Since replacing Outlook with Google’s services a few weeks back, I’ve had the luxury of synchronizing my contacts, calendar, and email on my PDA while on the go without relying on a two-step approach involving POP or IMAP. It’s been working great for the most part, but I’ve had a small problem for the last [...]
01.30.10 | Windows Mobile | Jason
Microsoft Outlook has played an important role in my life for the better part of a decade. Aside from the added benefit of easily synchronizing with the various Palm and HP PDAs I’ve owned throughout the years, it has offered the ability to easily synchronize with the Exchange servers found at various employers. However, after [...]
01.18.10 | Featured, Internet, Technology, Windows Mobile | Jason
It’s hard to believe that we’re in the final weeks of 2009, and even harder to believe that mobile development has only just recently started to go mainstream. If you would have asked me ten years ago when I thought the mobile development scene was going to take off, I would have said 1999. If [...]
12.9.09 | Development, Featured, Technology, Windows Mobile | Jason
A few days ago I had mentioned that a client of mine has been considering a rather large career change and had asked me for some advice. I was ill-equipped to act as his career counselor, so opted to ask anyone who wanted to comment for their insight. That said, changing careers is something that [...]
09.7.09 | Business, Japan, Windows Mobile | Jason
While searching the internet for some inspiration regarding Crystal Reports design layouts, I happened to come across a large number of people who were all asking a similar question: How can I make a Crystal Report that accesses a SQL Server Compact Edition database?
Interestingly enough, nobody seemed to have a simple answer. Many talked about [...]
04.5.09 | Development, LinkedIn, Windows Mobile | Jason
As the old saying goes; when it rains, it pours. This was the case for me yesterday when it came to the application I use to read the 60+ RSS feeds that I’m subscribed to. I use an application on my HP iPaq called Egress, and it’s perfect for me because I can download updated [...]
10.17.08 | Internet, Technology, Windows Mobile | Jason
After using the program for three days, I’ve found quite a few areas that needed work and made the changes with all haste. So far, the initial version of the application has been downloaded a total of 22 times (much more than I had expected for an Alpha release), but that’s all I really [...]
08.20.08 | QuickStudy, Windows Mobile | Jason
I have a terrible habit when it comes to studying Japanese in that I spend more time looking at my PDA rather than the printed vocabulary sheets that I have. Unfortunately, this has meant that my study is light-years behind where it should be … so it’s time to solve the problem the best [...]
08.18.08 | Living in Japan, Windows Mobile | Jason
Unless you happen to be some sort of linguistic genius, a talented musician, or some unfair combination of the two, chances are you will have trouble learning a new language and the little nuances required for accent-free pronunciation. I’m lucky enough to have my very Japanese wife to help me with pronunciation, but there’s [...]
07.23.08 | Reviews, Windows Mobile | Jason
When it comes to portable devices, their usefulness boils down to just a few little things: ease of use, expandability, and battery life. This last one is especially important if you intend to use the little machine more than the average person.
In the case of my HP iPaq 211, I use the little computer [...]
07.15.08 | Windows Mobile | Jason
A few weeks ago I had tested a possible solution to display Japanese characters on my Worldwide English-version of Windows Mobile 6. Although it didn’t quite work the way I wanted, it provided a little hope for the future, as it’s rather important for me to display the three character sets (four, if you [...]
07.11.08 | Reviews, Windows Mobile | Jason
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