Cameron's Thoughts

Had a few kinks I had to work out on my website update for today. I had a little trouble since I was actually working on both my NX page and my Cameron's Thoughts page at the same time. Don't know what I was thinking, but moving the NX page to a Movable Type blog format, and implementing the mobile version of Cameron's Thoughts within Movable Type at the same time didn't work out to great. At first I accidently editted all the template files for the NX page and created a mobile version for that by mistake. But all the links pointed to the Cameron's Thoughts page. So you might have seen some of the NX page on this page. Then, I had a minor mistake in the web site archiving that caused all the archived links to point to the mobile versions even on the full size page, and on the mobile page all the links didn't go anywhere. It all seems to be working for now. The main page seems to be working fine at least. The mobile page might have some bugs still, but none that I can tell right now. I guess we'll see once I get the NX page back up since I now have to go back and make sure none of the templates for that will overwrite any of these pages. I have the links all messed up now.

I have been working on a number of website changes today. One thing you might notice is my Clie NX page is not up right now. I am moving it over to a Movable Type based system like this page so it will be easier to update in the future. Right now I am in the process of moving content from the current page to the new page.
Also, I have made some modifications to my website and now have a mobile edition up. The address is http://www.cbulock.com/mobile. I hope everything works right with that page and it get's updated properly.

You would think after how many years it took for Bluetooth to finally get into the market, that using it would be a piece of cake. For some things it is, for some things it's a PITA. Having just recently purchased a Nokia 3650 and getting a Bluetooth dongle for my PC, I have now had my first experience setting up Bluetooth. For things like sending files back and forth, it's so easy. Actually, easier than I expected. Once the devices are in range (10 meters is what it's rated for, but I am in range in the office my PC is in, and in my bedroom and kitchen which are the rooms next to the office), they need to be paired the first time. It's an easy process, just enter the same code on the PC and on the phone and they see each other. Then on, you don't have to do anything. You can set it so each devices will automatically authorize file transfers and such. It's pretty secure since no one can just access the data with any other device since all devices must enter a passcode the first time they connect.
Now, whenever I want to send an app, or a ringtone to my phone, all I have to do on my PC is right-click the file, go to the Send To menu, choose Bluetooth, and choose my phone from that menu. It arrives on my phone in the Inbox where I can install the app, or save a file somewhere.
Sending things back to the PC is just as easy. If I want to send a picture to my PC, in the imaging app, I can choose the picture, click Options>Send>Bluetooth. Then I have have to select my PC's device name from the list and the file is send right to a folder in My Documents.
That process was easy, but the hard part is the PC Suite that comes with the phone and lets you sync your data with MS Outlook. I'd really like to have this feature since my Sony Clie syncs with MS Outlook using Intellisync Lite. I haven't got it working yet, but I have done quite a bit to so far trying.

To be continued...

It looks like the rumors of the Tungsten T3 are actually true as more details are unveiling about this device.

With built-in Bluetooth and a 480x320 screen supporting both landscape and portrait modes, I really am thinking this would be the ultimate device to pair up with my Nokia 3650 (sorry NX, you just can't connect to the Internet as easily).

Since one of the cool features of my new phone is a camera, here are some pics that I took with the phone.

This one is a picture of my sister Teddy.

Here's Hailey with Nickcole.

Just a random picture I took while driving.

I'd say the image quality is fairly decent for what it does. Maybe if I get around to it, I will set up a way to upload the pictures from the phone, straight to my web site. Then I have lot's of pics to show!

I have been busy recently trying out my new phone. I just upgraded to the Nokia 3650. It has so many features it's hard to believe it's a phone.

I will soon be working on a webpage dedicated to the Nokia 3650 phones (why not!! )
This will probably take away from any possible chance for me to update my Clie NX page which is in major need of updating. Much of the page is so out of date, I'd almost be afraid to have people use it as a reference. Maybe someday I will reorganize it and update the info, but don't count on it. If anybody is interested in working on it as their own project, contact me at cbulock (at) cbulock (dot) com.

I seen this on CNN.com a while back, but they have the image up again. It's the new $20 bill.
It will have pink and blue shades in the background, so it's a change from the all green bills that have been around for a hundred years. I guess, now it's going to be released on October 9. I kind of like the design as it looks much more modern compared to the older bills. I look at the Euros and think they are just so much cooler looking.
You can read the full story here: New $20 to Launch

I now have my spam under control. I have pretty much just been every day deleting all my spam one by one, and had a few filters set to look for a couple of keywords that I get all the time (basically Viagra, and Enlargement). But, now the e-mails have those spelt funny (such as V.i.a.g.r.a. or Vaigra). So they miss the filters. Plus, I get tons of other mail anyway. Now I have a real tool, and it works with my e-mail app. I see many tools for Outlook and Outlook Express, but I am using the Opera M2 e-mail app that's included in the Opera browser. I'm using POPFile which is an open source app. It's called a bayesian filter which means it uses bayesian logic. It pretty much means it's a learning filter. At first, it doesn't do a very good job, but after only a day of use, it's already working with over 90% accuracy.
Every time you get mail, it takes a record of the mail and categorizes it as either good or bad. You can set it so if it is spam, it will change the e-mail header to say [spam] at the beginning. That way, you can set a filter in your e-mail program to move spam to a separate folder.
If the program categorizes the mail wrong, you go into the app and recatagorize it. The program is then better able to determine what type of mail should go where. The more you have to recatagorize the mail, the better it gets in the future.
Some more details on the working of this app. It acts as a proxy server, so you have to change your e-mail settings in your mail client to point to your own machine (i.e. use IP address 127.0.0.1, or use the name localhost)
To actually access the app, it uses a web style interface that you access through your browser. You can access this by going to http://localhost:8080. Once you go there, you can change all your settings and reclassify your mail.
I have a feeling by the end of the week, this app will have my mail up to 99% accurate. This will be very nice as my mailbox was getting very messy there for a while.

I should have probably included some actual pics of the Zodiac itself in the last post. Anyways, here are the first pics that have been released of the Zodiac:

For those of you who haven't visited PDArcade recently, there have been a number of screenshots for games that are going to be released for the Zodiac. These games look amazing. I hope you aren't visiting this on dial-up.

For those of you that don't know. The Tapwave Helix is a PalmOS5 based handheld computer that is designed specifically with gaming in mind. It's got a 480x320 screen, and it looks like it has a lot of processing power to back it.

I have not been updating this website like I was when I started this journal a few months back. I had only two updates in August I think! I have to keep on this more.
I have updated the About Me page. A couple of different people commented on it since the info was pretty out of date. The page wasn't updated since January.
Also, I went to Brainbench and took some tests. I have already completed a number of tests in the computer field from their site. You can see which one's I did on my About Me page. Today, I completed a new test, Information Technology Industry Knowledge. I also re-took the Computer Technical Support Test, since last time I took it, I didn't get as good of a score as I had hoped for. My old score was 3.0 while my new score was 3.13, so it was slightly better. I also took one of the beta tests, the Food Industry Safety Test and actually got something like a 4.34, which would qualify it for a Master certification. But, since the test is still in a beta version and isn't finalized, I don't get credit for it. Hopefully I will be able to do as well when they actually release the test.