Archive for ‘Pocket PC/Phone Edition’

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Jul19

iPhone 3G/iPod touch Scientific Calculator

by todd on July 19th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Posted In: Apple, Apple, iPod, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Pocket PC/Phone Edition, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile

Sigh, here’s another example of Apple showing Microsoft “how to do it right.” The new iPhone 3G (and updated iPhone and iPod touch) got an enhancement to the original simple 4 function calculator. If you hold the iPhone/iPod touch in portrait mode, you see the simple calculator. However, if you turn it to landscape orientation, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul17

Why is Windows Mobile WiFi so Sucky?

by todd on July 17th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
Posted In: Apple, Apple, iPod, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Pocket PC/Phone Edition, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Smartphone, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile

I’ve been using my iPod touch (upgraded to the 2.0 firmware) at a number of hotspots during the past week. I’ve also been carrying a variety of Windows Mobile WiFi enabled devices. One of the things that has become very clear to me is that the iPod touch acquires access points much much faster than […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul16

Windows Mobile Total Access Tips & Tricks

by todd on July 16th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Pocket PC/Phone Edition, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Smartphone, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile

I mentioned in an earlier blog entry that Microsoft renamed the Windows Mobile Owners Circle to Total Access. Some (3 to be precise) of the articles I wrote for Microsoft’s WindowsMobile.com site have been moved to the nearly impossible to find… Windows Mobile Total Access Tips and Tricks …section. You’ll also find articles from Jason […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul15

Back to Basics: Windows Mobile Mail, SSL, and Web Hosts

by todd on July 15th, 2008 at 9:21 am
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Pocket PC/Phone Edition, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Smartphone, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile

If you use POP3 or IMAP4 server to retrieve email, it is always a good idea to turn on SSL (Secure Socket Layer) to encrypt the data. However, if you use a web host’s email server like I do, you more than likely will have an SSL certificate mismatch. If you happen to be looking […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul14

NBC Videos for iPhone and Windows Mobile

by todd on July 14th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Posted In: Apple, Apple, iPod, Mobile Devices, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Pocket PC/Phone Edition, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Smartphone, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile

NBC’s mobile portal provides streaming video (including full episodes of some shows) on both Windows Mobile devices and the iPhone (and iPod touch). Head over to… m.nbc.com …to see the site and videos. If you use an iPhone or iPod touch, you’ll be redirected to a site specific for them (see the screenshot above). You […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul14

More ActiveSync Weirdness: Does NOT Work with USB Hubs

by todd on July 14th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Pocket PC/Phone Edition, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Smartphone, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile

ActiveSync 4.5 has been working as well as can be expected of it (works about 85% of the time) on my PC running XP for a number of years now. I have a USB-to-mini-USB cable plugged into a powered USB hub that I’ve used with a number of mostly HTC Pocket PCs and Smartphones during […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul12

TyTn Windows Mobile 6 Oddball MP4 Video File Format

by todd on July 12th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Pocket PC/Phone Edition, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile

The HTC TyTn is a great Pocket PC Professional Edition device. Mine was upgraded to Windows Mobile 6 last year and has been working great. I noticed one oddity about it that finally turned to bite me yesterday though. I noticed that the only video recording format supported is MP4. This didn’t bother me until […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul08

Why it is Hard to ID the “Best” Mobile Device

by todd on July 8th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
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

Just for fun I decided to score my iPod touch, TyTn Windows Mobile 6 Pocket PC, and Dash Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone on 10 features. The highest possible score is 3 and the lowest is 1. So, a higher total is theoretically better than a lower one. If you look at the scores, you might […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul06

Windows Mobile Owners Circle Changed Its Name to TotalAccess

by todd on July 6th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Pocket PC/Phone Edition, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Smartphone, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile

Microsoft changed the name of its end-user brand loyalty site from Owners Circle to TotalAccess. Some, but not all of the articles that Tyson Greer, Jason Dunn, and I wrote have been moved to the tips and tricks section of this site.

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Jul02

Mobipocket eBook Reader: Don’t Install it on an HTC Advantage

by todd on July 2nd, 2008 at 11:11 pm
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Pocket PC/Phone Edition, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile

I decided to try out the free Mobipocket eBook reader on my HTC Advantage 7500 since that Windows Mobile Pocket PC (Professional Edition) has a big display and good battery life. I also downloaded a free ebook from Feedbooks. Although the screencap above is in landscape mode, I ended up switching to portrait mode to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul01

Silverlight Powered WindowsMobile.com Goes Live and Breaks Articles Links

by todd on July 1st, 2008 at 11:13 pm
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Pocket PC/Phone Edition, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Smartphone, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile

The Silverlight powered version of Microsoft’s WindowsMobile.com went live. But, in the process, it looks like a lot of links were broken. Jason Dunn, Tyson Greer, and I wrote a bunch of Windows Mobile 6 articles for Microsoft.com last year. All of these articles are still valid and apply to Windows Mobile 6.1 devices. If […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jun30

If Google Gets Contacts Right, Watch Out!

by todd on June 30th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Pocket PC/Phone Edition, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile, Smartphone, Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile

For years Palm OS users rightly criticized that Windows Mobile for needing far too many taps and scrolling to enter the simplest calendar event or contact information. Although it looks like Palm OS will join the ranks of Wordstar, Lotus 1-2-3, and CP/M soon, the criticism is still valid. It is still a giant pain […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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