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12/25/08
Shooter and Xfiles I Want To Believe
Just watched Shooter and Xfiles I Want To Believe. Shooter was pretty good but XFiles was a bit of a disappointment and that's coming from an X-Files fan.
12/22/08
Setup for wmwifirouter; connecting ipod touch to windows mobile device's internet connection
From thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=341398
Setup Summary
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Setting up an Ad Hoc WiFi connection on your mobile device
Configuring a static IP address on your WiFi device
Connecting to your Ad Hoc WiFi connection on your mobile device
Setting up/connecting the Ad Hoc WiFi connection on your client device Since the specific procedure on how to connect to Ad Hoc networks greatly varies from device to device (Windows XP/Vista/Sony PSP/MAC/etc...), it's impractical to document each possible combination. In general just fire up your client and search for nearby networks, making sure you're not only looking for access points, but also peer-to-peer (Ad Hoc) networks. This (looking for both types of network) is the default with desktop Windows Wi-Fi clients, other platforms might be needed to be manually instructed to list available Ad Hoc connections. Installing the hacked Internet Sharing application
Connecting & Sharing the Internet via Wifi
Workaround for the 10 minute timeout You may notice, at least on my device, that "Internet Sharing", at exactly 10 minutes of usage, disconnects from the Internet, while you AdHoc WiFi stays on. This timeout is built into "intshrui.exe". Remember in the previous procedure how the status displayed as "Check USB cable connection", the status line needs to change to "Connected" for the timeout not to occur. This is how:
"Share&KeepSharingViaUSB.mscr" Mortscript |
12/21/08
Mueller Park - Woodland Park, CO to Cripple Creek, CO - Google Maps
Mueller Park - Woodland Park, CO to Cripple Creek, CO - Google Maps
Went to Mueller state park between Woodland Park and Cripple Creek (Colorado) for sledding with our visiting relatives and had a lot of fun. $6 per car. My son's feet almost got frostbite which was pretty scary but he's fine. I would definitely recommend this park for sledding around here when there's not enough snow in Colorado Springs.
Went to Mueller state park between Woodland Park and Cripple Creek (Colorado) for sledding with our visiting relatives and had a lot of fun. $6 per car. My son's feet almost got frostbite which was pretty scary but he's fine. I would definitely recommend this park for sledding around here when there's not enough snow in Colorado Springs.
12/16/08
Shoes thrown at President Bush!
Now that's pretty weird. Kudos to the pres for good reflexes ducking out of the way. Imagine the jokes if he wouldn't have ducked successfully.
Take a search through youtube for the video. Here's one link on youtube for the shoe fiasco, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uIj0YvDBKE
12/15/08
Shazam like win mobile app for the 6800? - PDAPhoneHome.com
Shazam like win mobile app for the 6800? - PDAPhoneHome.com: "Song Recognition Cab (Update 10/2 - PPCGeeks"
Looks like "Music ID" works for windows mobile. Just tried id'ing two songs (one in a noisy subway restaurant) and it worked great. Here's the link: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=4763.
Also, looks like a version of Pandora is ready for windows mobile. I found it here in these forum threads:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=48458(http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18353&d=1228928403)
http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/ppc-6700-xv6700/100033-pandora.html (http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/attachments/ppc-6700-xv6700/12387d1199632942-pandora-pandora.zip)
Looks like "Music ID" works for windows mobile. Just tried id'ing two songs (one in a noisy subway restaurant) and it worked great. Here's the link: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=4763.
Also, looks like a version of Pandora is ready for windows mobile. I found it here in these forum threads:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=48458(http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18353&d=1228928403)
http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/ppc-6700-xv6700/100033-pandora.html (http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/attachments/ppc-6700-xv6700/12387d1199632942-pandora-pandora.zip)
12/12/08
Tim Sneath : Windows Vista Secret #1: Open Command Prompt Here
Tim Sneath : Windows Vista Secret #1: Open Command Prompt Here
hold shift while right clicking a folder or file in explorer.
hold shift while right clicking a folder or file in explorer.
Tim Sneath : Windows Vista Secret #2: Copy as Path
Tim Sneath : Windows Vista Secret #2: Copy as Path
Same key combo as hidden "open command prompt from here": hold shift while right clicking a folder or file in explorer.
Same key combo as hidden "open command prompt from here": hold shift while right clicking a folder or file in explorer.
Tim Sneath : Windows Vista Secret #8: Zoom in Explorer
Tim Sneath : Windows Vista Secret #8: Zoom in Explorer (change view)
This one changes the view (details, small icon, etc).
Use ctlr + mouse wheel.
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This one changes the view (details, small icon, etc).
Use ctlr + mouse wheel.
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12/8/08
Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader. Nice!
I played with the sony reader the other day and was really surprised. If you haven't seen the screen, its a little crazy when compared to all the screens used by cell phones and pda's. I actually thought it was dummy display because the text looked so good I thought it was fake. Its really nothing like a pda/cell phone screen. I wouldn't mind having the Amazon Kindle at all now, but the price is just too steep right now.
Tired of the windows mobile screen. Love the Touch's screen.
I'm just getting tired of this winmo device whenever I play with my ipod touch's onscreen keyboard. And its not just that. Its really the responsiveness of the screen in general. It gives the whole device a much better feel than my xv6800. But I did notice that maybe Apple did their homework in the usability department. The touch's screen is just a bit wider than my xv6800 screen. It makes quite a bit of difference when it comes to space used by the onscreen keyboards of each device. Ho hum. I just can't switch to ATT with our current contracts on our family plan. Maybe that blackberry storm will end up working for me when I can do the new every two again in 1-2 months.
11/20/08
Silly me. GPS of course works on iphone
My mistake. GPS with maps (like google) works fine on iphone just not on my touch unless I'm using wi-fi. Another "no advantage" to winmo. Actually since it works better than winmo's google maps, its a strike against winmo. Hmmm, just when will I switch.
11/19/08
Holding off on iphone switch
I've decided to hold off on getting the iphone and switching to AT&T from verizion and my xv6800 windows mobile device. I've gotten a data plan on verizon to hold me off hopefully for a while. The things I miss the most (that I use on my touch) is the screen, screen, screen. I find I can thumb type as fast or faster on the touch than with my xv6800 device which has a full qwerty keyboard. Plus the interface is just smooth and extremely responsive compared to winmo. The one advantage to this winmo device (now that I have a data plan) over the iphone is gps. I used gps with google maps yesterday for the first time and it worked very well. AFAIK, you can't do this with the iphone but I'm sure that'll change soon. Does the iphone have a gps chip in it?
11/6/08
How do I post via email? - Blogger Help Center
How do I post via email? - Blogger Help Center: "How do I post via email?
The Mail-to-Blogger feature turns any email account into a blog-posting application. In Settings | Email you can create a Mail-to-Blogger address which you will use to send posts via email to your blog:
Settings | Email tab
To post to your blog via email, you need to configure your Mail-to-Blogger email address in Settings | Email:
The format of the email address is username.secretword@blogger.com. Note that this email address must be kept secret. Otherwise, anyone who gets it will be able to post as you.
Also be sure to specify whether or not you prefer your email posts to publish automatically. If this option is not checked, then your posts will be saved on your account but will not appear on your blog until you log in to Blogger.com and publish them yourself.
Once you have saved your Settings, you can send email to your blog. The subjects of your email letters will be the titles of your posts, and the body of the emails will be the posts themselves. To include an image in your post, you can attach an image to you your email.
Notes:
* Sometimes email programs append text to the bottom of each sent message; to make sure this cruft doesn't get posted to your blog, put #end at the end of your post.
Related Articles:"
The Mail-to-Blogger feature turns any email account into a blog-posting application. In Settings | Email you can create a Mail-to-Blogger address which you will use to send posts via email to your blog:
Settings | Email tab
To post to your blog via email, you need to configure your Mail-to-Blogger email address in Settings | Email:
The format of the email address is username.secretword@blogger.com. Note that this email address must be kept secret. Otherwise, anyone who gets it will be able to post as you.
Also be sure to specify whether or not you prefer your email posts to publish automatically. If this option is not checked, then your posts will be saved on your account but will not appear on your blog until you log in to Blogger.com and publish them yourself.
Once you have saved your Settings, you can send email to your blog. The subjects of your email letters will be the titles of your posts, and the body of the emails will be the posts themselves. To include an image in your post, you can attach an image to you your email.
Notes:
* Sometimes email programs append text to the bottom of each sent message; to make sure this cruft doesn't get posted to your blog, put #end at the end of your post.
Related Articles:"
Blogger: Blogger Mobile
Blogger: Blogger Mobile: "Post from anywhere!
When you send text or photos from your mobile device to go@blogger.com they're automatically posted to your new blog.
How it works
* Send an MMS or email to go@blogger.com from your phone.
* We'll reply with the address of your new mobile blog, plus a claim code.
* Post to your new mobile blog, or use the claim code to link your phone to a different blog.
Devices and more
Blogger Mobile works with any device that can send email via MMS.
Blogger Mobile is also built into some Sony Ericsson cameraphones, so you can post to your blog with just a few clicks.
Sony Ericsson
For more about mobile blogging, see: How does Blogger Mobile work?
iPhone users: Phones without MMS can still post to Blogger via email with Mail2Blogger."
When you send text or photos from your mobile device to go@blogger.com they're automatically posted to your new blog.
How it works
* Send an MMS or email to go@blogger.com from your phone.
* We'll reply with the address of your new mobile blog, plus a claim code.
* Post to your new mobile blog, or use the claim code to link your phone to a different blog.
Devices and more
Blogger Mobile works with any device that can send email via MMS.
Blogger Mobile is also built into some Sony Ericsson cameraphones, so you can post to your blog with just a few clicks.
Sony Ericsson
For more about mobile blogging, see: How does Blogger Mobile work?
iPhone users: Phones without MMS can still post to Blogger via email with Mail2Blogger."
iPhone thoughts
I've been reading a bunch about iPhone versus windows mobile. I'm pretty set on switching from my Verizion xv6800 (and ipod touch 16gb) to an iPhone on AT&T. The only question is when. I simply really like the touch and am convinced the iphone will work for me as a converged device. And this is after being a winmo user/developer since the beginning of Pocket PC's. The iPhone really is leading me towards trying a mac for the first time also although I just don't have the funds for that right now.
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