Category Archives: Mobile

Anything that’s mobile related, but not necessarily iPhone or Windows Mobile

CTIA starts…good things happen

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Simon

Well CTIA has kicked off and msmobiles are reporting that lots of devices have Windows Mobile 6.1 installed, that’s in line with what I heard about the launch dates.  There is a full review of WinMo 6.1 here.  The interesting … Continue reading →

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The best phone ever!

Posted on March 30, 2008 by Simon

  Finally after 18 months with Orange and my Hermes I’ve moved on.  I’ve picked up a touch Dual, a.k.a Niki, a.k.a Touch Plus.  I’ve also moved to T-Mobile to get the best value package, after 5 years with Orange.  … Continue reading →

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Killer Web Services

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Simon

I’ve posted in the past about what’s on my phone, what’s on my Media Center, and what my Media Center hardware is.  In the same theme this post is about the killer web services that I use.  First up I … Continue reading →

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Projects I want to do

Posted on March 11, 2008 by Simon

It’s fair to say there are a number of projects I want to do ggua year and I intend to post about each of them as I do them. cctv: I want to be able to remotely monitor the house … Continue reading →

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iPhone SDK and ActiveSync

Posted on March 9, 2008 by Simon

There have been a number of blogs out there, including this one – which by the way is excellent – talking about the fall of WinMo becuase of the iPhone’s SDK release and the fact that MS have licensed the … Continue reading →

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Windows Live Writer Portable 2.0 Now with U3

Posted on March 9, 2008 by Simon

I was just looking for couple of plugins for Windows Live Writer and came across this. I already use the brilliant portable apps suite to use Firefox but this is a really cool addition…tested and working fine…right now infact. Get … Continue reading →

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Google Calendar

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Simon

I’ve just been catching up on my feeds and saw this.  I’ve been waiting for this tool for SO long…I’ve added it to my to do list for when I get home, I’m away tonight testing my mobility, although sadly … Continue reading →

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What's cool on my device

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Simon

Here is a list of my favorite apps on my WinMo phone.  Thought it would be useful and was sparked off from what Jason Langridge said about Communicator (as in OCS) being the first thing he always loads. PointUI – … Continue reading →

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QR Codes and beyond

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Simon

One of those interesting things that I  got into about a year ago was QR codes.  Interesting but not much use for them at the time.  Well it looks like they’re use is set to increase in the UK soon.  … Continue reading →

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Power Monitoring

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Simon

This looks like a really interesting new system that I’d really love to get into. The Greener Grass: Concept – Current State This is an automation system that does remote control of sockets, but the killer feature is that it … Continue reading →

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