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- Taken at 6:08 PM on April 30, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
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- Taken at 12:45 PM on April 30, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
- Taken at 12:44 PM on April 30, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
- Taken at 12:26 PM on April 30, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
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- Taken at 12:04 PM on April 30, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
- Taken at 11:56 AM on April 30, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
- Taken at 11:53 AM on April 30, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
- Taken at 11:48 AM on April 30, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
- Taken at 11:34 AM on April 30, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
- Taken at 11:34 AM on April 30, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
- Taken at 11:32 AM on April 30, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
- Taken at 11:31 AM on April 30, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
- Taken at 11:15 AM on April 30, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
- Taken at 11:14 AM on April 30, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
- Taken at 9:59 AM on April 30, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
Well, I have become enamoured with my current IT setup now that the N95 has joined the stable. I now have everything I need to blog, work, organise and entertain myself. (Yes, I know there will always be kit that comes out i will lust after, I’d not turn down a tablet for instance, but I can’t complain that I can’t do something – there so much potential with this N95, Axim Pocket PC and Lenovo x60s ThinkPad).
The one thing that all my devices have in common is a need for power. I counted up my options and realised a few days ago that I needed a way to recharge my phone while wandering London, running GPS, taking photos, uploading, blogging even. I have rechargeable battery powerpack options for the Axim and my previous, P910i, phone. So what is a boy geek to do?
I you have read this blog in the last few days you will know, Proporta have moved from the pack I mentioned to a dense USB battery which charges from a mini USB and puts out it’s 3400Ma of goodness via a full size USB port. Proporta veer on the side of caution and quote buy Special delivery Friday and get on Monday, I was flying on Sunday and it was already Thursday. I searched for the Proporta battery from locations such as London, thinking I could call by while in town. I didn’t find a London shop with it but I did find a firm I have bought kit from before - Expansys.
I ordered around 2.30pm on the Friday and it was delivered on the Saturday morning as suggested on the Expansys site – perfect.
If it was a successful solution what’s it with the title? To be able to charge the N95 from a USB port I need a lead for it. I’ve got one, it’s a genuine Nokia CA100 USB charger lead that I got on eBay for £4 including postage (£9 in the shops). I have it in a safe place as it is the only one I have, the one teensy, weensy problem is that the safe location is at home in Cornwall, while i am writing this at my accommodation in Islington! (aaaaggggghrr).
I say teensy problem because there are many more pressing concerns that eclipse this – after all, I can pop along Tottenham Court Road tomorrow and get a spare. I won’t dwell here save to say that it is things happening to others, a funeral on Wednesday of my friend Eddie in Surrey, my middle brother having an angiogram (sic?) tomorrow (crumbs! it’s 00:31 – today then) to confirm what they say [that it’s not his heart] and my best friends’ computer won’t boot normally since I removed trojans and malware last night.
Now, I really must head to bed – once I hear amy Whinehouse’s last song. Channel 4 have a Vodaphone TBA Show (To Be Arranged) where people are only texted a few hours before a concert in a, till then, secret venue. Tonight it’s Amy, a girl I would have shied away from in my courting days, to my loss (though as I am old enough, just, to be her father it’s a moot point).
I’m whacked and a nice comfy bed awaits.
- Taken at 11:39 PM on April 29, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
- Taken at 11:38 PM on April 29, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
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- Taken at 12:01 PM on April 29, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
- Taken at 10:39 AM on April 28, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
- Taken at 10:32 AM on April 28, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
- Taken at 3:12 PM on April 27, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
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- Taken at 3:10 PM on April 27, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
- Taken at 7:29 PM on April 26, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
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- Taken at 9:24 AM on April 25, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
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- Taken at 10:37 AM on April 24, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
- Taken at 10:37 AM on April 24, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
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- Taken at 7:22 AM on April 23, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
- Taken at 7:21 AM on April 23, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
- Taken at 7:21 AM on April 23, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
- Taken at 5:07 PM on April 22, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
- Taken at 5:06 PM on April 22, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
- Taken at 5:05 PM on April 22, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
I took this shot rather quickly and didn’t look at it till I got back here.
We were visiting Mylor (Cornwall, UK) cemetery and I thought I would take a shot of my wife and father-in-law standing by the grave of her mother/his wife. It was an overcast but sunny day, plenty of light for well exposed photographs, no glaring sunshine to throw off the meter.
Having taken the photograph in suitable lighting conditions, as I have with others on the N95, I got the following:
Here’s the result of a speed test for the first time I have tethered via USB my x60s notebook to my N95 phone.
I am on T-Mobile with the Walk ‘n’ Web plus account that allows tethering and is giving me a 3G signal of 7 out of 7 bars strength here in Falmouth, Cornwall, UK. (Yes, I realise that we are for once fortunate in comparison to our American cousins, in having 3G available).
I can now fully appreciate the marvels of EVDO-like connections that James and Kevin have long enthused about; before this I was limited to GPRS at best and then at a relatively exorbitant price.
- Taken at 3:14 PM on April 22, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
- Taken at 2:24 PM on April 22, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
- Taken at 12:16 PM on April 22, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
Yesterday my father asked me to give him a hand with a task he was doing at my Auntie’s in a neighbouring town. While we had plans to go out Cathy agreed with me that I should pop along to help.
I was especially pleased to be asked, as my father doesn’t usually call on my help; this is mainly to do with the fact that my hands have a mind of their own when it comes to practical tasks, the mind is willing but the flesh is weak. I might be able to work out what needs to be done, the materials needed, tolerances to be kept within and even the physics involved, but my hands do not follow what my brain suggests.
Admittedly I was probably third choice but I was happy all the same. The task in hand was to replace a fencing panel and post which had rotted away. Not a complicated task by any means but definitely a two man effort, given the holding and lifting into place involved.
The job went smoothly, all due to my father’s experience and handy tips, such as drill a very slender hole to give the fixings a path and prevent splitting the thinner wood.
It was a very satisfying hour or so, not for the muscle aching feeling of a job well done, (such as after a long day on the farm) but for the chance to work alongside my father, the greatest man I know.
Taken at 6:49 PM on April 20, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu
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The worry over global warming is a clear and present danger but I think this one is of more immediate concern.
Apparently there is a growing phenomenon of colonies of bees collapsing. I came across this report in the UK Independent newspaper while surfing – Are mobile phones wiping out our bees? by Geoffrey lean and Harriet Shawcross.
If you want to make a disaster movie, this gives you the main premise, (not the suggested connection with mobile phone use but the prospect of life without bees.)
Can anyone read statements like this:
“The alarm was first sounded last autumn, but has now hit half of all American states. The West Coast is thought to have lost 60 per cent of its commercial bee population, with 70 per cent missing on the East Coast.
CCD has since spread to Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece. And last week John Chapple, one of London's biggest bee-keepers, announced that 23 of his 40 hives have been abruptly abandoned.”
The Independent 15 April 2007
and not be very afraid?
[Update: I see Digg was onto the story a couple of hours ahead of me]
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