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5 Things to Keep in Mind When Going Stargazing

Here are some tips to help you have a perfect stargazing night with Star Walk:
  1. Pick the darkest possible locations as light pollution can spoil all the fun.
  2. Don’t forget thick blankets, as nights get cool and you  might decide that lying on your back is the best option.
  3. If you use a flash light cover the bulb with red tissue so it would help you preserve dark vision.
  4. If you are up to watching the stars, it is better to choose moonless night, as moonlight is pretty strong and you might not see the objects you want.
  5. You will see stars better once your eyes adapt to the darkness, that might take around 15 minutes, so try to set mere brightness on your iPad to be able to see both – the stars and what’s on the screen.

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And the last but not the least – Have Fun!

The plea from WM users: please put Exit button/menu item into your apps!

Today on one of the forums where I participate as an expert I came across with the suggestion from one of our users that our applications lack “exit” button. I answered to this question saying that our apps can be minimized by pressing the red button. The user wasn’t really satisfied with my answer as he considered it to be not very convenient.

Aftewards reading some mobile news I read an article posted by MSMobiles.com that is also about the problem of exiting applications on WM devices. They also mention that Microsoft itself admits that lack of Close is bad thing, but still Microsoft is not putting Close/Exit into their own apps for Windows Mobile!

What do you think about closing apps on WM devices? Do you really think that developers should pay special attention to “Exit” button in the applications?

Microsoft’s Question to Developers: Are You Ready to Port your iPhone App to Windows Mobile?

Microsoft asks developers whether they are ready to port the iPhone applications to Windows Mobile. Do you think it will work and most of the developers will start porting their applications to WM?

Personally, I’m not sure that all applications can be ported to WM due to the hardware restrictions. Besides, each application can work differently on each device. Therefore, the developer will have a headache trying to support his aaplication for Windows Mobile.

What are your ideas?
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Where is WinMo going?

Vito Technology is interested in knowing WinMo fans’ opinion on what is going to happen to Windows Mobile. Many speculations have been heard and written but the customer base is still big and growing. What do you think? Share with us you predictions for next 3, 6, 9 months to a year.

Are you going to change for Android, iPhone or stick with Windows Mobile and why?

Let’s Vote for Winterface!

David K. at FuzeMobility posted a nice overview of Windows Mobile UI. Though we’re a bit disappointed about the figures. There are only few votes for Winterface.

We’ll be really greatful if you vote for Winterface and underline its good points in comparison to other UIs for Windows Mobile here: http://www.fuzemobility.com/whats-your-ui/

We’d also like to say that now we are working on a major upgrade of Winterface that will for sure be a great news for all our users. Besides new skins that we’ll be available for download we’ll make a number of improvements that you’ll definitely like.

Thank you for your support!