spiderwebwoman : facebook

My custom Facebook URL is …

Kathleen Anderson — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:40:51 GMT

By the time I woke up this morning, all the good URLs for my real name were taken, so I chose http://www.facebook.com/spiderwebwoman I think it will work out – most people know me by that name anyway.

Windows Mobile Facebook Application update

Kathleen Anderson — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:33:28 GMT

Microsoft has released an update to their Facebook application for Windows Mobile. Some users have been having problems with installation and a new copy of the app has been posted. This version should help anyone that was getting the “cannot install due to insufficient privileges” error and it should also help with some hanging errors. The Windows Mobile Blog Team says “You’ll want to uninstall the old application and then make sure that the facebook.vol and fbmail.vol files are deleted from your root directory before reinstalling. You can get the new .cab file at the download center or from your phone.”

More at the Windows Mobile Team Blog

Facebook Mobile from Microsoft - how it's the same as and different from the desktop version

Kathleen Anderson — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:39:00 GMT

I just found this great post at MobilityMinded that walks you through the desktop version of Facebook and then the Microsoft Mobile Facebook application that shows you what's the same and what's different.

I installed it last night and have found a couple differences so far:

when you click on a friend's status update, there's no option to "Like" it
when you click on a status update, whether your own or a friend's, you only see the last comment posted.

I'm going to keep poking around to see if there's something I'm missing. If you have found these options, could you let me know?

Finally! A Facebook Application for your Windows Mobile 6 phone!

Kathleen Anderson — Thu, 07 May 2009 22:24:00 GMT

New from Windows Mobile: a Facebook application for your phone! Download the new Facebook application for Windows Mobile and:

Send messages to any of the people in your Friends list.

Take pictures and videos on your phone, then upload them right to Facebook.

Send messages or call people in your Friends list.

Manage your profile and post anytime, anywhere.

Keep up with the latest news and posts with Facebook on your phone. Now your status updates can be up-to-the moment accounts of what you’re doing. Photos and videos are about as close to live-action as you can get. Show your friends what you’re up to, while you’re out and about.
Connecting and sharing on Facebook just got a lot livelier!

More at: Download Facebook | Smartphone and PDA | Windows Mobile Total Access (including screen shots)

Microsoft’s Windows Mobile Facebook software featurelist revealed

Kathleen Anderson — Wed, 06 May 2009 21:12:20 GMT

From http://wmpoweruser.com

Microsoft has developed their own facebook client software for Windows Mobile, and early builds have been in the wild for some time now.

It seems the final version will be made available pretty soon to all comers, and Microsoft has revealed the full feature list at Windowsmobiletraining.com.

The software will support:

Profile – View your profile, update status, write on wall, add photos and videos, and send messages

News feeds – Compose, view, reply and delete items

Status updates – View, update and change picture

Photos and videos – Upload and view pictures, people tag, geo tag, auto upload to Facebook, read photo details, and make comments. The application will be the only version on the market offering the ability to upload video right from the phone.

Wall – Post and delete items

Friends profile – Invite, comment on status, view full profile, and email, SMS or call from profile

Email – View, send and reply

Notifications – View, poke and accept notifications

Requests – Confirm friend requests and invites

I can’t wait!

More at: Microsoft’s Windows Mobile Facebook software featurelist revealed

Why won’t Facebook Mobile save my password?

Kathleen Anderson — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:08:00 GMT

I started using Facebook Mobile on my HTC Mogul (WM 6.1) last summer and it worked fine. It saved my email address and password – all I had to do was use the link in my Favorites and I was logged in. Over the last few months, more often than not, I had to enter my password to get in. Now it happens all the time. It really makes it a pain to use Facebook Mobile now. This doesn’t happen with BrightKite Mobile or even with the Bank of America Mobile Banking web site (BOA saves my account number – I do have to enter my PIN, but it’s always been that way).

I tried another browser, Opera Mobile, but it happens with Opera, too. So, I’m thinking it’s either an issue with my phone, or a setting in my Facebook account, but for the life of me, I can’t figure out what it is and how to fix it.

Please let me know if you have any ideas!