• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

The Next Generation Sony Laptop! Wow

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A 4.5" screen?! That looks more like a PDA than a laptop... Actually, it looks like a mix between a tablet PC and a PDA...
 
A 4.5" screen?! That looks more like a PDA than a laptop... Actually, it looks like a mix between a tablet PC and a PDA...
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Yeah I thought the same.. a 6" screen I think would be ideal.. It reminded me of a blackberry laptop hybrid..

Did you notice it was set up for Cingular Edge service?
 
Very, very cool indeed. I believe it would be awesome for chasing, but I'm still partial to something a bit larger.

Still, it would make a great replacement for my Clie handheld ;)

John
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Wow-- that Sony UX series is extremely cool. I was just shopping for new portable technologies a month ago and might have seriously considered this. Ultraportability is my number-one need, and I was having trouble deciding between a suped-up PDA or a laptop. This Sony product might have fit all my needs. <sigh>

Oh well! Instead, since I could find nothing that perfectly fit all my needs, I got both a PDA and a laptop. :D

* T-Mobile MDA-- an integrated phone/PDA with full QWERTY keyboard and Internet browser. It is just a little bigger than a normal mobile phone-- i.e., the size of any PDA. It can connect to the Internet via GPRS anywhere there is phone network coverage, and it also has Bluetooth and WiFi.
* Dell D410 -- an ultraportable laptop with a 12" screen. I wanted something tiny, as I travel internationally a lot and hate schlepping heavy bags. The D410 is tiny enough to be extremely portabl-- though not as small as the Sony UNIX-- yet just large enough to function as a comfortable, general-use workstation, too. The performance is excellent, and it is fully equipped with Bluetooth and WiFi.

With these two new items, I feel totally ready for the hurricane season. The MDA will be particularly useful when I'm on the road-- i.e., not in a WiFi hot spot-- and need to get on the Internet fast to check radar, get the latest storm info, or update my blog.
 
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