“The HTC HD2 is the world’s first Windows Mobile-toting phone with a capacitive screen, and also packs the world’s largest mobile phone display too. It’s also the first WinMo phone to use HTC’s Sense UI, previously used on the company’s Android handsets, bringing with it Facebook integration and direct Twitter access, as well as masking well the operating system beneath it.”

In an extensive review of the HD2 TechRadar compares it to the iPhone (What else is new?) and while a complete review in it’s own right, it does make me wonder: Is it fair to compare a business-oriented OS to a consumer-oriented? Or is it just that Windows Mobile doesn’t fit nicely into purely business or purely consumer spaces?

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Product Category: Utility Software

Manufacturer: Morose Media

Where to Buy: Company Website

Price: $29.99

System Requirements: Windows Mobile 5 AKU 3.3 or newer or Windows Mobile 6, Both a WiFi and a cellular data connection, an installed and working version of Internet Sharing, 15 MB of free device memory

Pros:

• Easy to use;
• Exceptional setup wizard;
• Multiple connection options.

Cons:

• A bit pricey;
• Would love it to actively try to restore dropped data connection.

Summary: Tethering your handheld to your computer has come a long way from the days of strange connection strings, special cables, and slower than turtle speeds. WMWifiRouter provides a 1-click method for getting connected, but is it worth the price? Read on to find out!

What it Does

Simply put, it turns your Windows Mobile device into a broadband wireless router, the… Continue reading

About a year ago, I switched from Direcway Broadband Satellite internet to a Sprint EVDO Rev A card for my home internet service. The choice was easy – the Sprint card was cheaper and had better speeds overall than the satellite. For awhile, I put my broadband card into a spare computer and had it share the connection via Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) in Windows XP. Then I found a router online (The WRT54G3G-ST) that would let me pop the card right into my router and avoid the ICS hassle. The best part about using a broadband card for your internet service is that when you leave, you can simply take the internet with you when you go. However unless you want to install the broadband card drivers on every… Continue reading

E-mail is a nasty little thing when you really think about it. It enables us to communicate information faster than any other media available today, is flexible enough to allow us to use it both professionally (e.g. sending documents for review) and privately (e.g. sending pictures of our kids and pets), and is reckless enough to give birth to the most heinous annoyance of the 21st century thus far: SPAM. E-mail, love it or hate it, is here to stay – which prompts me to question how we use it. Last summer we had an interesting discussion about E-mail organization strategies, which revealed that there seem to be two types of E-mailers, those with clean inboxes and those with multiple pieces of E-mail keeping the inbox nicely… Continue reading

• TrendMicro’s Online Virus Scanner (Housecall)
  • http://housecall.trendmicro.com
• John Savill’s FAQ For Windows
  • http://www.windowsitpro.com/windowsnt20002003faq/
• SpyBot Search & Destroy
  • http://spybot.safer-networking.de/en/index.html
• LavaSoft (Makers of Ad-aware)     http://www.lavasoft.de/
• Sites Good For Hardware Purchasing
  • http://www.nextag.com (Comparison Shopping)

• TrendMicro’s Online Virus Scanner (Housecall)
  • http://housecall.trendmicro.com
• John Savill’s FAQ For Windows
  • http://www.windowsitpro.com/windowsnt20002003faq/
• SpyBot Search & Destroy
  • http://spybot.safer-networking.de/en/index.html
• LavaSoft (Makers of Ad-aware)     http://www.lavasoft.de/
• Sites Good For Hardware Purchasing
  • http://www.nextag.com (Comparison Shopping)

Well, its official now, I’m a hardcore geek. I just had DirecWay installed at my lake house so I will be plugged in no matter what dwelling I am at. It works pretty good so far… and I’ll report more later on it as I use it.
My mom left me a voicemail telling me that she was heading up here around 9:30, so she should get here before T, H, and K leave with me at 2… Continue reading