People like to complain about Microsoft, but I’ll take Remote Desktop over VNC any day.
March 4, 2009 • 8:12 pm 0
VNC Makes Me Crazy
June 15, 2008 • 12:37 pm 0
International Cell Phones
Seems a bit dated, but good for some basic information.
I certainly learned a few things by reading it.
Filed under: Further Reading, Mobility , cell, cellular, international, mobile, mobile phones, phones
April 1, 2008 • 5:39 am 0
Strange Paragraph 2.0
This has to be one of the oddest paragraphs I’ve seen:
“The only way to survive the barrage of reporters and questions from the sex-worker organizations was to buy an iPhone,” she says. “South by Southwest was so horrible for iPhone peer pressure — I was hardly the only person to leave with one.”
via Wired
January 4, 2008 • 4:24 pm 0
unconventional cameraphone usage
Interesting Uses of Camera Mobile Phones
Although I have to ask, what on earth would be considered “digital shoplifting?” Is it when someone takes pictures of book or magazine content?
Filed under: Mobility, Tips n' Tricks
December 7, 2007 • 8:30 am 0
Mobile device usability
Blue Flavor: Mobile Device UI Design
I came across this while researching different mobile user interfaces, and I think it’s a good analysis of what drives user interface design in the mobile industry.
I love this part:
…as much as we’d like to forget, the U.S. is not the center of the mobile world. The devices we see here are usually designed for consumers in the UK or the Netherlands. (Asian phones rarely make their way to the States, with a few exceptions like the upcoming MVNO Helio)
Outside the U.S., people use mobile technology far differently than we do, often using SMS and mobile web features more than they do voice. Device UIs are designed for flexibility, to allow subscribers to use little apps and tools that we may find a little gadgety.
Filed under: Design, Mobility, Usability and HCI
November 6, 2007 • 2:02 pm 0
Slashdot | How PDAs Are Saving Lives In Africa
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This sounds familiar.
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The Cellular Economy: West Virginia Edition
Rural Areas: 44% Fewer West Virginia Payphones Since 1998 – Consumerist
My home state. It may come as some surprise, but not everyone in America can afford a land line, let alone a cell phone. Throw in poor to nonexistent cellular coverage, and you put a big dent on the modernization of the local economy. It saddens me to see West Virginia getting left behind so badly.
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Over 2 Billion Mobile Phone Users Worldwide
http://communities-dominate.blogs.com/brands/2007/01/putting_27_bill.html
And according to the article, the United States and Canada are last in the industrial world in terms of phone penetration. And U.S. carriers would have us think that everything is just peachy.
Filed under: Mobility
