Remember not to forget thatwhich you do not need to know.

and

Good judgement comes from experience, experience comes from bad judgement.

Finally got a new laptop, the last one, a Dell Inspiron 5150 finally died a horrible death, the hamster finally kicked the bucket..........

So I ended up with a Dell XMP M1530, 4Gb RAM, a 320Gb hard disk and Windows Vista Ultimate. After hearing all the horror stories about Vista I was a like warry of what it would be like. But you gotta take a chance sometime and try something new.

It came pre-loaded with Roxio Creator, IE 7.0, Windows Media Centre and a suite of Windows applications So far I've installed:
- Google Earth
- Skype 3.8.0.115
- SecondLife
- VLC Media Player 0.8c
- Putty 2.0
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 8
- Adobe Flash Player
- Wireshark

So far so good! No crashes yet!

Darn, have been busy lately, so busy that I've neglected to update this blog! Lots of things have been happening on both the technical and non-technical fronts.

A while back I decided to get a dog, a black labrador-retriever to be precise. Well, it happened and on March 17, I picked up Betty. And of course being puppy, toilet training was the top priority (over anything else of course).

Betty, being a labrador she is a quick learner, in fact it only took her less than a week to figure out where she's suppose to leave her deposits. And like all dogs, she's make a good companion even if she smells of dog food! Nothing like the sight of coming home and being greeted by a wagging dog tail!

Betty, being a labrador is a quick learner, in fact it only took her less than a week to figure out where she's suppose to leave her deposits. And like all dogs, she's make a good companion even if she smells of dog food! Nothing like the sight of coming home and being greeted by a wagging dog tail!

Secret codes:

• To check IMEI press *#06#.
• To check the Software Version press *#170602112302#.
• If Imagine the cell battery is very low, and an important call is expected what to do there is a a reserve battery in the absence of the charger then to activate the key and recharge the cell again is to press "*3370#".
• #3370# To deactivate Enhanced Full Rate Codec( EFR).
• *#4720# To activate Half Rate Codec.
• *#0000# It displays the software version of the phone.
• #pw+1234567890+1# To check the Provider Lock Status. ( "*" sigh to obtain the "p,w" and "+" symbols). ERROR CODE
  
• #pw+1234567890+2# To check the Network Lock Status. ( "*" sigh to obtain the "p,w" and "+" symbols).
• #pw+1234567890+3# To check the Country Lock Status. ( "*" sigh to obtain the "p,w" and "+" symbols).
• #pw+1234567890+4# To check the SIM Card Lock Status.( "*" sigh to obtain the "p,w" and "+" symbols).
• *#147# vodafone this lets you know who called you last time *#1471#.
• *#21# Allows you to check the number that "All Calls" are diverted.
• *#2640# It displays the security code.
• #30# It lets you see the private number.
• *#67705646# It removes operator logo on 3310 & 3330.
• *#73# It reset the phone timers.
• *#746025625# It displays the SIM Clock status.
• *#7760# Manufactures code.
• *#7780# Restore factory settings.
• *#92702689# (to rember *#WAR0ANTY#).

Hmm...must make sure I spend some more time here documenting things 8-)

Have spent some time playing with bluetooth and the vodafone Nokia 6288.

Specs for the Nokia 6288 are:
Features:

• High speed connections with 3G and EDGE.
• MP3 Music player with stereo audio.
• Compatibility of Bluetooth for Connectivity.
• Display: TFT, 262,144 colours, 320 x 240 pixels.
• Card slot MiniSD, 512 MB card included, hotswap.
• Camera resolution 2-megapixel(1600x1200 pixels).
• Triband GSM 900/1800/1900MHz, WCDMA 2100MHz.
• Wireless technology Bluetooth and Infrared.
• Interface USB2.0.
• Data services EDGE, GPRS and WCDMA.
• USB connectivity, Music player, Voice recorder.
• Ringtone MP3, AMR, AAC, 64-chord voice polyphonic MIDI, video ringtones.
• Weight 115 g.
• GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps.
• EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps.
• 3G: 384 kbps.
• Bluetooth: v2.0.
• USB v2.0, Pop-Port.
• Colors: White, Black.
• Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels, VGA video, flash; secondary video call VGA camera.
• Stereo FM radio (visual radio).
• Built-in handsfree
• Messaging SMS, MMS, e-mail SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, APP.
• HS-23 headset, miniSD card, CA-53 USB cable, CD-ROM.
• Talk time 4.5 hours.
• Standby time 280 hours.

A very cute piece of tech, and so far I have it paired up to the Plantronics 390 and the Plantronics 590 stereo headset. And as can be expected, the use of the bluetooth really shortens the battery life! No real surprise here!