Update on My Mobile Project #2
Some time back I posted how I have a laptop that I got on the cheap and would be using mostly browser-based applications with it. Its been a good bit since that post and I thought it good to give an update, especially in light of other mobile happenings going on in my life.
From the side of those things browser-related, I am realizing that such a mobile existance without broadband is not very fun. Sure, I used my Treo in order to get online, but the connection speeds made many of the websites that I visited to be more of a bear than a blessing. I could harp there on how web developers need to take that into mind more, but I look at the fun [mess] that is MMM and know that we all need work making more accessible site (regardless of connection speeds and device types).
That being said, I'm not happy with the Bible solutions. YouVersion and eBible both suffer from lags with such a slow connection. Though, the bookmarking and journaling aspects have been ok for spotty usage.
I've found that using WordPad to setup many posts and documents has been beneficial since I would be able to reread many things before emailing or posting. But that too has become something near cumbersome.
So far the conclusion is that I need faster connections in order to mitigate some of the issues. Maybe with the 3G connection of the N75 I'll be able to find some help there. But even when I get to that point, I'll need to get past the size of the device, and the real usability of it. Because if the battery only last enough for short stints (really short working stints), then it will be relgated to a desk. And there's nothing mobile about sitting on a desk.
From the side of those things browser-related, I am realizing that such a mobile existance without broadband is not very fun. Sure, I used my Treo in order to get online, but the connection speeds made many of the websites that I visited to be more of a bear than a blessing. I could harp there on how web developers need to take that into mind more, but I look at the fun [mess] that is MMM and know that we all need work making more accessible site (regardless of connection speeds and device types).
That being said, I'm not happy with the Bible solutions. YouVersion and eBible both suffer from lags with such a slow connection. Though, the bookmarking and journaling aspects have been ok for spotty usage.
I've found that using WordPad to setup many posts and documents has been beneficial since I would be able to reread many things before emailing or posting. But that too has become something near cumbersome.
So far the conclusion is that I need faster connections in order to mitigate some of the issues. Maybe with the 3G connection of the N75 I'll be able to find some help there. But even when I get to that point, I'll need to get past the size of the device, and the real usability of it. Because if the battery only last enough for short stints (really short working stints), then it will be relgated to a desk. And there's nothing mobile about sitting on a desk.
posted by Antoine @ 12/29/2007 09:05:00 AM
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