Comments on: The Swiss Army Knife http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/02/21/the-swiss-army-knife/ It's always football season somewhere. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:58:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Dave http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/02/21/the-swiss-army-knife/#comment-70730 Dave Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:05:58 +0000 http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/02/21/the-swiss-army-knife/#comment-70730 MCG: I made a conscious decision to avoid AT&T after that whole government wiretapping thing. I'm seriously hoping those bastards don't get their grubby little paws on the 700 MHz spectrum. MCG: I made a conscious decision to avoid AT&T after that whole government wiretapping thing. I’m seriously hoping those bastards don’t get their grubby little paws on the 700 MHz spectrum.

]]> By: Dave http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/02/21/the-swiss-army-knife/#comment-70729 Dave Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:57:46 +0000 http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/02/21/the-swiss-army-knife/#comment-70729 Oh, the Treo has always been holstered. The trick is to wear oversized football jerseys so that I don't look like Batman. ;) Oh, the Treo has always been holstered. The trick is to wear oversized football jerseys so that I don’t look like Batman. ;)

]]> By: MCG http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/02/21/the-swiss-army-knife/#comment-70728 MCG Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:57:34 +0000 http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/02/21/the-swiss-army-knife/#comment-70728 If it's ATT, the do a great job at fixing you right up. You turn your phone & they overnight you a new one. You have 10 days to ship yous back. If it’s ATT, the do a great job at fixing you right up. You turn your phone & they overnight you a new one. You have 10 days to ship yous back.

]]> By: a different Dave http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/02/21/the-swiss-army-knife/#comment-70689 a different Dave Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:16:02 +0000 http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/02/21/the-swiss-army-knife/#comment-70689 Pockets? Pockets? How un-nerdly! Real geeks have holsters: http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/bags/9190/ Pockets? Pockets? How un-nerdly! Real geeks have holsters:

http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/bags/9190/

]]> By: Dave http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/02/21/the-swiss-army-knife/#comment-70679 Dave Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:13:38 +0000 http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/02/21/the-swiss-army-knife/#comment-70679 B.: I'm pretty sure that's the line judge. ;) Dave: Yeah, I do use a fair number of apps that are a little crashy. The emulators alone are probably OS stability nightmares, and I'm sure Pocket Tunes has its memory holes that screw things up in the OS. That's the price you pay, though, when you want one gadget to do everything. And on the plus side, I have my pockets free for other stuff besides an MP3 player. B.: I’m pretty sure that’s the line judge. ;)

Dave: Yeah, I do use a fair number of apps that are a little crashy. The emulators alone are probably OS stability nightmares, and I’m sure Pocket Tunes has its memory holes that screw things up in the OS. That’s the price you pay, though, when you want one gadget to do everything. And on the plus side, I have my pockets free for other stuff besides an MP3 player.

]]> By: B. Minich http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/02/21/the-swiss-army-knife/#comment-70664 B. Minich Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:41:45 +0000 http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/02/21/the-swiss-army-knife/#comment-70664 Wow, this must be authentic: they have a streaker in this game. (Bottom game picture.) Wow, this must be authentic: they have a streaker in this game. (Bottom game picture.)

]]> By: a different Dave http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/02/21/the-swiss-army-knife/#comment-70658 a different Dave Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:01:33 +0000 http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/02/21/the-swiss-army-knife/#comment-70658 I'm a long time Palm OS user, I'm still holding out faint hope for the survival of the Palm OS platform in some form or other. I'm currently using a Palm Treo 700p with Sprint, going on two years this April. I've had no complaints, I can't remember the last time I had to do either a hard or soft reset. Mind you, I don't use a lot of dodgy applications and I don't play any old games with pirated ROMs; you definitely run the risk of fouling things up on Palm OS when you have lots of third party applications. I mostly use my Treo for phone, internet web surfing, email, the basic Palm PDA applications (contacts, calender, memos, etc), a few old third party applications that I've been using since forever, and of course Slingbox. My previous Palm smartphones (Samsung i500, and before that the venerable Kyocera 6035) were all pretty rock solid, too. The key I think is to avoid applications that crash the Palm OS. Alas the Palm OS is ancient and in bad need of an upgrade path to something better. But it works well if you respect its limitations. I also have a Palm Lifedrive as a backup which I mostly keep around for its larger storage capacity and WiFi. And I rely on an iPod for mp3s. I like the Treo's ability to do everything, but somehow I always end up with a bunch of extra gadgets anyway. I guess I just like gadgets. I’m a long time Palm OS user, I’m still holding out faint hope for the survival of the Palm OS platform in some form or other.

I’m currently using a Palm Treo 700p with Sprint, going on two years this April. I’ve had no complaints, I can’t remember the last time I had to do either a hard or soft reset. Mind you, I don’t use a lot of dodgy applications and I don’t play any old games with pirated ROMs; you definitely run the risk of fouling things up on Palm OS when you have lots of third party applications.

I mostly use my Treo for phone, internet web surfing, email, the basic Palm PDA applications (contacts, calender, memos, etc), a few old third party applications that I’ve been using since forever, and of course Slingbox. My previous Palm smartphones (Samsung i500, and before that the venerable Kyocera 6035) were all pretty rock solid, too. The key I think is to avoid applications that crash the Palm OS. Alas the Palm OS is ancient and in bad need of an upgrade path to something better. But it works well if you respect its limitations.

I also have a Palm Lifedrive as a backup which I mostly keep around for its larger storage capacity and WiFi. And I rely on an iPod for mp3s. I like the Treo’s ability to do everything, but somehow I always end up with a bunch of extra gadgets anyway. I guess I just like gadgets.

]]> By: Simon http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/02/21/the-swiss-army-knife/#comment-70636 Simon Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:13:51 +0000 http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/02/21/the-swiss-army-knife/#comment-70636 Looks just like Rugby 07 , Damn EA! Looks just like Rugby 07 , Damn EA!

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