Newer Phone

Friday, on my way to Atlanta, I returned my Sprint PCS phone. I really liked the phone; the service, however, left much to be desired. Apparently US Unwired, the affiliate who serves as Sprint PCS in my area, has a signal area that extends for a whopping thirty square feet in the city of Huntsville. This includes the mall kiosk where I bought the phone, and possibly the parking lot, too.

Comet Curses

In case you hate Comet Cursor as much as Katie does, here is a wealth of information regarding its tactics, blocking, and removal.

Cups

When Mary suggested this link, I’m sure she didn’t expect me to order a case. I think everything will “come out all right” for our staff party next week.

TeAAm

BAAck in the dAAy when my pAAls AAnd I worked for HiWAAY, we didn’t reAAlly tAAke the whole “double A” thing AAll thAAt seriously. Come on, guys, do you reAAlly need to spell it “TeAAm*“?

Is it me or do the double-A’s remind you of the bleating of sheep?
“Re-A-A-AL Internet.. Re-A-A-AL FA-A-A-AST!”

Exercise

Exercise can make you smarter. I would agree on this, but I can’t remember how to take off my shoes.

Palm hardware

I should have found Gethightech.com on Tuesday. They have all kinds of Palm hardware, from replacement digitizer screens to neato clear graphite case shells. Even better, they’ve got pictoral repair instructions!

Palm rebirth

I feel that I’ve accomplished something today. My little Palm IIIx, on which I’ve lavished so much attention and cash, died today. 🙁

When I turned it on, all I saw on the screen were alternating vertical lines. I replaced the batteries, backed up my software, did soft resets, hard resets, to no avail. I finally called Palm Tech Support, who didn’t answer any questions and merely wanted me to fork over $100 for repair. By this time, I’d already taken the case off, so I declined their kind offer. I found the ribbon cable that goes from the board to the display, and shoved it back into its socket. I put the case back on, replaced the batteries, and it started up, as good as new.