Archive for ‘August, 2008’

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Aug29

The Case of the Vanishing Starbucks Hotspots – SOLVED

by todd on August 29th, 2008 at 10:43 am
Posted In: Mobile Devices

Well, I finally learned why I could not see a T-Mobile SSID and connect to T-Mobile hotspots in local Starbucks locations. See my MobileAppsToday blog for the details. The short answer: Although T-Mobile hotspot tech support says their SSIDs are visible, they are, in fact, invisible. So, I had to manually create WiFi profiles for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Aug25

Testing ShoZu with an iPod touch

by todd on August 25th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Posted In: Apple, Apple, iPod, Mobile Devices, Mobile Devices, Mobile Phones, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Pocket PC/Phone Edition, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile

Hope this works Everything above the line above this sentence was created and sent from the ShoZu photo and video web service that claims to add value by being able to post media from mobile devices to numerous other media web services and blogs. It half-worked posting a photo from my iPod touch to this […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Aug22

The Case of the Vanishing Starbucks Hotspots

by todd on August 22nd, 2008 at 10:53 pm
Posted In: Mobile Devices

I from home now. And, I’m too cheap (poor) to buy EVDO or HSDPA service for my notebooks since I can get WiFi service at most of the places I go to when running around. Or, so I thought… One of the places I depend on for broadband connectivity is Starbucks. It is air conditioned […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Aug20

New Job; New Direction for this Blog

by todd on August 20th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Posted In: Announcements

Post to my blog here have been light lately because I have a new job that is really a lot of fun I’m the new (and first) Editor for JupiterMedia/MediaBistro’s… MobileAppsToday.com site that focuses on, you guessed it, applications for mobile devices. This blog is NOT going away though. I’m just going to change its […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Aug15

ESPN for iPhone

by todd on August 15th, 2008 at 12:23 am
Posted In: Apple, Apple, iPod

Visiting mobile.espn.com on an iPhone redirects you to an iPhone specific site. The mobile web design world is definitely iPhone-centric these days.

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Aug13

Back to Basics: Never Use Windows Mobile Messaging Automatic Email Settings

by todd on August 13th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Back to Basics, Mobile Devices, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Pocket PC/Phone Edition, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Smartphone, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile

Google’s IMAP4 email service was so slow that it drained my Dash’s batteries 4% everytime it checked for mail. So, I removed it from the Dash’s Messaging (email) app last year. I decided it was time to check again. But, instead of the Dash, I decided to try using a TyTn (Windows Mobile 6 with […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Aug13

RedFly Windows Mobile Companion Now $399. Still Too Expensive IMHO

by todd on August 13th, 2008 at 10:59 am
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Pocket PC/Phone Edition, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Smartphone, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile

Back when Windows Mobile was Windows CE (Windows Mobile is actually a shell on top of the previous Windows CE 5 generation), the Handheld PC was referred to as a PC Companion. Celio’s RedFly turns the tables on this old concept by looking like a mini-notebook PC but is actually an unintelligent companion to your […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Aug12

Evernote for iPhone Update to Version 1.2

by todd on August 12th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Posted In: Apple, Apple, iPod, Mobile Devices

Evernote updated their iPhone client to version 1.2 and added the ability to edit notes. I ran into this error (see image above) after downloading the update using iTunes though. And, I was not able to update it at all directly from my iPod touch. However, after disconnecting the USB cable, it looked like the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Aug12

Back to Basics: Email Key Sort

by todd on August 12th, 2008 at 9:23 am
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Back to Basics, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Pocket PC/Phone Edition, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Smartphone, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile

I cannot believe I did not know about this until yesterday. You all probably know that you can search through contacts and recent calls by typing a string on a Windows Mobile smartphone keyboard. Type O-G-A and my full name shows up as part of the search results of people in your contacts list, for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Aug12

Back to Basics: Which Idiot at Microsoft Decided Anniversary Events Should Alarm at Midnight?

by todd on August 12th, 2008 at 12:05 am
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Back to Basics, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Pocket PC/Phone Edition, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile

Windows Mobile smartphones (Standard Edition) can be actually powered down. However, Pocket PCs (Professional & Classic Editions) are not really off unless the battery is pulled out. So, if you have an anniversary event (birthday, wedding anniversary) set in contacts, it wakes up at midnight and sets of the audible alarm (if that is turned […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Aug08

Google Translate for iPhone

by todd on August 8th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Posted In: Apple, Apple, iPod

I wonder how much of Google’s iPhone focused web-apps will work directly on Android based phones? In any case, Google Translate for iPhone looks great in my quick tests (with my limited knowledge of anything beyond English, and some would say, even there…). Just head over to… translate.google.com …on your iPhone or iPod touch. It […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Aug08

Watch NBCOlympics.com Video Clips on Your Phone (iPhone too!)

by todd on August 8th, 2008 at 7:54 am
Posted In: Apple, Apple, iPod, Mobile Devices, Mobile Devices, Mobile Phones, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Pocket PC/Phone Edition, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Smartphone, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile

Everyone probably knows about the Microsoft Silverlight-powered NBCOlympics.com site. But, did you know you can access its information AND videos on your smartphone too? Yep, head over to… mobile.nbcolympics.com I tested video playback on my iPod touch and found that it works fine. So, iPhone users will not be left out of the Olympics this […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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