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7 Windows Mobile tutorials for beginners

For those of you who are just gettings started with their new Treo Pro or Windows Mobile phone, Microsoft has launched a website with some great tutorial videos for beginners. Even the experienced user might learn a trick or two...
 
It contains these Windows Mobile topic videos:
  1. Staying Connected
  2. Maps & Directions
  3. Managing your schedule
  4. Working with documents
  5. Mobile Internet
  6. Music and Photos
  7. Personalizing your phone
Watch the videos here: 
 
Additionally, there are extra topic pages with detailed information and downloads available:
clock 11-Mar-2009 10:58 by author oVan

6 Free New Ringtones for the Holidays

It's that time of the year again, where we all hope for peace and joy - and perhaps a white christmas! Get into the atmosphere of the Holiday Season now by downloading these free ringtones to your Windows Mobile smartphone or pda.

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clock 04-Dec-2008 10:26 by author oVan

Required TCP ports for ActiveSync and WMDC

Are you having trouble connecting your Windows Mobile device (PocketPC, Smartphone, PDA) to ActiveSync (XP) or Windows Mobile Device Center (Vista)?

It’s a hit-or-miss story when I try to sync while Eset SmartSecurity firewall is in automatic mode, especially when trying the ActiveSync via Bluetooth connection on the Treo Pro.

If you can set your firewall to interactive mode, that might work. Although I find the myriad of requests launched from Windows internal services too confusing for most people. One permanent block to any of these requests and some apps or services will fail in the future.

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clock 18-Nov-2008 07:47 by author oVan

79 Stunning Ringtones for your Windows Mobile PDA and Smartphone

So much beautiful ringtones, you'll have a hard time choosing! Personalize your Windows Mobile smartphone or pda now, no matter if it's a Palm Treo Pro, 800w, Sony X1, Samsung Omnia or HTC Diamond. These ringtones are brought to you courtesy of Microsoft.

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clock 09-Oct-2008 08:27 by author oVan

How to Hard Reset a Palm Treo Pro (Update!)

Contrary to other articles based on earlier Palm devices, you do not hold the power button to hard reset the Palm Treo Pro.

1) Remove the battery

2) Hold down the red End key

3) Insert the battery

Update: here's a much easier method for hard resetting the Treo Pro. Just soft reset it with the stylus or by software, and when the screen is out and just before you feel the battery vibe, hold the red End key until you see the screen below. You do not have to remove the battery.

You'll see a screen like this (if you get the Palm progress bar you've done it wrong):

Press the UP-key on the d-pad to erase all data and restore factory settings.

clock 26-Sep-2008 16:09 by author oVan

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