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Linux… the Future of Computing
I’m a Linux user. So I always like to strain my ear to hear news about Linux. But this I didn’t expect. Caroline and I did a bit of computer shopping before going to watch a film together on Saturday. While we wandered the aisles in the nearby Futureshop, she turned and asked me what…
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Things That Work, Things That Don’t
As usual I like to experiment on various hacks to improve myself and enrich my life. Actually recently I have been actively trying to distract my mind from other issues. Along the way I like to record what worked and what didn’t. Blogging on a touchscreen cellphone works as a compromise of convenience. Writing on…
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Phoneing This One In
My recent loss of my Nokia N810 Internet Tablet has meant I need to resort to more exotic devices for offline blogging. At the moment I’m traveling on the bus (or standing at a bus stop), chilling to music and blogging/writing on my Nokia 5800 cellphone. So tapping on a touchscreen feels more etheral than…
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Reflections in the Rain
Rainy days put me in an reflective mood. Or maybe I’m just in a reflective mood recently. I don’t know. It is raining outside. Rain drops pitter and patter on the sidewalk. On the buildings standing against the pale grey sky. On the cars passing by. On the people busy in their everyday lifes. I…
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Forced Update
Ugh… I feel so tired this early in the morning. Normally I enjoy mornings. My best thinking happens in the morning. Today I feel comatose. So Marika, if you think that you are the only one whose brain goes on vacation for the weekend… guess again. This new entry probably comes off as forced. But…
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A Day in the Life of an Internet Tablet
While I’m writing this in Notes application instead of Blogger, I’m impressed with my new Internet Tablet. Not as powerful when not tethered to the seamy underbelly of the Internet, the N810 performs well as a handheld computing device. Even the thumb keyboard is quite comfortable. The device can seem a bit heavy at times.…
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Waiting for Maemo
Last Thursday I got the chance to play with a Nokia N810 at the TigerDirect store in Mississauga. A pretty nifty device, but the price was not so nifty. So I ordered one via the Web. And hopefully it’ll arrive sometime today. Yay! My initial review (after using for a few minutes) is that the…