Getting contacts transferred: phone to phone

I've been trying to transfer my contacts from my old phone (Sony Ericsson w880i) to my new phone (Sony Ericsson X10). You'd think that being from the same company, and having a all-in-one suite from SE for phone operations (e.g. saving txt msgs, contacts, calendar entries, etc., etc.), that contact migration should be a breeze! Unfortunately, and most-disappointingly, the PC Companion migration feature requires you to transfer them through a google account. Not sure what would be needed if both phones weren't Android based, or if access to the internet wasn't available.

There's been various sites and forums that mention alternatives, but the only one I've found revolves around an MS Outlook contact list, which I also don't have. "What gives?!", I think to myself. Transferring contacts phone to phone shouldn't be this hard, especially if they're from the same company. Luckily, after playing around with the phones for a bit, I found the solution: vcf files over bluetooth. The w880 allowed for all my contacts to be saved into a vcf file, and both phones talk over bluetooth, and the X10 supports the reading, and interpreting of vcf files. Thus, the solution was discovered!

For the detail-oriented. The X10 was running Android 2.3.3. Not sure about the w880i (but it wasn't the latest version). So in conclusion, if you need to transfer contacts between phones, and you want to do it simply, quickly, and generally independent of phone manufacturer, look into vcf transfers over bluetooth.

My Rules #3

I heard this on some news report on TV a while back. From a US political candidate running against the former CEO of eBay for the Governor, think it might've been Jerry Brown, who admitted it being from a Japanese source (i.e. proverb):

Life and death are serious matters. Time waits for no one. Do your best.

In how I see it, your early 20s is when the academic learning of the world is (mostly) done.  The late 20s is, generally, when the practical learning of the world is (also mostly) "complete" (travel, career, etc.); at least such that there's enough that's understood to start on that Magnus Opus of yours, in one's 30s.  Once that mindset is committed to (i.e. to leave your mark in this world), is when it finally sets in: time is finite, bullshit is not to be tolerated, go get your worth and build your empire (in whichever life pillar it manifests in).

The thing w/ AAAs...

Talking about batteries; the rechargable NiMH kind, AAA-sized. Have yet to find one that operates at 1.5V like it's alkaline non-rechargable cousins. Results in some devices (like wireless mice) that don't work due to lower voltage. Other things like LED lights, might work, but definitely not as bright (or in my case, not as many led bulbs light up).

The neat trick, though, is if you mix a 1.5V alkaline w/ a 1.2V rechargable, it'll have enough juice in the set to power the wireless rodent (mice).

But I want to play in THAT sandbox...

The world is what you make of it. Some people volunteer their time to organizations, some choose to fight for a valiant cause, others strive to succeed in their career, others want to get out and see the world, while others just want to veg at home on their super-comfy leather sofa.

If you can believe it, I want all of that, and none.

The problem is choice

"Choice, the problem is choice."

Inspired by the recent announcement about a federal election (in Canada), and a healthy conversation with a friend, here's a simplistic (but accurate) analogy of how I see most political systems (I.e. Democracies) in our world:

A political democracy is like a cafeteria. In a cafeteria, you have multiple vendors trying to get you to buy their entres. In a 'democracy', you also have multiple parties vying to get you vote.