On 3/24/06, Geoffrey S. Mendelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The problem with pocket PCs is more a question of how do you answer > an email? If you are good with a tiny keyboard then you can do it.
You can use Grafiti (or whatever equivalent PocketPC comes with) and virtual-keyboards to tap on using the stylus. Never tried to write a full length message but I personally expect that when I finally get my hands on a Nokia 6280 I'll use it mostly to read e-mail and surf (and video messages, which is how I convinced my wife that I need it :) and defer replies to when I get to a desktop, > > Maybe I should settle for a good disk on key? Or portable MP3 player > > combined with disk on key? I want to go abroad for a few months > > (India), and it might be easier to use a disk on key with a public > > computer than to carry the computer with me... > > I cheated on that. I read my email with MUTT, which runs in a command line > type of terminal window. I have an ssh server that only accepts keys > as authorization. I have a disk on key type device with a copy of putty > (for windows) and the key, encrypted with a passcode. If I loose the > key, I'm out 130 NIS or it's current replacment cost, but not any less > secure. (I hope). I've heard of people walking around with bootable USB disk-on-key running Linux, so you can avoid the key-loggers that are installed on virtually all windows machines in SE Asia internet cafes (and probably most other internet cafes of the world), and you get to carry your own computer with you - including your bookmarks and such. I suppose you can still access the SSH client key on the device even if you can't boot from it. > Not every hotel has WiFi, my son stayed in a top of the line hotel in > Seoul which had relativly fast internet via ethernet. I don't know of > a pocket PC that supports ethernet. I've just saw some site (engadget?) talking about a new traveler ethernet-wifi gateway so you can stick it in the Ethernet wall socket and connect your WiFi device theough it. It's only "travelers" because of its size and maybe power stuff but otherwise you should be able to do this with any WiFi access-point. --Amos ================================================================To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
