{"id":14335,"date":"2013-03-14T13:07:53","date_gmt":"2013-03-14T13:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=14335"},"modified":"2013-03-14T13:07:53","modified_gmt":"2013-03-14T13:07:53","slug":"living-with-windows-phone-8-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=14335","title":{"rendered":"Living With Windows Phone 8 &#8211; Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today a nice new Nokia Lumia 820 arrived to my desk.&#160; I decided that I would try to use it to supplant my iPhone 4 that has run my life since November 2010.&#160; That should be \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=13939\" target=\"_blank\">interesting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As usual, getting Windows Phone 8 setup for personal usage was a breeze.&#160; I put in my Live ID and my social networks and contacts were synchronised from the cloud.&#160; I added my Office 365 account and my mail\/calendar were sorted, quickly followed by disabling Hotmail sync.&#160; Facebook and Twitter apps were installed, and I updated the Nokia Drive and photo apps.&#160; All very easy.&#160; This is where Windows Phone excels.&#160; It is designed to be a social phone OS.<\/p>\n<p>The two challenges I\u2019m facing are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Finding a working podcast solution \u2013 Podcasts are hidden from us (Ireland) in the Marketplace \u2026 \u201clicensing\u201d is the excuse from Microsoft which is flat out BS.&#160; Such region crippling is inexcusable.&#160; One of the paid-for podcasts apps is allegedly written and sold by Windows Phone developers that are employed by Microsoft.&#160; Things that make you go Hmmm.<\/li>\n<li>Finding an audio book solution that allows you to play and keep place for 3rd party content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As for other apps that I use, I\u2019ve found them before on my work phone (the excellent HTC 8x handset) and I expect no issues there.&#160; They\u2019re usually navigation and photography related: Irish Tides, a sunrise\/sunset app, etc.&#160; <\/p>\n<p>BTW, the Nokia alternative reality app is really cool.&#160; Some of the guys in the office loved it.&#160; I can see it being useful when in a strange location and seeking somewhere to eat, like a group of us were a month ago in rural Florida.<\/p>\n<p>My FM transmitter will be fine \u2026 it\u2019s a Belkin gadget that connects to the phone via a 3.5 mm audio jack.&#160; That\u2019s playback in the car sorted.&#160; I\u2019ve seen lots of comments about car Bluetooth.&#160; Let\u2019s see how my near-new Focus (Ford Sync is still an expensive option here) with a Parrot interface does.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll post more on my progress as time goes by.<\/p>\n<p>EDIT#1:<\/p>\n<p>Somewhere someone is sending a panicked email right now <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile\" style=\"border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none\" alt=\"Smile\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/wlEmoticon-smile7.png\" \/> *evil laugh*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today a nice new Nokia Lumia 820 arrived to my desk.&#160; I decided that I would try to use it to supplant my iPhone 4 that has run my life since November 2010.&#160; That should be \u2026 interesting. 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