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Epoc Digest Fri, 09 Apr 2004 Volume 01 : Number 496
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In today's Epoc Digest 22 messages:
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- Psion gold card v. Series 7
- SOS - Disk C, FAT Indirection Table damaged!
- Re: Epoc Digest V1 # 494 - AOL Mail on Psion/Symbian ( 4 Jakfish)
- Signatures | Psiwin | Neoprere case | Bluetooth
- TomTom maps # 495
- The Evolution of the EPOCdigest # 495
- Maria Jette, Add/Remove Icon
- Backing Owen.
- Re: AOL IMAP Here We Are
- Re: Kits and Jornada 720/5mx Musings
- Re: Rogue Email Accounts,
- Re: Epoc Digest V1 # 495 Chris Holly Netbook case
- Re: Epoc Digest V1 # 495 Owen
- Re: Sig debate
- Re: Chris/neoprene case
- Settings for Emulator; CF Card Formatting;Osaris
- Bad example
- Broken link in www.mdegn.dk
- The Evolution of the EPOCdigest,
- Re: Neoprene case for netBook?
- Re: Epoc Digest V1 # 494 : Re: Bluetooth Adapter ( 4 Antony ),Re: Orange SPV & Psion compatibility (4 Richard ), Re:InvairFilewalker ( 4 Peter ) , Re:
- Re: GPRS cards in NetBook
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Date: 8 Apr 2004 00:15:13 +0000
From: Bruce A.Knox
Subject: Psion gold card v. Series 7
I've just received a Psion Gold Card ("WAN Global PC Card") already mounted in - integrated with in fact - a PC card adaptor. I suppose this is the same as the Psion Dacom Gold Card? Alas, my Series 7 cannot see it. Does anyone know of any compatibility problems between this card and the S7? Or anything else which could explain it? The S7 reads my 256MB SanDisk Ultra II perfectly well. Perhaps the gold card is faulty? in which case I'll have to send it back to the Sita shop (a very obliging outfit I've found so far).
Psincerely -------- Bruce Knox, Melbourne.
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Date: 8 Apr 2004 06:37:28 +0000
From: Bruce A.Knox
Subject: SOS - Disk C, FAT Indirection Table damaged!
A problem I've never seen or heard of! After some strange happenings on my Series 7 I made a hard reset, restored contents of disk C, and continued to get strange happenings (e.g., some programs and even Control Panel items saying "Not supported"). I ran CheckDisk. On its second item it gave the message: The Fat Indirection Table entry 2 (Hex 85) is corrupt": a major problem which it cannot repair. It recommended reformatting. This I tried. Neither the S7 format nor EDU Smart Format would work. I have hard reset several times, the last time leaving all power off the machine for an hour and more.
I've run out of ideas (not that I've got a lot). Can anyone help?
Thanks in advance.
Bruce Knox in Melbourne
PS. Considering my posting sent earlier today, this makes a bizarre coincidence.
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Date: 8 Apr 2004 07:19:09 +0000
From: Arent Kits van Heijningen
Subject: Re: Epoc Digest V1 # 494 - AOL Mail on Psion/Symbian ( 4 Jakfish)
to : All
AOL Mail on handhelds
Recently came across a post on UseNet ( news.admin.network.abuse.email ) with the adresses of the AOL mail servers : IMAP ( incoming )
imap.aol.com
SMTP-AUTH ( outgoing )
smtp.aol.com
Username : your screenname e.g jakfish
Password : your AOL password
Wich Psion/Symbian devices are supported ?
SymbOS 16 All ( s3mx*) Receive No , Send No
SymbOS 32 R 5 and below Receive No , Send Yes (requires smtp-auth)
SymbOS 32 R 6 and above Receive Yes, Send Yes on selected models
MS-CE 4.1 (NetBook Pro) Receive Yes, Send Yes , using third-party applications
links
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&th=8eb759105cc53432&seekm=GcednQRXwPOe2OndRVn-jg%40comcast.com&rnum=0 and
http://members.aol.com/adamkb/aol/mailfaq/imap/
k
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Date: 8 Apr 2004 10:58:40 +0000
From: Antony
Subject: Signatures | Psiwin | Neoprere case | Bluetooth
To: Michael Kennedy
> ... With regards to the signatures debate, can I be so bold as to suggest that
we put it to the vote of the masses and close this conversation ONCE AND
FOR ALL?? ... <
I think that is an excellent idea.
To: mnield
>PsiWin is the worst program I have to use and imho partly responsible for Psion's failure to catch on.<
The problem with PsiWin is that it was written for win95 and only updated for compatibility with other versions of Windows and Office. It has not been developed fully or in my opinion, tested and therefore out dated. It isn't even USB compatible. I find it impracticle for data transfer because 115K2 is too slow for many file transfers and a complete backup is likely to take an age. I find that having a CF card reader plugged into my PC a much better facility than PsiWin although, having a Netbook, I usually FTP data via a LAN connection. Even document conversion can be achieved without PsiWin, but I try to keep most documents in a more generic format such as html or pdf.
In earlier digests I have posted tips to get PsiWin to work without the need for killing the processes and restarting them. They should be available in the archives by now.
To:Chris Holly
Neoprene case for netBook?
It's not Neoprene, it's leather, but still a good product.
http://www.clove.co.uk/products/products.asp?strAreaNo=404&intElement=604
To: Itamar Engelsman
Bluetooth Adapter
> ... AFAIK MochaPPP only works with COM1, COM2 or COM3 ...<
If there is a Bluetooth adapter for the PC that acts as a virtual com port (e.g. com3), you're in business.
To: Owen Morgan
The Evolution of the EPOCdigest
> ... In the last few months, a couple of relative newcomers to the community
have decided they don't like the way things are done on the digest and are
trying their best to change it. ... <
I presume you refer to me as one of these people. Firstly, I don't know how long I need to be a member before being taken off the newcomer list, but I have been a member on and off for about 5 years. I don't even know what difference it makes how long I have been a subscriber either. Also, I am not trying to change a thing. I am posting about EPOC topics and EPOC digest topics and occasionally reply to some Off topic discussions I find of interest. This is what most digest members seem to do and I see nothing wrong with this. The postings I have made include information, questions and in the case of the sigs topic, queries, personal opinions and suggestions. No demands, no insults and no desire to change the EPOC digest itself. I have not seen others try to change the digest either. At most, someone commented on your signature being longer than the message and I in the past complained about 'Thoughts for the day'. These were not requests for digest administrators to change policy. They were personal opinions about other peoples posts.
>It is up to the digest team to decide the rules of the digest and up to the members to like
it or leave.<
A fine principle that does not exclude members from posting whatever signature they choose I assume? Or if it did, the member could like it or leave if the signature was stripped by the team as a matter of policy? On the whole, the policy of digest administrators seems to be: Do nothing until it appears that a thread will degenerate into flaming and strip automatic message tags. What has changed? Nothing. If they strip your signature, that it their prerogative as they 'own' the digest. You say it is not a democracy and therefore a few individuals are wrong in thinking it is? This applies to you too. You have as much right as the administrators allow you to have and on the whole, they are quite generous with what they have granted you. They have shut down a thread that complained about 'thoughts for the day', which you yourself are involved in, but have not shut down peoples ability to post 'thoughts for the day' by automatically stripping them.
>... Now that the digest is in the process of changing in a manner which I don't
like ...<
I don't see the digest having changed at all. All I see is a few postings about your signature, which you clearly don't like.
> ... I am starting to doubt whether the EPOC digest is worth the money I spend on GSM charges to receive it ...<
If the digest is all you use your GSM connection for, I would say it is not worth it. Even though I find the digest useful, I would not subscribe to an ISP solely for access to the digest. In your position, I would probably visit a cyber cafe, once a month at best.
> ... For the first time ever, I didn't bother to recommend that he joins
the EPOC digest. Thanks to the fact that my sig with my URL appeared in that message ...<
You proved the point of my earlier post on the subject. The URL was all you needed. No GPS position, or 2 telephone numbers or even the town and country. As for not recommending the Digest, I do not understand this. If the person asked:-
"Is there useful information about EPOC devices?", the answer would be yes.
"Is there contact information of people that may be able to assist me with an EPOC device?", the answer would be yes.
"Can I ask any question about EPOC devices?", the answer would be yes.
"Is it a useful place to get EPOC links and answers from people with real experience?", the answer would be yes.
The only question I can think of that would get a no would be: -
"Are you happy with the digest Owen?"
So I don't see what argument there is not to recommend joining. If someone has an EPOC device and wants a forum to discuss topics about them, the Digest is an excellent recommendation. As for whether signatures, thoughts for the day, quotes, jokes, witty anecdotes or anything else unrelated get stripped off is no loss. If they are kept on and therefore posted on the digest, they are open for debate. I do not see what the problem with this is if they are debated or complained about.
If you leave the digest, remember that it was your choice and no one forced you into it. I am sure the digest will survive beyond the one year you suggested, whether you are a member or not, because people still have Psion devices, find it useful and the administrators are quite liberal.
Just to show how little the size of the signature matters, I am posting my Stereogram signature. I hope it doesn't cost you too much Owen ;-)
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Date: 8 Apr 2004 12:58:05 +0000
From: vlad a
Subject: TomTom maps # 495
> Epoc Digest wrote on 8.4.2004 4:56 Uhr:
> -- Arne
> Hoping this is sufficiently Psion-related to keep everyone happy :-(
Thanks Arne! I was hoping there is a less boring procedure ;-)
best,
vlad a
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Date: 8 Apr 2004 12:58:05 +0000
From: vlad a
Subject: The Evolution of the EPOCdigest # 495
> Owen wrote on 8.4.2004 4:56 Uhr :
> People always knew without being told to keep off topic discussions to a > minimum, and the few that ocurred were usually either computer related or > humerous or both. Through the years, the atmosphere has always been very > friendly, helpful and tolerant. For many years, I looked forwards to the > daily UPS5 and later EPOC digest with the same feeling as a child opening a > surprise parcel. These days I no longer have that feeling.
Owen,
I fully share your feelings and, whereas I can understand you may be
saddened by the unfriendly exchange, I insist you keep your sense of hmour - and your sigs.
I also agree that editing emails is *not* a good idea. Perhaps unmistakable personal attacks, long and repeated rants, etc. might warrant it, but it is not the case now. Unfortunately there is no button marked "ignore", but may
I remind you all that it is anyone's choice to pick up a glove or press
"page down" or "delete"? ;-)
Sometimes the Digest is merely a sign of life from the Psion-world,
sometimes it is very technical or it just answers questions which have been answered before or sometimes it just doesn't do anything special at all. But even when completely off-topic, this Digest has been a regular treat for me as well. Occasional conflicts have been solved without significant
collateral damage. Time has come, I believe, to go on and forget about this one as well.
I for one thank you all for your contributions, whatever they are.
best,
vlad a
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Date: 8 Apr 2004 14:40:46 +0000
From: Keith Giles
Subject: Maria Jette, Add/Remove Icon
Maria Jette in Minneapolis: I keep getting a non-delivery notice trying to answer your private e-mail. Please send me an e-mail (blank is OK) to my bikerider address rather than the operamail address and I'll respond.
Re: Add/Remove Icon: Martin Guthrie wrote,
> Doh! Wrong file names! They should in fact have been InstCtlr.Aif, > InstCtrl.Ctl, and InstCtrl. Apologies if I confused anyone.
I posted the same question on PDA Street. After a long thread, Martin answered with the above, and removing all InstCtrl files from my Mbook's C drive did the trick - All Control Panel icons are now in color.
Happy Cycling,
Keith
Sunnyvale, CA
http://ohsix827.home.comcast.net
Thought For The Day: Indecision is the key to flexibility.
All my outgoing e-mails have been checked by Norton Anti-virus.
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Date: 8 Apr 2004 19:15:34 +0000
From: Philip S. Adkins Potter
Subject: Backing Owen.
Hi Folks,
I think Owen is right.
This Digest is run by volunteers who deserve the support of those who want to use and keep using EPOC devices and those who want to help those who want to use and keep using EPOC devices - with humour and good humour.
If a majority wants a dry, humourless digest restricted to matters EPOC then it will die.
The bedrocks of democracy are tolerance and diversity. This digest has had both with a leavening of humour, often wry, sometimes broad but always good-natured. The digest team, lead by Itamar, have done a wondrous job and done it out of the kindness of their hearts.
I'd hate to leave but as I think Owen is right I might.
Happy days,
Phil.
"Trespassers will be thoroughly mocked.
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Date: 8 Apr 2004 19:18:34 +0000
From: Jakfish
Subject: Re: AOL IMAP Here We Are
Huge thanks to Kits for finding that AOL has grudgingly, grudgingly opened up its e-mail to IMAP protocols.
Although initially reports say that Epoc5 can send, but not receive AOL e-mail (after installing the IMAP4 plugin), so far, I found the exact opposite to be true. On my Mako, I can get my AOL e-mail through the Psion E-mail program, but can not send it.
It's got to be something to do with the SMPT. Outlook 2000, where I can send/receive AOL IMAP, has a SMPT tick for "My server requires authentication," but I can find no such tick in the SMPT protocols of Psion. Am I missing something here?
Jake
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Date: 8 Apr 2004 19:18:36 +0000
From: Jakfish
Subject: Re: Kits and Jornada 720/5mx Musings
>> Weight-wise the 5mx/mc218 and the jornada 680/690/7*0/728 are the same , but the clip-on lithium of the jornada makes the latter substantially heavier ( Take off the battery from your Jornada and you have a fairly good idea of the 5mx's size and weight ) << Thanks for the comparison. I'd give up color in
a second on my J in exchange for 2 AA batteries. It's that kind of easy powering that keeps me going back to the ClassicZaurus.
>> Storage cards will work too , but beware of the subtle but devastating differences in formatting between jornada and psion. You will need two cards , one of wich formatted in your Psion , treat this one as read-only in your Jornada an a second one standard format for your jornada , treat this one as read-only in your psion. << Who would've thought the interchange wouid be so dicey? Have I just been reading the wrong posts, or are CF Cards and Epoc more uncomfortable with each other than J's and CF's?
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Date: 8 Apr 2004 21:59:50 +0000
From: Mike Dyer
Subject: Re: Rogue Email Accounts,
>
>Date: 7 Apr 2004 15:51:08 +0000
>From: Itamar Engelsman
>Subject: Rogue Email Accounts,
>
>Answer to: Mike Dyer
>
>Re.: Rogue Email Accounts - Put the cursor in the main screen of the email
>program on the rogue mailbox in the list and press delete and confirm and
>the mailbox is gone.
>
If only it was that simple!
I have two accounts in email with the same name, one works perfectly,
but when I try to delete the other 'ghost' account, a warning message comes
up saying 'file not found' and it won't delete :(
Mike Dyer.
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Date: 8 Apr 2004 22:34:47 +0000
From: George Cooke
Subject: Re: Epoc Digest V1 # 495 Chris Holly Netbook case
Yes,
There is a Proporta semi-rigid case specially for the Netbook. It is
excellent and costs about £34.
Inside it is just like the PalmTec hard case (I presume the same
company after a name change).
It has a handle and shoulder strap and you can use the NB in situ.
http://www.proporta.com/
Also, there are cheap mini-notebook cases under £10 in PCWorld -
neoprene is good stuff!
George
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Date: 8 Apr 2004 22:56:22 +0000
From: George Cooke
Subject: Re: Epoc Digest V1 # 495 Owen
Owen,
Stay on the Digest. Your contributions have been great for a long. long time and your unique situation has been an inspiration to us all.
I emailled you privately a while back in support of your stance, but feel now that things are too silly by half.
Personally I am fed up with the childish criticisms levelled towards you. OT as the whole sig thing is, some members must be sad individuals to put down something that represents a bit of personality, originality and effort on your part. This is being personal and hurtful and those proliferating it should stop and think of how nasty they are appearing.
If you unsubscribe from this digest Owen, then I will follow, as I feel it grossly unfair that you have had to put up with such puerile jibes.
I admit I sometimes enjoy reading good debates, especially when the facts and opinions are backed up by such incredible background
knowledge - but occasionally I feel a little uncomfortable at how blunt some members can be to each other.
Others have tried to quell this conversation, many, like me, have stayed away - hoping that some people will just leave it alone - opinions have been aired. Fine. What do you want?
Forget about whether a sig is right or wrong, let's stop being so petty and get on with communicating about Epoc, continuing the tradition that has made this digest such a valuable addition to our inboxes.
Sail on, Owen - I want people to know how much support you have for just staying you.
George
TOTD: TWIMC: Get a life....
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Date: 9 Apr 2004 00:06:06 +0000
From: Roger C Haslock
Subject: Re: Sig debate
It seems to me that when people spend so much care and attention to detail in creating their signatures, that they deserve consideration. Equally, when some people are operating on a limited buget, their purse deserves consideration too.
Therefore
If emails are in text format, then attach a URL which points to the full signature, iff (if and only if) the URL is shorter that the signature.
If emails are in HTML format, attach the full signature.
... and allow subscribers to subscribe to text-only, or to HTML+, messages.
And, split off this debate into its own thread.
Regards
- Roger -
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Date: 9 Apr 2004 04:03:40 +0000
From: Terry Gordon
Subject: Re: Chris/neoprene case
I bought a Wetsuit 3.0 for my Mbook. Fits well, fairly cheap, and holds wireless card and thin stuff in front pouch. Couldn't find the website for you, but google search found this description: BLACK Wetsuit 3.0 laptop case, brand new! - ... silicon sports wetsuit 3.0 ! New laptop subnotebook carry case ! Partial list below! Case fits
many more! Fits psion 7, sony vaio, toshiba portege, also... Altima traveler, altura altsx25, ambra sn425c, apple powerbook duo 280c,
ast ascentia 500 series, chaplet ilufa subnote 350, compaq contura aero, epson actionnote, gateway 2000 handbook, ibm thinkpad
510 and 701, lexmark lexbook, nec versa, olivetti philos, zeos and many, many more! The above is what is provided by the
manufacturer to fit. Please check sizes below with your actual
laptop unit. Water proof humidity proof spill proof great for the beach, camping , and where ever you go! Made of neoprene
material and are very cool! You are buying a black case! Blue is just shown below for display! These cases are extremely hard to fine
these days! Suggested retail 79! , And this one is brand new! Never used! They do not make these anymore and they are very hard to
find! Try searching and you will not find any other wetsuit 3's for sale! (You will find the larger 1 and 2 size, but not the
subnotebook size that i have here!) Grab one while you can! I may have two available to sell to you for your final bid, let me know if you are interested and i will let you know if i have two to sell you at that time. Front view protect your laptop with this hottest fully padded new wave material! Side view back view side view back view (closed) opening allows cable access. Side view (closed) front view (opened) type description suitable for: wetsuit 3.0 sub-medium
size notebooks length: 9.5-10.5 width: 7.5-8.5 height: 1.5-2.0
sub to medium sized notebooks computers!
There's also a Kensington NoteBook Wetsuit 1.0 Carrying Case (Kensington - 42001), but it's probably for a regular larger laptop.
Or try:http://www.thepouch.com/
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Date: 9 Apr 2004 04:22:29 +0000
From: Jim Cooke
Subject: Settings for Emulator; CF Card Formatting;Osaris
Sorry if I'm answering anything that has already been resolved but I'm
trying to work my way through several month's worth of digests.
> Date: 11 Mar 2004 14:24:17 +0100
> From: Karel Skalicky
> Subject: International setting for emulator
>
> Is there any way to bring my emulator to remember my own
> international settings for the next opening on PC? These get
> lost with every switch off. Its tedious to correct it each time.
>
> KSkalicky
Yes, indeed. Download Alarm Plus from http://www.mypsion.ru/alarmplus.php .
Not only does it do a lot of useful things on your Psion but the WINS
version will automatically start the emulator with your city and
international information restored. It's freeware and works very well.
Regards, Jim
> Date: 12 Mar 2004 19:32:22 +0100
> From: Gabriela & Radek
> Subject: Psion 5mx Compact Flash "Disk is not present" message
>
> Hello,
> I'm just getting used to my 5mx. I bought it used and did not
> check CF slot at first. Now I have 16 MB Compact Flash that I
> have formatted on Windows with FAT file system. The only
> thing I get when I insert the card and try to switch to disk
> D is "Disk is not present" message. Here is the list things I
> already checked:
> - latch on doors is fine and pushes the switch inside the
> Psion or I think so. I took a look inside the Psion and
> everything seemed to be as it should be.
> - card is inserted in proper orientation.
>
> I run out of options and asking kindly for help. Could it be
> that the Psion simply does not like this particular model of
> a compact flash card? It is Canon branded Lexar card. It came
> with a Canon digital camera. Thank you very much, Radek
> ---
> Radovan Biciste
> Walnut Creek, CA, U.S.A.
Radovan,
If you used the standard Windows formatting then it probably got a FAT32
format, which the Psion can't read. You should reformat to FAT16 or FAT12,
either of which should solve the problem.
Regards, Jim
> Date: 14 Mar 2004 20:08:32 +0100
> From: "dr nailesh gandhi"
> Subject: subscribe
>
> Hi,
>
> I am using OSARIS since 2001.I am very happy with it.I want to know
> following.
> 1.Is there anyother software other than Microsoft Outlook with which
> we can sinc the osaris?How to download if it is there.Cannot we sync
> it with Outlook Express like other PDAs?
>
> 2.Is there any new software which improves its backlight
> brightness or
> brightness without backlight for comfortable reading ,like,we have in
> REVO?
>
> 3.What are new softwares available for OSARIS?
>
> Thanks,
> Dr.Nailesh Gandhi.
> Smile India
Nailesh,
You can use PsiWin 2.3.3 with Osaris. This allows you to sync with Lotus
Organizer from version 2.11 to 97 GS. You can also download an update from
Mike McConnell's site at http://www.mgmcc.myby.co.uk/ that will allow you to
sync with Lotus Organizer version 5 and 6. It's also possible to use
Schedule+ although I don't think there are many people in the world still on
such an old program.
The backlight of the Osaris screen, and the Series 5 machines as well, can't
be made brighter with software. The general readability also can't be
improved much except by fiddling with the contrast.
As to new software for the Osaris, I don't think you'll find any. The Osaris
used the ER4 operating system. Many of the programs written for the original
Psion 5 will work although the screen size difference may cause some
problems. To my knowledge, none of the ER5 programs will run on the Osaris.
If I'm wrong on this, I'm sure someone will correct me/<g>
Regards, Jim
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Date: 9 Apr 2004 04:36:31 +0000
From: Moshe Nahir
Subject: Bad example
To Owen,
> I'm not totally worthless, I can always be used as a bad example.
Do you mean 'a bad example' or perhaps 'a good example' (for something bad)?
By the way, I too enjoy your thought for the day. In fact, I collect some of them for recirculation. I hope it's ok with you.
Moshe Nahir
Winnipeg, Canada.
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Date: 9 Apr 2004 06:52:27 +0000
From: Roy at SEVENtwentyfour
Subject: Broken link in www.mdegn.dk
There appears to be a problem on this page of your site.
On page http://www.mdegn.dk/virus.htm
when you click on "Msconfig.exe",
the link to http://www.mdegn.dk/download/msconfig.exe
gives the error: Not found.
As recommended by the Robot Guidelines, this email is to explain our robot's visit to your site, and to let you know about one of the problems we found. We don't store or publish the content of your pages, but rather use the link information to update our map of the World Wide Web.
Are these reports helpful? I'd love some feedback. If you prefer not to receive these occasional error notices please let me know.
Roy Bryant
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Roy Brya President
SEVENtwentyfour Inc.
http://www.seventwentyfour.com
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Date: 9 Apr 2004 09:26:26 +0000
From: Itamar Engelsman
Subject: The Evolution of the EPOCdigest,
Answer to: Owen
Re.: The Evolution of the EPOCdigest - It is the right of any subscriber to like or dislike the digest and to subscribe and/or unsubscribe. However, as far as I am aware we did not change anything in this digest since we started and at the moment there are no plans to change anything either. You will appreciate that your signatures are quite long and while you are not traveling basically give the same information and we thought it did not make any difference whether this appears only one time per digest instead of many times [I never noted the differences in longitude and altitude]. If this is incorrect, there is no reason we cannot publish them all again. Your contribution to the digest I think is appreciated by many, but of course we cannot force you to contribute.
Best regards,
Itamar Engelsman
London, UK
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Date: 9 Apr 2004 12:49:46 +0000
From: Daniele Squarci
Subject: Re: Neoprene case for netBook?
Chris Holly wrote: >>
I have a neoprene "Incase" zippered case for my 5mx. It has pockets for CF
cards and spare batteries and a pen or two (for those Neanderthals who
still use ink and paper I guess). Is there something similar for the
netBook? <<
I use a leather briefcase specific to the netBook made by JaGa Associates in the UK. I seem to recall they also have a zippered pouch-style leather case that might suit your needs. I forget the exact website address - try googling for JaGa. The quality of their products is excellent.
Ciao
Daniele Squarci
en-route between Italy and UK
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Date: 9 Apr 2004 13:56:04 +0000
From: Arent Kits van Heijningen
Subject: Re: Epoc Digest V1 # 494 : Re: Bluetooth Adapter ( 4 Antony ),Re: Orange SPV & Psion compatibility (4 Richard ), Re:InvairFilewalker ( 4 Peter ) , Re:
On5 Apr 2004 22:49:12 -0500
Antony Booth wrote Bluetooth Adapter
>>If it could be used as a serial device connection to your PC, surely it could work as a wireless connection to the web via your PC / Server via Mocha PPP? As S5s/MXs have no PC Card slots to utilise Wifi cards, this could be an alternative? <<
technically yes , but with the exception of the Filewalker Messenger all bolt-on BT solutions require an external power supply so no cigar
On 6 Apr 2004 00:25:26 -0500
Richard wrote about
Re: Orange SPV & Psion compatibility
>>
A more responsive O/S.(( more responsive O/S ? M$ ? That's new to me . Explain )) (The T68i's annoying lag to do anything was very... annoying.))
An email app
MP3 player
Reliable and fast calendar/email/contacts syncing.
Camera & video (fun gimmick)
Vastly reduced battery life (Doh!)
Paying more money (Doh!)
<<
Yup , that's the price you pay for a modern PC-style OS in your phone together with a color screen and always-on internet
Symbian-based phones with similar specs such as Nokia 6600/6620/n-gage and Sendo X have the same issues
When I moved from a 6310i ( fantastic phone , near endless battery life ) to an N-Gage to replace a crashed s5mx I had the same experience ( needs daily recharge )
>>It's frustrating that Psions and SPVs don't chirrup to each other directly. Instead I'll need to keep both of them synced to Outlook.>>
Direct syncing between smartphone and PDA is still years away -if it ever happens - probably we will see server-based solutions where Outlook is running on a remote machine and your PDA , smartphone and digital settop box use that to sync
all the big carriers are mulling solutions along these lines
The big barrier here is the way email and contact/calendaring info is stored
Symbian uses maildir for mail and databases for contacts and calendar/todo , other platforms use various database formats
SyncML is great in theory but requires more CPU horsepower than the current crop of devices can provide
On 6 Apr 2004 18:21:00 -0500
Peter Rand wrote about
Invair Filewalker
>>I've been reading press releases about the Invair Filewalker for two years now - but I have yet to find a single user evaluation. Please tell us your impression if you're able to get your hands on one of these mysterious machines ... I'd like to know more about it. <<
As things stand now the Filewalker is only available to corporate customers and not through regular reseller channels
They claim however that next year limited quantities will be available on the open market ( eBay is your best friend here )
First I will test the BlueGiga ( already one on order ) , the Filewalker has to wait until late summer
k
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Date: 9 Apr 2004 13:57:34 +0000
From: Daniele Squarci
Subject: Re: GPRS cards in NetBook
I connect my Netbook using a GPRS-enabled mobile phone. Is there any advantage in using a GPRS card instead?
Ciao
Daniele Squarci
Italy
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