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Accessories / Soft-case For Clamshells
« on: February 10, 2006, 11:44:19 am »
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Here is the one I use:

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That's the one I use, too, in solid black.

I put my CF network cards in the pocket along with a small USB mouse and a JumpDrive SD to USB adapter.

I put SD cards, a small USB hub and a USB adapter in the elastic card slots.

I keep my AC adapter underneath the Zaurus.

Tight fit, but everything does fit, and it's compact and easy to carry.

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / Which Unit(s) Do You Own?
« on: December 13, 2005, 09:55:39 pm »
I voted.  I have a 3000, a 760 and a 5500.

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General Discussion / Htc Clamshell On T-mobile 1st Sept €500
« on: September 08, 2005, 06:40:57 pm »
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Why?  Do you want incoming calls while you're in the middle of something on your handheld computer?
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For the sake of the argument we'll pretend you're not trolling.
What happens when you're working on something on your Z and your phone rings?
You know what the difference would be with an integrated device? You don't fish your phone out of your pocket.
I'd like a keyboard to chat, not for the explicit purpose of being called when I work on something else, but I guess that makes too much sense.
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No need to pretend, I was honestly wondering why you prefer more integration.  I like my Z as a handheld computer.  It's always been my experience that the more purposes a device has, the less well suited it becomes for any of them.

I'm not a big fan of bluetooth, and owing to the fact that I use my Zaurus as a computer I usually have a wlan card in my CF slot and a storage card in my SD slot, so bluedevils' post never occured to me.  I might consider a VOIP solution like the Magpie handheld is rumored to provide, as long as I didn't need it for incoming calls.  My Z is usually is rarely literally in my hand, I'm either transporting it or working with it on a desk or table top.  When my phone rings, I don't usually stop what I'm doing while I answering it, and I'm not a big fan of having my keystrokes diverted from the application I was using, so my guess is that incoming calls would probably be frustrating for me.

As for chatting, I chat on my Z almost daily using neic, and I frequent several different forums using Netfront.

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General Discussion / How Do You Clean Your Zaurus?
« on: September 07, 2005, 10:50:50 am »
The only thing that ever touches the screen of my Z is a screen protector.  Nothing special, just cheap Belkin ones, they come in packs of 10 and aren't even made specifically for the Z.  Sometimes I'll end up with the wrong size and have to cut them down to fit.  When necessary, I can wipe them with a tissue, or a napkin, my t-shirt, whatever, because they're easily and cheaply replacable.

One of my coworkers has stuck with his 5500, using it for a couple of years without screen protectors.  His screen has been very noticably scratched and scored by the stylus.  You can see large rough areas of the screen where he's dragged scrollbars, pressed window widgets in the upper right corner, etc.

Makes me glad I've always used screen protectors.

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General Discussion / Xscale 'monahan' 1.25ghz Coming Soon
« on: September 07, 2005, 10:42:13 am »
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It's pretty fun to see all the companies rushing to provide the latest and fastest technology updates when what we really need is more usable devices.
Do they think things like the ipod is popular because it's got superior storage?
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Excellent point.  A lot of the college kids in my town have ipods not because they have any clue who or what Apple Computers is, but because they like music, can carry lots of it in their pocket, and are all able to use it without spending a lot of time learning how.  They can buy an add-on that broadcasts their music to their car radio while they're driving.

Functionality counts, but usability is everything.

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General Discussion / Htc Clamshell On T-mobile 1st Sept €500
« on: September 07, 2005, 10:36:16 am »
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Is it just me, or does anyone else lose all interest the moment they see that it runs Windows?
Point me to a running Linux phone with a keyboard and a VGA screen?
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No kidding. The reflexive dismissal of anything WinCE is pretty asinine, especially when it can do some things way better than our beloved Z's (e.g. mapping programs, mindmapping programs, etc.)
SNi
HP200lx -> Nokia 9290 -> SL-C700 -> SL-C3000
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The reflexive assumption that everyone has the same uses for their handhelds as you is pretty asinine.  That's why I posted a question, rather than trying to post my opinion as a statement on behalf of everyone.

My Z is most useful to me as a network tool, something it does much better, IMO, than any Windows-based handheld.

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General Discussion / Htc Clamshell On T-mobile 1st Sept €500
« on: September 07, 2005, 10:27:33 am »
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Is it just me, or does anyone else lose all interest the moment they see that it runs Windows?
Point me to a running Linux phone with a keyboard and a VGA screen?
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Why?  Do you want incoming calls while you're in the middle of something on your handheld computer?

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General Discussion / Htc Clamshell On T-mobile 1st Sept €500
« on: August 30, 2005, 01:09:44 pm »
Is it just me, or does anyone else lose all interest the moment they see that it runs Windows?

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Software / vi backspace key mapping
« on: August 25, 2005, 11:57:38 am »
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why not use "nano" or "pico" ?
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Because those of us that work on other *nix systems can be sure we'll find vi or vim on them.  Why switch from editor to editor on different machines?

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / Cacko Rom 1.23 For C1000 Progress
« on: August 17, 2005, 02:39:48 pm »
Good enough.  

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / Cacko Rom 1.23 For C1000 Progress
« on: August 17, 2005, 11:53:55 am »
Excellent!  You just made my day, Anton!

Think it'll work on a 3000, or will it still require tweaking?  

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General Discussion / Doom
« on: July 18, 2005, 11:33:47 am »
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hey this will play any doom.wad file right?
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Yes.  It has for me, so far.

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / It's Done-themes For C1000
« on: July 01, 2005, 03:19:12 pm »
Very nice!  Thanks!

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / Hd On 3100
« on: June 15, 2005, 01:36:40 pm »
I'm pretty sure the VGA out is via CF card, maybe 6 or 8 frames per second.  Not really usable for anything other than a slide presentation.

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / Sl-c3000 Vs. Sl-c1000 Vs. Sl-5500
« on: June 15, 2005, 12:50:53 pm »
The specs for these devices aren't a closely guarded secret.  The 700 has about half the memory of the 860.  Not a very good deal, IMO.

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