The "Cirago BTA-3210 MICRO Bluetooth USB Adapter" seems to Just Work,
in that hcitool finds my phone, and rfcomm tries to talk
to it (though I don't have something paired right, I get an error
after giving the passcode - it's not the adaptor, it's just general
linux bluetooth arcana.) The big remaining problem is carrying it in
my bag without losing it, it is tiny... but it does fit in an old
CF card case, which will do for now.
The aforementioned 2G upgrade has been fine, firefox and
akregator coexist now. kphotoalbum is pretty happy as
well. Of course, it's well in to winter, which is both reducing the
available bird-photographing opportunities, and reducing my motivation
to drive long distances for fun - you really don't want the
convertible top down when it's 45F, let alone 35F :-) But the
discipline of (mostly) using the ThinkPad for Work and the EEE for Me
has been very useful in reducing distractions at work and in keeping
the stress-reduction effectiveness of my non-work time up as well (I'm
not in operations, after all.)
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