Laptop Alarm
Concerned about losing your laptop on the road? Here is a simple solution from from Syfer that just might be a solution for you.
Did you ever hesitate to leave your laptop for a few minutes in a public space like a library? Afraid that someone will take your laptop? Now there is a simple and free solution to this problem!
Laptop Alarm will ring a loud alarm if someone will try to steal your laptop! When the laptop is disconnected from AC-power (someone pulls the AC adapter plug out) or someone removes or moves the USB mouse the alarm will go off. Version 1.2 adds Mouse movement detection.
Laptop alarm is free to try. The shareware version has every functionality the full version has, and you can try it as long as you like. The full version will be available soon.
You can also download from ZDNet here.
Free AT&T WiFi? … Say it’s TRUE!
Zach over at the Boy Genius Report posted earlier about the BlackBerry Bold being added to AT&T’s FREE WiFi list but now an update to Zach’s post indicates that apparently AT&T’s free WiFi now applies to all smartphones. Cool!
Supposedly this was the plan…so check it out at your nearest Starbucks and let us know if the free WiFi deal is working for you!
SpoonAlarm - Use MP3s as Alarms
Need to spice up your alarm sounds? Not happy with the inbuilt alarm sounds that come with your device? Here is a very cool application that allows you to use MP3s as alarms.
Now you can turn your Windows Mobile device into a useful alarm clock with this simple and useful alarm application, combining a friendly interface with a loud mp3 based alarm capabilities.
With a couple of clicks—you can setup your next alarm, select your favorite mp3 song, configure your preferable snoozing option and all—using a friendly user interface designed to work with no stylus.
Designed to replace the default Windows Mobile ® alarms functionality, the SpoonAlarm is simple and intuitive to use, and includes a few ‘must have’ features like:
Finger Friendly user interface
Support for both mp3 and wave files (to wake up with)
Recurring Alarms
Configurable Snooze
2-3 Clicks to configure alarm
Countdown clock
Click here to download the SpoonAlarm.
Visit the SpoonTools.com website for some other great FREE tools to make your ability Experience Mobility better.
Customize your Sliding Panel Home Screen
Here is a great tip from Mike Temporale for over at Mobile Jaw on how to “Customize the New Sliding Panel Home Screen on Windows Mobile 6.1″. If you have a Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard then I know you have been playing with the new sliding panel. Mike shows you how to modify the panels and their order and if you want, you can add new panels as well.
How do you do it? Simply edit the corresponding xml and registry settings. Mike did say that the answer may have been easy, but actually doing it can be difficult for some. So what is the solution?
Enter CHome Configurator from mind of tlogix over at Smartphone: Nuts & Bolts. This utility will ease the pain of customizing the new sliding panel home screen to your liking. CHome Configurator allows you to add new panels, and modify or delete existing panels without having to mess around with xml files and registry settings. Best of all, this utility is FREE!
Zune 3.0 and a Double Cheeseburger?
Zealot just let us know that the Zune 3.0 software is Available NOW, so do you like the $1 menu at McDonald’s? How does getting FREE Wi-Fi at McDonalds sound as you scoff down that Double Cheeseburger? Sounds good to me and I think it will sound great to a lot of folks. Today, along with the Zune 3.0 software there it is a deal for Zune owners to get free Wi-Fi access at McDonald’s.
According to CNET News, Wayport (the Wi-Fi provider for McDonalds) will be making it very easy for Zune users to access music on the go by providing Wi-Fi that does not have a browser interrupt. So when you get that new software for your Zune, head over to McDonalds, grab a burger and enjoy the FREE Wi-Fi!
JGUI’s GPS.Friend
Here is a pretty cool program that allows you to your current geographic location and request a friend’s phone to give you his or her location.
In just a few seconds, or a minute, you can review your position on the map, with no worry about pre-installed maps, because it’s downloading from the Internet.
The second, and even maybe a more important possibility of this program is, in the same short time, you can “ask” someone’s phone (who has this program installed too), about his/her current location. In reply you review his/her position on the map, and the calculated distance and direction between yours.
This program is freeware as long as it’s enough for you, to get own location and receive someone’s external location, ONLY ONE TIME DAILY.
If you want to get several times, unlimited times daily, you may buy and unlock this program to the fully-operates version.
Check out the JGUI: GPS.Friend localizer here
Task2Gather - One Place for ALL Your tasks
Task2Gather is a free service for online task and project management. Manage all your tasks and projects online with Task2Gather and invite your family members, colleagues, partners, clients and anybody else to participate.
Four points that make Task2Gather from VITO Technology the ideal solution for task and project management:
More convenient than pen and paper
Requires no training
Easy enough to be used as a shopping or todo list
Flexible enough for personal and business use
As an added bonus, you may wish to consider the Fifth point:
Task2Gather will also be available via paid subscription with features like reports, file attachments, advanced security, RSS , etc.
Click this link to check out Task2Gather
Don’t just go…Boingo!
Posted by Jack Cook on 07/3/08 in Wifi / Bluetooth
It’s the 4th of July weekend and Boingo wants to help you celebrate by offering you complimentary Wi-Fi.
Head over to Boingo! and get the complimentary Wi-Fi software and get a FREE day pass at any one of 100,000 hotspots worldwide.
Fireworks - a FREE game from Astraware
Astraware Fireworks is a simple FREE application, showing sequences of fireworks flying and exploding into the air. As 4th July is traditionally a time for fireworks and celebrations in the USA, the features have been created to help our American friends highlight one of their major holidays - Independence Day!
Astraware Fireworks is available for devices running Palm OS® 5 and later and Windows Mobile® 2003 and later, and this year a new BlackBerry® version is available which includes the backgrounds and firework effects but doesn’t include music, so sorry BlackBerry-owners - this time round you’ll have to hum your own marches! What better way to celebrate 4th July than with some Fireworks? Download your copy today - it’s available for a limited time only! Oh, and did we mention, it’s FREE?!
You can get Astraware Fireworks here
Free GPS navigation for your device!
I caught this item on The Red Ferret Journal and thought it was a pretty cool item that you may like. Nav4All is a free gps navigation for your mobile phone! Yeah … FREE!! Available in 55 languages and is compatible with most handsets.
So will it be free forever? Maybe not but at least for the next couple of years it will be so I think it is worth looking at. What is huge (I think) is the ability to have access to maps all over the world … great if you are on that once in a lifetime trip!
Check out Nav4All here!
Mobile leaders to unify the Symbian software platform
Posted by Jack Cook on 06/24/08 in Press Releases
and set the future of mobile free
Foundation to be established to provide royalty-free open platform and accelerate innovation
Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and NTT DOCOMO announced today their intent to unite Symbian OS, S60, UIQ and MOAP(S) to create one open mobile software platform. Together with AT&T, LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments and Vodafone they plan to establish the Symbian Foundation to extend the appeal of this unified software platform. Membership of this non-profit Foundation will be open to all organizations. This initiative is supported by current shareholders and management of Symbian Limited, who have been actively involved in its development. Plans for the Foundation have already received wide support from other industry leaders.
To enable the Foundation, Nokia today announced plans to acquire the remaining shares of Symbian Limited that Nokia does not already own and then contribute the Symbian and S60 software to the Foundation. Sony Ericsson and Motorola today announced their intention to contribute technology from UIQ and DOCOMO has also indicated its willingness to contribute its MOAP(S) assets. From these contributions, the Foundation will provide a unified platform with common UI framework. A full platform will be available for all Foundation members under a royalty-free license, from the Foundation’s first day of operations.
WorldMate for Windows Mobile … it’s FREE
There’s a hot new version of WorldMate Professional available for your mobile phone. Download it for Free, and start receiving automatic real-time alerts for delayed and canceled flights. Be the first one informed when your flight is delayed or cancelled, so you can act immediately, and avoid the lines and chaos at the airport.
Gain access to your itinerary details, global weather forecasts, world clocks, currency, clothing size and measurement converters, tip and tax calculator and more. With the NEW and FREE WorldMate for Windows Mobile you will save money, time and hassle when on the road. Download now from your PC or over-the-air directly to your device. For additional premium services – Go Pro and get the WorldMate Professional subscription.
To download the latest version of WorldMate click here and check out WorldMate for Windows Mobile here
PCmover - for FREE!!
SAVE THIS LINK because on May 15, Laplink celebrates 25 years as the global leader for file transfer, synchronization, remote access, and migration.
To celebrate this milestone, Laplink is offering a free copy of PCmover on May 15th but only to those that visit their web site. No purchase necessary, no strings attached, and no gimmicks.
PCmover automatically moves selected files, folders, settings, and even applications from an old PC to a new one. It’s the #1 selling migration product and is widely regarded as the best migration solution available. PCmover is even recommended by the official magazines for Windows XP and Vista.
The normal price for a download of PCmover is $50, but for one day only it’s completely free. Sometimes you might get a cup of coffee free, but not a $50 – but then, not every day is Laplink’s 25th birthday.
PDAmill Game Studios Offers FREE Games for Palm OS Platform
Several years ago, PDAmill developed many great titles for the Palm OS platform. However, in February of 2007 the decision to stop development for the Palm platform was made and the products were then discontinued.
Until now, all of these titles were only available to customers who had purchased the games in the past. Due to an incredibly high demand, they have now released all of their past Palm titles for FREE!
However, please be advised that these titles come with no warranty, no support, and may well not work on your device (the very reason we discontinued development for the platform). If you have any troubles with the games, do not contact support as you will not receive a reply.
Enjoy!
Features
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Full, unlocked, completely playable games
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Support for 320×320 and 480×320 Palm OS 5 devices
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FREE
AT&T & Starbucks
Posted by Jack Cook on 04/25/08 in Wifi / Bluetooth
AT&T Inc. and Starbucks announced the beginning of the rollout of AT&T Wi-Fi service at company-operated Starbucks stores, kicking off a nationwide effort that will continue through 2008. The companies have already started the deployment of AT&T Wi-Fi service at Starbucks locations in San Antonio, making it the first market to deliver the complete AT&T Wi-Fi experience in the U.S.
Also, as of May 1, qualifying AT&T high speed Internet and Wi-Fi customers will have complimentary Wi-Fi access at more than 7,000 Starbucks locations nationwide. For millions of AT&T customers, that means more speed in more places — and for free — is on its way.
And as of May 1, qualifying AT&T customers can connect to the Internet from Wi-Fi enabled company-operated Starbucks locations nationwide by simply selecting “ATTWiFi” after powering up their computers. Free AT&T Wi-Fi service is currently offered with AT&T’s three higher-speed residential broadband packages, all small business broadband packages and with all AT&T U-verse offerings with high speed Internet service.
