My boss finally told me "You WILL carry a company phone" and dammit, it's a smart phone. I've been reading Utah-astro posts on it today. As soon as I figure out how to use the darn thing, I may actually post from it, lol. So, Chuck has entered the broader world of tech, against his will, but at least at no cost to him. And WTH is "Angry Birds", anyway? I don't have a good feeling about this. It runs contrary to my goal of being off-line completely after retirement but well before death. And the fact that I got the thing on the day of Steve Job's death seems like a harbinger of doom. How can a proper curmudgeon carry a smart phone and still have any self-respect? I'm an analog man living in a digital world. Harrumph, harrumph I say. ;-)
LOL! But, hey, now that Andy Rooney has retired SOMEONE has to be curmudgeon-in-chief. Why not you? And if it's an iPhone just think of the thousands of astronomy apps that you can proudly proclaim you refuse to install on it. I just checked the iTunes store and saw that you can download such hits as "Curmudgeon", "The Portable curmudgeon", "A Curmudgeon's Bestiary" and "A Curmudgeon for all Seasons". Welcome to a brave new world. patrick On 06 Oct 2011, at 22:35, Chuck Hards wrote:
My boss finally told me "You WILL carry a company phone" and dammit, it's a smart phone.
I've been reading Utah-astro posts on it today. As soon as I figure out how to use the darn thing, I may actually post from it, lol.
So, Chuck has entered the broader world of tech, against his will, but at least at no cost to him. And WTH is "Angry Birds", anyway?
I don't have a good feeling about this. It runs contrary to my goal of being off-line completely after retirement but well before death. And the fact that I got the thing on the day of Steve Job's death seems like a harbinger of doom. How can a proper curmudgeon carry a smart phone and still have any self-respect? I'm an analog man living in a digital world. Harrumph, harrumph I say.
;-)
Watch out for those angry birds! They love to wreck things that are built and as they fly, well they drop droppings onto telescope optics! On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 10:51 PM, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com>wrote:
LOL!
But, hey, now that Andy Rooney has retired SOMEONE has to be curmudgeon-in-chief. Why not you?
And if it's an iPhone just think of the thousands of astronomy apps that you can proudly proclaim you refuse to install on it.
I just checked the iTunes store and saw that you can download such hits as "Curmudgeon", "The Portable curmudgeon", "A Curmudgeon's Bestiary" and "A Curmudgeon for all Seasons".
Welcome to a brave new world.
patrick
On 06 Oct 2011, at 22:35, Chuck Hards wrote:
My boss finally told me "You WILL carry a company phone" and dammit, it's a smart phone.
I've been reading Utah-astro posts on it today. As soon as I figure out how to use the darn thing, I may actually post from it, lol.
So, Chuck has entered the broader world of tech, against his will, but at least at no cost to him. And WTH is "Angry Birds", anyway?
I don't have a good feeling about this. It runs contrary to my goal of being off-line completely after retirement but well before death. And the fact that I got the thing on the day of Steve Job's death seems like a harbinger of doom. How can a proper curmudgeon carry a smart phone and still have any self-respect? I'm an analog man living in a digital world. Harrumph, harrumph I say.
;-)
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Argh! My fingers are too fat for this thing! On Oct 6, 2011 11:01 PM, "Jay Eads" <jayleads@gmail.com> wrote:
Watch out for those angry birds! They love to wreck things that are built and as they fly, well they drop droppings onto telescope optics!
On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 10:51 PM, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com wrote:
LOL!
But, hey, now that Andy Rooney has retired SOMEONE has to be curmudgeon-in-chief. Why not you?
And if it's an iPhone just think of the thousands of astronomy apps that you can proudly proclaim you refuse to install on it.
I just checked the iTunes store and saw that you can download such hits as "Curmudgeon", "The Portable curmudgeon", "A Curmudgeon's Bestiary" and "A Curmudgeon for all Seasons".
Welcome to a brave new world.
patrick
On 06 Oct 2011, at 22:35, Chuck Hards wrote:
My boss finally told me "You WILL carry a company phone" and dammit, it's a smart phone.
I've been reading Utah-astro posts on it today. As soon as I figure out how to use the darn thing, I may actually post from it, lol.
So, Chuck has entered the broader world of tech, against his will, but at least at no cost to him. And WTH is "Angry Birds", anyway?
I don't have a good feeling about this. It runs contrary to my goal of being off-line completely after retirement but well before death. And the fact that I got the thing on the day of Steve Job's death seems like a harbinger of doom. How can a proper curmudgeon carry a smart phone and still have any self-respect? I'm an analog man living in a digital world. Harrumph, harrumph I say.
;-)
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leave angry birds alone! i once lost three weeks that way! On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 11:34 PM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
Argh! My fingers are too fat for this thing! On Oct 6, 2011 11:01 PM, "Jay Eads" <jayleads@gmail.com> wrote:
Watch out for those angry birds! They love to wreck things that are built and as they fly, well they drop droppings onto telescope optics!
On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 10:51 PM, Patrick Wiggins < paw@wirelessbeehive.com wrote:
LOL!
But, hey, now that Andy Rooney has retired SOMEONE has to be curmudgeon-in-chief. Why not you?
And if it's an iPhone just think of the thousands of astronomy apps that you can proudly proclaim you refuse to install on it.
I just checked the iTunes store and saw that you can download such hits as "Curmudgeon", "The Portable curmudgeon", "A Curmudgeon's Bestiary" and "A Curmudgeon for all Seasons".
Welcome to a brave new world.
patrick
On 06 Oct 2011, at 22:35, Chuck Hards wrote:
My boss finally told me "You WILL carry a company phone" and dammit, it's a smart phone.
I've been reading Utah-astro posts on it today. As soon as I figure out how to use the darn thing, I may actually post from it, lol.
So, Chuck has entered the broader world of tech, against his will, but at least at no cost to him. And WTH is "Angry Birds", anyway?
I don't have a good feeling about this. It runs contrary to my goal of being off-line completely after retirement but well before death. And the fact that I got the thing on the day of Steve Job's death seems like a harbinger of doom. How can a proper curmudgeon carry a smart phone and still have any self-respect? I'm an analog man living in a digital world. Harrumph, harrumph I say.
;-)
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Knowing I can't upload pictures to this board, I saw a "cartoon" with Steve Jobs at the Pearly Gates. St. Peter is at his podium with a huge book of many many pages. As St. Peter is flipping through the pages trying to find his entry, Steve says: "I have an app for that." I have a cell phone, just a cell phone, can't access the internet, have no apps. Lead the way, I will follow --- eventually ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Hards" <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, October 6, 2011 11:34:39 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Kicking and screaming Argh! My fingers are too fat for this thing! On Oct 6, 2011 11:01 PM, "Jay Eads" <jayleads@gmail.com> wrote:
Watch out for those angry birds! They love to wreck things that are built and as they fly, well they drop droppings onto telescope optics!
On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 10:51 PM, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com wrote:
LOL!
But, hey, now that Andy Rooney has retired SOMEONE has to be curmudgeon-in-chief. Why not you?
And if it's an iPhone just think of the thousands of astronomy apps that you can proudly proclaim you refuse to install on it.
I just checked the iTunes store and saw that you can download such hits as "Curmudgeon", "The Portable curmudgeon", "A Curmudgeon's Bestiary" and "A Curmudgeon for all Seasons".
Welcome to a brave new world.
patrick
On 06 Oct 2011, at 22:35, Chuck Hards wrote:
My boss finally told me "You WILL carry a company phone" and dammit, it's a smart phone.
I've been reading Utah-astro posts on it today. As soon as I figure out how to use the darn thing, I may actually post from it, lol.
So, Chuck has entered the broader world of tech, against his will, but at least at no cost to him. And WTH is "Angry Birds", anyway?
I don't have a good feeling about this. It runs contrary to my goal of being off-line completely after retirement but well before death. And the fact that I got the thing on the day of Steve Job's death seems like a harbinger of doom. How can a proper curmudgeon carry a smart phone and still have any self-respect? I'm an analog man living in a digital world. Harrumph, harrumph I say.
;-)
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On 10/7/11, jcarman6@q.com <jcarman6@q.com> wrote:
Knowing I can't upload pictures to this board, I saw a "cartoon" with Steve Jobs at the Pearly Gates. St. Peter is at his podium with a huge book of many many pages. As St. Peter is flipping through the pages trying to find his entry, Steve says: "I have an app for that."
I have a cell phone, just a cell phone, can't access the internet, have no apps. Lead the way, I will follow --- eventually
This is strictly a work phone so I won't be downloading any apps. And sorry Steve Jobs, but it's an HTC Sensation. I've had some friends show me a few astronomy apps but so far none of them are anything I'd find terribly useful. My personal cell is just a phone, thank the Lord.
On 07 Oct 2011, at 10:27, jcarman6@q.com wrote:
Knowing I can't upload pictures to this board, I saw a "cartoon" with Steve Jobs at the Pearly Gates. St. Peter is at his podium with a huge book of many many pages. As St. Peter is flipping through the pages trying to find his entry, Steve says: "I have an app for that."
Joan's post reminds me to mention to all the new folks on the list that when Cynthia set up the list she made it so that nothing could be attached to postings. I'm on a bunch of lists and noticed that all but one was set up that way so I checked and found that attachments are one of the more common methods employed by ne'er-do-wells to distribute computer viruses and spyware. Once I learned that I got off the one list that allows attachments. So if you want to post an image you need to either put it on a web site (SLAS members can use the SLAS Gallery which will automatically scan stuff put there for bad stuff) and include the URL to that. Or, in cases like Joan's where the item is already on the web just include the URL. Regarding Joan's post, just for fun I poked around the web and found the image I think Joan was referring to: http://www.g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/blog/post/717182/steve-jobs-at-the-pearl... But that search led me to a few more: http://lynk.ly/stories/view/990152 http://lolebrity.net/2011/10/05/steve-jobs-at-the-pearly-gates/ My favorite related quote of the day which I read in today's Tribune read something to the effect that when Steve Jobs died "...he left the world to his own devices". patrick Send from my iMac with my iPhone in my pocket, my MacBook and iPad in my backpack, my Mac G4 on the next desk and my MacPlus (circa 1980s and it still works) in the next room.
On 10/6/11, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
LOL!
But, hey, now that Andy Rooney has retired SOMEONE has to be curmudgeon-in-chief. Why not you?
Oh, there are one or two others on this list much more qualified for that title. I actually smile most of the time, and I DO approve of more than I'm given credit for, lol.
I have a good friend who is an English Professor and to this day, he does not and will not own a cell phone. If he's not home, you don't even get a voice mail. You can call back and try him later if you want. His point, he's too busy living life to be bothered by those who have no life and must use electronics to compensate for that lack of a life spent actively involved with people, actually interacting with them, and doing things away from electronic equipment. I often think the world in some ways would be somewhat better. I firmly believe kids would be if they rode their bikes more or their scooters; dug and built forts, and just were outside and active. Now where is my iPad, my laptop and my Droid Phone? I need to communicate with people. On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 11:59 AM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
On 10/6/11, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
LOL!
But, hey, now that Andy Rooney has retired SOMEONE has to be curmudgeon-in-chief. Why not you?
Oh, there are one or two others on this list much more qualified for that title. I actually smile most of the time, and I DO approve of more than I'm given credit for, lol.
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I bet he has a secretary though.
It does seem pointless to have a home phone these days, seems the only people calling are looking for you to give them money. I have a good friend who is an English Professor and to this day, he does
not and will not own a cell phone. If he's not home, you don't even get a voice mail. You can call back and try him later if you want. His point, he's too busy living life to be bothered by those who have no life and must use electronics to compensate for that lack of a life spent actively involved with people, actually interacting with them, and doing things away from electronic equipment. I often think the world in some ways would be somewhat better. I firmly believe kids would be if they rode their bikes more or their scooters; dug and built forts, and just were outside and active.
Now where is my iPad, my laptop and my Droid Phone? I need to communicate with people.
On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 11:59 AM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
On 10/6/11, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
LOL!
But, hey, now that Andy Rooney has retired SOMEONE has to be curmudgeon-in-chief. Why not you?
Oh, there are one or two others on this list much more qualified for that title. I actually smile most of the time, and I DO approve of more than I'm given credit for, lol.
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On 10/7/11, erikhansen@thebluezone.net <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> wrote:
It does seem pointless to have a home phone these days, seems the only people calling are looking for you to give them money.
I keep a home phone for my broadband connection, and also for exactly the reason you state. The more unsolicited calls I can keep off my cell, the less time I waste dealing with them. I use an answering machine, and hitting the "delete" button is SOOOOO satisfying. Let the messages pile up on the home phone and shoot them all to hell all at once. Also know that in a power outage, sometimes cell towers go down and you can lose all service. Qwest powers it's land lines independantly of the power grid, so you'll still have service in almost all power outages, when cell service might drop to zero. People with medical conditions should take this into consideration. The degree to which each of us dives into the world of connectivity depends strictly on personal preference and need. I kind of like the English professor's attitude. My goal is to be pretty much off-line completely in retirement. Most of what interests me in life has little to do with instant access to information or communication with the masses. Too, having almost no extended family members at all, Facebook and it's ilk offer me nothing. Non-family members who want to contact me have a couple of avenues, it's not like I'm a hermit living in a cave. YMMV.
I get very few unwanted calls on my cell and it is nice to have music and e-mail access on the smart phones. I am easy to get a hold of, if someone can't then they aren't trying. I get a lot of in calls but messages are rarely left, annoying really and I am sure I am their do not call list. I sure hope lawmakers don't cave and give cell phone data bases to phone solicitors.
My cell has been more reliable in outages and emergencies than my land line. It is my contact number for many things that would be hard to change to my cell so I keep it for that reason only. I've added up bundling it just does not provide comparable service, I guess you mean you keep the landline as part of a Qwest bundle. On 10/7/11, erikhansen@thebluezone.net <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> wrote:
It does seem pointless to have a home phone these days, seems the only people calling are looking for you to give them money.
I keep a home phone for my broadband connection, and also for exactly the reason you state. The more unsolicited calls I can keep off my cell, the less time I waste dealing with them. I use an answering machine, and hitting the "delete" button is SOOOOO satisfying. Let the messages pile up on the home phone and shoot them all to hell all at once.
Also know that in a power outage, sometimes cell towers go down and you can lose all service. Qwest powers it's land lines independantly of the power grid, so you'll still have service in almost all power outages, when cell service might drop to zero.
People with medical conditions should take this into consideration.
The degree to which each of us dives into the world of connectivity depends strictly on personal preference and need. I kind of like the English professor's attitude. My goal is to be pretty much off-line completely in retirement. Most of what interests me in life has little to do with instant access to information or communication with the masses. Too, having almost no extended family members at all, Facebook and it's ilk offer me nothing. Non-family members who want to contact me have a couple of avenues, it's not like I'm a hermit living in a cave.
YMMV.
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On 10/7/11, erikhansen@thebluezone.net <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> wrote:
I get very few unwanted calls on my cell and it is nice to have music and e-mail access on the smart phones. I am easy to get a hold of, if someone can't then they aren't trying. I get a lot of in calls but messages are rarely left, annoying really and I am sure I am their do not call list. I sure hope lawmakers don't cave and give cell phone data bases to phone solicitors.
My cell has been more reliable in outages and emergencies than my land line. It is my contact number for many things that would be hard to change to my cell so I keep it for that reason only.
I've added up bundling it just does not provide comparable service, I guess you mean you keep the landline as part of a Qwest bundle.
Whatever works for you, Erik. Stick with it if it fits your life.
After the earthquake in California even the land lines didn't work. The reason is that there are only a small number of dialtones availble and during an emergency everyone gets on the phone to call relatives and check on their wellfare. I had a dead phone for two days during the aftermath. Strangely my office was able to call me from outside the disaster zone and ask me to fix a computer that was having problems. The "safety" argument for a land line is the last gasp of the AT&T clones. It's just a marketing gimick and you shouldn't believe it. If things go really bad, you are on your own and you need to plan for it. DT ________________________________ From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, October 7, 2011 6:48 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Kicking and screaming On 10/7/11, erikhansen@thebluezone.net <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> wrote:
I get very few unwanted calls on my cell and it is nice to have music and e-mail access on the smart phones. I am easy to get a hold of, if someone can't then they aren't trying. I get a lot of in calls but messages are rarely left, annoying really and I am sure I am their do not call list. I sure hope lawmakers don't cave and give cell phone data bases to phone solicitors.
My cell has been more reliable in outages and emergencies than my land line. It is my contact number for many things that would be hard to change to my cell so I keep it for that reason only.
I've added up bundling it just does not provide comparable service, I guess you mean you keep the landline as part of a Qwest bundle.
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On 10/7/11, daniel turner <outwest112@yahoo.com> wrote:
The "safety" argument for a land line is the last gasp of the AT&T clones. It's just a marketing gimick and you shouldn't believe it. If things go really bad, you are on your own and you need to plan for it.
Natural disasters can destroy any part or all of the infrastructure. What survives and what goes down is then a crapshoot, and not necessarily due to any intrinsic qualities. Of course if the whole system collapses, those dependent on instant communication are up a creek without a paddle. We'll be dependent on the ham radio operators at that point. My own experience supports keeping a land line. Twice since I've had a cell phone, I've lost all reception bars on my phone during a power outage. One time I only had to drive a few blocks to pick up a cell tower. My mother is an elderly double-amputee and has no driving option. She could still call me on her land line even when I had no cell reception. There will always be landlines; we are seeing a shift from wires to optical fiber but they will always be around, for data transfer if not voice calls. As the human population grows, there is only so much useful electromagnetic spectrum available for wireless transmission. Industry already bids and plots to capture parts of it from the FCC in this country. To comment on Erik's situation a bit more, he lives alone wheras I had to deal with a family situation. Doctor calls, dentists, schools, an endless list of home-related business calls that I prefer to send to a land line so as to not be distracted with it during my work day. Once home, they are all on my answering machine and deleted or called back as I see fit, without having to sort them out from business and personal calls on the cell, as well as not sucking down my minutes. I also don't want to have to use wireless minutes to access the Internet at home, since my situation doesn't warrant the expense of an unlimited data plan. I'm sure everyone has their own very good reasons for the communications choices they have made, and others may or may not see the logic in it. They don't have to.
The genius of facebook.
http://www.gocomics.com/bc On 10/7/11, erikhansen@thebluezone.net <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> wrote:
It does seem pointless to have a home phone these days, seems the only people calling are looking for you to give them money.
I keep a home phone for my broadband connection, and also for exactly the reason you state. The more unsolicited calls I can keep off my cell, the less time I waste dealing with them. I use an answering machine, and hitting the "delete" button is SOOOOO satisfying. Let the messages pile up on the home phone and shoot them all to hell all at once.
Also know that in a power outage, sometimes cell towers go down and you can lose all service. Qwest powers it's land lines independantly of the power grid, so you'll still have service in almost all power outages, when cell service might drop to zero.
People with medical conditions should take this into consideration.
The degree to which each of us dives into the world of connectivity depends strictly on personal preference and need. I kind of like the English professor's attitude. My goal is to be pretty much off-line completely in retirement. Most of what interests me in life has little to do with instant access to information or communication with the masses. Too, having almost no extended family members at all, Facebook and it's ilk offer me nothing. Non-family members who want to contact me have a couple of avenues, it's not like I'm a hermit living in a cave.
YMMV.
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Hey, this smart "phone" isn't so bad! I've loaded quite a few song files on it. I can probably keep my iPod nano at home now, or just stash it in one of the cars as an emergency spare. And the screen is almost large enough for my imperfect eyes to watch those "Dogfights" episodes! See, you guys were right all along. A smartphone is a good thing. Even St. Steve's competitor's products. It holds WAY more songs than my 4th gen Nano. Listening to some Jethro Tull. Oops, now it's KISS. "Lick It Up". ;-) Rock On!
And there we have it folks, Chuck's first steps on the slippery slope... patrick :) On 08 Oct 2011, at 18:01, Chuck Hards wrote:
Hey, this smart "phone" isn't so bad!
I've loaded quite a few song files on it. I can probably keep my iPod nano at home now, or just stash it in one of the cars as an emergency spare. And the screen is almost large enough for my imperfect eyes to watch those "Dogfights" episodes!
See, you guys were right all along. A smartphone is a good thing. Even St. Steve's competitor's products.
It holds WAY more songs than my 4th gen Nano.
Listening to some Jethro Tull. Oops, now it's KISS. "Lick It Up". ;-)
Rock On!
On 10/8/11, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
And there we have it folks, Chuck's first steps on the slippery slope...
I have pitons and an incredible ice axe. Tunes are one thing- an iPad, Mac, and all that other sh...stuff is another. ;-)
Totally cool! An "Ignore" function for incoming calls, just like my private cell phone! This just keeps getting better and better... ;-)
OMG This phone has a flashlight! Now I'm impressed! On Oct 8, 2011 7:43 PM, "Chuck Hards" <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
Totally cool!
An "Ignore" function for incoming calls, just like my private cell phone!
This just keeps getting better and better... ;-)
"Slippery Slope".
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:12:21 -0600 From: chuck.hards@gmail.com To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Chuck on slippery slope (Was: Kicking and screaming)
OMG This phone has a flashlight! Now I'm impressed! On Oct 8, 2011 7:43 PM, "Chuck Hards" <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
Totally cool!
An "Ignore" function for incoming calls, just like my private cell phone!
This just keeps getting better and better... ;-)
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A flashlight is not an app. On Oct 13, 2011 5:36 PM, "Steve Fisher" <iotacass1@hotmail.com> wrote:
"Slippery Slope".
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:12:21 -0600 From: chuck.hards@gmail.com To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Chuck on slippery slope (Was: Kicking and screaming)
OMG This phone has a flashlight! Now I'm impressed! On Oct 8, 2011 7:43 PM, "Chuck Hards" <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
Totally cool!
An "Ignore" function for incoming calls, just like my private cell phone!
This just keeps getting better and better... ;-)
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It's a built-in app... :) Quoting Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com>:
A flashlight is not an app. On Oct 13, 2011 5:36 PM, "Steve Fisher" <iotacass1@hotmail.com> wrote:
"Slippery Slope".
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:12:21 -0600 From: chuck.hards@gmail.com To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Chuck on slippery slope (Was: Kicking and screaming)
OMG This phone has a flashlight! Now I'm impressed! On Oct 8, 2011 7:43 PM, "Chuck Hards" <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
Totally cool!
An "Ignore" function for incoming calls, just like my private cell phone!
This just keeps getting better and better... ;-)
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I missed the original thread...What phone are we talking about? I had a cheap little Nokia phone a few years back that had an LED flashlight built in...much better than any app ;-) Dave On Oct 13, 2011, at 09:20 PM, Josephine Grahn <bsi@xmission.com> wrote: It's a built-in app... :) Quoting Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com>:
A flashlight is not an app. On Oct 13, 2011 5:36 PM, "Steve Fisher" <iotacass1@hotmail.com> wrote:
"Slippery Slope".
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:12:21 -0600 From: chuck.hards@gmail.com To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Chuck on slippery slope (Was: Kicking and screaming)
OMG This phone has a flashlight! Now I'm impressed! On Oct 8, 2011 7:43 PM, "Chuck Hards" <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
Totally cool!
An "Ignore" function for incoming calls, just like my private cell phone!
This just keeps getting better and better... ;-)
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On 10/14/11, David Bennett <dlbennett@mac.com> wrote:
I missed the original thread...What phone are we talking about?
Smart-phones in general, Dave. Seems most folks have the iPhone, I have the HTC Sensation (company phone).
Thanks Chuck! On Oct 14, 2011, at 09:59 AM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote: On 10/14/11, David Bennett <dlbennett@mac.com> wrote:
I missed the original thread...What phone are we talking about?
Smart-phones in general, Dave. Seems most folks have the iPhone, I have the HTC Sensation (company phone). _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php
On 10/14/11, David Bennett <dlbennett@mac.com> wrote:
Thanks Chuck!
You are quite welcome, sir. I'd like to see a list of everyone's favorite astronomy-related smartphone apps. Bear in mind that I'm a noob (as well as others) to all of this hi-falootin' techno stuff, so be sure to mention if they are proprietary to a particular brand/platform. Maybe that statement means nothing, what do I know? LOL. I've seen a few apps that so-far, don't give me any kind of advantage, personally. Still willing to look at others. A smart phone is a damn expensive red flashlight, IMO. Look up "Droud" in your sci-fi dictionaries. The times, they are a changin'. I may or may not change with them. -Bob "Chuck Hards" Dylan.
On 14 Oct 2011, at 13:26, Chuck Hards wrote:
I'd like to see a list of everyone's favorite astronomy-related smartphone apps. Bear in mind that I'm a noob (as well as others) to all of this hi-falootin' techno stuff, so be sure to mention if they are proprietary to a particular brand/platform.
Well, I've been waiting to see what other have installed but no one has pipped up so I guess I'll start. I have these on my iPhone. All available from the Apple iTunes Store. Astro Clock: Provides not just the local time but UT, Julian date and Local Sidereal (the latter calculated for your location). Sun n Moon: Provides times for sunrise/sunset, moonrise/moonset and phase of the Moon, all calculated for your location on whatever date you specify. LunaSolCal: Provides much of the same stuff Sun n Moon does but also gives times of Civil, Nautical and Astronomical morning and evening twilight. Also gives ALT/AZI of the Sun and Moon at rise, transit and set. Moon Maps: Zoomable and very detailed photos of the Moon in each of its daily phases. Tap on a particular phase image and names of many of the features appear. Works nice on the phone but is really nice on the much larger iPad. Gas Giants: Shows Jupiter and the positions of the 4 Galilean satellites and Saturn with 7 satellites (each satellite is labeled). Comes up when launched at the current time but just by sliding one's finger left or right across the screen one can go 24 hours into the past or 24 hours into the future. As time passes you can see when Jupiter's GRS is visible as well as when the various satellites will transit, be occulted or ingress or egress eclipse. Image can be flipped and/or mirrored to match the view through a telescope. This is another one that works nice on the phone but is really nice on the much larger iPad. VERY popular at star parties on the iPad. Sidereal Time: As the name implies it calculates local sidereal time as we as displays UTC time and date. Star Charts by Wil Tirion: Many here have heard of Wil Tirion and his star charts. These are his charts. Works on the iPhone but specially nice on the iPad. 3D Sun: Current near and dark side images of the Sun in 4 selectable wavelengths as well as current Sun conditions. Exoplanet: Constantly updates the number of exoplanets confirmed to date (697 as of now) and gives information on each. Flyby: Advises of upcoming satellite flybys (it issued an alert earlier today of ROSAT's projected demise). Phases: Monthly calendar showing phases of the Moon and sub-pages containing more info on the subject than most will ever want. :) myLight: Multicolored flashlight ap. And then there are a few planetarium type programs I've installed. Useful but honestly, I still prefer Voyager which is why I still lug my MacBook to star parties. Astro WW Distant Suns Star Walk And then there's Emerald Observatory. Not available for iPhone so I got the version for iPad. Not terribly useful in the field but I think it's just drop dead gorgeous and fun to look at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/emerald-observatory-for-ipad/id364904759?mt=8 Ok, time to get back to some real astronomy (maybe tonight's the night I find a supernova). :) patrick
OMG! Chuck just said "OMG"! :) On 13 Oct 2011, at 17:12, Chuck Hards wrote:
OMG This phone has a flashlight! Now I'm impressed! On Oct 8, 2011 7:43 PM, "Chuck Hards" <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
Totally cool!
An "Ignore" function for incoming calls, just like my private cell phone!
This just keeps getting better and better... ;-)
On 10/13/11, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
OMG! Chuck just said "OMG"!
LOL, I have a teenage daughter. I've been hearing and saying that since before we had cell phones in the family. Among other interesting acronyms... The built-in flashlight is cool, it's actually bright enough to be usefull. Beats the heck out of having to hold up the screen of my older, personal flip phone. But no, Jo, it's not an app. It's a flashlight. ;o) Remember folks, this is a company phone. I was told I had to carry it and don't have to pay for it. Guilt-free. Most of the time it sits in my valise...unless I need a flashlight. Now, if it could be made to shine red, THAT would really be usefull!
On 13 Oct 2011, at 21:38, Chuck Hards wrote:
Now, if it could be made to shine red, THAT would really be usefull!
Since that can be done with iPhones it would not surprise me if it can also be done on your phone. You might want to check into it. patrick
"Now, if it could be made to shine red, THAT would really be usefull!"
There is an app for that. On 10/13/11, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
OMG! Chuck just said "OMG"!
LOL, I have a teenage daughter. I've been hearing and saying that since before we had cell phones in the family. Among other interesting acronyms...
The built-in flashlight is cool, it's actually bright enough to be usefull. Beats the heck out of having to hold up the screen of my older, personal flip phone. But no, Jo, it's not an app. It's a flashlight. ;o)
Remember folks, this is a company phone. I was told I had to carry it and don't have to pay for it. Guilt-free. Most of the time it sits in my valise...unless I need a flashlight.
Now, if it could be made to shine red, THAT would really be usefull!
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On 10/14/11, erikhansen@thebluezone.net <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> wrote:
"Now, if it could be made to shine red, THAT would really be usefull!"
There is an app for that.
Well, no, there isn't unless your phone has bi-color LED's installed at the factory. Otherwise the app makes the entire screen red. Not really what I was looking for, but Wayne seems to find his satisfactory.
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