Samsung Jack

I used my phone plan upgrade to purchase a refurbished Samsung Jack (Windows Mobile 6.5 and an unlimited data plan). I was a bit leery at first to go from a touchscreen phone to a non-touchscreen, but I have to say that the Jack has proven to be a very nice piece of equipment. I haven't been able to unlock it and use cooked ROMs as of yet - it seem it's still too new for the hardcore developers to have cracked it - but I have found some very decent software that makes the phone convenient and fun.

I tried to create a new .NET project in Visual Studio, but I'm not sure which mobile device emulator I'm supposed to use. The WinMo 6 emulators all look like touchscreen phones and I'm not sure if my application will run on the Jack. Plus, I can't get Visual Studio to connect to my Jack instead of using an emulator. Bummer for now, but no big deal. I hate programming anyway.

Mobile Development

I just bought an HTC TyTn II (AT&T Tilt) for $20. Probably the most sound investment I've made in recent history. This phone is awesome! Now that I have access to a Windows Mobile device, I'm starting to delve into the world of mobile development using the .NET Compact Framework. So far it's been really cool. But, like all my new and exciting projects (and like this blog), I'm sure I'll lose interest pretty quickly and forget about it. It is programming, afterall.