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Re: Is Blaze Mobile BS?

atmasphere — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:56:26 -0000

Michelle -

Thanks for reading and commenting.

I still find it hard to believe that it takes this long to get a pre-paid debit card issued and as a result I've got doubts about putting money into an account that may or may not be reliable.

JG

Re: Switching iphones

atmasphere — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:58:47 -0000

I sync over Exchange with my full work account ... it works great - no issues. I do also sync with .me OTA, not via iSync. The main issue there is that the data is essentially separate. You get duplicates you can't merge

Re: Switching iphones

atmasphere — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:56:48 -0000

I'm getting a day with moderate usage. If I spend an intensive hour on the commute I need to consider topping up before coming home (for another hour) at the end of the day. That's about normal for me ...

Re: A Mobile Challenge!

atmasphere — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:41:20 -0000

nothing yet ... need to re-stir the pot.

Re: Switching iphones

atmasphere — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:11:30 -0000

First of all - things happen, tech fails. It happens to all brands. I assumed there was fault with the battery which was confirmed by the store and they replaced my iphone no questions.

If I had needed to hard reset to start over which never happens with other devices ;) - I would have had to rebuild from scratch, something I've done countless times. That process usually takes hours or manual "labor" and sometimes a day or two until you are back again. Compare that to Apple's one-button restore.

My experience with Nokia (since I know that's implied) has not been the same on the repair side either ...

I have received a number of devices over the years (gratis) and most have been great, though there were a few bumps.

- My N91 just bricked out. It was sent into repair (no stores / repair options) and came back fixed, yet was still busted.

- I had a device (believe it was the N70) with one of the batteries Nokia recalled. I filled out the form to get a replacement, waited and nothing ever arrived.

- On my first visit to the Nokia Flagship in NYC, I was looking to update the firmware on my N73 as I did not have a PC and there was (and still is) no way to do this from a Mac. The store refused to help. They would not even permit me to do it myself just on one of their PCs. I suppose they are mitigating the risk a bit, but still ...

Re: Switching iphones

atmasphere — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:51:53 -0000

very strange indeed ... come on Apple.

Re: Switching iphones

atmasphere — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:47:16 -0000

so far I'm up 20% from the commute, though I forgot my headphones so no music playing ... will see how the day ends up.

It does not seem that the bugs have been fixed ... ;(

Re: Switching iphones

atmasphere — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:45:46 -0000

I don't sync contacts with Google ... way too wacky. I use Exchange and .Mac which of course brings up the ridiculous bit about isolated data stores allowing you to see multiple versions of the same contact.

Re: Symbian is open

atmasphere — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:26:13 -0000

The speed of change in Android is the thing to watch ... It's improved steadily and very quickly. Unlike Symbian ...

Re: Symbian is open

atmasphere — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:43:20 -0000

I'm not feeling it ... Seems like Symbian has a very uphill battle to retain share for Nokia (as their primary distribution platform). Android is very aggressively cranking away across a lot of devices and partners. We'll see what happens I guess ... but it seems like they are going to lose share - particularly in the higher end segments.

Re: Symbian is open

atmasphere — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:27:42 -0000

Exactly - Symbian needs to deliver substantial change to re-connect with the momentum that has been building against them. Years of being difficult to develop for and a complex UI for the consumer ...

Re: How AT&T USA Users Can Get a Prepaid Tmobile SIM Card For 3G Usage on Nokia N900

atmasphere — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:50:00 -0000

I think this is 50 bucks for the forseeable future .... There have been no announcements about a second N900 coming with support for additional NAM carriers. Still a good deal for such a data-centric device. iPhone plans are quite a bit more ...

Re: Exporting HD to AppleTV from Final Cut

atmasphere — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:26:03 -0000

not sure where you are watching, but in Quicktime you can play fullscreen if you have Pro or Quicktime X in Snow Leopard

Re: Exporting HD to AppleTV from Final Cut

atmasphere — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:01:35 -0000

I export as a full frame Quicktime first which is a HD 1080i file based on what was imported. If you import 720p content it will come out that way as well. This is really more like a save as ...

I then use Quicktime Pro to export as the appropriate file for AppleTV which is a way to compress it down a bit yet retain a very high level of quality. Sites like YouTube, Viddler, Vimeo and Facebook can all except this.

Re: TwitApps shutting down

atmasphere — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:03:19 -0000

losing twitapps will be a big loss ... it's made managing things so simple over email.

Re: It’s all about Performance

atmasphere — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:56:03 -0000

it is absolutely a skill ...

Re: [Insert another 'SpinVox bashing' post here]

atmasphere — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:28:22 -0000

I'm getting ready to stop reading / following with all the bullshit mudslinging you are doing lately. Are you a gossip rag or a news site?

Re: Define Normal

atmasphere — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:39:38 -0000

This reminds me of N95-1. It's the uber-phone, but we only gave it enough ram to run one app at a time.

Why provide the power and yet make it so you have to find workarounds for the device to be used practically - meaning daily.

Re: Define Normal

atmasphere — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:39:56 -0000

Sad indeed, though there are few if any devces that encourage such constant use.

wifi actually appears to consume less power than 3G
just checked ... my screen is set to about 50% brightness and auto-brightness is on. :(

Re: Define Normal

atmasphere — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:36:26 -0000

just checked ... my screen is set to about 50% brightness and auto-brightness is on. :(

Re: Define Normal

atmasphere — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:16:55 -0000

I ordered the Richard Solo 1800 with cable ... costs less and comes with more extras like the retractable cable, and wall and car charger options. I burned through two proporta power devices on my nokia phones last year (killed them both). Hoping this thing lasts longer. Apparently it at least offers some smart charging options - doing the phone first before topping itself off when everything is connected and plugged in.

Re: The Power of Push: Push Notifications vs. Multitasking

atmasphere — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:49:49 -0000

bliss indeed ...

Re: Tweet Reel for the iPhone: The TwitPic of Video?

atmasphere — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:47:06 -0000

why not use @mobypicture which can do both pictures and video and even covers off on geotagging as well. Easily auto posts to twitter.

Re: The Power of Push: Push Notifications vs. Multitasking

atmasphere — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:39:51 -0000

You can't push notice streaming media ... end of story. alerts are not always contextual either which is pretty lame.

Re: Why Nikon is dead to me and my next camera will be from Canon

atmasphere — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:51:36 -0000

I picked up the Canon G10 which is great ... for now. Still would love a DSLR but am going to wait it out through the fall. Let's see what happens