It is not you, http://treocentral.com/ is a much better website and has way more information.
See this thread for more information about WiFi drivers on the 650.
Also this thread has some useful information on a patch that was obtained by someone that fixes problems with the sound quality of the Treo 650 microphone.
If this is a Windows-only, WMP/Proprietary Player-only scheme, it definitely isn't going to be all that popular.
I am sorry to inform you, but college campuses are still mostly a Windows-only environment. I know this might seem like a shock to you, sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
I just did a save as in IE and did a right click on the resulting files. Very bad estimate but I already stated that. Thanks for pointing out the obvious.
Assuming the Slashdot homepage is around 150KB, which is just a rough estimate taken by "saving" the site and seeing how big just the main page and all the images are. So let's see if the site is 150KB and you can download up to 100GB a month that would mean you would have to reload the page well over 650,000 times. This of course is assuming your Internet browser has no sort of cache and well it is probably assuming a lot of other stuff.
Now I'll go with my "rough" estimate of you having to load Slashdot 650,000 times and let's estimate how long that would take. Say on average it takes your browser 2 seconds to load and display the Slashdot homepage. Yes 2 seconds may or may not be enough time, but I am again just estimating. Ok, so 650,000 * 2 = 1,300,000 seconds. Now doing some more rough math, if it takes you 1.3m seconds to load the Slashdot homepage 650,000 times then it would take you just over 15 times until you ran over your 100 GB limit per month.
Yes my math and estimates sucked. But regardless a lesson can still be learning. If you site at home and reload Slashdot every 2 seconds every moment of every day you'll be abusing your bandwidth.
With Dell doing this they are really benefiting students that attend schools that have a deal with Microsoft. At my school all students can get Windows XP Pro for free from all of the computer labs on campus. Now if a student buys a Dell computer they can get one without Windows since they can get a copy of Windows free from school. We also have staff that will assist a student in installing Windows XP for free.
Seems like anything to save a couple bucks will be good for some students.
Perhaps to the poster or to the average Slashdot reader 512mb might be a limited amount of RAM but to the average computer RAM it is probably twice more than they need. Let us remember folks that this is a laptop, not a desktop and certainly not a server. I know a lot of people that are have laptops running WindowsXP and their laptops only have 128mb of RAM. Granted 512mb would be nicer than 128mb, and a gig would be even better. But for _most_ people anything more than 256 is excessive and anything more than 512 is unneeded.
The problem with these "Recommendations" is that they are just that, recommendations. Microsoft is the worst at following directions, let alone recommendations, so it is nice to have all these standards but if the most popular browser on the block does not support everything properly then they are useless. I think the w3c needs to work closely with Microsoft and try to get Microsoft to make Internet Explorer more compatible with all the of the existing standards.
I know that Mozilla and Opera support standards better than Internet Explorer, but at least for the time being Internet Explorer is by far the most popular browser. Because of this it is important for the w3c to get Microsoft in the game, otherwise the game will fail.
Even though the source code was leaked, can we still classify this as vaporware?
But seriously folks. I would think if anything they would want to push the release of the game and get it out as soon as possible. With the source code being leaked another company might be trying to use the stolen source.
I am sure none of you went to see Daddy Day Care, but some of us really do talk to girls and girls like to see movies like that.
One of the kids in the movie would only speak Klingon and of course the boys mother had no idea what he was say nor did anyone else. Of course Eddie Murphy's character eventually hired a guy to work at the Day Care that happened to be into Star Trek. This guy (Marvin) could speak Klingon so him and the boy communicated.
Weird how Klingon speak is becoming so popular nowadays.
A little research would have showed that Sony Ericsson will be releasing the t608 for Sprint which is Bluetooth enabled. The t608 is perhaps the big brother of the t68i.
Also, using a phone connected to a computer via a data cable is a violation of the Sprint Terms of Service. If you do it enough they will charge you. The Unlimited Vision plans are intended to be used via handset and not cables. Sprint has the wireless internet cards for a reason and if you use these cards you get fast speed compared to the data cable method. Right now Sprint is assumably letting data cable internet usage slide because not a lot of people do it, but if it becomes popular they will start cracking down and many people will see lots of charges on their bill from it.
I thought people used Linux so they would not have to deal with the Windows horrid GUI? Oh wait, I was right. People want something that they can customize.
With the functionality and appearance of the mail client Evolution, users will not miss Microsoft Outlook.
With all the available office like components for Linux the only in my opinion that Linux is missing is a good email client and it looks like they will just let you use Evolution instead of trying to have Outlook work on Linux. Quite a shame, I could go without any of the others but I need Outlook.
Is this thing really wearable or will I end up looking like a freak with a computer taped to my belt? Some of these wearable devices lack styling. How can you spot a tourist at 50 yards? Just look for the big tanslator on his hip. >neotope
Who Decides What is Offsensive?
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Some may say that Nazi lyrics are offensive while others may disagree. Who is to say what is offensive? I may find some rap lyrics offensive while others may like them and not think they are harmful. This is opening up a can of worms that is not wanted. >neotope
I have the feeling that the web has not peaked and it does not seem like it may peak for a couple years. Technology has to get better for the web to truly peak. I used to be a dail-up user and therefore I could only visit a certain numbers of sites because of slow loading times. Now that I am at college I can visit a lot more sites because load time is decreased. If I had an even faster connection I think the web would have peaked for me. Until the internet becomes instant it will not peak. Right now it seems that the internet will not be instant for all people in the immdeiate future. So while it may peak for some it will not peak for others until they truly experience instant internet. After someone experiences instant internet for a period of time it will eventually peak for them. >neotope
Here are the facts. Intel has been making processors for a very long time and people have come to rely on them as a quality company. But as of late they have been having trouble and people are looking for alternatives to using Intel products. Microsoft has been making operating systems for a while now and they have been trusted as a good company. Microsoft makes other software that people also like. Lately people have been getting feed up with Microsoft and are looking for alternatives.
AMD somewhat of a suprise company. At first many people did not rely on them and did not think that they made quality processors. Now many people are starting to support AMD because other companies, mainly Intel are going down. Linux an upstart operating system that some people still know nothing about. Many people are learning about Linux everyday and are accepting it as an alternative to Microsoft and its products.
Look at the facts that's a very uncanny resemblence. >neotope
I don't see what this is all about. Usually the fan sites are sometimes better then the real site. While the offical site will most likely have the latest news that will be about all it has. Most offical sites tend to neglect having a message board, etc. It is nice to be able to go to a fan site and hook up and share ideas with others fans just like you. Fan sites don't hurt offical sites at all. Why would they want to get rid of them? >neotope
Don't you think it is about time that the government makes some formal laws related to "hacking" and other computer activities. It always seems that lately whenever someone is caught the penalty is never known. I think the federal government should look into Computer Crime seriously and determine what the penalty is. It would be unfair if someone got punished more then someone else just because one judge thought spamming was more serious then another judge. I think this is another case of technology passing up society. With cyber crime becoming more and more common a lot of people do not know what to do with the criminals. >neotope
Anybody that uses IRC will see that this is a very bad thing. IRC has always been a breeding ground for the underground MP3 and Warez scene. Everyone on IRC just laughs at Napster and the likes. If you want to get full albums you know where to go and that does not include the word Napster. IRC has always been the best place for the hardcore bootlegger and gamer that wants to get off cheap. Why would someone make something like this to gain usage of IRC? This will destroy the underground scene and eventually lead to IRC being monitored more and more. This is a very bad thing for anybody that currently uses IRC as there means for getting stuff. >neotope
When will people learn that the internet is useless on a small screen? What good is having a web browser on your digital camera. It may be good it if could view all sites but for that to be possible it would have to really shrink them down. So much so that they could not be viewable. I guess some sites make versions of there site for these special devices. But is this really worth while? Why do people really need to have internet access on a cellphone or on a digital camera? Like your digital camera be just that a camera. You can use your computer to browser the web the way it was meant to be. I think we should boycott lame stuff like this. Just people trying to get us to pay more money to have the internet on like a 2 inch by 2 inch screen. I hope people are not stupid enough to think that this is a good idea. Don't buy this garbage use a computer. I can just imagine what slashdot would look like on a digital camera screen. >neotope
Slashdot Mirror
Wow what a helpful tool for all Slashdot readers still using Windows 95, 98 or ME. Thanks so much for the link!
It is not you, http://treocentral.com/ is a much better website and has way more information.
See this thread for more information about WiFi drivers on the 650.
Also this thread has some useful information on a patch that was obtained by someone that fixes problems with the sound quality of the Treo 650 microphone.
If this is a Windows-only, WMP/Proprietary Player-only scheme, it definitely isn't going to be all that popular.
I am sorry to inform you, but college campuses are still mostly a Windows-only environment. I know this might seem like a shock to you, sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
Umm, everyone in the world reads Slashdot so he will obviously see it.
I just did a save as in IE and did a right click on the resulting files. Very bad estimate but I already stated that. Thanks for pointing out the obvious.
You must go through a lot of mice :)
Assuming the Slashdot homepage is around 150KB, which is just a rough estimate taken by "saving" the site and seeing how big just the main page and all the images are. So let's see if the site is 150KB and you can download up to 100GB a month that would mean you would have to reload the page well over 650,000 times. This of course is assuming your Internet browser has no sort of cache and well it is probably assuming a lot of other stuff.
Now I'll go with my "rough" estimate of you having to load Slashdot 650,000 times and let's estimate how long that would take. Say on average it takes your browser 2 seconds to load and display the Slashdot homepage. Yes 2 seconds may or may not be enough time, but I am again just estimating. Ok, so 650,000 * 2 = 1,300,000 seconds. Now doing some more rough math, if it takes you 1.3m seconds to load the Slashdot homepage 650,000 times then it would take you just over 15 times until you ran over your 100 GB limit per month.
Yes my math and estimates sucked. But regardless a lesson can still be learning. If you site at home and reload Slashdot every 2 seconds every moment of every day you'll be abusing your bandwidth.
With Dell doing this they are really benefiting students that attend schools that have a deal with Microsoft. At my school all students can get Windows XP Pro for free from all of the computer labs on campus. Now if a student buys a Dell computer they can get one without Windows since they can get a copy of Windows free from school. We also have staff that will assist a student in installing Windows XP for free.
Seems like anything to save a couple bucks will be good for some students.
Perhaps to the poster or to the average Slashdot reader 512mb might be a limited amount of RAM but to the average computer RAM it is probably twice more than they need. Let us remember folks that this is a laptop, not a desktop and certainly not a server. I know a lot of people that are have laptops running WindowsXP and their laptops only have 128mb of RAM. Granted 512mb would be nicer than 128mb, and a gig would be even better. But for _most_ people anything more than 256 is excessive and anything more than 512 is unneeded.
The problem with these "Recommendations" is that they are just that, recommendations. Microsoft is the worst at following directions, let alone recommendations, so it is nice to have all these standards but if the most popular browser on the block does not support everything properly then they are useless. I think the w3c needs to work closely with Microsoft and try to get Microsoft to make Internet Explorer more compatible with all the of the existing standards.
I know that Mozilla and Opera support standards better than Internet Explorer, but at least for the time being Internet Explorer is by far the most popular browser. Because of this it is important for the w3c to get Microsoft in the game, otherwise the game will fail.
Even though the source code was leaked, can we still classify this as vaporware?
But seriously folks. I would think if anything they would want to push the release of the game and get it out as soon as possible. With the source code being leaked another company might be trying to use the stolen source.
First it was lemon flavoring,
then it was vanilla flavoring,
now it is GPS.
I bet Pepsi GPS is on the horizon.
Perhaps Microsoft will catch on and release official torrents for Windows from now on :)
That would make it a lot faster for us.
I am sure none of you went to see Daddy Day Care, but some of us really do talk to girls and girls like to see movies like that.
One of the kids in the movie would only speak Klingon and of course the boys mother had no idea what he was say nor did anyone else. Of course Eddie Murphy's character eventually hired a guy to work at the Day Care that happened to be into Star Trek. This guy (Marvin) could speak Klingon so him and the boy communicated.
Weird how Klingon speak is becoming so popular nowadays.
A little research would have showed that Sony Ericsson will be releasing the t608 for Sprint which is Bluetooth enabled. The t608 is perhaps the big brother of the t68i.
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Also, using a phone connected to a computer via a data cable is a violation of the Sprint Terms of Service. If you do it enough they will charge you. The Unlimited Vision plans are intended to be used via handset and not cables. Sprint has the wireless internet cards for a reason and if you use these cards you get fast speed compared to the data cable method. Right now Sprint is assumably letting data cable internet usage slide because not a lot of people do it, but if it becomes popular they will start cracking down and many people will see lots of charges on their bill from it.
You've been warned.
I thought people used Linux so they would not have to deal with the Windows horrid GUI? Oh wait, I was right. People want something that they can customize.
I don't see who this helps.
Of course the obvious questions is - But will it run Windows?
With the functionality and appearance of the mail client Evolution, users will not miss Microsoft Outlook.
With all the available office like components for Linux the only in my opinion that Linux is missing is a good email client and it looks like they will just let you use Evolution instead of trying to have Outlook work on Linux. Quite a shame, I could go without any of the others but I need Outlook.
Is this thing really wearable or will I end up looking like a freak with a computer taped to my belt? Some of these wearable devices lack styling. How can you spot a tourist at 50 yards? Just look for the big tanslator on his hip.
>neotope
Some may say that Nazi lyrics are offensive while others may disagree. Who is to say what is offensive? I may find some rap lyrics offensive while others may like them and not think they are harmful. This is opening up a can of worms that is not wanted.
>neotope
I have the feeling that the web has not peaked and it does not seem like it may peak for a couple years. Technology has to get better for the web to truly peak. I used to be a dail-up user and therefore I could only visit a certain numbers of sites because of slow loading times. Now that I am at college I can visit a lot more sites because load time is decreased. If I had an even faster connection I think the web would have peaked for me. Until the internet becomes instant it will not peak. Right now it seems that the internet will not be instant for all people in the immdeiate future. So while it may peak for some it will not peak for others until they truly experience instant internet. After someone experiences instant internet for a period of time it will eventually peak for them.
>neotope
Intel has been making processors for a very long time and people have come to rely on them as a quality company. But as of late they have been having trouble and people are looking for alternatives to using Intel products.
Microsoft has been making operating systems for a while now and they have been trusted as a good company. Microsoft makes other software that people also like. Lately people have been getting feed up with Microsoft and are looking for alternatives.
AMD somewhat of a suprise company. At first many people did not rely on them and did not think that they made quality processors. Now many people are starting to support AMD because other companies, mainly Intel are going down.
Linux an upstart operating system that some people still know nothing about. Many people are learning about Linux everyday and are accepting it as an alternative to Microsoft and its products.
Look at the facts that's a very uncanny resemblence.
>neotope
I don't see what this is all about. Usually the fan sites are sometimes better then the real site. While the offical site will most likely have the latest news that will be about all it has. Most offical sites tend to neglect having a message board, etc. It is nice to be able to go to a fan site and hook up and share ideas with others fans just like you. Fan sites don't hurt offical sites at all. Why would they want to get rid of them?
>neotope
Don't you think it is about time that the government makes some formal laws related to "hacking" and other computer activities. It always seems that lately whenever someone is caught the penalty is never known. I think the federal government should look into Computer Crime seriously and determine what the penalty is. It would be unfair if someone got punished more then someone else just because one judge thought spamming was more serious then another judge. I think this is another case of technology passing up society. With cyber crime becoming more and more common a lot of people do not know what to do with the criminals.
>neotope
Anybody that uses IRC will see that this is a very bad thing. IRC has always been a breeding ground for the underground MP3 and Warez scene. Everyone on IRC just laughs at Napster and the likes. If you want to get full albums you know where to go and that does not include the word Napster. IRC has always been the best place for the hardcore bootlegger and gamer that wants to get off cheap. Why would someone make something like this to gain usage of IRC? This will destroy the underground scene and eventually lead to IRC being monitored more and more. This is a very bad thing for anybody that currently uses IRC as there means for getting stuff.
>neotope
When will people learn that the internet is useless on a small screen? What good is having a web browser on your digital camera. It may be good it if could view all sites but for that to be possible it would have to really shrink them down. So much so that they could not be viewable. I guess some sites make versions of there site for these special devices. But is this really worth while? Why do people really need to have internet access on a cellphone or on a digital camera? Like your digital camera be just that a camera. You can use your computer to browser the web the way it was meant to be. I think we should boycott lame stuff like this. Just people trying to get us to pay more money to have the internet on like a 2 inch by 2 inch screen. I hope people are not stupid enough to think that this is a good idea. Don't buy this garbage use a computer. I can just imagine what slashdot would look like on a digital camera screen.
>neotope