[damienloh]

Updated July 2006

Beginners Guide v4.0
Made a Sticky - Firetrail

If you can't find your answer here:
1. Always use the Search function in the forum
2. Post your comments in the right forum eg, Pocket PC, Smartphone, etc.
3. Tips & Tricks is solely for posting tips/guides, etc. You should not create new threads here and for asking questions.

It would also be good to check out the front page news regularly or the forum section for News Articles regularly for new recommendations.

Note that this thread is the main collection of links/guides to other useful articles/threads to read. The links provide answers to many of the commonly asked questions or useful guides for both Pocket PCs and Smartphones.

Do note that the following classification is used in most of the FAQ threads.

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Pocket PC:
1) Pocket PC 2000
2) Pocket PC 2002
3) Windows Mobile 2003 (Pocket PC Edition and Pocket PC Phone Edition)
4) Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition (Pocket PC Edition and Pocket PC Phone Edition)
5) Windows Mobile 5.0  (Pocket PC Edition and Pocket PC Phone Edition)
6) Windows Mobile 6 Classic
7) Windows Mobile 6 Professional
7) Windows Mobile 6.1 Classic
8) Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional

Pocket PC Phone:
1) Pocket PC 2002 (Pocket PC Phone Edition)
2) Windows Mobile 2003 Pocket PC Phone Edition
3) Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition (Pocket PC Phone Edition)
4) Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Edition
5) Windows Mobile 6 Professional
6) Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional

Smartphone:
1) Smartphone 2002
2) Windows Mobile 2003 Smartphone Edition
3) Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition (Smartphone Edition)
4) Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone Edition
5) Windows Mobile 6 Standard
6) Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard

These are some of the features to differentiate between the 3 platforms

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Pocket PC:
- No phone capability
- Touchscreen
- Rarely with physical keyboard
- Never with physical keypad
- "Start" button is on top left corner

Pocket PC Phone:
- Touchscreen
- May come with physical keypad/keyboard
- "Start" button is on top left corner

Smartphone:
- Rarely with touchscreen
- Always come with physical keypad/keyboard
- "Start" button is linked to left softkey on homescreen
- Examples: O2 Xphone, O2 Xphone II, O2 Xphone IIm, O2 Graphite, Dopod 575/595/577w//C720w/C730w/S300/C500/S730/S740, Motorola Q9h, Palm Treo 500v, Asus M530w/M930w, Samsung i320n/i600, HP iPAQ 512/514, etc

General Sites:
Windows Mobile Home
infoSync
PocketPCMag
Windows Mobile Blog

Tutorials/Guides for Beginners:
Guide Book for Pocket PC
Spb Pocket PC Tips & Tricks
80+ Windows Mobile 5 - Tips & Tricks
Tutorials for Pocket PCs
Tutorials for Pocket PC Phones
Tutorials for Smartphones
Tips & Tricks

Useful Links/Articles for Pocket PCs:
Windows Mobile Guides/Tips/Articles
PPCSG Tech Guides
PocketPCMag Forum - Pocket PC Tips
PC Counselor's Pocket PC How-To's
Memory in Pocket PC explained
Some Useful Links
Pocket PC Memory Management Tips
FAQ & Recommendations for Themes & Today Plug-ins (Pocket PC & Smartphone)
A roundup of Cleaning Utilities (MemMaid, SKTools, etc)
Accessing the Pocket PC on a PC – comparing the three solutions
What VGA is all about
WM2003SE Upgrade for Acer n30
Backup Solutions for Pocket PC and Storage Card
Pocket PC Specs
HTC Codename Table

Useful Guides & FAQs for Pocket PCs:
Windows Mobile 5.0 - FAQs
ActiveSync Guides & Links
Recommended Software List & Guides
How to hard reset your Pocket PC
3G/GPRS Configuration Settings
How to install softwares
Tips on where to install Pocket PC software
Internet & Java-Related Guides
Shortcuts to Settings
Deleting "dead" shortcuts in Program Menu
How to create shortcuts in Programs Menu
Using Pocket PC as USB Storage Device (without ActiveSync)
Safe Mode for Pocket PCs
Downloading public holidays to your Calendar
Some Registry Tweaks
What OS is my Pocket PC running on?
What is this "ignore_my_docs" file on my Storage Card/ROM?
What is the "WMDRM" folder doing on my device/Storage Card?
Creating Playlist in Windows Media Player 10
Documents not appearing in the file list of applications like Pocket Word, Excel, etc
Warranty Check for HP iPAQs
ROM Update & WM2003SE Upgrade for Acer n30
How to power down the device totally?
Does Pocket PC support 262K Color Screen?
Adding Scheduled Tasks
Built-in Dictionaries on the Pocket PC
Clearing Recent Program List in Start Menu
Backup Solutions for Pocket PC and Storage Card
Customising Icons on your PPC
Creating Shortcuts to Settings Panel
Missing E-mail Account Bug
Saving Registry in WM5/above
Shortcut to Align Screen

Specific Guides for Pocket PC Phones:
Basics of Pocket PC Phone
O2 XDA II Mini Q & A
"MsgQueueDataFileMicrosoft" files in O2 XDAs - What are they?
Backup/Restore your SMS/E-mails, etc
Looking for 2.5mm-3.5mm jack convertor?
Forwarding contact to another mobile phone
Showing Storage Card Level Indicator in Pocket Plus for O2 XDA Mini
320x240 on iPAQ HW6515 screen
Why Can't I Upgrade the OS?
Storing Ringtones in Storage ROM or Storage Card for O2 XDAs
How to convert your WAV file for use as Ringtone/SMS Tones
Softwares for Phone Applications
Phone Profile Softwares
Add Speed Dial On Today Page
One hand Messaging
Customise SMS Sent Notification

Guides/Links for Smartphones:
Guide for Windows Mobile Smartphones

Pocket PC/Smartphone Enthusiast Sites:
Refer here.

Development:
Microsoft Windows Mobile Embedded Developer Center
Pocket PC Developer Network

[foosbie]

I hope all these will work with PPC2003 :pray:

[nightbreed]

Yahoo! gum sia! This is what I need. And even if they don't work with ppc2003, I think it's still a good resource for others.

[Absolute Zero]

Don't forget ICQ for pocket pc

[damienloh]

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Don't forget ICQ for pocket pc

I went to www.icq.com but found no version for ppc. :shifty:

Anyone wish to suggest a software, kindly provide the link as well. :salute:

[Calvin]

Apart from those already in the list, I would like to nominate a few of my favourite and good apps:

Finance:
Cash Organizer 2003

Wallet:
Code Wallet Pro

Dictionary:
Lextionary

List management:
ListPro

Converters:
Mx Converters

World time:
City Time

Image tool:
Pocket Artist

[cheewee]

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Don't forget ICQ for pocket pc

I went to www.icq.com but found no version for ppc. :shifty:

Anyone wish to suggest a software, kindly provide the link as well. :salute:

ICQ for Pocket PC

[damienloh]

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ICQ for Pocket PC

Thanks cheewee. :-) My eyes blur already last night after spending so much time reinstalling software & trying to manage the long list above. :crazy:

[John Teoh]

Mmm... looks like we all forgotten about the freeware sites

FreewarePPC.com
Pocket Themes

Anymore to add?

BTW, damienloh, why not put bus guide, metro and city time under the group "Travel". Mobile printing as "Productivity" and picture viewer as "Viewer"?


Cheers
John

[damienloh]

Thanks John for the suggestion. The list was started short. As the list is growing, I need to adjust the categories along the way.