Now, it would be nice to have something sized between the Zaurus and a subnotebook - a little more screen and a little more keyboard would work better for editing. But the top size I'd want would equal a trade paperback, with not much more weight than that. I still want something that I can carry easily in my hand - perhaps along with a book or two - if it can't go in a pocket. And for sure I want it running Linux, like the Zaurus does, like all my systems do. ARM would do fine - I've no speed complaints about the Zaurus at all for my uses.
For me the Psion Series 5 or Revo fits exactly what you're describing... except for the Linux bit. Pity Psion stop producing those fine devices, but you can still pick some up on ebay for a bargain.
1. Develop awesome social network site
2. Turn down multi-million(billion?) dollar offers
3. Get overshadowed by copycat
4. Slowly fade out of existence
5. Profit!
Well it's certainly not as smooth or polished as Gmail, but I definitely prefer it to Windows Live Mail. I feel it falls into a different kettle of fish to Gmail though. Yahoo Mail attempts to emulate the desktop type feel, while Gmail is just doin' it's own thing.:D
I've owned Palms, Pocket PCs, Windows Mobile devices, etc., but hands down, I've found the most productive experience I've had has been with Psions.
A touch typable keyboard, great productivity tools, MS outlook and lotus compatibility, a raft of freeware apps, and a enthusiast community can't be beat.
Downsides include lack of multimedia support and slightly old hardware, but personally I value productivity over bells and whistles. The company's has since exitted the consumer market, and hence you'll have to trawl ebay to pick up a bargain.
All aside, I still heartily recommend a Psion Revo, Series 5MX or even a Series 7.
Firstly, all the best - we need people like you out there...
I can offer three bits of advice:
1. There's no point in competing on price - the big players and internet stores can and will outdo you, and they survive through volume of sales and lower cost prices through bulk purchasing. Focus instead on customer service and support, building rapport and loyalty, and the other intangibles that keep people coming back. I can buy a digital camera dirt cheap on the internet, but I would rather buy from a local dealer because I know I can go there for buying advice, servicing, returns and exchanges, etc.
2. If you can differentiate yourself by playing in a niche market, then all the better. Not sure exactly what this means for the video games industry, but in bookstore world you could focus on the science fiction genre, technical books, etc.
3. The money's in the accessories - a friend has an ipod store, but does he make money on ipods? Heck no... but he makes a killing on the skins, screen protectors, headphones, cases, especially those he can source as cheap asian imports.
I had a recent foray into AJAX to display content dynamically for my
new bible project.
I had a design goal to support not only the current crop of browsers, but also NS6+ and Opera7+, in order to be friendly towards my captive audience. In my search for open source AJAX solutions, I was bitterly disappointed - many didn't support Opera, and some didn't even support Firefox!
In fact, the only one I found to work with all my target browsers was a little known library known as Aardvark, but also found that for some strange reason, it could only handle around 4-8k of data before barfing in some browsers. In the end I went with the old Iframes route, and using DHTML to magically make them appear.
p.s. to see it at work, go to a bible passage ( e.g. Genesis 1 ) and click on the little [!] icons on the right, which will bring up a commentary without refreshing the page. Hopefully.
Mainly to speed up page loading, and so I don't have annoying flashing flying moving dancing sliding expanding intrusive talking surprising and unnecessary elements disrupting my browsing experience.
There used to be a time when pages were designed so that ads were visible but not too obtrusive. Now webmasters are either getting greedier or being forced to put more ads because of the plunging revenue margins offered by advertisers. And what's more annoying is the flash technology and new techniques being employed by these ad designers - ever get the freaking talking ad ("what would you like me to say? type it in the box and i will say it!!!") when you're trying to discreetly browse in your office cubicle, or those ads which fly out over the page and obstruct half of your screen so that you have to actively dismiss it to keep browsing.
The only ones I don't block are google adsense ads, as they are sometimes somewhat relevant to the content that I'm browsing.
Firefox with adblock has really saved the day in this department. Thanks FF / adblock!
However, due to budget limitations, the cost of returning the Space Shuttles to flight, and over $400 million in Congressional earmarks, a number of other areas will see delays, including space station, aeronautics, and exploration research.
Isn't that the whole of NASA's portfolio being delayed? What else do they do, sell pies?:D
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What happens when criminals get their hands on this and start disabling police cars as well? :D
For me the Psion Series 5 or Revo fits exactly what you're describing... except for the Linux bit. Pity Psion stop producing those fine devices, but you can still pick some up on ebay for a bargain.
Hey interesting post. Would you mind sharing what brands/types you use?
Great! Now we can get both fat and high!
Err... did you actually read my post? You send an email to www@web2mail.com. No internet (www) access required.
http://www.web2mail.com/lite/welcome.php
Just send an email to www@web2mail.com with the web page URL in the subject, and it'll send the page back to you in an HTML email, within 5 mins.
I use it quite a bit, especially when I'm stuck on customer sites with email only access, and no web.
[Not affiliated with the above site, just a big fan of it]
So this is how the US plans to solve its national debt?
3. Get overshadowed by copycat
4. Slowly fade out of existence
5. Profit!
Err... wait...
Well it's certainly not as smooth or polished as Gmail, but I definitely prefer it to Windows Live Mail. I feel it falls into a different kettle of fish to Gmail though. Yahoo Mail attempts to emulate the desktop type feel, while Gmail is just doin' it's own thing. :D
A touch typable keyboard, great productivity tools, MS outlook and lotus compatibility, a raft of freeware apps, and a enthusiast community can't be beat.
Downsides include lack of multimedia support and slightly old hardware, but personally I value productivity over bells and whistles. The company's has since exitted the consumer market, and hence you'll have to trawl ebay to pick up a bargain.
All aside, I still heartily recommend a Psion Revo, Series 5MX or even a Series 7.
Same thing draws everyone else... beer and sex! :D
Explorer Destroyer!
Google must have p***ed someone off royally... either that or Gates is in bed with Bezos *shudder*
... scanner in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? :D
I can offer three bits of advice:
1. There's no point in competing on price - the big players and internet stores can and will outdo you, and they survive through volume of sales and lower cost prices through bulk purchasing. Focus instead on customer service and support, building rapport and loyalty, and the other intangibles that keep people coming back. I can buy a digital camera dirt cheap on the internet, but I would rather buy from a local dealer because I know I can go there for buying advice, servicing, returns and exchanges, etc.
2. If you can differentiate yourself by playing in a niche market, then all the better. Not sure exactly what this means for the video games industry, but in bookstore world you could focus on the science fiction genre, technical books, etc.
3. The money's in the accessories - a friend has an ipod store, but does he make money on ipods? Heck no... but he makes a killing on the skins, screen protectors, headphones, cases, especially those he can source as cheap asian imports.
Anyway, good luck!
The easiest way to remember books... http://www.thebookspoiler.com/
I had a design goal to support not only the current crop of browsers, but also NS6+ and Opera7+, in order to be friendly towards my captive audience. In my search for open source AJAX solutions, I was bitterly disappointed - many didn't support Opera, and some didn't even support Firefox!
In fact, the only one I found to work with all my target browsers was a little known library known as Aardvark, but also found that for some strange reason, it could only handle around 4-8k of data before barfing in some browsers. In the end I went with the old Iframes route, and using DHTML to magically make them appear. p.s. to see it at work, go to a bible passage ( e.g. Genesis 1 ) and click on the little [!] icons on the right, which will bring up a commentary without refreshing the page. Hopefully.
Dunno about you, but Intrusion Protection conjures up images of firewalls, virus scanning and script blocking software to me...
I for one, welcome our new killer robotic overlords!
There used to be a time when pages were designed so that ads were visible but not too obtrusive. Now webmasters are either getting greedier or being forced to put more ads because of the plunging revenue margins offered by advertisers. And what's more annoying is the flash technology and new techniques being employed by these ad designers - ever get the freaking talking ad ("what would you like me to say? type it in the box and i will say it!!!") when you're trying to discreetly browse in your office cubicle, or those ads which fly out over the page and obstruct half of your screen so that you have to actively dismiss it to keep browsing.
The only ones I don't block are google adsense ads, as they are sometimes somewhat relevant to the content that I'm browsing.
Firefox with adblock has really saved the day in this department. Thanks FF / adblock!
Dang... they rejected my suggestion to name it CFKAM - "CMS formerly known as Mambo"... :)
Hey if you had an iPod shuffle, you could surprise yourself by booting up a random OS each time! :D
Next they'll be asking us to stop driving our SUVs!!
They also said that it's illegal for people to distribute copyrighted music, and it's still being done...
Isn't that the whole of NASA's portfolio being delayed? What else do they do, sell pies? :D