With all the problems that Windows Mobile user get when trying to download applications directly from the device its nice to see that the new kid on the block is learning…
However! Help is at hand…
At least they provide a nice lite version with cab’s available to use… Let’s not talk about the fees for us dev’s though eh!
After Jamie T the SSIS Junkie talked about Evernote on his Twitter, I thought…. hmmm whats all this about… Well it allows you to take note of anything on any device…
So if your like me who is for ever forgeting things… Add this to your phone and your desktop and just Evernote away safe in the knowlege that its saved in the cloud and you can get to it any place you are easily!!!
Thats POWERFULL!!!
EDITED: To add that it comes with both Desktop and Mobile versions for Windows and Mac… Plus other phones (even Android even though its still not out!!!)
Qucik go get it now for your WinMo device…http://www.opera.com/products/mobile/CAB
After all of a few days after Japan finally gets the iPhone, Steve iJobs unveils the new version…
Nice one… A new thinner (well actually thicker Steve), faster (3G isn’t HSUPA speeds eh!) and now cheaper (Nice one for the guys who paid over double that for an outdated version only today!!!) the latest iteration could easily mistaken as iPhone 1.5 rather than a full blown new version… It’s not even got a different shell!
But, saying all that… Now the licensed ActiveSync technology has been included I can seriously consider one…
Yup you heard it right, I like them…. I always have, just didn’t like not having my email, let alone push email… Apple also say that you can view Word, Excel an Powerpoint documents, which is great. I wonder about the formating, will it be the same? Nothing said about editing?
With Global Address List (GAL) support its coming close to what is offered by Windows Mobile and even I think beats some Blackberrys… But with the Blackberry 9500 (Thunder) coming soon, how well with they fair? Only time will tell…
Last night I spent hours trying to work out why a database was bombing out on a perfectly good connection. The error was something quite odd, different every time… But always on the same line.
To cut a long story short it turned out that I was using an older version of SQL CE and needed to upgrade.
After finding this it bombed with another error, but this time a more meaning full one and in due course I fixed it… Sounded to me like it was getting confused about which error to show first 
Anyway, one of the things that struck me whilst upgrading the database was that it was how back to the old school it was… Using a command line tool!!!
In case you don’t know how to bring up your devices command line you need to:
Hold down the action button (the main button usual in the middle) and right click (hold down for a bit) on the clock (top right). This will bring up the RUN option where you will be prompted with a text box and button, just like you get with the desktop RUN.
Trouble with that is you are typing with the old fashioned Windows Mobile Keyboard… OK if you’re on a TyTN esq. device, but not so good if your SIP only!!!
This is where Remote control utilities come in.
Soti Pocket Controller Pro - My personal choice, though not free, but worth every penny especially in this case as it comes with a command line tool!
Pocket Snapshot Pro 3.0 – Not tried it myself, but it says it can do the job and who am I to argue.
MyMobileR – Free as in Free, nada… It’s quite good too 
LogMeIn – Works well, but not really a desktop dev tool, more a support tool.
Joao Paulo Figuerira – Does a C++ demo that creates a controller, which is nice of him
Microsoft PPC Command Shell power tool - O and if you really just want to right commands all day, then get a Linux this.
As I’m a dedicated follow of fashion I thought I’d jump on the band wagon and welcome in the Windows Mobile Developer Centre (yes it is re! )
Its good to see Microsoft is still helping us developers by centralising an area within MSDN… Though to be fair they did have it before hand… I wonder if it’s just a smoke screen to hide the travesty that is the stopping of MEDC 
The content is easily categorised on the front page neatly, but one thing that stands out with this release… That consumer really is the mind for the future, why else would they be putting Games high on the page.
O and 3 posts in one day!!! Good lord!
I’m so happy as I found out today that I’m taking delivery of my new toy on Thursday or Friday - It runs on less power than a light bulb!
I know it’s not Windows Mobile, but it has relevance. Here is one - Lobstertunes, it’s quite a good application in it’s own right… But they now do a Windows Home Server plug in
So that’s one of the first things I’ll be adding to my new install.
O and if you are in the market, the guys at Tranquil are really very good. A great set of people who helped me pick my perfect machine and at a very good price too… You would be hard pressed to find a better option right now. (That’s before I even get the machine!)
I’ll be playing around with the machine and any of the addin’s that tickle my fancy soon enough so again, watch this space
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