July 05, 2007

Vista activation update

An update to an earlier post, this article in the July 5th Windows Secrets, goes into more detail as to what's involved in Vista activation.

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July 03, 2007

Wanna see what the inside of an iPhone looks like?

http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iPhone

Nuff said.

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July 01, 2007

More/New GPS receivers

Things have changed in the 6 months since I've posted about GPS receivers -- prices have come WAY down and location information is being reported more frequently. Semson's has lots of Bluetooth receivers available including the i-Blue 737 Bluetooth GPS (5 Hz - Updated Version) (32 channel, Auto On/Off, WAAS) for about $100. What's a 5Hz version? It reads and transmits location information 5 times per second instead of the usual once per second. Lots of software doesn't read it that fast and if you've set the unit to send at 5Hz, it'll drain the battery faster but if you want/need greater accuracy, there ya go.

Since Microsoft Windows Live Search for Mobile and Google Mobile Maps have come out and can talk with GPS units, GPS receivers make more and more sense as a cheap add-on for a Smartphone. So, which one to get? Well, like I said above, you can get a 5Hz version for about $100. You can also get the Qstarz BT-Q818, a 32-hour, 32 channel MTK chipset model with auto-on/off, for about $70 (check this GpsPasSion forum posting for a review and recommendation). And then there's the i-Blue 737 with the MTK chipset for $70, too (see this GpsPasSion forum posting for a review and discussion).

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