Unutterably Silly So what are you doing RIGHT NOW?

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by montsnmags

No, 'twas 'bout 9.30pm. If you ever need to check it, see "Brisbane" time (not Sydney or Melbourne - they're on Daylight Savings time). "Brisbane" time applies to me too.

You're still probably right though with your point. Go get some ZZZzzzzssss, nom!

Cheers,
Marc

darn it! at one point in time I thought I had it figured out that you all were 3 hours behind me, but tomorrow

Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Sitting in a depressing office with a cup of tea, being bored and waiting to go back to my depressing hotel near the highway so that I can work on my video. I did take my MacBook but forgot the power cord. So far the battery is holding though...

ahhhh!!!!! having been a "road warrior" (spent a year and a half constantly on the road) I can totally emapthize!

Originally Posted by pshrynk

I'm lying in my bed at home, trying to get through the waves of nausea and diarrhea. Hoping that I will get enough energy this afternoon to do some writing.

oh my! did we come home with some of the "revenge"? (shouldn't laugh, I'm headed that way in December)

Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Thank you! To be honest, I tend to get homesick the second I step out of my appartment I've spent enough time in hotels in my life.

I'll be getting home for the week-end, but I have to go back on Sunday night for another week. I hope that will be the last week...

the biggest difference was rarely was I out of town with a crew. try to have fun!

[kazbates]

Originally Posted by pshrynk

I'm lying in my bed at home, trying to get through the waves of nausea and diarrhea. Hoping that I will get enough energy this afternoon to do some writing.

Feel better soon, pshrynk!

We are going to need you to help cheer on the Bengals Sunday. It looks like it's going to be a tough game with so many key players on the injured roster.

[badgoodDeb]

Nom -- how's the back/shoulder? How about a reallllly hot shower or soaking bath?

[devilsadvocate]

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Trying to do IT support with no voice. Surprisingly easy and fun...

More fun when the client/office-personnel/dolt-who-lost-his-password doesn't have a voice. Or at least easier.
Glad it's working out for you all the same

[dreams]

Originally Posted by nomesque

Feeling sorry for myself. My back/shoulder is spasming, the codeine is kinda fixing that but making me feel sick and - wheee - sleepy and a bit high.

Originally Posted by nomesque

Pain seems to've moved to my neck *sigh*

Hope you are feeling better now.

Originally Posted by pshrynk

I'm lying in my bed at home, trying to get through the waves of nausea and diarrhea. Hoping that I will get enough energy this afternoon to do some writing.

Oh, no.. I hope it's only a 24hr thing and you are up and about soon.

Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Thank you! To be honest, I tend to get homesick the second I step out of my appartment I've spent enough time in hotels in my life.

I'm that same way... way too much time traveling during the week and then gone every weekend and vacation ... So now I just want to enjoy being able to be home and not packing/unpacking suitcases..

[dreams]

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

<snip>
As it happens, the ebook viewers are the most used applications on my Zodiac, so I keep them in RAM for fast access, but on the Zodiac, I have the RAM. On my older PDAs, pretty much everything lived on the card.
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Dennis

Well, I tried to check versions etc and the battery died. It's kind of wonky and hasn't decided whether it wants to last a day or a few days. It will show a full charge then drop right away (but sometimes lasts a couple of days of on and off).. Haven't been able to figure out what's going on with the battery yet.

I have Palm OS v4.1 and MobiPocket Reader v5.3.

I was considering doing a delete of the program apps I don't plan on using (addresses, notepad, graffiti, to do list, date book, and memo) so I could free up more space, since I would only play with the Palm for reading. I did see something that said "Math Lib" 50K and wondered what it was. There is a calculator on the Palm so maybe it is the program to run it. Anyway, it is charging now so can't play with it. I still need to reset it all up on one of the laptops as the old PC died.

I am having fun reading on it.

[DMcCunney]

Originally Posted by dreams

Well, I tried to check versions etc and the battery died. It's kind of wonky and hasn't decided whether it wants to last a day or a few days. It will show a full charge then drop right away (but sometimes lasts a couple of days of on and off).. Haven't been able to figure out what's going on with the battery yet.

It's possible for the battery circuitry to get confused. On my Zodiac, there's a special form of soft reset to force recalibration, but I'm not sure if that exists for the M130.

One option is to let the battery totally discharge, then recharge it. This can sometimes help the issues of batteries not consistently keeping a charge.

I have Palm OS v4.1 and MobiPocket Reader v5.3.

Palm OS 4+ was the first version that could use expansion cards via the VFS extensions. Mobipocket 5.3 is the most recent version available for Palm OS devices. (I do not expect to see further upgrades, but what's there works. The main limitations I'm aware of are a miximum of 32 reading lists, and no way to specify the order in which reading lists appear. It's strictly "as created".)

I was considering doing a delete of the program apps I don't plan on using (addresses, notepad, graffiti, to do list, date book, and memo) so I could free up more space, since I would only play with the Palm for reading.

You can't delete them. The standard Personal Information Manager apps, like Address Book, Datebook, and Calculator are in ROM, along with Palm OS itself. But they aren't part of the 8MB of RAM. That's reserved for user installed programs and data.

The CPU used in earlier Palm devices like the M130 is the Motorola "Dragonball". It can "see" up to 16MB of RAM and 22MB of ROM.

I did see something that said "Math Lib" 50K and wondered what it was. There is a calculator on the Palm so maybe it is the program to run it. Anyway, it is charging now so can't play with it. I still need to reset it all up on one of the laptops as the old PC died.

Mathlib is a floating point library used by the calculator. Like the calculator itself, I believe it is in ROM and not removable.

I am having fun reading on it.

I love reading on mine.
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Dennis

[nomesque]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

isn't it about midnight, 1 in the morning for you nom? does the back need some ZZZzzzzssss?

Originally Posted by montsnmags

You're still probably right though with your point. Go get some ZZZzzzzssss, nom!

I did! 9-odd hours! *yawn* Kindle, I always struggle with timezones too, silly things. Thanks for caring, lovelies.

Originally Posted by pshrynk

I'm lying in my bed at home, trying to get through the waves of nausea and diarrhea. Hoping that I will get enough energy this afternoon to do some writing.

Awwww.... *hugz* Be gentle with yourself, k?

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Nom -- how's the back/shoulder? How about a reallllly hot shower or soaking bath?

Originally Posted by dreams

Hope you are feeling better now.

Hot showers have helped. Codeine's helped more (although I'm still waiting for the inevitable digestive effects *wince*). I'm better, thanks. MWAH!s all round!

[dreams]

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

It's possible for the battery circuitry to get confused. On my Zodiac, there's a special form of soft reset to force recalibration, but I'm not sure if that exists for the M130.

One option is to let the battery totally discharge, then recharge it. This can sometimes help the issues of batteries not consistently keeping a charge.

Well, considering that it shut itself down, I figure that is the closest I can get to full discharge (without waiting for the week or so for it to delete everything). After a week of no charge, it will "erase" everything I added (it did this the first time I let it sit).

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

Palm OS 4+ was the first version that could use expansion cards via the VFS extensions. Mobipocket 5.3 is the most recent version available for Palm OS devices. (I do not expect to see further upgrades, but what's there works. The main limitations I'm aware of are a miximum of 32 reading lists, and no way to specify the order in which reading lists appear. It's strictly "as created".)

I looked into upgrading the OS version but saw this.."You can't. While the Palm m130 has flashable ROM, which means a new OS can be written to the ROM (or your own data and programs, with tools such as JackFlash), Palm OS 5.x and later is fundamentally incompatible with the 68K Dragonball CPU used in the m130." Which is what you mentioned below..

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

You can't delete them. The standard Personal Information Manager apps, like Address Book, Datebook, and Calculator are in ROM, along with Palm OS itself. But they aren't part of the 8MB of RAM. That's reserved for user installed programs and data.

The CPU used in earlier Palm devices like the M130 is the Motorola "Dragonball". It can "see" up to 16MB of RAM and 22MB of ROM.

Mathlib is a floating point library used by the calculator. Like the calculator itself, I believe it is in ROM and not removable.

Well, deleting was a nice thought, but I guess I really haven't spent much time investigating this thing yet... I may have to wait until Winter Break to have the time to really learn what I can and can not do...

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

I love reading on mine.

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Dennis[/QUOTE]

It is fun, and I've found myself pulling it out to read on it in the dark and when I only have a minute or two of time. I thought I wouldn't like reading on a smaller screen, but found it wasn't that bad.

[dreams]

Originally Posted by nomesque

Hot showers have helped. Codeine's helped more (although I'm still waiting for the inevitable digestive effects *wince*). I'm better, thanks. MWAH!s all round!

I learned that if you take it with milk and some food you don't have those effects.

Glad you are feeling better.

[DMcCunney]

Originally Posted by dreams

Well, considering that it shut itself down, I figure that is the closest I can get to full discharge (without waiting for the week or so for it to delete everything). After a week of no charge, it will "erase" everything I added (it did this the first time I let it sit).

Yep. On older Palm devices, user data was stored on RAM, and RAM was volatile. It needed a constant trickle of power to preserve data. Let it totally run down, and it you hadn't hotsynced lately you were out of luck.

More recent Palm devices use non-volatile memory to preserve data in case of battery drain, but that has it's own set of issues.

I looked into upgrading the OS version but saw this.."You can't. While the Palm m130 has flashable ROM, which means a new OS can be written to the ROM (or your own data and programs, with tools such as JackFlash), Palm OS 5.x and later is fundamentally incompatible with the 68K Dragonball CPU used in the m130." Which is what you mentioned below..

Correct. Palm devices after the 4.X series not only used a new version of the OS, they used a new CPU. They went from the Motorola "Dragonball" chip to one or another ARM based processor, depending on make and model. (The ARM chips are designed by ARM, Ltd. in the UK, who licenses the design to manufacturers, and chips based on the ARM design are made by Motorola, Texas Instruments, and Marvell Semiconductor.)

ARM based PDAs under Palm OS 5.x have a hardware emulation layer that intercepts instructions meant for the Dragonball chip and converts them to ARM instructions that can be run by the real processor. It is also possible to write modules of native ARM code called ARMlets, that can be included in Palm programs to speed up CPU intensive operations.

There used to be an outfit called Brayden Technologies that sold the Jack Flash utility. Jack Flash would let you add and remove programs in ROM on compatible devices. But it wouldn't work on all Palm OS devices (Handspring, for example, used "masked" ROM that could not be modified), and in any case, Brayden is out of business and their programs are no longer available.

Well, deleting was a nice thought, but I guess I really haven't spent much time investigating this thing yet... I may have to wait until Winter Break to have the time to really learn what I can and can not do...

It can actually do quite a bit.

It is fun, and I've found myself pulling it out to read on it in the dark and when I only have a minute or two of time. I thought I wouldn't like reading on a smaller screen, but found it wasn't that bad.

I got my first PDA courtesy of my then employer, who decided all the IT Staff should have them. What I was supposed to do with mine wasn't clear, so I went looking for things I could run on it that would help me do my job. I soon discovered that I could get a lot of the documentation for systems I dealt with in a form I could convert and put on my PDA, and have a searchable systems library in my pocket. I didn't think I'd appreciate reading fiction on it, but soon discovered I did, and fell headfirst into the deep end of that particular pool...
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Dennis

[Moejoe]

Currently watching: Jack Frost 2 - Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowmen

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Just got an e-mail from my recruiter. I have been officially shortlisted on the job I was submitted on. Great news for me, but maybe not so good for MR. If I get it, it'll slow down Red contributions for quite a while..... (the Dec 24th target episode would be completely out....)

(But $45/hr W-2.... y'all have to cut me some slack...)

good luck !!!

Originally Posted by pshrynk

Well, all right. But you gotta devote your weekends to Red.

doesn't that go without saying ?

Originally Posted by Slite

Sure... just practice som good old "IT-support by fear!" and there should be no problems

Originally Posted by pshrynk

I'm lying in my bed at home, trying to get through the waves of nausea and diarrhea. Hoping that I will get enough energy this afternoon to do some writing.

oh no !! i hope you feel better soon ! that sounds horrible.

nomi, are you feeling better yet ?

Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Getting really deperate. I haven't had a thing to do all afternoon, but unfortunately my colleagues are very busy, and I have to wait for them.

On the other hands, I'm the one with the keys to the car...

in that case, i really can't understand why you were still there.

Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Thank you! To be honest, I tend to get homesick the second I step out of my appartment I've spent enough time in hotels in my life.

I'll be getting home for the week-end, but I have to go back on Sunday night for another week. I hope that will be the last week...

aw ! you're making me sad for you. hopefully the week will go fast. a friend of mine who lives in japan was here for 2 days this week ; she'll be travelling for 3 weeks with not more than 3 days in the same city. crazy itinerary !

Originally Posted by Moejoe

Currently watching: Jack Frost 2 - Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowmen

sweet fuzzy squirrels on a cracker moejoe, your capacity for surviving the most abysmal movies is astounding. i'm not sure whether to be impressed or feel sorry for you !

[pilotbob]

Just got home from work, and about to have dinner with the fam... then watch some Jeopardy... I hope they have a books/author category.

BOb

[Greg Anos]

Testing out my new computer rig. A machine is playing Times like These (Foo Fighters - Skin and Bones), B machine is here. Total power usage at under 150 Watts, including KVM switch and 22 inch monitor...