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For the past few days I’ve been trying out FunContact on my phone running Windows Mobile 6. FunContact, made by VITO Technology, is a contact manager for Windows Mobile that replicates the look and feel of the popular iPhone interface. After trying it out, I’m quite impressed! FunContact costs $19.95, but VITO Technology has agreed to give it away for free to a few lucky Simply-Basic readers!
Wanna get it for free?
Here’s how: a few readers will receive a free copy of FunContact or any other software of their choice from iWindowsMobile.com for the best feedback (left in the comments) as to what to improve or add to FunContact in the next version. That’s right, it’s that simple.…
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Anytime now Microsoft is set to release Windows XP Service Pack 3 to its Windows Update program for the masses to download. Or if you can’t wait, like me, you can download it right now via the direct links discovered by gHacks.
SP3 doesn’t introduce many features that the average user will notice. After my upgrade I honestly didn’t see a single thing new. There are, however, a significant number of security upgrades and fixes that administrators may notice. For those interested, Microsoft has released a whitepaper detailing the changes you can expect (pdf link).
For the many of you (myself included) who can’t stand Vista, upgrade to SP3 when you can. It looks like we’ll be using…
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For those who haven’t seen, WordPress 2.5.1 has been release. The latest release fixes a major security bug related to user registrations, and over 70 other bugs. I’ll be upgrading later this evening.
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Looking for some great software for your new phone running Windows Mobile? Begin your search here! I’ve gathered what I think are some of the ten best free applications for Windows Mobile. These tools add functionality, improve your speeds, or are just down right fun. Need more? I’ve listed a few other web sites that I found useful when I first purchased my new Windows Mobile phone.
10 of the Best Free Windows Mobile Apps
CeRegEditor: CeRegEditor is a desktop program that allows you to view and edit the registry of your mobile device. Just plug in your phone to your computer and connect to it using the program. Very useful program, and it doesn’t even take…
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In the world of simple WordPress plugins, my Admin Favicon plugin surely ranks right up there at the top. I’m happy to say that between the plugin’s home here on Simply-Basic and it’s home at WP-Extend it has been downloaded over 1,000 times!
It also just got a nice review by Ronald at Weblog Tools Collection. I’ve added a link to the video on the plugins page. If you haven’t heard of “Admin Favicon” yet, it’s a plugin that allows you to add a custom favicon to your WordPress administrative console. It’s a simple solution for a simple problem!
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WordPress 2.5 was released to the public today in an announcement apparently made at WordCamp Dallas. Along with the public release comes face lift for WordPress.org. I’ve still got a little work to make sure all the plugins I’m using will work in 2.5, but I’ll be upgrading as soon as I can see what the damage is.
The new WordPress version sports a very customizable admin interface, improved security, image gallery options, and more. Have you upgraded yet?
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