Mac.sis making macs and S60 handsets talk

Based on my tests, iTuneMyWalkman can be added to the list of applications that do not quite work on Leopard. The application starts up fine, but trying to edit the preferences leads to an AppleScript error.

I received my pre-ordered copy of Leopard yesterday like a good fanboy should, and did a fresh install on a newly installed 200GB 7200 RPM Seagate Momentus on my Macbook. The installation went without a hitch, and I am currently migrating applications from my old HD, now comfortably seated in an external enclosure.

The Device Status application which was published some time ago by Nokia Beta Labs is now available as a standalone SIS package for those users unwilling to use Windows. Previously, the S60 application was bundled with the PC app, which obviously did not provide a whole lotta love to Mac users.

From the Beta Labs page:

I ran across this article in MacOSXHints and immediately realised that the basics described in the Finder Plugin article can be used to convert your BT mobile into a virtual printer. I tested the hint using my N95 as a test subject, and lo and behold, a Send PDF to N95 as JPEG item appeared in the OS X print dialog.

As noted by Darla Mack in Apple Dashboard Widgets Coming Soon To Nokia, the Forum Nokia developer site is offering instructions on how to port Mac Dashboard widgets to the upcoming Web Run-Time (WRT) platform in S60 3rd Edition FP2.

HandBrake, my favourite application for providing place-shifting for DVDs, has been updated to 0.9.1. Release 0.9.1 mostly fixes bugs, as stated on the website:

Simo kindly tipped me off to his blog article on making the transfer of TV shows from his EyeTV + Mac combination to his Nokia E61. The toolchain involves EyeTV, iTunes, MyTunesRSS and the S60 podcasting application. Particularly the RSS-driven transfer over a WLAN is really clever.

Is your RSS reader populated with dozens of mobile and Mac feeds? Do you feel a constant need to check your feeds for new stuff? Does a newfangled trick to have your S60 phone and your Mac exchange a mostly futile piece of information give you warm fuzzies?

If yes, there may be a Mac.sis writer in you, just waiting to come out of the closet.

Being able to install new applications to your handset is one of the basic rights of a smartphone owner. In order to exercise that right, you need to perform the following simple steps:

SSH (Secure SHell) is familiar to anyone who has worked with networked UNIX systems in the recent years. SSH allows you to securely open a shell (command prompt) in another machine, provided that it has the SSH service running.