5 Tips To Increase Your Mobile Productivity
Jaro 19. February 2007 :: mobile, productivity, tips
Mobile phones are becoming a very important working tool. Same as desktops and notebooks, mobile phones can do much more than only making calls and sending messages. Today we are able to create documents, send emails, chat, take and edit photos, make videos and a lot more. We spend more and more time working on our mobile devices so it’s important to do it the right way. Here are a few tips to help you increase productivity:
1. Customize your idle screen – I think this is the most effective way to get the job done faster. Place the most often used applications onto your idle screen so you can easily access them. New devices offer high level of customization so get the most out of it. The point is to get to the frequently used applications with as few button presses as possible.
2. Learn to use shortcuts – the chance is that you already use some shortcuts on your pc (e.g. Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V for copy/paste). Learn to use them on your mobile too. For instance I use number keys to open folders on my Nokia E50. Number 1 stands for the top left folder, number 3 for the top right folder etc. It’s much faster than using joystick to navigate to the correct folder or application. Every device has different setup so you’ll have to play around and find out what works for you.
3. Use right tool for the job – have you ever caught yourself driving a car and writing a small note on your mobile at the same time? Why not to use a voice recorder? It’s much faster and safer. A few weeks ago I was hunting for a printer going from one shop to another, comparing prices and specifications. Instead of writing down the prices I used the camera on my phone. You should be careful with camera though, some stores don’t like when you take pictures of their products.
4. Get the best software possible – mobile phones come preinstalled with plenty of useful applications but there is much more available out there. Search the internet for 3rd party applications. You don’t have to buy everything. Most of them offer a trial version. Try as many as possible and choose the one that suits your needs. Many times freeware will do even better job than a commercial application.
5. Prioritize your tasks – writing long emails is still more comfortable to do on pc. Leave the more difficult tasks for later when you have access to your pc and do the easy stuff on your phone. That way you’ll get more things done.
These are my tips to work faster and better. What are yours?
Solution for Gmail Mobile Network Unavailable (updated)
Jaro 9. November 2006 :: e50, email, gmail, mobile, nokia
Like many of you I have also installed Google for mobiles on my Nokia E50 right after it was announced. My excitement was quickly replaced by frustration. Google Mobile application denied to work smoothly on my phone. The message I was getting and many of you are getting too was:
Network Unavailable: this program requires a working
data connection. Please check your signal strength.
There are many smart people out there and it didn’t take long and someone found a solution. On your pc switch your Gmail display language to English (US) and everything should work smoothly. Let us know if this solution worked for you. If you know any other ways how to make Google Mobile work please share.
I will soon explore the application on my Nokia E50 and will post some screenshots. Stay tuned!
UPDATE: just a quick note that there is another solution to this problem offered directly by Google. Check it out, it might help you to get the mobile Gmail working.
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How fast can you SMS?
Jaro 27. October 2006 :: competition, e50, mobile, nokia, sms
I’ve seen some very fast texters. Some of them can type a message without single mistake twice as fast as me. Now, I’m not the slowest guy also but I still can’t beat James Trusler from Shoreham who is the world’s fastest texter.
James sends about 500 messages from his phone every week. He has used his mobile phone to send messages for eight years, for everything from booking appointments at the hairdresser to wooing the woman in his life. James has his own website where he offers some tips and the SMS trainer.
He is able to type the following text in 67 seconds:
The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human.
Tricky, isn’t it? James made this record 2 years ago. I’m sure there are some skilfull texters out there who are able to beat him. If you think you are faster than James try it out and post your best time in the comments under this article. We will then announce the winner. Let’s see if we can beat James!
