Palm or Windows Mobile? I've been firmly in the Palm camp to date, but have just acquired a Pocket PC together with Missing Sync for Windows Mobile. This is not a review of the Dell Axim X50v, but rather a functional comparison with my Palm T3 from the point-of-view of a Mac user. How did a Palm user making a trial transition to Pocket PC fair when pairing the device with Mac OS X? For given applications and functionality, does Palm or Pocket PC have the winning edge? Will he or won't he become a "switcher"? First impressions count, so I decided to document my experiences during the first 48 hours with a Pocket PC. There will be plenty to revisit in subsequent bloggings...
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An advantage of using Gmail is that you're not tied down to your ISP's mail servers; sometimes these can't be accessed if you're not using your regular network connection. The Palm T3 ships with VersaMail 2.6, which Palm have since neglected to update (for T3 users). Unfortunately VersaMail 2.6 does not support connections to SMTP servers for sending mail over SSL as required by Gmail (for some reason SSL is supported for receiving e-mail only).
Continue reading 'Using Gmail on a Palm T3'
Every time a potential exploit is discovered in the "secure" Mac OS X operating system alarmists cry "the sky is falling". It hasn't fallen yet: you simply don't hear about OS X viruses and other nasties. But Apple releases a steady stream of security updates indicating there is some substance to the perceived threat. Obviously it makes good sense to download and install these updates promptly, and to use antivirus software (Virex comes with a .Mac account). But is there any need for, or means of, protection against spyware?
Continue reading 'Mac OS X malware and spyware'
The disposable e-mail address: it's often the simple ideas that work best...
Continue reading 'AddressGuard: anti-spam tool from Yahoo!'
What's "revocation checking" about, and does it matter that it's turned off?
Continue reading 'Receiving digital signatures with Outlook Express'
Did you get an unexpected e-mail that appeared to be from bioneural.net, but contained a virus or a message about following a link to read the full message? You've just been spammed via a trick called "spoofing"! Can PGP or S/MIME help you separate the wheat from the chaff?
Continue reading 'Digital signatures and Apple Mail'
