As everybody knows, WAP is not the mobile killer protocol, nor will it ever be. However, it has its uses. I use it for example to consult my bank account when I’m on the road.

For Telefonica,- the Spanish phone monopolist, WAP also has its uses, since they offer Emoción; WAP-based services of which some bring in some money for every minute it is used.

The thing I never understood is that they sell packages with modern phones like my T200 with badly configured WAP access. If it doesn’t work directly, many people won’t try it again!

The case is that the phone comes preconfigured with WAP over GPRS, but to use GPRS you’ll have to buy a separate contract or pre-paid card, which nobody does. But Telefonica finally got smart. Saturday, when I was taking a beer on a sunny terrace I suddenly noticed a new icon on my phone’s screen; I had GPRS access!!!

Of course I immediately changed my WAP configuration and tried it out. I surfed around in WAP space a little, until I came to my own WML feed, which failed miserably. One more point on my todo list…

A small experiment to start the year 😉

I installed SnagIt on my computer, which I configured to upload each 30 minutes a screendump of my desktop. Now everybody can see what I am doing during the day. As soon as I have a more powerful computer at home, I will do the same from there.

Happy 2004!!!!

I am absolutely sure that this year is going to be a fabulous year. And with a new year come resolutions. Now I think that this is something crazy, because you can make your resolutions any day you want, and don’t have to wait for new year. The past period I made some resolutions in my mind and already started working on some, but nevertheless I will post them today:

• learn to speak Spanish;
• say “ja”;
• call old friends;
• finish work in the house;
• be less afraid of risks;
• think about the future;
• spend more time in the nature;
• learn to program in python.