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These are thoughts in my mobile life. By Jeb Brilliant

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Entries Tagged as 'Thoughts'

SkyWest Airlines has the worst website I’ve seen in a long time

November 17th, 2008 · No Comments

I got on my computer this morning planning to check on a flight my cousin and his new bride were on because I was picking them up at Long Beach Airport.  Their itinerary I was sent said they were flying SkyWest Airlines so where do I go to check on their flight?  You guessed it, […]

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Tags: Airlines · Customer Service · Delta · Rant · Thoughts · Travel

Short Review of DeFi, an up and coming MVOIP

November 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I have been testing DeFi a Mobile VOIP for a few weeks now on the Nokia N 95-4 . Let me tell you, DeFi has it pegged. I am not an economist and I don’t have a masters in business but I think if they can get DeFi in front of the right people they […]

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Tags: Mobile Phone · N Series · N95-4 · Nokia · Review · SMS · Thoughts · Truphone · VOIP · WiFi · mVOIP

Boingo Customer Service is top notch, thanks Bianca!

November 13th, 2008 · No Comments

As everybody the world over knows Los Angeles has the worst traffic anywhere.  When I give directions to out of towners and they ask how long it will take to get here or there I say x amount of time or all day.  The sky is the limit.  So I was on my way to […]

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Tags: Boingo · Customer Service · Netbook · Review · Thoughts · Travel · WiFi

Something is going on with the Nokia Download folder

November 3rd, 2008 · 2 Comments

What’s going on with Nokia Downloads?  I went to check to see if there was anything new on there last night, like maybe the business card scanner I’ve been waiting for for what seems like an eternity already.  What I saw was that the App will be down this weekend, Nov. 8 and 9.  I […]

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Tags: Apple · Mobile · Nokia · S60 · Thoughts

What I’m looking for in a UMPC

October 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

So I’m shopping for a UMPC or Ultra Mobile Personal Computer, it’s a really small and light laptop and I have all kinds of questions.
What are the brands I should be looking at? What do I want out of it? What features must be present? And what are my minimum hardware requirements.
Well my options are […]

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Tags: Google · Mobile · Thoughts · Travel · UMPC

Vringo makes your phone more fun

September 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Vringo is hot!  I have been using it on my Nokia E71 since this interview about 2 weeks ago with Andrew Perlman, the GM of  Vringo US.  Basically, it is a video ring tone for your mobile phone and so much more.  You and your friends can share video ring tones  and you can set […]

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Tags: E Series · Interview · Nokia · Nokia E71 · Review · Thoughts · TopMobile20

TripIt is good but!!!

September 8th, 2008 · 3 Comments

TripIt is good but!!! I can’t seem to export my flight details (like flight #rs and times) into iCal on my MacBook.  I love that all these great details are on line but I want to be able to see them in the calendar of the Nokia E71 I’m using without having to go online.  […]

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Tags: Airlines · Andy Abramson · Dopplr · Mac · Nokia E71 · Thoughts · Travel · m. (M dot)

Matthew Miller posts great Nokia Email shortcuts

August 8th, 2008 · No Comments

I was lucky enough to meet one of the most prestigious bloggers in the industry when I was in Barcelona a few months ago, Matthew Miller has published a post on ZDNet where he does a good portion of his writing. It’s all about Nokias very new email program. I have been using […]

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Tags: Nokia · Nokia Email · Review · Thoughts

Should kids have capped or unlimited SMS?

August 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I had a nice conversation with my sister in law this morning about her families mobile phone plan.  They have two phones now, Mom and Dad each have a phone and their son let’s call Jr. (all names and dates have been changed to protect the innocent) is going to be getting back from camp […]

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Tags: AT&T · IM · Mobile Phone · SMS · Thoughts

A quick note about Nokia Email, E61i, and E71 NAM

August 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

It ROCKS. I took out my E61i so I could try out the new Nokia Email. I haven’t given it a play with yet and I must say I love it. It has a funny flaw it that it won’t show me my sent email, but that aside it’s the best email […]

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Tags: E Series · Mobile Phone · NAM · Nokia E61i · Nokia E71 · Review · S60 · Thoughts