The Q Continuum

Sometimes someone brings something to your attention that just floors you. This is one of those things. Not only did I know this guy, but I worked with him professionally and almost went to work for him at one point a long time ago.

Makes you wonder what might have happened had different decisions been made?

Yes, my inner geek is still dominant. I finally broke down and got myself a PocketPC phone over the weekend. I could say that my old PDA is falling apart (which it is) and that my cell phone is dying (which it is), but it still sounds an awful lot like justification for something I've been wanting to do for some time. But, at least I waited until the right opportunity. Instead of dropping $400-500 on one of these things, I waited until a clearance to get the unit for $99. Even if the unit only lasts a year, I'll still get my money's worth out of it. That, and I love telling the guy who just dropped nearly $600 on one last week how much I paid. Didn't know that people could turn that color of green.

So now I get to learn more about PocketPC devices. I had a chance to work with this technology a couple of times over the last year, and as much as I'm loathe to admit it, I kinda like the thing. Granted, it's no Newton, but the connectivity, handwriting recognition, and tools that come with it make it as useful to me as my Newtons ever were. Plus, I have wireless internet (not that WEP stuff, but honest-to-goodness on the highway wireless internet) which was just a pipe dream to the Newton.

Now if I could only find Mr. Advisador for the PocketPC. Hmmm. Maybe I'll just grab a development kit and write my own!