Marco Bellino, an award-winning freelance Symbian C++ Developer from the Turin Area of Italy provides Guardian, a new antitheft software system for Symbian Series 60 devices. Bellino’s software is not only of the highest quality. It is FREE of charge and comes highly recommended for those interested in protecting their cell phone/ smartphone investments. Continue Reading
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Wall Street Journal reporter Lee Gomes recently wrote an article about reading an e-book on his Blackberry and, unlike several other reviews of the e-book experience, his was actually quite favorable (you can read it here). Continue Reading
Nokia’s smartphones pack a powerful computer into a tight little package.
Matter of fact, I’d go so far as to argue that Nokia smartphones are far better as compared to every other smartphone manufacturer on the market today. The Symbian operating system (OS) on Nokia phones is time tested and seems to have lived up to its users’ expectations thus far. Their smartphones look better on paper, and actually outsell (about 100 times more than) the iphone!
Nokia’s E Series phones are an absolute triumph in terms of their features, especially for those who use their phones to actually do work. Continue Reading
I don’t normally do this, as those of you who read my blog well know, but I just finished reading an extremely interesting post on canceling your credit card. Seems it was written by this guy, Bob Rankin, who simply wanted to lessen his load (as I’m sure many of us do, these days) by canceling a credit card, one that he no longer needed; by the way, there was no balance due on the card at the time of his phone call (not sure if he used a cell phone or not, but the call was recorded and relevant parts of the conversation are transcribed in his post).
If you’re looking to cancel one or more of your credit cards, do yourself a real favor and read Rankin’s real life story and suggestion! If you’re like me, and are looking for ways to improve your credit score, his post will certainly make your life a lot easier!
Now, I can’t vouch for the guy in the video below (not the same guy as above), but it seems he’s also interested in canceling his credit card to improve his credit score; might be interesting…
Posted on 30 April 2008 by Steven A. Maclin, Ph. D.
It’s easy to understand how the criteria for issuing an AMBER Alert could be slightly confusing, given that AMBER stands for “America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response,” even though it is not a system designed for simply missing children… The AMBER Alert system was designed specifically for abducted children.
First of all, the criteria for issuing an AMBER Alert differ from state-to-state, although the guidelines for a set of minimum criteria was issued by the Department of Justice after the PROTECT Act, passed in 2003, to which most states adhere closely. Continue Reading
Posted on 28 April 2008 by Steven A. Maclin, Ph. D.
Upon visiting the U.S. government’s AMBER Alert website, the first thing you’ll see is two links. The first of which points to the National Sex Offender Public Registry dedicated to Dru Sjodin, a college student who was kidnapped and murdered by a registered tier III sex offender in 2003. The registry was set up in 2006 after legislation dubbed “Dru’s Law” was passed.
It’s a nifty little gadget that’s sure to help me organize my life and be more productive every day. Although these devices have been around for a while now, they’re still a bit on the expensive side. I spent several hundred dollars on my new mobile device, and I’m constantly worried about scratching, dropping, or otherwise damaging it. Obviously what I need to do here is start shopping for cell phone skins in order to ease my anxiety a bit. Continue Reading
Posted on 19 April 2008 by Steven A. Maclin, Ph. D.
Because I feel it is so important, I’ve decided to post another article on the Amber Alert program, this time focusing on what’s called the Amber Alert Child ID Kit.
The Kit is not physical in the sense of something you can hold in your hand, at least not all of it. Actually, the kit is USB device, loaded with a software program that was developed to make it easy for parents and guardians to use. Continue Reading
Posted on 17 April 2008 by Steven A. Maclin, Ph. D.
A smartphone" rel="tag">smartphone is an electronic handheld device representing a class of handsets with a mobile operating system such as Symbian, Microsoft OS, RIM or Palm. You might think of a smartphone as a mobile phone, one that has built-in features and functionalities in its handset that makes it a mobile information center and entertainment device for the user.
Posted on 16 April 2008 by Steven A. Maclin, Ph. D.
Mobile Computing is very old, but then, it is still a very active and evolving field of research, whose body of knowledge awaits codification. In years past, IBM Researchers made numerous contributions ranging from technology for handheld and notebook computers to Mobile IP. Mobile computing is increasingly becoming more and more popular as people need information (even on the move) in this rapid changing information world. This article will attempt to highlight the concepts and basic issues relating to mobile computing. Continue Reading
