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BIS 3.0 Will Add 2 Way Email Status Sync?

The lack of 2 ways email status sync for email is quite disappointing after sometime . At the moment, only actions ( such as read, sent emails) from Blackberry device will sync toward the web based email (eg Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail), but not the other way round.

That’s pretty annoying if you have read hundreds of email from other email program (web browser, Gmail app in Andoird, iPhone), but have to  mark it as already read ,manually in Blackberry, just for example.

Some good news is, the rumors about upcoming BIS 3.0 is said to overcome this issue. But apparently that’s only for Gmail plugin, so I guess other email have to stick with 1 way sync until.. I have no idea when.

The original source where this info first leaked, has uploaded document BIS 3.0 which apparently has been taken down.

I certainly hope this is for real!

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Admin 11 February 2010 Software , , , , , , No Comments

Microsoft update Windows Live mobile for web and Windows Mobile OS

Not to be outshine with Yahoo who just released the new Yahoo Mobile, Microsoft live mobile Microsoft update Windows Live mobile for web and Windows Mobile OSapparently has similar thing to offer with the update of its own Windows Live Mobile.

Windows Live mobile service bring its Windows Live services  such as Mail, Photos, Messenger, Spaces into mobile devices. The services are available as web version as well as the client version for smartphone running on Windows Mobile OS. No version for iPhone app available.

On my testing with Windows Live Mobile web version run on Safari(iPhone) , the Mobile Mail@Hotmail unable to be opened properly, with only unknown characters on the screen. That is quite frustrating to me as that’s one of the core application in Windows Live.

The Windows Live Mobile front page/People shows the personal message that you set, as well as your friends messages. It is Facebook alike for that new to Windows Live. That message can be changed from that screen. On the Photos section , which display the photos of you friends, is shown properly as well.

Live Messenger can be opened, but the character shown is too small. Anyway,it still useful if you want to chat with friends via mobile phone.

If you own and run it on Window Mobile phone, I believe all these services can be opened and works better there, as Microsoft services tend to run properly on it own platform and not on the others. The client version also should be better than the web version.

Some screen shot of Windows Live Mobile web version.

Front page
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Photos
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Live Messenger
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Admin 3 April 2009 mobile app and web , , , , 1 Comment

POP3 support for Hotmail opened to all users

Early February this year, Live team has introduced POP3 support for  live Hotmail. At that time  it is limited to users from few countries only.

Today, the POP3 support is opened for all users. That means you no longer need this little hack to enable it.

This setup is what you need to get your Hotmail’s POP3 working. Visit this page for more info.

POP server: pop3.live.com (Port 995)
POP SSL required? Yes
User name: Your Windows Live ID, for example yourname@hotmail.com
Password: The password you usually use to sign in to Hotmail or Windows Live
SMTP server: smtp.live.com (Port 25 or 587)
Authentication required? Yes (this matches your POP username and password)
TLS/SSL required? Yes

Admin 13 March 2009 internet tool , , 1 Comment

Outlook connector 12.1 bring Hotmail and Live Calendar to your Outlook

When Windows Live Calendar out of beta recently, I didn’t really paying attention to it. That’s because I already have calendar in Outlook and Google Calendar for work and personal stuff respectively. Few days back, the new  Yahoo Calendar Beta released, which I’d wrote few comparisons between it with Google Calendar. So now, all major internet players has new calendar out, to win users with new looks and functionality.

Yahoo and Microsoft has their own web calendar before known as Yahoo Calendar (similar name) and MSN Calendar respectively. It is only beginning last year, they hauled their calendar to better compete with fast ajax-based Google Calendar out earlier.

But not that I want to write today, I love app interfacing (not GUI ok), just like my days job :)

Great thing about Windows Live era is, Microsoft started paying an attention to connect their web application run on the cloud with client based application. The new Outlook connector 12.1 is one such thing. It allow users to manage Hotmail (emails and contacts) and Windows Live Calendar from Microsoft Outlook (2007 and 2003). If you want to download your Hotmail (use POP3) to other email applications, read this post.

From within Microsoft Outlook, you can edit contact, calendar, compose email  and Outlook Connector will synchronize the data between Microsoft Outlook to Hotmail and Windows Live Calendar seamlessly so your data is stay updated all the time. One thing to remember however, you can’t view (and update) your Microsoft Outlook calendar in Windows Live Calendar which is quite disappointing. Anyway let’s hope that, this is going to happen in the next release.

If you’re currently running Outlook Connector 12.0 with outgoing MSN Calendar, read this post carefully before making an upgrade.

Admin 16 February 2009 internet tool , , , , , 1 Comment

Backup Gmail and Hotmail on the cloud with Zoho Mail

Folks at Zoho has posted an instruction how to backup Gmail on Zoho Mail. The concept is similar to the client based applications such as Microsoft Outlook and Windows Live Mail, where the email downloaded into that particular email client.

In case this is the first time you heard of Zoho, it is an web office suite and collaboration tool, which among other contain Zoho Mail. It is email client that ‘live’ on the cloud. That means the backup emails are kept on the cloud, which theoretically safer rather than keeping it on the local drive.

Although the post specifically mention Gmail, it is actually works for any other email that support POP3, including Hotmail, that has just got their POP3 support recently.

To get started, head to your Zoho Mail and follow this - Setting - Mail Setting - Mail Accounts.

On my testing below, I used back the Hotmail’s POP3 setup.

zoho backup Backup Gmail and Hotmail on the cloud with Zoho Mail

There you go my Hotmail in Zoho Mail.

zoho backup hotmail Backup Gmail and Hotmail on the cloud with Zoho Mail

Admin 10 February 2009 internet tool , , , , , , , 2 Comments
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