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Q: Hotmail seemed to have quit working properly on my blackberry a few months back and now on my new iPhone. The problem is that if I read or delete a message from my handheld it is not passed back to the mail server.

Formerly, in the Blackberry mail interface you could choose a check box for something like “synch changes from my handheld to server”. Well hotmail lost that check box, but yahoo, gmail, etc retained it.

Is there a known way to get the changes applied from handheld to mail server?

Q: My computer has a file that does not show up in the program files but I can not use or update my blackberry because it tells me to delete the original file. How do I find this missing file and delete it?

Q: I just bought a great new Dell Inspiron S531running Windows Vista and I love it. My issue is that I will be traveling around the country for a few months and still need to be able to update my blog. Bringing my desktop computer into Starbucks is not possible but at the same time since my desktop is so new I do not want to spend the money on getting a laptop. What other alternatives are there out there for us bloggers to be able to post while on the road?

A: I think that the real solution for you is a smart phone and we did a recent answer titled Handheld Or Smart Phone With Internet Browsing Ability that you will want to read after reading this. The reason it is not a complete answer to your question is that we were looking for solutions related to browsing internet not doing a lot of typing. Read the rest of this entry »