Mobile

Smartphones and Pocket PC phones work slightly differently. When setting up your new device or downloading add-on software....

You can do a lot to personalize your Windows Mobile device using the hardware accessories discussed so far. But you can do even more with add-on software available from Microsoft, Windows Mobile device manufacturers, and third-party developers. The rest of this article is devoted to software solutions. This particular section will focus on things you can do to personalize the Pocket PC’s Today screen and the Smartphone’s Home screen.

Independent vendors thrive on developing accessories that flesh out the Pocket PCs potential. We’ve already mentioned some of the hardware accessories available for Windows Mobile devices, but we’ve only scratched the surface. Did you know you can turn your Pocket PC into a GPS system, FM radio, or bar code reader? Read on!

Once you’ve established a connection between your Windows Mobile device and another computer or network, your Pocket PC or Smartphone is able to communicate with other devices.

You can always replace a lost or damaged Windows Mobile device, but you may not be able to replace the data on it. Keep your device synchronized with your desktop PC and back it up regularly.

Even if you get a great deal on a Windows Mobile device, you’ll still want to protect your investment.

Back when I was in school—back when we had to walk to class in the snow—uphill both ways—"showing our work" simply meant leaving a few little hash marks on our math homework to show we remembered to carry the one.

You could pay big bucks to hire a coach to whip you into shape. Save money. Use your Windows Mobile powered device and some award-winning software to help you reach your goal of losing that last ten pounds — or the first ten! Know what else is great? You can take your Pocket PC everywhere. And you can't say that about a grumpy coach.

When was the last time someone told you exactly where to go? If your significant other did that, you might get crabby. But when it's your GPS device, no worries. Set your course, push some buttons, and your GPS can get you where you need to go.

It used to be that borrowing a book from the library was a time-consuming effort. First, you had to find a time the library was open, a challenging task in this era of cost cutting. Then you had to navigate the Dewey Decimal system only to discover that the title you absolutely needed was checked out and overdue.