A Change In Lifestyle [EDITED]
This is just going to be one of those posts that gets edited later. As it stands, I am just more interested in writing it, than I am in making it perfect.
Why is that you ask? This is the first day where I am working solely from the tablet for just about everything. From writing reviews, to interacting on Jaiku, to just getting in the slew of reading that I need to, this tablet is being pressed into work as my mobile workstation.
What, you thought I was kidding when I talked about changing the way that I live and work with mobile tech? Just think, I am not even done challenging myself in this area yet either.
So what is this change looking like? So far just a lot of reading, conversating and writing. Half my day has been spent talking to people about mobile tech and what it is that they understand. The other part has been reading on Jaiku and writing my Palm Centro review.
One of the things that I can see as needed is a solution for reading the amount of RSS feeds that sit in my list. I am looking for something that is one part a bookmark manager, but another part RSS reader; and then it has to work on my tablet, but sync to some service online. This way I can use it whether I am on the tablet or not; and do more than just read feeds, but aggregate them for news and what have you. Hopefully, there is a developer to two out there that would take this idea and run with it.
The other thing is looking for a new mobile phone. The Nokia N95 NAM is pretty much the only thing on the list right now, but if reports of the N78 are to be believed, that is a device that could serve well too. More so than connectivity, I am looking at stretching my use. If you will, taking that idea of merging tech and lifestyle a bit further, and then helping folks figure that out for themselves.
Last, and first thing: I need to find a consistent devotional/worship/prayer time each day. Being that I have to be disciplined to get up early and write, I see this as the time where I need to do a better job of waking up and seeking God in the AM. I don't want to, as I am by no means a morning person. BUT, I know that I need to spend this time fruitfully. I have a friend who has called me in the AM before, maybe that friend will do the same for a while till I get used to that 'dark' hour.
So this is posting on Wordply. Interesting. Wonder if the suggestions that I made a while back will hit this application. I realize already that I need a mode of saving a draft to the server, and then pulling it back to finish later.
Ah well, that's the case of a life gone mobile. Funky promised land this is, ain't it folks ;)
Why is that you ask? This is the first day where I am working solely from the tablet for just about everything. From writing reviews, to interacting on Jaiku, to just getting in the slew of reading that I need to, this tablet is being pressed into work as my mobile workstation.
What, you thought I was kidding when I talked about changing the way that I live and work with mobile tech? Just think, I am not even done challenging myself in this area yet either.
So what is this change looking like? So far just a lot of reading, conversating and writing. Half my day has been spent talking to people about mobile tech and what it is that they understand. The other part has been reading on Jaiku and writing my Palm Centro review.
One of the things that I can see as needed is a solution for reading the amount of RSS feeds that sit in my list. I am looking for something that is one part a bookmark manager, but another part RSS reader; and then it has to work on my tablet, but sync to some service online. This way I can use it whether I am on the tablet or not; and do more than just read feeds, but aggregate them for news and what have you. Hopefully, there is a developer to two out there that would take this idea and run with it.
The other thing is looking for a new mobile phone. The Nokia N95 NAM is pretty much the only thing on the list right now, but if reports of the N78 are to be believed, that is a device that could serve well too. More so than connectivity, I am looking at stretching my use. If you will, taking that idea of merging tech and lifestyle a bit further, and then helping folks figure that out for themselves.
Last, and first thing: I need to find a consistent devotional/worship/prayer time each day. Being that I have to be disciplined to get up early and write, I see this as the time where I need to do a better job of waking up and seeking God in the AM. I don't want to, as I am by no means a morning person. BUT, I know that I need to spend this time fruitfully. I have a friend who has called me in the AM before, maybe that friend will do the same for a while till I get used to that 'dark' hour.
So this is posting on Wordply. Interesting. Wonder if the suggestions that I made a while back will hit this application. I realize already that I need a mode of saving a draft to the server, and then pulling it back to finish later.
Ah well, that's the case of a life gone mobile. Funky promised land this is, ain't it folks ;)
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