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Great review from one of our customers; the HTC Touch HD2

Liam — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:37:57 +0000

http://www.peterskitchen.net/01/30/unboxing-the-htc-hd2/

If you’ve been reading earlier in the week, you would have seen that I was pretty peeved with a certain local phone network, and their pricing policies. Thinking that the HD2 had been upped to a price that was beyond my means, I went to local PDA supplier Organiser World. They were sold out, but expecting more the following day, and the price was right. The service was great, I much prefer buying devices from other geeky Windows Phone enthusiasts. Rather than corporate drones.

The HD2 is probably the most anticipated windows phone of all time, and I certainly didn’t expect to get my hands on one this quickly. Just a quick refresh on the specs

Windows Mobile 6.5 professional
120.5 x 67 x 11mm
HSPA/WCDMA 850/2100Mhz
4.3 inch TFT/LCD capacitive touch screen
1 Ghz snapdragon processor
448 Mb Ram
3.5mm audio jack
5 megapixel camera with dual led flash
GPS
Micro SD expansion up to 32 Gb

Please visit the site for the rest of the review!

Network Diagram – Full Cisco

Liam — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:24:13 +0000

The above diagram is a traditional network setup with all aspects of networking detailed and how they should be interconnected.

What’s the difference between a netbook and a notebook?

Liam — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:07:08 +0000

Netbooks are designed primarily for the Internet, to view information, learn and communicate with others.
They are usually a compact form factor (around 7-10 inch screen size) and are designed for portability.
Netbooks are light-weight, have long battery life and are less dependent on a battery charger during the day. They can handle most basic office tasks like word processing and spreadsheets etc.
The usual specification for a netbooks is: Low power CPU (Intel Atom Single Core 2Gz>), 1Gb RAM, 160Gb HDD, No DVD drive.

On the other hand, Notebooks are more multiple-purpose computers in a form factor of about ten inches and up, with some desktop replacement notebooks boasting 24-inch screens.
Notebooks are more designed to handle heavy-multi-tasking with many applications running at once. They can view, create, and edit high-definition video content and run intensive programs.

Blueant Supertooth 3 – Device not pairing

Liam — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:15:28 +0000

“0000″ is indeed the pass code, if it’s not working, you may need to do a factory reset.

Make sure the BlueAnt Supertooth 3 is turned OFF.
Press+Hold the Volume Up button and then also press the green button to reset the unit.
After completing the above reset, turn the ST3 OFF again and wait at least 10 seconds.
Turn unit back ON and select language when prompted.
Follow the voice prompts and pair the ST3

If this doesn’t work, please contact blueant technical support on 1300 669 049

Configure any device for $2.20

Liam — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:21:40 +0000

Configure your mobile phone handset – get mobile settings for mobile email, MMS picture messaging, internet browsing and Java settings For your mobile games and applications. Configuration settings cost £1 and it will take you less than a minute to setup your mobile.

http://www.configuremyphone.com/

Vodafone MMS & PXT on WM6+

Liam — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:03:01 +0000

WAP:

-         Press Start > Settings > Connections tab > Connections Icon.
-         Tap on Advanced then press on Select Networks.
-         On the lower drop down list press new, then type down VF Live & PXT as the name of the new connection then tap on Modem.
-         Press New then type down Vodafone WAP as the new modem name, and select Cellular Line (GPRS) as the modem type then press next.
-         Types down (live.vodafone.com) as the Access Point Name then press next. Leave the User name, Password and the Domain field blank then press Finish.

-         Tap on Proxy Settings and check both boxes on the screen, then press Advanced.
-         Tap on HTTP then put down 10.202.2.60 as the value for the server field, and 8080 as the value for the Port, then press ok
-         Tap on WAP and put down the same values for the Server and the port then press ok.
-         Press ok again and tap on Modem.
-         Now you can see the modem -Vodafone WAP- press and hold on it
-         Select Connect.
-         Now open the start menu and launch the internet browser and try to connect to http://live.vodafone.com, after that you can also try connecting to any other WAP sites.

PXT Settings:
-         Press Start the select Messaging tap on Menu then select MMS configuration.
-         Tap on Servers then press New.
-         Now enter the following values then Press ok then select VF
- PXT and set it as the default then press ok.

Thanks to Robert Sturzaker for the information.

Questions to ask yourself when buying a device

Liam — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:04:49 +0000

What am I wanting to do with the device?
Am I wanting a touch screen?
Am I wanting a QWERTY keyboard?
Do I want to edit Word documents as well as excel?
What sort of battery life do I expect?
Am I wanting to play movies/music on my device?
What is my budget?
Do I want to pay for the device outright, or do I want to do it on a business lease (ie. Flexirent)

Answering these questions before walking into a store will assist the sales rep in finding the device that is right for you!

Smartphone Manufacturers

Liam — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:56:22 +0000

Nokia E series – Great business smartphones, excellent phones, great compatibility with Exchange email and calendar, good battery life, well built hardware.
Nokia N series – Great multimedia devices, excellent phones, good compatibility with Exchange email and calendar, decent battery life, good hardware

HTC WM - Best all round smartphones on the market, often the leaders in mobile technology, make a lot of devices for other companies, best converged devices, works well with Microsoft due to the operating system compatibility. Excellent PDA functions. Built in Word, Excel, Powerpoint software.
HTC Android – High end Android devices, similar specs to WM HTCs, limited root access when bought through a carrier (eg. HTC Magic – Vodafone).

Samsung – Great specifications for the price, high tech LED screens, good multimedia compatibility, fantastic camera firmware, decent phones, decent battery life, have been known to overheat in a small number of cases, works best with the Symbian operating system.

Blackberry – Unmatched in email functionality, security and data compression. Can be expensive to run if your work place doesn’t have the proper software on their mail servers (BB support through carriers can cost up to $50 per month). Will not syncronise emails via cable, only calendar and contacts.

iPhone – Unmatched in browser capability and multimedia. Limited calendar and contacts functionality. Limited Outlook compatibility. Limited business use. Ordinary battery life. Can have issues with phone functionality. Very high end, compacitive screen.

Australian Blackberry’s

Liam — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:15:06 +0000

All Blackberrys sold in Australia are distributed through carrier channels, regardless of whether you buy it outright or get it on a plan. This streamlines the repair process if the unthinkable does happen.

If you’ve bought a Blackberry from Telstra or Vodafone, chances are that it’ll be software and hardware branded.
If it’s from Optus, there may be some software branding in the form of icons, but there will be no hardware branding.
NO BLACKBERRY IN AUSTRALIA IS LOCKED.
ALL BLACKBERRYS CAN BE USED ON ANY OTHER CARRIERS BB SERVER AS LONG AS YOU HAVE THE IMEI AND THE PIN
(located on the side of the box).

Australian Carrier Internet Settings

Liam — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:24:52 +0000

Optus

Optus (2G)