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t9 Navigation in windows mobile

I have been using my vox since last three months and have updated to Dr. Gonzo's 1.1 ROM which is fantastic. I find that windows mobile has built in support for t9 search for contacts only.
I also use a nokia s60 3rd editionFP1 phone. There I use an application called skyequikey which searches contacts, mails, installed apps, games in t9 mode. Recently, another app came out named t9 Nav which searches anything which is there in the phone starting from contacts, mails, installed apps, games, media files, bookmarks, calendar entries, etc etc. in t9 mode.
Both are marvellous piece of softwares.
My query is does anybody knows whether similar software exists for windows mobile ?

parthabhatta said:
I have been using my vox since last three months and have updated to Dr. Gonzo's 1.1 ROM which is fantastic. I find that windows mobile has built in support for t9 search for contacts only.
I also use a nokia s60 3rd editionFP1 phone. There I use an application called skyequikey which searches contacts, mails, installed apps, games in t9 mode. Recently, another app came out named t9 Nav which searches anything which is there in the phone starting from contacts, mails, installed apps, games, media files, bookmarks, calendar entries, etc etc. in t9 mode.
Both are marvellous piece of softwares.
My query is does anybody knows whether similar software exists for windows mobile ?
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Smartphone Find from Syncdata may be the answer for you. Not exactly in t9 mode. But, it searches for anything on the smartphone with the criteria given.
http://www.syncdata.it/sphfind.html

Thanks I will try the app.

how do u get the phone to search contacts in t9?

On home screen, just type the name in T9-style and it' show up!

Searching Contacts via Pinyin and English?

This is something that has annoyed me in Palm and continues to do so here (though not as badly).
What I would like is to be able to search my Chinese contacts by entering just the pinyin for the contacts, as opposed to having to open up Pocket Informant, grab the search bar, and enter characters (this is still better than Palm OS, where I had to scroll to the bottom of the list to find them...).
If anyone knows of a way to do this, ideally one that would work with Pocket Informant, that would be fantastic! I assume that such a thing must exist as part of a Chinese ROM, so could that not be extracted and ported to an English ROM? If it doesn't exist, then I'm probably SOL, but there we go.
For reference, I'm using a Treo Pro, default unlocked ROM, with PI8 as my default contacts manager.
Thanks in advance

[Q] HTC - how to "right click" in mobile IE?

I've searched this forum and haven't found anything relevant (sorry if it's out there; please link me to the answer to this) and this is a pretty basic question. Here's my situation: I'm reading email in Outlook Web Access (just like you'd use on your desktop PC, not Outlook Mobile Access or the integrated Active Sync) using Internet Explorer mobile (my device is an HTC Raphael 101, a.k.a. P4600, a.k.a. Fuze) in Windows Mobile 6.1 but I'm assuming it works the same in most other devices. My problem is this; when I get an email with an attachment that I'd like to open or save on my HTC, and I tap on it, Outlook Web Access tells me that I need to "right-click" on the attachment to save it to my computer before opening. I've tried holding down the stylus for the pop-up menu, but "save attachment" or something similar isn't available in those options. Remember, this is accessing Outlook Web Access just as you would on your desktop, except using Mobile IE. I can't use Opera because it cuts off the top of the OWA screen, which is unfortunately the part of OWA that has all the controls for navigating your email like reply, forward, close, etc. So, does anyone know how to perform a "right-click" in IE mobile? For reasons I won't go into in this post, this particular instance of OWA does not integrate with ActiveSync or Flexmail4. Thanks for any help and/or links to answers in advance!

Hi BPB21.
Wow that is weird, you'd think holding down with the stylus with be the same as a right-click. I hate to ask but have you tried holding it down on different spots (like attachment icon vs text link etc)? Perhaps it is some javascript or such that isn't running correctly on the WM device. I did some searching myself & didn't come up with anything useful, sorry. Maybe some possible work-arounds would be to navigate to the attachment with the directional arrows instead & click on it with the action button? Or if you try forwarding the message (don't actually send), is the attachment there & accessible possibly? (I've used that trick many time with Outlook Express to get around their stupid attachment blocking crap without actually disabling it) Too bad you can't see the top in Opera since they might help you narrow down if it is an IE problem or not. Maybe changing the view mode (mobile vs standard vs single column) in Opera will render it differently..
Good luck & I'll post if I find something.
Bill

Replacement WP7 won’t sync notes

Hi,
I have replaced my WP7 (Focus) for a second time. (It’s a long, sad story) My replacement device will not sync my notes to Skydrive. It did not appear to have installed a new/additional personal folder in Skydrive.
Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions on this?
Thanks in advance,
Dave

Hey man, you were very vague with the description of your problem but if you are having problems with syncing notes already on Skydrive, have a look here
http://www.jonoble.com/blog/2010/10...sting-onenote-notebooks-on-windows-phone.html
All your notes will go into your "Default" page in a notebook... this is indicated by an icon consisting of 3 fanned white pages on the right of the page (if you look at your list of notebooks)
At the moment, I'm guessing that your Default page (where all your new notes gets stored) is on the "Personal (Phone)" Notebook..
If you follow the instructions in the link above to get your old web notebook and select one of the pages as your default then you should be able to sync automatically onto skydrive.
select and hold on a page that you want to make default and select the "set as default" option.
Hope this helps

Hey Hboos,
Extremely helpful. Between your solid advice and that very good article (which I saved) I was able to clear up multiple issues I encountered from having to replace the device twice.
Thanks a million!
Dave

only somewhat related
sorry that this is not 100% related, but is it possible for me to sync my replacement phone with the zune software that i used to back up my previous phone. ( i mean things like music, and photos)??
thanks

You can manually sync them, but you'll be starting all over. The backups will not transfer to different phones.
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BIG Software Development Opportunity - Thunderbird and Android

Hello
Forgive me if you’ve read this post in other forums…I’m going to keep posting it in the hopes of getting a solution to an ongoing problem.
I’m not a software designer, IT person or expert. Just a business professional that has a few simple needs in order to be personally and professionally successful. Successful management of personal information on our PC and our mobile phones plays a critical role in our success. With the advent of the smartphone, many of us thought our needs had been met, only to discover serious gaps in ability and performance. For example..trying to connect Outlook or Thunderbird/Lightning with an Android Phone (my personal issue) is either difficult, expensive or limited in ability.
Many of us choose Thunderbird/Lightning and other PIMs (such as Outlook) because of the excellent functionality they provide. Some of us are required to by our workplaces. Most of us DO NOT want to use Google products or have our data synced through Google for personal, security or other reasons. Many of us are restricted from using Google by our workplaces for similar reasons.
Then why do we use Android phones? Simple…for smartphones the operating system choices are limited and Android has one of the biggest market presences. These issues exist for other phone platforms as well…connecting Outlook to an iPhone for example. Android is also an excellent phone overall…with many other features we are looking for.
So…what are we looking for? What are these “needs?”
Personal Information Management software in one package (such as Outlook and Thunderbird/Lightning) on our PCs and laptops. Obviously these already exist and don’t need development per se. Corresponding apps for our Android phones…and most importantly: the ability to sync between the two…using wifi, other “cloud” providers, even USB. The components include:
Email client that can access and send from multiple accounts (already fairly available..although many widget and app designers ignore the alternative email apps and only connect Gmail to their products…a serious omission).
Contact/Address lists that include birthday information, other personal details, and can be grouped or categorized. Somewhat available, but can be troublesome, and data can get duplicated or missed. Thunderbird can only sync contacts through Google currently…as mentioned above, and issue for many.
Calendar that can handle reoccurring events, reminders and alarms, categorize/tag events, meeting planning and invitations (through email client), management of multiple calendars and ability to attach documents to events to name some of the most important. Somewhat available now, except most connections require Google calendar (again an issue).
Task Management (the one critical item that has few solutions/options). Needs to handle reoccurring tasks, reminders/alarms, categorizing/tagging, sub-tasks, delegation of tasks, start and due dates, and proper handling of overdue tasks (items not marked complete move to next day with alerts for example). While Outlook and TB/Lightning have excellent task managers...there are very few options for the phones and in the case of Lightning…no phone app that can sync with it.
Notes, not critical but a “nice-to-have” function
All of the above also need to be connectable. For example…connecting a calendar event with related tasks. A task to a contact.
Aren’t there already solutions available?? The answer, after weeks and months of searching and putting products through a test, is “yes and no.” There are a few “connection and sync” products available for Outlook, but the proprietary or available phone apps that can use it don’t have all the functionality needed, or simple aren’t adequate. There are also complications based on the Outlook set-up…stand alone versus exchange server. Currently, I cannot find a product that can sync and use Thunderbird/Lightning directly and adequately.
So, after telling you all of this…what am I trying to say?
To all you enterprising software and Android phone app developers…there is a HUGE gap that you can fill. If you spend any time on forums for Thunderbird, Outlook and Android, you will see that there are literally thousands of people looking for a solution…something to fill this gap. Most of us would pay handsomely for such a product…I personally would pay “serious money” just to get my Lightning tasks in my phone. In addition…both Mozilla and Android are open-source (if I understand the term correctly) and thus available for development.
To the developer or software engineer that can connect Thunderbird/Lightning email, calendar, address book and tasks to an Android phone…go the spoils and riches. Don’t make me beg….or worse, dump my Android for a Windows phone or back to a PDA <shiver>.
To Google and Mozilla leaders, executives and software engineers…we are asking…have been asking for at least two years…for solutions. We are frustrated, disappointed and completely baffled that this has not been addressed. The perception is that both organizations either simple “don’t care”, are oblivious to our plight or unable to respond. Your reputations are at stake ladies and gentlemen.
Thanks for taking the time to read through this. If you’re like me…searching for the answer as well…cross your fingers and spread the word as much as you can. Maybe SOMEBODY will listen.

Presently if you wish to synchronize Thunderbird contacts and Lightning/Sunbird events with your Android device, you may try BirdieSync. BirdieSync has been successfully synchronizing Windows Mobile devices with Thunderbird/Sunbird for several years and now supports Android devices.
You can connect your mobile device over USB or with a Wi-Fi or cellular connection.
BirdieSync runs in background on your mobile device and can automatically synchronize your contacts and events if you are connected.
You'll find more information on BirdieSync web site (sorry I cannot post the link: it is forbidden to avoid spam. Look for BirdieSync on Google).
Presently BirdieSync doesn't support task synchronization. The main reason is that for some reason, Android doesn't provide a native task application with a shared local storage that other developers could access. Note that it is also the case for the iPhone contrary to Windows Mobile devices. I think that this lack is a bit weird. I would have thought that a task application would have been used by a lot of users... So it would be necessary to provide a synchronization solution with other opened third party task applications, but it would force users to use a particular task application.
Although Android is an opened platform, some technologies (official APIs) are still missing to developers. I hope that with time, more features will be available and that the Android platform will easy the implementation of these functionalities.
Hope this helps.

Thanks for the reply....and the suggestion. Unfortunately I have already tried Birdiesync. It made quite a mess out of my contacts I'm sorry to say.
Additionally, the one part of Lightning (and Outlook) that I can't live without also happens to be the part that even Birdisync doesn't work with...and you guessed it...TASKS. My life would crumble (okay, being a bit melodramatic) without my task lists. Google tasks is a bit of a joke, as far as I'm concerned, and I can't function with it. Lightning has a really great task manager...almost as good as Outlooks and yet nobody has made anything to sync with it. You are correct...the IT professionals I know have said , that unlike calendars and contacts (which have some standards that all software companies work within)...everybody treats tasks and task software differently.
I'm with you...I'm stunned that this has been ignored and people aren't more vocal about it. I think most people figure "why say anything, it won't help" and just make do.
Thanks again...

my task solution
I like ASTRID as my task list in Android. I sync that with google tasks which I know you cannot use and does not natively go into thunderbird / lighting calendar (though I have a thunderbrowse tab that goes right to google tasks, again clunky at best). I share your desire for a seamless solution. However, ASTRID also syncs with Producteev, which has just roled out more robust Task sharing and more functionality. I'm going to look at that to try and fill the gap and invite you to look with me.
Once again, smart people, I could have written this original post, though maybe not so clearly... HELP!