Tag Archives: O2 Xda Orbit

Sync woes, reprise

Posted on Thursday 21 February 2008 by

One of the problems with having to reinstall all my applications at work (on a new PC, which I’m 100% not complaining about) is having to re-synchronize my Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 PDA (O2 Xda Orbit) with Microsoft Outlook 2003. … Continue reading →

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DivX mobile

Posted on Saturday 29 December 2007 by

I see you can now get DivX Mobile Player for your phone or PDA. That’s one area I’ve never really explored: mobile video. Jane has an iPod Video that allows her to watch full-length videos on, but it’s always such … Continue reading →

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It is finished!

Posted on Wednesday 12 December 2007 by

At last! It’s taken a whole day, but my PDA and Outlook have finally seen eye-to-eye and synchronized. Contacts (651 items) – 2 hours Calendar (4,280 items) – 4.5 hours Tasks (96 items) – 1.25 hours Notes (4 items) – … Continue reading →

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Synchronizing: Day 2

Posted on Wednesday 12 December 2007 by

Last night I did a hard reset on my O2 Xda Orbit which wiped it clean, resynchronized it with Outlook (took 20 mins), reinstalled my software (took about 30 mins) and brought it into work today to synchronize it with … Continue reading →

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Not a good sign

Posted on Tuesday 11 December 2007 by

It’s never a good sign when your PDA’s user manual naturally falls open at the page called “Resetting Your Pocket PC Phone”. Not because of the design of the booklet, you understand.  More … the design of the product!

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Why is ActiveSync so slow?

Posted on Tuesday 11 December 2007 by

I’ve probably said it before, I’ll say it again: Why does Microsoft ActiveSync take such an inordinate length of time to synchronize Outlook 2003 with Outlook Mobile? My Xda Orbit is currently doing an initial sync with Outlook. It has … Continue reading →

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