The Mobile Secretary for Windows Mobile

Now this is an idea that should have made its way into the as-yet underwhelming and upcoming update to Windows Mobile, version 6: a built-in secretary. BCross at the MSDN Windows Mobile blog has decided not to wait, releasing an app he simply calls The Mobile Secretary. It offers some clever features for auto-responding to missed calls with text messages, for example: if a contact calls from their home phone and you miss the call, The Mobile Secretary can respond to their mobile phone number with a custom text message, optionally attaching any calendar information as an excuse explanation for your absence. Contacts can also be added to custom groups, which in turn can receive their own custom text message replies.

This is a great idea, and BCross plans to post the source code soon for all to learn from, especially since it makes use of the Smartphone .Net Compact Framework v2.0 (which needs to be installed on your phone). I haven't tried this out yet as I'm still getting to know my new BlackJack, so if you give it a whirl, please share your experience with the rest of the class.

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