OK, this one is for the Windows Mobile developers out there…
Power Toys for .NET Compact Framework 3.5
…was released on Sept. 12. The various toys focus on diagnostics and performance evaluation. The Known Issues list is quite long. So, be sure to read through the list before using the Power Toys.
diggm8 (pronounced digg-mate) is a non-Digg affiliated site that reformats Digg.com for mobile browsing. Unlike Digg’s own iPhone formatted site, diggm8 works fine with a Windows Mobile IE browser.
Digg was my favorite post-Slashdot morning destination site. But, its focus has become so diluted that I’m looking for a new destination site. Any recommendations for something to succeed Slashdot and Digg (or TechMeme for that matter) for geekie news?
One of my big beefs with Windows Mobile’s roadmap for the past few years has been its focus on the Enterprise and mobile carriers instead of the consumer. So, here comes the Information Week 500 survey, and it reports that…
And those smartphones? Just 10% consider “issuing smartphones beyond a few top executives” a most-effective strategy of the past 12 months,…
IMHO 10% maketh not an enterprise strategy (as IW points out above). In the meantime, while people synching with Exchange Server may be OK, ActiveSync and WMDC remains broken. Windows Mobile is a great platform. But, it needs to be refocused on its core customers: Individuals on the street who go and buy their own phone and don’t have an IT department to support them.
Windows Mobile communications related oddities continue to baffle me after a decade of using the product. Various versions of the Comm Manager (T-Mobile Dash version seen above) have been in all Windows Mobile 5 and 6 devices I’ve seen. And, yet, the ActiveSync button (7 in the screen cap above) does not consistently work across devices. It works fine (brings up ActiveSync on a T-Mobile Dash running WiMo6 and an HTC Advantage 7500X running WiMo5). But, it does nothing on an i-Mate K-JAM running WiMo5. Most people won’t be bothered by this. But, if you sync wirelessly using Bluetooth like I do, it is a small but annoying issue.
This started out as a quick note about the m.YP.com Yellow Pages website formatted to be mobile browser friendly. But, it turned out to be a post about what looks like a little search engine issue over there. I tested it searching for the word dogs in areas that are familar to me. However, I didn’t get many useful results (though the results I got were on target). Then, I tried the search you see in the image above. And, well, the result was pretty weird. If anyone from YP.com would care to comment, I’m sure a few people besides myself would be interested to learn how your search engine decided on this result.
Apple’s…
…website went live. And, according to Engadget, units are showing up in Apple stores. My unit still hasn’t shipped. So, I guess I won’t be playing with one as soon as those you who are buying off the shelf. In the meantime, however, the 85 page iPod touch manual is available on Apple’s website as a PDF download.
The good news is that the support pages are up. The other good news is that the touch is so close to the iPhone that Apple is essentially repurposing its web pages for the touch. The bad news is that Apple didn’t bother to take out iPhone related references to things like the EDGE network or even the word iPhone out of the documentation pages.