The Audacity of Mobile E-mail

ianhamer — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:53:06 GMT

As both an ol' security guy, and now a nearly seasoned e-mail server guy (okay, it's been one calendar year since I moved over to the Exchange team), I really dig this whole discussion around the future of President-elect Obama's BlackBerry.

He is, much like many CrackMobileE-mailers (like myself with my growing collection of WinMo devices), a self-confessed mobile e-mail junkie.

However, national security concerns, etc. demand something more than an off-the-shelf device for the "E-mailer-in-Chief" to be issuing important orders (like righting the American economy) or taking care of other important things (such as getting a playoff system in place of NCAA football's crappy BCS system).

Look, I'm a big fan of the soon to be 44th president, but I'd have to admit I wouldn't want to be seen with Mr. Obama while he is carrying this "organizationally approved" smart phone:

More details:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10141398-38.html?tag=pop

By comparison, I am loving my HTC Touch HD. I do miss having 3G data rates, but I love the longer battery life and the screen. The virtual keyboard is way more functional than the iPhone's (even on the small screened HTC Touch Diamond I have), and the screen kids ass. We still need to work on our touch (lower-case 't' and no pun intended), but it is a very fun and functional device for me. It has officially earned the title of 'Best Windows Mobile Phone I've Owned", unseating the Touch Diamond.

-- hama

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ianhamer — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:48:37 GMT

Can you believe that I have not tended to my blog for nearly 8 months?

Wait.

Don't answer that!

Why?

Well, it is pretty easy to tell that by noticing that my last post was in March.

Moving on.

As I mentioned back in...er..January, I've been over in the Exchange Product Management team for the whole of 2008. It's been a great time, and I've learned a ton about product planning.

Yup.

I've been spending 2008 helping drive the next releases of Exchange. While I can't go into details about what's to come (at least not yet), it's a really exciting time for this space.

Heck, we just took the "beta" wrapping off Exchange Online on Monday, and we've been having a great time helping students benefit from Exchange-powered e-mail through our Live@EDU efforts.

All the while, I spent a good deal of time on the road meeting with customers across the U.S., and the world (including Germany, China, and Japan), seeking to learn more about how IT Pros are using Exchange and what they think of ideas we have for the future. What a blast that has been.

So, what happened to the blog?

Two words: "My Bad".

It's been super (FYI:"super" is one of the most overused words/phrases/modifiers at Microsoft) busy doing all of this stuff.

Nevertheless, I hope to get back on the bloggin' horse and fill you in on not just my past travels, but some other neat things. For example, I've become quite the WinMo gadget freak over the year. I plan on sharing some of my thoughts on that, and things not necessarily related to work.

Anyhow, time to go and have lunch with an old CA colleague of mine. He, like me, moved on years back, but we're both doing our thing out here in the soggy PacWest:

Stay tuned!

--hama

Ian Hameroff : Windows Mobile

The Audacity of Mobile E-mail

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