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People you should follow on Twitter

Published
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Kyle
on February 23, 2009
in Opinion
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I’ve been using Twitter for a while now and I thought I would compile a list of my favorite Twitterers. Generally, these lists include people like Guy Kawasaki, Shaq, Ashton Kutcher and Tina Fey (it’s just her pr person). But what about the rest of us? There are a ton of funny and interesting people out there.

My list is a mixture of people in the mobile industry, funny people and some people I just find interesting. Yes, it is mostly BlackBerry bloggers but that’s because it’s my bread and butter. If you don’t have something to promote, you may as well stick to Facebook updates.

gnarjen

Who: Jen Hanley writes a fashion blog called Gnarlitude.
Why: She knows a lot about pants.

I enjoy morphine and strawberry sparkling mineral water. Sometimes together but not always.
Location: On my Creature Rip Rider
Following: 27
Followers: 25
Web: http://www.gnarlitude.com
Twitter: twitter.com/gnarjen

nanpalmero

Who: Nan Palmero writes BlackBerry tips and works for a high intensity sales company.
Why: If you’re in the BlackBerry space, you already know him.

Chief Inspiration Officer at @SalesBy 5 + Nan the Power User at @BlackBerryCool
Location: San Antonio, TX
Following: 1235
Followers: 1491
Web: http://salesby5.com
Twitter: twitter.com/nanpalmero

JonnyMakeup

Who: Jonny Makeup is American Apparel’s mascot.
Why: He calls Dov Charney “daddy”.

From small town boy to self-proclaimed IT gurrl.
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Following: 46
Followers: 93
Web: http://www.misshapes.com/blog/jonnymakeup/
Twitter: twitter.com/JonnyMakeup

LouTreize

Who: Lou knows the BlackBerry space better than me.
Why: “Basically, anyone that tweets ‘cunt’, I follow.”

I am myself. Convinced enough?
Location: Montreal
Following: 84
Followers: 81
Twitter: twitter.com/LouTreize

STAGEMOMZ

Who: Lesley Arfin runs Missbehave Magazine.
Why: Her nickname is Barfin Arfin.

TWEET SCENE
Location: LUDLOW
Following: 40
Followers: 113
Web: http://www.missbehavemag.com
Twitter: twitter.com/STAGEMOMZ

agentmule

Who: Trace does documentaries and reports from the furthest reaches of Earth.
Why: “At 3am listening to MIA in the Addis Hilton w/ ministers from the African Union Summit. Thank Gaddafi they like white guys who can dance”

day to day yearnings and learnings
Location: island off the coast of america
Following: 87
Followers: 65
Web: http://therunningmule.blogspot.com/
Twitter: twitter.com/agentmule

Street_Carnage

Who: Street Boners + TV Carnage = Street Carnage
Why: “Do gays see penises as anal food?”

Followers: 49
Updates: 914
Web: http://www.streetcarnage.com
Twitter: twitter.com/Street_Carnage

BBGeekChic

Who: BlackBerry blogger for blackberrymotion.com.
Why: Women are seriously underrepresented in the BlackBerry blogosphere.

blogger, forum chick, bb geek, writer
Location: Minnesota
Following: 227
Followers: 158
Web: http://www.blackberrymotion.com
Twitter: twitter.com/bbgeekchic

ASacco

Who: Al Sacco is another bb blogger.
Why: Scoops that aren’t stoops.

Location: All up in your Internet
Following: 117
Followers: 360
Web: http://advice.cio.com/blogs/mobile_workhorse
Twitter: twitter.com/ASacco

Follow me on Twitter too, even though I’m boring and ugly. twitter.com/kylemcinnes

How to quickly switch between email accounts on WinMo

Published
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Bambi.Blue
on February 17, 2009
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Windows Mobile’s email application might not be perfect, but one thing it really has going for it is how simple it is to switch from one email account to another very quickly.

If you’re like me, you have a handful of emails that you check on a regular basis — your work email, your personal email, the email address you use when you sign up for something that could potentially spam you with Viagra ads… etc.

Check out the above video demo provided by Todd Ogasawara of MobileAppsToday and you’ll see just how easy it is.

How to tether your iPhone or G1 to your laptop

Published
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Kyle
on February 16, 2009
in News
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Tethering your device is really helpful if you like to work around the city on your laptop, but your city’s WiFi situation is a little bleak.

When tethering, make sure you aren’t seeding any torrents because although most carriers offer a decent ‘all you can eat’ data plan, torrents can quickly put you over the limit.

What You’ll Need:

• For G1: USB cable, Tetherbot App, Android SDK, Firefox
• For iPhone: iPhoneModem app, Jailbroken phone

G1 Tether

Graham Stewart wrote a great guide and app for tethering which can be found here. This app isn’t a true modem tether, so you’ll have to browse with Firefox (what else would you use?).

1. Go here on your G1’s browser and install the Tetherbot app. If unknown sources are not enabled on your phone (under Settings -> Applications -> Unknown Sources) do that first.

2. Turn on USB Debugging under Settings -> Applications -> Development and connect your phone via USB.

3. Get your Android SDK set up. If you’re on Windows, you’ll need to download and install a driver.

4. On your phone, fire up the Tetherbot app and tap the “Start Socks” button.

5. Now, the SDK incantation. In a terminal window on Mac or a run window on Windows, navigate to the “tools” folder within your SDK directory and then type the following:

Mac:

./adb forward tcp:1080 tcp:1080

Windows:

adb forward tcp:1080 tcp:1080

6. Now, in Firefox, go to Options -> Advanced -> Network, and click to configure how Firefox connects to the Internet. In the window that pops up, choose “Manual proxy configuration” and clear out everything that might be there. Under SOCKS host, type “localhost” and change the port to 1080. Hit OK, and you should be in business. Easy right?

iPhone Tether

This tether will require you to jailbreak your iPhone. Although tethering is incredibly sweet, I’m not a huge fan of jailbreaking the iPhone. It has been my experience that these sorts of hacks really degenerate the quality of the software over the long run and sometimes it’s best to stick to what you’re given.

Here are instructions to jailbreak your phone.

The instructions and app I’m using can be found at iPhoneModem.de and it is completely free. This is a Mac-only app and set of instructions, but Windows users can use PDANet for their tethering needs.

1. Once you’re jailbroken, open up Cydia and install the package called “iPhone Modem zsrelay” - you can find it by searching “modem.” Also install OpenSSH - find it by searching “SSH.” BossPrefs is also recommended, so you can make sure SSH is running.

2. Download the iPhoneModem.de helper app and run it, and go to “Settings…” under the little iPhone icon that just appeared in the status bar.

3. Fill in the following fields:

IP-Address of Mac: Leave the default value (192.168.100.1)
Password of Mac: Your admin password
WLAN Name: The name of the ad-hoc network that will be created - your choice
WLAN Password: It must be 13 characters-your choice as long as it’s 13
SOCKS Port: Leave default (9999)
iPhone root Password: alpine (as long as you’re running 2.x firmware)
iPhone Mac Address: Found under Settings - General - About - make sure you use the wi-fi MAC address.

4. Once your config is saved, go to “start connection” and follow the prompts. Your Mac will create an ad-hoc network, which you will then join with your iPhone (make sure you get an IP address on your iPhone before continuing). Everything should go smoothly, and voila, you’re tethered!

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How to turn your iPod Touch into an iPhone

Published
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Kyle
on February 10, 2009
in Customization and News
. 1 Comment

Although this isn’t the first time we’ve heard of a product like this, it’s good to know that people are still plugging away at turning the iPod Touch into an iPhone. Back in December, we heard about a company called Truphone, which also provides VoIP services for your smartphone.

In theory, having a VoIP device sounds good. The problem is the reliability of the service has consistently been lackluster on mobile. I’ve yet to try a service that can provide the sort of reliability you would expect from Vonage ported over to mobile.

“With JAJAH, consumers would only need a Wi-Fi connection, no SIM card or contract. JAJAH’s IP communications platform gives its partners everything they need to launch the service immediately. That includes the application itself and the entire suite of management services from termination of calls, quality control, billing and processing of payments in 200 countries around the world.”

Personally, I’m an iPhone user so I don’t have much of a need for this, but I’d love to hear your thoughts if you’ve tried it.

Check out JAJAH here.

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How to sync all your contacts, calendars and events with Nexthaus

Published
by
Kyle
on February 9, 2009
in Customization and Opinion
. 1 Comment


Most companies who are BlackBerry-centric have a BlackBerry Enterprise Server. It’s the ultimate solution for sync’ing your device with your contacts, calendars and events wirelessly with your desktop/laptop. But what about that growing consumer market? The average consumer is clearly not going to spend the cash or energy to set up their own BES, but they still need to sync their device. One option available to you is Nexthaus.

Among the many benefits of having a sync’ed lifestyle is that your life stays organized. Having all your calendars and contacts sync’ed wirelessly means you can effectively manage your life and stay mobile. Take for example the following situation:

You’re at a dinner party and one of the guests just so happens to work for that store you’ve been meaning to go to. The guest offers his contact info and tells you to come by the store Monday morning. When the conversation is done, you log the contact info into your phone and set a calendar event for the date, time and location of the store. Sync’ing this info will mean you’ll instantly know of schedule conflicts and you’ll be reminded when the time comes. Being sync’ed means more effective networking.

Nexthaus is a company we’ve been working with recently and they have great software to sync your device wirelessly. The first thing you need to do is get a copy of the software. Go to their homepage and select SyncJe for BlackBerry. Now follow these simple instructions and you’re set.

If you know of other companies that offer similar software, we’d love to hear about them. Leave a comment and we’ll follow up.