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Almost everything around me is tech!
iPhone fora de USA
Estic investigant el tema, i he descobert que és relativament senzill fer funciona un iPhone fora del Estats Units, sense veure’s obligat a utilitzar-lo amb AT&T (companyia que no opera al nostre país). Ja s’estan distribuint iPhones “d’estranquis” via internet, fins i tot es poden comprar a Andorra, però el preu que cobren a canvi d’alliberar-lo és excessiu. En breu potser m’animo i faig una guia recopilatoria de com fer funcionar aquest aparatet, si aconsegueix caure a les meves mans. Com diuen els anglessos: stay tunned to our channel.
Ah, i tots el que pensin comprar-ne una remesa i vendre’ls posteriorment, han de saber que Apple ha creat una “llei pels venedors” de manera que només es poden vendre 2 iPhones a cada persona, i només es poden pagar amb targeta de crèdit.
Avidemux Overclocking
Fua, vale que treballar amb edició de video li fum canya al processador, però tant com per overclockejar-lo… Mireu la sortida del top, i fixeu-vos en la CPU consumida per l’Avidemux XD.
How to use a PDA (or Smartphone)
A long time ago, I had access to a Pocket PC with mobile phone capabilities (a HP h6300 series) . Its was as big as a PDA, with a little antenna on the top. After a few days using it (maybe some weeks), I realized that I was not comfortable using it. It was extremely big compared to my previous mobile phone, and I was not using at all the task lists or the calendar. So I returned the PDA and continued using my “simple” phone.
But about 5 months ago, I recovered it and started to use it again. This time, I looked at it different. The WiFi and Bluetooth capabilities, combined with a external 512 MB SD card, let me add a lot of functionalities. I was wrong using it as mobile phone with extras. It is, instead, a portable computer, with phone capabilities added. With this idea in mind, a Pocket PC based smartphone can be a good investment. See how I am using it, with the help of some applications (most of them free!):
- Weather forecast. Information about today, and next days, of several cities (in my case, Manresa and Barcelona) using ADBWeather. It can be updated using and Internet connection.
- Podcast player: Subscribe to, download, and listen podcasts with Lastpod (a.k.a. Audipod).
- PDF reader: with the included software, or installing Acrobat Reader.
- Power Point, Word and Excel (ouch x3) editor.
- Txt editor. Even vim can be used :D.
- IM Messenger: MSN, jabber, gtalk… using imov Messenger.
- Image editor/viewer. Very useful combined with maps! It can substitute in some cases a GPS!
- eBook reader.
- VoIP terminal. Skype people has developed it.
- Music Player, with GSPlayer. Not so cool as an Ipod, but works well enough :).
- Video Player. TCPMP is very good doing this. Watch divx at anyplace, at anytime. Nice when travelling by bus or underground ;).
- Flashlight / lantern. Yes, you read right. pLamp uses the PDA illuminated screen to accomplish it.
- RSS reader. I love it as a substitute for the web navigator. I use pRSSreader.
- The bluetooth connection can be used to connect to an external GPS receiver. There are several programs available, mos of them not free. A free (but simple) solution is RichesseGPS. I only recommend it for Geocaching application. It is more and intelligent compass that a mapping application.
- The typical TODO list, calendar, contacts list…
- And, of course, mobile phone (calling and SMS/MMS).
- And games! :D
So, not bad for “big and not so cool design” mobile phone, duh? If you are propietary of a toy like this, I recommend you to take a look at PDA@jasnapaka.com. He developed some useful applications, such as an improved task manager, ruler (using the screen again!) or improved battery monitor.
I think that, on the future, everybody will carry a portable computer with himself, as today everybody is carrying a mobile phone. And Smartphones could be the first step.
Corrector ortogràfic per Firefox
Estava escrivint el meu anterior post, quan m’he adonat que trobava a faltar un corrector ortogràfic que m’ajudés a escriure de forma més correcte. No és que sigui d’aquells que escriu de qualsevol manera, i després deixa que una màquina li solucioni totes les errades, però he de reconèixer que una cosa o altre sempre se m’escapa (sobretot els accents :). I buscant una mica, he trobat una extensió del Firefox molt útil, i no només per escriure en el blog.
I like my phone – Motorola RAZR V3x
The more days I spend with it, the more I like it. I am talking of my relatively recent mobile phone, the Motorola RAZR V3x. In this post I’m going to compare it with its predecessor, the V3, and the main points that have turned me into a follower of this brand.
Desarrollando PCB’s en Linux (II)
Hace un tiempo anuncié que iba a probar de hacer una placas de circuito impreso usando íntegramente programas libres. Pues bien, lo hice y puedo estar orgulloso con el resultado. Continue reading
Desarrollando PCB’s en Linux
Para practicar un poco el castellano escrito (que ultimamente solo lo practico en los foros frikis que visito X) ), voy a hacer este post en susodicho idioma. Su contenido, tal como dicta el título, seran las opiniones y experiencias que tengo sobre desarrollo y diseño de placas de circuitos impresos. Concretamente, si es pausible o no hacerlo íntegramente con software libre.