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Technical insanity part 2

24/09/07 11:33 Coffee machine moments Permalink

So I'm working away, printing quite innocently and suddenly the toner runs out on my multifunction machine - it's a printer, scanner, answering machine, photocopier etc. OK, not a problem, I didn't need much printing so I didn't worry about it.

Then I go out for a while and get back to find it's taken a couple of messages. But it won't play them. Because the answering machine will take messages but not play them back if there's no toner in the thing.

I like technology. I do like technology...

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Too technical for me

13/09/07 18:15 Coffee machine moments Permalink

Special thanks to Brando for supplying the following information about the phones Sony Ericsson is supplying through Voda - this is formatted exactly as I received it. I assume it's in binary or something:

Facts and figures:

W910i W880i V640i
Walkman® player

Bluetooth stereo (A2DP)
Mega Bass™
Music tones (MP3/AAC)
Memory Stick Micro™ (M2&trade

support
Media Manager
PlayNow™
TrackID™
RSS feeds
Polyphonic ringtones
FM radio with RDS
Camera
Digital zoom
Picture blogging
Video blogging
Video recording
WLAN/Wi-Fi™
Web browser

Speakerphone
Vibrating alert
Video calling
Email
Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®
Operating System
Bluetooth™ 2.0 technology
Picture messaging (MMS)
Predictive text input
Sound recorder
Text messaging (SMS)
Navigation key
Picture wallpaper
Wallpaper animation
3D games
Java™ MIDP 2.0
Video streaming
Video playback
Alarm clock
Calculator
Calendar
Flight mode
Notes
Stopwatch Walkman®
player 3.0
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
PlayNow™ 4.0
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2 megapixel
2.5x
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Access NetFront™
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
OSE
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes Walkman® player 2.0
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Disc2Phone
PlayNow™ 4.0
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
2 megapixel
2.5x
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Access NetFront™
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
OSE
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes No

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
PlayNow™ 4.0
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2 megapixel
4x
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Full HTML Browser
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
OSE
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
15 fps
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

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An important geographical lesson

03/09/07 18:51 Coffee machine moments Permalink

This is for people who read this irregular blog whenever I post something - it's a YouTube video of an interview with an American beauty queen.

No, look, you've got to read this.

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