Archivos diarios: 29 de noviembre de 2004

No lo he probado, pero prometen que te lo podrás llevar por ahí y usarlo en esos ordenadores hostiles que sólo ofrecen IE y que no te dejan descargar algo mejor.

(Vía: Portable Firefox 1.0 (USB Drive-Friendly))

Portable Firefox is a fully functional package of Firefox optimized for use on a USB key drive. It has some specially-selected optimizations to make it perform faster and extend the life of your USB key as well as a specialized launcher that will allow most of your favorite extensions to work as you switch computers. It will also work from a CDRW drive (in packet mode), ZIP drives, external hard drives, some MP3 players, flash RAM cards and more.

Hack a day

Genial, genial. Una lista muy interesante de más de 60 proyectos libres para J2ME. En categorías tan interesantes como Bluetooth, XML o ATOM.

J2ME Open Source Software Directory (wendong.blog-city.com)

nspired by java-source.net, I compiled a list of J2ME open source softwares. Most of them were mentioned on my blog before. Here is the URL:

Erik’s Linkblog

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Ha vuelto Javier Cantero.

Dando vueltas y más vueltas

Pues sí, estoy de vuelta, un año después del congelamiento de jcantero.org. He visto que unos cuantos de Libertonia se habían hecho un blog aquí, en blogger, y he pensado que sería una buena idea para quitarse el mono. O:-)

Atalaya: desde la tela de araña

Y Nokia ya tiene un teléfono para ti…

BlipLog – Mobile Content: Mobile television European standard

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has announced that DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcast – Handheld) was to be adopted for mobile television services in Europe. DBV-H is a standard from the DBV Organization for the broadcast of TV-like content and data to handheld devices, which have different requirements in terms of power consumption, screen size and mobility. Thus, an additional integrated receiver will allow the simultaneous transmission of television, radio and video channels to mobile phones.

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¿Llamar? Pues resulta que un 30% por ciento de los estudiantes coreanos quieren usar su móvil, primero de todo, para hacer fotos. Y yo que pensaba que eso de los móviles con cámara nunca llegaría a nada.

picturephoning.com: Most Elementary School Students Want to Use Handsets as Camera

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Pues tal cual: este señor lanzaba móviles a una prisión sueca empleando un arco y una flecha.

textually.org: Man shoots cell phones into Swedish prison

According to WKRC.com, authorities in Sweden arrested a man who shot mobile phones into the yard of a high-security prison with a bow and arrows, police said Saturday.

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Pues piensa que los jóvenes coreanos consideran el el email muy lento y una práctica muy del siglo pasado. Vamos, como aquello de escribir cartas y pegar sellos.

In South Korea, email is for old people – Engadget – www.engadget.com

A survey of a middle, high school, and college students in South Korea found that over two-thirds of students there rarely or never use email and supposedly young people are starting to think of email as something overly formal that you use only for business purposes or to communicate with your less tech savvy parents or grandparents who are still stuck in the Nineties (when email was king).

Como muestra este caso: una mujer se gasta 100.000 dólares en compras, y demanda a la compañía de la tarjeta de crédito asegurando que la «indujeron» a gastarse ese dinero.

Techdirt:Woman Sues AmEx For Letting Her Spend Too Much

A woman who claims (falsely) that she is a Saudi Arabian princess and a former Victoria’s Secret model, apparently caught «shopping fever» and rung up nearly $1 million in charges on an American Express card. When AmEx came to collect, she sued them, claiming they «induced» her to spend, by promising a «flexible» payment plan. In her mind, it seems, «flexible payment plan» means «you never have to pay.» Once again, it’s the latest thing in personal responsibility: there’s always someone else to blame.

No contentos con vivir la vida loca, se ponen a copiar usando el móvil. Y la pobre universidad intentando bloquear la señal. Señor, señor…

textually.org: Cheats stir jamming debate

Seoul National University announced last week that it would install devices within its test rooms to block the use of mobile phones, but cancelled its plans on Friday when it said in a statement that it couldn’t pursue the plan because of the law, reports JoongAng Daily.