http://www.wolfcat.com.au/randomrants if at first do you succeed try not to look astonished Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:25:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As Promised here are a few photos to compare the cameras on the Nokia N78 (3.2 Autofocus Camera) and the Nokia N95-8gb (with its 5mg Autofocus Camera). Both of these were done on default settings and because I am ambidextrous I took the photos simultaneously as well. Note to self: Must stop ... http://www.wolfcat.com.au/randomrants/2008/08/postid-293/ Got this email this morning from Twitter..... Short version outside the US and the UK direct SMS updates will no longer come to my phone. I can still send updates but not receive them away from my computer. Two things could happen. 1- Twitter is about to suffer ... http://www.wolfcat.com.au/randomrants/2008/08/postid-289/ 30 Minute play review... N95 - 8GB N78 99 x 53 x 21 mm, 96 cc 113 x 49 x 15.1 mm, 76.5 cc 128 g 101.8 g 240 x 320 pixels, 2.8 inche 240 x 320 pixels, 2.4 inche - 8 GB internal memory - 128 MB SDRAM memory - Dual ARM 11 332 MHz CPU - 3D Graphics HW Accelerator - ... http://www.wolfcat.com.au/randomrants/2008/08/postid-268/ Good news went passed the Chadstone Vodafone shop today and was served by the assistant manager (nice lass and should have remembered her name but didn't :-)) Anyway quick swap and check of the paper work and a fire up off the new phone and I was done. Turns out ... http://www.wolfcat.com.au/randomrants/2008/08/postid-265/ "Losing his best friend in a freak boating accident was bad enough. But Google's Street View has made a bad situation worse for Bill, from Victoria." http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/08/11/1218306724273.html Yes, but having the story as the front page on The Age (FAIRFAX) is not just as bad, it is worse. Google pulled the image, I suspect ... http://www.wolfcat.com.au/randomrants/2008/08/postid-257/ Ok, have phoned Chadstone Vodafone to ask them to make sure that they have a phone in stock for tomorrow as it is the soonest we can get in to swap the phone.  However they can not guarantee they will have one in stock! They have some (but will not say ... http://www.wolfcat.com.au/randomrants/2008/08/postid-251/ Well tonight I was going to write an entry on my N78 that was purchased yesterday...  but there is a small issue.. The camera button doesn't work on it :-(..  So off to vodafone tomorrow and try and get it sorted. Couple of quick observations. Observations on the device. I like my N95's ... http://www.wolfcat.com.au/randomrants/2008/08/postid-243/ http://email.nokia.com/ "About Nokia Email service What does Nokia Email service do? Nokia Email service automatically delivers email from your current email address to your Nokia device. You do not have to change your email address. Nokia Email service enables you to do the following on your Nokia device: View, respond, forward, compose and delete emails Manage your ... http://www.wolfcat.com.au/randomrants/2008/08/postid-238/ Here is today's commute to work...  this time we were one car back at the railway crossing, so I decided to film people driving through the flashing lights... And still have not heard back from "The Leader" yet either :-) and some one posted a comment as to who cares.. I'll leave it ... http://www.wolfcat.com.au/randomrants/2008/08/postid-234/ The Face of Google? When Google Street View Australia went live, there were of course some images that made it through... This is one of them :-) 12 Patonga Dr, Patonga, NSW Of course they removed it.. but not before the screen dump appeared... and the SMH has some more mistakes as well. http://www.wolfcat.com.au/randomrants/2008/08/postid-228/