Casey HalversonCasey Halverson, SeattleWirelessTop Ten 'Im Not Buying an iPhone' Excuses That Will Save You Money- (Found July 11, 2008 ) So the new iPhone comes out tomorrow. Your friends (if you have any) might be asking you if you are going to totally buy the new iphone or not. Well, here are some excuses you can use to avoid having to buy another piece of electronics tomorrow and fighting the crowds. 10. I can't justify spending $599 $199 on a cell phone 9. I am going to wait until the 3G 4G version comes out 8. It doesnt have GPS No stereo bluetooth is a deal killer for me 7. You can't have third party...http://seattlewireless.net/~casey/index.cgi/2008/07/10#july102008 "FLoooP" Game- (Found July 11, 2008 ) Alright, so I really do not have a good name for it yet. I'll just call it that for now...until someone can suggest something better. This game was fruited from a late night conversation at the first Mind Camp last year. I have goofed around with the concept on and off throughout this year, and finally found some spare time last weekend to at least complete a demo. Of course, the "production" version of this game would be much more complex. Hopefully this demo will get the creative...http://seattlewireless.net/~casey/index.cgi/2007/11/25#nov252007 One Thousand Monkeys on One Thousand Typewriters- (Found July 11, 2008 ) Can one thousand monkeys on one thousand typewriters eventually write a novel For fun, I decided to put this to the test. No--I did not fill a warehouse full of monkeys. I used the next best thing: devrandom. This unix device, or file, can generate a limitless stream of random text and binary for your enjoyment. We are also making devrandom do something it was not designed to do: produce non-random data. Conclusion: They probably can't write a novel. But they can write a few words..http://seattlewireless.net/~casey/index.cgi/2007/12/13#dec132007 ZipIt2- (Found July 11, 2008 ) Matt got me to impulsively buy the second generation ZipIt, which features a color screen and loads of new features. Some of the highlights: Color screen (duh) Backlit keypad WiFi connectivity MiniSD slot MP3 player Image viewer Internet radio player Headphone jack Runs linux under the hood and then one of the most interesting features: Lots of really strange ports and jacks There is a port inside the battery compartment, a larger ipod-isk connector on the back, and a small 4 pin jack...http://seattlewireless.net/~casey/index.cgi/2007/12/23#dec232007 1080p- (Found July 11, 2008 ) Its great to finally see some higher resolutions in the plasma market at affordable prices. It also appears that all of my complaints about plasma dot pitch (aka, the gap between the pixels) have gone away with some of these new sets. It no longer looks like peering through a screen door! Now if only they weighed less and did not buzz so much. :p Price drops are also getting silly in the LCD market. If you look around, and do not care much about the nameplate on the front, you can...http://seattlewireless.net/~casey/index.cgi/2007/12/26#dec262007 No HDMI for Wii- (Found July 11, 2008 ) I decided to do some more shopping for my game system, and went to the store to buy a (non existant) HDMI-Wii cable. "I see the component cables, but where do you keep the Wii HDMI cables", I ask. "The Wii is not high definition, its just 480p", looking smug, as if I was a complete idiot (subjective). After a quick iPhone googling in the store -- there really was no such thing. No need to argue, it just does not have any digital out. Lots of forum posts with this exact same HDMI...http://seattlewireless.net/~casey/index.cgi/2007/12/28#dec282007 Mail Bag- (Found July 11, 2008 ) I really, really, really hate mail bags. I don't pretend like I have a big blog, and I don't want to lead anyone to believe I even get any mail. But recently I got a few pieces of mail. I get so few that I will just use every single one of them for the mail bag. I stole the image of this mail bag from google images, it was on the first page, and it kind of looks like a bag of mail because it says "Hong Kong Post" on it. China really doesn't follow any intellectual property laws,...http://seattlewireless.net/~casey/index.cgi/2008/01/28#jan282008 Electric Floors- (Found July 11, 2008 ) Whats better than a series of tubes under your floor keeping it warm WiFi Maybe...but...how about normal, electrically heated floors (Girl not included). SunTouch marketing photo I recently completed the installation of a SunTouch heated floor mat and programmable thermostat into the "master" bath. Its recommended application is under tile. Glob on thinset over mesh...http://seattlewireless.net/~casey/index.cgi/2008/05/05#may52008 Green Paradox- (Found July 11, 2008 ) Whats funnier than recycling by mail Well, how about earning airline mileage for buying carbon offsets! May 13, 2008, Austin, Texas - BeGreen, the carbon offsets division of Green Mountain Energy Company, announced their participation in the American Airlines AAdvantage program. The exclusive offer provides eco-conscious AAdvantage members with the opportunity to earn miles while also reducing their impact on global warming through the purchase of carbon offset products and "green"...http://seattlewireless.net/~casey/index.cgi/2008/05/15#may152008 iPhone: Your Own Visual Voicemail Server- (Found July 11, 2008 ) Unlock your iPhone, use it on another carrier, and lose visual voicemail, right. Well, not so fast. Primer So, first, lets look at how visual voicemail works on at&t: The iPhone makes use of 2 GPRS PDP contexts for IP data: a connection to the "wap.cingular" APN for general internet access, and a special connection to the APN called "acds.voicemail". The phone likes to keep wap.cingular on interface IP1, and the voicemail on interface IP2. For the most part, the phone will...http://seattlewireless.net/~casey/index.cgi/2007/10/02#oct22007 |