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Monthly Archive for December, 2007

We’ve finally come to Part V of our Beginner’s Guide Series and I hope that those who have been reading it have found it useful. If this is your first time reading this series, then I would urge you to read up Parts I, II, III and IV before moving on to V as it […]

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Last Chance For Prize Giveaway

This is your last chance to take part in our final prize giveaway for 2007. We’ll be picking the winner tomorrow but you still have just under 12 hours to take part. For those still in the dark, we’re doing a VITO GoodWin Prize Giveaway where all you need to do is leave a comment […]

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When it comes to keeping track of your cell phone usage, it can be really troublesome, especially since Windows Mobile does not really provide any sort of tracker. You could count the text message sent by looking at your Sent folder and you could calculate how much airtime you’ve used by looking at the Call […]

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Have you been in a situation when a friend wants to send you a file over bluetooth but you are unable to receive it because you lack the space on your main memory? Would it not be great if you could receive all your bluetooth files in your SD card instead? And wouldn’t it be […]

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With the amount of ROM (or main memory as some prefer to call it) being so small on many Pocket PCs, a lot of use have resorted to using a large capacity memory card to store our installed programs and other files. The problem that many of us do not realize is that as the […]

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Have A Merry 2007 Christmas

It’s that time of the year again for giving and sharing. And while I do not celebrate it, I admire the spirit of it and seeing how people will go to the ends of the world just to make someone happy. I have seen people lining up in the cold at 3 in the morning, […]

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Change Your Popup Menu Font

Last week, we covered 2 tips on how you can change your system font and changing your menu font. For those of you who have tried doing so, you would have noticed that not all the dialogs in your Pocket PC have their fonts changed. In this tip, I’ll guide you through changing your popup […]

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So over the last 3 weeks, we’ve been covering the Beginner’s Guide To Pocket PC and we sure hope that you found it useful. Just a quick recap for those who are seeing this series for the first time. Part I covered factors for consideration when choosing a Pocket PC as well as basic maintenance […]

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Change Your Menu Font

Last time around, I showed you how you could change your system font properties so that you can tweak it until it fits you just nice. However, you might still notice that some fonts were not changed to your liking. That’s because, these fonts are governed by another set of properties. This time, I’ll show […]

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Winner Of Round 1 Of VITO’s GoodWin

Guess who won Round 1 of VITO’s GoodWin? Well I am not going to tell you so you’ll have to check it out for yourself here. The entries received were really insightful and I am sure the developers would love them when they see it. For those of you who took part but did not […]

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Have you ever been caught in a situation where you are overseas and you needed to do a size conversion from the unit you were familiar with to the unit they used? Or maybe you wanted to find out what was an appropriate amount for tips at the restaurant that you just had that dinner. […]

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Round 1 Of GoodWin Almost Over

Just some heads up for those who are still in the dark. We’re running our last Prize Giveaway of the year right now, giving you a chance to win a copy of VITO’s GoodWin. It’s easy to participate and all you need to do is leave a comment here. Details are inside as well. So […]

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Change Your System Font

Tired of how your system font looks? Or wish you could just tweak it slightly so that you can see it better? Well now you can tweak your system font to your heart’s desire so that it is now easier to see the the text on your screen. For this tweak, you’ll need a registry […]

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5 Rumors About Using Windows Mobile

Like any Operating System (OS) or brand in the communications industry, there exist rumors about them. Some of them are advantageous and makes a curious user want to try it while others only make potential customers shun away from the product. For example, Nokia used to be known to be the most user-friendly among all […]

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The month of December sees an increase in Pocket PC purchases due to Christmas and bonuses. Then again, this month sees a surge in purchases in just about any category for that matter. Thus, we have decided to do a Beginner’s Guide To Pocket PC for this month to help new users get familiarized with […]

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Win A Copy Of VITO GoodWin

If you saw our short article yesterday asking you download a copy of VITO’s GoodWin and have done so, then this prize giveaway might be one of the easiest for you. If you have not already done so, then we would urge you to get a copy of VITO’s GoodWin because you’ll need it to […]

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Buddy Tracking With Navizon

Recently, I was thinking, ‘Wouldn’t it be great if I could launch a mapping software and see all my friends locations?’ There were some software out there that allowed this but they expensive and only available on a few platforms. These software were mainly navigation software and supported this feature but I was looking for […]

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It’s been a while since the last prize giveaway and we thought another one was due. We apologize for not making this a more frequent thing but that might just change in 2008 when we introduce some really cool features for you. While the prize giveaway has not yet started, I thought I would give […]

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Have you ever been in a situation where you need to text a group of people to inform them of something? Maybe it was to your project group to tell them that the meeting later has been canceled due to poor weather. Or maybe it’s to Christmas party guests to remind them of your new […]

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TapText Data With Ease

When I moved from my HTC Universal (an O2 XDA Exec) to an Eten Glofiish X500, the one thing I missed most was the keyboard. It allowed me to enter text really quickly. At that time, I was running several projects that required me to correspond via email regularly. With the Exec, it was very […]

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