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20 February 2010

Inbox Liquidation, Part 54

My inbox is bursting at the seams, it seems.

Skype and Verizon Wireless?: One of the surprises to come out of the recent Mobile World Congress show is that Verizon Wireless and Skype have signed an agreement that allows a …

21 January 2010

Inbox Liquidation, Part 53

Time to clean out the inbox once again…

Truphone Bonanza: I have a fair number of items related to Truphone in my inbox. A while ago, they launched an Android calling app for WiFi, making it possible to use their …

31 December 2009

What A Long, Strange Trip 2009 Has Been

Filed under: apple, check point, phoneboy, social networking - 31 Dec 2009

The beginning of 2009 had a rocky start for me. My employment situation was up in the air thanks to my long-time employer Nokia selling off the Security Appliance Business I worked in to …

21 December 2009

Inbox Liquidation, Part 52

It must be time to clean out the old inbox once again, which this time also includes random observations and other things that aren’t necessarily in my inbox.

Google Chrome: I’ve started using Google Chrome on my Macs and Linux …

4 December 2009

iPhone–I Accept It For What It Is

Filed under: iphone, itunes, mobile phones, nokia - 04 Dec 2009

When I think about my iPhone and compare it to what I gave up on my Nokia phones, I realize that, in many ways, I had tried to make my Nokia phones behave in ways that they were not really …

24 November 2009

Inbox Liquidation, Part 51

As usual, a lot of crap gets backed up into my email. Here’s a few of the more interesting bits. I have a few more that I’ll post later.

Callpod Fueltank Uno: As my portable iPhone charger I bought

23 November 2009

Need Help on a Choosing a Smartphone Presentation

Filed under: mobile network operators, mobile phones, telecom - 23 Nov 2009

In a few months, I am planning to give a presentation to the West Sound Technology Association on choosing a Smartphone. The audience is not entirely technical, and I’ve only got an hour, so I want to avoid overly …

18 November 2009

Disconnecting Work From Your Mobile Phone

Filed under: iphone, mobile phones, nokia - 18 Nov 2009

Right now, I’m on vacation. Not because I necessarily want to be, but because I will lose the vacation time if I don’t.

When you work in a normal office setting, disconnecting from work is relatively easy. You don’t go into …

4 November 2009

Let it Ra1n, Let it Sn0w on my iPhone

Ok, I was suckered into something I said I wouldn’t do: I actually jaikbroke and unlocked my iPhone. George Hotz, a.k.a. geohot make it so easy with blackra1n. It …

26 October 2009

T-Mobile USA’s New Plans Show You What The Handset Subsidy Costs

Filed under: mobile network operators, mobile phones, telecom - 26 Oct 2009

T-Mobile USA’s new rate plans were announced today: Even More and Even More Plus. The Even More plans look like a rather traditional plan with a subsidized handset and 2-year contract with unlimited voice …

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