Ok – whether I am an official beta tester or not. I have updated my BlackJack with the infamous WM6 update from AT&T. Most everything works great. I am a little disappointed in a few things though.
1 thing the “long press” function seems to be gone – where you would hold down a key for an extended length of time and it would give you the “alternate” character listed on that key.
Another thing is I am still not happy with WM6’s version of the Windows Media player. One of the most awesome things about the phone is it’s ability to have multiple Bluetooth connections. This is still the case, but WM6 and The WM player still shows – Connected to Bluetooth, instead of any Music Info. For this reason I will still continue to use my Core Player.
I am happy about a few things.
Office 2007 and Vista connectivity. I have a new Laptop and it came pre-loaded with Vista – (this did make the Upgrade to WM6 a little harry, as it can’t be done using a Vista PC – the way the Modem Drivers work, and turning of USB) I also have MS Office 2007 on the system, with One Note as well. WM6 comes with some preloaded Office viewers ( I have not tried to edit yet using the pre-loaded BlackJack and Office apps), but I have moved over some documents (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) with flawless access. I did get an error from the sync process, that said the system was not designed to edit the document – but I am fairly confident that I can do this with no problem – I did check a few things.
OneNote has its own installer for the device (Windows Mobile devices) this two seems to work fairly well. I think it’s a matter of Learning OneNote, not anything else.
So In short. All of my software seems to reinstall and run, just fine. I am using a 2gig card, and it has no issues either. I like the interface, and I wish there were more Homescreens available for WM6 at this point, but it will come.
I can’t waite to update to the Real WM6 for the BlackJack
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Thursday, April 19, 2007
2 GIG MicroSD in my BlackJack
Well I did it - I found a great price on some Sandisk Memory - So I garbed it. Now I was concerned because I had spent considerable time re-setting up my Phone after the (AT&T firmware) update - but I figured I would take the chance. I decided to try an just copy the files from one MicroSD to another. I did this by turning off my phone - Inserting one MicroSD into a Flash drive (the Sandisk
Now for the real test, Music. Now I powered up my CorePlayer ( I like the features better than Windows media player) my music was all there and with plenty of room to spare - so what did I do next - More music of course. I put an awesome Favorite play list together and loaded it to my phone. I use a couple of programs for media and tag editing - MediaMonkey (Highly recommend it - it will recognize a plethora of devices - Motorola phones - my BlackJack - iPOD's - Sansa Music players, and I have seen many others - edit and upload options are great.) the seconded tool I use for editing is Zortam MP3 Media Studio Pro ( for Batch tagging - Cover Art - there is nothing better, that I have found - the sorting capabilities are a notch above as well) for playing my music on my PC, I prefer to Use WinAmp for its integration with programs like Google Desktop and the Skins, Gadgets available for it are plentiful, so you can find a look you want any day of the week. So now I suppose you want to see the play list - well - ok here it is.
Various Artists | ||
| 001 - Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven | 8:03 | |
| 007 - Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb | 6:24 | |
| 008 - The Eagles - Hotel California | 6:29 | |
| 010 - John Lennon - Imagine | 3:04 | |
| 015 - The Beatles - Yesterday | 2:07 | |
| 017 - Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody | 5:58 | |
| 019 - Pink Floyd - Money | 6:32 | |
| 021 - Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin | 7:38 | |
| 024 - Yes - Roundabout | 8:29 | |
| 027 - The Beatles - Hey Jude | 7:06 | |
| 028 - Jethro Tull - Aqualung | 6:33 | |
| 029 - Aerosmith - Dream On | 4:27 | |
| 032 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird | 9:07 | |
| 033 - Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here | 5:34 | |
| 035 - Kansas - Carry On My Wayward Son | 5:21 | |
| 038 - Boston - More Than A Feeling | 4:45 | |
| 039 - The Beatles - Let It Be | 3:53 | |
| 040 - Eric Clapton - Cocaine | 3:39 | |
| 041 - Led Zeppelin - Black Dog | 4:57 | |
| 050 - Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild | 3:30 | |
| 051 - Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | 3:14 | |
| 052 - The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps | 4:45 | |
| 055 - Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall | 5:43 | |
| 058 - Aerosmith - Walk This Way | 3:41 | |
| 060 - Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed | 3:54 | |
| 061 - The Police - Every Breath You Take | 4:14 | |
| 062 - Elton John - Bennie And The Jets | 5:23 | |
| 064 - David Bowie - Changes | 3:34 | |
| 067 - Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl | 3:03 | |
| 071 - Don McLean - American Pie | 8:32 | |
| 073 - Pink Floyd - Hey You | 4:42 | |
| 077 - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Runnin' Down a Dream | 4:23 | |
| 080 - Grand Funk Railroad - We're An American Band | 3:27 | |
| 084 - Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way | 3:37 | |
| 085 - The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band & With A Little Help From My Friends | 4:46 | |
| 089 - Eagles - Heartache Tonight | 4:25 | |
| 092 - Queen - We Will Rock You & We Are The Champions | 5:03 | |
| 094 - Pink Floyd - Brain Damage & Eclipse | 5:54 | |
| 095 - Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way | 5:19 | |
| 097 - The Who - Who Are You | 5:03 | |
| 099 - The Beatles - The Long And Winding Road | 3:34 | |
| 101 - Elton John - Daniel | 3:54 | |
| 104 - Bachman Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet | 3:55 | |
| 105 - Paul Mccartney & Wings - Band on the Run | 5:13 | |
| 111 - The Who - Squeeze Box | 2:40 | |
| 113 - Zombies - Time of the Season | 3:33 | |
| 118 - The Guess Who - American Woman | 5:05 | |
| 119 - Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion | 17:27 | |
| 125 - Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good | 8:56 | |
| 130 - ZZ Top - Legs | 4:34 | |
| 135 - Elton John - Crockodile Rock | 3:55 | |
| 142 - The Eagles - Life In The Fast Lane | 4:48 | |
| 144 - Styx - Come Sail Away | 6:05 | |
| 146 - Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days | 4:18 | |
| 150 - Van Morrison - Domino | 3:05 | |
| 152 - Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love | 2:43 | |
| 160 - Pink Floyd - Time | 7:06 | |
| 163 - The Eagles - Take It Easy | 3:32 | |
| 167 - Dire Straits - Money For Nothing | 4:09 | |
| 171 - Steve Winwood - Higher Love | 0:05 | |
| 171 - Steve Winwood - Higher LoveRe1 | 5:48 | |
| 172 - Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA | 4:41 | |
| 174 - Elton John - Rocket Man | 4:42 | |
| 176 - Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle | 4:42 | |
| 177 - Billy Joel - Piano Man | 5:35 | |
| 180 - Jethro Tull - Locomotive Breath | 4:36 | |
| 181 - Van Halen - Jump | 4:01 | |
| 183 - Janis Joplin - Piece Of My Heart | 4:15 | |
| 188 - Jackson Browne - Running On Empty | 4:55 | |
| 192 - ACDC - T.N.T. | 3:34 | |
| 195 - Bob Dylan - Tangled Up In Blue | 5:41 | |
| 197 - The Beatles - Eight Days A Week | 2:49 | |
| 202 - Peter Frampton - Show Me The Way | 4:41 | |
| 206 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Three Steps | 4:28 | |
| 207 - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Breakdown | 2:42 | |
| 208 - ZZ Top - Tush | 2:17 | |
| 210 - George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You | 3:51 | |
| 212 - Pink Floyd - Us and Them | 7:40 | |
| 225 - Steely Dan - Do It Again | 5:54 | |
| 226 - Elton John - Honkey Cat | 5:13 | |
| 227 - Fleetwood Mac - The Chain | 4:29 | |
| 228 - Cheap Trick - Surrender | 5:09 | |
| 229 - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising | 2:20 | |
| 237 - Eric Clapton - Lay Down Sally | 3:51 | |
| 239 - David Bowie - Space Oddity | 5:14 | |
| 247 - Steely Dan - Reeling In The Years | 4:37 | |
| 249 - Bob Dylan - Shelter From The Storm | 6:00 | |
| 257 - Bad Company - Feel Like Making Love | 5:13 | |
| 258 - Heart - Magic Man | 5:27 | |
| 203 - Doobie Brothers - Long Train Running | 3:25 | |
| 244 - The Beatles - Twist And Shout | 2:33 | |
| 255 - Cat Stevens - Peace Train | 4:03 | |
| 264 - Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing | 5:50 | |
| 273 - Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven | 4:33 | |
| 282 - Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride | 4:27 | |
| 284 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama | 4:47 | |
| 285 - Chicago - 25 Or 6 To 4 | 4:49 | |
| 296 - Styx - Renegade | 4:14 | |
| 297 - Rush - New World Man | 3:43 | |
| 300 - The Beatles - Paperback Writer | 2:16 | |
| 308 - Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart | 4:30 | |
| 309 - Elton John - Levon | 5:22 | |
| 312 - Paul Simon - Kodachrome | 3:26 | |
| 315 - The Beatles - Penny Lane | 3:03 | |
| 333 - Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me | 3:44 | |
| 338 - Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick | 3:01 | |
| 341 - Chicago - Beginnings | 6:27 | |
| 347 - David Bowie - Fame | 4:17 | |
| 350 - Heart - Barracuda | 4:23 | |
| 354 - Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond | 26:11 | |
| 355 - ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man | 4:13 | |
| 356 - George Thorogood - Bad To The Bone | 4:54 | |
| 357 - U2 - New Year's Day | 4:18 | |
| 361 - Steely Dan - Josie | 4:31 | |
| 365 - Genesis - I Can't Dance | 3:59 | |
Golden Earring | ||
| Radar Love | 6:22 | |
Various Artists | ||
| 373 - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - American Girl | 3:32 | |
| 374 - Jimi Hendrix - The Wind Cries Mary | 3:18 | |
| 377 - Santana - Oye Como Va | 4:19 | |
| 379 - Van Halen - Running With The Devil | 3:34 | |
| 382 - Rush - Tom Sawyer | 4:34 | |
| 383 - Steve Winwood - Arc Of A Diver | 5:29 | |
| 386 - Paul McCartney - Jet | 4:10 | |
| 393 - Queen - Fat Bottomed Girls | 3:24 | |
| 397 - Chicago - Make Me Smile | 4:25 | |
| 403 - America - Horse With No Name | 4:08 | |
| 405 - Neil Young - Keep on Rocking in the Free World | 4:40 | |
| 409 - The Doors - Twentieth Century Fox | 2:33 | |
| 414 - Animals - It's My Life | 3:13 | |
| 420 - Rick Derringer - Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo | 3:43 | |
| 423 - Van Halen - Dance The Night Away | 3:06 | |
| 424 - Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes | 5:27 | |
| 425 - U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday | 4:42 | |
| 431 - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - I Won't Back Down | 2:56 | |
| 437 - Steve Miller Band - The Joker | 3:37 | |
| 439 - Peter Frampton - Baby, I Love Your Way | 4:50 | |
| 450 - Foreigner - Cold As Ice | 3:21 | |
| 452 - Bob Dylan - Knockin on Heavens door | 2:30 | |
| 456 - The Doors - The End | 11:42 | |
| 459 - Eric Clapton - Layla (Unplugged) | 4:46 | |
| 468 - Jethro Tull - Bungle In The Jungle | 3:32 | |
| 471 - Dr. John - Right Place Wrong Time | 2:54 | |
| 473 - The Eagles - One Of These Nights | 4:51 | |
| 474 - Santana - Black Magic Woman | 5:12 | |
| 478 - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Free Fallin' | 4:15 | |
| 480 - Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer | 4:51 | |
| 492 - Santana - Evil Ways | 3:58 | |
| 496 - Kingsmen - Louie Louie | 2:46 | |
| 500 - George Thorogood - Move It On Over | 4:20 | |
Peter Gabriel | ||
| Red Rain | 5:38 | |
| In Your Eyes | 5:29 | |
| Mercy Street | 6:20 | |
| Big Time | 4:29 | |
Phil Collins | ||
| Dont Lose My Number | 4:49 | |
Various Artists | ||
| 079 - Crosby, Stills, Nash - Woodstock | 3:56 | |
Genesis | ||
| No Son Of Mine | 6:35 | |
| Jesus He Knows Me | 4:17 | |
| Invisible Touch | 3:28 | |
| Land Of Confusion | 4:46 | |
| In Too Deep | 4:56 | |
| Mama | 6:48 | |
| Abacab | 6:55 | |
Peter Gabriel | ||
| Solsbury Hill | 4:20 | |
| biko | 7:30 | |
Shakira | ||
| hips dont lie (feat. wyclef jean (wyclef mix show mix)) | 4:09 | |
Duran Duran | ||
| A View To A Kill | 3:30 | |
Sting | ||
| All Four Seasons | 4:29 | |
Billy Joel | ||
| Allentown | 3:52 | |
Def Leppard | ||
| Armageddon It | 5:22 | |
Daniel Powter | ||
| Bad Day | 3:56 | |
Gwen Stefani | ||
| Bananas | 3:19 | |
Midnight Oil | ||
| Beds Are Burning | 4:16 | |
Depeche Mode | ||
| Behind The Wheel (Remix) | 5:42 | |
The Smiths | ||
| Bigmouth Strikes Again | 3:12 | |
The Verve | ||
| Bitter Sweet Symphony | 5:58 | |
Janet Jackson | ||
| Black Cat (October 27th, 1990) | 4:50 | |
K.T. Tunstall | ||
| Black Horse and the Cherry Tree [Live][*] | 2:50 | |
Alannah Myles | ||
| Black Velvet (March 24th, 1990) | 4:49 | |
Sting | ||
| Brand new day 02 Desert Rose(aperitivi.homepc.it) | 4:45 | |
Corrs | ||
| Breathless | 3:26 | |
Maxi Priest | ||
| Close To You | 5:27 | |
Prince | ||
| Cream (November 2nd, 1991) | 4:13 | |
Bananarama | ||
| Cruel Summer | 3:32 | |
Living Colour | ||
| Cult Of Personality | 4:53 | |
Dirty Vegas | ||
| Days Go By (7' Mix) | 3:35 | |
Prince | ||
| Diamonds & Pearls (February 15th, 1992) | 4:20 | |
Peter Gabriel | ||
| On The Air | 5:18 | |
Black Eyed Peas | ||
| Dirty Dancing | 3:46 | |
Thompson Twins | ||
| Doctor! Doctor! | 4:34 | |
Pussy Cat Dolls | ||
| Don't Cha (Radio Edit) | 4:31 | |
Billy Joel | ||
| Easy Money | 4:05 | |
Sting | ||
| Englishman In New York | 4:28 | |
Evanescence | ||
| Evenesence Bring Me To Life.Mp | 4:03 | |
Lenny Kravitz | ||
| Fly Away | 3:40 | |
Steve Perry | ||
| Foolish Heart | 3:39 | |
Sting | ||
| Fragile | 3:56 | |
Dave Matthews Band | ||
| Gravedigger | 3:43 | |
Fleetwood Mac | ||
| Gypsy | 4:22 | |
Blues Traveler | ||
| Price To Pay | 3:40 | |
Chicago | ||
| Hard To Say I'm Sorry/Get Away | 5:06 | |
Sting | ||
| Heavy Cloud No Rain | 3:47 | |
Creed | ||
| Higher | 5:16 | |
Blues Traveler | ||
| Hook | 4:50 | |
Eagles | ||
| Hotel California | 6:31 | |
Duran Duran | ||
| Hungy Like The Wolf | 3:27 | |
Sammy Hagar | ||
| I Can't Drive 55 | 4:15 | |
Hootie & the Blowfish | ||
| I Go Blind | 3:08 | |
Janet Jackson | ||
| If (Dvd) | 4:38 | |
Gwen Stefani | ||
| If I Was A Rich Girl (Reggae M) | 2:14 | |
Sting | ||
| I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying | 3:57 | |
| It's Probably Me | 5:00 | |
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
My BlackJack
Finaly a phone with usability
Ok I am not going to get into the PC is better than the MAC or iPod is better than Zune - All I know, is that I finally have phone that gives me what I need (for business) and gives me what I want (for pleasure).
For business I get the tools I need - I can sync it to my PC / MAC for contacts and email - Calender, and alarms very nice
for pleasure I have a decent 1.3 megapixle camera / video recorder - java capability for the games - space to install fun apps like weather and the like, and if I need more I have a MicroSD slot to add an additional 2 gig of storage -
So why am I so happy -
Bluetooth - now allot of phones have bluetooth and yes they are starting to get the picture that Bluetooth done right makes the phone so much Safer and Usable.
I had a Motorola L7 and for the most part it pissed me off - no A2DP (without getting to technical this means that you can send music to a Bluetooth headset) A2DP allows your phone to now server two purposes for which one might require audio ( the phone - and - music) The BlackJack Has got Bluetooth implemented almost to a T - The only thing - and I do mean the only thing that the Blackjack lacks (right now) is native voice dialing - In my opinion voice dialing is what makes hands free - hands free.
At first, when I started using the Blackjack I needed to be tetherd to a power outlet or computer to charge it, but after some research I found a link to get a new extended battery for free from Cingular (AT&T) - which to their credit - they came through. One other issue I have a first was that the phone didn't seem to fit any cases out there - again after some research I found a great case made specifically for the BlackJack that really is nice. Today I just picked up a Generic armband "ipod" holder that fit the phone perfectly, and that combined with my Bluetooth stereo "ear bud style" headset I feel truly WireFree it;s so awesome.
If anyone would like to see some of the sites that I research and find to be usefully - send me an email wirefree1@gmail.com
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