Handango continues to offer Free App Friday and since today is… well, Friday… there’s something waiting for BlackBerry owners. Ascendo DataVault is the free software du jours, so head over … Read More »
Love it, or hate it, you can’t deny that the Apple iPhone user interface has made a huge impact on other mobile devices. Take Treobble, for example. This … Read More »
This month’s print issue of TechNet points out Wise Disk Cleaner, a free PC application that helps clean out old files on your computer. You can … Read More »
Camtasia Studio has long been one of the greatest screen capturing programs around and the newest version 5 is simply awesome. TechSmith, makers of Camtasia, realize that some folks don’t … Read More »
After taking a rare four-day break from the connected world, I’m ready to tackle XP on the Asus Eee PC. As I mentioned prior, some folks on the Read More »
After reading this overview of the updated Nokia Sports Tracker beta application, I’m hooked. Now I just need an E-series device to track my biking and running activities. While I’m … Read More »
Got a Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone or Windows Mobile 6 Standard Edition device? If so and you always wanted Agendus Smartphone Standard Edition but didn’t have the coin to … Read More »
Last month we featured SmartJournal, a free Windows app that archives your Windows Mobile phone data in Outlook’s Journal. One good turn deserves another, so here’s a similar approach … Read More »
The latest and greatest version of Opera Mini arrives today; version 4 is officially released out of beta for your mobile phone. When we reported on … Read More »
Have you ever wanted to “almost maximize” a window? You know, get as much screen as you can from an application but still leave a wee bit for certain shortcuts or … Read More »
In the Windows Mobile world I’ve always relied on either eWallet or FlexWallet to securely secure my personal data. You know, things like: passwords, credit card … Read More »
I’ve never been a heavy user of Outlook’s Journal features, but after reading about SmartJournal, I just may give Journal another look. SmartJournal is a free Windows application that archives … Read More »
Great news from RingCube: they’ve set their mobile virtual environment application, MojoPac, free! When MojoPac debuted, it was $29.95 for a license, but now you can get MojoPac … Read More »
My brand new HP 2710p has a nice web cam but I can’t tell you how many times before I got it that I looked at my cell phone with a camera and wished I could use it as a web cam in Skype. If your … Read More »
Hats off to Download Squad for spotting this download. With a name like Download Squad, I guess they’re just doing their job, but kudos anyway. ;) Apparently Handango … Read More »
While you can’t track individual stocks with this free app, STQ Lite 1.0 does show the major stock indices right on your home screen. If you’ve got room … Read More »
Want pictures for your contacts in Microsoft Outlook? Look no further to your friends in Facebook, assuming that "friends" equals "contacts" in your world. Amit … Read More »
Earlier this morning, James shared FireTune, a free browser optimization application for Firefox users. Nik asked in the comments if there’s a Mac version available, but alas, it’s Windows only. … Read More »
I love Firefox, it’s full-featured and I’ve added just the extensions I want. I will admit that Firefox can sometimes get a little slow, especially with complicated websites, and I’ve read numerous articles about tweaking the configuration file to get better performance. It can be a … Read More »
One of the many reasons I enjoy using Firefox so much is the ability to restore a browsing session if the app closes accidentally on purpose. You know what … Read More »
One handy feature in Vista is the thumbnail view of apps running on the Taskbar. Simply hover over a running app in the Taskbar and Vista provides … Read More »
Many folks begrudge UMPCs and small notebooks since they lack optical drives (and keyboards, let’s not forget the keyboards…). I say: why carry hardware when you can … Read More »
Honestly, I’m quite happy with my default desktop search tools, so I almost skipped over today’s freebie at Giveaway of the Day. Gaviri PocketSearch is on the … Read More »
It’s not often I use the native voice recording functionality in Windows Mobile and when I do, it’s usually a few short phrases. Mainly because there’s only so much of me … Read More »
Since picking up the MacBook Pro a few months back the only thing that I have missed from the Windows world is Solitaire. Every version of Windows has included Solitaire and I admit I like to kill free time playing it occasionally. Mac OS doesn’t have … Read More »
One of the minor annoyances of using multiple devices in multiple locations is constantly configuring the WiFi settings. Hop into a new WiFi area and you might have SSID and network … Read More »
Craving a call log for that Palm Treo 680? That’s one thing I’ve always liked about my Windows Mobile devices, there’s a generally usable call log for the phone … Read More »
We first told you about Vista Battery Saver a while back, it even made our coveted Freeware of the Moment designation. The cool utility makes it a breeze to squeeze the most out of your mobile device battery by doing stuff like turning Aero Glass … Read More »
For some reason, I never got into Del.icio.us, the social bookmarking website. Maybe because it was one of the early entries in this space or perhaps because I’m inundated with more … Read More »
Just because it’s Monday morning, why should we all dive right into the workweek? No, I vote for just a little more fun before kicking the … Read More »
One of the offshoots of having ever-increasing hard drive capacities is that the task of getting rid of large files we no longer need is more difficult. With hard drive capacities of 80 GB, 100 GB and larger finding that 100 MB file we no longer … Read More »
Frequent traveler will appreciate this: MobiMate just made their WorldMate application available free for Symbian S60 devices. You’ll get a world clock, world day/night map, currency converter and a weather … Read More »
Today Microsoft released an update to Windows Live Mobile Search for handheld owners in the U.S. and U.K. The free application isn’t just limited to Windows Mobile 2003 … Read More »
Hi, my name is Kevin and I’m a digital music addict. All day long I swim between my Zune Pass subscription, XM Radio online and Read More »
While having a Skype video-chat with James last night, I mentioned the need to see the screen of my T-Mobile Dash Windows Mobile phone on a PC. … Read More »
Got a webcam hooked up to your Windows XP computer? With whoosh!Cam, you can broadcast your pretty little self to data plan owners with Windows Mobile devices or standard … Read More »
Remember those registry tweaks we used to address some Vista disk issues? You don’t have to delve into the dungeon of the registry to change those and many … Read More »
Caught this over at Michael Gartenberg’s blog this morning; in fact, I’m slated to meet up with Michael next week and I hope those plans don’t fall through … Read More »
I was just browsing iambic’s site for some information on their Agendus product, when I saw that they offer a free RSS reader: TopStory. iambic develops software for Palm … Read More »
Those crazy folks are giving away another piece of software, today it’s the $99 version of DemoCreator yours free for the downloading, provided that you activate it by midnight tonight. Read More »
http://www.youtube.com/v/ohJ7eevds-k I haven’t tried iContact because I use the T-Mobile Dash as my primary phone and it doesn’t have a touchscreen. If you’re game after watching the above video however, you can pick up iContact right here for your touchscreen handheld and fluidly scroll through … Read More »
Over at Giveaway of the Day today is a nice-looking productivity application called FusionDesk. FusionDesk is currently available in a free Starter Edition and a $90 Professional … Read More »
Bob LeVitus has been writing the Dr. Mac column for the Houston Chronicle for a long time and I never miss a column. He has published an ebook that covers everything you should know about backing up your Mac and even discusses recovery techniques should the … Read More »
Two common culprits always mentioned in discussions of the Vista battery consumption issue are the spiffy Aero Glass theme and the Windows Sidebar. Even Microsoft has admitted that Aero Glass consumes more battery even though they’ve never mentioned anything about the Sidebar. Our Freeware of the … Read More »
Maybe it’s just me, but I tend to move in and out of my folder directories quite a bit during the day. In Vista, that’s much less a chore than in XP thanks … Read More »