Costa Rica day -1

Blogging this from my N95. Have decided to go 12 days without a laptop and wifi. Just my N95, E62 and Panasonic DMC-FZ20. Would i survive? Tune in to find out :-) Maybe i'll enjoy being disconnected after all. I've been staring too much at computer screens anyway (even when i'm sleeping, i usually have my laptop screens staring back at me…). So a break might do me some good, like being immersed in nature. In areas that might not even have cellular signals… Gasp. Nature and i have a history of not getting along too well but we'll give it another chance and see what happens on this trip. Will i be reluctant or eager to return to civilization after 12 days? Your guess is as good as mine. Bye (for now) to one of my laptops here… Btw anyone knows the significance of these few keys captured in this pic? :-p

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Symbian Developer Opportunity

This position is based in Irving, TX.

We are seeking Symbian Developer to work on a wireless platform project.
 
Duties / Responsibilities:
 
Seeking a Senior Software Engineer to complete an approximate 1 year contract.  This position is responsible for specifying, planning, reporting, designing and testing in his/her project area.  This position must be effective in working independently and as part of a team.  This position coaches other team members in solving engineering problems. Solves complex engineering problems of own technology area. Typically participates in reviews of own or neighboring projects. Occasionally may undertake technical training responsibilities.
 
This position acts with independence & discretion in routine matters and is responsible for making decisions that affect own work.  May act as Leader or Project Leader with some direct supervisory responsibilities, in addition to own work assignments.  Variety of complex tasks within area or responsibility. Demonstrates initiative & contributes to problem.
Typically 8 or more years relevant experience.

-Symbian OS development knowledge
-MTM (Message Type Module) development experience
-Knowledge of OO (Object Oriented) design principles
-Experience developing software for an embedded system
-Technical familiarity with email protocols
-Fluent C++ knowledge
-Perl

Please contact recruiter Marcie directly as follows, but you can mention that you learnt about this opportunity from me (Carol Chen):

Marcie Shaffer
Technical Recruiter
The People Network, Inc.
770-558-1707 (W)
678-793-4277 (M)
marcie@peoplenetwork.com

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QotD: Pants on Fire

Red Shoes I wore to the party

Tell us two truths and a lie about yourself.

• I have an alter ego and sometimes we don't get along
• I have a phobia of fire, a.k.a. pyrophobia
• I have more than forty pairs of shoes

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New S60 bloggers: PhoneBoy, LonelyBob and I

This is the "project" that I think I mentioned in an earlier post. I'm now an official S60 blogger, along with LonelyBob and PhoneBoy!

LonelyBob and I are blogging for the S60 Multimedia Blog, while PhoneBoy joins Phil over at See Into S60.

• PhoneBoy: Writing for the S60 Blogs
• LonelyBob: New S60 Bloggers
• cybette: I'm an S60 Blogger

Here are our first posts:

• Animated Gif Screensaver on S60 3rd Edition FP1
• S60 (Multimedia) handset usage tips
• Extreme Convergence

That reminds me, I need to finish up my next post asap! See ya'll over at S60 blogs (don't forget to subscribe)!

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Video call with ThoughtFix

ThoughtFix

ThoughtFix over at TabletBlog.com invited me for a video chat. At first I wanted to ask a friend to help because I don't like seeing my face on video (esp. publicly on the internet)… or maybe use a teddy bear or hand puppet in my place… but he's kind enough not to put my mugshot online. So we went ahead and did it…

We fired up our N800's, mine's connected via WiFi, and his – here's the twist – is linked to his Moto Q by Bluetooth and connected via Verizon's EV-DO. (But kids, don't try that at home. You'd be violating Verizon's TOS.) How well does it work? I can see and hear him quite clearly. We do get some dropped video frames and choppy audio from time to time but nothing bad enough to break the flow of conversation. He wasn't able to see me that well but the problem is not the connections or gadgets – I just didn't have my lights on. ;) I had no problems with the images flipping when the camera was rotated. All in all I think it was a successful and fun test!

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Heaven and Hell

Heavenhell

Going to a concert tonight: Heaven and Hell Live 2007
At the Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie

With special guests Megadeth and Machine Head.

Two free suite tickets + VIP parking. Awesome perks from Nokia.

Hmm, where's my Megadeth T-shirt….

Will be headbanging the night away! Thanks Nokia!

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Vacation in Switzerland?

Got this from a co-worker. Makes me REALLY want to go to Switzerland this summer. I’m sure the ladies will agree with me. Ok, maybe the gents too, as I suppose some of you are also interested…. in Switzerland ;)

Urlaubstipp Sommer 2006

Ah, I need to use this clip to do more testing at work. Write a line of code, compile, test it 10 times. Repeat. Yeah yeah that’s right, I work really hard!!

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