I am writing this post as a passenger driving up I95 back to Washington after a long weekend in South Carolina. Verizon Wireless broadband network is getting better and better. There are more areas with EVDO on I95 than last time we took this trip. I did run into a problem with my AT&T Tilt, it won't charge. I am using my iGo charger and had what seems to be a similar problem with my Wing. I had to replace the battery on the Wing and initially use the HTC charger to get it going again . Hopefully this is the same issue. I have been using my iPhone extensively this weekend, I wish I had the 2.0 firmware with Exchange ActiveSync.
My Lenovo X60 with Vista SP1 has been running smoothly. This is the first time since I can remember that I have gone over a week without rebooting. I usually just close the lid on my laptop which is set to suspend. With XP SP2 I use to go a week without issue, however with Vista at about 4 to 5 days I would invariably had a problem which resolved itself after a rebo
I had a User Access Control (UAC) issue with Vista SP1 on my Dell XPS 720. It seems that SQL Server Express which I use with Microsoft Office Accounting does not work well with UAC. Before SP1 I ran with UAC turned off, but when you install SP1 it turns it back on and I had not noticed it until I ran into Office Accounting not working. There is a work around on the SQL Express MSDN blog but turning off UAC was easier. I may go back and apply the work around later since it is a good idea to have UAC turned on.
I have made some subtle changes to my blog layout. The right column now includes my twitter stream which I am trying out. The twitter concept of micro blogging seems to be catching on, Wikipedia's definition is:
Micro-blogging is a form of blogging that allows users to write brief text updates (usually less than 200 characters and publish them, either to be viewed by anyone or by a restricted group which can be chosen by the user. These messages can be submitted by a variety of means, including text messaging, instant messaging, email, MP3 or the web.
I think it is an interesting concept to report during an event, but on a daily basis I am not sure I see a lot of value yet. It would be nice if it had a way to incorporate multimedia content like pictures or audio. I am subscribing to Robert Scobble twitter stream, he is over the top (when does he relax) and sounds like he is aiming for the title described in a NY Times article yesterday: "In Web World of 24/7 Stress, Writers Blog Till They Drop" (link).
My twitter micro-blog is http://twitter/mydigitallife. and you can follow on the right sidebar of my blog. I am leaning towards turning this feature on and off I probably won't use it on a daily basis.
The twitter Vista gadget from Rod Begbie is very nice. Here it is undocked from the side bar. You can also see my 9+ day uptime in the sidebar.
The new beta features of TypePad in comments and archives are active on my blog. They provide next and previous markers at the bottom of the page to make navigation easier.
My review of trapster has been posted on pocketnow.com.
This week:
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