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First of all, sorry for the lack of update on this blog recently.

As you may know, I maintain this blog during my spare time only. Unfortunately, I have been very busy in the last couple of weeks. I was looking for a new job. I have decided to resign from my current company. My last working day would be beginning of next month.

What is going to happen to this blog after I quit? I will be trying to keep this blog alive although my new job will most probably not be related to S60. That’s all I can say for now.

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It’s been a while since my last posting here at S60Tips.com. Many of you may be wondering; where have I been lately? Am I still blogging? Short answer: I have been busy with many other things; so this blog was quite last month.

Here is the list of some “other things” that kept me very busy after office hours:

• I was involved in the development of Nokia Location Tagger. This application is now available at Nokia Beta Labs. If you have N95 or N82 and haven’t tried this application, give it a try. Please leave your comments to my blog posting at Nokia Beta Labs.
• I was busy updating my open source project, Screenshot for Symbian OS. There have been requests from many users about adding shortcuts that don’t use <Edit> key (a.k.a. <Pencil> key). I added a new shortcut, <#>+<*>, in the latest  version. It wasn’t as easy as I thought. For more information about the detail technical problem, please see my posting at Forum Nokia Blogs.
• Last but not least: finishing my book. The book is now still under review and it will go to the final editing soon. Unfortunately, I couldn’t disclose the title of the book yet.

There is actually one more thing, i.e. watching the stock market falling down in the first 3 weeks of January… just kidding.

Anyway, I should have more free time now and keeps updating this blog again. So, stay tune!

Today (October 15), bloggers around the web unite to put a single important issues on everyone’s mind - the environment. The aim is to save our planet for a better future.

As mobile phone users, what can we do to save our planet?

• Don’t leave chargers plugged in. After charging your device, remove it from the electric socket. Unfortunately there is no chargers for S60 devices that support automatic on/off switch (or is there one?)
• Recycle old devices. Some manufacturers have initiatives of taking back devices from their customers for recycling. See some links at the end of this blog.
• Let your PC gets some sleep. Turn your PC on only when you need it.

If you are interested to find out more information about energy saving actions, please download a free booklet from Greenpeace, How to Save the Climate.

Bonus Links

• Nokia Take-back and Recycling Program
• Samsung Take-back and Recycling Program
• Toshiba Trade-in and Recycling Program

(Picture is courtesy of stock.xchng and greenpeace).