Simple Help » Windows Mobile http://www.simplehelp.net Common questions, simple answers Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:12:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Overview: Skyfire – a new mobile web browser http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/08/skyfire-mobile-browser-application/ http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/08/skyfire-mobile-browser-application/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:00:21 +0000 admin http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=1815 Symbian Windows Mobile


Skyfire is a free, downloadable mobile browser that delivers rich web media right to your phone, and the latest most recently updated version has just been made available to the public. This mobile browsing software is incredible. It allows you to play Flash content, video playback, utilize Ajax – with support for Silverlight, Quicktime, and Windows Media.

First things first, right now Skyfire only works on Windows Mobile and Symbian S60 (3rd edition). If you’re an iPhone or BlackBerry user, you’re out of luck (for now). Skyfire is said to not be as quick as Opera Mini once browsing, however it allows for a much quicker viewing of videos on sites such as Youtube. One of the major differences between the two mobile surfing giants is that Opera Mini requires the use of JavaScript in order to start up at first, and this can interfere with loading speeds.

A new feature included in this version is the “Super Bar”. Whenever a keyword is typed in anywhere in the browser the Super Bar searches this word and returns with a defined word or a synonym. This feature seems much like the one Opera and Chrome browsers have adopted. With Skyfire if you come across a page you’d like to share or send to a friend via SMS, with two simple taps within the menu a pre-filled text appears on your screen with the specifies URL content.

Viewing Flash content can take anywhere from 2-3 seconds in order to update the screen, the video may freeze as well, however this is still by far a supreme addition to the bundles of mobile browsers available. This is a video of the browser operating, however, though this is a bit of an older version. One of the largest updates within the newer version consists of performance gains, keep this in mind if you choose to watch the video above.

Here are a number of screenshots:

You can download Skyfire here.

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]]> http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/08/skyfire-mobile-browser-application/feed/ 0 How to sync your Windows Mobile device with your Mac http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/08/29/how-to-sync-your-windows-mobile-device-with-your-mac/ http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/08/29/how-to-sync-your-windows-mobile-device-with-your-mac/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:00:41 +0000 Ross McKillop http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=1015 Windows Mobile

This tutorial will walk you every step of the way through installing, setting up and using SyncMate to sync your Windows Mobile device with your Mac.

Though SyncMate isn’t new, they’ve just released a version with a long awaited feature – the ability to sync using a locked Windows Mobile/Pocket PC device. The free version of SyncMate is limited to only syncing your Contacts and iCal calendar (and Google Contacts and/or Google Calendar) – but that’s more than enough for me. It’s also worth mentioning that you can also use SyncMate to mount your Windows Mobile device as a drive in OS X – and browse/transfer files to and from your Mac/device. Keep reading for the full walk-through.

  1. Head over to the SyncMate download page and grab a copy.
  2. Open the SyncMate .dmg file and double-click Eltima SyncMate.pkg to begin the installation.


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  3. You’ll be prompted to confirm that it’s OK to include software that determines if it’s possible to install software. Yep. Click Continue.

  4. There isn’t much to see on the Introduction screen, so click Continue.


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  5. Review the info in the Important Information screen, and click Continue.


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  6. Review the info in the Software License Agreement (yawn) and yet again, click Continue.


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  7. Since it wasn’t enough to get you to click Continue on the previous screen, now click Agree.


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  8. Unless you want to change the installation location (probably not a great idea), click the Install button.


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  9. When prompted to enter your password, do so, and click OK.


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  10. Once the installation has completed, you’ll need to restart. Save any open work, exit out of any open programs, and click the Restart button. Your Mac will reboot now.


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  11. Once your Mac starts again, navigate to the Applications folder and double-click SyncMate to launch it.


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  12. Place a check in the Don’t show this warning again box, and then click OK.

  13. Plug your Windows Mobile device into the USB cable, and plug the cable into your Mac. A semi-transparent CONNECTING… window will appear.

  14. In SyncMate, click the Connect button. A message will appear on your mobile device saying that USB drivers are being installed, and once the installation is complete, click Done (on your device). If the Connect button doesn’t trigger the software to install on your mobile device, click it again. For me, it didn’t work until after the 3rd time I clicked Connect.


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  15. Once your mobile device is connected to SyncMate, select Contacts from the Plugins menu on the left side of the window. From here you’ll set how you want to synchronize your contacts. The choices are Mac <-> Mobile device (two-way syncing), Mac -> Mobile device (contacts will be updated on your mobile device from your Mac, but contacts on your mobile device will not update on your Mac) and Mobile device -> Mac (contacts will be updated on your Mac from your mobile device, but contacts on your Mac will not update on your mobile device).

    If a conflict occurs, you’ll probably want to leave the default (Ask Me) – but you can also set SyncMate to always use your Mac as the “source of truth”, or always use your mobile device as the source.

    If you have multiple groups of contacts, you can opt to only sync one group. To do so, place a check in the box labeled Synchronize only this group of contacts. Select that group by clicking the … button.


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  16. Choose the group you want to sync, and then click OK.

  17. If you’d like to sync your Google contacts, place a check in the box labeled Sync with Google contacts. Click the Google login info button. Enter your Google user name and password in the spaces provided, and place a check in the box labeled Save password (unless you want to enter your password each time you sync your Google contacts). Click OK.

  18. Now that you’ve setup your contacts syncing preferences, select iCal from the Plugins menu on the left side of the the SyncMate window. Similar to how the contacts sync works, select how you want your Synchronization direction to work (two-way, update from Mac only or update from mobile device only). Again decide how you want to resolve conflicts (Ask me is probably ideal).

    If you have more than one calendar, click the … button.


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  19. Select the calendar you want to sync with your mobile device, and click OK.

  20. If you’d like to sync your Google calendar, place a check in the box labeled Sync with Google calendar. Click the Google login info button. Enter your Google user name and password in the spaces provided, and place a check in the box labeled Save password (unless you want to enter your password each time you sync your Google calendar). Click OK.

  21. You’re finally ready to perform your first sync. Click the Sync now button in the upper-right corner of SyncMate.


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  22. The first sync can take a while, depending on how many contacts and calendar events you have on your mobile device and/or Mac. You’ll know it’s actually working by the “spinning circles” next to Contacts and iCal.


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  23. If more than 5% of the info on your computer or mobile device is changing, SyncMate will “warn” you. If you’d like to see the details of the changes, click the Show Details button. Otherwise, just click Sync.


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  24. Your contacts and calendars on your Mac and mobile device will now be in sync. One other feature of SyncMate is Mount disk. This allows you to browse, upload and download files on your mobile device from your Mac. To do so, click the Mount disk button.


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  25. You’ll get a warning message saying that this feature is in beta and may have glitches/bugs. Place a check in the Don’t show me this warning again box and then click OK.


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  26. You can now view and transfer files on your mobile device, from Finder.


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  27. Once you’re done, click the Unmount button and the Disconnect button before you unplug your mobile device.


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]]> http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/08/29/how-to-sync-your-windows-mobile-device-with-your-mac/feed/ 17 How to SSH from your Windows Mobile Smartphone http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/07/12/how-to-ssh-from-your-windows-mobile-smartphone/ http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/07/12/how-to-ssh-from-your-windows-mobile-smartphone/#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:24:12 +0000 Ross McKillop http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=641

This tutorial will guide you through setting up and using MidpSSH, an open source (free) SSH and telnet client for Java-capable cellphones and other mobile devices.

ssh session in windows mobile

  1. First up – head over to the MidpSSH download page and downloading the latest stable version. You can also visit http://xk72.com/wap in your mobile browser and install it that way.
  2. During the installation if you get a “This MIDlet is not trusted” message, click Yes to install anyway.

  3. Once the installation has completed, MidpSSH will be listed in your Java Apps panel. Select it, then click it to launch. And by “click it” I mean use whatever button on your phone it is that opens files etc.

  4. You’ll be presented with the MidpSSH menu. Highlight Sessions and then click it.

  5. Click the Menu button, then select and click New

  6. Enter the appropriate information in each field. When you’re done, click Create.

  7. Back at the Sessions window, select and click your newly created connection.

  8. If you’re prompted with a ‘warning’ screen about network usage, click Yes.

  9. MidpSSH will now attempt to connect to your host.

  10. Assuming you provided the correct credentials etc, you’ll find yourself connected to your server and at a command prompt. You’ll also notice that the font is so small it’s almost unreadable. We’ll fix this later (unless you like squinting).

  11. To enter a command, click Input. Type in your command (in the example below, I’m using a simple ls to list the files in my home folder).

  12. Now click Menu then select and click Type.

  13. This will paste the ls command at the command prompt, but not actually execute it. Click Menu, scroll down to ENTER and click it.

  14. Now the ls command will be executed.

    For those paying close attention, yes, you could have skipped step #13 by selecting Enter instead of Type back in step #12.

  15. Another much faster way to enter commands is to setup Macros. To do so, click Menu then select and click Macros from the menu.

  16. Highlight the default macro set, click Menu and select Edit. Give it a new name (for example, I named my first set of macros common commands.

  17. Now “enter” your first group of macros by selecting its name and clicking. You’ll notice a rather empty screen. To create your first macro, click Menu and then New.

  18. Give your macro/command a name (optional but helpful). In the Value: field enter the command you want to execute. In my example I used the ps command with the aux options.

    In the Mode section you’ll need to decide if you want the command to execute as soon as you select it (Enter) or just be pasted at the command prompt (Type). When you’re done, click Create.

  19. Now select your new macro and click it.

  20. And it will be executed (again, the command will be run if you selected Enter or just pasted to the prompt if you selected Type).

  21. To disconnect, click Menu then Disconnect.

  22. Back at the main menu, scroll down to Settings and click it.

  23. Scroll down to Fonts and click it.

  24. From here you can increase the size of the font used….

  25. and alter the font colour and background colour.

  26. Below you’ll find a screenshot of an SSH session with the font slightly increased.

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]]> http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/07/12/how-to-ssh-from-your-windows-mobile-smartphone/feed/ 0 How to play NES (Nintendo) Games on your Windows Mobile Smartphone http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/07/02/how-to-play-nes-nintendo-games-on-your-windows-mobile-smartphone/ http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/07/02/how-to-play-nes-nintendo-games-on-your-windows-mobile-smartphone/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:30:01 +0000 Ross McKillop http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=626

This tutorial will show you how to install and setup Pocket Nester Plus, a NES emulator for your Windows Mobile Smartphone.

super mario brothers on a windows mobile smartphone

  1. Yes you’ll want some ROM files (games) to actually play. Download a slew of them as a 40MB .cab file here, or the “50 Classics” as a 10MB .cab file here, or as individual games here.
  2. Now you’ll need to download Pocket Nester Plus. Transfer the file to your phone and select it. Click Install to begin the installation.

    3. installing pocket nester plus
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  3. Once completed, click Done. Don’t worry too much if you get an error about the software being developed for a previous version of Windows Mobile. It should work anyway (it did for me, using WM 6.0).

    4. pocket nester plus installed
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  4. Now launch Pocket Nester Plus from your Applications list. You’ll probably find it in the Games section.

    5. pocket nester plus
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  5. Click File and then Open ROM…

    6. the pocket nester plus file menu
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  6. Navigate to a ROM (.nes) file, select it and click Done.

    7. selecting a rom in pocket nester plus
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  7. Before you start playing, there are a few things you might want to change/customize. Open the Options menu (which I was able to do by hitting the Z key on my phones QWERTY keyboard, but it may vary based on phone). Select Preferences from the Options menu.

    8. the options menu in pocket nester plus
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  8. Place a check in the box labeled Associated .NES files. This will allow you to just click on a .nes (ROM) file and Pocket Nester Pro will launch and load that game.

    9. pocket nester plus preferences
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  9. Again select the Options menu, this time select Controllers… Highlight and then click the … button next to A:. Now select the key on your phones keyboard that you want to use as the Nintendo controllers “A” button. Repeat this process to customize each button.

    10. setting the controller options in pocket nester plus
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  10. And let the games begin!

    11. playing super mario brothers on a smartphone
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]]> http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/07/02/how-to-play-nes-nintendo-games-on-your-windows-mobile-smartphone/feed/ 47 How to use Microsoft Live Search Mobile http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/06/23/how-to-use-microsoft-live-search-mobile/ http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/06/23/how-to-use-microsoft-live-search-mobile/#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:30:57 +0000 Ross McKillop http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=608

This tutorial will guide you in using the voice-recognition enabled version of Live Search Mobile by Microsoft. Though the screenshots are specific to Windows Mobile, the steps are fairly similar for Blackberry and other mobile devices.

  1. Download Windows Live Search by visiting http://wls.live.com in your mobile browser. It installs the same as pretty much every other other Windows Mobile software (install it to your devices main memory, not a memory card).

    Once installed, select Live Search from the list of installed programs.


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  2. From the main window, select your location. You can do this by highlighting the location section and clicking Speak, then speaking your city and state. Or, you can click the Choose a new location… link and manually find your city/state.

    To find a local business, highlight that section and click the Speak button.


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  3. Say the name of the business/ or location you’re trying to find, or a general phrase like “Mexican Restaurant”.


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  4. If the Live Search application thinks it knows what you said, it will offer possible options. If Live Search got it right, select the correct entry and click it.


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  5. In my example (Mexican Restaurants) it found several nearby. Highlight the one you want to find out more info on, and click it.


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  6. From here you can highlight the phone number, click it, and your phone will dial that number. To get directions to the location, click the Directions To Here link.


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  7. Again, try speaking your current location/address (or the address of your starting point). And again, if Live Search thinks it understood you, and got it right, select that entry and click it.


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  8. Click Done.


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  9. Assuming everything is correct, click Route.


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  10. And Live Search will display the driving directions for your trip.


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  11. Click the Map button to see the route on a map.


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  12. You can check out the other options of Live Search (Gas Prices, Collections, Web, Weather etc) by selecting the appropriate icon from the lower navigation menu.


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  13. For example, weather displays your current locations weather and upcoming forecast.


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]]> http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/06/23/how-to-use-microsoft-live-search-mobile/feed/ 0 How to setup and use Yahoo! Go 3.0 for Windows Mobile http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/06/23/how-to-setup-and-use-yahoo-go-30-for-windows-mobile/ http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/06/23/how-to-setup-and-use-yahoo-go-30-for-windows-mobile/#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:00:04 +0000 Ross McKillop http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=607

Yahoo! Go 3.0 Beta is now available for Windows Mobile devices. I thought I’d give it a spin, particularly because the upload to Flickr option seemed like it might be handy. This tutorial/review will walk you through installing, setting up and using Yahoo! Go 3.0 Beta. It will show you how to add additional widgets, perform searches, and use the Upload To Flickr widget.

main yahoo go interface

  1. Using your Windows Mobile browser, navigate to http://go.yahoo.com. It should auto-detect your Windows Mobile phone, and prompt you to download the correct version. Click the Download link.

    2. yahoo go home page
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  2. And download the software. Once the download has completed, install it as you would any other Windows Mobile software. Make sure to install it to your device (not a storage card).

    3. downloading yahoo go
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  3. Launch Yahoo! Go from your programs list. The first thing you’ll need to do is select your Country. Once you do, select Done and click it.

    4. setup yahoo go
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  4. Review the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, then Accept it.

    5. yahoo go terms of service
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  5. Assuming you have a Yahoo ID already, click Yes, I do. If you don’t, select No, I don’t and create one now.

    6. yes i have a yahoo account
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  6. Then sign in with your Yahoo user name and password.

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  7. After you’ve signed in, you’ll be presented with the main Yahoo! Go interface. Use the left/right buttons on your phone to navigate through the options, widgets etc.

    8. main yahoo go interface
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  8. One of the things I found most promising about Yahoo! Go was its ability to upload to Flickr. Select Flickr from the list of widgets, and open it.

    9. upload to flickr widget of yahoo go
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  9. The photos stored on your phone will be displayed in a horizontal row. Navigate to a photo you want to upload to Flickr.

    10. uploading to flickr widget in action
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  10. Once it’s highlighted, select it by clicking Mark. You’ll notice a small check mark in the upper left corner of the images thumbnail.

    11. selected image in yahoo go upload to flickr widget
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  11. Scroll down to Upload now and select it.

    12. click upload now in yahoo go flickr widget
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  12. Here’s where things get slightly confusion. Remember – this is beta software. Though the top status bar will say Uploading…, your photo isn’t actually uploading, yet. Highlight it, and click Select.

    13. selecting a photo to tag in yahoo go flick widget
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  13. Now you can add a title, description, tags and set the privacy level.

    14. yahoo go flickr widget options
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  14. I gave my picture a title.

    15. giving a picture a title in yahoo go flickr widget
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  15. Then went back and selected Add description.

    16. yahoo go flickr widget photo options
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  16. Gave it one..

    17. giving a picture a description
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  17. and back at the main photo window, select Options. From that menu, select Done.

    18. selection options in yahoo go flickr widget
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  18. Now your photo will upload.

    19. uploading a photo to flickr from yahoo go
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  19. Go check your Flickr page, and sure enough the picture is there.

    20. a picture on flickr that has been uploading from yahoo go

  20. Return to the main Yahoo! Go interface. Navigate to the Add widgets widget, and select it.

    21. main yahoo go interface with add widgets widget selected
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  21. Highlight Most Downloads and select it.

    22. most downloaded yahoo go widgets
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  22. I decided to add the FriendFeed widget, so I highlighted it and clicked Select.

    23. yahoo go friendfeed widget
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  23. Then click Add it!.

    24. friendfeed yahoo go widget being added
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  24. It will be added to the Yahoo! Go list of widgets.

    25. friendfeed widget added to the yahoo go widgets list
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  25. Now I can view my FriendFeed stream though Yahoo! Go.

    26. viewing friendfeed via yahoo go
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  26. To use Yahoo! Go to perform searches, navigate to the main “essential starting point” widget and open it.

    27. main yahoo go widget in yahoo go
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  27. The top bar is for search, so enter a phrase, keyword etc and click oneSearch.

    28. performing a search via yahoo go
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  28. You’ll get a list of search results. Select the one you want to view..

    29. search results from yahoo go
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  29. and Yahoo! Go will load the “Mobile adapted” version of that page.

    30. loading the mobile adapted version of simple help
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  30. Ta-da! Fortunately, Simple Help looks decent’ish in Yahoo’s mobile’ized version.

    31. simple help, yahoo go mobilized version
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  31. Explore the other options of Yahoo! Go at your leisure. All in all, it’s a neat product, and I’ll probably keep it installed on my Windows Mobile device (which is my way of saying it’s worth keeping around).

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This tutorial will guide you through setting up and using WWWinamp, a Windows web server-like application that allows remote control of Winamp via any web browser. If you run a media server in your house and want to be able to control what’s playing in Winamp without having to go to that server, this is the program for you.

  1. To get started, download and install WWWinamp. It might go without saying, but I’ll do it anyway, you will of course need to have Winamp installed as well. The installation of WWWinamp is very straight forward – you’ll mostly click “next” a bunch of times.
  2. Once the install has finished, you’ll need to edit the config file. To do so, click Start -> All Programs -> WWWinamp -> WWWinamp Configuration.

    3. windows start menu
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  3. Scroll down to the port: section of the file. Select a port to use to run WWWinamp on. The default is 80, but I prefer to use 8090. Whatever you choose, make sure it isn’t one that conflicts with another program running on your PC.

    4. wwwinamp config file
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  4. In the AccessLoginPassword: section you can specify a user name and password so that only you can access WWWinamp. If you’re only going to control Winamp from a device in your house (and your PC is connected to a router), you can skip using a user/pass entirely. This tutorial assumes that your PC is behind a router. If you do want to password protect access to WWWinamp, use the format:

    AccessLoginPassword:username:password

    5. wwwinamp config file
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  5. Similar to the previous step, you can set a user name and password to the admin section of WWWinamp. And again, if you’re behind a router and don’t plan on accessing Winamp from outside of your own network, you can skip adding a user/pass. If you do want to password protect the admin section, use the format:

    AdminLoginPassword:username:password

    6. wwwinamp config file
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  6. Now scroll down to the DBPath section. It’s here that you’ll tell WWWinamp where your audio files are stored. Use a semicolon to separate different folders. For example, I keep my music two folders – C:\mp3 and the “My Music” folder, which is C:\Documents and Settings\my-user-name-\My Documents\My Music\. So my DPPath looks like this:

    DBPath:C:\mp3;C:\Documents and Settings\my-user-name-\My Documents\My Music\

    7. wwwinamp config file
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  7. Now save the config file by selecting File -> Save.

    8. save as in notepad

  8. Launch WWWinamp by clicking Start -> All Programs -> WWWinamp -> WWWinamp Server Start.

    9. wwwinamp start menu entry
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  9. If a firewall window pops up, make sure to click Unblock.

    10. windows firewall window

  10. The WWWinamp server window will appear. Assuming all went well, it will end with “entering server loop”. If there’s an error, read it carefully and go back to the config file to correct any mistakes.

    11. wwwinamp running
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  11. Test out WWWinamp by entering http://localhost:port in a web browser on the same PC that WWWinamp is running on. Remember, the port you’ll enter is the one you specified back in step 3. If you opted to specify a user name and password, you’ll need to enter them here.

    12. browser address bar

  12. You should be presented with a window similar to the one below. Click on Show all to display your MP3s.

    13. wwwinamp running in a browser
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  13. Click on a song to have it start playing in Winamp.

    14. wwwinamp running in a browser
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  14. If Winamp isn’t running, WWWinamp will tell you.

    15. wwwinamp running in a browser
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  15. To start Winamp, add /admin to the end of the URL to enter the admin section of WWWinamp. So your URL will look something like: http://localhost:port/admin. Now click the Try starting Winamp link.

    16. wwwinamp running in a browser
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  16. That should launch Winamp and the song you previously selected will start playing.

    17. wwwinamp running in a browser
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  17. From the /admin section you can also jump to songs in the queue, remove songs from the queue, etc.

    18. wwwinamp running in a browser
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  18. To access WWWinamp from your iPhone, iPod Touch or other Internet connected device, enter the IP address of the PC running WWWinamp (don’t forget :port) in its web browser. Now you can control Winamp remotely.

    19. Accessing WWWinamp thorough an iPod Touch.

    wwwinamp running in the ipod touch iphone browser
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    wwwinamp running in the ipod touch iphone browser
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    Accessing WWWinamp through Opera mobile.

    wwwinamp in opera mobile

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]]> http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/05/05/how-to-control-winamp-from-your-iphone-ipod-touch-or-web-browser/feed/ 0 How to install the OS X Leopard skin on your Windows Mobile Smartphones http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/04/28/how-to-install-the-os-x-leopard-skin-on-your-windows-mobile-smartphones/ http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/04/28/how-to-install-the-os-x-leopard-skin-on-your-windows-mobile-smartphones/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:00:47 +0000 Ross McKillop http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/04/28/how-to-install-the-os-x-leopard-skin-on-your-windows-mobile-smartphones/

As long as there has been a Windows and a Mac OS, people have come up with themes to make one look like the other. This brief guide will show you how to install and set up the OS X Leopard skin for Windows Mobile Smartphones.

OS X Leopard skin for Windows Mobile Smartphones

  1. First you’ll need to download the OS X Leopard skin for Windows Mobile Smarthpones. Extract the two files, OS X Leopard.home.xml and OS X Leopard.jpg, to a folder somewhere on your hard drive.
  2. Connect your Smartphone via ActiveSync, Windows Mobile Device Center or by whatever method you use to transfer files to your Smartphone. Upload the two files to the \Application Data\Home folder on your Smartphone.

    application data slash home folder on a windows mobile smartphone
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  3. In your Smartphone settings, change the Home screen layout: to OS X Leopard, the Color scheme: to Default and the Background image: to
    OS X Leopard. Click Done and return to your Home screen.

    4. home screen setup in windows mobile

  4. And now your Windows Mobile Smartphone will look very Leopard’ish.

    5. OS X Leopard skin for Windows Mobile Smartphones

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Alright I admit it, I’ve drank the Twitter kool-aid. For a while I was in the “I don’t care what you’re doing right now” camp, but have since discovered that it really is a great way to keep up on current events, find interesting people and keep in touch. And like a number of geeks, I carry several mobile Internet devices at all times. So I gave as many mobile Twitter clients/services a try, and here’s what I’ve found.
 

Name Platform
ceTwit Windows Mobile 6, Windows Mobile Smartphones
Hahlo designed for iPhone/iPod Touch, probably works in any browser, web based
Jargong see this page for supported phones
Jitter Java. Any mobile phone with CLDC 1.0 / MIDP 1.0, which should be pretty much any phone supporting MIDlets. In other words, if you can run downloaded games on your phone, you can also run Jitter.
MobileTwitter jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch
PocketTweets web based for the iPhone or iPod Touch
psychzzz web based, should work on pretty much any browser
SQIJ Windows Smartphone 2003SE, Windows PocketPC 2003SE, Windows Mobile 5/6 Smartphone, Windows Mobile 5/6 PocketPC
ThinCloud designed for iPhone/iPod Touch, probably works in any browser, web based
Twitter2Go web based, WAP or xHTML-MP interface
Twitter Email any mobile phone that can send email
Twitteresce Java J2ME enabled phone
Twitter Flashlite FlashLite 2.x enabled device
Twitter IM any mobile phone that supports Jabber, Gtalk and LiveJournal chat
Twitter Mobile Home web
Twitter SMS Any phone that supports sending SMS text messages
Twitter Webdebolsillo web
TwitToday Windows Mobile 5/6 touchscreen PDAs
Twapper web
Twobile Windows Mobile 5 or above Touch-screen device (no touch-screen=no work)

ceTwit

Works as advertised. The author tests on an HTC TyTN II (AT&T 8525) and a Samsung Blackjack, but he has tried to make it Smartphone friendly. For what it’s worth, it worked like a charm on my HTC S621. Well, user icons weren’t displayed, but I would consider that a feature not a bug, as it uses less bandwidth (Canadians will appreciate that). Update: I got in touch w/ the author, and he confirmed that the Smartphone version doesn’t support avatars, intentionally. Of all the Windows Mobile Twitter clients I tried, this is the one that remains on my Smartphone. Download here.

Screenshots:


Timeline
Action menu
   

Timeline options
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Hahlo

Another web based Twitter client designed specifically for iPhones and/or iPod Touches. So no jailbreaking or software installations required – just point Safari to http://hahlo.com. Of the web based clients, this one was the most “buggy” for me. A direct message sent to a friend apparently just disappeared into the ether. With that said, it does have a lot of features and the UI is decent.

Screenshots:


hahlo home
Timeline
   

Update
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Jargong

I’m actually glad I don’t have a supported phone. This is another one of those “the entire world in one” applications. Here’s their schtick – “Jargong is Social Networking (Flickr and Twitter), Instant Messaging (MSN, ICQ, AIM, Yahoo, Google Talk and Jabber) and Feeds (Google Reader) in a single client application”. Phew. If you’ve used this app and have some thoughts to share, by all means do so in the comments and I’ll update this paragraph accordingly.

Screenshots:


Twitter part of Jargong
Personal timeline

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Jitter

Jitter is Java based, so it’s almost guaranteed this one will work on your phone. Very minimal, low bandwidth, text only. A tiny bit ugly, but certainly functional. I’m a little confused why it had people in the “send a direct message to” list that I’ve never added to Twitter, but eh, no big deal. Perhaps the coder assumed everyone adds Scoble to Twitter.

Screenshots:


Java apps list
Update
   

Jitter Options
Timeline

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MobileTwitter

I think this was the first actual Twitter app for jailbroken iPhones and iPod Touches. I could be totally wrong. It’s functional, not ugly, what more can I say. It looks a lot like the web interfaces (PocketTweets etc). But it has a cool icon for your Dashboard. Install it via Installer.app.

Screenshots:


Public Timeline
Update
   

Light on the Prefs		  

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PocketTweets

Another web based interface to Twitter, but very specifically created for the iPhone and/or iPod Touch. Just visit http://www.pockettweets.com from your iPhone/iPod Touch. It is very slick, loads quickly and it’s pretty feature rich. Of the web based Twitter interfaces for the iPhone, this one is my favorite.

Screenshots:


Timeline
Toolbar
   

Update		  

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psychzzz

Very plain. Kinda blah. Only allows you to update Twitter, not read friends updates etc. But it gets the job done, and it’s certainly low bandwidth. Just point your mobile browser to http://mobi.psychzzz.com. You an also run a few other tools from the page, like “Domain Checker” and “Site Ping”.

Screenshots:


Home page
Sign in and update

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SQIJ

I try to stick to the saying “if you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything”. I’m making an exception here. Seriously, don’t download this software if all you’re looking for is a Twitter client. SQIJ is actually a collection of “Applets”, and Twitter happens to be one of them. If the other Applets appeal to you, and you want a Twitter client, maybe this software is for you. Things that annoyed me: you have to run a setup.exe w/ your phone docked (just give me the .cab please), you have to create a SQIJ account in order to add the Twitter applet and it was slow as death. With all of that said, the actual UI wasn’t totally ugly or hard to use.

Screenshots:


Your “SQIJ’s”
Following list
   

Timeline
Update

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ThinCloud Twitter

This is a web-based Twitter client designed specifically for iPhones and/or iPod Touches. That means you don’t need to have a jail-broken device, just load https://twitter.thincloud.com/login in Safari. I preferred PocketTweets, but you may not.

Screenshots:


ThinCloud home
Friends list
   

Timeline
Update

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twitter2go

Uhhh something’s awry at twitter2go.com. Or at least in Internet Explorer Mobile. The “bookmark” function (which is a bit of a security risk as it saves your username and password in plain text) doesn’t work, trying to view someones status will only display one specific user (no matter what name you enter). The update feature, however, works perfectly fine. Even if you’re determined to find a simple web based Twitter client, I’d skip this one.

Screenshots:


At least Update works		  

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Twitter Email

There are a few 3rd party services such as http://emailtwitter.com, but I’m not sure I’d recommend them. Though you can set up an account with them so you don’t have to email your password each time you want to update, it’s still not ideal. A better solution might be to sign up for tumblr, find the private email address used to update your tumbl blog (it’s in the “goodies” section”) and then use http://twitterfeed.com to import your tumble blog RSS feed.

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Twitteresce

For some reason, Twitteresce fails to install (on my Java J2ME enabled phone). I transferred the .jad file to my phone several different ways, and I get a default “this Midlet failed to install” error. Such is life. If you have an experience using this client, please feel free to leave a comment below and I’ll update accordingly.

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Twitter Flashlite

I don’t have a Flashlite enabled phone, so I couldn’t give this one a try. From the dev: “The application just updates the status message but I am thinking to add support for other Twitter APIs. There are bugs in application (not saving credentials in SharedObject, bad graphics, bad user-interaction (UI, soft-key-mapping). I would post the code later after fixing/cleaning.” I’ve tried leaving a comment on the devs site asking for some screenshots, but I’m not sure it went through. Ah well.

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Twitter IM

From: http://help.twitter.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=28

Twitter asks that you verify your Jabber, Gtalk and Live Journal chat addresses, just to make sure that you’re you. If you haven’t added your IM address to Twitter, follow the first set of instructions. If you’ve added your IM address but your updates aren’t posting, skip down to the second set of instructions.

  1. Log in to Twitter.
  2. Click on the Settings link in the top navigation bar.
  3. Click on the Phone & IM link.
  4. Click to verify your IM account. That should do it!

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Twitter Mobile Home

Point your mobile browser to http://m.twitter.com/login. Login. Done.

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Twitter SMS

First see: How to activate your phone for Twitter

Then text your update to:

  • In the US, use 40404.
  • In Canada, use 21212.
  • In India, use 5566511.
  • Anywhere else, use +44 7624 801423

    • Note that Twitter won’t charge you anything for sending the SMS messages, but your cellular provider might.

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    Twitter Webdebolsillo

    It works, it seems to have all the features you’d want, and it’s entirely in Spanish. If I could read Spanish, I’d have more to comment on, but even from just clicking around I was able to find most of the features you’d expect (friends timeline, public timeline, direct messages, etc).

    Screenshots:


    Timeline
    Profile
       

    Timeline clickable links    		  

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    TwitToday

    Looks brilliant. Couldn’t get it to show up on a Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone today screen (non-touchscreen device). As the author states “When posting a tweet, the key is speed. I don’t want to wait to launch an app, I don’t want lots of features. I just want something to take my message and post it.” Which is exactly my view. I’m bummed I can’t give this one a shot. Or I should say, I’m bummed I’m not smart enough to figure out a way to get this on my today screen.

    Screenshots:


    TwitToday

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    Twapper

    Here goes. Twapper is a 30 Boxes and Twitter mashup. Kind of. Visit http://m.30boxes.com/twapper in any mobile web browser (or regular browser) and enter a username. You’ll see their updates and friends updates. Or, go directly to their username by using the URL http://m.30boxes.com/twapper/rossm, where rossm is the user you want to view. If you want to update your Twitter status, send direct messages etc – join 30 Boxes, add twitter to your Web Stuff, and post an update to twitter from their Status line. Then login on your mobile and you are good to go. Too much of a hassle for me, so no screenshots for you!

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    Twobile

    Since I don’t have a touch-screen Windows Mobile device, I couldn’t actually test this one. Anyone who uses it regularly and has an opinion, please feel free to share it in the comments and I’ll update this paragraph. Twobile can be downloaded here.

    Screenshots:


    Update
    Featured
       

    User status
    Twobile settings

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    By installing Post to del.icio.us, a free addon for Internet Explorer Mobile, you can quickly add any site to your del.icio.us account. For full setup and usage instructions, keep reading..

    1. First things first – Post to del.icio.us requires that the .NET Compact Framework 2 is installed on your Windows Mobile device.
    2. Next up, download and install Post to del.icio.us from the authors home page. Do not be deterred if you read Windows Mobile 5/6 Pocket PC devices (with a touchscreen) as a requirement – Post to del.icio.us worked exactly as it should have on my non-touchscreen Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone. The installation is as straight forward as you’d expect – just upload the .cab file to your device and click it.
    3. Now launch IE Mobile, and visit a site you want to add to your del.icio.us account
    4. Select Menu, navigate to Tools and click Post to del.icio.us…

      5. adding sites to del.icio.us in internet explorer mobile

    5. The url and description will be auto-populated (though both are still editable) – add any tags you feel are appropriate, and even notes if you wish. When you’re done click Save

      adding sites to del.icio.us in internet explorer mobile

    6. The first time you add a site using Post to del.icio.us you’ll be prompted to enter your del.icio.us user name and password. Going forward, it will be remembered.
    7. Now visit your del.icio.us account and your recently added site will be there!

      8. site added to del.icio.us via internet explorer mobile

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    ]]>     http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/04/10/how-to-quickly-add-sites-to-delicious-from-internet-explorer-mobile/feed/ 1     How to install the Windows Mobile 7 skin on your Smartphone http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/04/04/how-to-install-the-windows-mobile-7-skin-on-your-smartphone/ http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/04/04/how-to-install-the-windows-mobile-7-skin-on-your-smartphone/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:00:37 +0000 Ross McKillop http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/04/04/how-to-install-the-windows-mobile-7-skin-on-your-smartphone/

    After a lot of messing around, I’ve finally figured it out. I hope this saves you some time.

    Windows Mobile Smartphone with Windows Mobile 7 skin

    NOTE: I can only confirm for sure that this will work on the HTC S621. I’m confident that it would work on the S620 (Dash) as well. As for other Smartphones – check to make sure your phone is supported before installing any of the software mentioned below. It should work. I have read that the MotoQ will lock up and requires a hard reset to be fixed, unless you use the exact version of SmartMonitor that I link to in this tutorial.

    1. Though you have to install several pieces of software, all of them are free. Just thought I should mention that up front.
    2. Download and install SmartToolKit – which by itself is still my absolute favorite software for Windows Mobile.
    3. Download and install SmartMonitor.
    4. Download the WM7 Theme. Upload it to your device and install it.
    5. Launch SmartToolKit on your Smartphone, if it isn’t running already.
    6. Launch SmartMonitor on your Smartphone, if it isn’t running already.
    7. Click Start and arrow over to the Control Panel

      8. SmartToolKit start panel

    8. Select Appearance

      9. SmartToolKit start panel

    9. Select WM7 from the Skin menu. Click OK

      SmartToolKit start panel

    10. Go to Settings -> Home Screen -> and select Windows Mobile 7 as the Home screen layout.
    11. Yes you’ll have a weird “black circle” – that’s supposed to be a clock but the clock is a bit redundant (imo), and not free. If you really want the analogue clock, install the Clock Plugin, which costs $4.95. If you’d like, continue with step 12 to remove the (non-functional) black circle/clock entirely. If you don’t care about a black circle on your home screen, you’re done!
    12. Dock your Smartphone and copy the file windows mobile 7.home.xml from the \Application Data\Home\ folder to somewhere on your PC.
    13. Open the .xml file in Notepad and scroll down to the —Madbeetle Plugin— section. Delete it, and save the file.

      14. windows notepad editing an xml file
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    14. Now copy that file back to the \Application Data\Home\ folder. When asked if you want to over-write the existing file, choose Yes.
    15. On your Smartphone go to the folder \Application Data\Home\NRGWM7\ and rename the file titled wm7_clean.png to something like wm7_clean-old.png (so you’ll always have a backup copy of it). Now download this updated PNG (also seen below), and place it in the \Application Data\Home\NRGWM7\ folder.

      16. windows mobile 7 skin without the analogue clock

    16. Change your Home screen to something else, and then change it back to Windows Mobile 7. That will refresh the background picture used by the WM7 theme, and the “clock” will be gone. Your smartphone should look something like the screenshot below.

      17. Windows Mobile Smartphone with Windows Mobile 7 skin

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    This brief tutorial will walk you through the steps required to access (and control) uTorrent from your mobile device (phone, PDA, wi-fi mp3 player etc).

    1. Make sure that you’ve installed and set up uTorrent Web UI. Once it’s up and running, visit http://m.utorrentmui.com in your mobile browser. Opera Mini works great, Internet Explorer Mobile, not as well. Enter all of your uTorrent Web UI info and select Login.

      2. utorrent mobile

    2. And you’ll be presented with a list of your current uTorrent torrents.

      3. utorrent mobile

    3. Selecting (clicking) one of the links to a torrent will display all the info (current download speed, upload speed, ETA etc).

      4. utorrent mobile

    4. If you select Settings from the main uTorrent mUI screen, you’ll be able to change some of the settings for each of your bittorrent files.

      5. utorrent mobile

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    ]]>     http://www.simplehelp.net/2007/12/04/how-to-access-utorrent-from-your-mobile-device/feed/ 0     How to convert files to Windows Media Video (.wmv) to play on your Windows Mobile device http://www.simplehelp.net/2007/12/01/how-to-convert-files-to-windows-media-video-wmv-to-play-on-your-windows-mobile-device/ http://www.simplehelp.net/2007/12/01/how-to-convert-files-to-windows-media-video-wmv-to-play-on-your-windows-mobile-device/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2007 05:46:59 +0000 Ross McKillop http://www.simplehelp.net/2007/12/01/how-to-convert-files-to-windows-media-video-wmv-to-play-on-your-windows-mobile-device/ Windows Mobile

    This tutorial will guide you through the steps to converting an existing video file to a .wmv (Windows Media Video) to play on your Windows Mobile device.

    1. First things first – download Windows Media Encoder from Microsoft. It’s free. It works in 2k/XP and though not ‘officially’, it seems to work fine in Vista. The installation is painfully straight forward – you’ll just click ‘Next’ a bunch of times.
    2. Once the installation has completed, launch Windows Media Encoder. Select Convert a file and then click OK.

      encoding windows media video for pocket pcs and windows mobile
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    3. From the Source file: section, click the Browse button. Navigate to the file you want to convert into a wmv, select it, and click OK. The first time you convert a file you may want to go with a smaller one. It will take less time to encode, and if the resulting quality isn’t good enough, you won’t have ‘wasted’ a lot of time. Once you find the settings that work best for playback on your device, you can convert larger/longer videos with confidence.

      The default Output file: name and location will be identical to the input file, but with .wmv as the extension. You can change the name and save location of the output file if you wish, by clicking Browse. Once you’re happy with the input and output files, click Next.

      4. encoding windows media video for pocket pcs and windows mobile
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    4. You’ll be prompted to select a Content Distribution method. For the sake of converting your first video file, select Pocket PC as the method. Further down in this tutorial (step 12) I’ll go into more detail on customizing the quality of .wmv. Click Next.

      5. encoding windows media video for pocket pcs and windows mobile
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    5. Review the info on the Encoding Options. You may even want to write it down, so you can compare it to customized video files that you’ll be trying out later. Click Next (not Finish).

      6. encoding windows media video for pocket pcs and windows mobile
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    6. Enter the meta data for your video. This isn’t mandatory, but it does help when you’re searching for files, how they’re displayed in Windows Media Player etc. When you’re done, click Next.

      7. encoding windows media video for pocket pcs and windows mobile
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    7. And now review all of the info for your video conversion. Remove the check from the Begin converting when I click Finish (so that you can preview the encoder window before it’s actually encoding). Click Finish.

      8. encoding windows media video for pocket pcs and windows mobile
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    8. And here it is. The main encoding window. You can click around and explore the various options, but try not to change anything quite yet. You’ll want to create a default Pocket PC video, so that you can compare its quality to the custom videos you’ll create later. Click the Start Encoding button when you’re ready to convert the video.

      9. encoding windows media video for pocket pcs and windows mobile
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    9. Make yourself comfortable. Or, make yourself a cup of coffee. Watching videos encode is about as interesting as watching paint dry.

      10. encoding windows media video for pocket pcs and windows mobile
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    10. By default, the video will go through two ‘passes’.

      11. encoding windows media video for pocket pcs and windows mobile
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    11. Once the conversion has finished, you’ll be presented with a summary screen. Here you can find the resulting file size, bit rates etc. Click Close.

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    12. Navigate to the output file, and upload it to your Windows Mobile device (via ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center in Vista).

      13. encoding windows media video for pocket pcs and windows mobile
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    13. Give the video a play. Watch it in full-screen and try to determine if the audio and video quality are suitable for you.

      14. windows mobile media player

    14. At this point, if you’re happy with the resulting file – you’re done. If the quality is good enough for you, you can just repeat the above steps to convert more of your video files. Remember – the resulting file is never going to be better than the original file, but a lot of the time it will be smaller in size, and of decent enough quality to suit a small screen device (as most Windows Mobile products are). If you’d like to try customizing the videos to go for higher audio, video (or both) quality – keep reading.
    15. Using the same file that you converted in steps 1-14 (so you can compare the resulting quality), repeat the same steps (but choose a different name for the resulting file, otherwise you’ll over-write the first .wmv). This time when you get to step 7, again be sure to remove the check from the box labeled Begin converting when I click Finish. Click the Properties button and then select the Compression tab. From here, you can increase the quality of the video by selecting a higher bit rate. You can also increase (or decrease) the Audio bit rate.

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    16. Click the Start Encoding button when you’re ready to convert your video again.

      17. encoding windows media video for pocket pcs and windows mobile
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    17. And once again watch as it converts/encodes.

      18. encoding windows media video for pocket pcs and windows mobile
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    18. Click Close after reviewing the results.

      19. encoding windows media video for pocket pcs and windows mobile
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    19. Transfer the new video to your Windows Mobile device and compare the quality to the first video. Depending on what type of Windows Mobile device you have, the higher the quality, the harder it is for the device to play back the file. So files that are encoded at a very “high” quality, actually suffer by jittery playback on your Windows Mobile device. The trick is finding the right bit rate and quality settings that are best for your device.

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    ]]>     http://www.simplehelp.net/2007/12/01/how-to-convert-files-to-windows-media-video-wmv-to-play-on-your-windows-mobile-device/feed/ 19     Overview: Microsoft releases Office Mobile 6.1 http://www.simplehelp.net/2007/11/30/overview-microsoft-releases-office-mobile-61/ http://www.simplehelp.net/2007/11/30/overview-microsoft-releases-office-mobile-61/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:00:16 +0000 Ross McKillop http://www.simplehelp.net/2007/11/30/overview-microsoft-releases-office-mobile-61/ Windows Mobile

    Office Mobile 6.1 has been released for Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC and Windows Mobile 6 devices. The upgrade is a free download and will allow you to open and edit Office 2007 documents from Word (.docx), Excel (.xlsx) and Powerpoint 2007 (pptx).


      Other updates include:

    1. Enhanced viewing experience for charts in Excel Mobile.
    2. Ability to view SmartArt in PowerPoint Mobile.
    3. Ability to view and extract files from compressed (.zip) folders.

      4. Office Mobile 6.1 will install via ActiveSync or the Windows Mobile Device Center (Vista). Your device will have to be restarted for the installation to complete.

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    This article will take you through the steps to set up and sync your Windows Mobile device with a PC running Windows Vista.

    Before you get too far into it, make sure that you meet the following requirements:

    System Requirements

  • Windows Vista Ultimate
  • Windows Vista Enterprise
  • Windows Vista Business
  • Windows Vista Home Premium
  • Windows Vista Home Basic
  • Windows Vista Server “Longhorn”

    • Microsoft Outlook 2003 or Microsoft Outlook 2007 are required for synchronization of e-mail, contacts, tasks and notes to your PC.

    Supported Devices

  • Windows Mobile 2003
  • Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition
  • Windows Mobile 5.0
  • Windows Mobile 5.0 with Messaging and Security Feature Pack
  • Windows Mobile 6
  • Windows Embedded CE 6.0

    • As long as you have one of the above mentioned versions of Vista, and a mobile device/PDA running one of the above listed operating systems, you should have no problem setting everything up.

    Setting Up the Windows Mobile Device Center in Vista

    1. When you plug your Windows Mobile device into a PC running Vista for the first time, you should be notified the device drivers are being installed, and eventually a window similar to the screenshot below will pop up. Just close this window if it appears.

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    2. Navigate to your Control Panel and double-click the Windows Mobile Device Center icon. If it’s not there, don’t worry – just skip down to step 4.

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    3. When opened, you can set a couple (not many) of the Windows Mobile device connection settings. Make sure at least one of the connection methods is enabled.

      If you’re not presented with the window below (Connection Settings), scroll down and see if the window similar to the one in step 6 is displayed. If it is, that means you have the full Windows Mobile Device Center already installed, and can continue on at step 6.

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    4. In order to sync your email, notes and calendar from Outlook, you’ll want to download Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 for Windows Vista. Save the file to your desktop (or any folder) and once the download has completed, run it.
    5. Follow the few installation steps (which mostly consist of clicking ‘Next’ a few times).
    6. Now go back to the Control Panel and double-click on the Windows Mobile Device Center. Make sure your Windows Mobile device is plugged in and the status is set to Connected. Click the Set up your device button.

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    7. Select the elements you want to sync to your mobile device and then click Next.

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    8. Give your device a name, and if you want to quickly access the Windows Mobile Device Center from your desktop, leave the Create a shortcut option selected. Click Set Up to continue.

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    9. Your mobile device and PC will now start to synchronize.

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    10. And once completed, you’ll be presented with the Device Center ‘home’ screen.

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    11. You’ll know when your device is synchronizing by the small ‘green arrows’ system tray icon (very similar to the Active Sync icon you may have seen/used in previous versions of Windows).

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    12. From the Windows Mobile Device Center ‘home’ screen you can change your device settings, upload and download files to/from your device etc. Select the Change content sync settings in the Mobile Device Settings window.

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    13. Below you’ll see the options for changing the sync settings. Select the Sync Settings link in the E-mail section.

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    14. From here you can customize exactly how you want your email to be synchronized. Make any changes you wish, and then click the Save button.

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    15. Repeat step 13 but choose the Calendar settings. Again, make any changes you deem appropriate.

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    16. Clicking Save will make the changes immediately.

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