Category Archives: Pocket PC

Live Mesh

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Rick Lobrecht

I finally got Live Mesh working on my Mac, my phone, and my fileserver.  I’m waiting on a new laptop for work, so I haven’t installed there yet. I have to say  this is very cool.  At the very basic, … Continue reading →

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Thank god for 3G!

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Rick Lobrecht

I got to my office this morning to find the lights out in the parking garage, and a bunch of people milling around the lobby.  Security says that “something blew” around 4:45 am, and the building only had emergency generator … Continue reading →

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Using an iPod Touch as a stand-alone PDA?

Posted on July 19, 2008 by Rick Lobrecht

My mother joined the Cult of Steve shortly before I did, buying the same Spring refreshed BlackBook.  She has been a long-time Palm user.  She recently retired from her public school district job, but will be continuing working as an … Continue reading →

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WM 6.1 gets announced

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Rick Lobrecht

Assuming this isn’t another April Fool’s Joke, Microsoft announced Windows Mobile 6.1 with some really cool features.  Unfortunately, my AT&T 8525 isn’t on the list of devices to be updated.  Bummer.  

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More on organization

Posted on March 22, 2008 by Rick Lobrecht

I used to love OneNote on my tablet PC.  I haven’t found it as useful on a normal Windows machine, so its not currently installed anywhere, but I do occasionally miss having its capabilities.  I’m currently using a mix of … Continue reading →

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Diary of a Mac switcher – electronic wallets

Posted on March 14, 2008 by Rick Lobrecht

I now have a very unique set of requirements for a password wallet.  I realistically need something that is file based (as opposed to database based) and runs on Windows, Windows Mobile, and Mac OS X. It needs to be … Continue reading →

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eWallet 6.0 available

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Rick Lobrecht

Ilium Software now has eWallet 6.0 available.  256-bit AES encryption is probably enough to get me to whip out my credit card.  I mean, come on, and upgrade is only $16.95.  

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Windows Mobile 6 "issues"

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Rick Lobrecht

After a couple of days with Windows Mobile 6, I’m having some issues. The unlock screen sucks.  In previous versions of WM, if you used the Simple unlock screen, you would enter your four digit pin, and your phone would … Continue reading →

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Windows Mobile 6 rebuild

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Rick Lobrecht

I finally got around to installing the WM6 ROM on my phone (an AT&T 8525.)  I had more stuff than this on my phone, but I decided to only reinstall the things I was really using.  Here’s my list: Diarist … Continue reading →

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Windows Mobile Update for Office 2007 available

Posted on November 30, 2007 by Rick Lobrecht

Microsoft has released an update for the Mobile version of Office for Windows Mobile devices.  The primary feature in the update is the ability to work with the XML format Office 2007 documents.  Other improvements include: • Enhanced viewing experience … Continue reading →

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