The person who comes up with the app that compels a person to use their phone without considering the fact that it’s a phone is going to have a killer app on their hand. One could argue the opposite, that mobile phone apps *should* only be used in the mobile context, but I think that’s too narrow minded.
I had a half hour to kill last night with wireless access, but I didn’t have my Palm with me (I use Bluetooth/GPRS a lot.) I had a hard time trying to find things to do with just my v551, and it’s supposed to be “cool” and, um, stuff. Or so the sales guy told me. Since leaving the store (and convincing myself to spend more time thinking about mobile computing - it still seems like a limiting shift of mindset!), I’ve discovered that the mobile providers either a) don’t have a clue what to do, or b) don’t want you to spend any time on your phone doing anything that won’t make them money.
In related news, I found a bunch of information on J2ME programming on OS X yesterday. Sadly, my Fink installation seems to be messed up, possibly in connection with the XCode 1.5 install (yes, I ran the December patch, no luck), so I’m having trouble with the preverify command. Any pointers would be appreciated (I’m leaning towards “buy a new Mac because it’s easier than reinstalling everything on your current one,” but I’m also leaning towards “buy a new home,” and there’s a small conflict between the two goals.)
Update: a reboot and a “fink install libpool” did the trick, and I can now write apps for my phone. At least, that’s what the emulator’s telling me. Now what to write?
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