Just read about this on LifeHacker. Touch Notes is a free Pocket PC application. It lets you jot down notes in ink (drawing vs. handwriting recogniztion) and appears to have a simple way to organize these notes. It is definitely on my try soon list.
The $249.99 LEGO Mindstorms NXT is the first major update for the LEGO robotics technology in several years. Among its many improvements is replacing the infrared wireless control with Bluetooth. Microsoft Windows Mobile developer Brian Cross made use of the recently introduced Microsoft Robotics Studio to get his Windows Mobile Smartphone to control a LEGO Mindstorms […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you plan to upgrade to Microsoft Money 2006 or 2007 and use it with your Pocket PC, don’t. According to the Microsoft web page Money for handheld devices and Palm Pilots, Money 2007 will not sync with any Pocket PC version and Money 2006 only synchronizes with Pocket PCs that run versions preceding Windows […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Microsoft recently published an article I wrote titled What’s New in Excel Mobile? One thing I didn’t write about in that article is about new functions. The reason for that is no new mathematical/logical/etc functions were added in Excel Mobile for Windows Mobile 5. However, the list of available functions for Excel Mobile is a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Reader M.T. asks: I just read your article: “Get organized with Windows Mobile.” Nice job! I have a question: My tech is about ready to throw my hand held out the window! How can I connect the terminal services to a specific port? We are networked in my office and I can’t seem to connect […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Reader K.N asks: I have axim x51v with pocket pc 2002 installed, can I upgrade the OS to windows mobile 2005? Those technicials or supporting engineers can’t really help. The x51v I am using came with windows mobile 5.0, but the feature of powerpoint is view only, not editing. The editing feature is available in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Reader R.O. asks: I lent my Compaq Aero to a friend that promptly lost the Autosync cable. I haven’t been able to locate a replacement but I was wondering if a db9f/db9f null modem cable would suffice. Wow, a Compaq Aero? Handheld PC or Palm-size PC. Haven’t had a question about one of those in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Reader J.R. asks: Is there an excel, word package that works for the Motorola Q smartphone that recently came out thru Verizon? J.R. Unlike Windows Mobile Pocket PC and Pocket Phone Edition devices, the Windows Mobile Smartphone devices (such as the Motorola Q) do not have Mobile Office components such as Excel or Word. There […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Microsoft recently upgraded its ActiveSync software for Windows Mobile 5 devices (Pocket PCs & Smartphones). You can find its download site linked below. ActiveSync 4.2 Download Page Note that older Windows Mobile devices (2003 Second Edition and older) do not need to upgrade to this version. ActiveSync 3.8 works fine with previous generation devices.
There are currently three separate MobileViews blogs: Mobile News & Views MobileViews Q&A Mailbag MobileViews What’s New Here? This is clearly two too many blogs for a small site like this one. So, these three blogs are being folded into this new single blog creatively named MobileViews Blog So, you can visit here for news […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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