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Extra! Extra! Read All About It

May 5, 2008 by Julie

The next time you head on over to your neighborhood newsstand, bookstore, or wherever you go to grab the latest copies of your favorite magazines, be sure to pick up the June/July issue of Smartphone and Pocket PC Magazine, which recently hit the shelves. Just look for the fancy pictures of the iPhone and the new Sony XPERIA X1 on the cover. The issue takes a look at the new device and sizes it up to the Apple iPhone.

But wait, there’s more! If you flip on over to page 34, you’ll find a wonderful review of a little something we like to call eWallet. It’s written by none other than expert reviewer Clinton Fitch, whose Windows Mobile news and reviews can be found all over the web, including his own site ClintonFitch.com and the Smartphone and Pocket PC Magazine blog.

What’s that you say? You can’t run down to the corner store right now, and you’re just dying to read the review this second? Well, you can click this link right here, and read Clinton’s full article on the magazine’s website. Whether you read it online or in print, the article is packed with information about all the cool new features in eWallet 6.0, tips for using the program, as well as some nice screenshots and a shout-out to our world class tech support. We’re all pretty excited about this review, but quite frankly, eWallet has been acting like a bit of a diva around the office since it came out. There’s talk of it moving out to Hollywood now to start its own reality TV show, but I think that’ll go away after some of the newness dies down. Let’s hope so anyway.

A big thanks to Clinton and the magazine!

10+ applications for getting down to business with Windows Mobile 6

December 7, 2007 by Ellen

Here’s a list I like - 10+ applications for getting down to business with Windows Mobile 6 - published on the Tech Republic blog today. Not only because we’re on it twice (thank you very much), but also because it’s a great reminder - along with 10 reasons why the Samsung i760 is better than the iPhone for business users, by the same author - of how flexible and functional these handhelds can be. Thanks, Debra Littlejohn Shinder and Jody Gilbert!

Extra Thanks for an Extra-Great Writeup

August 17, 2007 by Ellen

One of the most fun parts of my job is wandering into the bookstores every week or so, and finding that one of our products has been written up or mentioned in “real” magazine.

PDA Essentials Magazine had a fabulous writeup of eWallet in their last issue. It’s on the stands in the U.S. now; I think it’s already gone in the U.K. I knew it was coming - someone had told Kevin about it on the phone, and Judy mentioned it as part of a comment to our “Hidden Features of eWallet” post, but I had no idea it was going to be so extensive. Or so flattering.

We’ll be adding some quotes from it to our website next week - Julie’s been tied up with the ListPro release all this week - including my favorite: " If you want to securely protect confidential information on a PDA or smartphone, eWallet wins the battle of the wallet wars hand down".

Many, many thanks to PDA Essentials Magazine, Andy Nott and Andy Betts for the fabulous writeup.

Alex's Letter to Warez Sites

June 20, 2007 by Ellen

Probably everyone who reads this blog has already seen this elsewhere, but in case not:

Our good friend and fellow mobile developer, Alex Kac, has written an Open Letter to Warez Sites in his forum, and asked some other developers to help publicize it. Of course I agree with what he wrote (or most of it - maybe not the “have a great day” part), and while I’m not at all convinced that this will change anything (do people really go to warez sites without realizing they’re stealing the content?) I’m completely behind any efforts to do anything to stop software (or any intellectual property) piracy, and happy to do whatever I can to help publicize the problem.

OpenDNS for More Reliable Internet Access

February 24, 2007 by Ken

At home I’ve had pretty unreliable Internet service through the local cable company. Turns out they have a tough time keeping their DNS server(s) up and running so when I type “www.iliumsoft.com” into the browser, they often can’t translate the domain into the IP address and send me to the correct web page. Yesterday I read about an interesting solution to this kind of problem on Scott Hanselman’s blog, called OpenDNS.

After reading Scott’s article and the responses to it, I thought I’d give OpenDNS a try. The service is free and has some interesting side benefits if you register, including auto-correcting some common spelling errors when you type in a domain name and anti-phishing at the DNS level. The part I really like: no software to install. The instructions are very good – I ended up changing two DNS settings in my Linksys router and now my whole family can take advantage of the new service.

Want more information on their service or just on DNS in general? Check out their FAQ. So far their service seems pretty zippy and it has got to be more reliable than what my cable company is dishing up. Check out the service and let me know how it goes.

Voice Reminders

January 22, 2007 by Ken

I’ve always liked using the Record/Notes option on my Pocket PC to remind myself of something when it’s not handy to type a note – this is especially useful when driving, I just press and hold the Record button and my reminder is saved as an audio file, accessible from the built-in Notes application. The problem is, I often forget to look and see what reminders I’ve saved – D’oh!

Our friends over at WebIS have a nice solution for this: VoiceMinder. VoiceMinder automatically sends the audio note to my email where I’m sure to see it.

If you keep track of tasks via email, then check out VoiceMinder.