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- 11-01-2006, 05:23 PM #46John NavasGuest
Re: Fashion drives cellphone design
On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:45:34 GMT, decaturtxcowboy
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>Thurman wrote:
>> (May start carrying a printer in the car).
>
>Go with the cheapest disposable printer you can find - one with a single
>tri-color cart and replace it with a black one. My color Epson didn't last
>a week in the Texas sun - prolly the ink gummed up. But as the
>advertisements claim, it sure is water proof after 24 hours!
No such problems with laser printers...
B&W: Samsung ML-2510, HP Laserjet 1020
Color: Samsung CLP-300
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- 11-01-2006, 08:40 PM #47Todd AllcockGuest
Re: Fashion drives cellphone design
At 01 Nov 2006 09:28:41 -0600 Thurman wrote:
> From wristwatch, cell phone, PDA, GPS, pager; with Cingular's next
release
> of a Smartphone, I'll be down to two devices.
>
> (May start carrying a printer in the car).
>
I already do- one of those old Sipix thermal jobs from Geeks.com that run
on 4 AA batteries.
It's about the size of a paperback book and comes with drivers for Palm,
PocketPC and Win98/XP. At $20 I won't shed too many tears if the heat in
the car melts it into slag...
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- 11-01-2006, 09:16 PM #48John RichardsGuest
Re: Fashion drives cellphone design
"Notan" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> John Richards wrote:
>>
>> <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>> > I do have clocks in all of my vehicles, but I'm not in them all that much.
>> > It's 12 miles to the nearest bank. They might have a clock, certainly one
>> > inside. Daylight Savings Time just went away, so it will be a while before
>> > I can figure out what time it is, and it's dark a lot. The cell phone is
>> > probably off in some of the places I might want to know what time it is,
>> > like on a commercial airplane. I don't use an alarm clock to wake up, but
>> > I do use one for appointments.
>>
>> There are a few occasions where using the cellphone's time display
>> is inconvenient, such as when the cellphone is turned off, but for
>> most people those occasions are few and far between. Also, most
>> cellphones have an alarm clock function.
>
> It's a helluva lot easier to look at ones wrist than a cellphone display.
>
> Am I missing something?
It all depends on your lifestyle. I'm retired, and mostly I'm at home or
in my car, so clocks are readily available. The few times I'm away from
standard clocks and need to know the time, I just pull out my cellphone
for a quick look. It's no big deal, and I'd rather simplify my life by
carrying one less device.
Granted, when I go to a party or similar formal event, I wear a watch,
but that's strictly because it's a 'dressy' occasion.
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- 11-01-2006, 09:27 PM #49John RichardsGuest
Re: Fashion drives cellphone design
<[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> In alt.cellular.cingular Notan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> It's a helluva lot easier to look at ones wrist than a cellphone display.
>
>> Am I missing something?
>
> The point was that many people no longer wear a wristwatch. The cellphone
> is the only timepiece.
>
> The ease one requires in ability to reference a timepiece might also indicate
> one's slavery to minuscule amounts of time.
>
> I stopped wearing a wristwatch during public presentations because glancing
> at the watch to see how much time was left seemed like an indication of
> boredom with the topic and a desire for the end time to arrive sooner.
>
> That was true, but I didn't want to advertise it. ;-)
Yep. I was on a first date recently, and happened to glance at my watch.
I sure heard about it from her later! I should have opened my flip phone,
glanced at the time and said, "Sorry, it was vibrating, and I was expecting
an important call from my doctor." ;-)
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- 11-01-2006, 09:29 PM #50John NavasGuest
Re: Fashion drives cellphone design
On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:27:14 GMT, "John Richards"
<[email protected]> wrote in
<[email protected]>:
>Yep. I was on a first date recently, and happened to glance at my watch.
>I sure heard about it from her later! I should have opened my flip phone,
>glanced at the time and said, "Sorry, it was vibrating, and I was expecting
>an important call from my doctor." ;-)
How about not checking the time at all? Was it that boring?
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- 11-01-2006, 10:49 PM #51John RichardsGuest
Re: Fashion drives cellphone design
"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:27:14 GMT, "John Richards"
> <[email protected]> wrote in
> <[email protected]>:
>
>>Yep. I was on a first date recently, and happened to glance at my watch.
>>I sure heard about it from her later! I should have opened my flip phone,
>>glanced at the time and said, "Sorry, it was vibrating, and I was expecting
>>an important call from my doctor." ;-)
>
> How about not checking the time at all? Was it that boring?
I was widowed earlier this year, and have started dating again
after 39 years of married life. So, I'm a bit green at this...
I was advised to keep a first meeting (for Starbucks coffee) at
30-60 minutes, so I didn't want to overstay my welcome.
I need to learn how to be less conspicuous at time checking. ;-)
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- 11-01-2006, 10:52 PM #52John RichardsGuest
Re: Fashion drives cellphone design
"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "John Richards" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Yep. I was on a first date recently, and happened to glance at my watch.
>> I sure heard about it from her later!
>
> you dumped her, right?
>
> geez.
Yeah, we didn't hit it off.
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- 11-02-2006, 05:38 AM #53decaturtxcowboyGuest
Re: Fashion drives cellphone design
John Navas wrote:
> No such problems with laser printers...
> B&W: Samsung ML-2510, HP Laserjet 1020
> Color: Samsung CLP-300
Different technology
- 11-02-2006, 08:25 AM #54ThurmanGuest
Re: Fashion drives cellphone design
"John Richards" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:27:14 GMT, "John Richards"
>> <[email protected]> wrote in
>> <[email protected]>:
>>
>>>Yep. I was on a first date recently, and happened to glance at my watch.
>>>I sure heard about it from her later! I should have opened my flip phone,
>>>glanced at the time and said, "Sorry, it was vibrating, and I was
>>>expecting an important call from my doctor." ;-)
>>
>> How about not checking the time at all? Was it that boring?
>
> I was widowed earlier this year, and have started dating again
> after 39 years of married life. So, I'm a bit green at this...
> I was advised to keep a first meeting (for Starbucks coffee) at 30-60
> minutes, so I didn't want to overstay my welcome.
> I need to learn how to be less conspicuous at time checking. ;-)
Most cell phones have multiple alarms. Some like LG models allow a quick set
by elapsed time.
Moto Razr requires time to be set.
You can also the alarm tone.
You might set two alarms. The first could be dismissed as an emergency call
requesting your advice from John Kerry, if you wanted to stay longer.
- 11-02-2006, 10:22 AM #55John NavasGuest
Re: Fashion drives cellphone design
On Thu, 2 Nov 2006 08:25:53 -0600, "Thurman" <[email protected]>
wrote in <[email protected]>:
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>"John Richards" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news[email protected]...
>> "John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:27:14 GMT, "John Richards"
>>> <[email protected]> wrote in
>>> <[email protected]>:
>>>
>>>>Yep. I was on a first date recently, and happened to glance at my watch.
>>>>I sure heard about it from her later! I should have opened my flip phone,
>>>>glanced at the time and said, "Sorry, it was vibrating, and I was
>>>>expecting an important call from my doctor." ;-)
>>>
>>> How about not checking the time at all? Was it that boring?
>>
>> I was widowed earlier this year, and have started dating again
>> after 39 years of married life. So, I'm a bit green at this...
>> I was advised to keep a first meeting (for Starbucks coffee) at 30-60
>> minutes, so I didn't want to overstay my welcome.
>> I need to learn how to be less conspicuous at time checking. ;-)
>
>Most cell phones have multiple alarms. ...
Many (e.g., Moto V551) actually have only one alarm.
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