Friday, August 5, 2011

Rooting For The Hackers

Not the best Android OS pun I suppose, but it's the best I can do at the moment.

In the space of three months, I've gone from stock FroYo to rooted FroYo to Gingerbread ROM after Gingerbread ROM. Those of you who aren't much interested in the software aspect of a smartphone might find this to be a rather boring way to spend the time, but there's something fun about flashing an aftermarket ROM on an expensive piece of kit.

Anyway, jargon aside, I guess it's finally come back and bitten me in the backside.

It's happened to me once before, and I still recall how pissed I was when it happened; apparently, my phone is unable to connect to my PC, in spite of the fact that I'd already installed the correct drivers. What makes it worse is that I've really been into photography recently, and I've got around three gigs worth of photos and videos to back up.

Only possible alternative would be to purchase an external SD card, though I'm short on cash right now. This is probably what people mean by shooting yourself in the foot.

Anyway, rather than go into a long, unproductive rant about the duplicity of technology, I think I'd rather share a few more pictures.

... After I get that little glitch with my phone fixed.

P.S.
Who's up for a long dissertation about the ups and downs of romance?