Category Archives: Technology

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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Scoble gets in on the FriendFeed action

Posted on March 31, 2008 by Simon

Technorati Tags: scoble,scobelizer,friendfeed,web2.0,technology,geekout If you don’t know who Robert Scoble is then you really aren’t listening are you?  Robert Scoble, or the Scobleizer, gets involved in all that’s new and cool on the Web.  Today he’s been over to see … 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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Social networking integration

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Simon

I’ve been getting into quite a bit of social networking integration recently, be it FriendFeed or Hellotxt.  I’m especially interested in the aspects of digital identity and presence notification.  I’ll post a “how I use” soon for social networking, but … Continue reading →

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New phone!

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Simon

Ok, so this is going to be a short one, but I’ve got a new phone.  It’s T-Mobile Touch Plus, aka the Touch Dual, aka the HTC Niki. So far I’ve installed the usual bits on it and some fixes, … 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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FolderShare – Wow! That was easy!

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Simon

Ian Dixon and the Live Team blogged yesterday about FolderShare.  It’s a little tool that’s in Live Beta that lets you synchronise your files between computers.  Ian brought up the BRILLIANT idea of synchronising your media using it.  I’ve decided … Continue reading →

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Media Center – The Hardware

Posted on March 11, 2008 by Simon

Well I’ve already posted about my software setup, but just what do I use in hardware terms on my Media Center Rig? The Basics The basic PC is actually quite old, I bought it to replace something stole during a … Continue reading →

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Windows Vista & XP Media Center Support Community

Posted on March 10, 2008 by Simon

One of the best communities, and by that I mean most active, most knowlageable and friendly is the Australian Windows Vista & XP Media Center Support Community. I’ve been watching them for a while. It’s how I found out about … 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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