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My New 1TB Samsung Hard Drive!

Nathan — Sun, 10 May 2009 06:17:31 +0000

After dealing with nearly no available hard drive space, it was time to buy another drive. While searching the internets for a few minutes I strolled upon the “SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB SATA 7200 RPM 32MB Buffer Hard Drive” at Newegg. They had it for $89.99 minus $10 for a coupon code. I purchased it and had it in my hands three days later. The best part about it: Fast and Free shipping! I installed the hard drive, and installed Windows 7. I am now loving life with the 7200RPM with a sweet 32mb cache.

If you are looking to purchase this on the cheap, pick it up over at ZipZoomFly for a cool $79.99. And just an FYI – mine came OEM. What is OEM?

Palm Finally Announces Their New Handset – The Palm Pre

Nathan — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:05:55 +0000

Earlier today Palm announced their new phone – The Palm Pre. Everyone across the web is surprisingly excited!

The phone will be launched in the USA, and also other regions. But at the moment it appears that it will only be available with Sprint in the US.

One Major highlight is the Wireless Charger. This is the first handset in the world to have this! It also has 8gb storage, and a 3.5mm jack! Another great addition is the slide out keyboard! COPY AND PASTE!! Amazing!
Here are some specs and a picture!

This is turning out to be quite the battle!!!

Sprint – Palm Pre
AT&T – iPhone 3g
Verizon – Blackberry Storm
T-Mobile – HTC G1

Specifications:

High-speed wireless (EV-DO Rev. A or HSDPA, depending on version)
802.11b / g WiFi
Integrated GPS
3.1-inch 24-bit color 480 x 320 display
Dedicated gesture area below display
Slide-out portrait QWERTY keyboard
Exchange email support in addition to POP and IMAP
IM, MMS, and SMS messaging
High-performance browser
3-megapixel camera with LED flash and “extended depth of field”
3.5mm headphone jack
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with A2DP
8GB of internal storage
USB mass storage mode
MicroUSB connectivity with USB 2.0
Proximity sensor for detecting when phone is near face
Light sensor to automatically dim display
Ringer mute switch
Removable rechargeable battery
59.57 x 100.53 x 16.95mm closed
4.76 ounces

Flashing The Radio on Sprint Diamond to Telus 1.04.05V

Nathan — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:40:11 +0000

I’ve been keeping up with forums on the Diamond, and there is quite a bit of talk about “Radio’s” on phones. After reading about them, there have been a few people that have “bricked” their phone. As soon as I read those posts I decided to not flash my Radio, as the Stock Radio was working fine for me.

Well a few minutes ago I decided to take the dive! Everything worked perfectly! But the only problem was there was no singular place with all of the instructions needed, and what NOT to do. So I decided to make an EXTREMELY EASY way for you to update your radio!

WARNING: I am not responsible for any damage you cause to your device!

You Will Not Lose ANY DATA on your phone if you flash your Radio using *THIS* method. I have tested this myself.

Upgrade to Telus Radio V1.04.05V (I upgraded from Sprint Stock 1.00.00F)

1. Download THIS folder.
2. Connect Diamond to Computer via USB
3. Extract Folder Contents
4. Run “DiamondCustomRUU.exe” from INSIDE OF THE FOLDER WITH THE OTHER 2 FILES.
5. Wait 2 minutes and your phone should SOFT RESET (no data loss) and you’re done!

(Your phone must be UNLOCKED to do this. Click Here if you need to unlock your device.)

Sprint Diamond – Burgundy to Black

Nathan — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:05:29 +0000

I recently aquired a Sprint Diamond, while getting rid of my old Sprint Mogul. I am extremely happy with the upgrade. After searching around the web for a while, I discovered Juicy’s ROMs over at PPCGeek and I am in love.

Well I wasn’t to hip with the Burgundy, although it was bearable and wasn’t nearly as bad as it looked in pictures. So I decided to make it black!

First I went to my local Sprint store and asked for a Diamond back cover, and the friendly man grabbed one from the back hastily. It has been used and has a few scratches, but you can’t even tell without looking for them.

I then got some RIT Liquid Fabric Dye from the store (Target/Walmart) and mixed 1/4 cup Dye+about 4 Cups Hot Water in a pan. I then put in one of my covers and stylus. The cover was done in about 15 minutes, while the stylus took 45. I had the heat on medium, so it wasn’t boiling, but it was hot.

I didn’t do anything with the USB Red Cover, because I don’t know what to do.. but it looks fine red for now :)
Also, on the cover and stylus, the ONLY THING THAT CHANGED APPEARANCE WAS THE BURGUNDY SURFACES. The camera shield is 100% clear, and you can read HTC perfectly on the back.

See the pics!

My New Ipod Nano 4g – Purple

Nathan — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:27:50 +0000

Ok, I know it’s random but I couldn’t think of anything else to post about. So I decided to post about my new Ipod Nano.
First of all, it is SMALL. I’ve messed around with all of the previous nano’s and this one is by far the greatest design. I love they got rid of the wide design and went back to the tall nano layout.
I purchased the Ipod from Amazon for a grand total of $139.94. It was an excelled decision and I am very happy with it. I chose purple because (i) Purple happens to be my favorite color since I was about 5 and (ii) It is also my school color. I love how the screen is glass, and the lock/unlock on the top clicks into place, and is not wimpy. The turn-wheel is taking a while to get used to, but it functions very well.

One problem I have run accross is the fact that when I shake the ipod, it sounds as if a few wires are bouncing around inside. This isn’t necessarily a problem, but it seems a lot more fragile rather than if it sounded sturdy.
A really cool feature, is when the device is unlocked and the screen is lit up, you can shake the device and it will shuffle to a new song. It also makes a cool sound.
Overall it is just what you would want it to be, and you should get one today!!!