anyone travelling in hostile environments.
Hardly false, radar detectors detect radar, and "thar be radar here!". :)
Well, let's see.... none of the options you list are all that useful for connecting my phone to my pda or laptop (IRDA? Sure, if I want to juggle keeping things lined up. Of course, then no free hands to actually use anything.....)
Bluetooth won't be dead until there is something out there that has a possibility of replacing it. And none of the options you list is there.....
Well, as with anything else you can't afford, you do without....
Useless? Hardly. What if I wanted to upload images from the field? WiFi isn't practical for that unless you happen to be near a hotspot. With Bluetooth, I just need to do a data call thru my phone. Sure, maybe it's a minute a shot, but how much time are you gonna spend hunting for a hotspot.....
Hmm, I'm in the US and pay a flat rate for unlimited GPRS. Guess we've caught up, and passed you by....
Actually, if you buy it in conjunction with a voice plan, the unlimited GPRS data deal costs $19.99, not $29.99. I use it with my Clie and Powerbook via my T68i over Bluetooth.
WEP is useful, at least to keep the rifraf out. I'd suggest at least sticking to secure protocols over it, cleartext passwords should be a thing of the past.
I don't bother with MAC filtering or hiding the SSID, neither prevents packet sniffing, and if a person really wants to associate with your wireless network, sniffing for a valid MAC address or for the SSID (it's still available in the clear in probe response packets in a "closed" network) is far more trivial than collecting enough traffic to break WEP.
Nope, not even close. At the peak of spending, in 1966, the Apollo budget was just under $3 billion (I'm assuming period currency), and the overall cost of the program was just under $20 billion. The population in 1966 was about 197 million, so that's about 4 cents a day for that particular year. Seems to be about 5% of the overall US budget. Large, sure, mind-blowing, hardly.
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Don't worry, there is a place in Hell reserved for them, next to the slot for people who use the word "boxen".....
It's neither a question of "things which you are ashamed of", or which are illegal, but of things which could be used against you by unscrupulous officials or others who gain access to such data.
iRobot's taken....
Cisco's AIR-CB20A (.11a card) has OS X driver support, and has been working pretty well for me.
I've never quite understood the appeal of using a PDA as a remote. I suppose it's ok if you live alone, but in a multi-person household if everyone doesn't have a PDA you're kinda screwed if the person with the PDA isn't home. Much prefer my TSU-2000.
While I haven't seen actual research on the subject, 2 things to keep in mind comparing emissions of a BT headset and a phone. Bluetooth emissions are about 2 orders of magnitude lower than a phone, and it's at a higher frequency, so skin penetration is probably lower.
And in the 90's the Soviet Union went poof. Yep, a "quite effective tactic" indeed, assuming your goal is commit suicide as a nation.
I tend to reserve my grammar wrath for the twits who use the word "boxen"....
Slight correction, DirectTV has the Tivo option, Dish Network has their own designs. I've had a Dishplayer for a couple of years now, and I'm definately in the "wouldn't want to do without it" category.
The question that arises is not how to convert but WHY for God's name?
So you can stop wasting time making the computer work, and actually get something done?
That is, the fact that you pay to receive calls.
While technically I suppose this is true, in reality I don't know anyone who really does. The fact is that I pay about $30 a month for a block of minutes I couldn't concevably use all of, so I effectivly have flat-rate voice on my phone.
I've never really understood this comment about US cell carriers (not that there aren't enough other annoyances, but this isn't one of them).
I haven't seen a cell phone with anything like the coverage my pager gets, so until that happens, the phone can't replace my pager. Plus the pager's form factor is so much better than any phone I've seen (Motorola V.100 the exception) for actually typing a message....
I can't comment on wether that's true about DirecTV, but Dish Network boxes don't need a phone line except for ordering PPV thru the box.