There are mobile softwares available to capture screenshots for Pocket PC and Windows Smartphones. Those softwares are not compatible with symbian phones although there are mobile applications that serves the same purpose.
Why would we need mobile screenshots?
To post the screenshots to forum, blogs and websites by showing the actual display on mobile screen of mobile applications, games and themes.
To lessen the image file size when needed. eg. send or share image via MMS
Screenshots are better than the actual image when used as thumbnails of contacts.
The first application I used before to get mobile screenshot was FExplorer. FExplorer is a third party file manager that’s helpful for capturing screenshots. Although, I find the screenshot feature not accurate when sometimes the “FExplorer: Screenshot Saved“ was also displayed on the screenshot itself. When FExplorer is installed, simply press option, choose “Tools”, then choose “Turn Screenshot ON”. Don’t close FExplorer, go to the page you want to capture the image. Press “ABC” + “0″ (zero) to capture. The files will be saved in C:\NOKIA\IMAGES\FE_img
The second mobile application is ALON Screen Capture which I currently using and my favorite on capturing mobile screenshots. Press option, then “start”. Capture screenshot by pressing “ABC” + center joystick (default). You can customize the capture keys if you want. It also supports jpg, gif, bmp 24, bmp 8, mbm image formats. Screenshot images will be saved in C:\NOKIA\IMAGES\alonscreencapture
Note: These mobile applications are for symbian 60 or S60 mobile phones.
Good news to comobi users, it’s working again. If I wasn’t mistaken, comobi was the most favorite mobile application of filipinos who loves free stuff way back in 2006.
What is comobi? CoMobi is a mobile application, which allows direct connection between two users of smart devices. In order to establish the connection, the smart solution uses the full capacity of the data channel of the mobile operator. CoMobi is optimized for GSM/GPRS networks and could be easily customized for 3G networks.
Comobi Features: Live Chat – allows prepaid users to chat with their friends provided that other party is also using a 3G device with compatible comobi application installed.
Share Files – sharing of files between two comobi users. Send pictures, audios, videos, games, ebooks, themes, ebooks and other mobile files in an instant.
Free – You read it right. Prepaid users are not charge for live chat or sending of file using comobi provided that you have the proper connection settings in globe prepaid sim. Last year, I received an information that comobi did work using smart prepaid sim. I haven’t tried it using smart.
Interesting? In able to initiate the comobi connection, you need another application, IP Viewer. Open first your default browser, make a connection and leave it open. Open IP Viewer, view your ip. Send your ip to other comobi user. If he connects to your ip, communication begins. The moment the default browser closes its connection, comobi will be disconnected. It is better to refresh the unit before engaging in a comobi session.
Again, both party should have GPRS capable devices and compatible comobi installed on the handheld device.
eBook is popular nowadays compared before ages ago. The good thing now, ebooks are searchable and downloadable in the internet. The problem will occur depends on the ebook you will download. What are the things to know before downloading an eBook?
eBook format – Its common to regular websites specially those offering free ebook or blook in exchange of feed subscription that they didn’t indicate the ebook format. Most of them are publishing ebook in pdf format.
ebook reader – Would you download every ebook you saw? You also have to take consideration the ebook reader you will use whether in handheld device or computer since ebook readers can read ebook format intended for that reader. I don’t like too much mobile application installed on my phone.
free or not – Years ago, I was looking for a specific eBook requested by my fellow co-moblogger. I’ve downloaded the file in pdf format. I’ve converted it to prc format and check it on my mobile. The ebook is unfinished, sort of a teaser of the book. To be able to get the complete file, I have to pay a certain amount. I’ve wasted my time.
conversion – You are lucky if you find the ebook with the preferred format. If its not, make sure that you know how to convert that ebook to your preferred format otherwise the only option you have is to install another ebook reader.
Should a blogger need a goal to target on blogging? Everything we do in real life, we always have goal. Without one, we cannot achieve anything or finish the task. Same thing with blogging, aside from earning to maintain the blog, we should have a goal.
I was thinking of compiling my important articles regarding mobile ebook just like some hotshot bloggers are doing, for now that’s my goal. I have to complete first my articles based on my requirements and knowledge. A flowchart of how the ebook should be serves as my guide now to Mobile eBook Etc‘s future articles.
Anyway, I came across with the word “blook“, sounds like out of this world for me. Let me share wikipedia‘s definition, a blook can refer to either an object manufactured to imitate a bound book, an online book published via a blog (book for blog), or a printed book that contains or is based on content from a blog. Actually, its a long been used blogging word, invented sometime in 2002 and recognized in 2006. I saw some blog that contents are stories, a blog post is equal to a chapter.
Going back to hotshot bloggers, they are offering free ebook to their readers in exchange for subscribing to their blog’s feeds. Some of them are posting beside the subscribe button the word free ebook. Should they put the words free ebook or free blook since the ebook they offer are their blogs popular contents? To a non-blogger reader, ebook is self explanatory and well known word than blook. That simple as it is.
The best time for me to drop my card is at night. It just so happen that I have spare time this morning and login to my entrecard account to see my inbox. What’s this? Another new feature?
I really don’t like it. To place an advert on my site last night costs 400+ something ec/day. I work hard for it daily to be on the top of my category. I was surprised to see my advert value. 4 ec/day! It was way too low! I did wait for entrecard site to be available again and check on their blog.
To calculate your price at any given moment, just start at 2 credits, and double it for everyone waiting for an ad on your site. For example, if you have 5 people approved and stacked in the “On your widget” column of the dashboard, and 5 people waiting for approval, you would calculate 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2, or 2 to the power of 10, which eqauls 1024 credits. And then in 24 hours, when an ad has completed running, their price would go down to 512. If no one bought an ad that day, tomorrow it would go down to 256. And then if someone bought an ad for 256, the price would go back up to 512.
So the price will actually fluctuate with each ad that has been bought and each ad that completes. If no one has bought an ad on you in a while, your price will get very cheap very quick. And if you want to buy an ad on a high-profile blog, you’ll be able to whenever you want, as long as you have enough credits.
This wasn’t their smoothest implementation, they received many negative feedbacks. Entrecard is my favorite social network, I’ve mentioned that many times. Let’s wait and see, for now I don’t think they will still be my favorite.
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