Ubuntu Sunday

After Ubuntu 9.10 arrived, I equipped my primary laptop (Panasonic CF-W7) with it and enjoyed a lot of upgraded system. After that I took directions to upgrade my eee pc, which is now fantastic little device. I am sitting now in coffee and writing this blog post with eee pc's integrated 3G connection. I even managed to get screenshot for you to review.

I wonder why peoples are still looking to microsoft products. Freely available solutions can now a days achieve so much more and with a ease, what others seems to lack. Even my long time windows friends are now a days excited to install ubuntu every computer they face. I call that revolution.

Phone adventures

I have played a lot with this Nokia 5530, with touch screen and music. It's a nice phone, but still - something missing. Mainly keyboard and logic of S60 with touch is something totally awful. No wonder why Nokia is dumbing Symbian in favor to Maemo.

After a 5530, I played a bit with my HTC Hero, but it's something too fragile and a bit too unusable for me. I wonder why touch screen keyboard is not so bad as in 5530, but it must be the size of screen or something. From HTC Hero I returned to Samsung B2700, which is nice phone - but lacks a bit usability compared to Nokia S40 series.

But somehow I needed a bit robustness, usability and set of features and ended up to Nokia 3720 today. It's really nice looking unit, making it easy to use and fast. Somehow after S60, this feels just right. It has no 3G or fancy wanna be features from S60. Just plain phone. Mostly I like touch of text messaging in this, it's fast and easy. Almost as good as my E71.

Major day

Today, I did one of the biggest decision in my life.

After having thoughtful discussion with my daughter, I understood that we all have problems and worries. Mine are related to technologies, family and future in these times and she has her own in school world. I think we become out fine and therefore I did my decisions today. What was that 'big thing'...?

I announced today to Nokia that I withdraw from senior specialist position, which we signed on July. It's something I've been thinking a whole summer, all my vacation and every spare moments in my life. And question is, why's that ? Reason is simple, I got offered possibility to do full time in my own company, which is good (again, in these times). Of course, it's something that might be harder, but somehow I believe what I know and that's base for all.

Big thanks to loving family, going to be there now.

Nokia N900 - answer is arrived

Wait is over. Thing which I've been talking endlessly is announced now. Nokia is offering Linux based phone for all of us.

I see this as big thing, since 770 tablet, N800 and N810 was showing a way for me and I knew that great thing would be combined GSM/3G communication for the platform.

I hardly cannot wait to get my hands on this. I really enjoy to get some coding done for this one, I just have to hope that Nokia is offering full access to every part of phone. I have big plans for m2m communication and other interesting uses.

HTC Hero

Before my holiday in Spain, I managed to get HTC Hero for evaluation. And I must say that it's really something after crappy symbian phones (mainly E71). Customized user interface with capacitive touch screen is ease to use and modify, sms threading is joy to use and other features are very attractive, compared to any symbian device.

No wonder Nokia is afraid at the moment. They leaked N900 to promote their Maemo phone line, which is starting very slowly and uncertain steps. What we need, is strong indication that Nokia will drop Symbian and focus to Maemo and Linux communities.

After buying my Samsung B2700 I said that I will never ever acquire Symbian phone and it is still valid statement. I've been using now Samsung B2700 and HTC Hero and yes, they are both very capable. Basic ruggerized phone and Linux based flag ship.

Samsung B5702

I must say that something hit me. I acquired second Samsung phone in a week. I was searching phone with multi sim capability and came across the fact that in Finland there were no such thing. Which I think is unforgiving!

While visiting colleagues in Estonia, I was able to spot this wonderful phone from Samsung. Samsung B5702. It hosts two sim cards simultaneously and both of them are registered to network constantly. So, when ever some one tries to reach you from another operator, it succeeds.

Only thing, which is preventing to utilising this fully is lack of Finnish set of language in phone. I can accept that user interface is in English, but when there is no T9 dictionary and our alphabets (ä,ö) available in text messages, I think it's tough. Let's see if I can reach some one in Samsung to answer me for this.

From Nokia W71 to Samsung B2700

Got tired of my Nokia E71, because it was slow and symbian is so yesterday. While waiting Nokia Linux phones and tablets, I took liberty to change phone to Samsung B2700. It's a bit robust one and should support essentials things for me.

I have made my personal communication strategy and Samsung will be part of that. More of that in coming days. I have big things in my mind.