http://www.twoinchview.com Windows Mobile Media & Entertainment Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:06:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is a given by now with nothing new on the front page for three months, but I wanted to make an official post stating that this blog is in "hibernation mode" until further notice. It's an advertising-free Microsoft-funded project, so when there are no Microsoft funds coming my way, ... http://www.twoinchview.com/139-from-the-desk-of-mr-obvious I received a reader question a couple of weeks ago that I thought would be worth answering on the site so everyone could benefit from it: "I have compressed all my audio files to 64 kbps MP3 file because I was using an MP3 player with a limited storage space back ... http://www.twoinchview.com/138-reader-qa-audio-compression This article is aimed at people who are new to the Windows Mobile world - and if you're reading this site, odds are, that's not you (this article will eventually be published on Microsoft.com). But you may know someone who just got their first Windows Mobile smartphone or PDA, so ... http://www.twoinchview.com/137-the-basics-of-windows-mobile-personalization People with Windows Mobile devices – whether they be network-connected smartphones with the latest EVDO or UMTS wireless technology, or PDAs using 802.11b WiFi – all have one thing in common: they want to get rid of all the wires. I can recall the days when PDAs required connecting to ... http://www.twoinchview.com/136-helium-digital-hdbt700 Microsoft has been growing their Live services lately, pouring effort into creating a suite of online services that will entice Internet users to take advantage of their offerings for search, email, location-based services, and many others. And they’re not just focusing on the desktop world: there are a rich assortment ... http://www.twoinchview.com/134-live-search "Pocket Launcher 3 organizes applications into tabbed categories and seamlessly integrates with your Pocket PC or Smartphone, providing an enhanced, customizable user interface. Additionally, launch your documents and manage running tasks! Pocket Launcher integrates a collection of large, icon-based lists of applications that are installed on a device. Icons ... http://www.twoinchview.com/126-conduits-pocket-launcher-30-released Speaking is the most natural form of human communication, but paradoxically, it's also the most difficult way for computers to understand us today (though someone with truly horrible handwriting might argue that point with me). Being able to control a computer with your voice has been the Holy Grail of ... http://www.twoinchview.com/124-microsoft-voice-command-16-reviewed "I travel. A lot. Mind you I don't travel as much as some but in 2006 I pushed well past the 100,000 mile (160,930km) mark with American Airlines and Northwest Airlines. Traveling for me, like so many of you who visit Clinton Fitch (Dot) Com! is ... http://www.twoinchview.com/122-clinton-fitch-reviews-worldmate-2006 "Oh sweet mother of WinMo computing, HTC looks to have a new one up their sleeves with this, the HTC Athena (X7500). It's apparently not their rumored UMPC, rather, this pup is said to run Windows Mobile Pocket PC "Pro edition" (whatever that is) so that's a 3.5-inch QVGA touch-screen ... http://www.twoinchview.com/120-htc-athena-a-groundbreaking-device Nothing makes a Windows Mobile powered phone uniquely your own like a custom ringtone. Register now to download your free ringtones, and sign up to be notified of more free offers via the Windows Mobile newsletter...Celebrate the season with six new holiday ringtones for your Windows Mobile powered phone, including ... http://www.twoinchview.com/118-free-holiday-ringtones-from-microsoft