Hi guys,
Well, I am in the market for a pda. My boss has gotten approval for my department to get pda's. I have had desktops, laptops, and an iPhone, but I have no experience in this area. Can anyone give me advice on a good pda. Most of my work involves MS Excel and Word. Need support for pdf, and Access if possible. Need easy to use interface for Excel. Plenty of memory, and decent speed. Any help appreciated.
Thanks,
Chris
cajohnson said:
Hi guys,
Well, I am in the market for a pda. My boss has gotten approval for my department to get pda's. I have had desktops, laptops, and an iPhone, but I have no experience in this area. Can anyone give me advice on a good pda. Most of my work involves MS Excel and Word. Need support for pdf, and Access if possible. Need easy to use interface for Excel. Plenty of memory, and decent speed. Any help appreciated.
Thanks,
Chris
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Just google: HTC HD, HTC G1, Touch Pro, Omnia, Xperia
This ones are good choices to have in mind
Good luck
Well firstly, do you need a pda or a pda/phone?
Thanks a lot for the advice. I found the HTC Touch Cruise at http://www.pressdigital.com.au/phones-classic-pdas-accessories/touch-cruise-professional-bundle-p-5789.html. Looks perfect. I primarily need the pda, since I have an iPhone for personal use. But, the video conferencing is a plus. Anyone have any experience with this model?
Thanks again,
Chris
Most of the info you need can be found in the wiki HERE & you can read about the phone in the Polaris forum...
I have the Touch Cruise (Polaris). Its a good compromise between an iPhone and a PDA, but it is a compromise. Seeing that you have an iPhone already, and that you want to edit Office documents, maybe you should look into something with a built in keyboard and a larger screen.
I'd be lying if I told you that dealing with onscreen keyboards on a 2.8" screen is not annoying when you are looking at a spreadsheet. The HTC Athena x7501 is larger, but more much useable for that purpose. It can also do video calls. (However, if you are located in the US, no carrier supports video calling at this time.)
Here's a review link http://www.mobiletechreview.com/HTC-Advantage-X7510.htm
Thanks very much Sonus and Reaper. Great information. Good point about the keyboard. I found a one similar that I am considering - http://www.pressdigital.com.au/phones-classic-pdas-accessories/tytn-hsdpa-phone-bundle-p-5776.html. Anyone have any experience with this one?
Thanks very much,
Chris
The TyTn II is a good business phone phone. Its basically an HTC Touch Cruise with a keyboard, and it is therefore thicker too. Same screen size (2.8"), but the TyTn II is less finger friendly due to its recessed screen, and it doesn't have FM radio like the Touch Cruise. You might want to check out the TyTn II forum or specific device forums for their suggestions also. HTC also released a couple of new phones, browse over to www.htc.com to check them out.
P.S. My suggestion is still the HTC Athena series (x7500, x7501, or x7510 listed from oldest to newest) as long as you don't plan on bringing it everywhere with you and will more than likely keeping it in a brief case vs. in your pants pocket most of the time.
Ohh, and re-reading your first post, the in-built conduit for syncronizing access databases with a PC was done away with the inception of Windows Mobile 6. Furthermore, except for in really old PDAs (devices running Pocket CE 2000 or older), Pocket Access is not available, so you need to go third party for database software. So I would also do some googling and see what the software makers of Windows Mobile database software have to say about syncing database stuff on a WM6 or WM6.1 phone.
Really appreciate your suggestions. I decided to go with the TyTN II. As far as the Access, this is not really a big issue. Access databases are too large anyway when the same data can be used in Excel.
Thanks,
Chris
Hi,
Corporate security has become a real pain area for me.....and as a result im not allowed to carry my phone (Elfin) to work....or will be stopped soon...I cant sneak it in forever So does anyone here know how to completely remove the camera from the device? Like entirely from its casing leaving no traces behind. Would the guys at the HTC service center be of any help? I'm a die hard WM user...and dont wanna have to give it up. I've seen the Blackberry/Nokia E series and other handheld devices without cameras...and they all suck! Id really appreciate any inputs on this from anyone. Alternatively, are there any good WM devices without cameras? I had started a thread in the elf forum but got no response. Hoping for some better luck here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=449732
Thanks in advance.
Hi Guys n Girls,
Well I've been a member since '05 but haven't really played with WM's since the Magicians and Alpines. I've had a TyTn but didnt like it and didnt really play with it and then lost an XDA Orbit on the first night down the pub with it. I've been using an N95 lately.
I've just got myself a Polaris and it looks great! I used to love modding my other WM's but it's been a while and I was just wondering what's changed and what's new. I've had a bit of a read but just need some advice on what software to buy and what steps to take.
So here's a few questions I have:
What's the best media player?
I will listen to a lot of music and watch films while on the go. I used to use TcpMP I think. I need one that supports a lot of codecs and don't really wanna use more than one.
What's the best keyboard software?
I had SPB full screen keyboard and it was a lifesaver. Is this the best? I like the zoom fuction on the ipod keyboard.
Is SPB pocket plus still a must?
I felt this package covered bits left out by MS (such as the real 'x' close button etc.) Is it still recomended or are there other ways around things nowadays.
How do I get this touch flow stuff? It looks cool - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=y78EB0rahQA
I love the way things are more fingertip oriented. I think Apple innovated this.
Is there still a program to design themes?
Or where can I get cool themes? I like the dark styles and windows 7 looks nice.
Is ROM flashing still risky?
I've got the o2 branded ROM at the moment. I used to love trying the community's ROMS but I've just started a family and I'm real skint. I bought my Polaris PAYG and really can't afford to brick it. Mind you cooking ROMs was half the fun!
The best PDF reader?
I read a lot of PDF's and remember never finding one up to standard. Ideally it will be fullscreen with no need to scroll along the lines.
What else do you guys recommend I do to get the best out of my HTC device?
I've forgotten loads and feel like a noob again and just need some advice about what you guys consider 'must have steps'. I remember things such as installing the widdicomm BT stack as the MS one is crap. I use bluetooth stereo headphones (motorola S9s) for music.
Hope you guys have some pointers for me and I'm looking forward to playing again!
I'm off to the read the Polaris Wiki
Thanks,
Gareth
p.s. Oh by the way it's great to see this community has gone from strength to strength. It really has grown! It seems to be the HQ of the WM world now. Congrats!
garethsimpsonuk said:
Hi Guys n Girls,
Well I've been a member since '05 but haven't really played with WM's since the Magicians and Alpines. I've had a TyTn but didnt like it and didnt really play with it and then lost an XDA Orbit on the first night down the pub with it. I've been using an N95 lately.
I've just got myself a Polaris and it looks great! I used to love modding my other WM's but it's been a while and I was just wondering what's changed and what's new. I've had a bit of a read but just need some advice on what software to buy and what steps to take.
So here's a few questions I have:
What's the best media player?
I will listen to a lot of music and watch films while on the go. I used to use TcpMP I think. I need one that supports a lot of codecs and don't really wanna use more than one.
What's the best keyboard software?
I had SPB full screen keyboard and it was a lifesaver. Is this the best? I like the zoom fuction on the ipod keyboard.
Is SPB pocket plus still a must?
I felt this package covered bits left out by MS (such as the real 'x' close button etc.) Is it still recomended or are there other ways around things nowadays.
How do I get this touch flow stuff? It looks cool - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=y78EB0rahQA
I love the way things are more fingertip oriented. I think Apple innovated this.
Is there still a program to design themes?
Or where can I get cool themes? I like the dark styles and windows 7 looks nice.
Is ROM flashing still risky?
I've got the o2 branded ROM at the moment. I used to love trying the community's ROMS but I've just started a family and I'm real skint. I bought my Polaris PAYG and really can't afford to brick it. Mind you cooking ROMs was half the fun!
The best PDF reader?
I read a lot of PDF's and remember never finding one up to standard. Ideally it will be fullscreen with no need to scroll along the lines.
What else do you guys recommend I do to get the best out of my HTC device?
I've forgotten loads and feel like a noob again and just need some advice about what you guys consider 'must have steps'. I remember things such as installing the widdicomm BT stack as the MS one is crap. I use bluetooth stereo headphones (motorola S9s) for music.
Hope you guys have some pointers for me and I'm looking forward to playing again!
I'm off to the read the Polaris Wiki
Thanks,
Gareth
p.s. Oh by the way it's great to see this community has gone from strength to strength. It really has grown! It seems to be the HQ of the WM world now. Congrats!
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You might want to read my roundups - they give you a definite answer to some of your q's (multimedia, Spb Pocket Plus when it comes to the IEM plug-in, theme management with the latest tools etc.)
Thanks,
I've just bee reading your sticky on browsers and I'm gonna take your advice and use opera mobile and flash package, i'm downloading the cabs from RS now.
I'll have a look for more of your writeups.
Thanks
The iPhone now has more and better apps, thats whats changed. WM app development hasnt progressed much at all..
darthbane2k said:
The iPhone now has more and better apps, thats whats changed. WM app development hasnt progressed much at all..
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Not really true - at least not yet. (Albeit, highly possible, given that at least game development for WinMo has almost entirely ceased in the last half a year....)
It's only at some categories that iPhone is MUCH better than WinMo (with much more SW titles); the most important being games.
Hi Lads.
few years back I've been using HTC Universal and remember that there was some kind of "hack" that some services seen my phone as Nokia. i searched all internet but cant find anything regarding something similar for HD2. Is that possible to do ?? Any help appreciated
thank you
can't think why...any reason?
I know that isn't too helpful - but if we know why you would want to do that- maybe we can find a way around it
well my answer is:
there are java applications that work fine on hd2 but because they are not designed for this phone you cant download them directly . with this sort of "cheat" there is a chance to do it. it did work with HTC Uniwersal
Hi im in Nottingham and should have change this flag of mine
Thats a software you lookin for in attachment.
Pozdrawiam
Thanx m8. Thats not so far. this is what i was looking for.
Dzieki Bardzo
I have a HTC HD2 for like 5-6 months now. It is a excellent phone but since with WinMo 6.5 it's like having a genius mind with down syndrome. My main thing is to be able to watch streaming video. I know they have some browsers but most suck and dont work too well. Sorry Skyfire. Plus uZard is always crashing on me. I want to installed Android and have no clue where to start. Seems like they are like 100 different ways to do it. I just want they proper and sure way without bricking my phone. Please no trolling how I'm a newb or I should have got an EVO cause sprint sucks in my area for service and I don't like most other carriers like Verizon. Help is appreciated.
Why not head over to the HD2 forum. All the info will be there for you.