August 2008 - Posts

• Blackberry Web Desktop Manager

  The Blackberry Web Desktop Manager is a free download from the Blackberry web site and is a bolt-on to the Blackberry Enterprise Server enabling users to manage their handhelds via a web interface without the administrator needing to get involved. Version Read More... Posted 30 August 2008 12:36 by jamesl | 0 Comments

• Microsoft SyncToy 2.0

  I came across this on the SmartPhone Thoughts web site (http://www.smartphonethoughts.com) I wasn't aware of a version 1.0 of the software, but apparently version 2.0 is an improvement! SyncToy is a Microsoft 'PowerToy', a small application designed to Read More... Posted 29 August 2008 10:19 by jamesl | 0 Comments

• Using the Nokia E71 as a USB Modem with Windows Vista

  Provided that your SIM card is enabled for GPRS / 3G Internet access with your provider, then you can use the Nokia E71 as a modem to connect to the Internet from your PC via the USB cable. The necessary modem drivers for the phone are installed automatically Read More... Posted 27 August 2008 11:30 by jamesl | 0 Comments

• Blackberry PocketMac Sync Manager

  PocketMac is the Mac equivalent of the Blackberry Desktop Manager software for Windows and is a free download from the Blackberry web site. Once installed, an icon will be added to the Applications folder: When launched, the interface appears very much Read More... Posted 25 August 2008 17:18 by jamesl | 0 Comments

• Using the Nokia E71 as a USB Modem with MacOS Leopard

  Provided that your SIM card is enabled for GPRS / 3G Internet access with your provider, then you can use the Nokia E71 as a modem to connect to the Internet from your Mac via the USB cable. There is no need to install any additional hardware or software. Read More... Posted 25 August 2008 11:14 by jamesl | 0 Comments

• Using the Nokia E71 as a USB Modem with Windows XP

  Provided that your SIM card is enabled for GPRS / 3G Internet access with your provider, then you can use the Nokia E71 as a modem to connect to the Internet from your PC via the USB cable. The necessary modem drivers for the phone are installed automatically Read More... Posted 25 August 2008 10:31 by jamesl | 0 Comments

• Using the Nokia E71 with iSync

  As a zealous Mac user I am not always impartial when it comes to all things Apple, but I am consistently impressed by the hassle-free way in which iSync can move contacts and calendar information via Bluetooth between virtually any phone. Not once have Read More... Posted 25 August 2008 09:22 by jamesl | 0 Comments

• Using Intellisync to deliver Exchange Push Email settings to the Nokia E71

  Further to my last blog post detailing how to remotely provision the Nokia E71 with SIP settings: http://blog.devicewire.com/blogs/devicewire/archive/2008/08/24/using-intellisync-to-deliver-sip-settings-to-the-nokia-e71.aspx the Intellisync OMA DM server Read More... Posted 24 August 2008 17:34 by jamesl | 0 Comments

• Using Intellisync to deliver SIP settings to the Nokia E71

  The OMADM capability of the Linux-based version of the Intellisync Mobile Suite Device Management server can be used to deliver SIP profiles to compatible handsets. This article details how to remotely provision a Nokia E71 for use with the SIPtrix IP Read More... Posted 24 August 2008 15:59 by jamesl | 0 Comments

• Installing the (Windows) Intellisync Client on the Nokia E71

  Version 9 of the Intellisync Mobile Suite has largely focussed solely on the Symbian Series 60 3rd Edition platform in terms of new features. Indeed version 9 of the Symbian S60v3 client software has been virtually completely re-written. This article Read More... Posted 24 August 2008 11:20 by jamesl | 0 Comments

• Setting up the Nokia E71 as a remote extension on a SIP-based IP PBX

  In this post I will set up the Nokia E71 as a remote extension via a WiFi connection to the Internet. This post uses SIPtrix as the back-end VoIP system. SIPtrix is our own in-house developed IP PBX, based on the freely available Asterisk VoIP platform. Read More... Posted 23 August 2008 15:09 by jamesl | 0 Comments

• Setting up the Nokia E71 for Microsoft Exchange Push Email

  Nokia’s marketing around the ability of their mobile phones to support Server ActiveSync-based Push Email when used in conjunction with a Microsoft Exchange 2003 SP2 or Exchange 2007 Server (in exactly the same way as a Windows Mobile device) has not Read More... Posted 22 August 2008 22:26 by jamesl | 1 Comments

• Nokia E71 - Redressing the balance

  A lot of my recent blog posts have centred around the Windows Mobile platform and the associated back-office server products (Exchange 2007, System Center 2008 Mobile Device Manager, etc), and whilst I do blog on the Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite solution, Read More... Posted 22 August 2008 20:55 by jamesl | 0 Comments

• Blackberry Unite!

  The Blackberry Unite software is a free application aimed at the connected family or small office. Installed on a Windows XP or Windows Vista-based PC, it enables up to 5 users to share Contact and Calendar information from their Blackberry handheld devices, Read More... Posted 20 August 2008 12:07 by jamesl | 0 Comments

• Everybody needs an Option GlobeSurfer III

  Regular readers will have noticed a slight hiatus in blog posts recently – this is largely because I’ve been off work moving house. Because I’ve moved house, I don’t currently have broadband at home yet, which would normally be a subject for great annoyance, Read More... Posted 15 August 2008 09:06 by jamesl | 0 Comments