Archive for the ‘Windows Mobile’ Category

How to control Winamp from your iPhone, iPod Touch or web browser

Monday, May 5th, 2008

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 ...

How to install the OS X Leopard skin on your Windows Mobile Smartphones

Monday, April 28th, 2008

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.

20 ways to use Twitter from your mobile phone

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

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 ...

How to quickly add sites to del.icio.us from Internet Explorer Mobile

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

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..

How to install the Windows Mobile 7 skin on your Smartphone

Friday, April 4th, 2008

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

How to access uTorrent from your mobile device

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

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).

How to convert files to Windows Media Video (.wmv) to play on your Windows Mobile device

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

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.

Overview: Microsoft releases Office Mobile 6.1

Friday, November 30th, 2007

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).

How to sync your Windows Mobile device to a Windows Vista PC

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

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

How to use your Windows Mobile device much more efficiently

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Another possible name for this post could be "SmartToolkit review with a tour of its features and lots of screenshots", because that's essentially what it is. Though I've only had a Smartphone for about a month and a half now, SmartToolkit is by far the best piece of (free) software ...

Handago Free App Friday

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Handango is giving away one (1) high quality, fully-functioning mobile software application for FREE on Fridays. The free app is available from 12 a.m. to 12 p.m. CST on Friday only. Just visit www.handango.com/FreeAppFriday for details. You do have to complete a short survey, but it's not too painful. Handango ...

Windows Mobile 6 upgrade available for Rogers HTC S621 owners

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

Thanks very much to Simplehelp reader Albert Karp for letting me know that Rogers has recently (last week?) provided a free upgrade from Windows Mobile 5 to Windows Mobile 6 via www.rogers.com/s621upgrade. The upgrade is only for the HTC S621. It would have been nice to hear about this from ...

How to add your Alarm information to your Windows Mobile home screen

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007

This brief tutorial will guide you through adding your Alarm info directly on to your Windows Mobile home screen.

How to app unlock your HTC S621 Windows Mobile Smartphone

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

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 ...

How to setup and use Skype on your Windows Mobile Smartphone

Monday, October 1st, 2007

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.