089 - honey and clover

Honey and Clover

The plot - A handful of college students experience romance and love triangles.
This is a manga set worth keeping. There are 10 volumes. From what I have read so far, the series started in 2000 and finished in 2006 (there are 64 ?or more? chapters).
The Manga-ka is Chica (Chika) Umino. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chika_Umino

It is a story told with charm.
A "rom-com" full of humor and melancholy.

The US site for the english translated manga is:
http://honeyandclover.viz.com/

wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_and_Clover

It looks like there is: 1 animation series; 1 Japan tv series; 1 Japan? (movie); 1 Taiwan tv series.
I sure would like to see these; My fingers are crossed to see if they will contain English subtitles.

5star manga

088 - drop.io disappears

drop.io disappears

as you know, Facebook purchased Drop.io and thus its service ceased on Dec15,2010.
I was not a heavy user of drop.io but I found it a very user-friendly service.
Various sites have suggested alternatives but really there aren't any (i'm aware of at this moment).
It had a very unique ease and freedom of interface; There was the options of implementing more restrictions if the user wanted.

John Dvorak writes about its demise: The Cloud Fiasco of 2010: Drop.io
Article URL
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2372243,00.asp

If we are fortunate, some intelligent company will put out a similar service to drop.io. Perhaps in the future Google will, they are a smart operation.

Again, this is an example of the impermanence of the internet. Once a site ceases, the (digital) information/content is loss. I wonder if a (paper)book, wouldn't outlast digital information as a storage medium?
Backup your content from the cloud, should another rainy day occur.

087 - how to use yahoomail chinese

How to use Yahoomail (Hong Kong) or Chinese -- autumn of 2010

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086 - vase jpeg6 tinypic

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HTML for Websites

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IMG Code for Forums & Message Boards
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URL for E-Mail & IM
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Direct Link for Layouts
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085 - optimal Nokia 2760 phone settings

these are the optimal Nokia 2760 phone settings for
a compromise between user-friendliness & power efficiency.[5]
==================== written by JCPMA===== Nov.06.2010:


[item] [explanation/reason]

Settings-->Main Display
-----------------------
Notification Details -SHOW get more info on incoming messages or missed calls
Fold animation - OFF saves time & power
Screen saver - OFF A screen-saver is redundant, as the 2760 standby screen fades to dark grey after about 15 seconds. But it still retains the current screens image and info without the color; It is visible with adequate overhead lighting. The screen saver disrupts use, and interupts showing of info. The LCD is re-lit momentarily (thus wasting power) on each occasion. This can be distracting, especially if you are in the middle of a call.
Power saver - OFF according to the user-manual[10], this feature displays a clock when your phone is inactive; This feature is redundant, as the 2760 standby screen fades to a dark greyscale after about 15 seconds. I like to leave it OFF, otherwise the standby screen is interupted. Also, this can be distracting, especially if you are in the middle of a call.
Sleep mode - OFF according to the user-manual[10], this feature turns off the standby screen after a period of inactivity. I don't use this feature as when I am finished with a call/task I immediately close the flipPhone/clamShell!
Cell info display - ON caller id info on incoming calls is shown if available.

Settings-->Mini Display
-----------------------
Screen saver - OFF There are 4 choices here: AnalogClock; DigitalClock; TimeOut; On.
The analog clock is round but can be confusing as there is no obvious top or bottom to the clock. ie, Which direction is 12'o'clock?
The DigitalClock is a nice large size. Similar to the analog clock, there is no "seconds" indicator.
TimeOut lets you choose the duration of elapsed time before the screen saver activates.
ON, turns on the screensaver feature.
Don't use any of these settings! The mini-display LEDs use up a lot of power! Whenever you close your flip phone, the LEDs light up once. After the preset screensaver time elapses, the screensaver activates and your LEDs light up a second time! Also, the screen saver re-activates each time you drive through a tunnel, (lose and then regain telephone signal strength), thus lighting up your LEDs a third time! **My educated guess says you can probably DOUBLE your standby battery time just by disabling this one feature of the phone!** The other important reason to disable the mini-screen screen-saver is information display; You get a constant display of Date, Time, BatteryCharge, SignalStrength. And, you don't have to worry about the LEDs flickering on and off all the time. (What I would change if I could: - a slightly bigger screen, or - a bigger font; -perhaps have an option to have 1 or 2 LEDs light up.)
Sleep mode - OFF The User-Manual doesn't say anything about this setting. On the phone's "HelpTipActivation (tooltip)" display, it says SleepMode saves batteryPower. I don't enable it because I want the mini screen to be on/visible during standby so that I know the phone is on and that it works and that there is adequate signal and batteryCharge. If the screen is asleep, I will think the phone is off. This screen of course is a battery drain, but when there is no LED involvement, it is a relatively low consumer of battery power (like a digital wristwatch).

Settings-->Date and time
------------------------
Date and time format settings-->
Date-->Date on standby screen - SHOWN when you look at the standby screen don't you want to know the date?
Time-->Main display clock - SHOWN shows you the time.
Time-->Mini display clock - SHOWN shows you the time.
Time-->Time format - 12-HOUR there's a bug in the software, where if the format is set as 24-HOUR(ie military time), the time on the mini-display loses some numbers after several hours have elapsed!!
Auto-update of date & time - OFF saves battery power if it is off; you can overide this and do a 1 time update, whenever you want.

Settings-->Phone-->
----------------
Welcome note - OFF wastes time & power; this feature shows you a note when you turn the phone on.
Start-up tone - OFF when you power up the phone, a tone associated with the start-up animation is played.; This one is not a big issue.

Settings-->Enhancements-->
-----------------------
Charger-->Lights - AUTOMATIC otherwise, if this is set to ON, charging the phone takes longer.


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084 - Nokia2760 security settings

Nokia2760 security settings notes
================================= by JCPMA
last updated 2010-11-16, 2010-11-05, 2009-09-05


Pre-Ramble:
My exposure to poor user-guide documentation/ poor technical-writing began with my purchase of a PC computer which came pre-installed with the Windows98 OS. I found the documents so weak and lacking that I had to go purchase an external user-friendly guide to using Windows 98. I think this phenonmenon occurs with all technology. The general population, for some reason, accept this low level of service quality. Now it seems to be the norm. People get sub-par documentation and accept it, and expect it; they are not surprised. They do not expect to get adequate education/instructions. Mobile phones are not exempt from this. This is the case with the NOKIA 2760, especially its instructional material on phone Security Settings. The problem may even be worse than the Windows98 scenario as there is no user-friendly guide available to be purchased!
The cell-phone, this one & cell-phones in general, are inherently frustrating. The security settings described below are CONFUSING. This is compounded by having different sources of information give different facts. (Below, if I don't have a comment for a topic, it means I don't understand or have information about that particular feature; Where I indicate I am "guessing", it means there is no factual information found in the paper user-guides that come with the new phone/ or in the PDF formatted user-guides. )
My suggestion is to leave the security settings alone where you are able. You SHOULD change your voicemail default password, however, so others can't access your personal voicemail. Other than that, the other security settings probably don't require alteration, unless you have a valid concern for Sim-Card/Phone loss/theft.



voicemail default password
--------------------------
This is a 5 digit code. 11111 source:[2 Consumer forum : Security features (Nokia 1208/1600/1112), 3, 5] This password has nothing to do with the physical phone. You have to set up your voicemail password with your cellular-phone service provider. The first time you access your voicemail-box, use the default 11111 code, (unless for some non-traditional reason, your provider changes the default to something else). Follow the audio-prompts and when your voicemail account is set up/activated, you can then change the password digits to one that is unique[5].


Automatic Keyguard (Keypad lock) [1 document tm51982]
-----------
no password required for this feature; it locks your keypad to prevent accidental key presses. Enabling this feature:
Menu|Settings|Phone|Automatic keyguard|On type in the TIME DELAY desired and select OK.


Security Keyguard (Phone lock)
----------
This locks your personal handset with a password. Each time you power on your handset, you are asked to enter the SECURITY CODE. (This one actually works, I have tried it sucessfully.) How to set the password to enable this feature:
Menu|Settings|Phone|Security keyguard|On --> type in the security code and select OK
The SECURITY CODE is a 5 digit code. You will be asked to create a security code if you haven't previously created one. [1 document tm51982, 5]



Bluetooth pairing code
----------------------
0000 - The standard Bluetooth pairing code for Nokia audio enhancements (some Nokia integrated car kits have part of their serial numbers as pairing codes, if this it the case with your product, the user guide will tell you). source[1 (nokiausa.com)]



Information codes from nokiausa.com [1]
--------------------------------------
Dial these numbers into your handset to find out information.

*#0000# - Find phone and software version information
*#06# - Find your phone's IMEI number (also on the product label inside the phone's battery casing)
*#2820# - Find your phone's Bluetooth address
*#62209526# - Find your phone's MAC address (WLAN)
*#99# - GPRS dial-up code

enter *#7780# fron the standby screen - revert to factory default settings.



=== This next section discusses the enigma of the Sim Card Pin Codes ===

This paragraph summarizes what little I know. A Sim Card has two pin codes, Pin Code and Pin2 Code. When entering a pin code, you have three chances of doing it correctly. If on the third attempt you fail to enter the proper code, the Sim Card has a tantrum and locks itself up & you can no longer use the phone. To unlock the Sim Card, you have to talk to it nicely and give it a PUK code. (Incidentally, PUK stands for Pretty Useless Kode.) If it were the Pin2 Code which was mis-entered, you would remedy that by giving the phone a PUK2 code. This sentence fragment is from page11 of the UserGuide[10]: "...you are asked for the PUK or PUK2 code. If you do not have them, contact your local service provider."
2009.Late August. I go to the local shopping center to its Kiosk which sells my Nokia phone (and other brands of phone also) and I ask the agent about Sim Card codes and PUK codes. The agent cannot shed any light on the subject. They referred me to call the company's customer service phone number.
*2009.09.04 - I called customer service. The operator says "do not change the sim card code as it will destroy your sim card."..."The default code is 12345". They cannot provide you with unlock codes as they don't have them. "The pin2 code is just another code on your sim card", ie, the sim card has a pin code and a pin2 code. no other info provided. The operator was polite/curt and well-meaning, but my instinct told me this was being recited to me by rote. Does the operator, that I spoke with even know the difference between a SIM Code and a Security Code? Or, the difference between a PIN code and a PUK code or a VOICEMAIL code? The operator couldn't answer my questions, and nothing from our conversation or tone of voice or other verbal cues told me to totally trust this information exchange!
Well there you have it. Here are the problems:
·Little/no information describing the Sim Card codes;
·Little/no information describing the features of the phone which require the Sim Card;
*Did you know, for example, that the PIN2 CODE is the one used for configuring FIXED DIALING LISTS?
*The feature of Call Restrictions requires a RESTRICTION PASSWORD. Is this related to the Sim Card?
*Is the default RESTRICTION PASSWORD 1234, 12345,or Blank or other?
·Unclear documentation about the Sim Card default passcodes;
*Is the default PIN CODE 1234, 12345, or Blank or other?
*Is the default PIN2 CODE 1234, 12345, or Blank or other?
·You get only three attempts to properly enter a code;
·Zero information/service to provide you with PUK or PUK2 codes in case you need them;


Sim Card Pin Code
-----------------
This protects the sim from being used in other phones. When activated, it requests the code every time the phone is turned on.[1]
To turn on "Pin code request":
Menu|Settings|Security|Pin Code request ... --> the default pin code is 1234 source:[1][2 unreferenced though ... "Nokia 2760 - Security settings folder"]. This contradicts what the customer service operator (2009.09.04) says above; The operator says the default code is 12345, ie five digits in length.

To change this code:
Menu|Settings|Security|Access codes|Change Pin code
type in the default pin code. select OK
type the new pin code and select OK
Retype the new pin code and select OK [1 document tm51982]



This excerpt is taken from pages12 & 13 of the 2007 UserGuide[9],
My personal comments are in square [ ] brackets:
----excerpt--------excerpt--------excerpt-------excerpt------excerpt----


G e n e r a l i n f o r m a t i o n
12
General information
■ Access codes
The security code supplied with the phone protects
your phone against unauthorized use. The preset
code is 12345. [Similarly this statement is made on an internet forum [2], and a paper user-guide [7]:"The default ... security code from the factory is 12345 ... " I think they are referring to SECURITY CODE which locks the phone and not to the Sim card PIN CODE. Strangely enough though, when I activated Security Keyguard on my own phone, the SECURITY CODE was not preset. I had to create an entirely new code "from scratch." ]
The PIN code supplied with the SIM card, protects the
card against unauthorized use. The PIN2 code
supplied with some SIM cards, is required to access
certain services. If you enter the PIN or PIN2 code
incorrectly three times in succession, you are asked
for the PUK or PUK2 code. If you do not have them,
contact your local service provider.
The module PIN is required to access the information
in the security module of your SIM card. [The 2007 UserGuide may be from Britain of from Europe. Perhaps they have different names for codes. Is the Module PIN the same as PIN CODE or PIN2 CODE?]
The signing
PIN may be required for the digital signature. [Is the Signing PIN the same as PIN CODE or PIN2 CODE?]
The
barring password is required when using the call
barring service. [Is the BARRING PASSWORD the same as RESTRICTION PASSWORD? (This setting is found at Menu|Settings|Security|Access codes|Change restriction password ). Is the Call Barring Service the same as CALL RESTRICTIONS? (This setting is found at Menu|Settings|Security|Call Restrictions )
G e n e r a l i n f o r m a t i o n
13
Select Menu > Settings > Security to set how your
phone uses the access codes and security settings.

----excerpt ends--- ----excerpt ends--- ----excerpt ends--- ----excerpt ends---

=== ===





This is part of the menu structure of the phone. source [4 document tm51978]
------------------------------------------------
* Security
o PIN Code request
+ On/Off
o Call restrictions
+ Outgoing calls
+ International calls
+ Int. calls except to home country
+ Incoming calls
+ Incoming calls if roaming
+ Cancel all call restrictions
o Fixed Dialing
+ On
+ Off
+ Number list
o Security level
+ None
+ Memory
+ Phone
o Access codes
+ Change security code
+ Change PIN code
+ Change PIN2 code
o Code in use
o Authority certificates
o User Certificates




Similarly, this is my phone's specific menu structure with my (own) notes added.
------------------------------------------------
* Security
o PIN Code request (Toggles on PinCode Request each time you turn on your phone. Tooltip:"Allows you to select whether the code is required when switching on your phone. The SIM card may require that code is always asked for.")
+ On (There is no tooltip. Clicking prompts you to enter the PIN Code.)
+ Off (There is no tooltip. The Code Pin Request was already set to OFF.)
o Call restrictions (you can place a limitation on type of incoming/outgoing phone call; Tooltip:"Requests the system to restrict calls to or from your phone.")
+ Outgoing calls (Tooltip:"Requests the system to block all outgoing calls.")
· Activate (no tooltip)
· Cancel (no tooltip; clicking, requests you to enter Restriction Password)
· Check status (no tootip; ?? clicking causes your phone to communicate with your service provider ??)
+ International calls (tooltip: "Requests the system to block all outgoing international calls.")
· Activate
· Cancel
· Check status
+ Int. calls except to home country (tooltip:"Requests the system to allow outgoing international calls only to home country.")
· Activate
· Cancel
· Check status
+ Incoming calls (Tooltip:"Requests system to block all incoming calls.")
· Activate
· Cancel
· Check status
+ Incoming calls if roaming (Tooltip:"Requests system to block all incoming calls when roaming.")
· Activate
· Cancel
· Check status
+ Cancel all call restrictions (tooltip:"Requests the system to cancel all call restrictions." Clicking, prompts you to enter the Restrictions Password.)
o Fixed Dialing (You customize a list of numbers which are allowed to be called; Tooltip:"Allows you to create, edit and activate a list of allowed phone numbers or prefixes. When the list is activated you can only call or send messages to the numbers on the list".)
+ On (When you turn on this feature, it asks you to enter the PIN2 CODE ! There is no tootip.)
+ Off (no tooltip)
+ Number list (no tooltip)
o Security level (tooltip:"Allows you to protect the phone or its memory with a security code.)
+ None (no tooltip; clicking, prompts you to enter the SECURITY CODE)
+ Memory (no tooltip; My guess: clicking, prompts you to enter the SECURITY CODE; Does this just protect phone memory or both phone memory & sim-card memory? Does this feature protect against alteration of memory or access to memory?)
+ Phone (no tooltip; clicking, prompts you to enter the SECURITY CODE)
o Access codes (The tooltip says "Includes the option to change access codes for SIM card, phone, or call restriction)
+ Change security code (This is the code which locks the phone; Tooltip:"Allows you to change the code that protects the phone and its memory.")
+ Change PIN code (This is is the code which locks the simCard; What else? Tooltip:"Allow you to change the code for accessing SIM card." Since by default, the CODE PIN Request is set to "off", clicking on this causes a warning to appear: "Set PIN code request ON" simultaneously with a red stop sign symbol.)
+ Change PIN2 code (This code is used in FixedDialing settings; Is it used in internet browsers and digital signatures? Tooltip:"Allows you to change the code for accessing protected SIM card features, if the SIM card contains this code.")
ö Change restriction password (ö This is on my phone menu; Tooltip:"Requests the system to change the password for restricting calls.")
o Code in use (On my phone, it shows that the PIN Code is in use. The phone's tooltip says: "Allows you to select whether the UPIN or PIN code should be active." If I click on this, it prompts me to toggle PIN CODE REQUEST to "on".)
ö PIN2 code request (ö - this is on my phone menu; This is what the tooltip says: "Allows you to select whether PIN2 code is required when using specific phone features which are covered by PIN2 security code. USIM card may require that this code is always used." On my phone this is already set to "on". If I click "off" it asks me to enter the PIN2 Code.)
o Authority certificates (Some online browser transactions require security certificates [10]. I guess this is like a webpage which has a certificate embeded in it. There is no tooltip.)
o User Certificates (There is no tooltip)
ö Security Module Settings (ö - this is on my phone menu; it is greyed-out. when I click on it, it says "Insert Security Module" The userGuide, [10(pg.53)] says "Security features may be required for some services, such as banking services or online shopping. For such connections you need security certificates and possibly a security module which may be available on your SIM card. For more information, contact your service provider." There is no tooltip.)



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[ ] footnotes:

1. http://www.nokiausa.com/get-support-and-software/discussions or nokiausa.com
2. http://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/ The Unofficial 7-Eleven Speakout Wireless Canada Consumer Page

3. 7-11 Speakout Nokia 2760 Quick Start Guide (book, Canada) 9205744 09/07
4. T Mobile website (USA)

5. my own (subjective) notes.
6. http://www.nokia.ca

7. Canadian Nokia 2760 User Guide (book) 9205625
8. Quick Start Guide (color pamphlet) 9205756

9. Nokia 2760 User Guide 9203335 Issue 1, 2007 (Europe?) (pdf format)
10. Nokia 2760 User Guide 9203335 Issue 2, 2008 (Europe?) (pdf format)

083 - bluebox in your webpage

083 - how to put a bluebox in your (html) webpage using css (tutorial)

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082 - Puff v 2 tutorial review

082 - Puff version 2 tutorial and review

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081- jpg+ filebinder tutorial and review

081 - jpg+ filebinder tutorial and review


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080 - audio recorder notes for the Nokia2760 phone

audio recorder notes for the Nokia2760 phone.

==================== by JCPMA

(20101106; 20090803 updated)

audio recorder duration = maximum 1 minute (unconfirmed)

recorded audio file format = .amr

bitrate = 12kbps [info source = properties detail from WindowsMediaPlayer12]

audio file properties: [info source = another media player]

codec: AMR NarrowBand (samr);

sample rate 8000Hz;

1 Channel (Mono)

Bits per sample:32 ?? (?? Some apps say these files have 16 Bits per sample ??)

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079 - camera notes for the Nokia2760

camera notes for the Nokia2760 phone. Written by JCPMA
============ (20101107; 20090830 updated)


PHOTO
-----
photo = maximum of 0.3 megapixels resolution (640 x 480 pixels).
Zooming is digital. You wind up with a small cropped photo of only 128x96 pixels!
ie. zooming is a waste of time. The only time where this may be useful, is when
zooming in may take advantage of the camera's auto exposure and thus improve lighting. Otherwise, you are better off with the 640x480 sized picture!

image sequence = takes a series of 3 jpgs (time duration = 1 sec.? unconfirmed?)

you have the capability to set the default picture/video name.

Photo capacity. In the upper right corner, there is a count-down type indicator which tells you how many photos you may still take within the alloted memory. This gauge is misleading! With every 2 photos (640x480 size) you take, the indicator goes down by 3-4 in number. For example, If the gauge says there is room for 50 photos, and you take 2 photos, the gauge will then refresh to the number "47". A good rule of thumb, is to therefore, divide that number by 2! A user can expect to be able to take at least 100 photos before the memory is full.

if you edit a photo image: ---> it saves it as a new .gif!!!
and then, if you use this gif for a wallpaper, it only covers up 75%-80% of the screen!.
That is because, any action done with the built-in phone editor will save the output as a gif file, and also a file which is 92x115pixels, LESS-THAN 128x160 pixels. (128x160 is the size the screen.)[5].
-What I would change if I could:
a) Have the built-in editor save files as .gif or .jpg format
b) have the built-in editor save/resize files as 128x160 pixels or more.



VIDEO
------
Zooming in for videoClips: Fortunately when you zoom in for video, the size of the video output resolution, ie the WidthxHeight stays the same., ie 128x96pixels. This is a nice size for a postage stamp.

video duration
-default = 9 seconds
-maximum = upto 2 min and 30 seconds.

audio is recorded via the built-in mic.

vidClip info:
~~~~~~~~~~~~
video file format = .3gp
Video codec = H263
FourCC: s263
videoBitRate = 63 kbps
AudioBitRate = 12 kbps
128x96pixels
color mode: YUV 4:2:0 Planar
FrameRate= 29.97 fps (?interpolated?)
FrameRate = 7.25 fps
Audio = AMR-NB (FourCC:samr), sampleRate=8000Hz, 1 Channel;
AudioBitrate 12 kbps; bits per sample=16


The 2760model only has 10MB of internal memory to work with; It is understandable, why the videoClip specs are so poor/low. However, given these specs., the mono audio sounds remarkably impressive. The video isn't great. The video quality is suitable for just having some fun. The only media type which approaches acceptable quality is the still photo at 640x480 resolution.[5].


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078 - Nokia 2760 cellular phone Bluetooth and Download notes

Nokia 2760 cellular phone Bluetooth & Download notes
================================================ written by JCPMA
last updated 2010-11-07

Settings-->Connectivity-->Bluetooth-->
Bluetooth - ON
My phone's visibility - choices are [Permanent visibility/Temporary visibility/Hidden]| You want to have this setting on Permanent the first time you set up Bluetooth with another device. Once the setup has occured you can switch this back to "Hidden".
Search for audio enhancements | I think this makes the phone search for bluetooth earphones.
Active devices | This lists the (external) bluetooth devices currently communicating with your cell-phone.
Paired devices | This lists the (external) bluetooth devices which have worked with your cell-phone already.
My phone's name | here, you set the bluetooth nick-name of your phone to something easy for you to remember/recognize

Settings-->Connectivity-->Packet data-->
Packet data connection - WHEN NEEDED | I'm not sure about this one; the other choice is ALWAYS ON; I don't know if you always want your internet to be on.
Packet data settings-->Active access point - INTERNET | I think the default is INTERNET. There are slots here, another 9, if you want to set more access points.

Settings-->Connectivity-->Data transfer-->
Server sync | I'm not sure what this does; It connects to your telephone service provider??
PC Sync | This sets the UserName & Password for connecting your phone to PC via Bluetooth.; (tip:Make sure your Password is numeric.)[5]
Contact | To enable this feature, hit "Options"-->Add Contact; This lets you synchronize notes/Calendar/& contacts from your phone to your PC.


.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.


By connecting to your PC using Bluetooth, you can transfer small files such as notes and pictures, and perhaps small video clips under 300KB.[5]
For video clips greater than 300KB & the full range of PC/Cell-phone file transfer, including contacts transfer, you have to install Nokia PC Suite 7 onto your computer. This app is about 30-35MB, but it is needed if you want functionality.
Recently, Nokia's website suggests the Computer software be the Nokia Ovi Suite 2.2. This app is about 100MB. (I haven't tried this.)

The Week of Oct20.2010: Nokia website suggests model2760 users install NokiaPCSuite7 from link http://europe.nokia.com/A41157164
The week of Oct27.2010: Nokia website suggests model2760 users, instead, install Ovi Suite 2.2 from link http://europe.nokia.com/support/download-software/nokia-ovi-suite/compatibility-and-download
http://www.nokiausa.com/get-support-and-software/software
http://www.nokiausa.com/get-support-and-software/software/nokia-ovi-suite
http://nds1.nokia.com/files/support/global/phones/software/Nokia_Ovi_Suite_webinstaller_ALL.exe
The Ovi suite faq is at this link:
http://europe.nokia.com/support/download-software/nokia-ovi-suite/faq or
http://www.nokiausa.com/get-support-and-software/software/nokia-ovi-suite/faq

If you are able to obtain a connectivity cable for your phone, you can connect to your PC without using Bluetooth. (However, the userManual/Guides all say the connection port on the 2760 cannot be used at all). If you do use a cable, you will still have to install the Nokia PC Suite. (note: I have been unable to obtain a cable).

For accessing files, you can use the browser windows like you would in a normal computer; But, for transfering files from PC to your phone, you have to Drag and Drop the files onto the NokiaPCSuite user interface. Otherwise it won't work. I think the User Interface acts as a security guard. It won't let you access protected files at all. And, certain media files are first inspected &/or reconverted to a suitable format for the phone. Anyway, your files will end up in the "Gallery" folder. From there, you can redistribute them in the appropriate file.
If you drop in an mp3, it won't end up in the Tones folder. That folder appears to be reserved only for downloading using the phone's internet service. Your computer mp3 file will end up automatically in the "Music" folder.[5][Nov.06.2010]



Downloading apps/games
-----------------
No matter what programs you download whether it be games or other, Nokia PC Suite will install them into the "Collection Folder" not the "Games Folder". This is a minor issue; just another "quirk" of this phone.
.jad files contain internet addresses; they tell your phone/computer what/where to download the games from.
.ashx files could be .jar files in disguise.
.jar files are the actual files which contain the games. These are the files that get installed.
.sis files are programs for other Nokia phones. The Nokia2760 phone does not support sis files.[5].


Downloading Wallpapers
----------------------
This is pretty straightforward. Jpg images used by this phone should be 128x160 pixels or more. Anything less will leave parts of your phone screen uncovered and show through as white space.[5]


Downloading Themes
------------------
Themes are files with a .nth extension. Some themes you download from a site claiming to be compatible with the 2760 may not be so. For example, themes where there is a working clock image fit this category. These "clock" themes may work on other Nokia models, but not the 2760. They contain flash files, (Adobe Shockwave Flash?) .swf files, which work on computer internet-browsers or flash swf players but this feature is NOT part of the model-2760.[5] (If it is let me know.)


Using your own audio files for ringtones/alert tones
---------------------------------------
This is the worst feature of the Nokia2760. This is why my reserved grandmother, who refrained from smashing the phone onto the concrete walkway, gave me her Nokia2760 and went out to buy a phone of a different manufacturer. After you read these next paragraphs, you will see why I do not blame her. Nokia sure doesn't try very hard to retain "repeat business"; The "cell-phone experience" instead of being "fancy-free" has been full of bugs,quirks, & restrictions. Most likely with the next cell-phone I get, I will follow my grandmother's lead, and go with a different brand of cell-phone. I know there must be worse phones than the Nokia2760, but I'm getting fed up with it too. Unlike a pre-arranged marriage where the couple learns to grow and love each other and discover their partner's strengths, the Nokia 2760 faults far outweigh any of its assets.
The Nokia 2760 will not permit using your own mp3 files to use as tones. You are able to play them back but you cannot use them as tones. My guess is mp3 downloads from a Nokia certified service provider would be ok to use as ringtones. But, I am not going to try to download any ringtones. It's one thing to pay 5 or 10$ to buy some ringtones. It's quite another thing to go through different available services, by trial-and-error, ending up paying perhaps hundreds of dollars, and not being guaranteed that the mp3 ringtone will be usable. The user-guide, non-surprisingly is vague about this issue.[10] It says, on page34, "Your phone supports mp3 format ringing tones. You can also set your recordings as ringing tones." I have made some mp3 tones from scratch. They are not copied from music or published as music. They are audio sounds and sound effects which are unique. Importing these files into the phone was accepted, but once, again they were rejected for tones. The phone flashes a message "Not Allowed by Activation Key". This scenario is analogous to recording an mp3 audio Christmas message, emailing it to your family, and having it undeliverable due to it "not being allowed by activation key".
Other audio file formats can be imported into the phone. But the 2760 cannot play them back; I have tried .wma, and .aac formats.
This is the highlight of the story. I used NokiaPCSuite (version 7.1.51.0) to transfer audio files into the cell phone. It opens up a dialog window and asks you which format, if any it should covert the audio file into. There are 2 formats available, AAC and M4A. It has several bit rates of conversion to choose from. One of these bit rates is even promoted as a "mobile optimised format" (The software spells optimized as "optimised".). I do several transfers. Some as AAC format, and others as M4A. I try this with different bit rates too. The result is the Nokia 2760 does not recognize the .aac files or the .m4a files. "Isn't that a kick in the head? (and a waste of time and energy as well.)."
One compromise is a work-around option enabling you to use your own audio sources for ring tones. Convert them to .AMR audio format. Obtain or create your audio file/tone. Search on the internet for an application/program which can convert audio files to AMR NB (Narrow Band) format. The output file will have poorer audio quality, and be in mono channel sound but will be recognizable to the listener and be acceptable by the Nokia 2760.


++++see the blogBox/otherBox for current updates (if any)++++
The (Box.net) blogbox is located at this blogger post:
http://jcpma.blogspot.com/2010/11/075.html
The direct link to the blogbox folder is:
http://www.box.net/shared/5i4hmkqj2u


[ ] footnotes: see the bottom of document
2760general-notes.txt or
1-nokia2760startHere.html
1-nokia2760startHere.txt

077 Stumble to a random site and Submit a site

Stumbleupon: Stumble to a random site; & Submit a site
======================================================
2010.10.19

written by JCPMA 2010.11.19

There are several ways of surfing to a random site in StumbleUpon.com's
database.

1. Use the StumbleUpon demo url.

(No login or install required). This is especially handy for
those that don't use browsers like Firefox or GoogleChrome.
[from source http://www.labnol.org/tag/stumbleupon/ ]
http://www.stumbleupon.com/demo/#url=http://www.labnol.org/ This link
is referred by Labnol.
try it now

[from source
http://operawatch.com/news/2008/02/how-to-get-stumbleupon-to-work-in-opera-
and-safari.html]
http://www.stumbleupon.com/demo/#url=http://operawatch.com/ This link
is referred by Operawatch.

With these links, the topics are not pre-set, you click on some
interesting ones before you start stumbling:

http://stumbleupon.com/demo/
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/

2. Create a user account at StumbleUpon.com.

After login, set your preferences/interests. Then you can
click on the "Stumble" button in the upper left corner to go to a
random site that matches your interests.

3. Install the Stumbleupon (SU) add-on/extension for the
browsers Firefox, or Google Chrome.

http://www.stumbleupon.com/addon/
https://chrome.google.com/extensions
http://getsatisfaction.com/stumbleupon/products/stumbleupon_stumbleupon_for_chrome
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/138/

Login and start Stumbling.


4. Log in to http://su.pr

This is StumbleUpon's branch service, of urlShortening/blog-
content integration to social media sites. (You need to be a user of
Twitter &/or Facebook.) You should have access to a StumbleUpon
toolbar there.



Different methods of submitting (recommending) a site to Stumbleupon.com

When you submit an url with a button/badge etc, this is what it puts
into the browser address bar, appended with the full url that the user
wants to submit immediately after.

http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http://url-to-submit-for-example.com/easy.html

There are three general categories of ways to submit a site
to StumbleUpon.

A. From the Firefox/GoogleChrome add-on SU toolbar.

Hit the the "Thumbs up" button. You will be prompted for more
details, if the site in not in the SU database. After filling in the
details click on "submit"


B. Bookmarklets

Two sources of Bookmarklets

• Navigate to Stumbleupon's page to find the bookmarklet on
  the right side: http://www.stumbleupon.com/addon/
  Once you are there, you can drag its link to your bookmark bar


• This next bookmarklet is from source
  http://www.ampercent.com/stumble-see-reviews-bookmarklets/1745/&t=Two
  Useful Stumbleupon Bookmarklets to Replace the Toolbar written by Amit
  Banerjee
  
  Submit
  a page <= Bookmark or drag this link to your
  browser's bookmark bar

Here is the code

<a
href="javascript:document.location.href='http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url='+document.URL+'&title='+document.title.replace(/%20/g,'+');">Submit
a page</a>

C. From a button (badge) that has been pre-embedded on a site.

i) Putting a submit button on your own web site

The easiest way to get a button is to go to
Stumbleupon.com at

http://www.stumbleupon.com/buttons/
http://www.stumbleupon.com/badges/landing/
http://www.stumbleupon.com/badges/

ii) Putting a javascript button on your website
This javascript code, is taken an modified from David Kwan's
page at
http://www.stumbleupon.com/to/1dku1S/www.articlestools.com/articles/stumbleupon.shtml

It puts an imagebutton or, if you choose, a non-image link on your
static webpage:

/*-- This is javascript code for your static webpage. --*/

<script language="JavaScript">
document.write ('<a href="');
document.write('http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url='+document.URL+'&title='+document.title.replace(/ 
/g,'+')+'">');
document.write ('<img border=0
src=/yourImageDir/SU-logo.gif>Submit a site to
StumbleUpon</a>');
</script>



/*!-- Note, you can omit this string from the above script if don't
want a logo: --*/

/* <img border=0 src=/yourImageDir/SU-logo.gif> */

iii) Putting a badge (submit button) on your Blogger site Follow the
directions at:

http://www.stumbleupon.com/badges/

http://woork.blogspot.com/2007/12/add-stumbleupon-button-in-your-bloggers.html
http://herselfswebtools.com/2007/05/how-to-add-stumbleupon-links-to-your-blog-posts.html

076 - Three Apps to add album art to mp3 files

076 - Three Apps to add album art to mp3 files

written by JCPMA Nov.17.2010.

I have a handful of untagged mp3 music that I wanted to add jpgs to. I don't use ITunes player. WindowsMediaPlayer doesn't seem to help (nor do I trust it completely). And, I did not feel like installing a music-player for such a minor reason.

The ideal application of course, would require no installation and be easy to use. Three such programs are listed below. (Other notes: all three programs have an internet database feature for tagging!; They can support retention of original file modification dates.)

Broken tags?: The strangest thing is that after my initial tagging, Windows Media Player (WMP) would recognize all my mp3s and play back the album art, but Windows 7 OS would only display some of the mp3 icons with art, others without, in the file folder. (Is this a Windows quirk?)

This article by Richard Farrar is a great educational piece on mp3 art tagging: http://www.richardfarrar.com/embedding-album-art-in-mp3-files/ The standards in art embedding for mp3s is using formats of .jpg or .png. It involves the ID3v2 tag. The BBC embeds 300x300pixel sized images in their mp3 podcasts.

TagScanner by Sergey Serkov is a user-friendly full featured music file tagger. The one I used was version 5.1.593 (Oct.or Nov.2010). Download the portable version in a zip package. It works for Windows2000 to Win7, and is about 2 MB in size. http://www.xdlab.ru/en/download.htm

I lucked out and found this program Media Tagger v. 1.35 at The Portable Freeware Collection: http://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=141 It is a small, 1.2 MB tagger, that works even on older computers like Win98 and WinXP. The programmer is Ladislav Dufek and his website is http://www.mediatagger.zde.cz It is quite versatile and has a simple interface.

The third app MP3Tag ( http://www.mp3tag.de/en/ ) requires installation, but the author suggests a method to make it portable: http://forums.mp3tag.de/index.php?showtopic=976&view=findpost&p=23162

(I used Universal-extractor 1.6 app (learn more at http://Portablefreeware.com or http://www.legroom.net/), to extract the contents of the setup installer to an empty folder; This method isn't sanctioned by MP3Tag but so far MP3Tag has worked well)

The MP3Tag setup installer is about the 2.5 MB; The portable product (that you make yourself) is about 6.5 MB.

The version of MP3Tag I used is 2.46a for Windows XP-Win7.

Windows2000 users need to use version 2.39

Windows95 to Windows ME users need to use version 2.32a

A note about the pseudo broken tags in Windows 7. This is what really prompted me to write about art tagging. I didn't understand why Windows couldn't see the jpgs, even though WMP could see them. I have used tags on older machines and older tag makers with no problems. My theory on this is the encoding format.

· This may involve the program setting of "retain file modification times." This feature lets you edit the tag info without changing the last modified/last saved date of your mp3 file. So, if you created an mp3 in June2010, and you altered the tag info in August2010, clicking on the mp3 file will still show that the mp3 was modified in June. (I had this setting activated and Windows7 was able to see some of the mp3s as being embeded with art.)

· I don't know if this phenonmenon has to do with the tag ?text? encoding setting. Windows 7 may be unable to see tags encoded in unicode. In the programs' options menu, choose to use ID3v2 tag and choose the encoding format of "Ansi or Iso8859, or Western Iso", something along those lines. (I don't think you get this choice with Media Tagger 1.35.) Avoid the formats which say "unicode or UTF-8 or UTF-16 etc."

(LATE ENTRY. Nov.21.2010)--Please disregard the above paragraph about unicode. I just tried to tag my second set of mp3s & changing the unicode setting to non-unicode did NOT have an effect on making the jpg art visible in Windows7. I turned off the setting for "retain file's last modification date" in the program MP3Tag, and this made all the jpgs embeded in the file, appear in Windows7. I wonder why Windows was only able to see some of the files with art (as discussed above)?

· MP3Tag v2.46a can show a music file's tag version. It appears, that Windows7 likes tags which are ID3v2.3 but not ID3v2.4. ID3v2.4 is encoded in UTF-8 according to MP3Tag. If practical, I suggest you use ID3v2.3 only and avoid tagging with ID3v1. (SUMMARY: Windows7 is incompatible with ID3v2.4; Is that because the version is different (than 2.3) or is it because version 2.4 is encoded in UTF-8?)

Conclusion - to have Windows7 be compatible with mp3 tags (in decreasing order of likelihood):

A. deactivate tagger's setting of "retain file last modification date"

B. use ID3v2.3 ISO-8859-1 encoding or ID3v2.3 UTF-16 encoding. (Both these result in an mp3 file where the jpg art is visible in Windows7 AND WMP; the version of WMP I currently have is 12.076. The setting ID3v2.4 UTF-8 will NOT show album art in Win7 or WMP! I just confirmed these statements!)

C. To be on conservative side, use ID3v2.3 settings of ANSI or ISO-8859 (ie non-unicode) where able.

(If any of the above is incorrect, please leave a comment below.)

"3taggers.gif"

http://tinypic.com/m/dpb7kj/2

http://i55.tinypic.com/2i94ebb.jpg hotlink

Other Links

-----------

Mark O'Neill writes about an app to clear or wipe clean the mp3 tags: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/remove-mp3-id3-music-tags-with-id3-tag-remover/ It is made by Headstrong.de called ID3Kill version 1.4. It refers to link http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/21/id3-tag-remover/ This app looks interesting.

Jojoyee at Gizmo's Freeware, reviews some mp3 tag editors: http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-mp3-tag-editor.htm

075 - AVP and AVPR

075 - AVP and AVPR

I read some reviews on the 2004 movie Aliens vs Predator (AVP) on Amazon.com. There were several critics who disliked it. Similarly several reviewers on Amazon.com enjoyed the 2007 sequel Aliens vs Predator: Requiem.

The sequel I agree was dark in some scenes but not overly so. (I didn't realize this until I read the Amazon reviews!) However, the first movie is the better one.

AVP has a more sci-fi atmosphere/feeling to it. The same sensations felt from the movies Predator, or Aliens. The only things I would change to AVP would be to give the auxillary characters a more thorough reveal of their backgrounds, who they are. Without connecting to these characters, the viewer really doesn't care about them as much, like the crewmen in the original Star Trek television series who wore the red uniforms. They were destined to die like nobodys. The subplot about the Predators quest for the blaster weapons stored in the pyramid, could have been fleshed out more. Otherwise AVP is a very fine movie. Budget seems to be big. The special effects are believable.

AVP:R on the other hand was less thrilling. It is a combination of a teenage slasher/horror movie + biological vector gone awry theme. It felt more like a halloween flick than a sci-fi flick. The only part of the movie which had some sci-fi atmosphere was at the beginning when the hunter Predator prepares to launch to Earth, and at the end when the politician/espionage type characters close the show.

AVP Summary: Humans Aliens and Predators interact in an ancient game.

rating 4stars****

AVP:R Summary: A U.S. town gets infested by Aliens. A predator goes to fight them.

rating 3stars***

074 - Nokia 2760 User Guide Manual

document: "1-nokia2760startHere.html"

Nokia 2760 User Guide by a layman; Nokia 2760 cellular phone general notes

written by JCPMA

last updated 2010-11-16; 2010-11-07; 2009-10-31

Nokia's worldwide: http://www.nokia.com

Description:

I made these sets of notes because the documentation on the web and the included

paper documentation are HORRIBLE. I wonder if there is any phone on the market

with decent instructions. It seems, all phone OS's suck. They are clunky and

confusing.

Information I have appreciated or found useful, information which should have been

included in the user manual, is recorded here. [Oct.2009]

INTRO

-----

the Nokia 2760 is a S40 type phone (but i don't know which generation though.)

source [1]

north american gsm dual band phone:

bands: 850MHz and 1900MHz source [2 http://www.speakoutwireless.ca/sim-card-guide/][5]

Speakout sim cards will work on a locked Rogers phone but probably will not work on

a locked Fido phone. [2 (Oct.2009)]

CALLING

-------

Using the speakerphone:

While on an active call, press the Right Soft key to select Loudsp. source [4 document tm51986, 5, 7]

Handset volume:

During a call, you can increase/decrease the volume of the handset by pressing the

right/left cursor key. However, make sure your screen is cleared of all

characters/numbers or else the volume control won't respond. (This is especially

relevant when calling customer service where you are prompted to press 1 or 2 etc...)

Headset: The model-2760 comes with a headset with a button in the center; "Is it a built in mic?

Is the button like a walkie talkie where you push to talk?" or "Does it start the phone

call and end the phone call?" (I wish there was some documentation included.)

CONTACTS

--------

Phone contacts on your sim card:

If you choose to store/use your phone contacts on your sim memory, a sim card icon

will appear on the upper part of the screen. The advantage of this is portability.

The contacts stay with your sim card. The disadvantage, is that the Nokia 2760

will not let you associate a photo/picture with a phone contact, if the storage is

on the sim memory (compared to phone memory). [5] [2009-09-01]

you cannot associate a ringtone/tone to a particular contact.[5] [2009-10-02]

FIRMWARE

--------

[5 (dial *#0000# will show your phone is hardware version eg, RM-259 and a 3 digit firmware version)]

I am unable to find any new firmware for this phone. According to the Nokia,

USA/Europe Websites, there is no software upgrade for this model of phone.[2010-10-27]

I wasn't able to find software available to update current firmware at this site:

http://www.nokia.ca/get-support-and-software/software/device-software-update/can-i-update

source [6, 5(Sept/Oct 2009)] [http://europe.nokia.com; www.nokiausa.com (Oct.2010)]

This link to a list of Nokia firmwares: http://wiki.forum.nokia.com/index.php/Nokia_Firmware_Versions [Nov16.2010]

INTERNET DISABLING

------------------

I found this tip on a Speakout forum[2], I think. You can disable your phone from

accidentally connecting to the internet, for example if you are playing a game and

it decides to connect without your knowledge etc... (I can't remember who the

author is though, but it works.):

Settings-->config-->Personal config-> Add New-> ¤Web-> leave everything blank & save.

Settings-->config-->Default config-> choose PersonalConfig

Settings-->config-->Preferred Access Point-> choose Internet.

POWER

-----

I can get approx. 10-11 days worth of standby time if my phone use is minimal.

It takes me about 2 hours to recharge the battery (that originally comes

with the phone) from a "dead" state to a full charged state.[5]

When the battery level is low to the point of critical, the phone "beeps" once per

minute for a total of 3 minutes. Then, it seems, in the next minute, the phone

"dies"/turns itself off,.[5][2009-10-02]

TEXT/SMS

--------

text quota = 159 characters per sms message

This phone has a bad habit of mixing up your saved texts. That is, if you have

several saved messages, they can be cut and spliced with the body of each other.

"It is quite a messy defect". [5]

TONES

-----

IM Alert tone:

The default is

"Standard" very loud. This one sounds like two "beeps from an Aliens Scanner"

(ie the scanner Ripley and the crew used in the 2nd Alien(s) movie.)

Message Alert Tones:

"Standard" very loud. This one sounds like two sets of loud sonar pings: "ding Ding, ding Ding!"

"Beep once" very loud. Sounds like 1 loud beep.

"Special" medium loud. Sounds like Morse code/telegraph code: ... -- ... ...-- ...

"Ascending" from soft to very loud. plays 4 sets of successively loud 2 beeps. Each pair of beeps get louder than the last.

Calendar Tone:

If you substitute your own tone, the phone makes it sound progressively louder after about the 5 or 6 second mark.[5]

(See 2760bluetoothDownloads.txt for more information on using your own tones/ringtones.)

VOICEMAIL

---------

The first time you activate your voicemail,...

This is how you do it:

(the user manual instructions are missing a step. it tells you to hold the "1" key and then input the 5 digit password code)

but, first you have to program your phone number into the cellphone. (yes, this is the missing step.)

Go to Menu|Messaging|Voicemessages|...

Enter your voicemessage mailbox number here; it is your 10 digit cellphone number. source [5].

Explanation:

a) you program your phone with your 10 digit cellphone number, so that when:

b) you hold down the "1" key, this causes your cellphone to phone itself and the call then connects to voicemail.

c) Once connected to voicemail, you enter your 5 digit voicemail password code.

When you get a voicemail, ...

Speakout texts you, the msg alert tone sounds, and there is a "voicemail" icon on

the top of your standby screen:

O_O

as well as a "sms text message" icon:

_______

| V |

|_/_\_|

Your mini-screen should display "new voice message". You should follow this cue to

check your text (message) inbox for details, or you can go ahead an check your audio voicemail.

Caller-ID does not work with voicemail[5].

This is what is displayed on your main screen sms text:

Voicemail 1 new. Sender not available.

Received hh:mm:ss yyyy/mm/dd

At this point, the screen gives you an option to listen to the voicemail from your handset.

When your phone is off = instant voicemail pickup source [5];

When phone is in use, voicemail probably picks up right away too. (guessing).

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Why the Nokia2760 is a good celluar phone:

. flip phone

. buttons are well placed

. speakerphone

. economical

. good sounding audio for phone calls

. acceptable entry level 0.3 megapixel camera

. voice-recorder is handy

Why the Nokia2760 is a bad cellular phone:

* thick

* plastic shell/housing looks/feels cheap

* software/operating system needs more user-friendliness

* require better user manual (cell phones in general do too)

* low capacity memory: approximately 10MB

* no expansion for memory, ie no slot for a SD-MicroCard or other.

* short battery life (shorter than most phones.) ie, 2.5 hour talk time; 10 days standby time.

* lack of documentation on how to save files from/to a PC computer

(Manufacturer should have included a USB cable)

* the low resolution 0.3 Megapixel camera. Other phones have 1 or 1.3 or 2 or 5 or more Megapixels!

* there is no external volume buttons. These would be handy to adjust volume of ring/handset-audio/speaker.

* unable to use your own mp3 files for ringtones.

* no built-in electrical contacts for easy "cradle" charging. You have to lift

a plastic tab at the top of the phone to get access to the charging jack.

* easy to obstruct/cover external speaker with palm of the hand

* using the fm radio requires the insertion of the earphones

* instead of having a radio, they should have added more memory or a bigger battery!

* the predictive texting input is TERRIBLE. i suggest not using it.

Internal Links:

--------------

1-nokia2760startHere.txt a copy of this current document, 1-nokia2760startHere.html, in txt format

2760bluetoothDownloads.txt on Bluetooth and Downloads (and Ringtones)

2760camera-notes.txt on the built-in camera

2760recorder-notes.txt on the audio recorder

2760security-notes.txt on the phone's security settings

bestNokia2670settings.txt on my preferred phone settings to balance power conservation and usability.

External Links:

---------------

Nokia 2760 Guides http://www.nokiausa.com/get-support-and-software/product-support/nokia-2760/guides

Nokia 2760 User Guide in English 2760_US_en.PDF 3.39 MB http://nds1.nokia.com/files/support/nam/phones/guides/2760_US_en.PDF

[This links to the 2007 user guide. Nov.16.2010]

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[ ] footnotes:

1. http://www.nokiausa.com/get-support-and-software/discussions or nokiausa.com

2. http://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/ The Unofficial 7-Eleven Speakout Wireless Canada Consumer Page

3. 7-11 Speakout Nokia 2760 Quick Start Guide (book, Canada) 9205744 09/07

4. T Mobile website (USA)

5. my own (subjective) notes.

6. http://www.nokia.ca

7. Canadian Nokia 2760 User Guide (book) 9205625

8. Quick Start Guide (color pamphlet) 9205756

9. Nokia 2760 User Guide 9203335 Issue 1, 2007 (Europe?) (pdf format)

10. Nokia 2760 User Guide 9203335 Issue 2, 2008 (Europe?) (pdf format)

Nov.2010.

Below is a "box" from Box.net. (I think it requires a browser to have Adobe Flash or Adobe Shockwave Flash in order for it to be visible.)

This nokia2760box is contains my tips and user information for the Nokia 2760 mobile cellular phone.

Please refer back to this blog-entry or to the link of this blogbox (which is http://www.box.net/shared/5i4hmkqj2u ) for any updates.

073 - How to Restore your Portable Settings on Locate32

How to Restore your Portable Settings on Locate32 version 3.1
=======

Locate32 is a file-search tool for Windows which creates indexes for fast searching.
More info is available at www.portablefreeware.com on Locate32.

072 - Zback v. 2.20.b Review and Tips

Zback v. 2.20.b Review and Tips
===
This is a wonderful backup & synchronization tool for Windows PCs.

071 - PaperBack v.1.0 review

PaperBack v.1.0 review by JCP
===============
.What - back up (small) files to printed paper; OR a bmp steganography app.
.who - Oleh Yuschuk
.where - http://www.ollydbg.de/Paperbak/index.html
.when - today is Sept29-2010
.why - It is a neat concept.
.how -

PROS
- small 227KB; - Portable!; - v.innovative! -password encryption available!

CONS
- not practical for large size files:
(132kb jpg file : 3/4 page : 14.5mb bitmap);
(3 bytes txt file : 1/8 page : 2.2mb bitmap)
[ (3 bytes txt file : 1/8 page : 1.12mb bitmap) <== at extreme settings.] - need a nice printer and scanner - version 1. backs up 1 file at a time.




myNotes
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IdealEquipment = 600dpi LaserPrinter; Scanner with 900dpi+ real resolution.
Inkjet printer limitation = maximal useful resolution 200dpi

You can save a file to a bmp by using "save to bmp" in the file menu.
Drag and drop is supported. But dropping a bmp will activate recognition/recovery.

Do not convert resultant bmps to other than 8bit-color, or recovery will be impossible.

Much thought went into coding this app. For example, Encryption algorithm,
drag&drop feature, Redundancy for correcting errors; Paper formatting; Data compression


Options:
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Printing Options are:
Dot Density: use (120 or) 150 dpi. You store more data on a sheet of paper
with a higher dpi, but at the expense of requiring a nicer printer, and also a nicer
scanner for recovery of data. At 150 dpi setting, the programs suggests for recovery,
that you scan at a physical resolution of 450 dpi. Also, a higher dot density means a
smaller bmp file.
Dot size: author suggests 70%. The reason is that some white space around
the dot will help scanner recognition/dot distinction.
Compression: author suggests Maximal, unless you have a slow computer.
Redundancy: 1:5 means app's recovery algorithm allows 1 data-block to be
recovered, rebuilt in case of error for every 5 data=-blocks which are printed.
A smaller ratio, ie 1:10 would mean your resultant bmp or # of sheets to be printed
would be smaller. A higher ratio, ie 1:2 would mean your data is more safe. (For
my tests, i used 1:7)
Header and Footer: This option allows descriptive info for human eyes.
Border Around The Page: This should be checked; This improves autocropping
by twain drivers.

Decoding Options are:
Autosave complete files: when scanning multipage files, Paperback recognizes
the completion of scanning and prompts you to save your file.
Determine Best Quality: slows down recovery, but the app works better to
analyze and repair data.

Encryption Options are:
Encrypt data: This activates encrypting the backup.
Password in open text: whether or not pw is shown as you type it

MyResults (with MD5 checksums)
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jpg0 = original file to be backed up. It is a 132 KB jpg image.

jpg0.jpg 132 KB (136,165 bytes) 4d8c2b60bdc77345b801b57a0573943c
jpg1.jpg 132 KB (136,165 bytes) 4d8c2b60bdc77345b801b57a0573943c
jpg2.jpg 132 KB (136,165 bytes) 4d8c2b60bdc77345b801b57a0573943c
jpg3.jpg 132 KB (136,165 bytes) 4d8c2b60bdc77345b801b57a0573943c

bmp1.bmp 14.5 MB (15,218,038 bytes) 8bit color baf58cb7192043ce31d9c8f58a3b98b5
bmp1.bmp.zip 449 KB
bmp1.bmp.jpg 8.88 MB (9,312,597 bytes) 8bit color
bmp1.bmp.jpg.zip 715 KB
bmp1.bmp.jpg.gif 3.39 MB (3,562,963 bytes) 8bit color
bmp1.bmp.jpg.gif.zip 3.39 MB
bmp2.bmp 14.5 MB (15,218,038 bytes) 8bit color b3373776f8c93f3515fb1cbbd7c30a15

bmp3.bmp 14.5 MB (15,218,038 bytes) 8bit color 8ca1d7f0431db0ff853f414e78151c8e

backup jpg0 file took 1 sheet of paper and filled up 3/4 of a page with dots.
backup jpg0 file with encryption took 1 sheet of paper and filled up 3/4 of a page with dots.


Explanation of results:
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My Printing Options used for the test:
DotDensity - 150dpi;
DotSize - 70%;
Compression - Maximal;
Redundancy - 1:7
Header & Footer - Yes;
Border Around the Page - Yes

Backing up the 132KB original file by saving to bmp resulted in a bmp file ("bmp1")
14.5MB with dimensions of 4192x3630 pixels at 8bit-color depth.
Next, I converted bmp1 to bmp1.jpg 8.9 MB, and then this I converted this to
bmp1.jpg.gif 3.4 MB. (Interestingly, zipping bmp1 gives you a zip file 449 kB). I
converted bmp1.jpg.gif to bmp2 and proceeded to recover the file. It worked perfectly.
The resultant jpg file, jpg2.jpg is identical to jpg0.jpg

Backing up jpg0.jpg using encryption to bmp3.bmp gave a bmp with identical size and
dimensions as bmp1.bmp, 4192x3630 pixels at 8bit-color depth. The MD5 hash was different
and visual inspection of the bmp image showed the dots were placed differently. Recovery
of this backup was successful: jpg3.jpg is identical to jpg0.jpg.

070 - Back4Sure - ScreenShots Tips

Back4Sure - ScreenShots Tips
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Here are some tips for Back4Sure version 3 backup program for your files.
It is portable and works on Windows.
You can read more about it at www.portablefreeware.com







Here is a copy of the pics as a zip archive http://www.mediafire.com/?c371kleeg469hbf
http://www.mediafire.com/file/c371kleeg469hbf/Back4Sure-TutorialPics.zip

md5 checksums
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1-Back4Sure-tutorialMain.png,dc8fe0f5f51cff2586c9571d2a9d6167
2-Back4Sure-MiddleTabs.png,eeca20639bea29f1f7353fd46322fd43
3-Back4Sure-ActionsTab-other.png,1f12034703a7a442ef7b24f5225b5c7a

069 - Initial Setup for Bluetooth Phone PC Data transfer

Initial Setup for Bluetooth Phone PC Data transfer
===

Background: I have pics etc on my phone that I want to transfer to a PC using the PC's Bluetooth transceiver.[Oct.2010]
This blog post, is written from memory, as I only has a short opportunity to try a Bluetooth enabled computer. It illustrates the steps to expect when PAIRING a DEVICE and the steps to expect when sending a file(s) between PAIRED DEVICES.


My friend's PC has Bluetooth. Having never used Bluetooth before, I went through the required settings in order to transfer a file to the PC, and subsequently, in the reverse direction, a file from the computer to the phone.

I right-mouse-click on a small text file on the PC, and then from the context menu, clicked "SendTo Bluetooth". A Windows® Bluetooth Wizard starts and tells you to proceed. When I continued, Windows immediately indicated Bluetooth was not available. So, after consulting the Windows Help feature, and a long time of trial & error, I remember ending up in the ControlPanel and finally enabling the PC's Bluetooth. ... To make a long story short, the PC needs to be configured to recognize and connect to your cell phone, & similarly, your cell phone needs to be set up to recognize your PC. During this process, Windows self-installs Bluetooth drivers specific to your cell-phone model.

In Jargon, this is called a setting up a "PAIRED DEVICE":

Main steps for the Cell phone:
- Navigate to your phone's Bluetooth section and turn it ON.
- Create your phone's unique (Bluetooth) NAME. (Usually there is a factory preset name, but you can change/tailor it to your own taste)
- Change the phone's Bluetooth visibility setting from Hidden to VISIBLE.
- Go to the phone's PC Data Transfer/Data Sync setting; from here, create your USERNAME, and your PASSWORD

Main steps for the PC:
- ENABLE/activate Bluetooth on PC
- use the Bluetooth Wizard (or ControlPanel?) to SEARCH for active devices (ie search for your Cell phone)
- From the list of Bluetooth devices found, choose and CONNECT to your phone
- enter the (cell phone's ) PASSWORD into the PC
- when prompted by your phone, enter the cell phone's PASSWORD in to your phone.

---note re: PASSWORD. Some phones appear to like numeric passwords over alphabetic character passwords. I don't know why that is.

Results:
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I sent a small text file,"abc.txt", from the PC to the phone via the context menu "SendTo Bluetooth" selection. If I were prompted, (I likely had to) Accept the connection, once on the PC and once on the phone. Then I had to when prompted, enter the PASSWORD, once on the PC and once on the phone.
I received a note in my phone, (not my text message inbox). The note had no file name, but upon saving it, the phone used the content of the text file as the name of the note. The content/body of the the text file was accurate. [I don't know if this would work for unicode characters. In my test, the test file contained ANSI characters.]

Next, I sent a picture, a .jpg file from the phone to the PC. The phone prompts you to choose from your list of "Paired Devices" for the name of your PC. It asks you to enter the PASSWORD. The PC says a file is being sent (to the PC/itself) and also asks for a PASSWORD. Again, you enter the same one as discussed above. The PC receives the jpg but it stores it in a unique folder, not on the desktop.

068 - Preferred Way of Dealing with Pictures on Blogger

My preferred way of dealing with pictures on Blogger

I haven't blogged for a while & had forgotten how un-fun (not fun; unenjoyable) it was to add a small/medium sized picture to a Blogger post.

Yesterday, I uploaded some small pics for a tutorial to Blogger. The pics have small print on them.

When I finished the post. I realized that clicking on the pictures would not enlarge them to their normal size nor any larger size. So, today, I had to upload the same pictures to another webservice. (I used Photobucket.com). Next I painstakingly linked the Blogger pics to the new Photobucket links. Coding, even simple html coding, is not that fun. It took some time but I finished it.

Blogger uses its sister-site Picasa.google.com to handle posted pics. You get 3 choices of picture size when you upload; they are small, medium & large. I used "large" in this example, and it wasn't big enough to my liking.

Another reason which frustrated the process, is that adjusting the placement of photos/pics on your post is very non user friendly. The editing "Compose" window is small, and "dragging" your pics, especially large pics to another area on the blog is very difficult, if not impossible. I ended up moving 3-4 pics successfully by dragging; the remaining 2 that I had to move was done by using the "Edit Html" window.

Here's the suggestion of this post.

• Upload your pics to another web-service if you have more than 2-3 pics.
• Make sure the web-service has either hot-linking or webpage/blogpage friendly embeddable links
• The ones I like to use are:

- Photobucket.com

- Tinypic.com

- Mediafire.com

I heard Flickr.com is a good one to use; You need to have/open a Yahoo account to use Flickr.

067 - Toucan Backup Tutorial Pictures

Tutorial Images for Toucan v. 3.0.3 backup and synchronization software.

Here are the lost pictures from the User Guide.

[Late entry: October09-2010: unrelated -- I just spent a fairly long session, editing this blog page and its picture formatting. The images you see on this screen have been cross-referenced to link with Photobucket(R). I chose to do this because, the pictures I uploaded to Blogger won't display any larger when you click on them.]

archive copy of tutorial is at http://www.mediafire.com/?wssog8blp53my

zip archive of pictures http://www.mediafire.com/?lhg0cfp8lml2ali

checksums.md5.txt http://www.mediafire.com/?774midwhp0qfiu7

066 - Dragon Fruit

066 - Phan Thiet Dragon Fruit 火龍果 火 龍 果

The following is a translation of the plastic packaging of the Dragon Fruit.

巴斯德 生化 研究所 | 巴 斯 德 生 化 研 究 所 Pasteur (Louis) Biochemistry Research Institute
成功分折 報告: | 成 功 分 折 報 告: succeed breakdown listing:
含 豐富 維他命 B1, B2, B12, C 天然 粁維素, | 含 豐 富 維 他 命 B1, B2, B12, C 天 然 粁 維 素,

contains rich plentiful vitamin B1, B2, B12, C natural fibre

葡萄糖 及人體所需礦物質,鐵,錳,鎂,鈷,鈣,磷,鉀 | 葡 萄 糖 及 人 體 所 需 礦 物 質,鐵,錳,鎂,鈷,鈣,磷,鉀

glucose and human body required (dietary) minerals iron, manganese, magnesium,
cobalt, calcium, phosphorous, potassium

065 - CamerayShy test

065 - - steganography series: simple apps to encrypt things from your little brother or sister. CamerayShy test

CameraShy 0.2.23.1

CameraShy0.2.23.1.exe is a Windows based internet browser which encrypts and decrypts hidden text in .gif files.

camerashy-window.jpg (tinypic.com coverts gifs into jpgs), http://i45.tinypic.com/2wrdx8n.jpg
camerashy-window.gif mediafire.com, http://www.mediafire.com/file/xzzyatyjnyz/camerashy-window.gif


How to decrypt the two gif files:
three-marked-tabs.gif 6 Kb, md5-hash:d5977bbc65737bc74cf965b80de9aea4
Wikipedia-tab.gif 2 Kb, md5-hash:f552a6c0b9e56f17ccc377f7f29611d1

Step1. open the app, and type "password" into the password field and "[Hacktivismo]" into the signature field.
Step2. If online, select the gif on the webpage on the programs's bottom field.; If offline, select the gif using the upper clockwise direction blue arrow button.
Step3. when successfully decrypted, you can view the text in the upper small window, or by pressing the checkmark button, view the same text in the upper big window.

image links:
three-marked-tabs.gif, Photobucket, http://s556.photobucket.com/albums/ss4/jcpma/20100521stegano/?action=view&current=three-marked-tabs.gif

three-marked-tabs.gif, Box.net, http://www.box.net/steganography/1/43429648/440358266

Wikipedia-tab.gif, Photobucket, http://s556.photobucket.com/albums/ss4/jcpma/20100521stegano/?action=view&current=Wikipedia-tab.gif

Wikipedia-tab.gif, Box.net, http://www.box.net/steganography/1/43429648/440358232

App. Package:
camerashy.zip, Mediafire, http://www.mediafire.com/file/mm3yizqqd32/camerashy.zip
camerashy.zip, Box.net, http://www.box.net/steganography/1/43429648/440358894

064 - EyeMage test

064 - - steganography series: simple apps to encrypt things from your little brother or sister. EyeMage test

EyeMage IIE version 0901 by Proporta Ltd

Eyemage can encrypt a file or some typed text into a bitmap.
The bitmap can be self-generated noise, or a pre-existing one.

Decrypting an pre-existing illustration bmp with a file hidden in it:
Step1. open EyeMage IIE.exe. click on the (right) `decrypt' button.
Step2. click the "Image" button & load/open the bitmap "eyemage-file-test-2k-content.bmp (49 Kb, md5-hash:2c51515ae01e2fb1cfb930b361645563). This is a picture of a yellow taxi cab.
Step3. click the lower right corner `decrypt' button. Enter "password" as the password.
Step4. A save window should appear, with the name of the hidden file, "eyemage-contents.zip" (2 Kb, md5-hash:ab7d998966de28465dc9331f01071b36). click "save" to complete the process.

Decrypting a self-generated "noisy" bitmap with a file hidden in it:
Step1. open EyeMage IIE.exe. click on the (right) `decrypt' button.
Step2. click the "Image" button & load/open the bitmap "eyemage-file-test-noise-9k-content.bmp (24 Kb, md5-hash:8d51baae375cf68bb91d49146e752786).This is a picture of a rectangle of static.
Step3. click the lower right corner `decrypt' button. Enter "password" as the password.
Step4. A save window should appear, but without any name or extension of the hidden file. also, the location of the save folder may be different. The actual name of the hidden file is: "eyemage-content.zip" (9 Kb, md5-hash:13303674805d3e4a3a0e7d4e1ca1db3e).

Notes:
* One advantage of the noisy bitmap encoding method is that it saves space. i.e., the resultant bitmap is 24 Kb holding 9 Kb of content. Compare this with using a pre-existing bitmap: ie 49 Kb containing 2 Kb of content.
* A disadvantage of the noisy bitmap encoding method is that it may work inconsistently. (ie Failure).
* Another disadvantage, as stated above, of the noisy bitmap method is that the hidden file name is not remembered.
* The minimum length of a password is 4 characters.

Decrypting a hidden text message within a bitmap:
Use the same process of decrypting as above, with these files:
"eyemage-text-test-portrait.bmp" 24 Kb, md5-hash:6de2af2abe79309da789130a4d4ac6a9. An icon sized picture of a portrait.
"eyemage-text-test-noise.bmp 15 Kb, md5-hash:16d8cf4b6bc65566cf4e57b4753822f3. A picture of a smaller block of static.
Both these files contain identical hidden text. On the Eyemage program, it should reveal a few lines of the alphabet & other text from the qwerty keyboard.

Links:
eyemage-file-test-2k-content.bmp Mediafire, http://www.mediafire.com/file/2mzdyrynzig/eyemage-file-test-2k-content.bmp

eyemage-file-test-2k-content.bmp Box.net, http://www.box.net/steganography/1/43429648/440359038

eyemage-file-test-noise-9k-content.bmp Mediafire, http://www.mediafire.com/file/dnglinz3mjj/eyemage-file-test-noise-9k-content.bmp

eyemage-file-test-noise-9k-content.bmp Box.net, http://www.box.net/steganography/1/43429648/440359048

eyemage-text-test-portrait.bmp Mediafire, http://www.mediafire.com/file/udyijukgtmz/eyemage-text-test-portrait.bmp

eyemage-text-test-portrait.bmp Box.net, http://www.box.net/steganography/1/43429648/440359090

eyemage-text-test-noise.bmp Mediafire, http://www.mediafire.com/file/nyehdzhmetj/eyemage-text-test-noise.bmp

eyemage-text-test-noise.bmp Box.net, http://www.box.net/steganography/1/43429648/440359064

App.Package:
eyemage.zip, Box.net, http://www.box.net/steganography/1/43429648/440359016
eyemage.zip, Mediafire, http://www.mediafire.com/file/mjqmdujdmgi/eyemage.zip