Geek Nymph
     The ramblings of a self-confessed geek (and proud of it!)

Monday, October 31, 2005

Billionton Bluetooth Dongle

I got my Bluetooth dongle from my friends as a birthday present.
Thank you!

Although I do have a few comments regarding the product.
Pros:
1. It's Class 1. 100 meter radius. Cool.
2. It's black. It matches my laptop! :)

Cons:
1. It's kinda big. Well, compared to other dongles, this one is huge.
2. It has an annoying antenna that I think I already broke.
3. It's useless without bluesoleil. I've seen dongles which doesn't need this software. (I don't like bluesoleil)
4. My phone and laptop can discover each other but my devices can't connect/send files to one another. Weird.
5. I've seen the price tag, and it's really expensive. I would have opted for the cheaper dongle

I really appreciate the gift, I really wanted to buy a bluetooth dongle. But this product isn't really worth the hefty price tag. Well... you only wanted the best. Who would have known?

Thanks NEC losers for the gift!

Sunday, October 30, 2005

On naming our gadgets...

Someone once asked if we ever named our computers. It came to me as a silly question, honestly. Call it (my) naiveness, but I never really thought there was someone who didn't name their gadget. A CS major, at that. Well, maybe it's because I'm very much attached to my gadgets.

The naming started with Bea, our eldest kiddo.
Ozzie and I have 14 cute little cubs. As gadgets come, the next name will be taken from the next kiddo. The computer Bea is my ever-dependable desktop from college. Kenny is another desktop Ozzie and I used during college. Wuzzie is Ozzie's laptop, also from college. Otis is Ozzie's laptop from HP (My laptop from HP is named hunny. How selfish!). Peachy is my current phonie(Nokia 3230). Then there's Cozy, my new wappie. And Huggy is my current desktop at work. Kimbie is my Ozzie's new PSP.

What happens if we run out of kiddo names to give our new gadgets?
That's easy. Then we'll make new kiddos! :)