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which is better latest PDA phone? NOKIA E61i or MOTO Q9h? And could you explain it in layman's terms? And do any of the phones have GPS inside? thanks.

what is the best and latest pda phone available?

What's a GOOD PDA Phone/Smart Phones? What's a Good PDA Phone/Smart Phone nowadays? Or the latest good PDA/Smart Phone? Like the new Palm Treo 750, is it better than some of the O2 Smart Phones? Can you guys suggest some good phones? And those that are not that expensive too... Thanks so much...! ^^

How many of you have dropped your phone/pda/smart phones? I dropped it twice and still worked, but my sd card info got messed up, I am not sure if the phone is fully fuctional without latest problem... so far seems good. What phone have u dropped? how many times? what brand is your phone... Mine is samsung i730

processor speed of recent Phone PDA? compare processor speed, RAM internal of latest phone PDA's for U..s.

hi,I would be grateful if u help to me choose one among these two phones-HTC tytn or sony ericsson p990i .? htc tytn is a Tiawan made windows pda phone with 2.8" screen,3G,has keyboard,windows mobile 5.camera 2mp.65000 colour scales. Sony Ericsson is a Symbian operating system pda phone. latest version of the symbian operating system is installed onthis phone.in Htc tytn the windows mobile version is not the latest one -its windows mobile 5 .Recently windows 6 has been announced.sony erricsion has also 3G,2 mega pix cam,2.8",can run office software like powerpoint as in htc tytn ,has keyboard,162,000 colour sclaes i.e more than htc. i am a a final year medical student.i neeed to view some word,pdf,powerpoint,ebooks on pda. i want a durable instrument.Both the instrument price is same.though the extended memory card for sony may be a litle expensive than tytn.Moreover HTC is not so popular like sony and quality of sony is popular .but i am still in confusion which to buy .i am afraid if i cannot read ebooks on sony .htc can do everything like windows computer.pls help me select best1

An I-pod, Latest Nokia Phone or a PDA?

What is PDA with regard to Mobilephones? Of late on could see ads both in print and electronic media and that is the PDA phones. Can anybody elaborate it?

Is there a better PDA cellphone than p990i? Im really planning to buy a PDA Cellphone. My number 1 choice is sony ericsson p990i but is there other better PDA phones out there? Ive been hearing bad reviews for the latest firmware update for p990i. Here are the things i want to consider: - office functionality - wlan capability - at least a few multimedia functions (mp3s and pics) - has a foldable/sliding keypads for quick texting with just one hand. using a stylus would require you to really use you both hands for just texting thank you very much

How do I transfer my contacts on outlook to my microsoft enabled PDA phone? I have a Samsung 760 that has the latest Windows Mobile. All my contacts are saved on my computer via Microsoft Outlook and I want to transfer them to my phone. How do I go about doing that? I have the sync cord.

Problem with installing software CD for my tmobile Dash PDA phone? I have Windows XP on my PC, so the auto sync is not available when I plug in the phone to the USB port. I have the CD that allows for syncing with the XP OS and it keeps prompting me to download the latest version of Abode Flash, but I already have it. I even uninstalled Abode flash and re-installed, still no luck. Help please?

Is there a new treo pda phone coming out soon? I'm thinking of buying the latest treo model out right now but it doesn't have wifi and I would have to buy a wifi card for it. I heard that the new treo will have wifi. Should I wait? When is the release date?

Where can I find information on new cell phones? My contract is about to end in June. ( I am with Cingular.) I am interested in getting a new phone. I am interested in the pda/smartphones and I need a QWERTY keyboard. I would also like to know more about the iPhone. Does anyone know where I can find out the latest info on new and upcoming phones? Also, when is the new iPhone coming out?

Crystallizing Phones/PDA's - Business idea? ? I have been crystalizing phones for ages now, am I too late to start a business doing it? Has that craze been and gone? I love doing it so much, and have some fab designs, but there are some big companies doing it - too much competition? Any advice would be much appreciated! Luv, E xx I do quite a lot of them for family and friends, and have just started selling on ebay. And yes, I love doing it.....I'm very creative so its a perfect job for me!!

Which Cingular Phone is the Right one for Me? Well ill start off with some background info. I used to live in San Diego (im currently 18) when i went to highschool i had to have the coolest latest greatest Phone for Verizon. now im in Kentucky and my only option is Cingular. However Which phone to pick from? most people out here are hicks (in my opinion) and own these ridiculously old color flip phones, I want something that says hey look at me, Im your first civilized business man out here, What ever i get must be a Pda/ Smart Phone, theres no turning back to those ugly basic phones anymore. I want something with an Os like windows mobiles, NO PALM software. Now i have also owned in one point in time every pda phone made by verizon, and overall i loved the Palm 700W. However keep in mind im still a Kid, im a senior in high school, All i want is an awesome phone that will work for cingular, So yes unlocked Phones are also an option. I like the Iphone but i cant justify spending $600. Probably $400 Tops, 2 Year Contracts are ok.

anyone knows a PDA phone that has a good multimedia feature like video playing ext. like mp4,mpeg, amr? has a good camera resolution... maybe 2-3 MP/good mem and mem extension and can store good quality video w/o hanging up; has an sms and 3g features as well and wifi ready that has a reasonable price.(even its not the latest model)

What PDA/Pocket PC has all these functions at a good price? Looking to buy a handheld device that has all the following functions. Preferably not the latest 'top of the line' because they are oftentimes above my $350 price point. Minimum requirements: -Hardware QWERTY Keyboard (ie not touchscreen) -Wifi capability with a good browser -offers software compatible with MS word/excel -Reliable battery life -SD memory card slot -supported via online community with downloadable apps Ive seen many pda+phone models that would be great, except i dont plan on use the phone functionality at all, and that usually adds +$100 to the pricetag. Something that was top-of-the-line 1-2 years ago, thus being still capable as a pda unit by today's standards.

What is the best network to go with for an iphone, and what is the best/latest iphone out there? I am required to get a pda for my school program and would like to get an iphone. What cell phone network is the strongest and which iphone has the best features and reception?

which is best smart phone/pda???? is there any samrt phone or pda which have following???? touch screen edge/gprs good battery life or power after it charged(more than nokia N95) 3g support Ram-128 to 64, latest operating system(like windows 6/5 or symbian) processor above 300 Mhz\ price is not any factor, i want best of best

latest sony ericsson phone? hi..iam planning to buy a cell phone..found sony ericsson p990i,K790i and K800i to very good...can i know its price..please tell me in $ and UAE dhirhams..no site could serve my need to find price..please help..and also if u know about windows mobile phones like i-mate or pda please suggest me with price..

Help in selecting PDA Phone? I want to buy pda. Main concern is synchronising with MS Outlook, good battery life & to write (or enter) notes since I keep on forgetting things. Can I also record my voice to remind me of things later on ? I have shortlisted HTC 3470P & HTC S710. Any help would be appreciated.

Does this sound like a good description for an iPhone? I have found an iPhone on the internet which I can afford (it is not the latest model, though) and this was the description: 2GB CECT i9 IPHONE,QUADBAND PDA PHONE WITH JAVA,FM,MP4 It's safe to say I'm a complete noob, so does that sound like a promising description? It was the 2GB CECT i9 bit I was confused about really Thanks in advance

which cingular pda phone is best for me? i am a nursing student so i would like to store notes of my work, take pics i can down load later on myn computer i really dont care about the use of the internet i may use it once in a while i just want some thing with alot of memory for notes and so i can start my papers when i have an idea i need to be able to edit

Are you a......? gadget freak? Do you find that you must have the latest cell phone, or PDA etc.

Does anybody know of the release/ street date for the Att 8925 AKA Tilt ? Well this evening the Att rep came into our store, and we got into a pretty good conversation, and she found out im a big PDA Phone user, however our store does not carry them, so i have been hesitant on getting one, however i found out i get Att Employee discount, so only paying $25 a month for 2000 any time minutes and unlimited text seemed very reasonable. I told her i was thinking about getting the 8525, but she told me that later this month they are coming out with the 8925 (Aka) Tilt. And my mouth dropped, 3mp camera, built in GPS, 256MB Rom, +Expandable memory space with a 500MHZ Processor, w/ Windows mobile 6.0. and best part i get employee discount, so ill be paying next to nothing for the phone. but she didnt know the release date. Does any one know?

whats a GOOD PDA? what PDA would you recommend for a medical student? should i get the one w/a phone function? i have AT&T right now and i'm scared that if i end up changing phone company later on, i won't be able to use the PDA anymore. thanks in advance. approximately how many gigs do i need? and can i buy an external memory card or something if i need more storage later on? SORRY, i have no clue about any of this PDA stuff!

im getting a blackberry curve 8310, do you have to get a pda package or can you wait until later? i dont need pda package at this time, can it be used as a everyday phone until i decide to upgrade package

Can anyone tell me Verizon's upcoming PDA/Smartphones?! PLEASE!? I am on Verizon Wireless, and the thing is, my contract is up and I am thinking about getting the Motorola Q but I don't want to get it and then a couple weeks/months later, a cooler PDA/Smartphone is released for Verizon. Does anyone know any PDA/Smartphones Verizon is supposed to get this summer that is not out yet? What about this phone...is it coming out on Verizon? http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/06/samsung-i760-hands-on/ or this!! http://www.samsung.com/PressCenter/PressRelease/PressRelease.asp?seq=20070208_0000320566 i love it^

I'm about to order a Cell phone from amazon, I have a question about the PDA internet service.? There are 2 listed things for the internet service. I dont really want it but It seem like it's mandatory. Can I cancel it later on? or is there any way I can get around it? PDA Max (Browse the web and access e-mail plus 1000 text, video or picture messages.) $49.99 PDA Connect Unlimited (Browse the web and access e-mail.) $39.99.

Connect 2 bluetooth cell phones? So I've got a Motorola Razr, and I've had no problem finding the Bluetooth menu, and even connecting/sharing files with a bluetooth PDA. My problem is I can't for the life of me figure out how to connect two bluetooth cell phones together. I try and try, with bluetooth powered on, clicking things like "find me" and getting messages like "discoverable: 60 seconds" and such things that one would think that they would understand, only to discover later on that they are mistaken in their assumptions. So I'd like to know if anyone has ever successfully connected two cell phones together and successfully shared data via bluetooth. Thank you,

I can't log into yahoo messenger from any PC, but webmessenger works fine as does the IM client on my phone. This started Friday evening (17 Aug). It's now Saturday evening. Upon each login attempt from a PC I get a popup saying "There was a problem signing into yahoo messenger. Please try again later." But it works fine via web messenger. In addition, it works ok from my PDA phone (Tmobile Wing) running the Oz IM client that comes with the phone. I'm using messenger version 8.1.0.402) Any help greatly appreciated.

what is pocket pc and a pda? does it have a phoning facility a good megapixel camera..internal antenna and a keyboard..what are the latest good looking products..shouldnt be very big..price between $320-$480

I-mate JAM Reboots while using phone. Battery lists as charged? I also have a 2.8 year old I-mate Imate Jam. The JAM show a charge of 80% and while I'm using the phone, the unit shuts off completely. No one has provided a clear answer as to whether this behavior is a clear symptom of an old HTC / Imate battery problem or if I have a hardware issue. Imate support site (after long wait) said I need service. I'm not convinced - unit works through car & home chargers. So---do I buy a battery and put $30 into an experiment or is there a clear posting on internet that identifies problem. I can say it didn't show up until unit was 2.5 years old. The unit is heavily used as PDA & phone. I'm hesitant to NOT buy a new battery - unit shows a decent charge and also it seems to work fine as a PDA. There's something about the phone & rebooting that I can't put my finger on. I've got the latest ROM and done many hard resets . It's not software. Ebay batteries scare me. T-mobile store may let me use a battery from sidekick as most friends don't have this JAM.

HELP! 180GB PS3 or 160GB PS3? I'm very confused about this guys, I saw this advert of very cheap PS3s that I'm itching to get! http://secondhandph.com/search/82/posts/19_Cell_Phones_PDA_Gadgets/126_Cell_Phones/2012_Blackberry_9700_Nintendo_Wii_DS_PS_3_xBox_HTC_HD2_iphone_3GS_BB_Storm_2_9520_9550.html But they have separate prices for a 180GB & a 160GB PS3, now according to this http://ezinearticles.com/?Sonys-Latest-Version-of-the-Playstation-3-With-180GB-HHD&id=1848273 - they're 1 & the same so what's the deal w/ this advert & is it the real deal or a scam? I asked my brother & he says it doesn't look like a scam but why do they have differing prices for a 180B & a 160GB PS3 if they're the same thing? Unless they don't have the products to tell the diff? Also I've never used Western Union, only paypal online & this one insists on either Western Union or Moneygram as a mode of payment. When I checked Western Union online they have specific warnings that online sellers who only demand Western Union are usually questionable & you should be wary of them. But this is a very good offer & if it's real, I don't want to pass it up! I've been emailing the seller & I'm a bit frustrated w/ our lack of repertoire or effective communication. I'll ask him 3 questions, he'll answer only 1 & not elaborate, just giving me some age old tired spill. So I've been quite persistent in my repetitive questions until he answers them suitably but he seems to get frustrated w/ me so I hope it's not a scam & it's just my paranoia but I need advice, so PLS HELP me decide! They're not refurbished though & they have a 1 year international warranty. I read that Sony is having a hard time competing & selling PS3 effectively w/ xbox/Wifii & they once had a special promo cutting the prices considerably. So perhaps this was 1 of those select few? & if the 160GB is no longer produced, I guess it's a leftover product? w/ 1 year international warranty still? But Why are they selling a 180GB if it's non-existent?

How are all the mid to late 40's people dealing with aging? My vision started to blur at 40, the fine lines and crows feet became more prominent at 45 and at 47 I just started showing grey. This aging thing really sucks! I guess I always thought I would stay young. I find myself digging through memories, bell bottoms, fringe jackets, flower power, Beatles Abby Road album, Grand Funk Railroad 8-track! My teenage son's cannot imagine an existance before cell phones, pda's, nintendo, mp3's. Imagine what the future holds only 10 years from now? Anyway, I'm having a hard time aging gracefully. I sold the family van and bought a sports car with $2500. tires and rims! I still wear jeans and have long hair and on occasion still go braless- Whats wrong with me? How's everyone else doing?

Which PDA / Handheld(s) synch best with a MacBook Pro? Will using one FINALLY get me organized? I am SO frustrated with my To-Do lists and ideas on scraps of paper getting lost, paying bills late, feeling overwhelmed and like I never get ahead of things. I bought a MacBook Pro and hope maybe if I learn the iLife apps I can make life simpler. (Maybe one of these days I'll organize my digital photos in iPhoto!) I'm thinking if I begin to use iCal - then have it synch to a handheld where my To Dos are with me wherever I go, perhaps I can finally be organized. Am I dreaming or will this help me finally get my act together? I'd love advice on which handheld will work best! I don't need email or internet browsing on my handheld. Should I get one that's also a cell phone, like the Treo? If so, which wireless carrier is best?

What would be an ideal cell phone for my needs? (Read entire question for details)? I'm 17 and just got my first full time job in an office setting working for a linen company. I need a cell phone (the manager said it would be a good thing to have when working in an office), and want one that I will LIKE and stay with for a LONG time... so I need something that is perfect for me so I don't change my mind in three months and spend another $50-$300 unnecessary dollars. Basically, an ideal, perfect phone would be one that can keep me completely organized and is easily usable. Things like a calendar, email capability, access to the web for information searches, news updates, etc., a decent address book and other such things would be ideal. Crap like apps, games, and quick access to my Facebook are completely unneeded. So if you're trying to give me an all in one, make sure it doesn't somehow bring down the business side. I need a business phone, plain and simple. The only part that wouldn't be business would be me talking to and texting my friends and girlfriend, which is doable on any phone, really. I can use my computer for all my fun stuff. A decent sized keyboard would be a good thing, too. But I can break in to using something a little smaller if it's only a small price for good features. It'll probably be a smart phone, obviously. I plan on searching out a PDA after I get my phone. I basically want something that will allow me to know what is going on where I need to know what is going on and will keep me at 100% as much as possible. Something sleek and easily usable. I'm sure there are plenty of different phones to fit the bill, and I could Google search all over the web, but I want some rough ideas/opinions, then I can start looking up specific phones and comparing different models. By the way, if you think it would be a better idea to maybe hold out some of the features for the phone since I will be getting a PDA/handheld later (to minimize costs), do say so. I'm trying to decide. I've never had this kind of money to spend on myself, and I'm having a hard time not getting excited and just buying everything. So all types of commentary are good!!! Oh, and I'm new to the office and world of cell phones (first office job, I've been wanting this for a long time). So if anyone thinks they might have something to add to an "ideal" phone for an office junkie that has an anal retentive, OCD streak and likes to be on top of everything, then please do include that into your answer (perhaps with an idea for the phone that might fit everything I need!!!). Thank you for any help! P.S. I'm aware that it's impossible to get a PERFECT phone. But since I'm only 17 and making decent money (over a grand a month), and don't have really anything to pay monthly (cept a phone bill now, lol), I'm willing to pay for whatever will get me closest to perfect. So please don't start lecturing me about "there's no such thing as "perfect", kid". I am very aware of that fact. Again, thank you! :) Oh, and a picture and video capability would be a good thing to have, too. But that's secondary to everything else. I have reasons for wanting those two. I thought so, but I wanted some more opinions. A lot of people were saying "Blackberries suck", but those are my friends... and since all my friends are my age, or only a year or so older, or they are younger... they aren't looking for a business phone. Thank for very much for the confirmation, Maverick. I shall look into the Curve, and will probably get one. The touch screen is a stupid thing. In my mind it just dirties the screen for the ability to be lazy and touch what you want to go to. I'll just use directional buttons :P Thank you again!

He likes PDA but I hate it? About a week ago, a friend of mine gave my number to a guy. She claimed we'd hit it off great. So the guy and I started texting. We texted like 3 times a day just asking random stuff (like about hobbies or how the day was going or future plans). I loved that he gave me space over the phone. He told me he is a little shy at first but when I first met him, he did not seem shy at all. We got along really well and the conversation was always flowing so I ingored the fact that he didnt seem shy. We waited in the parking lot until he had to leave for work and the whole time we hugged, held hands, kissed (no tongue just the pecks but more than once), and he tickled me. Normly, I don't like this much PDA but I just brushed it off thinking it would be a 1 time thing. A few days later he met me and my sister at Wal Mart. We again stayed in the parking lot until he had to leave for work and again he was always trying to tickle me and just ingored my sister. My sister got so uncomfortable standing beside us that she had to leave and the second her back turned he began kissing me (again just pecks). When my sister came back he announced he had to leave and left. My sister said "He didn't seem shy at all. He just ignored me." and then she went on to compare us to a couple at school that was so engrossed in each other it was disgusting. The couple was all over each other 24/7 and everyone around them, including other couples, felt uncomfortable. I always swore that I would never do that so hearing that we were just like the couple really hurt me, expecily since I've only known this guy for a week and we're not even in a relationship. I like the boy and I like having his attention but not so much of it and not in public. Will he stop after we start dating? How do I tell him I like him but I don't like the PDA if not?

What's a good Smartphone/PDA for college? I like the Blackberry Pearl, and the Blackberry Curve. They keyboard looks nice for texting (I almost NEVER call people), and the camera has come in handy (photographing evidence as proof, and other official business like that) on my phone more than once, so I want that. I also use my calendar on my current phone (LG UX245) to schedule appointments and work times, but that is kind of clunky. I like writing notes for things I want to research later, or "To Do." I haven't lost, broken, drowned, or thrown any of my phones yet, so I'm not too worried about that. But, I DO NOT want to spend more than $200 just in case that were to happen. That is the absolute limit, I will disregard any phone above that no matter what. But, I am def. willing to buy a refurbished phone, assuming it's not stolen... (I'll check that before I buy it) Big limit?: I have US Cellular, and don't understand what phones I can and can't use... I don't have a CLUE how unlocked phones work. Can somebody explain this? I almost forgot, I also require my phone has wireless/LAN connection; I don't need/want EDGE (internet anywhere, for a data/time fee). Two things about the iphone 1) I'm not sure it works with US Cellular because it doesn't seem to appear under their phones on when I looked... Unless somebody can show me otherwise? 2) I'm afraid the screen will be scratched/gross with oil (my friends have them, I kind of notice this). But this isn't so much an issue. I'd just personally slightly prefer the keypad. Everybody's different.

Please give your opinion on whether this was excessive PDA?( lovebirds)? I am a single mum and I have a close friend who is also a single mum and recently we met up. We each have one kid and we went to a couple of the free london museums to 'edumacte' the kids (they are age 4 &5 ). I recently started seeing someone seriously and I think he may be The One. I wanted my friend to meet him so I brought him along. The thing is, it is a long distance relationship so we only see each other once a week, and I had not seen my friend for a couple of months due to living a long way apart and being busy, but we talk regularly on the phone. Anyway. The five of us (me +man + bestie + 2 kids) went around the museum. Most of the time me and my new squeeze were holding hands. We did not kiss or cuddle but we may have done a bit of gazing into eyes. Well a few days later my friend got in touch. One of the things that she said was bothering her was that it was 'very rude of me to be linking hands like that' . I guess it made her feel left out. she said she would never be so PDA when in company. I apologised and said sorry for hurting her feelings but personally, I think with her and the kids we were on best behaviour. When we were alone we were kissing on the bus etc but when we were with my friend and the kids we were just holding hands. Do you think I was out of line or perhaps she was just being a bit oversensitive and had that horrible spare-tyre feeling you get when there are two lovebirds and The-Extra-Person? Thanks for your insights.

New Laptop,but what is the best webcam to use with it? Product detailsBrand HEWLETT PACKARD Processor Intel Centrino Duo Intels dual-core processor for laptops - giving both fast performance and great portability & battery life Processor model number T2300 The model of the processor- the higher the number the better Processor speed 1.67 GHz the clock speed of the processor measured in Ghz. The higher the number, the faster the laptop will perform Processor bus 667 MHz How quickly the processor can recieve information to work on - the higher this number, the more powerful the laptop is Processor cache 2 MB The buffer of the processor - the larger it is the smoother the laptop will work Memory (RAM) 1024 MB Allows more functions to be performed at once. More memory means a faster PC Storage (hard drive) 160 GB Also known as the hard disk, where all your files, such as documents, MP3 music and games are stored. Larger drives can store more. 1GB = 200 MP3 music songs Screen size 17 inches The size and shape of the screen. Widescreen gives you laptop a cinematic shaped screen, great for watching films. Look for bright screens which are clearer, and easier to read in bright lighting such as outdoors and on trains Screen type Bright widescreen Widescreen is a cinematic screen shape that allows your laptop to fold-closed smaller, and is better for watching films on. Bright Screen is a screen that will give a clearer display with vivid bright colours - especially good in bright lighting conditions, but will be easier on the eye in all lighting Built-in wireless networking Yes Allows easy connection to a existing wireless network such a s in a office or even to any wireless hot spot. You could th en dowload your emails or surf the internet wirelessly. Optical drive Plays & records CDs and DVDs Choose an optical drive that suits your needs. CDs are great for albums, DVDs are great for large data back-ups and movies. Look for Blu-Ray and HD DVD drives which are the latest technology and give far more storage - great for high definition content & data back-ups Lightscribe technology Yes Burn images and text onto compatibl CDs and DVDs for easy labeling Operating system Windows XP Home Operating system is what you see when you use the computer. Windows XP is the current standard, there are 3 versions - Home is the basic version, Professional is for use with networks, Media Center is for organising and enjoying your pictures, music & TV. Vista is the next version about to be released - a Vista Ready computer is more futureproof Application software MicrosoftWorks The extra programs that come on your laptop - Works is a set of basic office tools such as a word processor and spreadsheet. WorksSuite is a more advanced version with more programs Shared graphics Not featured Dedicated graphics 256MB GF7600GO The fastest type of graphics, will give smooth performance with every type of application including digital photography video editing and gaming Dynamic graphics Not featured USB 2.0 slots 4 Lets you connect peripherals such as printers and digital cameras to your laptop Firewire Yes Enables faster data transfer than other devices. Ideal for downloading video footage from camcorder to PC for editing. Media card slots 6-in-1 Use cards from your digital camera - a quick and easy way of getting your digital photos onto your laptop PC card slots 1 An expansion slot for adding an additional card to your PC - for adding functionsl like extra Firewire or USB sockets or adding a TV tuner Speakers Altec Lansing built-in produces sound from the laptop. Great for watching DVDs, li stening to music and playing games. Built-in bluetooth Yes Allows you to transfer files to and from your laptop without wires. Use it with your mobile phone, digital camera and PDA Built-in webcam Not featured Battery life (maximum) 3:00 hours The approximate life of the battery in hours. This is dependant on what the laptop is being used for. Laptop weight (kg) 3.7 kg The weight of the laptop measured in KGs. Look for a light laptop if you are going to be using the laptop on the move. Other features Wired networking Lets the laptop plug into a wired network Other features Gigabit LAN 1000Mbits The fastest wired networking standard available Other features Dial-up modem included Lets you use the internet. 56k dial-up modems are now becoming obsolete as broadband internet becomes more popular Other features Internal sound card This outputs sound to your laptops speakers Other features SATA storage A fater type of hard drive that will make your experience smoother & faster Other features Watch & record live TV + remote control Watch TV on the laptop & change channel with remote control Other features B Portability rating How portable the machine is, rated based on the weight, battery life, and wireless conectivity Other features A Power rating How powerful

Selling a t-mobile phone which was lost. can they track it? I bought a wing from t-mobile, it's their PDA phone, it broke so I contacted them and they sent out a replacement, A week later I had not received it, so I called them and they had sent it to the wrong address, (They spelled the street name wrong) so they sent another one out, a couple weeks later I got the other one too, But, didn't turn it in.. Now, a friend wants to buy it, does t-mobile have any way of knowing if they used it, I have heard they can block IMEI numbers, and track them but do they actually do so?

My friends think I'm cheap, what do you think? They think I'm cheap because I don't like to spend too much money. I recently renewed my sprint contract and they gave me a free phone which is S1 by Sanyo, of course the phone has no camera but I really do not mind. I didn't get a PDA phone because I don't want to pay extra 20 bucks for internet that companies charge for those phone plus the extra they put in later. I mean I just want to save my money now that I have a chance. Since I got rid of my car payment. Also my friend told me what she wanted for her birthday but it's like 100 dollars or more so...I told her that's too much so I told her i'll get her something else.

Help with College Application Essay!? If there is anyone who has time and wants to help me edit/give me some tips on my essay, please comment here or add me on AIM: dankbc1 I appreciate all comments, thank you!!! My subversive nature fueled my ideas of entering the corporate world at a young age. Last summer, I was given the opportunity to work for an online business, which sold accessories for phones, PDA's, and mp3 players, owned by my cousin. In the beginning, I thought of it only as a way to earn money and gain some independence from my parents in both financial and nonfinancial aspects of my life. However, as I learned more and more about the growing opportunities in the business industry, I became intrigued and inquisitive about everything and anything pertaining to this new world that I had stumbled upon. During my time employed at Oriongadgets, I learned a lot about affiliate marketing and web design. My cousin was my mentor as well as my employer and he explained to me what it took to start any kind of business. Due to my level of interest in affiliate marketing and my dedication to possibly establishing my own company someday, my cousin offered me a business proposition. If I created a website to advertise his products and increase his business revenue, he would give me commission for every product sold from my website. Throughout the period of time that I designed the website and began advertising it, I grew in many ways and a lot of people saw the difference. These changes took place as I learned to communicate with business affiliates and began on the road to starting my own business. As I grew less and less dependent on my parents, I was given the privilege of taking the car out, stay out later, and given greater independence in my studies and college preparation. I began to understand money management and how to make time for family, friends and myself. Although I did not earn a ton of money, I gained something invaluable, knowledge. My understanding of the business market increased dramatically and my awareness of new career opportunities has grown immensely. I matured as an individual, became independent, and formulated a goal for my future. My first job, as well as my family influenced me incredibly and catapulted my interest level in business management to a whole new level.

Help With College Application Essay.? If there is anyone who has time and wants to help me edit/give me some tips on my essay, please comment here or add me on AIM: dankbc1 I appreciate all comments, thank you!!! My subversive nature fueled my ideas of entering the corporate world at a young age. Last summer, I was given the opportunity to work for an online business, which sold accessories for phones, PDA's, and mp3 players, owned by my cousin. In the beginning, I thought of it only as a way to earn money and gain some independence from my parents in both financial and nonfinancial aspects of my life. However, as I learned more and more about the growing opportunities in the business industry, I became intrigued and inquisitive about everything and anything pertaining to this new world that I had stumbled upon. During my time employed at Oriongadgets, I learned a lot about affiliate marketing and web design. My cousin was my mentor as well as my employer and he explained to me what it took to start any kind of business. Due to my level of interest in affiliate marketing and my dedication to possibly establishing my own company someday, my cousin offered me a business proposition. If I created a website to advertise his products and increase his business revenue, he would give me commission for every product sold from my website. Throughout the period of time that I designed the website and began advertising it, I grew in many ways and a lot of people saw the difference. These changes took place as I learned to communicate with business affiliates and began on the road to starting my own business. As I grew less and less dependent on my parents, I was given the privilege of taking the car out, stay out later, and given greater independence in my studies and college preparation. I began to understand money management and how to make time for family, friends and myself. Although I did not earn a ton of money, I gained something invaluable, knowledge. My understanding of the business market increased dramatically and my awareness of new career opportunities has grown immensely. I matured as an individual, became independent, and formulated a goal for my future. My first job, as well as my family influenced me incredibly and catapulted my interest level in business management to a whole new level.

What are the pros and cons of buying a PDA on Amazon vs. going directly through AT&T/Cingular? I really want the AT&T Tilt Refurb --- it was advertised last night on the AT&T website for only $149. Unfortunately when I signed back on this morning to buy it, it was listed a now out of stock. I visited Amazon.com and saw some really good deals. I am thinking of going through Amazon. I was wondering if anyone thinks it is risky to get the phone through an outside provider vs. going through the carrier directly. I'm not so worried about equipment malfunctions -- if it breaks, I'll just replace it -- but more like technical assistance with the phone. If I have technical questions later on, will AT&T help me?

PHASE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED? hey, is there any shop named PHASE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED Registered No.04964436 Address : BARNSLEY BUSINESS INNOVATION, CENTRE, INNOVATION WAY, BARNSLEY, S75 1JL, UNITED KINGDOM Phone Number : +447024093833 they say "We are Distributor in all kinds of latest Cellphones & PDA, All our products are brand new Unlocked (Original) sealed in box with complete accessories and it comes with 1 year Warranty and 8 months Return Policy." is this true ??? can any help me out plzzz !!!!

What is the best portable device with wi-fi capabilities? For a while now, I've been seeing more and more colleagues materializing iphones and netbooks out of the blue. With the latest mobile internet craze, I feel left out with my rather low-end mp3 player. What I am looking for now is a good, affordable (around $200 max) device I could, say, take to a local Panera's or on a trip to surf the web comfortably, preferably with flash support. The one that really appeals to me right now is the Archos 605 WiFi, which is supposed to have a really good internet along with exceptional video-playing capabilities all for around $190 for 80gb. I'd really appreciate if I had some other suggestions for devices, be them cell phones, mp3 players, PDA's or netbooks, that provide the best internet experience for $200 or less and why. Thank you for reading, and thank you for taking the time to answer.

I want to call my ex so bad it feels like im gonna have a nervous breakdown please help!? IBare with me I'm typing from a pda phone sitting in a restaurant..In a nutshell we were together almost 3yrs before we broke up...we broke up cause I questioned the hold up with the divorce being finalized..see the mother. Of his kids he mainly married for his immigration situation but he let a lot of time passed 2 make everything look legit...but in the past he told a few lies so its hard 2 tell when he is truthful final analysis he cancelled the divorce to obtain his citzenship quicker and showed me proof..we broke up july in the mix only 3 weeks later he met this chick he claims they had no chemistry and how she babysits his kids ..I believe they slept 2gether..and he moved on supa fast 2 so call love me...fast forward 2 sept he showed me proof..we remained friends but never hung out..I still loved him though we spoke a day b4 thanksgiving and asked if he still love me the same he said no so I stop talking 2 him when he called tanksgiving I didn't answer..I communicated with the woman he met its a long story but it startrd 2 get ugly instead of him being a man he made her ask me for his total gym back twice I said no..then she lied and told him she was going on a double date with me..she had nerve 2 tell me of this lie and said how mad he got...we didn't speak xmas...over a mth..despite all this even a few physical encounters we had..even his babymama drama I still want him..I cry everyday..I have dated since him but its him I want..I want 2 call him so bad..any advice?.SORRY 4 THE LONG NOVEL lol

Is "Man Wrecks His Credit for Girlfrd" a newsworthy headline right up there with "Sun Rises In The Morning"?? I found this post in the finance section of fatwallet forums. Another tale of a man ruining his life to buy a golddigger everything she wants. hxxp://www.fatwallet.com/t/52/806763/ I am wondering if I should talk to my friend about this or just let the train wreck arrive with out saying anything. Honestly I think I will keep my mouth shut just because he probably won't speak to me anymore if I say anything. Basically he has a girlfriend that he is SURE "loves" him. From what I can tell from one of her friends she has a history of bleeding her partners dry financially then moving on. Basically he has been with her about 18 months and has gone from about zero dollars in debt to now over 20K in that time and it's getting added to every month. He has also gotten a family member to balance transfer 8K to her credit card because he can't handle it all. (his family member thinks he is ONLY 8K in debt and is supposedly just helping him pay off the 8K at a "lower rate", but that 8K isn't including the 20K he is carrying on top of that) He has over ten credit cards all with balances plus an auto loan. He has already has late payments on some of the cards and he is paying some on default interest rates. He WAS about a year away from getting his degree, but he has postponed that now (aka, dropped out) to work more because his girlfriend is demanding more and more. What made him drop out finally was her demand for him to move out from leaving with his room mate (that paid half the rent on a reasonable priced apartment), and now move in to a higher cost apartment which he pays for in full himself. He makes about $2200 NET PAY a month. If he stops his spending he can still probably pay off the debt he has, but it's like he doesn't see where this is heading at all. He is buying her all kinds of crap - Ipods, a $600 scanner to scan her photos with!, laptop computer, he got her a $500 PDA phone and a contract under HIS name, and is even paying her everyday bills. (food, car repair bills, everything) She also constantly is on him to take her out to dinner ($100 a dinner at a nice place somtimes), take her to shows, all kinds of going out crap that he can not afford to keep putting on credit cards. She does not help him pay a DIME on ANY bill. In fact, whenever she does get a job she usually only keeps it for a month or so, calls in sick half that time, and pockets all the money her self. Is there anything anyone has ever learned you can say to someone in this situation to wake them up? I hate to see him throw away his education and be in massive debt because he thinks his girlfriend would never use him for money. I mean it is obvious to my self, his other friends, and some of his family what is going on here. Why isn't it obvious to him? Johno: Lol...great retort! Well, maybe SOMEONE should try at sitting him down somewhere quiet and talking to him about this stuff, hmm? Personally I find that men in these situations don't listen and instead throw all their sh*t back at you... Like YOUR the problem. Sometimes people have to learn the hard way. Sad but true. Wonder where are the parents/family/good buddies etc... when stuff like this come down? Tracey: You would be better off to buy a live hand grenade in the weapons street market, pull the pin and sit on that sucker. Far less pain. The problem is, that is what MOST men do as Simps. His is just faster and more painful. <smile> justme1: Loll...I like your thought process here. This guy has no constituion and is better off losing his job, so cupcake can prove all of his true friends right when SHE dumps him. Man ruins his credit and financial health in many cases to please female friend, then female fiend (not a typo) trades up for another sucker. It does not compute! Prostitution is only illegal for the Johns, I guess... *sigh* And reality is that we are seeing a society bless the violence against men is now blessing the violence and castration of little boys. When we teach males that being hit, humiliated or financially controlled is not abuse and then ask them if they are victims of abuse, what do you expect to get? If we tell females that if they volunteered to get drunk and have sex yet years later she regrets it, she was the victim of abuse and asks her if she is the victim of abuse, what do you expect to get? http://www.wendymcelroy.com/news.php?extend.1374

He cussed me out because I wanted to know the index number for his divorce? 4 the past 3 yrs my boyfriend and I been through a lot 2 gether..he had a previous relationship which resulted in having twin girls they broke up but married due 2 him being a immigrant...he obtained a 10yr green card 2 yrs ago and filed 4 divorce over a yr ltr in nov. 2008...I love him a lot I want him 2 be 100 mine..when he fied he showed me everything but he never received nothing its almost 9 mths later..I work at a lawfirm..he said his case is pending my lawyer friends say he should've been received something I asked him 4 his index number so one of the lawyers can check it out..mind u I'm talking calm...he cussed me out so bad...that's it I'm tired of this **** he says either u be with me r not..I told u its pending I refuse 2 give u my index number...I said u showed me everything else r u hiding something?.he said how he stress..I say I am too because I always put myself in your shoes u never do the same I'm hurting..he say I'm always accussing him of blah blah..by then this man had me on the verge of crying because he don't care about my feelings at all...I said u act like u a prize ..I finally yell..I'm the prize and hung up...I had 2 also go through ex gf sending him explicit text..him asking chicks online in email what prt of ny they from..kids mama drama...can anyone tell me if I'm wrong for asking him about this..I want a happy life..why he doesn't want 2 see the both of us happy?..I'm on a pda phone so excuse the short language called ebonics and numbering

Durability of digital electronics.? If I store my computer (or cell-phone/ Pda) today and my grandson starts it up 100 years later, what will be the chances it still works? Why?

Ebay problem- What should I do? I just won an item on Ebay that as it turns out I didn't know enough about. I should have never bid on it. The item is a Palm Treo pda/cell phone. I didn't realize that it has to be used exclusively with Verizon and I have another year with Sprint so thats out of the question. My options: 1. Just not pay. Very unlikely that I'll do this, I have a great ebay rating plus it's not this guys fault I didn't know enough about the phone. 2. Resell it on Ebay and have him ship it to the new guy. I would have to pray that the phone is as he says it is- in excellent condition. (Its a used phone) or I'd have a problem with the guy who buys it. 3. Pay for it and have him ship it to me and sell it later. That way I'll be more comfortable really knowing the condition of what it is I'm selling. 4. Offer him say 10% of the sale for him to just forget about it and resell it himself. Maybe then I would still get a negative feedback. Who knows?

Politicians and their Illusion of Power? Take a look a give your opinion:? Critics accuse libertarians of reveling in government failures. Yes and No. No one is pleased to see the destruction caused by government policies, whether small scale, as when a tighter regulation causes business failures, or large scale, as when wars destroy life for millions. The kernel of truth to the claim is this: the failure of government illustrates something extremely important about the structure of reality that most people are likely to forget. It comes down to this: statesmen and public officials, no matter how powerful they may be, cannot finally control social outcomes. If I might offer a summary of a point emphasized in all of Mises's works: the structure of society and world affairs generally is shaped by human actions, stemming from imaginative human minds working out individual subjective valuations, and their interactions with the material world, which is governed by laws that are beyond human control. What that means is that you and I cannot on our own, even if we have maximum political power, control all of human society, and especially not its economic side. Let's first consider an example from current popular wisdom about the manufacturing base. Many products that were once made in the US – thinking here of televisions, pianos, firecrackers, plastics, and bicycles--are now made in China. This has caused a great deal of alarm--all unwarranted, so far as sound economics is concerned. But let's say we have the ambition to change this social outcome. Anyone is free to build a bicycle and attempt to market it to willing buyers. Let's say you rent some property, hire the workers, acquire all the necessary capital, and then put your bike on sale. In order to cover your costs and make a profit, you find that you must price your bikes above the going market price. Maybe you can persuade people that you have a special product that is better than the others. Or maybe yours will sit on the floor. Or maybe you will have to lower your price and you will find that your revenue does not cover your costs, and you have to go out of business. No matter what you decide, this much is clear: you are not dictating the outcome. You wanted to build bikes, but it is the consuming public that decides whether it is in our interest to do so. There is nothing you have to say about it. You cannot make people fork over the money. I would venture to suggest that you will ultimately come to the conclusion that you should be doing other things besides attempting to keep up with other businesses that have lower labor and capital costs and hence can make a profit through selling goods at much lower prices. But let's say you decide that you don't want to bow to the realities of the market. Instead you lobby Congress to tax everyone who buys a bike from overseas. The tax is high enough that you can continue to charge exorbitant prices for your bikes. You make a profit. But at what expense? The consumers who buy your bikes have less income left over for other pursuits, whether consumption, saving, or investment. The workers you are employing are being kept from other pursuits as well, and the capital you are consuming is not available for other projects. Ultimately, you have skewed the entire economic system in a way that benefits you at everyone else's expense. Others have found a way to do what you are doing much more efficiently, but because you lobbied and got your way, society is prevented from benefiting from others' innovations. And how long must this distorted system last? That you managed to tax everyone to benefit you does nothing to change the reality that others can do what you are doing more cheaply and better. Do workers really want to be employed in an industry that is something of an artifice? Do consumers really want to pay high prices just so that you can continue to indulge in your bike-making passion? Clearly not. At some point, people will catch on to the racket, and find other ways to go about acquiring bikes. Maybe they will exploit loopholes in the law that allow them to import bike parts. An industry of do-it-yourself bike building becomes a threat to your profits. Or perhaps black markets will take over. Or maybe people will turn away from bikes altogether and starting trying out new forms of informal transportation. Skateboards are fitted with handlebars. Gas-powered scooters develop a peddle-only option. The very definition of a bike comes into question. Increasingly, enforcement will have to become ever more onerous. At some point in this game, we face a choice. We can continue to impose an ever more absurd and preposterous system of regulations and protections just so that you can benefit, or we can bow to reality and let in foreign bikes for consumer purchase. Let's say your tariff lasts a year or even ten years. What will it accomplish? In that time, vast resources are wasted. Consumers of all sorts are exploited. Capital is consumed in economically wasteful ways. People are pushed around and the police powers of the state grow. It does society no good at all. My point is that whatever the fate of the so-called manufacturing base, there is nothing in the long run that can be done to turn it in one direction or another. The fate of manufacturing is in the hands of consumers at large, and subject to the laws of economics which no man can repeal. It is the outcome of human choice. Now, the Bush administration has thought otherwise and imposed a huge range of protections to benefit its supporters and people who the administration hoped would become its supporters. The result has been to skew the world economy, hobble markets, delay inevitable transitions, and impose massive social costs. What this example shows is that governments are not omnipotent. Many try to be, and no government is liberal by nature. But there are limits. Governments bump up against human valuations time and again. Even in the highly rarified event of a despotic government that rules a population unanimously in support of despotism, government still bumps up against the structure of the world, which resists control. Let us consider another example. Let us say that government desires a strong dollar. But it still wants to print dollars and ship them around the world. In this case, there is nothing that government can do to insure the dollar’s strength against depreciation. Nothing. This is due to the laws of economics. All else equal, the value of a currency in terms of goods falls as its quantity increases. Governments that desire otherwise can only shake their fist in anger. The same is true domestically. The government wants economic recovery before a recession has fully run its course. It thereby drops interest rates, spends vast amounts of money to gin up demand, and otherwise encourages as much consumption as possible. These tactics can result in some short-term gains but it doesn't work in the long run. These tactics deplete savings and capital and weaken the foundation for solid future growth. The issue of the price of prescription drugs will be a big one in this coming campaign. The problem is high prices. Popular wisdom has it that this is because of the greed of the medical industry. The truth is that these high prices are partly a result of subsidized demand due to Medicare and Medicaid, as well as the restricted supply due to patent laws. In other words, the political class is responsible for the high prices. It's true that the pharmaceutical industry is not complaining. In fact, high prices are precisely what its friends in government want to bring about. They may regret that the poor have to pay the higher prices, but not enough to do anything substantive about it. Prices would plummet today if patents were repealed, free trade (including re-importation) allowed, and subsidized demand ended by the abolition of Medicare and Medicaid. But no one wants to consider that solution, so Congress creates ever more intrusive programs designed to control prices, keeping the prices high enough to satisfy the industry but low enough to reduce the political clamor. The problem is that the government can't have it both ways. It cannot reward its friends with high prices and keep consumers happy at the same time. The current system with its large subsidies is only creating massive new liabilities in programs that cannot be funded in perpetuity without massive tax increases that no one is willing to advocate. Absent tax increases, the only answer is inflation, which taxes us in other ways. One way to think about government is as a rat wandering through a maze with no escape. There is no magic solution to getting around basic economic laws. All lunches must be paid for by someone, prices cannot be both high and low at the same time, and all attempts to coerce generate counter-reactions. In short, there is no alternative universe in which the fantasies of politicians come true. But try telling that to the political class. The last thing they want to hear is that their power is limited, that their will is not a way. They are prone to believe that membership in the political class comes with the privilege of shaping the world to their liking. If you read the social science literature, you find the same error at work on a nearly universal basis. Very rarely does anyone come along and say: great theory but it has nothing to do with reality. You are just playing intellectual games. Socialism was really nothing other than an intellectual game. People from the ancient world to the present conjured up some vision of how they would like the world to work and then advocated a series of measures of how to achieve it. Mises and his generation explained that their vision was fundamentally at odds with reality. In the real world, capital must have price rooted in exchange of private property in order for it to be employed in its highest-valued capacity. It solves nothing to say that everyone should own capital collectively. This was the equivalent of pointing out that the Emperor was wearing no clothes. In some ways, what we do as commentators on economic affairs is to follow this model again and again. The other day, a candidate for president suggested that the answer to our economic woes was more regulation. He had it all figured out in his mind. Immediately, free-market economists from all over the world joined forces to point out that his goal of higher economic productivity could not be achieved this way. It was an unwelcome message but one necessary to deliver regardless. The experience of Iraq has provided myriad examples of the same. The US wants to pump oil. It wants to start factories, stores, and commerce generally. But it refuses to put private owners in charge. As a result, all its military muscle has amounted to very little at great expense. It is a classic example of how governments fail when they try to fight against forces they cannot control. Factories in Iraq that have gone into operation have done so without support of the occupying government. And think of the war generally. At the outset, the visionaries in the Bush administration imagined that Iraq was really a very simple problem to solve. It only needed to be decapitated and the magic dust of the US presence would otherwise create an orderly and prosperous society that would be a model for the region. The reality hit. Crime was unleashed. Feuding political factions clamored for control. Production stopped. Society flew into chaos. This was not because of the absence of the political leadership. It was because of the presence of foreign martial law in a country that was seething in resentment against the US. Time and again, we have seen evidence that the Iraq war only accomplished the opposite of its aims. Its purpose was to find weapons, punish terrorism, and bring order to the region. Instead it has fueled terrorism and brought new levels of disorder to the region. Not having done that, the war is then re-defined in terms that reflect whatever government has done: namely to toss out and capture Saddam, In this sense, the war was like any other government program: bringing about the opposite of its stated intentions and doing so at greater expense. Thus do we see the intersection between foreign and domestic policy. Government is famously ham-handed at home and similarly incompetent abroad. No matter how much government claims that it is master of the universe, it constantly confronts forces beyond its control. In all the talk of the calamity of this war, never forget the broader picture: what an incredible opportunity was squandered after the end of the Cold War. The US had emerged as the universally acknowledged ideological victor in that forty-year struggle. That the Cold War was not actually an ideological struggle so much as a classic standoff between two empires is irrelevant for understanding the implications of this fact: totalitarian communism collapsed while the free economic system of the market remained standing in total triumph. The world was ready for a new period of genuine liberalism, and looking to the US. On the verge of an amazing period of technological advance, we were perfectly situated to lead the way. There had never been a time in US history when George Washington's foreign policy made more sense. A beacon of liberty. Trade with all, belligerence toward none. Commercial engagement with everyone, political engagement with as few as possible. The hand of friendship. Good will. This was the prescription for peace and freedom. It was within our grasp. Our children might have grown up in a world without major political violence. A world of peace and plenty. It could have been. But it was not to be, mainly because George W.'s father decided that he wanted to go down in the history books for doing something big and important. What else but war? The US was now the world's only superpower and itching for some fight somewhere. It's a bit like a playground filled with wimps and one boy with a black belt in karate who never absorbed the lesson in how and where to use his fighting skills. And then there was this oil-drilling dispute between Iraq and Kuwait, and Bush decided to intervene. Twelve years later, the US is still there, causing unrelenting havoc for those poor people. Here at home we are given constant examples of the huge gulf that separates government's perceptions of itself versus the reality. The Bush administration wanted to give the steel industry a boost. The administration established tariffs, which amounts to a tax on all consumers of steel. American manufacturers faced a choice of paying the tax to buy imported steel or paying the higher prices for domestic steel. Those who could do neither had to cut back production and hiring in other areas. Other consumers had to pay higher prices, which diverted income from other pursuits. As for the steel industry itself, the tariffs did nothing to help it achieve greater efficiency, which is the only way to deal with more efficient competitors. They only ended up subsidizing inefficiency. Even then, it wasn't enough. During the period of tariffs, the industry dramatically consolidated in order to become more efficient in other ways. Once faced with the prospect of trade wars, the ultimate cost of protectionism, the Bush administration pulled back and repealed the new tariffs, thereby landing the industry in exactly the same predicament it was in before the tariffs were past. As for commercial society as a whole, it paid dramatically higher steel costs, and faced sporadic shortages, for absolutely no reason. Faced with failure on every front, the Bush administration did the right thing and repealed the tariffs. Not that it was honest about the failure. Instead it claimed its policy worked so well that it could now repeal it. This is like a physician prescribing poison and then changing his mind. He can't but try to put the best spin on it, I suppose. But what a beautiful example of the powerlessness of government this is! The Bush administration wanted to save American industry and only ended up vastly raising the costs of doing all forms of business. More cutbacks are inevitable as steel production shifts to other countries and the US finds its comparative advantage elsewhere. Much legislative energy is poured into helping some groups gain favorable treatment in the workplace. I'm thinking here of the usual litany of victim groups as identified according to race, ability, sex, national origin, religion, and the like. Have these laws actually helped the group in question? The results are mixed at best. If you send people out into the workforce with a high price attached to their heads – and the prospect of a lawsuit is a very high price indeed – you only make employers less likely to hire them. I don’t doubt that some people have been helped by these laws, but they are not the people most in need of help. Today, the disabled, blacks, women, and religious minorities go in search of jobs with a major problem: employers fear them on the margin, and, on the margin, are less likely to hire them relative to others, provided they can get away with it. It is the least qualified among them who pay the highest price. A good test case is disability: it is a documented fact that unemployment among the truly disabled is higher today than it was when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed. Because libertarians know in advance that government policies are destructive, we tend to focus our editorial energy on pointing to its destructive effects. But in our zeal to draw attention to issues others ignore, let us not forget the bigger picture. There are always limits to what the government can do, and the government's destruction is always accompanied by examples of great creativity on the part of the market. Even as government dominates the headlines, private entrepreneurs are busy every day working to improve products and services that improve our lives. They do it without taxing us or regulating us, or making us suffer through tedious elections or political debates. They make their products and offer them to us in a way that pleases the consuming public the most. We can choose whether we want them or not. Consider the success of Wal-Mart. If government had set out to create a volume discounter that made a world of material goods and groceries available to the multitude in all countries, it might have tried for a thousand years and not created anything resembling this company. Even the military has relented and now routinely points its employees not to its on-base stores but to Wal-Mart, Office Depot, and others for the best prices. Foreign development aid is another example. It took decades to get the message across, but today finance ministers in the developing world understand that they have far more to gain through integration into the world economy than from development aid and all the restrictive policies that come with it. Today, as Sudha Shenoy points out, the largest resistance to new trade deals comes from the developing world, not because they don't want trade but because they desire trade without the labor and environmental controls the US demands. The same is true in the area of communications. In the last century, governments aspired to control them all: the phones, the mails, the media. Today, we see that government, in practice, controls very little of the communications industry, despite every attempt to hobble private enterprise. In that same vein, a major issue for everyone these days are computer viruses and spam, which threaten to make our chief mode of communication less reliable. Congress passes ineffectual legislation against spam and viruses, while private enterprise has given us dozens of means of winning the battle. Private enterprise creates; government destroys. That is the great economic lesson of our times and all times. Of course there is one way in which government never fails. It can loot. It can gain footholds into society's command centers. It can punish enemies. It can even indoctrinate people in its preferred vision of the world through propaganda. This is the best way to understand the public school system. It doesn't work to educate but it does work to transfer vast sums from the private to the public sector. And here too, we see the power of private enterprise: booster clubs in public schools represent a de facto source of privatization, and the clubs and groups connected to them are the only really successful things going on in public school. We’ll hear much in the coming months about all the wonderful reforms politicians are going to bring us. This is the time when politicians vie for our allegiance by telling all about their ideas and vision for the future. As usual, they will parse their words in ways to maximize the numbers of people who are persuaded and minimize the amount of trouble they get into for inadvertently telling people something they don't want to hear. As an aside, whoever came up with this idea of a mass democracy just wasn't thinking things through very clearly. Nothing runs well by majority vote, to say nothing of the fact that a truly free society shouldn't be "run" at all; it works on its own without would-be masters-and-commanders grasping at the helm. Let me then offer to you my own top ten list of political lies you are told, all designed to make you believe that government should have more power than it already has, so that it can create more of the disasters we are accustomed to: 10. My new program will generate jobs. Truth: only the market generates jobs on net. 9. My education program will reform schools so that they leave no child behind. Truth: the public schools do not work for the same reason no government program can work. They exist outside the market economy. 8. My program will save industry x. Truth: industry must be part of the market or else it is not really industry at all. 7. I won't raise your taxes but I will pass lots of new programs: Truth: all programs must be paid for. 6. As president, I will pursue a humble foreign policy. Truth: nothing in the office of the president encourages humility. 5. This war is humanitarian and winnable. Truth: war is nothing but a government program on a massively destructive scale, and just as error prone. 4. My reform will bring market-based competition. Be on the lookout for this lie, which market partisans are likely to believe. There is only one kind of genuine market, and it is rooted in private property and nothing else. 3. We will secure the nation. Truth: government cannot provide security better than markets, any more than it can provide food or houses better than the market. 2. Government is compassionate. Truth: men who seek power over the lives of others are the coldest, cruelest humans of all. 1. You can't love your country and hate your government. Truth: A person who loves his country loves liberty first. One hundred years from now, the great story of the latter part of the 20th century and the first part of the 21st century will be the vast improvements in life wrought by technology. Consider the web, the cell phone, the PDA, the affordable laptop computer, advances in medicine, and the spread of prosperity to all corners of the globe. What has government had to do with this? The answer is: nothing contributory. It has worked only to impede progress, and we can only be thankful that it hasn't succeeded. Through all of human history, governments have caused frightening levels of bloodshed and horror, but in the end, what has prevailed is not power but the market economy. Even today governments can only play catch-up. This is because of the reasons that Mises outlined. Government cannot control the human mind, so it cannot, in the long run, control the choices people make. It cannot control economic forces, which are a far more powerful and permanent feature of the world than any government anyway. Governments have a propensity to overreach in so many areas of life that their exercise of power itself leads to their own undoing. The overreach can take many forms: financial, economic, social, and military. In this way, and with enough passion for liberty burning in the hearts of the citizenry, governments can be responsible for their own undoing. It comes about as a result of overestimating the capacity of power and underestimating its limits. I believe this is happening in our time. It may not be obvious when taking the broad view, but when you look at the status of a huge range of government programs and institutions, what you see is a government that is at once enormously powerful and rich, but also fragile and teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. Events of the last year indicate just how far the government has slipped in its ability to manage the economy, society, culture, and world order. Despite the exalted status of the state today, the vast and sprawling empire called the US government may in fact be less healthy than it ever has been. A few months back, we had a special speaker come to Auburn, probably the most famous man who has visited us since the Country and Western star Alan Jackson was in town. He was Mikhail Gorbachev, a very interesting figure in the history of nations. He came to power with the reputation of a reformer and instituted many reforms that were designed not to give more liberty to the people, but to stop the unraveling of an empire before it was too late. But it was too late. All his talk of perestroika and glasnost couldn't fool the people, who had become convinced that the Soviet machine was something of a hoax. The empire unraveled not because of him, but despite his efforts to save it. When it came time to make the critical decision of whether to try to hold the empire together by more and more force, or not, history had already made the choice for him. The empire dissolved in the blink of an eye. Not too many months later, he was out of a job, not because he was recalled in some formal process, but because the forces of history had run him over. Democratic governments are not immune from the forces of history that overthrew Soviet tyranny. All governments overreach and no government is permanent. So let us fear government but not exaggerate its powers. It can cause enormous damage and it must always be fought. But in this struggle, we are on the right side of history. The power of human choice, aided by the logic of economics and the laws that operate without any bureaucrat's permission, are our source of hope for the future. _______________________________ Llewellyn H. Rockwell http://www.mises.org/story/1396

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My wife cheated on me and she does not seem to care? I am very confused about the whole situation. My wife emily is the only girl i have ever been with, she took my virginity and we have been married for 2 1/2 years together for 5. We argue off and on hard and we have no ids. Well she has been acting weird lately and has been going out excluding me from joining her. Well i have been getting paranoid wondering what shes doing, why she wont call me or answer her phone, coming home real late in the morning. I knew we need help so I get us into counseling, the night before we are to go she asks to help a girlfriend pack her things to move. I tell her fine and she takes the car and I decide to call her about 4am. By 7 im going nuts texting, calling endlessly, and she won't answer. So I go online and track her by her phone to see she isnt where she said she would be. i didnt know the persons house but I had a feeling whose it was from some texts in her phone to another guy she said she put there to mess with me(because I found a letter to another guy in her bag saying she wanted to sleep with him and she didn;t know how to aproach him, which started a fight and her wanting a seperation, which is why i set up counceling.) So if you followed that she said she put the texts in her phone to see if i looked cause i do that sometimes because she is so distant lately. i didnt believe it was a setup she was calling him lover, and he said are you ready for some pda. Well i get a ride at 730am to see where she is and hes at this guys house. He said she wasnt there she left the car and was with another girl and i knew by the phone locator it was a lie. She comes out blames me says im stupid and i talked with her, she hasnt shown any remorse swears she slept in another room, but after a while she admits to an affair like 2 years a go with an old co worker i didnt know. i want us to work i have never shared myself with anyone but her (im 27 shes 22) but i think about her infidelity, another man on her and her touching and loving on atleast one man though she wont admit to anyone else. i think she knows i will hurt the guy she was with so she lies(though im not done with him). i want to runaway from her, with her, i ant to control her every move i cant trust her to go away from me, i want to get her pregnant and i dont think i can ever touch her again. i want to hurt people so bad i want to die. she has been nothing but nasty but shes still here hasnt shown remorse and hasnt left though she wants to because i started counseling but shes cold to me and i begged her to stay but then i do that and i cant stand the thoughts running through me or the thought of her, i cant let her go but ill never be able to trust her again so this cant end well right? dont know what to do im losing it . joe