DAC’S RONNIE: DEDICATED FOLLOWER OF FASHION! |
In a world where technology moves at an astounding pace, DaC Network Administrator Jonathen Winterburn takes an occasional look at the latest gadgets… JON ASKS WHAT’S NEW? |
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![]() Ronnie Marlow with his old cab. His new one matched his tie of the day (see cover photo)!
Dial-a-Cab driver and Marshal, Ronnie Marlow
(L81), is usually smartly dressed for work.
However, he has now exceeded even Allen
Togwell’s expectations by taking his sartorial
elegance to a whole new level when buying his
new TX4 in Thistle Blue - to match his shirt and
tie! So – and with apologies to The Kinks – we
think Ronnie has laid claim to the title
"dedicated follower of fashion!" © Call Sign Magazine MM7 |
The gadget of the month
has got to be the new iPhone announced by
Apple, which seems to be on everyone's lips at
the moment. Certainly every Dial-a-Cab driver I
have spoken to have given their views on it and
every one of my friends and colleagues are
either raving about it or have at least heard
the hype. Given the amount of interest in this
new gadget, I had to look further into it and I
must say that I want one! Admittedly, I have not yet been able to try out or even hold one (I'm doing my best to get a look-see at one), but after watching a video of Apple’s official launch, I'm impressed. I do not usually become too impressed too easily by these all-singing all-dancing mobile phones, but this is the one time I make an exception! This is the next generation of mobile-media device - a lightweight, ultra-thin mobile phone that has no physical buttons, but rather a touch screen that does not need a stylus. Instead, you can use your fingers to navigate the rich menus and applications and I’ve heard it is highly responsive, even being able to differentiate between intentional and unintentional taps on the screen! Imagine having an iPod, a widescreen movie player, full wireless Internet access, a full QWERTY keyboard and a mobile phone all in the palm of your hand! That’s the iPhone and I anticipate that although the initial disk capacity is set to be 8GB, you can bet the upgrade that will no doubt come along 3 months after the release of the iPhone will have a much higher capacity for storage. For commuters like me, or taxi |
![]() The amazing IPhone from Apple
drivers like yourselves waiting on ranks on
those dead nights, this will be fantastic. Just
think of all the movies and music you can store
on your new iPhone and - for the first time on a
mobile phone - watch your movies in widescreen.
You can even Jonathen Winterburn |
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