Tech Update

Bitpim has released yet another update to their software which you can download here. The software enables one of the most anticipated uses by EnV2 owners, calendar sync. Only there is one problem. The software has to be supplied with a vcard, ics, or cvs file in order to be imported. No direct sync with iCal on the Mac yet. But, another problem is that when I sync from my phone to Bitpim, it works. From Bitpim to my phone, it leaves my phone’s calendar blank. Has anyone been able to setup this configuration? I had high hopes for great support from Bitpim, but all it has enabled is one way sync.

iTunes 7.7 was released today with the anticipation of the iPhone 3g only growing. The App Store, although not shown, is avaliable, but you cannot add them to your iPod Touch or iPhone. You can browse, and download any apps you want, you just have to do a little searching. In the iTunes Store, search for “remote.” The first thing that comes up is the app that Apple released to allow you to control your iTunes with your iPhone or iPod Touch. If you click on it, at the top at the page, next to the home button, you can click on App Store. From there, you can view all of the apps available as of now. You can even download them, but reports say you cannot place them on your iPhone of iPod Touch.

A rumor has been posted about the new and upcoming iTunes 7.7 which is scheduled to release along with the iPhone 3g. It is said to provide iPod Touch and iPhone users with an app for free that will allow it to act as a remote control for iTunes.

Bitpim, the cdma phone software to sync contacts, calendar, and anything else to your phone has just been released and is available here. Hopefully this version has some support for the env2. More to come soon after I have tested it.

The EnV2 from Verizon Wireless is a great music phone with a easy to use interface and controls. To put music from your computer to your EnV2 requires a microSD card to transfer the songs. A cheap memory card can be found online or at an electronics store for around $10. A 1 gig memory card would suffice however I recommend a 2 gig for any music fanatics. Simply insert the card into your phone, and it should ask you to format the card. Select yes. If it does not ask to insert a memory card, to format it, go through the menus by pressing OK > 9 > 9 > 3> right soft key (options) > 1. This formats your memory card, creating all of the directories on it for you. Now plug your memory card into your computer using the adapter provided with the card. Open up the drive on your computer and navigate to the my_music directory. Either copy or drag your songs onto this directory. Do not create folders as the music application recognizes all of the songs if they are in the top directory. Then eject your drive and insert it into your phone. The music application is located at OK > Ok > OK > 4. It should start adding the songs and then you should be able to listen to them.

To sync contacts to your env2 follow this guide here.
To sync pictures, sounds, and videos, follow this guide here.

The iTunes Music Store has just surpassed its first 5 billion song downloads. Every single song, being bought by one of its millions of customers. If all of those customers had access to every single song ever released to the store. Apple would go broke. When iTunes was first released in 2001, its main goal was to provide an easy access to a catalog of music, for users to fill his or her iPod with. Read the rest of this entry »

Ever need to move a couple songs, movies, or podcast episodes, to another computer? Well, here is your answer. First open iTunes and make a playlist, or smart playlist, with all of the items you would like to copy. Simply select them all by pressing cmd-a, then dragging and dropping them onto your desktop, or a folder on your desktop. If both of your computers are Macs, with wifi, then a simple solution is outlined here. If not, then simply use an external hard drive, or flash drive. To transfer your items to your other Mac by wifi, first set up and ad-hoc network between the two computers. Under the airport menu, click “create a new network.” Name the network something meaningful, then check require password. Make up a password to use for this temporary network. Then on the other computer click the airport menu, and find the network ad type in the password to connect. The airport icon should change to a different picture meaning you are connected. Make sure file sharing is enabled in your system preferences, just the public folder, and drop the files in the drop folder. Now on the other Mac, navigate to that folder and import the items into iTunes.

Yesterday, I posted a tutorial to help you sync your pictures, videos, and sounds with your EnV2 from your Mac using bluetooth. That article is posted here.Many of you asked if I could also post a tutorial to sync contacts, calendar, and music, and here is the first one: contacts. Although this phone is not yet supported by BitPim, the popular cross-platform application to sync information such as your phonebook, calendar, and contacts to your phone, there is a simple process you can execute until that support is provided. Using the built in bluetooth on your Mac and the bluetooth on your EnV2, you can manually send contacts to and from you phone. Read the rest of this entry »

Just got that shiny new Env2 from Verizon and looking to sync it to your Mac without any extra hardware? This article was written to guide you with just that. Here is a tutorial to sync your EnV2 with a Mac running OS X Leopard using bluetooth.
If you have a micro SD card, there is a simpler process to put music, pictures, and video on your phone. Post in the comments, if you would like an article with that process. Read the rest of this entry »

The download counter here at Mozilla headquarters shows that Firefox 3 has passed a million downloads. Ars reports live from the official release party.

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