If you're a NetNewsWire user, you may appreciate this StoryGrinder script that lets you create a new StoryGrinder scrap from the current NetNewsWire article.
To install:
- Download NetNewWire Article to StoryGrinder
- Unzip the downloaded zip file to get the NetNewsWire Article to StoryGrinder AppleScript
- Copy the AppleScript file to the StoryGrinder Scripts folder, located in Library->Scripts
You can then run the script from the AppleScript menu in StoryGrinder.
I've been using DirectPush on my JasJar, coupled with the 4SmartPhone service for a couple of weeks now. I have to say...it works really, really well.
So well, in fact, that as I thought it's breathed new life into my use of Windows Mobile. Let's face it, if there's nothing else that the success of the Blackberry has taught us, it's that push mobile email is the killer application for handhelds. Everything else is icing on the cake. Good icing, but still icing.
DirectPush definitely works as well as Blackberry. Email arrives almost instantaneously, and the volume of data transmitted is low enough as to not overwhelm your data plan (and your wallet).
There are some distinct advantages over Blackberry as well. DirectPush can easily be turned off, so you're not getting distracting email messages at an inopportune time, and if you have a WiFi connection available, you can sync your email using it instead of, say, your GPRS connection (although due to hardware restrictions, DirectPush itself only triggers push email operations over cellular type data connections).
I'm convinced that given sufficient marketing of DirectPush, and the availability of reliable and attractive hardware, that Microsoft has a real chance at reviving Windows Mobile's fortunes.
Recommended reading, if you're interested in the mechanics of DirectPush: Exchange 2003 Mobile Messaging Part 1 - A look at the Microsoft DirectPush technology
