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A Pre-Release Review of IliumSoft eWallet 7.0

CodeBubba — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:07:57 +0000

Ilium Software, maker of software for both Windows and the PPC has crafted a new version of their popular program eWallet. Being a user of eWallet 6.x for a good six months I was interested to see what an upgrade to this handy utility might look like. Here’s what I found out about this neat application.

For a long time I have kept all of my personal information (passwords, account numbers and other information) all together in one place using the Contact List section of Microsoft Outlook. I did this for years and it was really pretty workable. By using Outlook I could keep everything in one place and even synchronize it with my PPC and/or phone and have it handy there too.

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Samsung Intrepid Review

Sam Hobson — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:31:00 +0000

This is a review of the Samsung Intrepid from Sprint. Overall, I liked the phone. It has a good build, and the software is impressive. There were a few quirks here and there though. My final score to the phone was 4/5 stars

The full review is after the break.

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Samsung Moment Review – Do you have a moment?

Chris Leckness — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:02:00 +0000

Reviewing this phone has been a pleasure. I passed on reviewing the HTC Hero on Sprint because of the absence of a physical keyboard. That and the fact that Marilyn was looking forward to reviewing it too. The Hero was a great phone, but I had my eyes set on this Sprint Android powered phone. The nice looking keyboard lured me in, I admit it.

The Samsung Moment is an Android powered smartphone on the Sprint network that features a slide out QWERTY keyboard, an AMOLED screen, and all the other things that you’d expect from a modern smartphone. Maybe I should mention that it’s got one of the fastest non-Snapdragon processors out there, an 800mhz speedster.

So, we have all these features packed into an affordable phone, why have you never heard of it? Simple, there was so much buzz with the HTC HD2, the DROID, and others that it was launched with little fanfare. Even the much anticipated Blackberry Storm 2 was drowned out with all the DROID madness. Well, I noticed this one and decided to take if for a test drive. How did it perform? Read on…

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Review: HTC Tilt2 from at&t

Stephen Borders — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:02:18 +0000

Having finished my time with the HTC Pure I have now turned my attention to the second device from at&t to sport Windows Mobile 6.5, the HTC Tilt2. After two weeks I must say I have enjoyed this device. Although it is not perfect, it is, in my opinion the perfect replacement for my aging Tilt. I didn’t feel this way about the Fuze because the keyboard was cramped, it felt blocky compare to the Tilt and it still had a 2.8 inch screen (although the resolution had been improved dramatically. The Tilt2 however has all the right hardware and software upgrades for me to make it a worthwhile purchase.This won’t be a comparison review as I feel many are doing these days, (well other than compare it to the original tilt), but a review of this device standing on it’s own from a person who still likes to use Windows Mobile. We’ll talk about the hardware and the software, the good and the bad what I like and dislike about it as a whole. So let’s get started – after the break

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50 in 50 Day 22 – Tweetie 2

Chris Leckness — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:08:00 +0000

I have had a serious on again, off again relationship with Twitter. I didn’t really understand why anyone would use Twitter over an IM client or a blog post on their personal blog. Now I realize that Twitter is not only replacing personal blogs all around and IM chats, it’s also denting the importance of search engines and has become almost a necessity for anyone in any industry that involves an online presence. That said, I need Twitter and I am back on again. I actually run 6 Twitter accounts at the same time. 1 personal, 4 websites, and 1 that I don’t choose to make public. (Yes, you got me, I am the real shaq… wait, never mind, no I’m not)

About 50% of my awaken life, I don’t have the ability to be a computer to monitor email, Facebook, or Twitter, so I have always relied on a phone to keep me connected. When I had the original iPhone, I bought Twitterific. It was the 1st “good” Twitter app in the App Store. Since them, I have watched videos on many of the popular Twitter client choices and I picked Tweetie. They released Tweetie 2 a week after I bought the iPhone 3GS. I liked the old Tweetie and I like this one even more!

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First Impressions: Zune HD Games

Zealot — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:33:14 +0000

I admit it, as soon as they were available I raced to the Zune Marketplace and downloaded three of the new Zune HD games, very eager to see what Microsoft had chosen as the first proper showcase of the Zune HD’s Tegra powered game chops. So much time has been spent discussing the lack of Zune HD apps, I was thrilled to finally see if they would be worth all the sturm und drang about them.

I downloaded three to begin with…Project Gotham Racing, Lucky Lanes Bowling and Audiosurf Tilt. To be honest I really had no idea what to expect from these games and tried to keep preconceptions down to an absolute minimum. In the end, I was impressed overall, but as befitting a first, somewhat limited effort there were some problems…however far fewer then many people would have expected. If this was some kind of test for the Zune HD and Team Zune, they all certainly passed.

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50 in 50 Day 21 – eWallet

Chris Leckness — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:14:22 +0000

Here we go back to my PPC days. 3 of my favorite software makes have an electronic wallet application and nothing has changed. These same 3 developers are still at it and now bringing those apps to the iPhone. The 1st one I have looked at is eWallet.

Keep your info up to date at work, at home, or on the go! Sync your iPhone eWallet with a WiFi connected Windows PC. Don’t take risks with your passwords, account information, security questions, or card and identification numbers. Keep them protected and secure, but still convenient, in eWallet®.

Store Your Information Securely

Never Forget Another Password

Use Your Data Anywhere

Personalize Your Wallet

Protect Yourself, Your Money and Your Info:

Read on for the complete review…

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50 in 50 Day 20 – TaskTask

Chris Leckness — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:12:54 +0000

Here is an application that I knew zero about until a friend reviewed it. Clinton Fitch reviewed this one for the same reason I decided to purchase it as well. It works seamlessly with Microsoft Exchange 2007. I am a heavy exchange user and haven’t been able to walk away towards the Google line up of services yet. I don’t know when I can, I am so used to using Exchange. Anyhow, let’s jump right into this one.

As I mentioned above, I like to use the task lists within Outlook to give myself a heads up on what I have coming up and what I need to get done. Here is what my Outlook looks like for me most of the time.

You can see that I use this a quick look at what I need to do. I have been doing this for quite a while. These tasks sync with my exchange server and I have my tasks on whatever device I am using, including my laptop and phones. The problem is the iPhone doesn’t play as nice. Making it necessary to find something like TaskTask. I had been on the hunt for a replacement task program, but I really don’t want to sync with another program when I am perfectly fine with Exchange 2007.

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50 in 50 Day 19 – WorldCard Mobile

Chris Leckness — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:40:11 +0000

Another day, another business card reader. Not too long after I posted a review of Business Card Reader, the cleverly named, $6.99 application, I found a post on a friend’s blog. This post was talking about an old Windows Mobile app that still gets added to devices on some networks, WorldCard Mobile. Well, I announced the software since I thought it was hilarious that I found out about it right after I did the review on another app that does the same thing.

Within 5 hours, I was contacted by the developer of this app asking if I’d like to do a review of it too. I said sure and went to work. The application sells for $9.99, but that was waved for this review. How did it fair against an app that does the same thing for $3.00 less?

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Celio RedFly in Action

Diego Samuilov — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:36:00 +0000

A few days ago I commented about the Celio Redfly adding support for BlackBerrys. I came across that bit of information first while researching to purchase a Celio RedFly myself and then while I’ve been using it with my Windows phone. It certainly extends the usefulness of my HTC Touch HD, and it should do the same for you if you have a Blackberry. In this review I will tell you, my thoughts and experiences with this product.

While my review was using a Windows phone, the device features are the same when using a Blackberry phone except for some minor details I will explain later on.

For all of you who don’t know what the Celio RedFly is; let me tell you that it appears to be a Netbook, but the appearances are only on the outside… literally. It certainly does look like a Netbook, but it has no CPU nor storage… so then, shat is it? Simple: its most obvious features are that is acts like a terminal for your phone which means that it acts as a replacement keyboard that can be touch-typed on, a higher resolution screen even if your phone has less resolution than the RedFly, an interface for thumb-drives of any kind and a multimedia tool.

You may ask yourself why on earth would anyone want to have this type of device instead of a cool Netbook then??? Read after the break for the answer to this question and more…

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50 in 50 Day 18 – Awesome Note

Chris Leckness — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:36:33 +0000

I owe you guys a couple to get caught up since I missed yesterday. Had I been using something like Awesome Note, I might not have forgotten. I have been working on this for a few weeks and just recently replaced the free version with the paid ($3.99) version. I lost all my notes. I am not sure if I could have moved them, but I will just start over. Oh well. It’s a great app and worth the upgrade.

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50 in 50 Day 17 – Byline

Chris Leckness — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:40:39 +0000

I have been using Google Reader since it was released basicaly. I moved all my feeds from Bloglines to Google Reader and I have loved it ever since. I have gone from 150 or so feeds that I check to 800 then back down to 300 then to 600 and about 2 weeks ago, I got them down to under 100 RSS feeds. I have since added 20-30 more, but I will weed some of those out soon too. Part of the reason for that is that I get more and more news directly from the companies or from Twitter.

Google Reader is an important part of my daily routine. I use it in an interesting way though. I am on/off a desktop or laptop all day. Sometimes I don’t have time to read or link to an article so I check my feeds in Google Reader 10-20 times a day. On my laptop, I always have a Google Reader window up. It’s my home page too. When I browse the feeds, I share articles I want to go back and read later or post on.

All that said, it’s obvious that I need to be able to read my feeds on my phone too. When I first started using the iPhone again, I downloaded the free Google app that has a reader icon inside. The problem is that clicking the icon, it just opens up the browser. That’s ok since the iPhone optimized version online is not bad at all, but I want to be able to a) read offline and b) have a dedicated app. Enter Byline Google reader. I read an article (lost the link) that recommended this program. The article was one that recommended their Top 10 apps for bloggers.

How did it go for me?

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50 in 50 Day 15 – Bowling for Burgers

Chris Leckness — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:31:12 +0000

Here’s another from a company that I have loved for years, PDA Mill. I am really happy to see them developing for the iPhone as well. This one is called “Bowling for Burgers”. It is set back in the greaser days and the setting is in an old school bowling alley, complete with a jukebox and Fonzie-like characters.

It’s the Annual Bowling for Burgers Tournament! Where the hippest Burger joints prove their superiority by competing in the only competition that matters: Bowling! Choose your Character, each with different strengths and weaknesses, then pick out your Ball and head to the alley!

Features:

Choose from 3 unique Characters, each with their own stengths and weaknesses
Selection of 5 different balls, allowing for different styles of play
Beautiful Graphics, Art, and Animation
Intuitive controls that emulate the feel of real bowling!
Adjustable difficulty
Hi Quality Bowling Music and Sound Effects
2 Player Mode
Arcade extras like Milk-shakes, French Fries, Spilled Drinks, and more!
Highscore List

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50 in 50 Day 14 – Business Card Reader

Chris Leckness — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:06:13 +0000

So, have you ever let a stack of business cards get like this?

Yep, that’s just 1/2 of the business cards I have stacked up around here. I’ve gone to 2-4 trade shows per year for the last 6 years. Every show, I come back and expect to take time to enter in all the cards I gather on that trip. Well, you guessed it, I never do. They pile up and turn into stacks like this. These are from late 2008 and 2009. I was interested in this software to try to knock this stack down to nothing. When a friend of mine, Wayne Schulz posted about this, I had to give it a try. Gimmick or real? Let’s see.

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50 in 50 Day 13 – Paypal

Chris Leckness — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:34:51 +0000

All I can say getting started is, really simple, really handy.

The PayPal application allows you to send money to your friends and family using your existing PayPal account. It’s fast, easy, and secure.

And now the PayPal application has been improved and upgraded. It’s even faster and more reliable to use and has added a handy transaction history, and new settings for the UK and Australia.

Just pick an amount and a contact, and we’ll take care of the rest. You can choose from 16 different currencies and can log into your account using your existing PIN or password.

The PayPal application is also great for checking your balance while you’re out. Need to know if you have enough money to buy something? Just log in to see all of your PayPal balances at once.

When you 1st start the app, you are on the send money tab. I don’t send money so this function is useless to me really. I mainly have this application for what it does best, check balance and recent activity. That’s it and it does that well.

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