Hugo’s blog

Since the beginning I started using my Treo, I noticed a Logging In message after each HotSync. I looked around on the Web but could not find anybody else with the same problem. And judging by the noise in speakers I heard a couple of times, this Logging In was indicating access via GPRS.

I finally figured the problem out. My Orange Treo came with a Talk Now application, which AFAICT is some kind of IM application, and also AFAICT, doesn’t work, as I saw a message saying that it had been deactivated or something like that.

So, removing this useless application made my message go away. I’m not sure what it was trying to do, but I’d sure be interested to know.

Regardless, I am wondering how much in GPRS charges (especially when I was in Toronto a couple of weeks ago) that will have cost. Now that’s a pretty nifty way for an operator to make a few extra bucks.

Useful tip: when developing a dashboard widget, the console output shows errors. Useful to know.

tac done with sed:
sed -e '1!G;h;$!d'

And tons of other receipes at sed one-liners!

I just figured out something which might have been obvious to everybody with a Mac but me, but as it took me a while, I thought I’d record it.

In order to use F1, F2, etc. as function keys on a PowerBook, which by default do special functions such as adjusting the brightness of the screen, one has to hit Fn+F1, Fn+F2, etc.

Now that I know it, the Fn key kinda hints it, but that wasn’t obvious to me.