Unutterably Silly So what are you doing RIGHT NOW?

[recluse]

That would be swell if I understood anything you just said.

[phenomshel]

Originally Posted by recluse

That would be swell if I understood anything you just said.

LOL sorry hon. The Storm 2 is a touchscreen. BlackBerry has something called SurePress on it, which is a pain in the neck. The Palm Pre has a touchscreen as well as a slide out keyboard, but the dialpad is still touchscreen. But it's a LOT easier to use than the one on the BlackBerry Storm. It was to the point I was avoiding making phone calls to places that have numerical options (press 1 for English) and avoiding checking my voice mail so I wouldn't have to enter the passcode.

[DMcCunney]

Originally Posted by phenomshel

They both handle unDRM epub and mobi, but pReader says it handles DRM mobi as well. I don't think I have a DRM'd mobi file... LOL.

Neither do I. (Or any DRM protected ebooks, in any format.) If it says it handles DRM, I'm willing to believe it. I'm more concerned with how good a job it does once the file is unlocked and you actually try to read it.
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Dennis

[recluse]

Thanks, Shel.

I like my phone.
It's got a rotary dial.
Ma Bell made it.

[happy_terd]

Movie time with the family. Maybe I will get to pick one tonight.

[beppe]

Originally Posted by glowhappy

nausea: morning, late morning, noon, late afternoon, twilight, evening, late night. It's pretty much most of the day. headaches and fatigue...all the fun things that come with pregnancy! I think I have about 8 more weeks of this until the second trimester starts...yay.

Hang on little one.

[phenomshel]

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

Neither do I. (Or any DRM protected ebooks, in any format.) If it says it handles DRM, I'm willing to believe it. I'm more concerned with how good a job it does once the file is unlocked and you actually try to read it.
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Dennis

I put a pretty good selection on my SD card, Dennis. When Chris gets home (or tomorrow), I'll have him look at doing the song-and-dance to get pReader installed (it's a homebrew app, you have to access Developer's Mode for it). I know that Popelli has been great except for a weird thing about breaking up the file into pieces. You can still access the whole book, but you have to jump from file to file. A little odd but I got used to it fast.

[devilsadvocate]

Originally Posted by phenomshel

I put a pretty good selection on my SD card, Dennis. When Chris gets home (or tomorrow), I'll have him look at doing the song-and-dance to get pReader installed (it's a homebrew app, you have to access Developer's Mode for it).

SCOOOOORRRRRRRRRE!

WebOS = Linux. No song-and-dance required, installing the SDK gets you root, complete with terminal. There's even an installable compiler toolchain available. Updating Ubuntu VM now for the official SDK.

I'm now seeing the attraction with this phone; if I wasn't already planning on conquering the world via Android I'd have to take a serious look at this. Here's to hoping HP doesn't run it into the ground.

[devilsadvocate]

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

Topic drift is inevitable. Speaking as a moderator, I don't worry about it. I assume that like Little Bo Peep's lost sheep, "leave them alone, and they'll come home, wagging their tails behind them". If need be, I can goose things back on topic, but it's seldom necessary. What concerns me are the quality of the conversations, and some of the best arise from just such drift.

Besides, this is the Silliness topic in the Lounge. I'm trying to think of what might be off topic here, and not getting far.

Shel just explained to me the significance of your name being in green print.

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

Unfortunately, it's well within the bounds of cultural differences, and one of the issues you must deal with in a multi-cultural society.

I think we'll have to agree to disagree on where the line is between cultural differences and human rights. Unless we both find ourselves on a press junket in Dubai, I don't think we'll have any immediate concerns.

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

Whatever you feel it ought to be, you can probably find a distro that meets your desires.

...or build one yourself à la Gentoo, or Linux From Scratch, or T2. And you're right of course; from-scratch isn't for everyone.

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

I think Ubuntu is trying to be comparable to Windows in one major respect. When you install Windows, it does its best to examine your hardware, figure out what it's running on, set itself up, and Just Work. It does that quite well, because at this point, there are probably Windows drivers for almost any hardware you're likely to use, and they are probably included in the Windows distribution.

Ubuntu tries to do likewise, and does the best job of it I've seen in a Linux distro. They do their best to reduce or eliminate entirely interaction with the user in the install process, and reduce what the user needs to know to get a running Linux system in the first place.

I run Ubuntu here on the desktop, triple booting with Win2K and WinXP, because I wanted the simple solution. I'm a tech, and could deal with other distros (and have), but I didn't want to make the investment of time some distros require. I didn't want a build-it-myself Erector set, I wanted a pre-assembled kit.

You know the difference. That...well, makes a difference. You also know that Ubuntu isn't Windows, isn't trying to be Windows (a Shuttleworth characterization I personally find debatable), and isn't likely to overtake Windows on the desktop any time soon simply because it's not the free-and-more-secure-Windows that many people seem to expect it to be.

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

I just roll my eyes to the heavens and get a long suffering look when I encounter Linux zealots who think every Linux user should be a mechanic, or want to become one.

Nah, if everyone was a mechanic, the zealots couldn't act elitist, and what fun would that be?

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

And good luck on the local Verizon store knowing how to revive a bricked phone.

Not holding my breath. All the same, I'll make sure I'm wide awake when I root my Droid X. The good news is a bad ROM won't brick the phone; rather puts it in limp-home mode until you put the genuine article back on it. Wasn't looking to grenade the whole thing, just tweak a few things here and there.

Yes, really.

[kennyc]

Right now I'm wondering what phone it is that Shel got....

[dsvick]

Originally Posted by glowhappy

nausea: morning, late morning, noon, late afternoon, twilight, evening, late night. It's pretty much most of the day. headaches and fatigue...all the fun things that come with pregnancy! I think I have about 8 more weeks of this until the second trimester starts...yay.

awww glow ats: I'm sure you'll be better before you know it. And it is all worth it in the end - of course, I'm a guy, that's easy for me to say

Originally Posted by devilsadvocate

... if I wasn't already planning on conquering the world via Android I'd have to take a serious look at this.

Me too, I got the SDK, the emulator, some docs on line, now I jsut need to wait for my contract on my current phone to run out so I can actually get a droid phone. Unless of course I end up spending the money on a tablet instead.

[happy_terd]

Getting ready for work.

A couple meetings today, but all should go by quickly enough so I can start my weekend.

[Quake1028]

Right now I'm wondering what phone it is that Shel got....

I was too, but from his info it's a Palm Pre Plus.

[DMcCunney]

Originally Posted by kennyc

Right now I'm wondering what phone it is that Shel got....

A Palm Pre model, using their Linux based WebOS.
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Dennis

[happy_terd]

About to start my 45 minute drive to work. I need to start working from home.