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New recycling laws/fees in California
Starting February 8th (my birthday), any product that contains mercury (batteries, circuit boards, etc.) can no longer be put in the trash. I think this is a great idea for helping the environment. However, I see a few flaws in the system:
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Bluetooth Vodoo
I think that the concept of Bluetooth is great; allow devices to connect without wires. While there are standards on what to do, in my experience it just doesn't work right all the time. With my cell phone, I still can't get a headset to function properly. In dealing with software, I spent the last several days tracking down an issue customers were having with our software. As far as I can tell, it was Apple's implementation of Bluetooth that got messed up on some people's machines which caused our stuff to stop working. Of course, people blame us. Some day maybe I won't have to fight technology to use it.
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WirelessModem up for sale
After a lot of thought, I've decided to put my WirelessModem program up for sale. I've neglected the software for too long due to my own lack of interest (I haven't used the software since I got rid of my Treo 300 a few years back). If anyone is interested in purchasing the source code to both the Macintosh side and the Palm OS side, please contact me. Serious offers only.
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USB to PCMCIA Adapter - hope for EVDO cards
I stumbled across a USB device that accepts a PCMCIA high speed data card (EVDO). This looks like an excellent solution for switching to a MacBook Pro and still being able to use my EVDO card. The problems are: 1) it isn't shipping, yet, 2) they have no Mac drivers, and 3) it doesn't list my card, the Sierra Wireless AirCard 580 as compatible. I've sent them email to see if they'd be interested in having me write a Mac driver. I'll cross my fingers, but won't count my chickens before they hatch.