Mobiele vensters

Handango geeft kostenloos één (1) hoogstaande, volledig-functioneert mobiele softwaretoepassing op Vrijdagen weg. Vrije app is beschikbaar bij 12 a.m. aan 12 p.m. CST op slechts Vrijdag. Enkel bezoek www.handango.com/FreeAppFriday voor details. U moet een kort onderzoek voltooien, maar het is niet te pijnlijk. Handango zal u dan een e-mail met een verbinding verzenden zodat kunt u uw vrije app downloaden.

Eerste „vrije app“ is mundu IM voor Smartphone, die u MSN, Yahoo! laat gebruiken, ICQ, Bespreking AOL, Jabber, en Google allen in het zelfde venster (als Adium voor OS X of Trillian voor Vensters).

Hartelijk dank aan Simplehelp lezer Albert Karp voor het laten van me het weten die Rogers (vorige week?) onlangs heeft op voorwaarde dat een vrije verbetering van Vensters Mobiele 5 aan Vensters Mobiele 6 via www.rogers.com/s621upgrade. De verbetering is slechts voor HTC S621. Het zou aardig om over dit van Rogers geweest zijn te horen - er was zeker geen vermelding van het in mijn laatste miljard.

De instructies van de verbetering worden verstrekt samen met alle vereiste dossiers. Ik zal u laten weten hoe mijn update gaat nadat ik ladend de telefoon word gedaan.

Dit korte leerprogramma zal u door direct het toevoegen van uw info van het Alarm op het uw Mobiel het huisscherm van Vensters begeleiden.

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This tutorial will guide you in “app unlocking” your HTC S621. I was hoping to create something like ‘how to app unlock a windows mobile smartphone’, but after spending hours and hours trying to unlock my phone, I’ve discovered there are possibly hundreds of different ways - no two are the same, and not all will work for all phones. I can only confirm that the following method works for Rogers (a Canadian mobile provider) customers using the HTC S621. It may work for other Smartphones as well.

App unlocking will allow you to install “unsigned” 3rd party software. If you’ve ever received the error “Installation was unsuccessful. The program or setting cannot be installed because it is not digitally signed with a trusted certificate”, this tutorial is for you.

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If you live in Canada, you know how outrageous even the ‘lowest’ mobile monthly plans cost. One way to get around the price gouging is to get a Wi-Fi enabled Skype supported phone, and make calls with Skype. [click to continue...]

This tutorial will guide you through installing, setting up and using ShoZu, one of the Flickr recommended 3rd party mobile tools. The steps and screenshots are specific to Windows Mobile 5.x, but should be somewhat similar for other mobile phones. [click to continue...]

After being appalled at what I saw when I viewed Simple Help in my Smartphone, I decided it was time to figure out a way to make this site more appealing to folks using mobile browsers. It didn’t take long for me to find Alex King’s WordPress Mobile Edition plugin. If you follow the instructions outlined in the README (included with the download) it only takes about 30 seconds to convert your WordPress installation to a very usable site for mobile web browsers.

Simplehelp in a mobile browser

Simplehelp post in a mobile browser

This overview will explain your options when it comes to using Google services such as Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Reader, Google Search, Google Maps and even YouTube - with your Windows Mobile device. Though the screenshots are specific to Windows Mobile 5.0 on a Smartphone, they will be similar for Pocket PC and Windows Mobile 6.0 devices as well.

It’s also worth noting that all of the services were downloaded and/or accessed without using ActiveSync once - so Mac/Linux users who own Windows Mobile devices aren’t left out.

1. Google Calendar
1. Web based
2. GCalendarSync
3. Using SMS
2. Gmail
1. Web based
2. Google for Mobile
3. Built in POP client - “Messaging”
4. Other POP mail clients (Flexmail)
3. Google Reader
4. Google Search
1. Web based
2. Using SMS
5. Google Maps
1. Web based
2. Google Maps for Mobile application
6. Google SMS
7. YouTube
1. Web based
2. Using Avot mV

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If you find yourself unable to view a web page in Internet Explorer Mobile (aka IE Mobile, formerly Pocket Internet Explorer), and you’re confident it should display properly, try clearing the cache and cookies. To do so, follow the steps outlined below.

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This tutorial will guide you though installing and setting up GCalendarSync, which allows you to sync Google Calendar with your Windows Mobile 5 smartphone. GCalendarSync is free (it’s released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 License) and absolutely genius. GCalendarSync doesn’t require that you dock your smartphone or use Outlook in order to sync your Google Calendar with your smartphone. [click to continue...]

Living in Canada, I didn’t get into the iPhone hype as much as my US buddies (iPhones aren’t sold here, yet, and there’s no set-in-stone date as to when they will be). As an avid OS X/Apple (and Linux) user, I actually had to put quite a bit of thought into my latest purchase. It came down to two choices - a BlackBerry or the HTC S621 (”Excalibur”). Well, I’m not sure what BlackBerry plans are like in the US, but I would have ended out with a huge, huge monthly bill if I had gone the BB route. So, I’m now the proud(ish) new owner of the HTC S621.

Which runs Windows Mobile 5.0.

So now you’re wondering - why is an OS X/Linux person buying a Microsoft Windows phone? One simple answer: 802.11b/g. This is the only Wi-Fi phone sold by the two major west-coast wireless providers (though I guess technically there’s really only one - since Rogers bought Fido). So in the coming days and weeks you can expect a fairly large number of Windows Mobile related tutorials, downloads etc. Including “how to sync your Windows Mobile phone with OS X applications” and “a step by step guide on using Skype with your 802.11b/g enabled phone”. Since those are two of the first things I’ll be doing with this thing.

ps. even though I’ve read that a headset is required in order to use Skype (with this phone), you will never, ever, see me walking down the street with a bluetooth headset stuck in my ear. If you do, you have my permission to punch me right then and there.