I’ll be taking a bus trip at some point in the next few days.  To go and see a close friend.  So here is a opportunity to use Windows Live.  Now you maybe thinking, how is a bus trip linked to Windows Live?  Well here goes:

No real surprises there you maybe thinking. 

But I wish to blog as I go, getting from point A to point B.  Well that said there’s five buses between point A and point B.  That’s four changes of bus, in four different towns.  So between the buses I’ll have the chance to have a quick look around each of the towns.  That I hardly know to don’t know at all.  Maybe take a few pictures around each of the towns, as I have a quick look around.

However I’m not taking my PC/Laptop/UMPC with me on the trip.  I’ll just be taking my trusty Windows Mobile, HTC TyTN II with me!  So all will be done via Windows Mobile and the Live features it contains!  Opps, not for getting the mobile data connection via 3 mobile, as we all need an internet connection.

  • Blogging to Live Spaces using Windows Live for mobile, via email publishing.
  • Pictures to Live Photos using Pictures & Videos add-in “Send to your space” option, also via email publishing.
  • General Email again via Windows Live for mobile and also Exchange(really need to sort out my calendar).
  • Pictures also synchronised back to my PC and Live Desktop, as I go via Live Mesh for Mobile Tech Preview
  • Just in case, maps and directions from Live Search Mobile with GPS so I’ll know “You are here!”smile_wink on the map.

So in all, using a few of the Windows Live services along the way! 

The only speck of a dark cloud is I won’t be able to post to Clubhouse.  As cannot do the Clubhouse Tag via email publishing.  However all will be blogged to Live Spaces.

So the day before the bus trip, as I’m not sure which day it will be.  I’ll update this post.  With I’m off tomorrow and links to my Live Space and Bus Trip album on Live Photos.  Also a couple of point of preplanning before I leave.  I’m not promising the blog entries or the pictures along the way, will be exciting in anyway.  It’s more about using Live out in the world! 

 

[UPDATE 2009-01-27 18:06]
Just setup the email publishing for the Bus Trip album on Live Photos.  For a quick test, I’ve uploaded a test picture of my wheelssmile_wink.  Of course sent via Windows Live for mobile, using the email publishing address for the Bus Trip album.

The target day for the bus trip is currently looking like Friday the 30th of January.  As a couple of other things have come up.  Whichever way I’ll add an update the day before.

[UPDATE 2009-02-02 01:44]

Well the plan for Friday went out of the window, due to various things.  However the bus trip is on for later this morning(2009-02-02).  I’m going to leave at some point mid-morning.  I’m saying mid-morning, it all depends on what time I wake up.   As said before all updates will be on my live space, as cannot do the Clubhouse Tag via email publishing on my Windows Mobile device.  Pictures will be in Bus Trip album.  For now I think time to catch some sleep!

[UPDATE 2009-02-02 07:00] 

Well I’m already to head out for the Bus Trip.  My bag is packed and ready, trusty Windows Mobile, HTC TyTN II is fully charged.  Just going to wait for a bit, as to miss the pre-9 rush.  Also it’s been snowing over night.  So I’m going to aim for 09:15 for the first bus of the day.

A couple of links below: