For the past few months I have been trying to upload photos to my Flickr account from my Treo 650.  With Flickr, you can upload by email.  A unique email address is assigned to you.  Enter the title of the photo in the Subject Field, and notes in the text field.   Click send, and in a minute or two the photo will appear in your email account.

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Manga (Japanese comics) has grown in popularity outside of Japan in recent years.  In Japan itself, they have moved from paperback Manga to digital Manga – delivered directly to your mobile phone.   The digital Manga has been modified for mobile phone use – for example, you view one frame at a time, and you have autoscroll-like slideshow functions.  They even have the ability to shake your phone during action scenes – so the “Kapow!” really packs a punch!
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It’s not a secret that I’m a fan of the TV series 24. Jack Bauer saves the world with the help of a Palm Treo 650 smartphone – what’s cooler than that? The default ring tone in my Treo 650 is the same one used by CTU (Counter-Terrorist Unit) in the TV series. It’s actually the ring tone for Cisco IP phones.
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Andy Carvin is currently in Accra, Ghana for a podcast/video blogging workshop. Naturally, he and Lebanese blogger Mustapha recorded a video blog using a Treo 650.

You can download the 35-second movie in a low bandwidth version or medium bandwidth version, both in Quicktime format.

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