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Joel Crane

@potatofi

Idahoan ๐Ÿฅ” living in Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ, working at Hamina Wireless. CWNE #233. I'm into old computers, retro videogames, 3D printing, and fixing stuff.

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They could have called it an iBook! ๐Ÿ˜ญ

04.03.2026 15:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I feel like if anyone would know enterprise-grade clients, itโ€™s you! Thanks for the insight!

01.03.2026 19:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I wouldn't say recently, as I bought it several months ago, and it was with a friend in the US for awhile before I could bring it back to Finland.

They do come up for sale semi-regularly, just not usually in as nice of condition as this one.

28.02.2026 16:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a cartoon of a man and a woman standing next to each other with the word riiiilight written on the bottom ALT: a cartoon of a man and a woman standing next to each other with the word riiiilight written on the bottom
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Reading the Radio Password on a Symbol SPT-1800 running PalmOS
Reading the Radio Password on a Symbol SPT-1800 running PalmOS YouTube video by Joel Crane

I was excited to finally get a Symbol SPT-1800 running PalmOS, but disappointed to find out that the 802.11 Radio Configuration was password-protected. Fortunately, someone on Reddit figured it out!

โ–ถ๏ธ Video: youtu.be/mKruVXJEXb4
๐Ÿฅฑ TLDW: Found it with a hex reader

28.02.2026 15:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
28.02.2026 14:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fantastic. The remaster by Night Dive Studios a couple of years ago treated it with the upmost care and respect.

nightdivestudios.com/star-wars-da...

24.02.2026 07:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That other guy, who makes a BlueSCSI alternative product, is not nice at all. I wonder how much of his own market he has chased away simply by being an angry jerk.

19.02.2026 11:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Reasons why I have housekeeping make up my room at every hotel Iโ€™ve ever stayed at:

๐Ÿšซ Because I want my room made up

โœ… Because I canโ€™t get the Privacy sign to stay on the doorknob, no matter how hard I try

18.02.2026 10:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Part of the problem is that we are spread out between what used to be Twitter, Mastadon, Threads, and LinkedIn. The community doesnโ€™t exist in one place anymore.

17.02.2026 07:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Whoops, it's been over 365 days. I guess I'd better get my backups fixed.

07.02.2026 12:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Side note: Minnesota might have the best state flag in the entire union.

06.02.2026 08:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Closed for now, but I am looking into options for making it worldwide.

24.01.2026 21:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I would, but I don't want to betray that they did something out-of-warranty for me. The good news is I have lots of opportunities to talk about how much I love their product, and I enjoy telling people about products I like.

23.01.2026 11:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah I was about to say, other then getting past the screen adhesive, a battery swap looks super easy on that. Very nice!

23.01.2026 10:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'll bet that the battery expanded slightly. It seems like an expanding battery is the best way to release the adhesive, which seems kinda convenient!

I'd say that there's a good chance of fixing your OG PTR, if you managed to keep all of the parts together.

23.01.2026 10:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have a product that I love. It failed outside of warranty. I emailed their support asking if there was anything I could do to fix it myself. They just issued a replacement item.

Or, I could have publicly flamed them on social media. That would have shown them!

23.01.2026 10:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This weekend, I worked on my Helsinki Regional Transit Departures app for #Pebble. Coming soon:

๐Ÿš‹ Toggles between route number and destination with a short timer!

๐ŸšŒ No longer constrained to just Helsinki; will support all of ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland and ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Estonia, since they use the same API!

18.01.2026 21:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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LLM be like, "Yo dawg. I heard you like functions and methods, so I put a method inside a function so you can call the method with a function."

18.01.2026 17:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lately when text chatting with friends, instead of wasting electricity on AI image generation, I've just been saying:

"Imagine me Scrooge McDuck diving into a pit full of identical multi-port USB-PD power adapters."

Saves electricity, but burns glucose. I wonder which is worse.

16.01.2026 08:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The battery on my Series 2 doesn't make it to lunchtime anymore. Perhaps I should look into a battery replacement, and pass it on to a friend (as I am wearing a Pebble these days).

15.01.2026 07:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Indeed. Completely heartbreaking. Tensions were obviously high, but I think it's very clear that this lady wasn't out to hurt anyone.

What are we even doing here?

09.01.2026 21:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Dad had a 386 running Windows 3.1. Playing this and Skifree are some of very, very first memories of using a computer and playing video games of any kind.

09.01.2026 18:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Inside ICEโ€™s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods 404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...

New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant

โ€œThis is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.โ€ www.404media.co/inside-ices-...

08.01.2026 14:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 6973 ๐Ÿ” 4668 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 149 ๐Ÿ“Œ 441

Turns out going to VCF would have solved my health issues?

No wrist-rest, any recommendations?

08.01.2026 13:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Back at work for two days; already struggling with wrist pain from mouse and keyboard work.

Mechanical split keyboard, ergonomic trackball mouse from Logitech. Not sure what else I can improve.

08.01.2026 10:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mobile Devices Iโ€™ve Owned I have always loved small, portable devices. Over the years, I have owned and enjoyed many, always upgrading from device to device, carefully picking out each successor. For awhile now, Iโ€™ve wanted to...

I had a T-Mobile G1, and nearly ever Nexus device. I ended up switching to iOS in 2020, and it's... fine. Certainly not perfect. The main reason I'm here is the integration between iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.

Whole story: www.potatofi.com/posts/mobiles/

08.01.2026 07:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Same, and a โ€œdumb TVโ€ whole we are at it!

08.01.2026 05:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
How We're Redesigning Audacity For The Future
How We're Redesigning Audacity For The Future YouTube video by Tantacrul

I randomly stumbled across @tantacrul.bsky.social's video about Audacity 4. Two thoughts:

1. Wow. Audacity 4 Alpha 2 is shockingly easy to use. My go-to, starting now.

2. As a product manager on hiatus, this video is a masterclass in UI/UX design for mature apps.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYM3...

07.01.2026 11:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When the Air released, I got about a dozen messages from people asking, โ€œThis is it, right!? Youโ€™ll finally upgrade from your 13 mini?!โ€

No! I want a smaller phone in the X and Y directions, not Z!

To me, the Air is a total fail.

Pebble experience on iOS: a couple rough edges but totes workable.

04.01.2026 07:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0