http://pocketpccentral.net/blog Thoughts on Mobile Technology Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:52:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I typically have about 10 to 15 tabs open in Firefox, and more than a few times throughout my working day I just want them all gone without having to close each tab individually or exiting and re-launching the browser.  The solution?  A great extension called, surprisingly enough, Tab ... http://pocketpccentral.net/blog/2008/06/26/how-to-close-all-tabs-in-firefox-3/ It's a concept so seemingly obvious, you have to wonder why no one has come up with it before.  LG's new Decoy handset, available on Verizon Wireless, combines a slider cell phone with a built-in, removable Bluetooth headset.  Other features include a microSD memory card slot for music and ... http://pocketpccentral.net/blog/2008/06/20/lg-decoy-phonebluetooth-headsetduh/ With Apple, Google and RIM making swift and sweeping moves in the world of handheld operating systems, Windows Mobile 6 - you know, Windows Mobile 5 / 2003 / 2002 with a slight makeover - is becoming a dated platform in many respects; we're still a country mile from ... http://pocketpccentral.net/blog/2008/06/18/hopes-for-windows-mobile-7-part-i-syncing/ Okay, so it's not exactly like helping form the world's first Constitutional Republic or working to map the human genome, but today Mozilla is asking your help in making history for the most downloads in a day in order to highlight the release of ... http://pocketpccentral.net/blog/2008/06/17/make-history-download-firefox-3/ I've spent most of the day working on the new iPhone section of Pocket PC Central, aptly named iPhone Edition.  I'm excited about this new part of the site for two reasons: first, it's always interesting to broaden the products and topics covered by PPCC. The second is that the ... http://pocketpccentral.net/blog/2008/06/06/gearing-up-for-3g-iphone/ As you may have noticed, I've not submitted a post to my blog in over two months.  The reason for my absence was family related; my grandfather had a stroke in early April and passed away a couple of weeks ago.  My grandfather was a brilliant man, a World War ... http://pocketpccentral.net/blog/2008/06/05/time-lost-time-remembered/ The Microsoft team working on the Windows Live suite of software and utilities are doing some very interesting work these days; too bad there aren't more tie ins with Windows Mobile.  Imagine a Cloud-based syncing and data management solution for Windows Mobile via Windows Live: Live Mail, Photo Gallery, ... http://pocketpccentral.net/blog/2008/03/26/windows-mobile-meet-windows-live/ I visit Best Buy about once a week; what can I say?  I'm a kid in a candy store.  I'm sure that many of you out there are fans, too, so I though I'd pass along a little sum-thin: a printable 10% off coupon. Just print ... http://pocketpccentral.net/blog/2008/03/12/save-10-best-buy/ If you're often on the go and have more than one PC, always having access to the files you need can be a real hassle.  Microsoft's FolderShare software, which is currently in beta, attempts to take the pain out of file access with a simple, straightforward and, best of all, ... http://pocketpccentral.net/blog/2008/03/11/folder-sync-remote-access-with-foldershare/ I've just posted an editorial in the News section of Pocket PC Central concerning new Windows Mobile web browsers for 2008.  There are several new and upcoming browsers which show a lot of promise.  To me, the gold standard (at least in terms of what's available in the here and ... http://pocketpccentral.net/blog/2008/02/24/new-hope-in-windows-mobile-web-browsing/