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Dec
29
Old School Palm OS Works Well and Cheaply
Filed Under technology | 2 Comments
The Palm operating system is old-school, but it’s nice to have in my Centro.
Palm’s OS is what I used many years ago when I still had a pager and a company cell phone didn’t have all of the bells and whistles of today’s modern phones. The phone didn’t have text back in the ancient analog days, hence the text capable pager way back when.
Palm’s OS is comfortable and easy to use. It’s also perfect for those who love tech toys, but don’t have a huge budget for software or who are too cheap to shell out money for a data plan that costs more than at-home high speed internet.
With the right software, one can sync email without the need for an expensive data plan. I’m using Agendus email with a HotSync conduit — I got my copy using Trial Pay and signing up for a survey service — cost $0.00 plus filling out a survey. Agendus doesn’t sync with Windows Mail, so I’m using a free version of Eudora. I can keep an eye on my email while out and about without spending a ton of money to do so. All I have to do is HotSync a couple of times during the day.
I upgraded my phone company bundled Docs to Go (free upgrade) so I could get the desktop conduit. Now I can write blog posts at lunch on the phone while on the road and later sync them with the desktop for later editing using OpenOffice (free also).
Throw in Mobipocket’s RSS and ebook reader and it’s easy to keep up with newspapers and blogs — all for free.
It’s the perfect smart phone for people who love free things.
Jun
28
Watching the other station could leave you dead!
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Hyper Doppler Radar on MegaStorm Center 17 has you covered — unlike the other guys at that other station who want you to die in a tornado!
If you’re not watching our channel, you could be struck by 10,000 volts of lightning at any second! We don’t want that to happen, unlike that other television station. Those evil doers!
If you’re not watching Hyper Doppler on MegaStorm Center 17, you’re letting the bad guys win.
I love all of these Doppler radar commercials for various television stations use the fear factor to make sure people are watching their television channels during severe weather.
Video: Doppler Dead Zone — Terre Haute
Video: Super duper Doppler radar will keep you alive — unlike that other channel!
Video: If you don’t care about dying, watch that other Fort Wayne station’s weather
Video: Any second now you could be struck dead by severe weather in Fort Wayne
Video: The only station that has a Doppler radar — except for those other stations that have Doppler radar, except ours is better
Video: Watching the wrong Doppler radar could mean instant death!
Video: Lucky for us, we’re in Chicago’s “no-hype” weather market
