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Tonight I was in jazz choir. I pulled out my phone, turned it on, and checked the weather forecast. Flashback to last Friday: After losing his job Nick, Kristin, Sarah and I gathered at the Federal Way Car Toys so I might inquire about purchasing a cell phone. Yes, it wasn't easy giving in to the pressures of modern American tech society but I did. The research was done and I resolved to buy one of two or three Motorola phones in combination with network access from Sprint PCS. So that's exactly what I did. Enter

Two Fridays ago the need for mobileShefa arose amidst the hustle and bustle of a set of presentations given for PLU's elite group of superheros. Once the invigorating events of the day were through I thought that a really cordless phone would probably be a good link to have in case of needs that may arise from work or from everyday life. Although small doses of radiation may slowly build a tumor above my left ear, I embrace the convenience and versatility of the device. Tonight I was in jazz choir. I pulled out my phone, turned it on, and checked the weather forecast.

The capability of using the on-phone wireless web access also lends itself to other interesting and somewhat mind-boggling possibilities. With my phone comes the ability to connect miniShefa (my HP palmtop computer) or any other portable device to the cell phone, dial up an ISP, and watch the screen light up with a slow-loading version of internet access. I can browse, email, chat, ftp, and VNC with the little bugger umbillically tied to my new phone. The VNC portion is the most interesting part of all. Standing for Virtual Network Computing, it let's any one computer connect to any other computer and directly use it in a sort of ver batum manner. I do it from Sarah's house to the computer I type on here all the time. It simply let's you use your computer remotely. To take that one step further, I can now do it from the palm of my hand and from anywhere within the glorious Sprint PCS network.

Things are certainly opening up. My only desire is that everyone have a chance. It's a whole different way of looking at things.

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