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How Do You Tweet to Twitter?

Published January 8, 2009 in Phones and Web Applications. 0 Comments

TweetStats - Interface Used

Using TweetStas to generate statistics graphs for my Twitter account, I’ve managed to find out analysis of interfaces that I’ve used to tweet.

Out of the 831 tweets updated since May 2008:

  1. 371 tweets from TwitterFox (Firefox plugin)
  2. 258 tweets from mobile web (m.twitter.com)
  3. 69 tweets from TwitPic

Of all the interfaces I used, mobile web, TwitPic, txt (SMS) and Fring are from mobile. I actually tweet using SMS when I’m not in Malaysia. Check out my previous post on how to tweet from mobile.

As shown, I have quite a lot of text tweets twitted from phone (31%) using the mobile web, and never the less, about 8.3% of pictures posted from phone via TwitPic.

Personally, Twitter is meant to be a mobile companion for me, such as for the following events:

  1. simply want to let my friends know where I am or what I’m doing
  2. want to hao lian (show-off) the food that I’m eating
  3. a different way to express “I’m bored”
  4. vent out bosong-ness (grumble la hehe)
  5. thank someone

Most of the time, time factor is important in sharing a message. At a particular moment, when I’m in the mood to tell something, then instant mobile twitting is definitely more shiok :p

Even when I have nothing to twit, I’m also used to accessing m.twitter.com every now and then, just to check out latest tweets received. The law of kepo-ness kicks in.

But as similar to all other social networking goodies, there ought to be a community of yours, in order to enjoy the usage. And yes, most of my followers are active Twitter users, especially from the mobile interface.

So, how do you tweet?

How to Check Hardware Status and Firmware Version of Your SE P1 and G900?

Published August 12, 2008 in Phones. 2 Comments
Sony Ericsson P1i Whether you’re buying a Sony Ericsson P1i or the latest G900, or simply would like to periodically check the hardware status or firmware version, then you can access the Sony Ericsson service menus to find out hidden gems.

If you’re buying a new phone, the service menus can help you to confirm if the main hardware components are working correctly.

Access P1i Service Menus
scroll up, *, scroll down, scroll down, *, scroll down, *

Access G900 Service Menus
right, *, left, left, * left, *

What Are in Service Menus?

The most important interfaces in service menus are service information and service tests. Service information menu will tell you the version of PDA software, phone software, Bluetooth software and CDA running in your phone. These are the components determining the localized features available to software of a region (such as text input), and the version number will reveal how updated your firmware is.

On the other hand, the service tests menu has a number of quick and easy hardware tests to confirm the hardware component status, whether they are working properly. Examples of test available are display, camera, touch screen, keyboard, speaker and etc.

Periodically, I would access and run the service tests to check the hardware status (make myself more comfortable :p)

These are the links to listing of UIQ3 CDA and firmware available for:

If you find enough reasons to upgrade your phone CDA or firmware, you may refer to the guide here.

Tweet to Twitter from Mobile

Published August 8, 2008 in Internet, Phones and Web Applications. 1 Comment

Twitter Bird by Darkmotion
by Darkmotion@flickr

This post is inspired by LiewCF’s “7 ways to tweet”.

Ever since I’ve started mini blogging (or more specifically mobile status broadcasting :p) with Twitter, the need for me to tweet from mobile has soon been realized. The need for mobile tweeting became significantly obvious, especially when I was traveling for Peninsula trip convoy.

In fact, mobile tweeting has made mobile blogging easy! Simply by showing the latest tweets in my blog, I can easily update my blog with short messages that describe my life, without the hustle of writing a comprehensive post with proper content structure and titles. Check out my Twitter updates at twitter.com/tiensoon

So what’s my most preferred way to achieve mobile tweeting with my Sony Ericsson P1i?

There are many apps out there that allow you to tweet from mobile phone. But hey… I’m not going to tell you all the options available; instead, sharing experience on approaches that I’m most comfortable with.

Twitter Mobile

To me, this (m.twitter.com) is the most convenient and least interruptive medium to follow my buddies’ tweets. When I feel like checking out my friends’ statuses when I’m on mobile, simply open my phone browser (provided I’m in a 3G, GPRS or WiFi zone) and I’ll be signed on to Twitter Mobile – a simplified light weight interface showing the latest 20 tweets, and a text field to post my tweet.

The interface is so light weight that, I don’t need to really matter much about the amount of data transferred. It wouldn’t burn my phone bill hahaha Continue reading ‘Tweet to Twitter from Mobile’

What’s The Name of Your Sony Ericsson Phone?

Published May 24, 2008 in Gadgets and Phones. 3 Comments

My gf: “what you doin now?”

Me: “dating with Elena :D”

My gf: “X(”

Well… I was telling the truth. Moral teachers taught us not to lie :p

Sony EricssonHehe… actually, Elena is the name of my phone haha. Yes, Elena is the codename for Sony Ericsson P1. I definitely agree that my phone is a she; my personal secretary.

You can check out the codename of your Sony Ericsson phone at Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog. So far, all Sony Ericsson codenames are female names. My gf’s W880 is codenamed Ai.

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