Windows Mobile and Opera Mobile 9.5

Jack Cook — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:37:54 +0000

Matt Miller has a neat article that you might want to read where he talks about WIndows Mobile and the new Opera Mobile browser. Part of Matt’s discussion is his use of a mobile device and his need for web browsing. His biggest issue up to now has been the been the limitations you see with these browsers. In particular, he said the iPhone had the best for strictly browsing, but (there is always a BUT) it didn’t allow you to do much else (copy, paste, save, etc.). That could be reason #31 …

IMHO, Opera Mobile 9.5 is even better than the iPhone’s Safari browser because I can perform functions like text selection, copy and paste, manage passwords, and save or send images from a web page. The only pages that found incompatible so far are Google Docs. I was able to view spreadsheets in Google Docs, but not word processing documents. I could not edit either though, but since I don’t use Google Docs very much it isn’t a concern for me. One major improvement is that I can now access the custom WordPress ZDNet blog management page. With Opera Mobile 9.5 and the HTC Advantage I can perform blogging on the go with a single ultra mobile device.

Read the full article here at The Mobile Gadgeteer

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Long Drive – Short Distance

Jack Cook — Sat, 17 May 2008 17:56:31 +0000

I’m on a quick trip and I had a long drive yesterday with only a short distance traveled because of rain, a couple of car accidents and incredible traffic in Connecticut and New Jersey. I can’t imagine anyone traveling like this on a daily basis but I am sure it was just a fluke of weather and Friday traffic. The end result was that had to stop much before my anticipated destination to get something to eat before it was too late.

So the question was where do I go? I dislike the off road fast food restaurants and much prefer a nice sit down restaurant featuring the cuisine of my choice. How do you find the right place and once you find it, how do you get there? Windows Mobile Live Search of course!

So out came my Bluetooth GPS and I fired up Windows Mobile Live Search only to see that a new version has been released. Windows Mobile Live Search 3.0 was a fast download, a quick install and I was seeing a few new features like:

Map a contact: For any people in your address book, immediately view their address on a map and get directions there.

View Virtual Earth collections: View custom maps of locations and events that are created on the PC by you, your friends, or the broader community.

Web search: Launch web search directly from the client to find webpages, product price comparisons and reviews, news, images, and more.

Very cool! I will check out all the new features later but I did a quick search for Italian restaurants in the area close to where I was and found a slew of them all within reasonable distances from where I was. Windows Mobile Live Search gave me the directions and in a few short minutes I was sitting in a neat little place having a glass of wine and ordering my meal. Of course while I was waiting I was able to find a Hampton Inn within a mile of where I was so I was able to book a room and finally just rest after a grueling drive … hopefully tomorrow will be a sunny day and we will arrive at our destination early.

And our dinner was terrific too!!

So check out the latest release of Windows Mobile Live Search 3.0 and enjoy all the benefits of this great program. You can get it here at http://wls.live.com

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