Archive for May, 2008
N95-1 v21.0.016 fails
Well I decided to try update the firmware on my N95-1 yesterday, but for some reason it just wont update. I flashed it to v20.0.015 when it came out fine, but to v21.0.0.16 it just wont.
I have the latest version of Nokia PC Suite (v6.86) and Nokia Software Updater (v1.4.36), and when I run the updater, it finds that there is a new version, downloads it, but when it gets to installing it, the phone resets, but thats all. The NSU sits there saying “this may take up to 15min”, but doesn’t progress.
A quick Google finds a few threads, like this one and this one which shows quite a few people have the same issue, but at the same time, quite a few people have successfully update to v21.0.016.
If anyone knows any way to get the N95-1 to update to v21.0.016 please drop me a line, or comment on this post.
Update: I ended up thinking it may be because I’m using x64 version of Vista, ran the updater on Chell’s x32 Vista, and it updated perfectly to v21.0.016, it seems a lot quicker too! Now all I have to do is update Chell’s N95-1 too 
Tags: Nokia
Kids new beds and toys
Today we awoke at a bashing on the door at 6:30am, the kids were here. So, we got up and fed them and did the morning routine. Then we decided to go to Toys’R'Us to buy some presents, they were excited!
We ended up getting the girls a little bike each, they are so cute, and two new beds to replace the cots. Emily got a little princess one and Tiana got a little mermaid one.
The boys got a whole heap of hotwheels cars which they loved, as soon as we got home, wait… even in the car on the way home they had them opened and were playing with them!
Once we got home, i got the bike’s built and the girls where riding around on them whilst I built the beds for them. We moved the cots into the garage and re-arranged their room with the new beds, it looks awesome!
I’ve put some photo’s of the girls new beds up in the gallery, and also some photo’s of them with their new bikes.
Tags: Toys
{Open Source} Heroes Happen Here
Yesterday I received my Hero Hack Pack from Microsoft, which is Microsoft’s way of getting into the Open Source community. The pack looks quite good, as you can see in the gallery. It contains a copy of Windows Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008, trial editions of course.
I’m sure Microsoft have gotten quite some publicity or bashings from trying to get a slice of the pie for the open source community. What do you think about Microsoft; Open Source or Monopoly?
