Yeah…it’s just a bit of a let down. TouchFlo is not bad, but the whole thing just feels like they’ve done their best to make it work…when it would be much better if they’d worked to make it the best!

Yeah, i was using Opera as well. I understand that on most phones you need to zoom in, and i’ll probably get used to it - but i want a browser that i don’t have to get used to…i want a browser that’s clever, and intuitive!

Not sure if the HD is capable of multi-touch…don’t really know enough about the technicality to be honest. I read somewhere that the screen they’ve chosen is not as responsive as the iPod’s (for example) because it has to be able to react to a stylus as well - something about the type of material used in the top layer being different. If it’s just a software issue to make it multi-touch then i guess it would be capable??

I’ve not actually decided if i’m going to keep it yet! I get the impression that (like when i bought the Sony T68 (first phone with a colour screen)) there will be heaps of phones coming out with HD screens in the next few months…that will be miles better because they will be the complete package - not just new hardware with the same old software to get it out quickly!

My hope is that with MS’s current obsession with putting Multi Touch into Windows 7 they’re going to realise that WM7 is due soon and carry the technology into that as a trademark of the 7s, though the fact that Windows 7 is due in 09 and there’s talk of a WM6.5 is a little worrying for that theory.

What browser are you using? The XPERIA came preloaded with Opera Mini which I have no complaints about (although it’s not always very easy to stop the phone from defaulting into IE whenever it wants to go online) and there is Fennec and Skyfire on the horizon.

Out of curiousity, do you know if the HD is capable of Multi Touch? I remember seeing a video of it demonstrated on the Touch Diamond but it only worked when some Debug mode was being run.

Putting my West Africa hat on, Nigeria does get a bad reputation, but it is a little unfair, I think. With the largest population in Africa, 140m plus, and a high literacy rate in English ( subject to some grammatical idiosyncracies ! ) you might expect more crooks from that country. I doubt if they are inherently more criminal than anywhere else.

Andrew

I was contacted by the SAME email address for my iPhone eBay listing, asking if they can pay me outside of PayPal. Did a Google search for the email address to see if it was known anywhere, and your blog came up! I read about the scam and promptly deleted that message.

Thank you for saving me a lot of trouble and possibly money!

It describes the story of a guy who fought back against the scammers.

Spotted a wee typo, I think you mean crafty:

my crafy Gmail Spam filter

eBay seem to be quite heavy handed with all matters relating to terms violations / fraud / etc. I know they’ve been quick to remove your listings in the past because of apparent terms violations, without any real investigation or discussion.

I think this problem is endemic in any “private” community like eBay. It’s a bit like what I was saying about Google. eBay have created their own private world. They are the absolute masters of their land. The corporation is an absolute dictator.

Strictly speaking, eBay is governed by the law. But technology is a new frontier, the internet a new land to be conquered. The law doesn’t always apply, or isn’t always clear regarding modern transactions. eBay is a world-wide business, so it spans any single legal jurisdiction. The corporation is largely unanswerable to it’s customers, to the people, the users, it’s population.

I dare say, as with any tyrannical regime in history (except perhaps the current ones), it will fall in due course. People will only accept oppression for so long. Sooner or later something will be done.

PayPal, Google, eBay, Second Life, they’re all good examples of a new Machiavellian frontier. Conquer and keep lands, maintain absolute dictatorship for as long as possible. Generally keep people obedient and in line.

The beauty is that these systems work. They work well, efficiently, and arguably more efficiently than the chaotic alternative. A system that allowed free trading between parties on the internet would surely cause chaos. Fraud, scams, and other trickery would surely be rife. So in giving up our freedom, our autonomy, our rights, we do make a significant gain.

In my opinion, that trade is not a lasting solution though. Such is the nature of things, those in power will slowly accrue more power, provide less efficiency, and so create their own undoing.

“For we fight not for glory, nor riches, nor honours, but for freedom alone, for which no good man gives up except with his life!”

Andrew

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