After the ease of which I managed to get my new toys connected (the MacBook Pro and the Sony Ericsson w880i)
I thought I would try to push the envelope further and get my MacBook Pro to utilise the Bluetooth relationship and route my interent requests through GPRS on my phone.
Again my trusty tool google was well used and I found the following sites on the subject
Well I brought the phone, I am now the owner of the new super slim w880i phone from Sony Ericsson.
My next challange was to get the contacts from my Windows Mobile 5 powered Orange SPV M3100, my initial thought was to use bluetooth and transfer all the contacts by selecting them all and sending them to the new phone.
Since the iPhone is not going to be release in the UK until December 2007, I wanted something to tide me over in the phone area, currently the M3100 that I am using is bulky, will not last more than 3 days on a full charge.
Looking around on the current phone market there were a few new models like the LG Shine, LG Prada, Nokia 8800, but the Sony Ericsson caught my eye due to the features and size.
Facts and Figures
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Announced today during a keynote speach at the Macworld conference in San Francisco, is the new iPhone, this looks to be the most advanced phone that you can buy today, with full widescreen video capability, smartphone and music player.
Technical Specifications are as follows
Well, in order to live in Spain for more than 183 days a year you need the equivalent of the National Insurance number in Spain this is called the NIE (Numero de Identidad de Extranjeros).
You need the NIE to do the following.
• Apply for a business permit
• Apply for a mortgage/loan
• Buy/sell property in Spain
• Buy a vehicle
• Employment
• Inheritance of assets in Spain
• Insure Property
• Pay taxes
• Sign onto the national Social Security Health plan
Ingrediants
1 Onion, chopped into small pieces
5-6 Corgettes, chopped into small cubes
4-5 Peppers, usually green, chopped into small cubes
5-6 Tomartoes, pealed and then deseeded and choped into small cubes
Olive Oil
Pinch of Salt
2 Eggs
Method
Add the oil into a saucepan over a low - medium heat
Add in the Onions and stir for 5 minutes
Add in the Corgettes, cover the saucepan and leave on the heat for 10 minutes and stir occasionally
Add in the Peppers, cover the saucepan and leave on the heat for 10 minutes and stir occasionally
Well, I thought it would be simple in these times to pick up a printer at the local computer store (store name not given to protect the staff)
Ordered the printer from my local store (as the model I wanted was not in stock, new model and was proving to be popular.) They gave an initial indication that it would be delivered to the store in about 3-4 days and they would call me when it arrived, this is where the trouble started.
well I have been hearing a lot about the ruby language in magzines and thought I would install it on the macbook pro, after a little google search for this I found this very good article here that assisted me to install not just a later version of ruby but the webserver and database at the same time in simple to follow instructions.
Well I did it brought a laptop to use on the train on the journey to and from work, its ok, but not ideal as the trains in the uk that I have to use are a little small to use a laptop on your lap!
The machine fits but you can normally open the screen to only 80 degrees, this is not an optiomal angle for a TFT screen, I choose a matte finish on my laptop and after looking across at a fellow commuter attempting to use a glossy screen, and from the constant movement of his body and the adjusting of the screen, he was not happy with the reflections or visability of his screen.
well after the long wait i have the new machine (core 2 duo) macbook pro, initial feelings are that its one cool notebook, does not seam to run that hot.
All I have to do now is overcome the mac osx operating system and learn how to do my day to day tasks.
I will post some photos of my new toy soon