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Sun, Feb 24 2013 19:50

New Windows Phone 8. Something to love, something to hate.

Given in to phone envy, Alun? No, not really – although I will say it was interesting to be around so many Windows Phone 8 users at the Microsoft MVP Summit last week. But the HTC HD7 I originally bought, which spent a half-hour in a hot-tub (syncing...
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Tue, Jan 22 2013 5:25

Removing capabilities from my first Windows Phone app

So, I thought I’d write a Windows Phone app using Visual Studio 2012 the other day. Just a simple little thing, to help me solve my son’s algebra homework without getting into the same binds he does (failure to copy correctly, fumbled arithmetic...
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Sun, Jan 6 2013 20:08

Could Google prompt Microsoft to provide easier syncing?

As a Windows Phone user, and trying to persuade my wife to one day become one (instead of the Blackberry she totes around), I’m constantly stopped by the prospect that there is no way to sync my calendar and contacts without going through some online...
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Sat, Aug 27 2011 10:01

Another encouraging Mango update sign

Microsoft released an update to the Zune software. Of course, this hasn’t fixed any of my usual complaints about the inability to properly handle Podcasts, sorting and managing them, but it does make me convinced that we’re moving right along in the process...
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Wed, Aug 10 2011 6:55

Encouraging Mango update signs for HTC HD7

I woke up this morning to a message on my phone that there is an update available. This is hugely exciting, because I want the new “Mango” update that Microsoft released to manufacturing a week or two ago. Something tells me that this probably isn’t Mango...
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Sun, Jul 24 2011 13:37

Windows Phone 7 impressions

I’ve had my new phone – an HTC HD7 “Schubert” for nearly four months now. For the most part, I’m enjoying it – as a phone, it works fine. I’m still trying to get my fingers and thumbs to thump the keyboard in the right way to avoid making spelling mistakes...
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Sat, Jul 23 2011 21:41

Migrating from one Windows Phone 7 to another

My original WP7 device (an HTC HD7, aka “Schubert”) has become a vampire. This started just after I applied the NoDo update, and while I was traveling to the UK, although I think both of these events are unrelated. The phone was less than two weeks old...
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