Most ladies’ shopping addiction is to clothes, jewelry, etc. My addiction is to buying computer stuff, gadgets, electronics, etc.

The economic downturn has provided me with a new foolproof method for justifying my penchant for buying electronic gadgets..helping the economy! It’s obvious that spending helps the economy, so I’m glad to step up to the plate and do my part. 

Here’s the lineup of my new gadgets…

DeLorme PN-40 GPS

The DeLorme PN-40 is my new handheld GPS. I had DeLorme’s Bluetooth GPS, the BT-20, before this. I used it with my Palm TX, which ran DeLorme’s Street Atlas handheld version. That setup technically worked all right, but there were a lot of negatives to it, I’ll spare you the details.

So I thought about a new GPS, primarily for geocaching, but also for some road navigation, finding points of interest, and “tracking” during a trip, so I could take the “track” file and then geotag the multitude of photos I take during road trips.

A handheld model could fill all of these needs, and I chose the DeLorme PN-40. An added bonus on the PN-40 is the ability to have multiple types of maps (layers) on the device. One can have the map file, topo, USGS, nautical maps, aerial imagery, and custom stuff as well. This GPS comes with DeLorme’s excellent mapping software, Topo 7, but for a $100 upgrade, XMap can be used to import any custom images, maps, satellite photos, etc. I can create a very intricate route, transfer it to the DeLorme, and use it to navigate during my trip.

The cool thing with this device is that I can georeference old maps and transfer them to the device. I can then be out traveling and use the GPS viewing an old map. Why, you ask? This would be very helpful to identify old alignments of US Highways, auto trails, etc. If Only I had this when Pat and I assisted Thomas Repp of AMERICAN ROAD magazine with researching an old auto trail in Indiana, the Ben Hur Route.

Garmin Nuvi

Garmin nuvi 200

Well, even with having the awesome DeLorme GPS, I found that it wasn’t the best for street navigation when I was trying to look for a place “on the fly” and navigate there…fair, but not as responsive as I’d hoped. Wrong turn? Forget it…took too long to recalculate. So, I opted to also procure a Garmin Nuvi 200. Nice little device. It’s a more bare bones model, and doesn’t do multipoint routes (I think I can add one via point), no software to create routes, doesn’t speak street names (but of course, it displays the street name). It’s quite a nice gadget! I still love the capability of the DeLorme to transfer a route that I created on my map software, so there’s good reason to have both devices. Now only if DeLorme could make a street-routing device that functions like the PN-40 (integration with Street Atlas or XMap, waypoints, routes, etc.) but with added features like lightning-fast response for street navigation, spoken turn by turn directions, faster search capability, easier addition of large amounts of points of interest (that would be really sweet!) so I could load POI Factory files in no time, like I can on the Garmin.

Samsung Epix

I have been a Palm devotee for some time. First, I had a Palm IIIxe:

Then, I moved up to the color Palm Z22:

Lastly, I had the Palm TX.

I was very initially enthused about the Palm TX, and had high hopes: high resolution color screen, more memory, better processor…and wi-fi! Alas, this device wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. Frequent resets, wi-fi was a joke, and the worst part…a faulty battery status indicator. At first, I thought the device had trouble holding a charge (well, I think it does, somewhat…because it does drain faster than one would expect, even when not used for several days!). But the real problem is that at any point, the battery indicator shows a full charge, when in fact, the battery is ready to fully discharge. The solution, was probably just to charge it every day, but that device was getting frustrating. It was time to move on, and perhaps look into a Smartphone or something.

This led me to the Samsung Epix.

3G, phone, Internet, wi-fi, organizer, contacts, etc. So far so good. It has its quirks, to be sure…but it’s pretty good.

Nikon D700 DSLR

I started out in high school with a Nikon EM, an entry level Nikon SLR, evidently marketed as an easy to use “SLR Camera for Women.” Hilarious! It was actually not a fully manual SLR at all! It was an aperture-priority only camera (huh…so funny in retrospect!!).  Rather than manually adjusting both the aperture and shutter, one would only adjust the aperture ring on the lens, allowing the camera to select the correct shutter speed for the correct exposure. But since that was my first and only SLR experience, I was clueless.

Sadly, I no longer have this fine little camera. I sure wish I did, though. It would be nice to play around with it a little, for nostalgic reasons. I really liked it alot!  **UPDATE: After reading this paragraph, my husband procured a working Nikon EM for my birthday!!  So, I will get a chance to play around with one!

Nikon EM

Concurrently with the Nikon EM, I owned a series of point and shoot 35 mm cameras. Though unremarkable and forgettable, there was one that worked very well. Since it was forgettable overall, I don’t remember what kind it was, but it worked well for a point and shoot. It too, disappeared from my life along with the Nikon EM (but that’s another story!).

Several more point and shoots later, in 2003, I decided to go digital. While not a pioneer in adopting digital, I certainly am never one to shy away from new technology (unless finances prohibit…). I knew I didn’t want a point and shoot, but I didn’t go with an SLR either at that point. I opted for a camera with manual adjustments, but without interchangeable lenses, and selected the Sony Mavica CD-500.  I liked it alot. It used relatively inexpensive media, mini CDs. Exposure modes of Auto, Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual, and some scene modes. 5 MP. It made decent movie files, too.

Sony Mavica CD500

In hindsight, here’s what I didn’t like: shutter lag. Unbearable. Useless at the Indy 500! For stationary subjects, all was well, but there were some action shots I would have liked to take! Startup: slooooooow…had to be at least 10 seconds. Maximum 1/1000 shutter speed. Aperture range of 2.0 to 8.0. Maximum ISO of 400. Zoom equivalent of 34-102 mm. It was also painfully slow writing data to the mini-CD’s. However, with this said, at first, the camera suited me quite well. It helped me learn about settings, manual adjustments, and so forth. Of course, the greatest benefit to digital is that I could look at my images immediately, and tweak the settings to get the right exposure, depth of field, subject motion, etc. The Sony Mavica CD500 served me quite well for three years. But I outgrew it, and was tiring of the shutter lag and slow performance. So, I opted for a Digital SLR and chose the Nikon D50.

Nikon D50

This camera had 6 MP, ISO ranges from 200 – 1600, the same exposure modes (P, M, A, S + scene selections and auto), the shutter speed went up to 1/4000! Instant startup time, no shutter lag and a host of lens selections.  I added a Nikon SB-800 Speedlight to my arsenal, along with a Promaster 18-200 mm lens. I liked having one all-around lens for most purposes without having to switch lenses all the time. Using this camera greatly increased my photography skills, and I am pleased with having owned it.

The Nikon D50 served me very well for just over 3 years. Though nothing was wrong with it, and I swore I wouldn’t upgrade yet, the lure of the latest and greatest Nikon, along with an terrific offer I couldn’t refuse, led me to an upgrade. I thought about the Nikon D90, but that wasn’t enough of an upgrade for me at this rate. I pored over Ken Rockwell’s excellent site, reading all of the details about each one. The Nikon D3 was out of my price range, so I opted for the next best thing. Nikon’s very advanced consumer model, second-from-the top, D700.

Nikon D700

I bought Palm TX last April, which is called PDA(Personal Digital Assistant). Palm or Sony Clie (Palm based PDA) was recommended by someone online who has been suffering from ADD(attention deficit disorder).

The PDA is must have tool for ADD or people with attention deficit tendencies in general to help them manage schedules and cluttered notes consolidated in one location, which can put their creative minds in good use an otherwise their aimlessly drifting or disorganised thoughts.

We tend to focus on weakness of others or even our own weakness SO MUCH, we tend to overlook our strengths or of others. I noticed if people have obvious weaknesses in some areas then there also lies compensating strengths in proportions to the size of their weaknesses.

I say this to you because people with attention deficits are often blessed with superior imaginations, creativities, a sense of humour, abilities to hyperfocus on something they love and a high intelligence.

Thomas Edison who was a famous inventor in America was also said to suffer from ADD but he has succeeded because of his strengths were put to use more than his weaknesses- he never managed to complete a formal schooling though.

Our weaknesses especially those from ADD traits can easily overtake our lives and bring us down miserably in a real life. However, strengths can also reign if each of us recognised our strengths and listened to our own inner voice carefully.

There are always hopes to get us out of ruts in almost any situations. Attention deficit people often force themselves in an environment that does not nurture their strengths so weakness suddenly rules our lives again. Don’t let this happen to you.

What we only need is the ‘courage’ to move into ADD friendly surroundings so that our talents are better utilised. If we can stay in ADD friendly environment long enough then we will have a good life. Isn’t it what we all are after? No sound humanbeings volunteers themselves for sufferrings and unhappiness rather those things just happen because we do not understand ourselves enough.
アルバイト募集 横浜
レーシック 神奈川

School’s coming up the 25th and I’m almost ready. I got some of my books at the campus bookstore and it wasn’t that pleasant. They only had about a quarter of my books in yet so I went ahead and bought what they had. It turned out to be about $350 but I have about $400 worth on back order. Eep! The woman behind the counter was rather rude as well. One of the books the younger lady had given me didn’t have a rubber band on, and apparently that’s important for some reason?  So, I had to go back to get another while the woman waited and apparently repeated things like Where is she? What is she doing? I’m not an idiot, I just walked to the back of the store to get my book, as she told me to! I couldn’t recognize her accent.

Getting past that experience (I’m ordering over the computer from now on. lol) I’m slowly accumulating all my fun little gadgets. I’ve had my cell phone for awhile, which I never use because I’m antisocial or something. lol I’ve gotten a new Ipod classic earlier this summer to replace  the one that died last winter. Then, Tuesday I got my great new Palm TX for scheduling and assignments. Plus I need some entertainment for that awful 5 hour gap between classes when I don’t want to waste gas coming home for such a short time. My case should be coming soon so I may post a picture then.

I’m going up to Michigan this weekend to stay in our RV. I haven’t been to our new campground yet, even though we’ve been there almost a year now. My family usually goes every few weeks, but I’ve been staying home. Might as well start getting ready now since we’ll be leaving in a few hours. I’m bringing Lotus Wood to work on.

This is the first time I’ve had much to say on a post. Usually I’m very concise, but maybe I’m just adapting to blogging. Don’t get too used to it.

So I just spent a joyous few hours trying to figure out how to format my 2GB SD card for my Palm TX and have it work both on my laptop and on the Palm. The Palm will happily format the card itself, and it’ll work just fine inside the Palm, but alas, nowhere else. So then I tried formatting the card on my laptop, both with Ubuntu and with Mac OS X, and then the Palm just wants to format it when I stick it in.

So I dove in deep into the various geeky tools to see what I could do. I tried to repartition the card using cfdisk /dev/sdb1 but this lovely Palm format creates something that cfdisk doesn’t recognize:

FATAL ERROR: Bad primary partition 0: Partition ends in the final partial cylinder

Using fdisk allowed me to see that the partition and the filesystem were marked as FAT16, so I could mount it if I told mount which filesystem it should see, like this: mount -t vfat /dev/sdb1 /mnt/tmp. So I can mount it ok, but not everything is happy:

[93139.773051] attempt to access beyond end of device
[93139.773067] sdb: rw=0, want=2797588, limit=2011136

Hmm, something is amiss. My guess is that this SD card is slightly bigger than 2GB in actual capacity, and FAT16 has a hard 2GB limit. The Palm is joyfully formatting the whole thing as FAT16, even though it should stop at 2GB. Anyway, back to making things work. I read lots of forums, tried some new tools like mkdosfs -F 16 /dev/sdb1 and dosfsck /dev/sdb1, but still it wasn’t working. I had read somewhere that Palms didn’t support FAT32, which is the FAT for disks bigger than 2GB, so I didn’t try that… until now.

So I created a new partition using the lovely cfdisk and set the partition type to 0B W95 FAT32, then I used mkdosfs /dev/sdb1 to create a FAT32 filesystem (mkdosfs tries to use the most appropriate version of FAT). And…. voila! It works on my Palm TX, it works on Ubuntu, it works on Mac OS X. And I am happy…

50 programas probados en una Palm TX, ojala les sirvan.

http://lix.in/-275d78

Click donde dice “continue to rapidshare” click en free user… esperen unos 20 o 30 segundos y luego click en download.

Praise God from whom all blessings flow for the heavenly goodness in your every bite. Who can warm my heart like you do? Macaroni and cheese, food above all foods. I say your name as if I’m reading a book to a group of Kindergarteners and I’ve just gotten to the most exciting part. Big smile, raised eyebrows, sparkle in my eyes.

But why you? Why now? Why the insane (but flattering) obsession?

It seems that my arch nemesis Evil Change is making yet another appearance in the comic book of my life. You remember Evil Change. He wears that crazy super-villain costume with the sequence tornado (No Capes!). He’s the party pooper usually lingering around graduations, weddings, going away festivities.

He enjoys small-scale attacks on children and the elderly, but is most commonly found besieging adultish Type A personalities. He can easily recognize them with his super-human radar that hones in on people who have more Excel spreadsheets than iTunes songs. People who are more likely to show off their PALM tx’s (which I’m sooo getting when I return to The Land of Plenty) than their own children.

Well, he must have pinpointed an inordinate number of lists, labels, and color-coded calendar items coming from my residence because he has flown in and caused quite a stir.

He has single-handedly transformed Fun!Cool! Amber into Crazy Amber. Fun!Cool! Amber is ok with change. She is superb at packing and organizing. She loves to check-off items on her To Do list, and she creates the perfect “Nine Hours on a Plane” playlist for her listening pleasure. She accepts change. She sometimes even delights in it—like adding corn to her salad or rearranging the furniture.

Meet Crazy Amber. She is not ok with change. When Evil Change crashes into her world, she transforms into a schizo compilation of all seven dwarfs. You never know when sublimely-Happy will turn into get-out-of-my-life-Grumpy or when ignorant-Dopey will become all-knowing-Doc. She does not accept change. She abruptly shifts between denial-anger-elation-shock-depression-bliss-lather-rinse-repeat. It’s not a pretty cycle.

Instead of the traditional therapies one might seek—journaling, shopping, meditating—I, Crazy Amber, have chosen you. Macaroni and Cheese. You never let me down. You are my constant. Joy in a bowl, smothered in processed cheese.

Comfort foods can be so cliché. Aww, you’re sick = chicken noodle soup. That fool broke up with you?! = One gallon of Double Fudge Brownie ice cream. Got some bad news about Grandpa = a cup of coffee. First time spending the night away from Mommy and Daddy = Oreos and milk. The team lost the big game = lots and lots of pizza and beer.

Macaroni and cheese has always been the answer for me. You’ve always been there. Elementary school every Thursday with two little smokies (Yeah, just two! Rip. Off. (P.S. Thank you Samantha Watts for thinking they were too greasy and always giving me yours)). At least once a week my mother made a big pot of it for dinner–with cut up hotdogs because we are cultured like that. It was a necessary nutrient on my plate every Sunday at Luby’s All-You-Can-Eat Cafeteria. One time Xboyfriend had his grandma make it from scratch just for me. And a definite college survival food…God Bless Sam’s Club for carrying it in bulk.

Remembering my first few hours in Mali when I was FreakedOut Amber, I vividly recall warm sensations of home coming from a packet of Easy Mac. When my friend Jenny arrived here without a clue–as most missionaries do–I pulled out the Kraft. On my brother’s first night here, we both cried over a hot bowl of cheesy noodly deliciousness.

And now, as our cupboards are nearly bare after giving it all away, I see 2 boxes of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. I see comfort. I see hope for Crazy Amber. I will defeat Evil Change. One bowl at a time.

Cooperating School Districts has announced that registration is open for all St. Louis area educators (superintendents, assistant superintendents, principals, assistant principals, librarians, media specialists, tech coordinators, & teachers) to attend the 2008-2009 TLA. TLA assists educators in developing knowledge & skills necessary to use technology as a tool for more effective & efficient leadership in their schools! 

During 48 hours of professional development in the Technology Leadership Academy, you will:

•Focus on leadership skills in technology 
•Improve classroom use of technology 
•Develop a vision of how to utilize technology to improve student performance 
•Assess strengths & needs of your staff/students in the area of technology as well as develop a practical & useful technology plan 
•Expand your network of colleagues 

As a part of the academy, participants receive:
•Palm T|X handheld computer with Bluetooth & Wifi + wireless keyboard
•GoObserve software for the Palm (a classroom observation tool) 
•Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works by METC featured speaker Howard Pitler, et.al. 
•attendance at 1 day of the Midwest Education Technology Conference

Dates for the 2008-2009 school year are as follows:
•Oct. 1   •Nov. 5   •Dec. 3   •Jan. 7   •Jan. 27* (METC)   •Feb. 25 
Times: 8 am to 4 pm (breakfast & lunch included) | Cost: $1,200/person 

Training sessions take place in CSD’s tele on 1460 Craig Rd.- except for the METC* session- which is at the St. Charles Convention Center.  To register, go here.  P.O.’s and credit cards will be accepted.  Slots will fill up fast, and space is limited, so register now! If you have any questions, contact Martha Bogart at (314) 692-1258 or mbogart@csd.org.

O Software treoTwit foi atualizado e agora conta com novas opções de editar os comentários utilizando comandos simples como recortar/copiar/colar além de salvar a ultima mensagem enviada para o seu twit. Para quem não conhece, twitter é um site de microblog. Um microblog é uma possibilidade de publicar algo sobre o que você está fazendo de todos os lugares que possa ter acesso a internet (via computador/palm/pocket pc) ou via telefone celular. Para ter o seu próprio twit clique aqui. Caso queira me acompanhar, o meu twitter é o www.twitter.com/guilhermelima

O novo nome MOTwit significa MyOwnTwit, ou seja, meu próprio twit uma vez que o software foi feito para os dispositivos treo mas que pode ser utilizado em qualquer plataforma palm 5.0 ou superior.

Enjoy!
Download:  MOTwit

It was bound to happen…
One day I was using my Palm T|X, the next I was volunteering to train our Instructional Services group on some of the “in’s and out’s” of pushing the envelope with a PDA. Why?

Well, over the past 2 and 1/2 years my Palm has become that “itty-bitty” laptop replacement that has enabled me to:

• write my formation assignments with ease on it’s handy infrared keyboard wherever I am and finish them in OpenOffice or Word when I am back home
• use Wi-Fi to surf the web when it’s available (most of the time!)
• quickly search the NAB for keywords and access any part of the Bible
• carry AvantGo web pages and reading material off-line
• listen to music or downloaded “podcasts”
• keep a fully synchronized calendar
• move files back and forth between my laptop or home media server with the nifty Wi-File application on the Palm

Continued in Tim’s Technology…

Olá pessoal,
Tive um pequeno problema com meu T|X e é relacionado a tela que se encontrava descalibrada, ou seja, sempre que eu clicava em um botão ou desenhava na tela, o ponto de toque na tela estava sempre fora do local original, reconhecendo na verdade alguns pixels acima do ponto onde realmente era feito o toque. Fiz algumas pesquisas e descobri que esse é um problema que pode acontecer em qualquer dispositivo de toque e a “doença” tem até nome. MDS (Mad Digitizer Syndrome) ou Síndrome de Tela Descalibrada. Esse mal que assombra os palms faz com que toda vez que se clique na tela outro ponto de toque seja reconhecido em local totalmente diferente. No Youtube foi encontrado um vídeo também: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxLSqczL9sg

Caso você já tenha experenciado isso, sabe que é um problema simples, mas que atrapalha bastante. Para isso, segui algumas providências que estão logo a seguir, caso alguma delas os ajude, por favor, não deixe de comentar.

1 – Faça uma nova calibração:
~ Vá em Preferências > Tela de Toque > Sincronize clicando no centro dos alvos.

2 – Calibração com ajeitos:
~ Algumas vezes o palm se encontra com descalibração para baixo, para cima ou para os lados. Para resolver esse problema é necessário que você clique um pouco fora do centro do alvo de maneira a corrigir o ponto central do cliue, ou seja, tive que calibrar a minha para cima do ponto central da tela, fazendo com que o novo ponto marcado seja o centro do alvo.

3 – CUIDADO, faça pelo seu próprio Risco:
~ Geralmente, é possível de se encontrar grãos de areia, poeira ou mesmo lã dentro do palm, então é necessário abrir o palm e fazer uma limpeza interna retirando a tela e limpando entre a tela e a proteção de plástico que suporta o palm. Essa limpeza deve ser minuciosa e geralmente resulta em sucessos (sempre quando é feito com cuidado na hora de abrir e fechar o equipamento). Tente não encostar na placa mãe ou mexer nos pinos de funcionamento do palm pois o mesmo está em funcionamento e pode dar curto-circuito.

4- Instalação de software de calibração (apenas para telas 160×160 ou 320×320):
~ No seguinte link você pode instalar um software de calibração chamado DIGIFIX mas para isso você precisa formatar o seu palm e instalar esse programa como o primeiro programa do palm. Assim que estiver instalado tente usar o programa e calibrar sua tela.

~ Caso o primeiro software não ajude, tente utilizar esse para telas de 320×480 PowerDIGI

No meu caso, a segunda opção foi a melhor, apesar de já ter feito a primeira, a terceira e a segunda consecutivamente. O bom é que o problema foi solucionado e nenhum dano foi feito, afinal já tenho um pouco de experiência em abrir palms para conserto…

Enjoy e boa sorte!
Guilherme Lima

Technorati : guilherme Lima, guilhermelima.wordpress.com, mds, palm, powerdigi, tela descalibrada, tx, t|x, vida digital
Del.icio.us : guilherme Lima, guilhermelima.wordpress.com, mds, palm, powerdigi, tela descalibrada, tx, t|x, vida digital
Flickr : guilherme Lima, guilhermelima.wordpress.com, mds, palm, powerdigi, tela descalibrada, tx, t|x, vida digital

Olá pessoal, como todos sabem sou um palm addict, ou traduzindo ao pé-da-letra, sou um viciado em palm. Na plataforma, nos programas, nos sistemas, jogos, acessórios e tudo mais que posso. Nesse novo post estou comemorando a entrada ao website de maior divulgação sobre palms no Brasil. Na última sexta-feira fui convidado a ser o novo redator do website www.palmbr.com.br colocando as mesmas notícias sobre palm que faço no vida digital.

Para iniciar esse processo vou apresentar-lhes algumas ferramentas que tenho para alguns momentos de teste ou mesmo de stress. Esses super úteis softwares estão disponíveis pela internet e acredito que poderemos hospedá-los no fórum do palmbr. Para começar apresento-lhes os nove softwares que valem muito e que é sempre bom ter à tira-colo:

1- LCD Analyzer: Com ele é possível fazer testes de dead pixel, ou seja, descobrir se algum dos pixels que fazem a imagem na tela está queimado ou mostrando cores diferentes do restante da tela. Também é possível verificar cores, gradientes e entre outros.

2- Battery Graph: Gerenciador de bateria, ele pode lhe mostrar em gráfico todo o histórico da bateria (uma vez que ele fique monitorando) fazendo com que lhe mostre se você está realmente cuidando bem da sua bateria ou viciando-a.

3- FlushIt!: O FlushIT! é um software que libera a memória RAM do aparelho. Uma vez que o software está sendo carregado o sistema gera alguns arquivos temporários para agilizar o acesso ao arquivo (cache). Esse programa libera essa memória RAM dos programas que não o estão utilizando.

4- GetdeBlue: Aplicativo bluetooth que monitora e salva os seus arquivos recebidos por bluetooth no aparelho. Com ele você indica onde quer que os arquivos recebidos sejam salvos no seu aparelho ou cartão externo.

5- IRmonitor: O nome já diz tudo, um gerenciador de IR. Ele pode verificar se algum outro dispositivo Infravermelho está apontado para ele e se a comunicação do seu infravermelho funciona corretamente. Ele também mede por pulsos essa transmissão.

6- Netchaser: Um dos softwares que eu mais uso, ele é um software que procura por redes wireless abertas ou não próximas a você. Apresenta várias informações como, por exemplo: rede, mac address do access point, canal de transmissão, velocidade de transmissão e o SSID da rede. Ele salva as informações no cartão em formato .csv . Esses dados podem ser acessados futuramente. Também é possível encontrar redes wireless bluetooth por meio dele da mesma forma que os anteriores.

7- Snap: Software que também adoro, gratuito, que faz o screen dump da tela, ou seja, tira uma foto do programa que está rodando naquele momento na sua tela. Ele salva as imagens no seu cartão na pasta palm\programs\snap com a extensão .jpg.

8- Speedy: Software simples que faz comparação entre o processador do seu palm com os outros existentes, por ele é possível saber se você está com uma super máquina de mão ou apenas um Fiat 147 :) . O bom da comparação é saber se com o tempo o seu processador continua fazendo todas as funções a 416Mhz (Palm T|X) assim como quando foi comprado.

9- ToolOne: Último mas não menos importante esse software mostra o quanto já foi usado em porcentagem do seu cartão ou memória interna. Esse software simples serve principalmente para os Tungsten E e Tungsten E2 que não contam com um gerenciador de memória nativo.

Bem, é isso pessoal, caso tenham alguma dúvida, por favor me enviem e-mails ou mesmo adicionem comentários sobre algum programa que gostaria que fosse testado e criado um mini tutorial por aqui.

Enjoy!
Guilherme Lima
Administrador de Redes, viciado em palm, viciado em tecnologia!

Utilize das seguintes informações para configurar o IMAP do seu palm com seu leitor de e-mail Versamail. Caso encontre muidas dificuldades, por favor contacte o website da gmail para maiores informações. Se você seguir  os passos abaixo não tem erro. Boa sorte.

Enjoy it!’                                             

Esse brinquedo tem sido uma febre pelos EUA e Europa. Todo mundo quer ter um e nem se importam com o preço.

Para quem gosta de celular essa será uma boa pedida. 

Bom, a primeira coisa que chama a atenção no projeto é que ele não possui teclado ou dial-pad. Ao invés disso, um teclado ou dial-pad virtual é mostrado de acordo com a situação.
A maioria dos usuários de PDAs acaba usando pouco a stylus, preferindo usar os dedos. Retirar e depois guardar a stylus é realmente uma perda de tempo, de forma que ela acaba sendo usada apenas para tarefas que exigem mais precisão.

Percebendo isso, a Apple desenvolveu uma interface para o iPhone que é otimizada para ser usada diretamente com os dedos. Ele sequer possui uma stylus. Isso foi possível em grande parte devido à boa resolução da tela, com seus 320×480 (a mesma resolução usada no Palm TX) e o uso de fontes grandes.

Parte das funções são acionadas por gestos, um conceito antigo, mas que ainda não havia sido implementado em PDAs. Por exemplo, ao rolar uma página web, ou alternar entre títulos na lista de músicas, o scroll é feito de acordo com a velocidade em que você arrasta o dedo. Se arrastar muito rápido, você pode ir direto ao final da página.

No aplicativo de imagem, um gesto de pinça, abrindo o polegar e o indicador sobre a tela faz com que a imagem seja ampliada. Fazendo o movimento inverso ela é reduzida.
O iPhone possui também um sensor de movimento, que é bem aproveitado pelo software. O simples gesto de levar o telefone à orelha, faz com que a ligação seja atendida e girá-lo faz com que um vídeo, foto ou página web passe a ser mostrado em modo widescreen.

Outro recurso bastante divulgado é o acesso a mapas, utilizando o Google Maps. Aqui devo discordar da originalidade do recurso, pois o Google Maps pode ser usado em praticamente qualquer smartphone. Ele já possui até mesmo uma versão para Palms.

Como na vida nem tudo se cria, mas muito se copia… estão para chegar no mercado, concorrentes para o Iphone. A motorola, Lg e nokia já mostraram alguns ´possíveis projetos para competir com Iphone mas nenhum deles chega calsar ameaças  por serem bem feios.

Espero que lancem logo um concorrente a altura do iphone pois esse aparelho vale o que custa.
Bom, concluo esse post esperando que depois das festas de fim de ano as empresas consigam projetar e lançar um concorrente para o Iphone e assim poderei postar para vocês um novo pos, comparado ele com seus concorrentes, entao até mais.

Sure I was hungry when I hit McDonalds in Hancock, New York! The day began 5 hours earlier when I awoke at 4:47 in the morning. That was July 20th, the second and longest day of my 3-day Cycling Retreat. The song of the birds and the sound of the dripping water punctuated my consciousness as I stirred from a restless sleep so early that morning.

[Continued in Tim's Technology...]