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November 10, 2008: Building Your Own Phone From the Outside-In
Comments: 4 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah , Nokia
As I was typing the post prior to this the thought came to me... why not create a service where users could create or build their own device. I mean consumers do it every day when purchasing computers, right? In...
October 2, 2008: Nokia Tube vs Apple iPhone - Do We Really Care?
Comments: 9 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
Rant #2 of the day.... Is Nokia really against Apple? I know its just something to make the title just pop out at you, but Nokia is in no way trying to throw raspberries at Apple. (Please say that you...
October 2, 2008: Blogging Has Gone Nuts
Comments: 5 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
There is a reason that I've been missing for awhile. Blogging has gone nuts. Is it me, or has it lost its meaning and importance? With the news of the Nokia 5800 Xpress Music I went to google just to...
September 20, 2008: Where Are The User Friendly Errors?
Comments: 1 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah , S60
One of many things that affects the user experience is not simply how well a device performs but how it gives feedback when it fails. In a perfect world all devices would work as designed 100 percent of the time....
March 26, 2008: Losing or lost touch?
Comments: 1 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
A few days ago while driving it occurred to me that many in technology may have lost touch with the common user. We are so concerned with what is next in technology we forget the needs and uses of the...
November 13, 2007: The Possibilites with the Right Device - A Maven Story
Comments: 2 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah , Nokia
I can honestly say that when I pull out any of my devices I always try to be a walking billboard. That's what mavens do, right? Living in the remote area where I am it's somewhat hard to convince or...
October 11, 2007: Some Projects That I'm Working On
Comments: 1 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah , Web/Tech
I've been a fan of Typepad Hacks for quite some time now. The tips and tricks that John Unger provides are amazing for Typepad users. I think my template has been hacked to death over the years to the point...
September 15, 2007: The Death of a Laptop
Comments: 20 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
Isn't it funny how things break or mess up exactly a few days after the warranty expire? I'm faced once again in the dilemma of not having a workspace. My laptop died. So in order to continue blogging I've rented...
July 5, 2007: Taking a Break
Comments: 6 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
Sometimes a person needs time to clear their minds... and their posts out of draft status!! Since this is a holiday weekend (even though the 4th was yesterday) and I have family in town, I'm going to invest in some...
March 20, 2007: There Is No N81!
Comments: 3 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah , Nokia , S60 3rd Edition , S60 Software
When I checked the website for the Nokia Sports Tracker application, I did in fact see there was an N81 listed there amongst the compatible devices. Didn't really think much of it until last night when JimH alerted me to...
March 12, 2007: Social Networking vs Professional Networking
Comments: 7 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
This weekend I've tried to rethink some habits on networking. I consider text messaging to be a form of networking. I have the habit of text messaging people that have their mobile numbers listed on their business cards. I guess...
February 15, 2007: The Evolution of the Power Button
Comments: 2 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
Remember back a few years, I think with the 3650, many users complained about the power button. Not quite something you would hear a complaint about but it was a complaint. Then there was that soft power pad button on...
February 5, 2007: My Apologies
Comments: 3 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
First off, I'd like to say that I've read through the questions and comments on the N95 Q & A and I am still trying to get to each and every one of them. Not that anyone should care, but...
December 31, 2006: Happy New Year!!!!!
Comments: 4 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
It's already 2007 in Finland, Hong Kong, Rio and several other parts of the world. It's almost 8:30PM here. I have only made one resolution so far and thats to finally get a passport. Other than that, there isn't really...
December 27, 2006: Educating Consumers About S60
Comments: 10 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah , Nokia , S60
I'm a little concerned about how our providers here in the states market certain phones. At this time I'm not going to include T-Mobile because currently they do not offer any S60 phone, although the N90 and N91 are supported....
December 5, 2006: Mobile Christmas List
Comments: 0 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
For the past week or so I've been lacking on posts. It's that time of year and I have 3 little ones with long lists!! I've been to the stores 3 days in a row and I'm pooped! But I've...
December 2, 2006: What Happened To The Prefix?
Comments: 8 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
One thing I'm proud of is my ability to keep an updated phonebook on all of my devices. I have a little system which might sound crazy but I'll post about that later. What I'm noticing is that somewhere in...
November 11, 2006: What Happened to the Nx4?
Comments: 11 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
Did you notice that the Nseries went from N71 - N75 without having an N74? Also the N91 - N95 and no N94? Lol, its 6:30 am on Saturday morning and I haven't had coffee... but it made me wonder,...
November 10, 2006: Nokia N95 - Globally Warrantied or Not?
Comments: 8 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah , Nokia
I really hate to bring this up again, but it does require an attentive ear. I recently received a question on a message board regarding overseas phones. "Hi.. I was wondering if you have any insight on this topic... what...
November 5, 2006: Brand Loyalty
Comments: 2 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
People often joke with me about my choice in brands. I learned at a very early age that "if it works for you then stick with it". I think that I've applied that relevance in a lot of things in...
November 2, 2006: Some Things I Miss About S60 2nd Edition
Comments: 1 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
After recently sending Charlie (6630) to a good home I started thinking about some of the things that kept me holding onto it for so long. Although we have advanced to the next level of S60 there are some things...
August 13, 2006: Some Major Blog Changes
Comments: 5 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
For the past 2 days I've been adding, removing, tweaking and hacking some elements on my site. Lol, I apologize if page loads were too long or content was missing. I'm sort of new to this, but it seems that...
July 13, 2006: I'm Safer Using My Phone
Comments: 2 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
I hate invasion. IM invasion to be exact. I know thats a weird way to start a post, but its something that bothers me. In the world of acronyms, smileys, and buzz's its getting to the point where being online...
July 6, 2006: "Changing phones as often as you change your socks?"
Comments: 1 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
This statement may apply to a majority of us users out there, especially Nokia users. I just happened to be browsing around Expansys' website to see what accessories are out for some of the newly available phones such as the...
June 21, 2006: 4 Things
Comments: 3 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
In response to my pal Xen's post about "4 things not known" I decided to share 4 things about myself. Things that you probably don't know about me: Four jobs I have had in my life: 1. Counter person at...
June 15, 2006: Self Tagging
Comments: 2 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
Being a fan of Xen and her unstoppable concept of self expression, I started thinking about the whole self-expression, personalization, tagging thing. We customize our devices to express ourselves. We accessorize out outer appearance in order to show off a...
May 21, 2006: An Emergency Connection
Comments: 1 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
I was reading Charlie's blog post on subversive devices and thought hard about what he was talking about. Usually when I do that my mind ends up going into a totally different direction, but I came up with something that...
May 16, 2006: What Ever Happened to Phone Etiquette?
Comments: 4 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
It seems that people now adays use their cell phones to hide behind in desperation of finding a mate. I'm starting to see a trend here as simple every day mistakes can lead to sms annoyance or random prank phone...
May 5, 2006: Tired, Pooped, Blah
Comments: 1 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
Have you ever gotten to that point where you are just pooped? All of this interesting news thats out and you're just too tired to write about it? Well thats how I've been for the past couple weeks. I guess...
March 29, 2006: Texting Craze - Are We Really That Desperate?
Comments: 2 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
Saturday night my husband recorded Carlos Mencia's "No Strings Attached" comedy special on Comedy Central. I watched it this morning and although I am not really into the habit of watching commercials I couldn't believe the abundance of SMS commercials...
February 23, 2006: What Are Your Service Providers (Not) Telling You?
Comments: 1 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
I'm not sure how things are going elsewhere, but here in the country it seems like providers are reciting the same lines in order to get your business. Case in point... many of my husbands co-workers who know me have...
February 23, 2006: Blogstipated!!
Comments: 3 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
Have you ever just been too damn stumped to blog anything? Brain just isn't functioning no matter how much coffee you've consumed? Well that has been me for the past couple weeks. Maybe its because I totally missed out on...
February 6, 2006: Blah!!
Comments: 1 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
Did you ever get that "I know I have stuff to do but I don't feel like doing it" feeling? Well thats about how I feel right about now. Yesterday we had a killer superbowl party and I am still...
January 21, 2006: What Phone Should I Get... Some Things To Know Before Dishing Out The Cash
Comments: 3 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
In the past month I've heard this question several times. Sometimes in forums and sometimes directed towards me. I honestly can't answer this question without making some things known. With all the new gadgets that are either out or coming,...
January 15, 2006: My Nostalgic Addiction to Space Invaders - Getting My Game On
Comments: 1 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
Yes I am a child of the 80's and I say that proudly!! Music, movies, games... not so much the fashion though, even though I thought Cyndi Lauper was the coolest dressed chic of that era. One of my favorite...
January 12, 2006: Yahoo Audible Translation PLEASE!!
Comments: 6 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
For the past 6 months I've been using Yahoo Messenger more than my other clients because there are so many important people there. Not to say that I don't have important contacts on all of my clients, but most of...
January 8, 2006: Remember When...
Comments: 0 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
A friend sent me this and it made me think about the time that this was actually what these things meant...
December 31, 2005: Counting Down To 2006
Comments: 0 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
Well that time of year is finally here!! Maybe it will be good or maybe it will be bad... who knows, but in the mobile world where things are steadily changing, I'm sure 2006 will prove to be a promising...
December 28, 2005: Nokia Warranty - It's Your Product!!
Comments: 20 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah , Nokia
I've rarely said anything negative about Nokia on my blog and there is a reason... because I like them. Overall I've never had any real reason to complain about their products or services, but this time I think I among...
December 23, 2005: Where Are The Mobile Phone Collectors?
Comments: 6 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
I've often wondered if there are any mobile phone collectors out there. People collect everything from bottlecaps to Barbies... sometimes you have to wonder why people collect the things that they do. Out of curiosity I decided to Google "nokia...
December 12, 2005: How Much Is A Linkback Worth?
Comments: 4 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
As a blogger or "online journalist" so to speak, we come across important information that we share to our readers. Now the proper protocol is to respectively give credit to the source of the information. Linkbacks or more affectionately called...
November 8, 2005: Maybe Too Much Chocolate Really Is a Bad Thing
Comments: 0 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
Today most of the students in the commons area mentioned reserving a copy of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory from the video store. I have been a fan of Willy Wonka for many years and to this day I cannot...
August 26, 2005: So Long Charlie
Comments: 1 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
For the past few weeks I've been contimplating getting a new phone. Just when I had finally decided on the 6682 Nokia went and put it in "coming soon" status... and at this point, who really knows what that means....
June 18, 2005: Saturday Afternoon Drama
Comments: 0 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
I woke up on time this morning... rudely awaken by my kids... Dammit is there no peace!!! Anyway, I spent about an hour looking for my bluetooth adapter that mysteriously disappeared from my desk. I'm finally realizing that if I...
June 15, 2005: Too Damn Hot!
Comments: 1 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
No, I'm not referring to a gadget or mobile phone. I'm talking about the weather. For the past couple of days its been too hot for my brain to function... yeah I know it makes no sense. Thats the one...
April 12, 2005: So How Was Your Day?
Comments: 0 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
I'm so bummed right now. Today wasn't the best day for me. I'm swamped with emails going back a month, and I keep getting sidetracked. I have several apps to review and the Nokia 7280 review will be posted within...
April 7, 2005: Camera Phone Users = Paparazzi?
Comments: 1 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
The other night I was watching a show on E!. Can't really remember what the show was called but it had to deal with celebs and the paparazzi. Worst Celebrity moments or something like that. Anywho, they interviewed the many...
March 24, 2005: Break Has Finally Arrived!!
Comments: 0 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
Today begins Easter break for me, so I'm out of school for a whole week!!! Rest is definately not on the agenda however. I have about 2 essay papers to write so I am going to try and get those...
March 19, 2005: Birthday Wish List
Comments: 4 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
I was doing some homework and catching up on some things. I checked the calendar and realized that my birthday is right around the corner. OMG I'm getting closer to xx!!! Hey, as long as I don't look or feel...
March 13, 2005: Random Thoughts Sunday
Comments: 0 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
Ok, I think I'm going to appoint Sunday as my day for random thoughts. I am currently suffering from lack of sleep due to the fact that I was up until early this morning writing an essay on the Juvenile...
March 4, 2005: A "New Yorkers" Minute
Comments: 4 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
I'm finding that being down here in the south everyone moves at the speed of turtle!!! I dunno what it is, maybe its just me, but corn grows faster than the movement of most people. Case in point: I call...
March 3, 2005: Law and Order - Trial By Jury
Comments: 2 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
Well, tonight was the preview of the New Law and Order - Trial By Jury. I must say that Dick Wolf has done it again, although has anyone else noticed that some of the main characters in all the Law...
February 24, 2005: Morning Notes
Comments: 2 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
Since, I've been home playing hookie all week (I don't recommend this), I thought I would have time to get some things together to post. Like the 6630 review, Jabra 250v BT Headset Review and Plantronics m2500 BT headset review....
January 27, 2005: Nokia 6630 --- Waiting its Arrival
Comments: 2 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
Well, I decided to overlook getting the Nokia 7610 and opted for the more feature rich 6630. I haven't decided if I'm going to do a review or not, but I'm sure I'll put something up.
January 4, 2005: Day 4, of 2005
Comments: 0 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
First, let me extend a late Happy New Year to everyone. Yeah I know I'm late... but I rode the flu wave into the New Year. Most of my time was spent on the couch watching TV and complaining about...
December 18, 2004: What is the Purpose of a Wishlist?
Comments: 0 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
I've seen alot of blog sites, be it moblogs or weblogs, where people have this link to their wishlist. Ok, well thats all well and good but whats the purpose? Is anyone going to get this stuff? Is it just...
October 20, 2004: Hi my name is Darla, and I am a Series 60 addict… Hi Darla!!!
Comments: 0 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
About 4 years ago we just knew phones by the manufacturer name, Nokia, Motorola, Siemens, SE… you get the hint. Now we are recognized by our series, symbian and os!! I am a series 60, symbian OS addict!! Lol sad...
September 30, 2004: Here I am, once again
Comments: 0 | Categories: Blah Blah Blah
Well, here I am back with Typepad. I think I should have just stuck with them in the first place, but anywho. In the next few weeks I'll be moving all of my posts from my previous weblog to here...
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