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MyMobiler 1.25 Beta is available

by Chris on January 27, 2010 · 2 comments

by Chris on January 27, 2010 · 2 comments

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One of my favorite apps for my Tilt 2 is MyMobiler which allows you to connect your phone to your pc. Once connected you can actually use your mouse and keyboard for inputs on your phone. MyMobiler also supports Copy/Cut/Paste between your phone and your computer. The best feature of MyMobiler is that it can take screen shots and video recordings of your screen. MyMobiler is another free app created for Windows Phone.

 

You can download the current version of MyMobiler or the beta version MyMobiler Beta

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Windows Phone’s Functional Lock Screen

by Chris on January 22, 2010 · 1 comment

by Chris on January 22, 2010 · 1 comment

Windows Phone Functional Lock Screen

One of the downsides of having a touch screen phone is the inevitable accidental dialing of a contact. I sometimes wonder how many relationships have come to an end because of it. The other issue is when you put the phone up to your face. How many times have you accidently ended a call when your face hits the button? The HTC Tilt 2 addresses the latter problem by adding a proximity sensor to the phone. When the phone reaches your face, it automatically shuts off the screen. The former issue is solved by locking the Screen. But you know this already so what is the point? Well let me tell you.

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YomoMedia is a Good Podcasting APP for Windows Phone

by Chris on January 20, 2010 · 5 comments

by Chris on January 20, 2010 · 5 comments

YoMo Media

A few weeks back I mentioned the fact that I am getting more into listening to podcasts. My favorite show is the Lavar Arrington Show on CBS Radio. Thanks to Rod’s suggestion I started listening to Windows Weekly too. Windows Phone, despite the existing install base, does not have many great podcasting apps. Traditionally, most people would use a Zune or iPod, but Rod pointed out all the benefits of a podcasting app that can leverage your mobile phones data plan (See 10 Reason’s Podtrapper is Blackberry Gold).  I have gone through several apps and today I am using YomoMedia for Windows Mobile. Finally an application developer built an app for Windows Phone that has a fantastic interface.

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What is the Push to Talk button for?

by Chris on January 14, 2010 · 3 comments

by Chris on January 14, 2010 · 3 comments

A lot of the newer AT&T phones has a button on the side labeled PTT. This button is used for the Push to Talk Service. It is only available if you add another 5.99 to your phone plan. This would then give you Walkie Talkie like capabilities on your phone. Similar to Sprint Nextel’s offering. However not as smoothly as Nextel. [click to continue…]

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Windows Mobile has HandsFree Voice Commands done right

by Chris on January 11, 2010 · 9 comments

by Chris on January 11, 2010 · 9 comments

One of the most underutilized features on Windows Mobile is Voice Command. In fact, the Android, iPhone, and Blackberry fans need to recognize the voice commands in Windows Mobile are superior to these platforms in all ways. Voice control technology has been around for a long time but really is not talked about much. It is a shame, because it is such an integral part of my life. I use voice control daily in my Chevy Avalanche with OnStar.

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Windows Mobile 2016 Bug Workaround

by Chris on January 7, 2010 · 1 comment

by Chris on January 7, 2010 · 1 comment

There is currently a bug that is affecting some devices out there including Windows Mobile Phones. Apparently, text messages sent after 1/1/2010 are showing up with a date of 2016. The problem has not been identified yet but some are speculating that it has to do with how computers store information.

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PointUI and FingerKeyboard Gives an Old Phone A New Look

by Chris on January 7, 2010 · 3 comments

by Chris on January 7, 2010 · 3 comments

This Christmas my stepson was added to my phone plan with AT&T. He will be on a probation period to start off with. That probation period includes using my HTC Wizard otherwise known as the Cingular 8125. Yes, that is an old Windows Mobile Phone but it still works. Sometimes we expect everyone to get the latest greatest phone but not everyone can afford to get the Tilt 2. So untill he can he is stuck. Now this phone was great in its time but of course by today’s standard…… no chance. Especially for a freshman in college. So I set out to make the Wizard a bit better. To my suprise, with very little effort I made it a lot better!

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Tolerating Windows Media Player Mobile

by Rod on January 4, 2010 · 3 comments

by Rod on January 4, 2010 · 3 comments

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So a while back I wrote an article about how bad Windows Media Player Mobile stunk. I set out to find a replacement media app and found Mobile Media Center. The other day I began thinking, if there are a lot of people like me, than most of them will just stick with Windows Media Mobile until it gets better. So this prompted me to find a way to make it more tolerable.

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Microsoft is making it very hard to be a Windows Mobile Proponent.

by Chris on December 30, 2009 · 11 comments

by Chris on December 30, 2009 · 11 comments

What happened guys? You used to be beautiful. This is a painful article for me to type but one that needs to be done. I was recently complaining that part of the reason that people have this bad view of Windows Mobile is the fact that developers are abandoning it. For example when the Slingbox first came out I jumped all over it. I was the first in my circle to get one. Add in the fact that SlingMedia came up with a client for Windows Mobile and you are talking about a killer gadget. The interface for the time was fine nothing different than any other Windows Mobile app. But then, enter in the Sling Player Mobile app for the iPhone.

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