Everyone has always complained about problems with ActiveSync on the desktop. Many people often ran into errors and wished it would just go away. Well, with Windows Phone 7, ActiveSync is gone. Windows Phone 7 only connects to Zune when you plug it into the PC and only syncs music/videos/podcasts/pictures. That means there will be no more errors or frustrations for you when trying to sync all of your personal information management data between your …
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YouTube on Windows Phone 7
A lot of people might be wondering about how you can watch YouTube videos on Windows Phone 7. Microsoft’s Brandon Watson demonstrates how simple it is to play YouTube videos from the YouTube website in Internet Explorer… even though the browser does not yet support Flash. It would seem that YouTube autodetects the Windows Phone 7 browser and links it to a YouTube player app on the device. You’ll also notice that the YouTube video …
Continue readingWhen Silent Mode Isn’t Silent
One of the things that may be confusing for newer Android users is the Silent mode. If you’re on the home screen and use the volume buttons to enter silent mode (or use any other possible toggle switch or widget you might have), that may not actually mean “no sounds.” Say you’re at a conference listening to a speaker that really doesn’t apply to you, but you have to be there anyway, so you’re thinking …
Continue readingDLNA in Action (Video)
DLNA stands for Digital Living Network Alliance and it’s a non-profit trade organization who’s primary goal is to help make it easier for consumer devices to share music, pictures, and videos between each other. About 26 companies are currently promoting DLNA. Back in the Windows XP days, Microsoft created Windows Media Connect, which had a similar function. These days the media sharing functions built into Windows Media Player and Windows 7 are fully DLNA compatible. …
Continue readingA Look at Halo Waypoint for Windows Phone 7
If you’re an Xbox player, you probably know that the new Halo Reach game was released last night. Well, there will also be a Halo companion application for Windows Phone 7 called Halo Waypoint. It’s not really a game, but it’s a useful tool for keeping track of your progress, milestones, and other gameplay-related data that you might accomplish in the real Halo games. It will also give you access to other Halo related content …
Continue readingWhat is this OneNote Thing About?
One of the things that I’m excited about in Windows Phone 7, but haven’t really heard too much about just yet, is the OneNote Skydrive syncing. We don’t know exactly how that might work, but many of you may not even know about how useful OneNote can be on the desktop. So let’s take a look at that, and then maybe you can imagine how having OneNote on Windows Phone 7 might be useful. We’ll …
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