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PocketPC Man: Repair resource for your Pocket PC
PocketPC Man (http://www.pocketpcman.com/) offers screen repair manuals for a variety of Pocket PCs. The manuals contain instructions for disassembly, screen/battery replacement, and more. The instructions seem straightforward and there are lots of pictures to guide you through the process. Unfortunately, the Web site does not sell parts, but they do include tips on finding parts. Note that repairing your own screen will invalidate your Pocket PC’s warranty.
Tip from Janak Parekh of PocketPCThoughts.com
Pocket View
PocketPCmag.com: Where we’re heading
Hal Goldstein Executive
Editor/Publisher of Pocket PC magazine
hal@PocketPCmag.com
Over the years at Pocket PC magazine we have debated, brainstormed, and then defined what PocketPCmag.com should be. Looking back, it is apparent that we created a site that we ourselves needed for fast research. At the same time, we believe that you, too, will find it an excellent starting place for information and answers about Windows Mobile devices.
Our current site
We created a site with the following features:
Searchable archives of the magazine’s content.
An encyclopedia (database) of known Windows Mobile software and accessories.
An award system to identify the best products in the database.
A feature-by-feature comparison of Windows Mobile devices.
An up-to-date listing and classification of the best Windows Mobile sites.
Mobile (Pocket PC) access to the site (limited).
A support forum.
A place to subscribe, renew, and receive customer service.
A place for vendors to advertise.
Weekly e-mail newsletters with the latest information on newly introduced products, games, and Web sites.
Major advances in 2003
Last year we completely redesigned the look of the site to allow for quick and transparent access to its many features. Last year’s other main addition, the new support and discussion forums, was an instant success. Users access these forums to troubleshoot problems and to share experiences.
If you have not been to the forums yet, you can access the main page at http://www.PocketPCmag.com/forum. Then, simply click on “Active Topics” at the top of the page and read through the threads for the previous week. It’s a free Pocket PC education. No matter what your level of sophistication, I guarantee you’ll learn something. Here is just a little of what appeared over the course of one week (a slow week during the holidays at that):
Create your own mobile web site: http://www.PocketPCmag.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4689
Pocket Excel alternatives: ID=4061 (Same URL as above except for the four digit topic ID)
Different keyboard layouts: ID=4429
Using Pocket PC with Wi-Fi printer: ID=4439
Getting Avantgo to work with Pocket PC 2003: ID=3130, ID=2312
Books on learning the Pocket PC: ID=4416
New program to customize Today screen your way: ID=4274
ActiveSync and Bluetooth: ID=2229
Bluetooth PC dongles that work: ID=4488
Best GPS solutions: ID=4365, ID=3736
Wireless Activesync: ID=173 (six pages of discussion)
Getting Wi-Fi to work on Pocket PC: ID=4493, ID=3510
Syncing custom Outlook categories: ID=3688
Changing name of device: ID=4444
Recovering lost startup icon for a program: ID=4426
Newbie questions: ID=4491
What’s next?
We have also been transforming PocketPCmag.com’s internals. Pages on the site are no longer stored as static HTML, but as fields in a database. That means, for example, that this article might be associated with such fields as “Issue Date,” “Columns,” “Web Sites,” “Hal Goldstein,” “Beginners,” “Forums,” etc. Once we’ve completed this ongoing project, our archives and other content will be searchable by such categories as “Author,” “Games,” “Tips,” “Handheld PCs”, “Enterprise,” “Case Studies,” “Reviews,” “ActiveSync,” and so forth.
In addition, we will be using database technology to keep our online comparison of Pocket PCs and SmartPhones, as well as our Encyclopedia of Software and Accessories, up to date. Using a database back end, the updated At-A-Glance information that appears in each issue will appear on our Web site first.
The product listings in the Encyclopedia of Software and Accessories are already stored in a database. However, we will soon let vendors interact with it, which will help us keep it current. This will save lots of time and make for a more accurate and complete Encyclopedia.
Different “views” of PocketPCmag.com
Storing all our information in a database means that we will be able to create versions of the site focused on a particular device or group of devices. For example, we will likely create a “view” of the site that is focused only on Smartphones. It will contain the same type of information—article archives, tips, a product Encyclopedia, and even discussion forums—but it will relate only to Windows Mobile Smartphones.
Members only
Publishers such as Time-Warner have begun limiting full access to such magazine sites as Time and People to subscribers and newsstand buyers. We will likely continue to make current PocketPCmag.com features available for free. But we will be looking for ways to provide our subscribers and newsstand customers with extra value.
The first thing we will likely do is to provide paying customers with access to all published content immediately. Currently, we wait for three to four months after an issue is in our reader’s hands before posting it on the Web site.
Secondly, we will likely implement views of the site by subject (games, tips, reviews, Handheld PCs, freeware, troubleshooting, accessories, etc.). These custom views would be available only to our subscribers and newsstand buyers. Adding search capability to our complete archives and being able to access content by subject should help subscribers and newsstand customers find the information they need about their Windows Mobile device more easily. Finally, we may let our magazine readers download individual online articles in MS Reader format, so they can be read later on the Pocket PC.
Special reports
Finally, we also plan to post special, low-cost, how-to reports; most of them in step-by-step format. We’ll make these available in PDF or MS Reader format (or possibly Flash) for purchase. Reports might range from “How to watch your video DVDs on your Pocket PC” to “How to choose the Pocket PC that’s best for you.” If you have suggestions about topics for these reports or anything else you would like to see at PocketPCmag.com, please e-mail me.
Pocket PC User Groups
If you are starting a Pocket or Handheld PC user group, or would like to have an existing one listed here, please e-mail: Editor@PocketPCmag.com. Include the information in the format you see below. If your group has a Web site, include that as well.
NORTH AMERICA
Albuquerque, NM Pocket PC Users Group
Contact: Dale Coffing,
dalec@pocketPCpassion.com
Web site: http://www.pocketpcpassion.com/General/UserGroups/Abq/ABQUserGroup.htm
Atlanta, GA: North Atlanta Pocket PC Users Group
Contact: Tom Owens, OwensPPC@msn.com
Atlanta, GA: Club Pocket PC Atlanta
Contact: Eddie Hines, elh2003@earthlink.net
Web site: http://www.pocketpcatlanta.com
Austin (TX) Pocket PC
Users Group
Contact: Ellen Beeman, guonbeeman@yahoo.com
Web site: http://www.austinconnect.com
Baton Rouge, LA: Cajun Clickers Computer Club, Pocket PC Special Interest Group
Contact: SIG leader, Sherry Zorzi,
pocketpc@clickers.org
Web site: http://www.clickers.org
Boston, MA: New England Pocket PC User Group
Contact: Mike Massaro,
mmassaro@BostonPocketPC.com
Web site: http://www.BostonPocketPC.com
Charlotte, NC: Personal Computer Club-
Handheld Computer SIG
Contact: Eric J. Katowitz, handhelds@pc3.org
Web site: http://www.pc3.org/handhelds
Chicago (IL) Area Pocket PC User Group
Contact: George Pawlus, gpawlus@gsbalum.uchicago.edu
Web site: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/chipocketpc
Chicago (IL) HP Palmtop PC Users Group
Contact: A. G. Ozisik, palmtoppc@cs.com
Web site: http://www.agozisik.net
Dallas-Fort Worth (TX) Pocket PC Users Group
Contact: Raffi Patatian,
speedbird@market-guy.com
Web site: http://www.dfwppcug.org
Denver, CO: Rocky Mountain Wireless and Pocket PC User Group
Contact: Steve Milroy, steve@rmwug.org
Web site: http://www.rmwug.org
East Lansing, MI: Michigan State Palmtop User Group
Contact: Doug Luckie, luckie@pilot.msu.edu
Web site: http://www.msu.edu/~luckie/mspug.html
Kalamazoo MI: Palm/Pocket PC User Group (KzooPUG)
Contact: Jeff Ray, jeffsportable@chartermi.net
Web site: http://www.geocities.com/kzoopug
Lafayette (LA) Pocket PC User Group
Contact: Godswill Nwankwo,
nwankwo1@bellsouth.net
Web site: http://lafayetteppc.ds4a.com
Las Vegas (NV) Pocket PC Users Group/SIG
Contact: Qman, 1qman@msn.com
Web site: http://www.vegasbiznet.com/pocketpc/index.htm
Los Angeles (CA) Pocket PC Users Group
Contact: Webmaster@pocketpcusersgroup.org
Web site: http://www.pocketpcusersgroup.org
Los Angeles (CA) PDA Users Group (LAPDAUG)
Contact: William Kapes, willk@willk.net
Web site: http://www.willk.net/lapdaug
Louisville, KY: Club Pocket PC Louisville
Contact: Matt@pocketpcLouisville.com
Web site: http://www.pocketpcLouisville.com
Mexico City: CB Amigos (Computadoras de Bolsillo),
Contact: PpcCenter@aol.com
Miami, FL: CSPocketPCUG, South Florida Pocket PC Users Group
Contact: bbojanoski@yahoo.com
Web site: http://www.csppcug.cjb.net
Minneapolis, MN: Twin Cities Pocket PC Users Group
Contact: Russell Walker, rwalker@solopoint.net
Web site: http://tcpocketpc.org
New Jersey, Central & South: New Jersey Pocket PC User Group
Contact: David Ciccone,
dave@davescompaqipaq.com
Web site: http://www.davescompaqipaq.com
New York City Digital Assistant Users’ Group, NYCDAUG
Contact: info@nycdaug.org
Web site: http://www.nycdaug.org
Ontario (Canada) Pocket PC User Group
Contact: info@onppc.com
Web site: http://www.onppc.com
Orange County, CA: OCPocketPaq User Group
Contact: Eric Uber, ericuber@hotmail.com
Web site: http://www.OCPocketPaq.com
Ottawa, Ontario: Ottawa Pocket PC Users Group
Contact: Woodie Carroll, OttawaPPCug@rogers.com
Web site: http://members.rogers.com/ottawappcug/
Philadelphia, PA HUB PC User Group
Contact: phlhubpcug@aol.com
Phoenix (AZ) Roadrunner Pocket PC Club
Contact: johnk@roadrunnerppcclub.com
Web site: http://www.roadrunnerppcclub.com
Pittsburgh (PA) Pocket PC Users Group
Contact: Victor Wrobleski,
pittsburghpocketpc@proinbox.com
Web site: http://www.PittsburghPocketPC.com
Portland, OR: PDX-PDA User Group
Contact: programs@ppcug.org
Web site: http://pdxpda.cjb.net
Poughkeepsie, NY: Mid-Hudson Computer User Group, Inc.; PDA/Mobile PC & Wireless SIG
Contact: Dick Kranz, dickranz@bestweb.net
Web site: http://www.mhcug.org/PDA.htm
Quebec (Canada) Pocket PC User Group
Contact: Sébastien Roy,
info@pocketpcquebec.com
Web site: www.pocketpcquebec.com
Raleigh, NC: Triangle Pocket PC User Group
Contact: Eric Perry, Aquarianperry@hotmail.com
Web site: http://communities.msn.com/TrianglePocketPCUsersGroup
Richmond, VA: Virginia Digital Assistant User Group (VaDAUG)
Contact: Nicholas Applegate,
vadaug@handesftware.com
Web site: http://www.vadaug.org
Salt Lake City, UT: Utah Pocket PC User Group
Contact: Alan D. Ashby,
alandashby@pocketpcinsider.net
Web site: http://www.PocketPcInsider.NET
San Francisco, CA: NorCal Pocket PC Users Group
Contact: Charles Pickrell, chas@123mail.net
Web site: http://www.norcalpocketpc.com
Seattle, WA: Puget Sound Handheld Users Group (PSHUG)
Contact: Rick Takagi, ricktakagi@pshug.org
Web site: http://www.pshug.org
Springfield, IL: Central Illinois Pocket PC User Group
Contact: Fr. Bill Kessler, willkess99@msn.com
Web site: http://www.cippug.org
Toronto Area pocket PC Users Group
Contact: Greg Varlow, greg@cbsonline.ca
Web site: http://www.cbsonline.ca/PPC.htm
Washington, DC: Washington Area Pocket PC Users’ Group and Capital PC Users’ Group, Pocket PC SIG
Contact: Ray Wiley, rainman@gokatgo.net
Web site: http://www.cpcug.org/user/pocketpc
Westchester, NY: Westchester PC Users Group
Contact: Ken Fried, KenFried@bestweb.net
Web site: http://www.wpcug.org
SOUTH AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN
Aruba Pocket PC Users Group Aruba
Contact: webmaster@pocketpc-aruba.8m.com
Web site: http://www.pocketpc-aruba.8m.com
Brazilian Pocket PC User Groups
Contact: webmaster@wince.com.br
Web site: http://www.clubepocketpc.com.br
Trinidad & Tobago: Pocket PC Users Group
Contact: Ian Melville, ian@frontlinett.com
Website: http://pocketpc.frontlinett.com
EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST
Dutch Pocket PC-club
Contact: wouter@pocketpc-club.nl
Web site: http://www.pocketpc-club.nl
Germany: Bremen-Hannover Pocket PC User Group
Contact: Klaus H. Rechten,
ppcusg-bremenhannover@gmx.de
Web site: http://www.ce-bremenhannover.de
German Pocket PC User Group, RheinMain
Contact: Markus Schweiger, mail@ce-rheinmain.de
Web site: http://www.ce-rheinmain.de
German Pocket PC/Windows CE User Group, Ruhr, Essen
Contact: ruhr@pocketpc-users.de
Web site: http://www.pocketpc-users.de
Germany: Köln/Cologne Pocket PC User Group
Contact: Hubert Haverkamp,
koeln@pocketpc-users.de
Web site: http://geocities.com/ppcusergroupkoeln
Greece Athens Pocket PC User Group
Contact: Andreas Tsouchlaris,
atsouch@nextbeta.com
Web site: http://www.nextbeta.com/appug.htm
Greece Pocket PC Users Group
Contact: Nikolaos Bessis, nbessis@hotmail.com
Web site: http://communities.msn.co.uk/GreecePocketPCUsersGroup
Italian Pocket PC User Group
Contact: Andrea Aiello, aiello@libero.it
Web Site: http://groups.msn.com/ItalianPocketPCUserGroup/
Norway: Bergen p0ggel.org Pocket PC Group
Contact: Christian Mohn, ch-moh@online.no