-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 02/27/2011 06:00 PM, Jay Ashworth wrote: > Do you have a smartphone? Blackberry? iPhone? Android?
Yes. Had all 3. Android is my only tool now. It's superb. I've used/supported and developed applications for all 3 platforms. Android has been the most pleasant by far. > > Do you use it as a technical tool in your work, either for accessing > devices or testing connectivity -- or something else? Yes. All the time. For out of band connectivity at customer sites to various diagnostic applications on the phone. > > If so, what kind of phone, My Touch 3g from t-mobile. and what (if you don't mind letting on) are > your magic apps for this sort of work? Built in browser on Froyo (often times need to search something when a network is down), mail client (k9mail). Also netSwissTool. Oh and of course I tether my phone. > > (My motivation? Well, um, Lee, I'm looking at buying an HTC Thunderbolt, > if everyone can get their thumbs out, and I want to get a feeling for > the lanscape, if you'll pardon the pun. :-) I keep meaning to pickup a cheap android tablet. Load ubuntu on it (android os is quite nice on a phone. larger system i would prefer to have ubuntu). (before you sneer at me, i've been using linux for almost 15 years, and want something that just works :) - -- Charles N Wyble (char...@knownelement.com) Systems craftsman for the stars http://www.knownelement.com Mobile: 626 539 4344 Office: 310 929 8793 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJNayE2AAoJEMvvG/TyLEAtV7oQAI8Ezh8ZUmB4HaAM28gyC4UV aD4KTMSxwDyAKXpGdWzgWMe1kqFcKCmswN4NDhpIkXMi0y1t03B3ZTdlOK+gUYiG i7ZKVD4SusZKJE5QzQpAHPvwQue5Hg1tciD3EeHZHbfg4AhIGF6QnYQFtOdsaPQO WyuTmJ4oNJYqOXCEVmZyEq+kbgl0KEZwhYlDV7kzHFkQSyooYs4+Opq1Evoi0Tbg 9+2vrNpEButSKld2Av2vG+nSXg4Um8qCnU/QepOmHiHcXxC/9KM54xsrABLC66d1 7pc4PncurON8sO6xd0Fzi3mzGHUeaVBqm3V01gT2INOrP0gGE+tYUajoLRmvSmii re0s94Wpaw8WLMYvzLSaOBSJVkFqYPWPyutuj+iYwiKHdqOJhXYXV4jB+tnFXDbB 5Z9U2+WfBpD5WUZrQHhAr/LVRfjE8KPyfFFCQ2bxx78qCQv0KwsLdSFPFnU9gpIj FpAe8V0GAi0nLaItw6sAIsgjgAA52UV0jGYZo6VT0UAKVOQJWe5c6Ofcm3eAZTBi +GAn1Jl8iELbeFkTD+UPNoBCgpz3YuelF4qdhK8mMhjV9Sx1T5PsTwW9nMmQFYpr oOrnOkqUsisz2AHKKg8CvjMeKXA7/od9N6l6Uu0XIlh9+8znbGai2Rs9FbbWquiX /fVRLQ0aSScb6xRF1DLJ =vOOX -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----