Scaryguy is Wired

Actually, scary guy is unwired. Wicked unwired. Devices on hand include Sony Vaio PCG 7D2L w/integrated wireless, Verizon Motorola Q EVDO Windows Mobile 5 phone, Sanyo 8200 ... and of course the required 30G video iPod.

I have the Verizon unlimited data plan at 100+ per month, accounts at t-mobile (starbucks), and some other godforsaken hotspot operator so that I can work with one of my collaborators at HIS favorite coffee shop. On land I have comcast internet, a couple of personal boxes at a cut rate local colo house and another batch of company boxes at the same place.

Running a virtual sw dev organization with no fixed office space is a challenge, and an expensive one. With the combination of the EVDO phone and the hotspot accounts I can work almost anywhere, anytime, but it's been tough getting there.

The biggest roadblock right now is the pathetically limited battery life of the Vaio. 2 hours is standard, but 3 is pretty much unheard of and I always find myself scanning for outlets wherever I go. Kinda freaks out the bartenders at my favorite watering holes.

Picture this - a big guy in shorts and sneakers with a three day growth, indifferent haircut, 2 cell phones clipped to his belt and an iPod growing out of his ears, carrying a Santa-sized portable bag looking under the bar and all the tables for 'something'. Definitely not the hostess's definition of a 'good day at Chilis'.

The other roadblock is the lack of processing power in the Vaio, or conversely the resource hoggishness of Visual Studio 2005. I have a C++ project with a few dozen files and it takes a good 5 minutes to rebuild. Shouldn't work that way.