By default, a BlackBerry smartphone does not connect directly to the internet. Instead, it connects to the BES (BlackBerry Enterprise Service) or BIS (BlackBerry Internet Service) server, which in turn serves as a “proxy” through which the BlackBerry connects to the internet. Apparently, it’s quite painful for a software developer to write up his/her program [...]

Although I only have a handful of friends I chat (through Instant Messaging) with on a regular basis, they each have their own “favorite” IM client and refuse to use others. I’ve tried time and again to “unify” them under a single IM protocol, but in vain. That’s why I use Multi-Protocol IM clients like [...]

Finally completed a rather convoluted setup that’ll enable me to blog from my mobile phone. Now let’s see if this works… (edit) Cool, it works! What I did was to set up a mail server, register a “secret” email address at this server, and use the “Post by e-mail” feature provided by WordPress! The default [...]