Telstra has revealed the addition of almost one million new mobile services in the six months to December 2011, but Sensis revenues plummeted 24 percent in 12 months.
It's therefore extremely daunting for us to discover that we have innocently joined up to a community of people with the instincts of Dr Frankenstein. You'll get the drift by taking a look at the messages being posted in the Hacks and Modifications section of eeeuser.com.
They've hardly had their precious little computers more than a matter of weeks, and they're attaching SD card readers, USB hubs, and Bluetooth adapters, they're building their own PCBs (Printed Circuit Boards if you must know) and discussing, with a terrifying insouciance, switching screens and WebCams and who knows what else.
This, it seems, is a necessary rite of passage for those of us who want to be fully paid-up members of the Shrink Age. Forget about manuals and that little line in the EULA (End User Licence Agreement) about voiding the warranty. Buy yourself a soldering iron! What you need, apparently, is the 15W model from Radio Shack, which comes with a very fine tip. Or a nice temperature-controlled Weller. Gulp!
David Bass
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