Showing posts with label mobile. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mobile. Show all posts

2008-08-04

Driving with GPS navigation makes me stupid

For long distance journeys through unknown roads I use GPS navigation software running on old Pocket PC. Directions given by automate navigator are so precise that you can drive all way even without looking at road signs. And this is the worst part.
At the beginning I felt very confident. When navigation was turned on my natural navigation skills gone away. It felt like some kind of brain damage effect. Part of my thinking was turned off in exchange for blindly listening to navigator instructions. Imagine what is going on when map is not actual or has some glitches. "where is that road it is talking about?". The result is often big surprise and embarrassment.
Its scarry when machine can make you fool and put into potentially dangerous situation on the road. After that experiences I always check my route on map before journey, observe road signs, and listen to navigator as the last resort to ensure that I am right.
I feel much better that way.

2008-06-24

Day off and mobile internet

Disclaimer: That post should be published one day before, but it is today, due to unusual mobile posting problems.

I took one day off to enjoy summer in beautiful nature surroundings.
Being in possession of cell phone with some smartphone possibilities, I have decided to try out mobile internet.

Few days ago, I have turned on gprs service at my cell provider. Everyday I have been surrounded by computers, almost all connected online.

What for do i need internet on my cell? One reason are convenient online services kille weather or dining searching. The other explanation is that I am computer/internet addict.
I have tried some useful software on my nokia s40 phone.
Here is my list:
Opera mini - good for search and news browsing
Gmail mobile - explanation is not needed
Midpssh - nice ssh client - for use in critical situations
Some IM ,SIP VOIP client - still searching
The real pain is text input. It would be nice to use better method than T9

Enough. I am going for a walk