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Questions Asked Of and
Answered By Dave
My mailbox is constantly filled with
questions from all of you out there in the community. For years, I
have just responded to them on an individual basis, but I realize that
some of you may be helped by seeing what other people are asking and the
response they get. So here they are....the questions from you, and
the answers from me. All the questions are real and were asked by
someone. All the answers are equally as real. This isn't
Frequently Asked Questions, these are Real Questions.
"I was wondering how soon the new PDA Phones running the new Windows
Mobile 5.0 are going to be released. I own a Dell Axim X30 PDA but I
would like to have a PDA Phone, and I was waiting for the new WM 5.0 to
be standard on the PDA Phones, and I was just seeing if you new the
earliest date for WM 5.0 to be released on PDA phones."
We are looking at October�that is based on
when the upgrades are suppose to be out.
Right now there isn't further information
but as upgrades get closer to release we should hear more.
"I want to purchase a PDA. I
consulted PC Mag and Consumer Reports. I don't need the best, but want
plenty of memory. I do not want to outgrow it for a long time. I am
least interested in email, internet, etc. Just want the basics plus
enough memory to load CDs I have of reference material."
LifeDrive review is on the way and
should be out Monday (I am hoping at least). If you want it for music,
the LifeDrive might be your device. Check one out at a local store and
see how it feels to you. Otherwise, a low-end Pocket PC would be good
and then buy a big SD memory card or CompactFlash microdrive (1-4GB).
"I've been told to recharge pda daily for 15 minutes, I've also been
told to recharge only when battery is low? Which is true."
Depends on the device. Most devices have
lithium batteries. That means you should �top them off� or plug them in
everyday. If you have NiMH, then you want to let it get as close to dead
as possible then charge it, otherwise it will loose charge. But the
lithium batteries don�t have that problem and �like� to be charged.
"Can a Pocket PC be used as an MP3 player?"
Sure. Microsoft includes Windows Media Player for Pocket PC with
Windows Mobile devices so music and video can be played. Also, 3rd
party applications are available.
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