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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!
Filed Under technology, television, weather | Leave a Comment
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
Jun
13
Toyota committed to E85 & cellulosic ethanol
Filed Under E85, E85 / Alt Fuels, E85 prices, alternative fuels, hybrid, plug-in, technology | Leave a Comment
Toyota offers an E85 Tundra pickup
A story about Toyota’s new plug-in hybrid also shows that E85 will remain a viable alternative to gasoline as Americans look for ways to cope with the reality that cheap and easy oil has been relegated to the history books.
While Toyota gears up to produce millions of hybrids, the Japanese automaker is also pushing cellulosic ethanol and is offering E85 compatible vehicles in North America as part of its business strategy and effort to produce lower carbon emissions vehicles.
Toyota plans to build 1 million hybrids per year to meet consumer demand for the fuel saving vehicles and to position itself to survive in a tough automotive marketplace that has been reeling because of the daily increases in gasoline prices. Part of Toyota’s plan is a committment to build engines that will operative on alternative fuels — such as the E85-compatible flexible-fuel Tundra and Sequoia models that are sold in North America.
Writes Wired’s Chuck Squatriglia in Plug-in Hybrid Leads Toyota’s Drive Beyond Oil:
The company’s ambitious “low-carbon” agenda includes cranking out 1 million hybrids a year and eventually offering hybrid versions of every model it sells. In the short-term, Toyota says it will produce more fuel efficient gasoline and diesel engines and push alternative fuels like cellulosic ethanol and biodiesel. It’s also pumping big money into lithium-ion batteries. With fuel prices going through the roof and auto sales going through the floor because of it, Toyota president Katsuaki Watanabe says the auto industry has no choice but to move beyond petroleum.
“Without focusing on measures to address global warming and energy issues, there can be no future for our auto business,” he told reporters in Tokyo, adding, “Our view is that oil production will peak in the near future. We need to develop power train(s) for alternative energy sources.”
Watanabe’s reference to peak oil echoes that of GM CEO Rick Wagoner, who in explaining the company’s decision to shut down four truck factories said rising fuel prices and mounting demand for efficient cars are “structural, not cyclical.” In other words, the two biggest automakers in the world realize petroleum’s days are numbered.
More: Toyota to launch E85 versions for Tundra pickup and Sequoia SUV models
Apr
5
2528 Spam Messages and Counting
Filed Under law, spam, technology | Leave a Comment
I don’t know where I’d be without spam filters.
My spam filter box has 2528 spam messages sitting in it right now. Akismet has captured 1606 spam blog comments here. Bad Behavior has blocked 1687 splog access attempts in the last 7 days on this blog.
Could All That SPAM Be Worth Millions?
The Indiana Code has a provision that allows Hoosiers to sue spammers — with presumed damages of $500 per prohibited Deceptive Commercial Electronic Mail. See I.C. 24-5-22 and I.C. 24-5-22-10(d)(2). I’m an Indiana resident, so therefore the law applies to anyone sending Deceptive Commercial email as defined by the statute to my inbox. Jurisdiction is provided in the statute — anyone sending prohibited email submits to the jurisdiction of Indiana.
At this rate, if all of those messages in my spam filter were prohibited and I prevailed in an action, they’d be worth more than $1 million at the presumed damages!
I wonder if anyone has ever sued a spammer and been able to collect their presumed damages as provided for under the Indiana code?
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