Palmblogging

Tegans bedtime story. Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr Fox. She's 7 but right in
to Roald Dahl's books. We have loads of books, some audio books on cd and
some of the ones that were made into films. Want to finish it just now even
though she's fallen asleep just to find out what happens.

BBC Europe

Mars 'journey' experiment begins

Six European volunteers begin a simulated journey to Mars to see if humans
could cope with the long isolation.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7974282.stm

or
go here
for more. This is Kim Stanley Robinson stuff this as in Mars Trilogy

BBC Science & Environment

Laser experiment powers up

The US completes construction of a huge physics experiment that aims to
recreate the blistering conditions at the Sun's core.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7972865.stm

Teal OS is away folks. At 5.00pm PDT yesterday its sale stopped. But
knowing how things are on the internet I bet there are still places you can
get it. It has a 30 day trial but sometimes if you delete the relevant file
that can reset. Everytime I installed a new version of this before it would
reset as well. So for those that never bought it there is still hope you
can use it over the 30 day trial.

Samuel Johnson

"Silence propagates itself, and the longer talk has been suspended, the
more difficult it is to find anything to say."

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Samuel_Johnson]

BBC Technology

Security experts eye worm attack

Security experts are downplaying the potential impact of a virus which some
believe is set to strike on 1 April.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/7973131.stm

or
here
for more

I was just shaving there as I have to do begrudgingly once or twice a week
and had a fine chin of stubble. I did cheeks and chin, then that bit that's
not quite chin but not quote throat. I was left with the bit btween nose
and top lip. I then had a sudden and strange thought. Should I leave ot and
grow a tache.
The big question being would it be like Magnum PI or Poirot?

The thought passed and I finished shaving.

Anyone know if moustaches are likely to come back into fashion or did they
never go out?

Yes the classic that is Lemmings. Tegan was playing it on my Zire 71 but it
only had a demo with 7 levels. Today I brought home a PC disc I had at work
from years ago. I also had this on Sega MegaDrive as well.

I will have to post some photos of all the seedlings in their plug trays
awaiting being moved on.

Hunners and hunners of plants to move on. How will we manage?

Version 1.53 - March 29, 2009
Added option to set background color of launcher if using solid color
option
Fixed refreshing of title tab text after tapping on battery/signal
indicators if no center text set

v1.52
Its to big to cut and paste here with my 680 as a lot of things changed.

Charles Baudelaire

"The world only goes round by misunderstanding."

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Charles_Baudelaire]

Beta 1.48 - March 28, 2009
Added ability to specify color of off-screen card arrows when not wrapping
cards
Added line to card wave icons to indicate locked cards
Fixed selection of multi-discard option from clearing activation options
Fixed ability to discard locked cards in card wave
Fixed empty card wave from trying to launch app
Improved card icon dots, making them blue to better stand out
Improved multi-discard animation by slowing speed
Improved card wave to show current card in lighter orange when not current
card

BBC Americas

China 'set up' cyber spy network

An electronic spy network, based mainly in China, has infiltrated computers
around the world, Canadian researchers say.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/7970471.stm
or
find out
more here

Thomas Jefferson

"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties
than standing armies. "

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Thomas_Jefferson]

More true today than ever

Yeah and phones and PDAs and all those things that do it themselves but not
every application such as some of my astronomy ones

Beta 1.45 - March 27, 2009
Added option to start with launcher screen open
Added option to disable card unlocking with icon
Added option to disable wrapping of cards at ends
Added option to hide quick launch bar only when launcher screen open
Added option to hide cards (turn off wrap and drag offscreen)
Added option to start with cards hidden
Added option to discard multiple cards in card wave without raising
stylus/finger (throw each up)
Added option to show dot next to name of card-based apps in launcher
Added support for attention indicator on launcher screen
Added support for keeping "center" title bar text on launcher screen
Improved icon placement to stay more on wave
Fixed compatibility with Fastlaunch and type-to-find
Fixed icon placement on lores devices
Fixed wave thickness on lores devices

G. M. Trevelyan


"Education... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to
distinguish what is worth reading."

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/G._M._Trevelyan]

Yahoo Odd News

Diners can have a ball at testicle festival

The fundraising idea may seem a little nuts, but Oakdale's annual Testicle
Festival is always a big hit. On Monday, volunteers with the town's Rotary
Club plan to fry up 400 pounds of the private parts of bulls and serve them
to diners who pay $50 apiece for the sit-down meal.

I got stuck on the first one about the scar. Couldn't chose between
vasectomy scar left bollock, vasectomy scar right bollock or where I got a
testicular cyst removed.
Will I post some photos and you can all vote a la X Factor.

But joking apart chaps get anything strange down there checked out.

Teal OS is no more

[Sent to Palm Addicts From Hans via Palminfocenter] It seems that TealOS is
no more which is a great, great shame. This was posted on their technical
forums. "Hi folks. I'm sorry to say that at Palm's request, as of this
upcoming Monday, March 30, we will no longer be selling or distributing
TealOS.

We really appreciate the help and unprecedented enthusiasm so many of you
have shown for this product. It's been a long time since we experienced
this kind of customer cooperation, and the program's success came at a
badly needed time. We wish we could continue contributing to this great
community.

For those of you who have already purchased the product, your copies will
continue to function, of course, but we encourage you to download the
latest beta copies to insure you have a stable version you are happy with
and back it up to a safe place, as you'll no longer be able to download it
after Monday. We'll continue through the weekend to try to get as many bug
fixes and requested improvements in as we can before then.

Thanks, -tex "
TealTalk Forum

http://palmaddict.typepad.com/palmaddicts/2009/03/teal-os-is-no-more.html

And the first thing I had to do was pour coffee down my throat. I was
beginning to get panicky and really uptight on the way home. This came on
with no apparent reason. Then it struck me I hadn't had a cuppa since
8.00am this morning. Yes I had the coffee DTs.

Beta 1.43 - March 26, 2009
Added support for type-to-find apps (multichar) on main screen
Added option to turn off transparency effect for launcher screen
Added option to disable "alpha seek" on home
Beta 1.42 - March 24, 2009
Added test fix for Sharklink apps to allow icons with duplicate Creator IDs
if none in ROM

Just spent £38 in Poundland. Yeah I know on what. Its amazing what you can get in there and how it all adds up.
Away to have a Murrys pie. Best pies in Perth methinks

Franklin P. Jones

"Nothing changes your opinion of a friend so surely as success - yours or
his."

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Franklin_P._Jones]

I'm off work today but looking at a busy day. So we will get someosts later
on

BBC Science & Environment

Slower spin 'made moon's bulge'

Scientists believe they have worked out why Saturn's moon Iapetus has a
giant ridge around its circumference.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7965332.stm

Science & Environment

Mars domes may be 'mud volcanoes'

The Martian surface shows structures that look like mud volcanoes, which
would be key sites to search for life.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7966437.stm

Na nana na na na na nana na na nana.

I really hate that song.

Imagine writing the lyrics and checking how many nas and nanas you had and
if they are in the right order.
Hell shreddies might even use it in an ad. Hand knitted by nana na na na na
na nana na na na nas.

How about Don't Knows for Cheerios so when asked in the morning " what do
you want for breakfast kids?" Its easy to pour a bowl of these.

BBC Technology

Windows Touch coming to a PC soon

The multi-touch controls familiar to Apple iPhone users will be built-in to
Microsoft's Windows 7.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/7965513.stm

or
try
here

BBC Science & Environment

Tracked asteroid debris collected

Scientists collect remains from an asteroid that was tracked as it fell to
Earth, offering a unique chance to study its make-up.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7964891.stm

Marshall McLuhan

"I don't necessarily agree with everything I say."

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Marshall_McLuhan]

Yes that is a good one. Woner how many bloggers can relate to that?

Two heroin addicts have injected themselves with curry powder by mistake -
both are in intensive care.
One has a dodgy tikka and the other one is in a korma.

This one, Cricket and Ball 3 annoying prats that once were household names
and huge stars.
We really have to look back and think what the feck was telly like back
then.

Don't be surprised if they pop up here again.
Any others I can add to my list of crap comedy acts.

Digital Spy Broadcasting

BBC defends 'excessive' Goody coverage

The BBC defends its coverage of Jade Goody's death amid claims that it was
too excessive.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a150720/bbc-defends-excessive-goody-coverage.html?rss

Yes what do you all think?

BBC promo

Red Button arcade

Could you play games on a Freeview box?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/pressred/2009/03/redbuttonarcade.shtml

No Jimmy there aint. Now feck off beside Ball and don't come back.

Yes its been a while but a lunchtime to day I restored it after charging it
in the morning. Boy its slow to do that with a serial connection and not
usb.
Yes I plan on an other attemp to get it to connect with GPRS and possibly
using the 680 as a modem.
Its been a while.

BBC Science & Environment

Briny pools 'may exist on Mars'

Pools of salty water might be able to exist just below the surface of Mars,
planetary scientists tell a major US conference.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7958471.stm

BBC Bradford

Straight on: man's sat nav directs him to the edge of a cliff

A driver blames his sat nav for leaving his car teetering on the edge of a
cliff after he followed its instructions.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/bradford/7962212.stm

UK Politics

Social network sites 'monitored'

Social networking sites like Facebook could be monitored by the government
under anti-terror plans.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7962631.stm

yup they want more and more info for their possibly illegal databases and
will use crime and terrorism prevention as an excuse.

Oscar Wilde

"America had often been discovered before Columbus, but it had always been
hushed up."

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Oscar_Wilde]

That why I'm glad I have my Treo 680. Snappermail for posting, Resco Neeews to download rss for selected blogs and use the web app to go to the Myblog page to keep up with friends posts. Skweezer compresses the pages so data useage not too high. Here in the UK I get a £5 a week bundle for data and thats how I blog.

Now v1.41 - March 23, 2009
Fixed card apps not always launching in card wave
Fixed GSM signal indicator to better match other indicators
Fixed CDMA signal indicator to better match other indicators

That's the monthly done and away. I cannae believe how much foods in the
house now. Asda delivered early today and Aldi and Lidl tonight. Its all
away in cupboards etc. You know what I can't decide what to have for supper
as there is too much choice.

This is on the stats page and is quite amusing. I do post about Teal
OS updates as I like the app but the amount of sickos looking for jokes
about Jades demise is amazing as I haven't posted a joke, I said I wouldn't
for my own reasons and that post is now private for friends only.
Top 30 Keywords - last 30 days
Keyword | amount
jokes about jade goody | 20
teal os | 19
teal os | 18
sick jade goody jokes | 14
teal os | 8
palm tv remote | 7
teal os | 7
josie lawrence eastenders | 6
TealOS code | 6
jade goody sick jokes | 6
jade good jokes | 6
teal os | 5
um bongo lyrics | 5
orange.co.uk/fund | 5
jade goody jokes | 5
jade jokes | 5
teal os | 4
teal os | 4
big blast in space | 4
jade goode jokes | 4
teal os | 4
teal OS review | 4
zire 71 wifi | 4
moon stuff | 3
moon stuff | 3
teal os review |3
Digitizer Fixer | 3
teal os registration code | 3
sick jokes jade goody | 3
sick jokes about jade goody | 3

There will be a lot of disappointed people Googling and getting me. Hell
its doubled my stats per day since Sunday

Has to be the best way to eat bits of left over pig.

http://mobile.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a150536/efron-ditches-footloose-remake.html

Why remake this film An 80s "classic

Robertson Davies

"Few people can see genius in someone who has offended them."

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Robertson_Davies]

BBC Technology

Call to 'shut down' Street View

A formal complaint about Google Street View calls for it to be shut down
until it does a better job of protecting personal privacy.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/7959362.stm

or
See
if yor on it here

BBC Technology

Big websites urged to avoid Phorm

Seven of the UK's big web firms are asked to refuse to work with a system
that serves ads up to users.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/7959099.stm

or
try here

BBC UK

Call to scrap 'illegal databases'

A quarter of all government databases are illegal and should be scrapped or
redesigned, a cross-party trust reports.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/7955205.stm
or
Bastards
those cheating crooked bastards

Pretty Woman is on again. How many fucking times can a station show a film
in a year. ITV 2 need to nip out and raid the bargain basket at Blockbuster
and get something else to show.
I don't know how many times this has been on in the last 12 months but
evertime its on Debs will watch all or part of it.
Now Ms Roberts was in her prime here but even with a hot blooded male like
me gets a bit unimpressed when its the same old same old act.
Hell they could show a directors cut with her in the buff and I'd probably
continue picking fluff from my toes.

Go on ITV2 get some new old films.

Have I seen you in a really crap advert this weekend. Hell you used to be a
big "Star".

Ha ha ha Rock On

BBC Technology

'Scareware' scams trick searchers

Makers of fake anti-virus software are exploiting search engines to drive
people to sites peddling 'scareware'.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/7955358.stm

or

Isabel Colegate

"It is not a bad idea to get in the habit of writing down one's thoughts.
It saves one having to bother anyone else with them."

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Isabel_Colegate]

Been to see our, me and Debs mums, earlier and give cards and gift. Looking
forward to roast chicken, brocoli and tatoes for tea.
Teagan got a wee help from me and made mum scrambled eggs and toast this
morning. She did a hand made card and gave her the pot she had made up
yesterday. It had daffs and daisy in it and is very springish.
Me I rubbed Debs feet this afternoon.

I know it will sound stupid to some but a bit subdued due to the Jade news
today. Anyone effected by cervical cancer in anyway will probably be the
same. No doubt somewhere someone will be joking about it but many women are
diagnosed a year and this is one of those things that can happen to anyone.

Beta 1.39 - March 21, 2009
Fixed crash importing JPEG images using progressive compression (added
error message)
Added ability to select and launch card-based app from wave launcher
Added ability to launch card-based app from card wave

At 3.14 am this morning.

Well if you up and blogging and have forgotten. Drag you arse to the paper
shop now before they wake up.

Bertrand Russell

"The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is
no good evidence either way."

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Bertrand_Russell]

Out there are using Twitter? I've came across a few BCUK bloggers so come
on and fess up.

I had to go back on a blog and apologise after commenting on a post I saw
after reading the profile. The post was this one :best week evahh lawl in
frillysoop.blog.co.uk

I couldn't understand a word of this young lass and what she had to say.
Both comments are still there and I apologise here on my blog to show the
error of my ways. Hell I'm turning into Seaside Man ;-)

Well I've not posted the Dons results and stats for a while. Bit of a
bummer oot of the cup last week and things are rather mediocre in the
league. Today should have been a chance to catch Hearts but a fantastic
draw from 2-0 down for them and a nil- nil for us doesn't do it. The Gers
fans will be sick tonight, but Celtic have to capitalise on this and pick
up all 3 points in their game.
So as for Dons results I'll leave them the now. Hell the Beeb might do me
for copyright anyway.

BBC Science & Environment

Space station unfurls solar wings

Ten years after its construction began, the International Space Station now
has full power capability.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7956332.stm
or

hopefully more here

Walter Bagehot


"The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than you can be."

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Walter_Bagehot]

To Walrus. All the best to you today. You were the first invite I got here.
At the time I declined as I wasn't sure about the friends bit but your
there now.

So I signed up yesterday and am following a couple of folk here at BCUK and
a couple of Palm/iPhone bloggers whose sites are an RSS must for me.
I am wondering about the @reply bit though. Do you just start the twit with
that so they know its for them or is there a way you use the mobile site to
do that? Any help on that folks?

We have a mail2blog blockage today. Well the posts will arrive when they arrive.

Beta 1.38 - March 19, 2009
Added highlight of current card in card wave
Added option to restore app after phone call
Added support for returning to TealOS from unlocking
Added filter to only show .JPG files when importing images

And in Beta 1.37 - March 19, 2009
Added option to only map buttons while mapped to std launcher (Car launcher
compatibility)
Improved wave card to make it easier to discard and harder to accidentally
discard wrong card
Fixed blank card from being created when leaving security
Fixed icon scanning to only remove duplicates when one copy is in ROM
(fixes missing sharklink icons)
Fixed Re-enable standard launcher to not revert after reset
Fixed swipes at bottom screen border of T3 from selecting cards
Fixed wave launcher icons from moving up past wave motion limit

BBC Technology

Google pulls some street images

Google has removed dozens of images from its new Street View service after
complaints from users about privacy.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/7954596.stm
or
see
if this link gives you more

Thought I'd see what its all about. Username is same as here so if you see
a Palmblogging twit that's me. Having difficulty with the follow other
users on the 680 though. Don't know if I'll keep up with it or not but its
there any way.

Today is the first day of spring!!!
1. To celebrate the first day of spring, an ice cream parlour in Amercia
are giving away free ice cream all day Friday. What is your favourite
flavour ice cream?

Has to be Rum and Raisin

2. Today is officially the first day of spring in the UK. When you think of
spring, what is it that comes to your mind first?
Moving on thousands of bedding plants and more watering as it gets warmer

3. Do you wish that daffodils, snowdrops and other spring flowers would
flower all year round?
No as you wouldn't have the excitement of seeing the first snowdrops of the
year.

4. Have you got your garden looking all spring like yet?
Still early enough for that but a great time to clean up and get prepared
for the season ahead

5. What will you do today to feel all spring like (keep it clean you smut
monsters out there!!)??
I'll be moving on seedlings at work all day and probably for the next
month.

Harry S Truman

"It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the
credit."

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Harry_S_Truman]

I've had to do a little housekeeping in regards to my email account with
orange. I use Snappermail on my 680 and when you get over 650 emails in yhe
inbox on the server Snappermail plays up a bit.
So last night I cleared and deleted from the server around 100 emails that
were on my 680 so this bug didn't happen. That was still leaving 500 odd on
the server though and that needed sorted.
As I said I use Snappermail but the 680 has an inbuilt email app as well. I
used this and set up a couple of filters to download any Freecycle and blog
emails to that app and then deleted them. Again this removed another 200 or
so from the server. Finally I downloaded without filters and had the 300 or
so remaining emails on my 680 from the server. These I am manually going
through and deleting as nescessary and just now I only have 220 on the
server.
Now my email app I prefer, Snapper, is a lot snappier in handling my mail.
I will have to try and remember when I delete on the app to also check the
box to delete from server.

If looking for used parts for an old motor remember 247 spares. Just Google
to find them.
We need a window switch for the 306 and I've had 3 emails in less than an
hour of requesting the part saying that they have it at different scrappies
around the country.

BBC Technology

Google's pictures of UK go live

Google's Street View offering street-level images launches in the UK,
providing a pedestrian's-eye view of 25 cities.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/7952317.stm

or
More
here

BBC Technology

Microsoft launches latest browser

Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 brings greater protection and a raft of
features familiar to users of other browsers.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/7952505.stm

or

aye
right more protection wonder how long until there a security update

Tom Wilson

"These days an income is something you can't live without--or within."

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Tom_Wilson]

Version 1.36 - March 17, 2009
Added battery charging indicator
Added support from launching aliases from card wave (need TealAlias 1.26)
Fixed compatibility with [weather] key guard if woken by home button
Improve delete screen to return to file selector after delete
Improved wave launcher to flag movement as activity to keep awake

BBC Technology

Mobile users at risk of ID theft

Almost all phone users store work-related as well as personal details on
their mobile phones, a survey finds.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/7950263.stm
or
more
here

Was having a look at them on the stats page and was kinda shocked at some
of them when I Googled myself.
Orange and Vat - Palmblogging came up in the top 5 search.
Sick Jade Goody Jokes - I came up top and the post was saying that I
wouldn't take part in them and the some more personal stuff. I have editted
this as a friends only post straight away.
Teal OS - I pop up very high and it just been in the past week that the
developer is above me.

I was amazed that this little blog has gotten so high in searchs. Hell even
Josie Lawrence in Eastenders tops Digital Spy and that is a big site.

I'm David and I'm a Palm Addict. I started Palmblogging in December 2006 as
an experiment to see if I could run a blog with my then Treo 600 phone. I
am now on a Treo 680 but Palmblogging still comes to you via this. I have
seldom used a PC to blog or comment. The only time I do is after I have
tried everyway I can with the Treo and failed.
But if you look you see the archive only goes back to January this year.
This is because in a few weeks of family turmoil I deleted the old blog and
was unsure about continuing blogging. These things have passed and my home
life is on a more even keel now.
I am father to 3 aged 7, 12 and 14 and "step dad" to 3 aged 16, 19 and 21.
Yes a few years ago we had 6 kids in the house at weekends. The 12 and 14
years one are by my marrage and stay with their mum and we get the
weekends. I have been with my partner Debbie for over 9 years now and we
are very much together just now.
I work in mental health at a training center delivering Horticultural
training. All aspects of gardening at that. Plant production, garden
maintenence and landscaping. I love the work I do but at times it is really
challenging but rewarding. I loved gardening as a hobby and am lucky to be
in a job that I get paid for something I enjoy.

So that a wee bit to fill you in on me Palmblogging.

How's yer heid?...Nulty How's yer heid?

Was not updated yesterday and today so far. I was having a play with it on
my 680 last night and I am just about set to have it as my full-time
launcher. I still use LauncherX but have Teal set up to my liking now and
will have to buy it to get the registration code. I feel this is worthy of
purchase and will be my first PalmOS software buy in a good while.

I tend to use a lot of freeware and demo versions and put up with nag
screens where possible as money for Palm stuff is tight but it shows how
many good apps are out there for little or no money. I am a bit jealous of
iPhone users and the much cheapness they can get apps for but as PalmOS
bids us farewell there may be more free apps as abandonware. I hope the
developer do that once Web OS is here and there is a lessening in demand
for PalmOS stuff.
I'm just a cheapskate I suppose.

To Edinburgh Zoo. Seemingly 100 years old today. That would be a good
question though. Zoos are you for them or against them?

Robert Byrne

"Learning to dislike children at an early age saves a lot of expense and
aggravation later in life."

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Robert_Byrne]

This from BBTechnology

Apple unveils new iPhone features

Apple lifts the lid on 100 new features for the iPhone and a new set of
tools for developers to be released later this year.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/7949557.stm
or

this
will give you more details I hope.

BBC Europe

A Finnish computer programmer creates USB 'finger drive'

A Finnish computer programmer who lost a finger in a motorcycle accident
makes himself a prosthetic replacement with a USB drive attached.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7949018.stm
or

Find out
if this guy has more memory in his finger than his head.

BBC Americas

'Twittering' threat to US trials

The verdicts in two US trials are being appealed against because jurors
commented on them on social networking sites.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/7948845.stm

or

hopefully a link

Listening to Real Radio I need to clear this up. Is today St Patricks Day
or St Bonos Day?

Real Radio in Scotland are playing one of my alltime fave songs.
Cranberries and "Linger". I have this on a tape, remember them, somewhere
but it always sounds best when it just pops up on the radio.

BBC Technology

Twitter growth explodes in a year

The up-and-coming social networking site has grown by a massive 1689% over
the last year.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_7948000/7948092.stm

Just been listening to a report on the Maldives and found this on my rss
feeds. Its well worth a read as I found the radio report interesting.

BBC South Asia

Saving paradise

Maldives facing up to challenge of global warming

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/7946072.stm
or

Try
this for a link hopefully. Still not got the hang of the linking bit yet.

Jay Leno

"Here's something to think about: How come you never see a headline like
'Psychic Wins Lottery'?"

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Jay_Leno]

Loads of wee changes here, infact too much for the 680s copy and paste so
pop over to mytreo.net for a list
http://mytreo.net/downloads/tealos,1387.html
or here
this should get you
a version change log

Yeap I think its man flu. I will struggle on like the brave wee soldier I
am. I came to work as Monday is one of the big cleaning days at home and
I'd get no sympathy with that going on. Saying that the poly tunnel here
at work is nice and cosy so that's fine for how I'm feeling.

Tooooooo Fluffchucker. Hope you have a good day today.

Science & Environment

Nasa shuttle launched after delay

Space shuttle Discovery blasts off from Florida on a mission to the
International Space Station after weeks of delay.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7945345.stm
or

Jean-Paul Sartre

"Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to
do."

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Jean-Paul_Sartre]

Version 1.33 - March 15, 2009
Fixed to not open standard launcher when device turned on with home button
while inside TealOS
And if you missed it
Version 1.32 - March 15, 2009
Added ability to discard card in card wave by tossing it up
Added option to set start mode for wave launcher
Added test fix to fix redraw problem on Garmin after power off
Added hint tip for card wave
Improved icon to match webOS style
Improved motion and animation in card wave to be more fluid
Fixed ability to un-hide popup tips
Fixed card wave icons hidden in 320x480 mode

You can download straight to you Treo or Centro at http://mytreo.net

Cleaning the kitchen floor and listening to Magic. Guilty feet have got no
rhythm line has just been sung. So name the artist and song.

Really struggling for posts today. Maybe I peaked to early in the weekend.
Got the start of man flu I think. I've felt funny since before bedtime last
night. Tickle throat and snotty nose.

Wellcome to a couple of new friends I've added lately. Hope you enjoy my
blog and have a look through my friends list here and check out there blogs
as well. We are a nice bunch here at blog.co.uk and some have been here a
good while and are more than willing to help you out with any blogging
queries.

Thomas A. Edison

"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and
looks like work."

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Thomas_A._Edison]

I've spent all day in the garden. During the week I'm a horticultural
instructor, yup teaching gardening and today I've spent it gardening. Is is
like that for anyone else out there with a trade?

I knew you'd enjoy it, you always do. The way my expirienced hands caress
you and bring you up to that peak.
I put the oil in a sprayer that way we give you better coverage and allows
it to soak into you.
You were on all fours as I started on your back. Severval spurts of oil all
over then lovingly smooth in covering you completely and extra attention to
those little cracks and crevises you have.
More oil and rubbed in to those long elegant legs you have. Total coverage
and contact from feet to the very top were they join.
Your smooth but comfortable sitting area got extra attention as we need to
get maximum pleasure here.
That done I then concentrated on you back for a while. Long but firm stokes
ensure you achieve maximum moistness and then I turn you over for your
front.
Loads of oil here as this is the bit that can be on show. The cloth I'm
using to smooth things helps to get right in to those places I sometimes
have difficulty getting in to at times. The lubrication of the oil also
eases maximum penetration.
I finish now as my fluid is spent and look at you basking in the sunlight
and absolutely glowing after that. You look like the chestnut beauty you
are. Satisfied I like a cigarette and prepare to leave you thinking.


Thank fuck that's the patio furniture teak oiled for another year.

John Clarke

"Who is more busy than he who hath least to do?"

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/John_Clarke]

TealOS looking better than WebOS!

With the latest Beta release of TealOS I must say this launcher interface is starting to take shape in a good way! The current release is Beta 1.31. Wow! Just last night I was playing with Beta 1.29 and the developers are updating and fixing things faster than I can report them! :),  a rarity for Palm applications these days. For those of you who haven't tried this launcher it is a must have tool for us Palm OS users and keeps our devices looking current and hip by imitating the Palm Pre WebOS.  Tealpoint has even added things to their launcher to make it even better in some ways than WebOS. The "Card Wave" mode from the wave launcher works like a charm and is yet another great way to switch between applications and mimic multitasking on the Palm OS. Give it a try! Keep up the great work Tealpoint!

This is from here
http://palmaddict.typepad.com/palmaddicts/2009/03/tealos-looking-better-than-webos.html

Version 1.31 - March 13, 2009
Fixed software home buttons from blocking subsequent app launch if pressed
inside TealOS
Fixed corrupted background handler if program entered after a clean initial
install and exitted without visiting any prefs screens
Fixed importing of standard launcher icons from generating duplicates on
initial forced scan after clean install

Do the last few hours of the working week just drag by?

I have work with my current employer for over 14 years. Today an email came
in with stuff regarding the Immigration,Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. I
now have to provide evidence to my employer that I am legally entitled to
work and be employed in the UK. 14 years I've worked with them and this
legislation has been around for 2-3 years and now I have to provide
documentive evidence that I am a UK citizen.

I have a good mind to refuse and see what happens. As I said when I opened
and read the email "What the f........."

Tegans away to school today dressed like this. She has also raised an extra £20 for the schools efforts for Red Nose Day.

Version 1.29 - March 12, 2009
Added new 'card wave' mode to select cards from wave launcher (change modes
by swiping to top of screen)
Add new priority setting to allow max priority
Add ability to choose category from drop down category pick-list
Add "show all" to info, beam, and copy file dialogs
Add check to safely uninstall older handlers when upgrading version on old
OS5.0 devices
Fixed wave launcher to correctly save icon name instead of file name when
selecting apps

Evelyn Waugh

"Punctuality is the virtue of the bored."

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Evelyn_Waugh]

Feck off Bobby I'm having a serious and non-techy moment here.

And looking a bit moreglammed up in Five's Minder last night than in
Eastenders.

UK Politics

Web founder's 'snooping' warning

The integrity of the internet is under threat if "snooping" on people
online goes unchecked, Sir Tim Berners-Lee tells Parliament.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7936625.stm

oops lost this one editing

BBC Science & Environment

Battery that 'charges in seconds'

A simple change to lithium-ion battery manufacturing leads to cheaper,
safer, faster-charging batteries.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7938001.stm

Or
here.

Need this for my 680 the way the battery lasted or didn't last yesterday.

Version 1.27 - March 11, 2009
Added support for customizing quick launch bar icons
Added support for customizing wave launcher icons
Added ability to preview background jpeg before loading
Added automatic filtering out of launcher-x launcher stubs
Added bouncing anim when trying to discard locked cards with 5-way
Added tip suggesting forcing full scan after effects change
Improved quick launch bar preferences to preview icon images
Improved wave preferences to preview icon images
Fixed icon duplication after installing new apps
Fixed icon process to allow background circle even if desaturate and edge
options disabled
Fixed loading jpeg menu from bringing up icon screen

If you missed this one....
Version 1.26 - March 11, 2009
Fixed 'out of range' crash scanning icon database

Victor Borge

"Laughter is the closest distance between two people."

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Victor_Borge]

This is from the BBC and kind of follows on from the " bed and board" compensation stories

Millions of pounds of compensation being paid to criminals under human rights laws is "unacceptable", Scotland's justice minister has said.

So far £11m has been paid to more than 3,700 prisoners after a judge ruled their human rights had been breached by slopping out their prison cell toilets.

In England and Wales there is a one-year time bar for such claims.

Kenny MacAskill wants the UK government to legislate to bring Scotland into line with the rest of the country.

A House of Lords ruling in October 2007 said claims in Scotland could date back to 2001, when human rights laws became operational.

Prison cells

The anomaly has arisen because of the wording of the Scotland Act which established devolution - and included human rights provisions.

Only Westminster can change this and Scottish ministers have been urging their colleagues in London to act quickly.

Mr MacAskill told parliament £67m had been set aside for payouts to this year.

e described the situation as "untenable and unacceptable" and said changing the law would free £50m for spending on other government priorities.

Slopping out was the practice of using buckets as toilets in prison cells.

Although it has now ended, claims continue to be made, dating back up to eight years.

Mr MacAskill said 3,737 cases had been settled at a cost of £11.2m.

A further 1,223 were being dealt with - an average of 200 new claims per month.


Its costing a lot to keep letting them pee in buckets.

BBC Technology

Google serves up behavioural ads

Google has become latest firm to offer ads based on people's surfing habits.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/7937201.stm

or
See
if this link will work or get bounced back as a parser error.

So my decision to get shorn a few weeks ago has started something with rock
ledgend Francis Rossi following my example.
Yes the greater Ross clan must have a thing about hanging on to younger
days. Jonathon even hangs on to the days he was funny.

Well at work we are sowing seeds for summer bedding plants. Loads and load
of seeds. Lobelia, alysum, geraniums, petunias yes the whole range. We've
move some stuff on to pots and trays and are preping for the rest.

Home-wise Tegan got the middle lads old lappy to play games, draw pictures
and generally get us to a computor. She's well pleased but I will still
have to remove a few apps to get a bit more space on it.

Me, the Pug 106 is still needing repaired and hopefully soon. Debs is
missing having a motor at home during the day incase she needs it. I will
have to get the finger out and push the guy repairing it. He's kind of
family so its harder than just someone your paying.
Still blogging and still with my Treo 680.

Yes I know I keep posting these but this is the most exciting Launcher app
for Palm in a looooong while.

Version 1.25 - March 10, 2009
Added option to edit icon sets
Added option to export icons to icon sets
Added option to create new icon set
Improved icon scan speed by sorting launcher icon databases
Improved message to differentiate full/partial scan
Fixed dupe icons on initial scan
Fixed icon customization screen to display/edit correct icon for card-based
apps

For those that missed this one
Version 1.24 - March 10, 2009
Added option to edit icon sets
Added option to export icons to icon sets
Added option to create new icon set
Improved message to differentiate full/partial scan
Fixed dupe icons on initial scan
Fixed icon customization screen to display/edit correct icon for card-based
apps

And also this
Version 1.23 - March 10, 2009
Add ability to import icon sets using TealPaint format image Databases
Add ability to select background circle when importing icons
Add ability to restore icons to originals

Odd News

Police seize 1,200 pounds of pot in spinach cans

Police with the New Mexico Motor Transportation Division found 1,200 pounds
of pot packed in cans labeled as spinach during a stop at the Gallup port
of entry. An inspector noticed that only a few of the cans were labeled and
that the weight printed on the side of the can didn't match the actual
weight. A closer look during last Friday's bust revealed the canned drugs,
which were worth an estimated $1.5 million.

http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090311/ap_on_fe_st/odd_canned_marijuana

Robertson Davies

"The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in
fact, a return to the idealised past."

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Robertson_Davies]

BBC Technology

YouTube stands by UK video block

YouTube blocks access to premium music videos in the UK after failing to
reach a licensing agreement with the Performing Right Society.

more
on You Tube here

BBC Europe

World mummies go on show in Italy
( I take it this is mummified bodies not just mums)
One of the biggest exhibitions of mummies ever staged is opening in the
northern Italian town of Bolzano.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7934317.stm

Or if this link works

it should
be here.

Now its v1.21b and may change by days end.

Version 1.21 - March 8, 2009
Added option to disable "locked on tracks" movement on Launcher Screen
Added option to remove grey background circle on Quick Launch Bar icons
Added option to remove grey background circle on Wave Launcher icons
Added option to remove grey background circle on Launcher Screen icons
Improved icon processing to more cleanly remove white background and blue
ovals
Improved "force full scan" to keep categories
Fixed card capture in left handheld landscape mode on TX
Fixed launcher screen to crop long icon names in compact mode
Fixed 'run std launcher' to close launcher screen if open

This piece of software is getting up there beside Gammon.

Have I told you I Love Gammon before?

See Cheryl Cole was there. So does that mean Versace do walking boots? Can
you get special high altitude mascara?( for all those tears).

BBC Technology

Gmail down again for some users

Google admits to another glitch with its popular email service following a
major outage last month.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/7934443.stm

Or this

again
I'm hoping this is a link

Evan Davis

Nice guys finish last, but we get to sleep in

BBC Technology

YouTube to block UK music videos

YouTube blocks access to premium music videos in the UK after failing to
reach a licensing agreement with the Performing Right Society.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/7933565.stm
or this link



I am doing the links in two ways as the clickable doesn't show up in some
Palm rss feed apps

BBC Technology

Social sites eclipse e-mail use

Social sites such as Facebook and MySpace are more popular than e-mail with
web users, finds a report.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/7932515.stm
or
try here

Just Googled Teal OS and guess what top of the search list. Bet the
developers will be pissed at that.

By the way if your looking for a code to register I'm just demo-ing it the
now. The code mentioned in the bit Google brings up is for the TRACKBACK
NOT THE APP!!!!!!

The thing in my stats shows a lot of folk looking for that. This is a
quality piece of software so please support it.

Its getting a daily job keeping up-to-date with this. I might just keep it
on demo until the changes slow down a bit.

Version 1.20 - March 8, 2009
Added support for locking cards, protecting them from discard
Added support for placing card apps in quick launch bar
Added support for selecting card apps in exclusion/inclusion lists
Added support for deleting non-app files
Added option to create/delete folders in copy/move screen
Added option to disable warning on delete all
Fixed ability to change category when on hidden 'All' category
Fixed categorize screen to disable category select for std launcher and
TealOS
Fixed updating of icon lists after unchecking comingle option

Digital Spy Terrestrial

Next generation of Freeview unveiled

The Digital TV Group unveils the specification for the next generation of
Freeview.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitaltv/a148983/next-generation-of-freeview-unveiled.html

Digital Spy Broadcasting

DTG consults on 3D television

The industry association for digital TV in the UK launches a new
consultation on three dimensional television.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a148980/dtg-consults-on-3d-television.html

This from Palm Addicts is along the lines of what I want to do with my Zire
71 or a eBay buy at much cheapness.

Palm Zire 72 2009 Refresh

[From Jason Brown (Toronto)] Hi : I'd like to talk about how my aging Palm
72 has been totally refreshed at a price of about $100. I have no shame to
pull it out amongst iPhone users.

The first update is the new-ish SDHC driver from Palm PowerUps, which cost
about $20 and allows you to use huge SD cards. I got a 16GB card for $55.

The second update is the TealOS from TealPoint, which finally gives you a
practical UI, about $20.

I LOVE TealOS! Finally I don't have to keep opening and reopening Palm
apps.... I could never remember which apps I had last used. TealOS makes
the Palm extremely practical for keeping track of bits of data since you
can now call up a contact name, a calendar page, etc. and keep those bits
of information visible on the TealOS desktop. It's nothing short of a
revolution.

My Zire 72 is now stocked with an assortment of full-length films (in DivX
format) plus tonnes of music, and huge website pulldowns courtesy of
Plucker.

It's very rare that a five year old piece of hardware can be refreshed in
both UI and storage capacity. I'm thrilled and pleased to have chosen Palm
in the first place.
From
http://palmaddict.typepad.com/palmaddicts/2009/03/palm-zire-72-2009-refresh.html

Don't know if the high capacity thing for card works on the 71 but the rest
sounds great to me.

Hubert H. Humphrey

"The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken
seriously."

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Hubert_H._Humphrey]

My phones internet connection has been non-exsistant all day hence the lack
of posts. Now email works bt not web or RSS. Just have to see if its better
this evening.

Bah Orange why oh why does this happen.

Caught this on Stattos sit The Lentil over at Blogger.


This is a photo from the 2009 US Presidential Inauguration, in which you
can see, in focus, the face of each individual in the crowd. You can pan
and zoom in, wait for the focu to come in and bingo, you can see clearly
individual faces out of a mass of thousands.
I'm told, the picture was taken with a robotic camera at 1,474 megapixels
(295 times a standard 5 MP camera.
Makes you wonder who's watching you right now..... See it here
viewGigapanFullscreenhttp://gigapan.org/viewGigapanFullscreen.php?auth=033ef14483ee899496648c2b4b06233c
Sorry you'll have to copy and paste it to your browser bar

BBC Science & Environment

Nasa launches Earth hunter probe

A Nasa mission carrying a telescope to search the sky for Earth-like
planets launches from Cape Canaveral in Florida.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7926277.stm

Oscar Wilde

"The truth is rarely pure and never simple."

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Oscar_Wilde]

Possibly, Probably, Most Likely " and there's more"

Its that bloody annpying Ball again.

Still loving this and now at version 1.17

After a 7-0 demolition of St Mirren last week Celtic are out of the
Scottish FA Cup in a 1-0 defeat by St Mirren. Wow a weeks a long time in
Fitba.

Been up attic sorting things to go out. There's stuff I was meant to shift
and forgot about. I got my arse chewed for that. I will have to do it
tomorrow and get rid of it on Monday.

Doing this just now with Tegan. She know more what's happening than me.

Leo Tolstoy

"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing
himself."

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Leo_Tolstoy]

Wow there's a blast from the past. I really had the hots for her a good few
years ago now, when she used to be on telly quite a bit. I can't remember
what though and just now too lazy to Google or Wickipedia it. Maybe later
though.

Still trying this out and its upto version 1.14 on Mytreo.net. I like how
it does things and will up date the Zire71 with this latest version. I
still use Launcher X on the 680 as its just setp how I need things but
dabble with TealOS just now. Love the wave launcher its really handy and
even though Launcher X is my default launcher the wave thing comes up.