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JuneJun 11 Wednesday 08
Windows Mobile WiFi Fussiness
Windows Mobile WiFi stability seems to have hit its peak with Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition. My Dell Axim X51 could connect to pretty much any unsecure or WEP wireless access point (WAP). It did not support WPA. My Windows Mobile 5 devices seemed a bit fussier …
JuneJun 10 Tuesday 08
Apple MobileMe: What About the Rest of Us?
My first opinion of Apple's MobileMe was: OK, so they renamed .Mac, it has more storage, it costs the same (US$99/year), and⦠wait⦠It is what I wishes Microsoft Live would give Windows Mobile users like me.
I used to sync my WiMo smartphone daily with my PC. …
JuneJun 9 Monday 08
Mobile.FlightStats.com
Air travel used to a relatively pleasant experience decades ago. It has become a darn right onerous task in recent years. I'm expecting airlines to install pay toilets on flights any day now Airlines are merging, shutting down, reducing flights, and all kinds of other …
JuneJun 8 Sunday 08
Back to Basics: Cameraphone Sports Mode Setting
Generally speaking, the cameras on most phones are much slower than even the slowest of the first generation consumer digital cameras back in the 1990s. So, I've never really expected to get much in the way of action shots with my cameraphone and ignored the so-called …
JuneJun 7 Saturday 08
O'Reilly Launches a New Site: Inside iPhone
The Apple World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) happens in San Francisco next week. And, it will not be a surprise if all tech talk for most of the week is about the iPhone. O'Reilly Media (where I blog in addition to my personal blogs) is ready for it. It just …
JuneJun 6 Friday 08
Zoho Rolls Out New iPhone Web Page and Old URL Stops Working
Just a quick note since I need to rush off. Just read that the Zoho for iPhone website was redesigned. The old URL I bookmarked doesn't work now. So, you need to visit either mobile.zoho.com or iZoho.com. I took a quick look at the redesigned site and it looks good. …
Google Maps Mobile Adds Bus and Train Directions: But Not for Windows Mobile
Google announced Google Maps for Mobile 2.2 which adds bus and train information. However, it is not available for Windows Mobile devices yet. If you try to download it on a Windows Mobile device, you will get version 2.1. The blog item announcing 2.2 says that it is …
JuneJun 5 Thursday 08
What is the Best Windows Mobile Twitter Client?
I'm trying to figure out what is the best Windows Mobile Twitter client for me. I wonder if touch (Professional) vs non-touch (Standard) WiMo phones have different best clients? The Twitter Fan Wiki has a bunch listed underâ¦
Mobile Apps
Any opinions out there? What …
JuneJun 4 Wednesday 08
Feeling Retro: PC World Disassembles the Awesome TRS-80 Model 100 Ultraportable
There was a time that mere mortals (people who couldn't solder or code in assembly language) had two basic choices for a personal computer: The Apple II or the Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 1. Somehow, in these ancient days, there emerged an device that was a great …
JuneJun 3 Tuesday 08
Plurk: A Disturbing Twitter Wannabe
Plurk is another Twitter wannabe, though a somewhat interesting one. I found its headless animal mascot to be a bit disturbing. You can change it to something somewhat less disturbing in your profile though. They have a mobile friendly web interface …
MayMay 30 Friday 08
Ilium Software Turning 11 Years Old (free stuff and sales to follow :-)
I can probably count the number of commercial apps I have kept up to date from 1997 on one hand. Let's see: Microsoft Office (ok, that is cheating a little since that is one hand by itself), JASC (now Corel) PaintShop Pro, and, hmm, that might actually be it. If you …
MayMay 29 Thursday 08
Tech Twitter-ing/Tweeting at toddogasawara
As a boutique blogger (i.e., low traffic site :-), my blogs tend to be more like a personal note taking service. Basically, I write about stuff that interests me or annoys me (tech related stuff, of course). If other people find it interesting too, great. Otherwise, …
MayMay 28 Wednesday 08
Frank Updated His TyTn II to Windows Mobile 6.1
My old friend Frank McPherson appears to have had a bit of problem with his TyTn II (I've been having my own issues with my Dash). In his case, part of the solution was to upgrade to the just released Windows Mobile 6.1 for the TyTn II. You can check out his May 25, [...]
MayMay 27 Tuesday 08
Is Solar Power Practical for Apple Mobile Devices
MacRumors has an interesting report about an Apple patent filing for solar power technologyâ¦
Solar LCD Powered iPods, iPhones, and Laptops
I wonder how practical this is given that most iPods and iPhones seem to be in light blocking cases of some kind and Macbooks …
MayMay 25 Sunday 08
Alton Towers Theme Park: PDA's Banished To Oblivion This Half Term
Just read about this on Slashdot and went to see the site myselfâ¦
PDA's Banished To Oblivion This Half Term
While I can appreciate the reason for the apparently opt-in ban, it doesn't make sense to me. I think it is a good idea for kids and parents to all carry …
MayMay 23 Friday 08
So, How is Craigslist Mobile Mobile-Friendly?
I just read somewhere (sorry, I can't recall the reference) that Craigslist is the most viewed site on mobile devices. From what I can figure, this is the address for their mobile siteâ¦
mobile.craigslist.org
The image at the top of this blog is pretty much what …
MayMay 22 Thursday 08
TwitPic: Send a Photo to Twitter From Your Phone
TwitPic is a free web service that lets you attach a photo web link to a Twitter tweet. Here's how you do it, head over to TwitPic and sign-in with your normal Twitter account name and password. Then, click on Settings and add the special email address it shows you to …
MayMay 21 Wednesday 08
Windows Mobile Voice Command, Alarms, and Bluetooth
The T-Mobile Dash running Windows Mobile 6 has one really annoying bug: Once you set the phone to vibrate profile, event notifications always vibrate even if the profile is set back to normal. However, there is a workaround if you use a Bluetooth speaker or headset. The …
MayMay 20 Tuesday 08
Fedora 9 Linux Live USB Portable Desktop
Just read this article over on Information Week about Fedora 9's (Linux) USB Live feature that lets you store your preferred desktop on a 2GB USB flash drive. This desktop is not from your own Fedora desktop. Instead it is a prepackaged image that Red Hat calls …
MayMay 16 Friday 08
iPod Sleep Issues?
I sometimes use my iPod video's Sleep Timer. One nice side effect I found is that the Logitech speakers I use also turn off it is on battery power (vs. plugged into a wall socket) after the iPod shuts down. One oddity, though, is what happens the next time I turn the …