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I really like a lot of things about my T-Mobile Touch Pro 2. However one thing I detest is the SIM card slot. The provided method you are asked to use (pressing down on a small silver latch and then sliding the card out) simply doesn’t work. I’ve tried jamming the stylus under it, on it, around it, and that isn’t the best solution either. Finally this morning I found a method that works very well, is easy to do, requires very little outside funding, and is safe: A Paperclip! Bent up paperclip to be precise, with a small loop that can lift the SIM card up just enough to slide it out. Check out the video below for my simple fix, and be free to swap SIMs like a… Continue reading

“Konami has recently announced its 6 applications for Windows Mobile: Dance Dance Revolution S, Mobile Pawafuru Proyakyu (baseball game), Konami Sudoku, Konami Solitaire as well as the shooting games Gradius II and TwinBee. Except for the Mobile Pawafuru Proyakyu (available only in Japan) , all of them will be able to be downloaded not only in Japan but also in the US and Canada.”

Konami, known for games the world over (and for codes that bear their name), is set to release 6 games for Windows Mobile in the upcoming months. And to think, their are people who think Windows Mobile isn’t a fun platform!

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The following was written for my lab group at work, however it strikes me as something everyone may benefit from. Mail Merge is an awesome tool, and this makes it much more useful when a group shares an incoming e-mail address that replies should be directed to (e.g., sales@ or info@ etc.. instead of the individual who sent the mail). I’ve had to sanitize some of the screenshots to remove private information, however it shouldn’t detract from the overall message!

You’ll need:

• A copy of a mailing list, in either excel format or CSV.
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Outlook or Entourage
• An SMTP username & Password to send out through SMTP Servers that require encryption.

First-Time Setup

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Jon’s Curriculum Vitae may be downloaded below. It includes all peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed publications (Mostly articles written for Thoughts Media Inc.). It also includes research interests, skills, references, and work history. You can download the PDF version using the link below, or browse the online version.

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Curriculum Vitae

Jonathan E. Westfall, Ph.D.

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Email: jon@jonwestfall.com

Personal Statement

As a psychologist by training, and technology writer, reviewer, and engineer by experience, I work to combine both skills to produce both cutting edge research in economic and consumer decision making, and innovative technology solutions… Continue reading

“To sync tasks you need a compatible device (iPhones don’t have tasks support yet but Windows Mobile, Nokia and Palm Pre phones do). Register for a Toodledo account (free or pro). Enable and configure tasks on our web site—enter your Toodledo username and password.”

A few months ago I wrote about NuevaSync’s Push GMail Solution which beat out Google’s official support for GMail through Exchange ActiveSync by quite a few months. Now that Google has caught up, NuevaSync has again decided to up the ante by adding Tasks support! The catch is – the tasks sync isn’t with Google Tasks (Since it’s pretty bare bones and doesn’t have a published API), it’s with a task managing service named Toodledo!

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“Here it is, folks. Sony Ericsson’s newly official XPERIA X2 in the flesh. It’s got a flashy (gimmicky?) home screen, along with a view for “snacking” on bubbled-up information. Lots of buzzwords, but we’ll need more time hands-on to know how we feel. The hardware? It’s still a heavy beast, but perhaps just a bit more loving in this incarnation. We don’t love the resistive touchscreen one bit.”

For those of you interested in Sony Ericsson’s latest Windows Phone incarnation, check out Engadget’s post complete with gallery and video. They don’t sound like big fans of the device, so feel free to post here and let us know if you are (or if you agree with them!)

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