http://www.newsome.org/2008/01/phone-choices-and-doggone-password/ Kent Newsome on technology, music and life Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.newsome.org/2008/01/phone-choices-and-doggone-password/comment-page-1/#comment-3348 ws Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:25:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3547#comment-3348 Use a 4 digit password on your Pearl, that uses the first character on each button. ie. 4 buttons need to be pressed. You'll quickly learn to press them without looking. That's what I do. Use a 4 digit password on your Pearl, that uses the first character on each button. ie. 4 buttons need to be pressed. You’ll quickly learn to press them without looking. That’s what I do.

]]> http://www.newsome.org/2008/01/phone-choices-and-doggone-password/comment-page-1/#comment-3349 Claus Valca Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:13:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3547#comment-3349 I've learned to just live with carrying two phones.It's better now. I used to carry a pager as well. I can't express how dorky I felt with two job-mandated devices (BlackBerry & pager) as well as my personal cell phone hung off my belt. Never understood the logic of that policy. Glad we rescinded it finally.My BlackBerry is a 8703e model. I actually have come to like the wider format and the true qwerty keypad.When I loaded up Google Mobile (update) I found that the Google Map now does that cool "you are here" mapping on the device. Turns out it isn't using GPS, but doing triangulation via different towers. Regardless, it ends up being very accurate in most locations. <a HREF="http://www.google.com/gmm/mylocation.html?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Google Maps with My Location (beta)</A>We've since ditched the pager requirement, but I still have to carry the BlackBerry along with my personal phone. (Can't use the company phone for personal calls.)Our BlackBerry policy is require password-access and it will only stay active for 1-2 minutes of non-use. Then it relocks. It is a pain unlocking it everytime for access. And we must use "strong" passwords! The benefit is that if I loose it or it falls into the "wrong-hands" after 10 incorrect password attempts, the device auto-wipes itself, erasing any secure or insecure information.So from that aspect, I appreciate the login/lock requirement.I'm also shopping for a new personal cell phone. (<a HREF="http://grandstreamdreams.blogspot.com/2008/02/darn-it.html" rel="nofollow">Darn it...</A>) My Nokia is about to work itself apart. I've been looking at the Samsung A727 having reached the point of fed-up'ness with flip-phones. In the store the price was almost $200 (with Bluetooth kit tossed in "free").On-line I can upgrade for just $100 for the same phone (after $50 mail-in rebate). No "free" Bluetooth kit...thank goodness.As much as I dislike the disruption of picking out a new phone, I have to concede sometimes you have to take some pain with the pleasure.Good luck in your shopping! I’ve learned to just live with carrying two phones.It’s better now. I used to carry a pager as well. I can’t express how dorky I felt with two job-mandated devices (BlackBerry & pager) as well as my personal cell phone hung off my belt. Never understood the logic of that policy. Glad we rescinded it finally.My BlackBerry is a 8703e model. I actually have come to like the wider format and the true qwerty keypad.When I loaded up Google Mobile (update) I found that the Google Map now does that cool “you are here” mapping on the device. Turns out it isn’t using GPS, but doing triangulation via different towers. Regardless, it ends up being very accurate in most locations. Google Maps with My Location (beta)We’ve since ditched the pager requirement, but I still have to carry the BlackBerry along with my personal phone. (Can’t use the company phone for personal calls.)Our BlackBerry policy is require password-access and it will only stay active for 1-2 minutes of non-use. Then it relocks. It is a pain unlocking it everytime for access. And we must use “strong” passwords! The benefit is that if I loose it or it falls into the “wrong-hands” after 10 incorrect password attempts, the device auto-wipes itself, erasing any secure or insecure information.So from that aspect, I appreciate the login/lock requirement.I’m also shopping for a new personal cell phone. (Darn it…) My Nokia is about to work itself apart. I’ve been looking at the Samsung A727 having reached the point of fed-up’ness with flip-phones. In the store the price was almost $200 (with Bluetooth kit tossed in “free”).On-line I can upgrade for just $100 for the same phone (after $50 mail-in rebate). No “free” Bluetooth kit…thank goodness.As much as I dislike the disruption of picking out a new phone, I have to concede sometimes you have to take some pain with the pleasure.Good luck in your shopping!

]]> http://www.newsome.org/2008/01/phone-choices-and-doggone-password/comment-page-1/#comment-3350 Assaf Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:28:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3547#comment-3350 http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/tech-news/?p=821&tag=rbxccnbtr1 http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/tech-news/?p=821&tag=rbxccnbtr1

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