My new Blackberry Curve 8330.
Well, it's here. Finally. After months and months of talking about it
and doing posts about it and mentioning it in just about every other
Comment I make, my new Blackberry is here.
I primarily choose the Blackberry for its keyboard. The device is
perfect for text. And considering that "typing" is pretty much what I
do these days, as you might have noticed from this blog, I decided that
the internet superiority of the iPhone took second place to the ability
to do text. And for that the Blackberry is a pleasure instead of a pain
to work with.
Every time I pick up the BB I think about the old Star Trek series and
the tricorders they used to have. The crew would beam down to some
exotic planet and Spock would whip out his tricorder and say something
like "Captain, I am reading an unidentified life form on the other
side of that rock outcropping." And then they would go to the other
side of the outcropping and Kirk would get into a fight with a big
lizard creature.
The Blackberry isn't the tricorder — at least not yet. But I can do
some very similar things. I can get the time and local weather and
temperature. I can find out information on the internet. I can catalog
new life forms (aka hot babes) at local shopping malls using the 2 MP
camera. And using the GPS feature, I can enter into strange new
neighborhoods and still locate the nearest pizza place.
So it looks like I'm good to go.
Beam me up, Scottie.
"Captain, I have just received a very important
e-mail from sexenhancementpills.com."
Since you already have my phone number, I can only bring you this link.
Can you beam those new life forms up to your apartment?:whistle:
I did try to use the camera, at least. And I took some in monochrome mode because that isn't as grainy looking as color in low res. I'll make a note to do a post on that. Good idea. :up:Oh, BTW, I have yet to be able to log onto my blog with the phone because of the way the on-board browser renders the CSS. I click it and it just goes down to the bottom of the page and nothing happens. To be honest I am doubtful that I will be able to get it to log in. But I will of course keep trying.Basically, Opera just puts too much "stuff" over the Banner these days.
Ha! A totally appropriate song. And a good one. And you sure don't miss much with those dresses or t-shirts or whatever it was they had on in that one. Gotta love it. I will be talking with my carrier representative in a week or so and will ask them about the overseas texting fees, if they happen to have any. I'm on the Unlimited Plan, but I'm not sure if that applies to Europe. In the meantime I'll PM you on a related matter.
Congrats, man. Nice device. Good for you.
It is. I think. It's pitch black outside – but it's been nice all day.Edward, have you tried making an entry with photo from your Blackberry? It's got a camera, hasn't it?
:up: Cheers, Allan; and thanks.The weather is perfect here. Hope yours is also.
I think you should use Opera Mini as browser. I do that, and it works wonders. And saves you money on data traffic, too. A considerable amount of money.
Thanks for correcting me, Allan. I didn't know that it was the build in GPRS that did the off-line/on-line trick. I thought it was the Opera Browser. Again, you've enlightened me.
Marin, in spite of your nice words, I think you're a bit wrong.The reason why Opera Mini saves money is the fact that whatever homepage you want to look at, it's first downloaded to a server at Opera's where it's compressed and simplified and then send to your mobile in a format fitting your screen.If your mobile uses GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) the connection can stay open as long as you want without any cost at all. You will pay only for the actual traffic, not the time online.
The Opera Mini is really nice compared to other mobile phone browsers because it will download pages instead of keeping the connection open. In other words, when you read the text or tjeck out the pictures on the page, you phone will be off-line. Only when 'turning' pages, it connects. Saves money. Allan is perfectly right. But then again, when is Allan not right?
Glad you got your new toy Ed. I seem to remember them being bigger when they first came out, almost like a mini laptop, say like 6in by 8in. In fact, about the size of the Tricorder Spock has. Let the fun begin.
:hat: Congrats!somehow words can not say of how happy I am for you!!!and you know me….I am never short of words! :pCongrats!and I wish you to enjoy it for the years to come in a great health!Love ya!:heart:
@ Pam.True. You know my last cell in the late 90s was like a mini walkie-talkie. A good phone, though.@ Allan.I have nothing to lose, right? I will take your suggestion.
😀 Anytime!
A kid I went to high school with (who is no longer a kid, by any stretch of even his imagination) hold the patent on Blackberry's touch screen.I really should get a cell phone…
@ Allan, Martin. I have no idea what your are talking about. :pI did get Opera Mini 4.2 downloaded and installed. And due to that I was able to Log In to the blog. So thanks so much for the advice. @ Angeliki.I already said thanks already. :doh: :lol:@ Noah.You know what has always got me are those "phones" kids make from two cans and some string. I guess they're Public Lisense or whatever it is. 😀
hahaha. Kids today don't know what string is.
Two cans and a string? Must be an early version of some open source thingy.
Congrats on your BB, Edward!Have fun!:D
Back in the old days, you'd take one piece of wood and beat it against another piece of wood or gather enough pieces of wood to make a fire and use the smoke to make signals. Today these traditional and noble means of communication is called vandalism and arson.And still they talk about this thing called 'failure of communication'.
I so understand! In fact my genuine native american shaman name is Whenagetuit, which means Dancing While Turning Telephone On And Off To Find That Darn Signal Cursing Through Tight Clozed Teeth Red Faced Steeming With Rage.
@ AllanOpen source. Thatsv the word I was looking for. Thanks. @ StarYou know I'm typing this on the BB laying in my night sweats and robe in bed. Which is perhaps too much information. :lol:@ MattOr if they did they wouldn't appreciate it. @ MartinI amso sorry I will have to get back with you I am out of my smoke signal area.
They'd want their string with cans already connected, packaged in too much plastic and too much cardboard.
@ Matt.They ought to just make a video game out of the whole cans and string thing. They'd be great at it. Ninja Can Phone.(You know that sounds like fun coming up with that one. I might get back to you on that.)@ Martin.:lol:My Indian name is Guy Who Smells Like Smoke And Dog. It was given to me by my last girfriend early in our relationship.
@ Martin.And ninjas. Don't forget ninjas. And of course it ought to be set in some post-apocalyptic world — that's why they only have the can-and-string thing going. Of course, that doesn't stop them from having all sorts of automatic weapons lying around. You gotta have those to fight the zombies that try to eat the brains of your Ninja Army.
I get this metal picture of to ten year olds trying to get their wireless tin can connection to work. I also see two worried mothers watching their sons shouting into empty tin cans. Ten years later both kids are still shouting into cans, one is sitting in the South wing, the other in the North wing of the friendly neighborhood institution. And life goes on.
I try with a little social awareness, expressing sympathy with mentally challenged youngsters, but you absolutely keep going for the automatic weapon solution… Come to think of it, we sort of cover the entire Zombie issue, this way. Might come in handy one day. Is somebody taking notes?