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Google Maps Mobile - My location
If you want this function on K800i and found that it’s not supported after installing GMM, you will need to flash your phone with the latest firmware.
Google Mobile Maps (GMM) 2 recently introduce a new feature called “My location”, a function to find your current location using Mobile towers around for mobile without GPS. I’m surprise that my K800i from 2 years ago can run GMM, however to support this function the mobile need the latest firmware (at least not the one I have)!
I’ve version 2.2.0 installed and tried this function in Bracknell, I would say it’s not too bad. Most of the time it says it’s accurate to within 1.7km (probably better than it claims, I would say within 1km most of the time). However in places more urban the accuracy will be higher. I read somewhere that GMM uses data collected from mobiles with GPS, with increasing number of people using this function, it should get more accurate over time. The reason for finding out about this is mainly for travelling. GMM would be very useful in finding hostels, food and point of interests nearby…
Skype Mobile
Download the latest version from skype directly and it works fine on the K800i too but it’s not true VOIP. What it does is that it loaded up all the contacts and everything as expected, but when you make a call, it will dial a number (charged at local rate or deducted from inclusive minutes) to make that call. A bit like using a calling card I guess, but without entering the pins… So becasue of that I went on to searching for a true VOIP (SIP) client for K800i but couldn’t find one at this moment of time. However did found PennyTel which is slightly cheaper than skype and the good thing is, you can use any SIP phone or softphone like x-lite or ekiga in linux. Also the Skype that comes with 3’s X-series is actually a iSkoot, not Skype!
Three Roaming
Something that I only just found out, Three roaming is actually “free” with you are travelling in a country with a 3 sister network, ie. Austria, Australia, Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy, Ireland and Sweden. “Free” means you can use your inclusive allowance to call or text standard UK number + data allowance! However if you call a local number aboard, it will be charged as a oversea calls just like how it would be if you make the call from the UK!
Useful Appications
Software mentioned here are data intensive, unlimited internet access is recommended on your mobile!
If you are also on Three UK, you will find that 3 includes many download links in the 3 Planet page, but they are usually not the latest version!
- Google Maps Mobile - http://m.google.com/map/
- Google Mail Mobile - http://m.google.com/mail/
- Skype Mobile - http://www.skype.com/m/
- Opera Mini - http://operamini.com/
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December 13, 2007 12:03 am
Still a bit early to review this year but why not. On the 1st of Jan this year, I said my aim was to 修行, what I was referring to was really 修心.
一切要從 [修心] 做起，並不是要學做學問，也不是要學練功夫，或是只執著在表相要多麼莊嚴、要背多少經書、比較念佛數量多寡、打坐多久、睡多少、吃多少、功課做多少等等有模有樣的花樣。
The first half wasn’t that great but slowly getting better. This up and down in life is usual and in a way the up and the down and much smaller now. As usual, there are a lot to learn and have learnt a lot this year, mainly referring to learning/practising on purifying the mind. That’s not a 10 minutes or half an hour session every night before we sleep, but a continuously being aware and observeing the mind, drop the “unnecessary” thoughts and for me will be concentrating on:
若有真正往正路走，即可四兩撥千斤，輕鬆自在，但若走到岔路就會如同身負千斤重擔。念佛修行，目的是在清除往六道走的習氣，達到清淨心念佛，沒有其他的花樣。修行不是在刻意修神通，亦不可當做是在修功夫。( [正] 的神通不是學來的，而是當我們因為修行而把執著、妄想等習氣的種子都去除了，那麼自己清淨心具足的功德，自然就會出來運用)。
Actions are pure with a pure mind, I believe that’s the starting point. + we should let our mind rests at least for a while everyday. Another year has passed! Getting older and older very quickly without realising it, the same feeling when I wrote the post on 當勤精進. My aim for the coming years will still be on 修心 and a wish:
願生西方淨土中，九品蓮花爲父母， 花開見佛悟無生，不退菩薩爲伴侶。
Today especially I feel things are very temporary (Impermanence)! Things that happens, feeling that arises, all very temporary! I have probably said too much, it’s still better to be quiet before I’m ready! In case you have the feeling that this posts is quite negative, I can only tell you it’s very positive for me! Went to HSBC just now and saw their advs, I’m sure many of you have seen, the one about how we all look at things in a different point of view and there is no reason why we should look at things the same way! What I want to say is, you may not agree, but it’s another point of view :). If you don’t like it, it’s another good choice to learn to be more accepting :D. May all of you who read this post be happy and free from suffering!
The quotes above are from  靜老說的話 (thanks to 妙音居士).
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November 19, 2007 1:04 am
旁觀者清，當局者迷
Lookers-on see most of the game.
I once played a game on remembering music tones, the computer play the tones once and we key it in. At first it was very easy, but when it get to later stage, I start to realise I can easily remember the tones when the other person is keying it in but when it comes to my turn I can’t. I tried it many times and it’s still the same, it helps by just telling myself I’m just observing… it’s very interesting how the mind works!
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November 2, 2007 11:00 pm
Went to tried out a lot of other OS and at the end realising what I have is already is the best (for me). I now have 3 OS installed, i.e. Ubuntu, OpenSUSE and Windows. The Gnome 2 in OpenSUSE 10.3 kind of worked but I still prefer Ubuntu 7.04 which is what I had been using. I believe the main problem for me is the different resolution for the laptop screen and the external screen, just couldn’t get the Gnome 2 to display correctly. Anyway tried out Debian, FreeBSD, PC-BSD, DesktopBSD but none of them works with my laptop, either problems with the graphics card or the wireless card. So enough time wasted (well not really wasted since there is something to learn in everything), back to original Ubuntu 7.04 and I am happy :). Always have to go the long way, always have to learn from mistakes…
These two days, got to spent some time with my mum. Walked around Bracknell and Martins Heron, found some nice parks around my house, had breakfast in the garden and shop for baby clothes which I really enjoyed :D. I always know that I don’t want much from the world and prefer a “simple” life. I know that I’ve gone round and round for many times already, endless searching, time to stop going round in circle. Now that I believe I’ve found it, I just need to do it before it’s too late!
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For some reason I didn’t keep up to date this time, I only found out about the new Ubuntu 7.10 Gusty release being told by a friend. I think my demand for my home PC is dropping, mainly using it for surfing the internet really! Surprisingly the new release doesn’t work for me!
So no luck for me with Ubuntu this time because firstly the upgrade manager (7.04 to 7.10) wouldn’t work… so I did a fresh install (keeping my /home directory). After that everything seems to work but it wouldn’t display correctly on the external montior (Xerox XA7), I tried almost all the settings I can think of including manually editing the xorg.conf and using the auto-config tools, just wouldn’t go above 800×600! Imagine a 19″ monitor on 800×600 resolution! I can stand a lot of the features not working, but working on a proper resolution is one of the min. requirements.
As much as I like Ubuntu, I have decided that I will try something different, may be something very simple, something very fast and stable, doesn’t have to look good but run very fast on my laptop (Toshiba Tecra-S1), and of course supporting 1280×1024. Decided to try out FreeBSD and may be with gnome 2 since the main upgrade in Ubuntu 7.10 is the support of the new gnome, but I know that it’s very possible that it’s gnome 2 which is not compatible with my monitor and or my ATI graphics card! Will see how that goes, but conclusion is, simple is good…
On a side note, about simplicity, I have come to like a very old text editor (VI) very much. It must be one of the oldest text editor that comes with Linux, it’s great because it’s so simple, don’t even need the mouse to operate it, your hand can stand on the keyboard all the time while performing search, replace, etc… There are Windows version (e.g. VIM) which people have developed. Also I’m using a web browser called Epiphany is great too, very simple and fast, but less feature as compare to FireFox. Something that’s worth trying out.
Tags: 7.04 Feisty Fawn, ati, computer, freebsd, gnome, laptop, Linux, Toshiba Tecra S1, Ubuntu, vi, Weblog, xorg
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