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OS does play a role with resources. It is possible to customize windows mobile pc to not load most of the battery draining modules.
http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archive/2005/07/14/438991.aspx
OS does play a role with resources. It is possible to customize windows mobile pc to not load most of the battery draining modules.
http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archive/2005/07/14/438991.aspx
tech moves whatever they get out of this will be outdated before
it's even put to use.
Thus...they will likely still be very usable for the function they are going to perform.
You dont know much about the Census, do you?
For one, they start years before the full census gets underway. They need to 'pre-canvas' and go and double check addresses, maps, etc - all of which was done with paper in the past.
Two, it is a MASSIVE undertaking. MASSIVE. Its not like setting up an online poll for your blog or something. It involves hundreds of thousands of people, massive logistics, thousands of temporary offices, and lots and lots of training of people in different jobs. Its not something you prepare last minute for.
Also, the system they'll be using for data capture needs to be written and tested. Again, this isnt like uploading your daily thoughts to MySpace. The data capture apps are going to take a while to produce, so the developers need to know under what platform they'll be running. 2009 is NOT that far away, so a 3 year old OS is not that out of date.
And then, of course, it'll take time to make all those units in the first place.
So basically, grow up. I know it makes people feel better about themselves to immediate call other people dumb. Its a very non-flattering trait you see a lot of online. But its also very childish. I've worked the Census people in the past, and if there's one organization in the government other than the military that knows how to handle a massive operation, its them.
tech moves whatever they get out of this will be outdated before
it's even put to use.
Thus...they will likely still be very usable for the function they are going to perform.
You dont know much about the Census, do you?
For one, they start years before the full census gets underway. They need to 'pre-canvas' and go and double check addresses, maps, etc - all of which was done with paper in the past.
Two, it is a MASSIVE undertaking. MASSIVE. Its not like setting up an online poll for your blog or something. It involves hundreds of thousands of people, massive logistics, thousands of temporary offices, and lots and lots of training of people in different jobs. Its not something you prepare last minute for.
Also, the system they'll be using for data capture needs to be written and tested. Again, this isnt like uploading your daily thoughts to MySpace. The data capture apps are going to take a while to produce, so the developers need to know under what platform they'll be running. 2009 is NOT that far away, so a 3 year old OS is not that out of date.
And then, of course, it'll take time to make all those units in the first place.
So basically, grow up. I know it makes people feel better about themselves to immediate call other people dumb. Its a very non-flattering trait you see a lot of online. But its also very childish. I've worked the Census people in the past, and if there's one organization in the government other than the military that knows how to handle a massive operation, its them.
They will NOT be either.
Monty Wood from the Census Bureau already confirmed (yesterday) that these devices will not be able to be used for email/internet or phone. The Census bureau will continue to use Blackberry for that.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060404/ap_on_hi_te/census_mobile_devices
They *WILL* perform that functionality. That's how they will stay connected to the census network to upload data.
- Clarifications
- by KsprayDad April 5, 2006 11:16 AM PDT
- This story makes it seem like these devices will be phone/email capable.
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- Not true
- by KTLA_knew April 5, 2006 12:11 PM PDT
- just because they will use BB for phone and internet does not make the WinCE devices incapable of performing phone/internet functionality.
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(42 Comments)They will NOT be either.
Monty Wood from the Census Bureau already confirmed (yesterday) that these devices will not be able to be used for email/internet or phone. The Census bureau will continue to use Blackberry for that.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060404/ap_on_hi_te/census_mobile_devices
They *WILL* perform that functionality. That's how they will stay connected to the census network to upload data.