Thursday, December 20, 2007

HOWTO stream to a mobile phone. - Slim Devices : Community : Forums

Another article about Streaming Music to the Nokia N95, this time using Slim Devices Slimserver.
Is there anything that this phone can not do!
HOWTO stream to a mobile phone. - Slim Devices : Community : Forums

All About Symbian Review: Nokia N95 - part 2, The Music

Now this is an interesting article about the Nokia N95 and using it as a UPNP client.
I already have a UPNP streamer the Netgear MP101 and am using Twonky as the Media Server.
This article seems to indicate that the Nokia N95 comes with a UPNP Server called Simple Center and this works both with the N95 and other UPNP clients, including the MP101.

All About Symbian Review: Nokia N95 - part 2, The Music

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Installing Vista on the Eee - i've done it and it works! - MoDaCo

Here is how to install Windows Vista on an ASUS EEE PC.
Installing Vista on the Eee - i've done it and it works! - MoDaCo

Asus Eee PC Tweak Guide

Yet another guide to Tweaking and Hacking the ASUS EEE PC.
As it's so cheap, people are really keen to take this Notebook apart and see what's inside.

Asus Eee PC Tweak Guide

Windows XP Installation Guide - Notebook Forums and Laptop Discussion

Here is a step by step guide to installing Windows XP on a Notebook or Laptop, with some specific information about ASUS notebooks.

Windows XP Installation Guide - Notebook Forums and Laptop Discussion

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Pocket PC UPNP client - Rudeo Control


I have been running a UPNP client on my home PC to serve my MP3 files to my Netgear MP101 for quite a while now. I use Twonky Media server and it all works well.

Recently I've been looking for ways to try and access the MP3's from Twonky but on my Laptop or Pocket PC. It's proving difficult to find a client that works for the Laptop, but I've just discovered Rudeo Play & Control form the Pocket PC.
Rudeo Control
There seems to be several different parts to the program
- Pocket PC Rudeo Play & Control (UPNP, WMP, IR) $19.19
- Pocket PC Rudeo Control for Windows Media Player $19.95
- Rudeo MCP Control for XP Media Center $29.95

I'm only interested in the first one to access my UPNP server.

Installation
Installing on my O2 XDA IIi was easy as I already had the .Net CF 2.0 framework installed.
The rest was just a standard install.
I'm running the 14 day trial version just now

Running
To get it to work all I needed to to was fire up the XDA. Conntect to my Wireless network and start Rudeo. Click on UPnp Servers menu item and click Rescan Network. It found Twonky easily and I was away!

Thinks I like:
- Connects to Twonky
- I can browse my MP3's in the same way as on the MP 101 (Album, Artist, Genres, Folders, etc)
- It downloads the MP3's to my Memory Card, so I can play them offline later.

Things that could be better:
- I have to use the stylus as some of the icons are so small
- No album art
- Navigation of files on device is a bit basic.

Conclusion:
This is great. FAB that I can access my MP3 files from my Twonky server. It's great that they are downloaded to my memory card so I can play them offline later.
Think I'll give it a few days then buy it!

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Lifehacker, tips and downloads for getting things done

This looks like a great site for every day tips and tricks on how to get the most from your software.
Well worth reading.
Lifehacker, tips and downloads for getting things done

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Nokia N95, N95 8 GB and N82: The evolution of the multimedia computer

I'm looking for a new mobile phone and the Nokia N95 8Gb is looking good.
However I have to wait till the new year before it becomes available on 3 here in the UK.

This is an interesting article comparing the N95, N96 8Gb and N82.
It has set me thinking... N95 8Gb or N82.... hmmmm
Nokia N95, N95 8 GB and N82: The evolution of the multimedia computer

Friday, December 7, 2007

Eee PC: better with Windows? | Reg Hardware

Interesting Article on upgrading the Eee PC to use windows.
It seem quite easy to do....
Eee PC: better with Windows? | Reg Hardware

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

gVisit.com - Track visitors to your website using Google Maps


This looks like a nifty Google Maps 'Mash Up'.
It's a free service to track the most recent visitors to your web site, and plot them on a Google Map.

gVisit.com - Track visitors to your website using Google Maps

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Route Scanner - UK Traffic news and speed cameras personalised for your journey

This is an impressive Google Maps Mashup site.
You can enter a journey and it will calculate a route for you and then tell you of any reported traffic problems there might be on the way.
It will also tell you where the Seed Cameras are too!
(I think that it only works for the UK though).

Route Scanner - UK Traffic news and speed cameras personalised for your journey