Well, sort of. I’ve got an S60 mobile phone (the Nokia N82). This application, JoikuSpot, when installed on my S60 device, creates a WIFI Hotspot which shares the GPRS connection. I can then connect to this hotspot using my iPod Touch while, oh, sitting in Beijing traffic! This solves the only real complaint I had with the iPod Touch (no bluetooth for internet connection sharing). Rocking! Buy Data! Those of you in China, be sure to buy a data plan from China Mobile or China Unicom!

I’m flying to Hong Kong today, Tuesday, February 5, and return next Monday, February 11. I probably won’t post until I’m back… Unless, of course, I win a ton of money in Macau… And let’s all welcome in the Year of the Rat! Have a good one!

I’ve been back in Beijing for a few days and have had a chance to play with my new gadget, the iPod Touch. Here are some observations: I jailbreaked it. Currently at version 1.1.2 - waiting to upgrade to 1.1.3 until the jailbreak process is more fullproof. Here are my jailbreaking notes. It’s slick - nice interface, and Safari + Wifi makes it a nice toy while at the coffee shop.

Well folks, I think I have out done myself this time. Really… As some of you may know, I had to make an unexpected trip to the U.S. for a funeral. Well, I am currently on my way back to China - I am at the Minneapolis airport waiting for my flight to Narita. Well, on the way to the lounge, I found this neet ZoomSystems vending machine selling ipods, among other things.

Folks, I’ll be in the U.S. for most of next week: leaving early morning Saturday, January 26, and returning late evening, Thursday, January 31. Even though this was a last minute, unexpected trip, I managed to get a relatively acceptable air ticket on Northwest Airlines - Round trip Beijing to Baltimore BWI (via Narita and Minneapolis), RMB 6,700 inclusive of tax. Not to shabby. And, I’ll be sharing the first leg to Narita with H.

Folks, If you’re like me, you have a sidecar motorbike, you like to drive year round. And if you’re like me, it’s because you hate taxis for a multitude of reasons - those of which I will not go into now. But, I have a small word of advice: During the winter, check the damn weather report for current conditions before driving to work. Today, I didn’t. Oh my god… Pain.