Jason Pearce

Today Google released an IMAP interface to Gmail. Once you enable IMAP via Settings in your Gmail account, you then need to configure your client to access Gmail via the new IMAP interface.

Since I’ve never been able to figure out how to get the Gmail for mobile application to run on my Windows Pocket PC (because I can’t find a J2ME Java client), adding IMAP now gives me the ability to ditch their Gmail for mobile browser interface and instead use the built-in Messaging client on my phone, which is also known as Outlook Mobile.

And since Google’s Help Center on the “Supported IMAP Client List” didn’t include instructions on how to set up a Windows Mobile Pocket PC, I thought I’d create a brief tutorial. All steps are made within the Messaging client (Start > Messaging).

Step 1: Menu > Tools > New Account

Step 2: Enter your full Gmail email address

Step 3: Wait or skip the Auto Configuration

Step 4: Enter name, username (sans @gmail.com), password

Step 5: Select IMAP4 and name the account

Step 6: Incoming is imap.gmail.com, Outgoing is smtp.gmail.com

Step 7: In Options, set Connection frequency

Step 8: Require SSL and Authentication are necessary

Step 9: Headers Only make things quick

Step 10: Menu > Switch Accounts & Menu > Send/Receive to test

Another interesting video by Mike Wesch entitled “Information R/evolution.”

I really like his work.

Tonight is the big night. Three years into the making, my brother’s film “The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell” (IMDb) debuts in 25 markets.

My brother is the film’s cinematographer, co-producer, visual effects supervisor, and editor. I can only imagine how thrilled, nervous, and relieved he is to have the film finally go to market.

The film takes place 90 years in the future and tells the tale of a new nation that has emerged in the aftermath of the fall of the United States. With a political satire undertone, some say “The Beach Party At The Threshold Of Hell” is a true Indie film that promises to be the next cult classic.

I first saw the film in 2006 when it opened and closed the LA Film Festival to a full house. Visit www.thresholdofhell.com to see if it is playing near you.