The stylus is an integral part of every touch screen Pocket PC.  Over the years there have been numerous styles of styli – including cheap plastic, solid metal, as well as compact telescoping models.  Newer devices, such as the iPhone, have been designed to be used with a finger instead of a stylus.  This is

I want my CAB - but not the yellow driving type...   I'm talking about CAB files - also known as Cabinet files.  CAB files are basically compressed archives, similar to ZIP files.  They are also the format for Smartphone and Pocket PC install files.

I fondly remember getting our first video game system as a kid - Pong.  Several years later we got the oh-so-cool Atari 2600 - I was hooked.  I was lucky enough to grow up during the birth of video games.  I spent many a hard earned quarter on Missle Command, Space Invaders,

"Main Battery Very Low.  To prevent possible data loss..."  This is one error most mobile device users dread seeing, especially when you are away from a power source.  I'll tend to use my devices less when traveling because of this.  This is especially frustrating on long flights, when it would be nice to listen to music or watch videos on my

This month's blog theme is "The features I would add to Windows Mobile". For me this is simple... nothing! Ok, you are probably thinking this is an April Fool's joke but it isn't. I'm not saying the Windows Mobile is perfect - believe me after almost 15 years of playing with these devices I'm well aware of the shortcomings/problems. But if we are talking about features, I don't think Microsoft needs to add anything to the OS. Where I want to see features is third party software products!

Although I'm an old timer in the world of Pocket PCs, one of the reasons I still enjoy them so much is the Cool Factor. Doesn't matter if it is hardware or software, there always seems to be something cool coming out.

I've been a user of True Connect since it first came out. When the latest version(v3.0) was released I loaded it immediately. For the most part it isn't much different than the previous version, except for the new SMS Outlook integration.

In the latest issue of Smartphone and Pocket PC Magazine (April/May 2008) I review the new HP iPAQ 210 Enterprise Handheld. When I was writing the review the screen specs were published as being 18-bit 260k colors. After the article went to the printers HP updated their specs (which can be found here). The updated specs are 16-bit 65k colors.

I know there are some people out there who are very upset by this. Personally my poor old eyes probably couldn't tell the difference.

Time to poll the musicians out there in the Smartphone/Pocket PC community. I'm looking for Windows Mobile applications or hardware accessories for musicians. I know I can look in the great Encyclopedia of Software and Accessories but I wanted to get input from people actually using the stuff.

If you create Windows Mobile software or hardware for musicians go ahead and drop me a line just in case I overlooked your product.

You can leave comments here, or email at "alh_mail-ppcblog[at]yahoo.com".

Thanks!

Having recently moved to the Smartphone platform I’ve been looking for applications to help me get the same functionality I was used to with my Pocket PC devices. Being as active as I am I rarely have time to read newspapers or go to all the various websites I’d like to read to keep up on all of my interests. I’ve used different RSS readers on my Pocket PC and was looking for similar functionality on my Smartphone. Luckily I found NewsBreak.

One of the biggest dilemmas I have while driving is where do I put my mobile devices? When I recently moved to an HP iPAQ 510 Voice Messenger Smartphone, keeping it in my pocket didn't work. For starters, it's hard to hear the ring tone over the noise of my truck and my music. Second, trying to get it out of my pocket while driving isn't the safest thing to be doing. While setting the Smartphone in the cup holder works OK, it's not an ideal solution. Along comes ProClip.