Dear Mr. Jobs, Over the past year, my colleages at work have been relentless about showing off their new iPhones, the cool features that it has, the slick user interface, and the awesome design of the device itself. Initially, their attempts of making me feel inferior about owning a Windows Mobile device were unsuccessful. There [...]

It is unclear when and how it started, but for about a week or two I had been annoyed by Windows Live Messenger popping up on my Windows Mobile 6 phone every time I unlocked it. While all I had to do is press the Cancel button to make it go away, such a small [...]

This article is no longer relevant. In Visual Studio 2008 SP1, setup projects allow you to select the ‘User’s Application Data Folder’ as a deployment target. This is where any SDF files and other application data and content should go. The ‘Common Application Data Folder’ is no longer accessible for write operations in Windows 7 [...]

It is finally ready – the new and improved TripsNMiles, pod consulting’s free mileage tracker for the Windows Mobile platform.

My new phone is the T-Mobile Shadow. I have been using it for a week now and have some initial experiences to share. First of all, the phone scores on all fronts, compared to its predecessor in my pocket, the SDA. Windows Mobile 6 has some of the biggest pain points eliminated, the phone feels [...]

Frequently Asked Questions for the T-Mobile SDA with Windows Smartphone 2005 Newbie What does “Application Locked” mean? What does “Locked” mean? How can I unlock my phone? How can I unlock my “Application Locked” phone? How much memory memory do I need? Is the Compact Framework 2.0 part of the platform? Can my SDA phone [...]