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Forum: Windows Phone Articles & Resources 06-24-2010, 02:27 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,662
Posted By Russ Smith
One thing phone OS and hardware manufacturers...

One thing phone OS and hardware manufacturers should have learned by now is that "one size" never fits all. (Actually one size is equally non-fitting for all :)) The ways that each so called killer...
Forum: Motorola Windows Phones 06-19-2010, 05:08 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,360
Posted By Russ Smith
Enterprise edition, hmmm? Let me see. Any bets...

Enterprise edition, hmmm? Let me see. Any bets that it will include some "enterprise friendly" concepts like access to extra storage, database functions, and maybe even cut-and-paste and...
Forum: Windows Phone Developer 06-17-2010, 03:11 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,673
Posted By Russ Smith
Wow... not much left

Well, it looks like WP7 will perform some nice phone functions and support cloud computing better than WM6, but so much is on the cutting-room floor. I haven't exactly been on the fence, I'll...
Forum: Windows Phone Talk 06-09-2010, 02:32 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,571
Posted By Russ Smith
Apple: To me, the most disappointing thing in the...

Apple: To me, the most disappointing thing in the smartphone market has been Apple's self-fulfilling prophecies. When the iPhone appeared, it was worse than most other offerings on the market. I'd...
Forum: Windows Phone News 05-12-2010, 01:05 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,252
Posted By Russ Smith
Wow. Based on the non-random sample above, it's...

Wow. Based on the non-random sample above, it's a good thing we're not the audience for WP7. It's a bold, new direction that will also mean starting over on the customer base. It's too bad MS...
Forum: Windows Phone Talk 05-09-2010, 10:49 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 853
Posted By Russ Smith
Well said David. That's really what I'm getting...

Well said David. That's really what I'm getting at. I have to confess, I haven't a clue as to what a majority of smartphone users want to do. I just know what I want to do and that, when I show...
Forum: Windows Phone News 05-07-2010, 01:28 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,007
Posted By Russ Smith
Three basic issues to solve

Like you, I see the new Intel chip as a step in the right direction. There have always been three issues with portable computing: The first is processing power. Powerful processors generate lots...
Forum: Windows Phone Talk 05-06-2010, 03:50 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 853
Posted By Russ Smith
Can your phone do that?

Microsoft, in a previous ad campaign asked exactly that. Now, it's time to turn the question to Microsoft itself. Here are a few examples of what I do with my WM6.5 HD2 throughout the day. The...
Forum: Windows Phone News 04-27-2010, 01:22 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 3,478
Posted By Russ Smith
...and yet, that's just what Apple does with the...

...and yet, that's just what Apple does with the iPhone. I can see MS playing the same "If you want the product, you'll have to accept the procedures." card.

On the one hand, it does put OEMs at...
Forum: Windows Phone News 04-27-2010, 01:02 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 830
Posted By Russ Smith
No, a spreadsheet without cut-and-paste is like a...

No, a spreadsheet without cut-and-paste is like a word processor without cut-and-paste :)
Both aren't nearly as useful as they could be.
Forum: Windows Phone Talk 04-20-2010, 01:08 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,590
Posted By Russ Smith
I've been an enthusiast for WinCE devices since...

I've been an enthusiast for WinCE devices since they came into being. Over the years I've had several clamshell HPs, a Palm-sized PC (by HP), Compaq (HP) iPAQs 3500, 3700, 3800, 4700, and 210 and,...
Forum: Windows Phone Talk 03-25-2010, 01:50 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,664
Posted By Russ Smith
All my comments on Windows Phone 7 specifics come...

All my comments on Windows Phone 7 specifics come down to the issue you just raised.
My smartphone is a productivity tool. If I can't use it as such, it isn't useful.
It seems MS is aiming at the...
Forum: Windows Phone Talk 03-25-2010, 01:45 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,081
Posted By Russ Smith
I don't think they copied the iPhone. The...

I don't think they copied the iPhone. The experience is quite different, in fact.
That said, I'm not sure I like either.
Sad but true, I'm probably going to stick with WM6.5 for at least a while...
Forum: Windows Phone Talk 03-25-2010, 01:42 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 863
Posted By Russ Smith
I was unconverged for many, many years for one...

I was unconverged for many, many years for one simple reason: The phone screens were much too small to do any decent work. As the products matured, and especially with the advent of the HD2, I have...
Forum: Windows Phone Talk 03-25-2010, 03:11 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,960
Posted By Russ Smith
I'm basing that on some knowledge of Unix, which...

I'm basing that on some knowledge of Unix, which OSX was built on top of. Unix doesn't have C&P at the kernel level because of it's birth in the command line world. The Unix/Linux-based GUIs all...
Forum: Windows Phone Talk 03-24-2010, 09:02 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,960
Posted By Russ Smith
When I was writing databases full-time, our...

When I was writing databases full-time, our decision on whether or not to implement a feature wasn't based on whether or not it was easy. It was based on whether or not it would offer significant...
Forum: Windows Phone Software 03-24-2010, 08:34 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,385
Posted By Russ Smith
As you said, "No real surprise here." This is...

As you said, "No real surprise here."
This is the sort of thing I've been expecting to see since MS started talking total re-writes with no backward compatibility for apps.

At first I was...
Forum: Windows Phone Accessories 03-24-2010, 03:13 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,678
Posted By Russ Smith
I've currently got at 16GB card in my phone and...

I've currently got at 16GB card in my phone and would love to have more media space. (When I was carrying my PDA, I had a 32GB SDHC _and_ a 32GB CF card installed.)

One beauty of WM up to this...
Forum: Windows Phone Talk 03-19-2010, 02:31 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,804
Posted By Russ Smith
I can just hear the lightning-fast weasel-word...

I can just hear the lightning-fast weasel-word voice-over tacked onto the end.
"Windows Phones do not actually have holographic displays. They will not allow they user to fly or see through walls. ...
Forum: Windows Phone News 03-19-2010, 02:21 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,491
Posted By Russ Smith
Yes, memory serves. The HPC was the first WinCE...

Yes, memory serves.
The HPC was the first WinCE offering and, if it was the first, it probably was the NEC. Palm-sized PCs came out a year or so after.

More on topic: Kudos to HTC for choosing...
Forum: Windows Phone Software 03-18-2010, 02:01 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 8,018
Posted By Russ Smith
Well, it might be easy to turn the feature on,...

Well, it might be easy to turn the feature on, but not that easy to deal with all the consequences of doing so. There are repercussions. For instance, if you paste something into a window, you have...
Forum: Windows Phone Software 03-18-2010, 01:34 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,069
Posted By Russ Smith
Ha! When the "people really don't need it" spin...

Ha! When the "people really don't need it" spin fails, they fall back to "eventually."
I wonder how much of a press it would take to make it "by the time we do the roll out." :)
Forum: Windows Phone Software 03-17-2010, 10:26 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 8,018
Posted By Russ Smith
...and it just keeps getting better

http://pockethacks.com/no-memory-cards-on-windows-phone-7-series/
According to the above WP7 will also lack storage card expansion and, in the prior article, lack the file manager as well. The File...
Forum: Windows Phone Software 03-17-2010, 08:28 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 8,018
Posted By Russ Smith
I understand the vicissitudes of OS programming...

I understand the vicissitudes of OS programming as well as anyone... and that's why I'm somewhat skeptical. Windows XP was a big departure from Win 3.1. Likewise, Vista was very much a do-over. ...
Forum: Windows Phone Software 03-17-2010, 01:25 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 8,018
Posted By Russ Smith
Well [insert scatological reference here]. First...

Well [insert scatological reference here]. First no real multi-tasking, then no cut-and-paste. Microsoft seems intent on taking the worst of other OSes and incorporating them into 7.

I like the...
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