atmaspheric | endeavors

Anil linked to PalmOne’s new Addit app which I think is awesome. It allows you to view and choose from a list of PalmApps, which you can then download and run immediately or “Over The Air”/OTA. This is an awesome step for the Palm platform, which up until now has always assumed that you would [...]

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I picked up Prince of Persia tonight and dusted off my PS2. Been a while since I felt I could really spend some time gaming and I guess I feel pretty cool about it now that I am officially not working. All work makes… yeah yeah.
Anyway - Prince of Persia is an amazing [...]

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So imagine that you’re coming home from work with your iPod and you’re listening to a song. Let’s say that you’re listening to Don’t be Light by Air, because it’s an extremely good song. Now let’s imagine that your iPod has bluetooth capabilities (or something similar) and that you’ve already paired it with your home [...]

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The best advice I can give anyone is to burn no bridges in life unless absolutely necessary. You never know what’s going to happen and the world is a surprisingly small place. As I exit my current company, I am amazed at how many people I have previously been in contact with are [...]

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A new feature on the search site lets people type in their package tracking numbers to turn up shipping information directly from FedEx or UPS Web pages. [CNET News.com]
This is very cool - fedex/ups/airborne + tracking number = your search. It’s definitely quicker than going to each site you might have to normally visit.

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With Bluetooth in the Palm of your hand and on that desktop or laptop PC,
Internet sharing is only a few steps away. Whizoo has some step-by-step
instructions on sharing Windows XP’s Internet connectivity with a Tungsten over Bluetooth.
discuss [MobileWhack]
Anyone get this working on Mac? Seems like it would be simple using the Sharing control [...]

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Feeling good about my resume now so I’ve started to send it out… working through some personal network contacts as well as the job boards and a few “love to work there” companies. I’ve got nothing to lose so I am casting a pretty wide net.
One thing I’ve noticed is that you could easily [...]

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Little black box lets any audio device get streaming content over GPRS.
The product itself is a small dongle terminating in a 3.5 mm jack suitable for connection to a wide range of home audio products. This dongle connects via Bluetooth to a compatible mobile phone (currently Nokia’s Series 60 devices, Sony Ericsson’s UIQ handhelds and [...]

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SanDisk has given and explanation why the release of Palm OS drivers for its Wi-Fi SD card has been repeatedly delayed and when people can expect this to finally be available. [Brighthand]
Nothing like corporate politics and BS to block a customer demand…

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I’ve noted StandAlone’s Hand/RSS Palm news reader previously, but I’ve been using it much more lately and think it is definitely a winner. In my brief email exchanges with them, it’s clear that they are not only listening to the users, but also working to make some serious improvements to the app. [...]

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A growing number of broadband subscribers are choosing price, not speed, when it comes to picking a provider–but that’s not enough to hurt cable’s lead. [CNET News.com]

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Think Outside, maker of the Stowaway Keyboards, has announced that it has created a royalty-free keyboard driver that utilizes the Bluetooth Human Interface Device (HID) profile. In addition, the company had announced a new Bluetooth Keyboard to be available next year. [PalmInfocenter]

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As the early buzz over new music services such as Apple Computer’s iTunes fades, record labels and technology companies are struggling to turn the services into profitable businesses. [CNET News.com]

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The House approves the first national anti-spam measure. The legislation encourages the Federal Trade Commission to create a do-not-spam list of e-mail addresses and includes penalties for spammers of up to five years in prison. [Wired News]

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I was officially restructured out of a job today…
I will actually be fully employed through the end of the year, with severance to follow for a few months beyond.
This is sure to be an interesting opportunity for me. I’ve basically worked for the same place (even through quite a few structural and ownership changes) [...]

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Rolling Stone has published an interesting interview with Apple CEO Steve Jobs, in which he shares his views on the music industry and Apple’s position in it… [MacMinute]

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Research in Motion Ltd. is building BlackBerry messaging devices that run over wireless LANs, company officials confirmed last week.
RIM, of Waterloo, Ontario, has started testing BlackBerrys that can roam between 802.11, or Wi-Fi, WLANs and wide-area cellular networks.
“We’ve been working on Wi-Fi for a long time,” said Jim Balsillie, chairman and co-CEO of RIM. “We [...]

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T-Mobile kicked in tonight… nice. Old Nextel number is now active on newer T-Mobile account and phone. Took a call or two but all good.

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In a bid to fight junk e-mail, Yahoo is developing technology that would automatically authenticate the sender of a message so that unwanted solicitations could be blocked. [Wired News]

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RSS and the Mac could be potent rivals for Microsoft. [eWeek.com Messaging and Collaboration - Featuring Steve Gillmor]
Good thoughts - I agree! I can’t see any reason for Windows in my world. It’s all information and easily accessible, not to mention well integrated in my workflow on the Mac.

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