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PDA history review
![Array](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2498/4101477686_f17a4bd323.jpg "Got it two years ago today - my dad bought it for me before he died.
Psion is a british palm-top computer (so much more than just a pda and a fairly high learn-to-master curve). The EPOC OS used from the model 5 onward was eventually bought and became the Symbian OS. I have continuously used a Psion for about 13 years now. There are so many applications that I have found no equal to on any other device, plus of course, it has years of data on it.
Instead of a bill-fold, I have a nice leather case (i call it a clutch or usually just "my wallet", others call it a "man purse") that contains all my usual wallet stuff and my Psion. The laptop-style keyboard is very comfortable and folds into the unit very cleverly and a stylus inserts into the side. It has a 16-greyscale touch screen, runs on 2 AA batts (30 hours-ish), and takes CompactFlash cards with 32mb onboard.
The Psion line stopped around 2000 or so (with a product called the NetBook - needless to say, Psion has tried a lawsuit or two as the name is increasingly used for other products) and the 5 models were produced in the mid- to late 90s, I guess. There were the 5, 5mx, and 5mx Pro. And, there was a very very small batch of colored ones released (the rest were all grey) and I managed to get one in great condition from Ebay. I think I got it for around $400. Well worth it as I have over a decade of emails, notes, thoughts, and other data I have migrated from one Psion to my next, starting with a 3a in '96 or so.
This will almost certainly be my last Psion - I do use it less and less and have managed to export quite a bit of data from it over the last couple of years. Neither my phone nor my PSP have a z-code interpreter of any kind, for instance. Also, the agenda is unmatched (name something you wish yours does - this does it), same for the database app I use heavily - and those are both native! - and it even has a fantastic grocery shopping program that I still use today. And that's just my recently used ones.
I could go on and on but, the short version is, this was the best unit they ever made - the models afterward went a direction I didn't care for - and it is the last tech anything my dad imparted to me - a way of life that started with my first computer he bought me when I was 10 (i am 36 at this writing). I have no memories of throwing footballs or him teaching me to work on a car - we debugged programs together when I was growing up.
So, anyway, for my purposes, it is still irreplaceable.
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Internet and TV blackout
Today I witness first long internet blackout caused by third person. There were some major disaster at our cable provider which last from 1pm – 9pm. Whole neighborhood went out. It was hard to find information who to call and next it was impossible to get free line.
I stayed 100% calm and rather read two books but majority of population probably cannot live without this daily drug. Sad, really sad.
Internet business
If you blast your message out to anyone who will listen, aiming for a quick profit, the Internet won’t bring you any more business than standing on a street corner with a megaphone.
If your activities contribute to building long-term, trusting relationships with prospective clients and referral sources, you’ll get business on the web.
Milijon rednih uporabnikov interneta
Objavljeno je končno poročilo RIS – Uporaba interneta 2007, ki je bilo pripravljeno v okviru Centra za metodologijo in informatiko (CMI) znotraj Fakultete za družbene vede. Rezultati analize kažejo:
Current internet usage in numbers
Internet users today: 1,319,872,109 (One Billion Three Hundred, Nineteen Million, Eight Hundred Seventy Two Thousand, One Hundred Nine)
More information: Internet Usage World Stats – Internet and Population
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