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A few weeks ago I lost my SP5 SmartPhone and so I was on the market for a new SmartPhone. I had seen the HTC MTeoR but wasn't convinced it was the right phone for me. Especially after reading some of the reviews which said the phone wasn't suitable for
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Just got my new mouse from Amazon . I had a gift certificate that I had been sitting on for quite some time, so the $75 notebook mouse seemed like a good buy. Logitech VX Revolution Cordless Laser Mouse for Notebooks Other products by Logitech I'm running
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Via Jason Langridge : We've just released preliminary details of the Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 - Application Development certified professional exam. This exam is currently in development. It is expected to be released in its beta version in August
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My first Windows Mobile device was the i-Mate sp3i . After using this phone for a month I knew I could never go back to having a "dumb" phone. Next I upgraded from the sp3i to the sp5 . While the phones look very similar, the sp5 was a big upgrade, especially
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Last christmas I took an old Micron laptop (the one I won in this DHTML contest ) and converted it to a digital picture frame. I then wrote a screensaver that pulls an RSS feed from our families website of the latest pictures that have been posted to
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Lately I've enjoyed listening to DotNetRocks and HanselMinutes during my commutes to/from the client. I was using the cheap headphones that come with the SP5 which work pretty well in that taking a call while listening to a show is pretty seamless. However,
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A few months ago I purchased a Microsoft Notebook Laser Mouse 6000. A few days ago it started squeaking whenever you click the left mouse button. After a quick google search I see I'm not the only one noticing this. The squeak is starting to really irritate
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Just read t-mobile vs. verizon and I have to agree with the conclusion (vzw beats tmo every day of the week). I'm a tmo customer since I get the plan as part of my compensation package. So I ran the same tests on my phone and the best I could do was 190
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Now that oragami has been revealed , I want one, but not so much to use as an ultra mobile pc, but more as a navigation system/audio system for my car that I can take with me to watch a movie if I want. I was looking into the AVN5500 for my VW Passat,
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I think I need to build myself one of these [via Engadget ]: Basically a drink holder attached to a cooling plate, a thermometer, and some batteries, this contraption cradles a pint glass and keeps your refreshment of choice chilly even in the hot sun.
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Today I needed an Internet connection on my laptop to send in my time report, but I couldn't plug it into the network at the client. After some searching I found this article on Smart Phone Thoughts which worked perfectly: Smartphones, in spite of their
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via Engadget : We’ve received confirmation from several different sources now that T-Mobile is going to be the first (and possibly only) US carrier to get its hands on the HTC Tornado (aka the Qtek 8310), that new Windows Mobile-powered Smartphone
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A month ago I decided to take the plunge and buy a SmartPhone. With my new job I have a gadget budget so that helped me make the decision. After doing some research I decided to get the i-mate SP3i . The pros : Nice and small phone Internet access - Syncs
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Recently my dad was telling me about how when he travels, he finds himself driving around in neighborhoods with his laptop on the passenger seat to help him locate open WiFi networks. So when I was at Staples the other night I bought him a Kensington
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At my previous job I worked at a desk with a desktop computer, so there wasn't a real good excuse to buy lots of cool gadgets. But now that I'm a road warrior with a gadget budget, I'm having fun buying lots of geeky stuff. So here is my first gadget
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