Trampled Underfoot

I didn't know what I did but for some reason, I'm spotlighted (probably lasts for a week) in the community homepage. Cool!

Today I had the chance to try out the Nintendo DS Browser in a coffee shop offering paid wifi access. To add the settings, I just used a different cartridge to add the router then plugged in the DS Browser card and it just worked.

As expected, there's no significant change in the speed of the browser even with a higher internet bandwidth; but still acceptable for quick email checks and catching up on blogs. For those people and publications trolling about the browser, look elsewhere; obviously you haven't used the thing in-depth.

As for added features for the EU release, I doubt it, nor would it warrant changes for a US release; it doesn't make sense. Either make a new card that has Opera 9 and pull back all unsold cards make it all standard for all existing regions (including lang packs i guess).

I just read a good preview of the DS browser from organicchunkysalsa and from the looks of it, the browser would be part of my "must-buy" DS items when it comes out. At home, we have very limited space and we don't have the budget for a new laptop so having the DS connected online would be great for my wife and to my daughter even. I think it would be a great way to introduce the Internet to my 4 year old daughter and she's already well-versed on how to use the DS so it shouldn't be an issue for her.

Come to think of it, I didn't have access to such technologies when I was at her age!

There was also some weird feedback on having Opera easily installable in Ubuntu via a partnership with Canonical Ltd. While I'm all for free software, I'm also for end-user choice. Choice is one of the essential cornerstones of freedom so anything that tries to curb choice tries to lessen our freedom.

I could say that Opera is one of the few non-free applications that I like using and hope for the day when it truly becomes free. But for now, I'm still enjoying it despite its non-free nature.