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Epoc Digest Fri, 31 Jan 2003 Volume 01 : Number 160

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In today's Epoc Digest 19 messages:

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- PhoneMan and vCard

- Re: CF card formatting

- Re: Siemens Pocket Reader - cable switch

- Re: Power adaptor

- RE: Linking Siemens Pocket Reader to Psion 5mx

- File linking macros

- Re: CF card formatting

- PalmTime website and 'Ebook'

- ethernet on P7, MSWord

- Re: CF Card Formatting/Dead Revo/Mako

- quick fix revo, mains power, Embedding in Agenda, CF card formatting, Faxing,

- Dialing Prefixes, dacom fax, Power adaptor, Revo in freezer, Linking in Agenda,

- Agenda and Mentor Questions

- Re: T-Mobile GPRS, (Un)regulated Power Supplies

- Re: vCard export

- Linking exiting files to Agenda entries - Thanks

- Re: OS Grid references

- Re: Linking an existing object to an Agenda entry

- Re: CF card formatting

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Date: 30 Jan 2003 08:32:03 +0000

From: ichapple

Subject: PhoneMan and vCard

Reply to Kevin:

>> I was wondering about the latest feature in PhoneMan, which is the ability to export the contents one's SIM as a vCard. If one exports to a file in the Psion, one obtains a .vcf file which the Psion cannot read. So, what is the purpose of this feature, or indeed what is a vCard, can someone tell me, please? <<

Kevin,

in Contacts, under File - More, there is the option Import contact...; by selecting the .vcf file created by PhoneMan, the details of your SIM card can be merged into your contacts database.

Cheers, Ian Chapple.

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Date: 30 Jan 2003 10:20:32 +0000

From: "Jason Garbutt"

Subject: Re: CF card formatting

Jan R Gustafsson wrote:

> Subject: CF card formatting

> Hi All,

> As I saw no response to my question on formatting a CF card, I give it one more try.

Hi Jan,

Sorry, I thought you'd get loads of replies to this, so I didn't bother ;-)

In general, I think it is best to format in the Psion and this is what I always do. However, I have found that those formatted in a Digital Camera seem to work just fine.

What you must NEVER do is use a PC to format the CF card - I did this once and it made a right mess of things.

Regards,

Jason

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Date: 30 Jan 2003 10:31:22 +0000

From: U Hornstein

Subject: Re: Siemens Pocket Reader - cable switch

Hi Chris,

you wrote:

To use Siemens' supplied PR-to-PC lead, I would have to keep crawling under my desk to get to the serial port on the back of my PC tower, to switch it with the Psion/PC link. With the new lead, I make the switch at the Psion end.

If you have to switch often, consider using one of those boxes which were/are used for switching different printers to a PC. I use this at home and in the office to connect the Psion to the PC/Psiwin or to the modem.

However, several adaptors were needed until it worked. Those multi-plugged cables that come with modems are great for this I adapted one as a nullmodem cable.

Once installed, it is very comfortable to use!

With greetings from Germany

Ulrich Hornstein

sent by MC218 (EPOC palmtop)

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Date: 30 Jan 2003 10:31:25 +0000

From: U Hornstein

Subject: Re: Power adaptor

Hi Keith,

you wrote:

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<< ... is it safe to power the 5mx with a cheapo power adaptor from Argos?

Thank you for advice from Itamar, who reckons it's OK, and Rolf, who doesn't. When you talk about output voltage varying on unregulated supplies, Rolf, is the result likely to be just that the Psion wouldn't work on the supply, or that it would suffer damage?

]

MHO: a regulated supply is a must. I would not dare to use an unregulated one. But the regulated ones are not expensive any more.

I use an original Psion supply for travelling - they are so light and small.

In the office I have a noname regulated cheapo supply, never with any problems. The plug needs to be the right one, with correct polarity, of course.

With greetings from Germany

Ulrich Hornstein

sent by MC218 (EPOC palmtop)

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Date: 30 Jan 2003 10:31:29 +0000

From: U Hornstein

Subject: RE: Linking Siemens Pocket Reader to Psion 5mx

"Chris Cooper" wrote:

(I can't use mains power - the input socket broke when I dropped the machine some time ago).

Chris,

consider getting a cable from serialleads which brings the external DC power via the serial cable to the Psion. I use this in my office setup: very convenient, just one plug for serial and power connection.

With greetings from Germany

Ulrich Hornstein

sent by MC218 (EPOC palmtop)

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Date: 30 Jan 2003 10:41:05 +0000

From: Philip S. A. Potter

Subject: File linking macros

Hi,

Replying to Greg Monney, Jmentioned CreateLink (and FollowLink) Macro(s) on Pascal Nicolas' site. I found the Context macro but even using the Google search engine I couldn't find the others!

It'll be a while before I use anything like that but I will and until I see those macros I'll not know whether they'll be any use to me. Can anyone help?

Incidentally, my uncle wasn't Bob.

Happy days,

Phil.

"Insurance is death on the instalment plan."

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Date: 30 Jan 2003 12:57:24 +0000

From: martin

Subject: Re: CF card formatting

Jan R Gustafsson wrote:

>> Is there any general recommendation how to proceed if you have purchased a new CF to use with your Psion 5mx, when it comes to formatting the card? Is the best choice to let the Psion format the CF card or to use the card pre-formatted out of the box? Are the two formats the same or...? In this case the CF card I bought is a 128mB Transcend 25x Ultra Performance..

Hi Jan,

You might like to read the 'Compact Flash' section of my website (www.pscience5.net) which gives details of the payoff between usuable

capacity and speed for any given CF card - and how to opimise in

whichever direction you wish. It's not the final word on these things

but it's fairly complete.

Best regards,

Martin Guthrie

www.pscience5.net

www.freepoc.org

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Date: 30 Jan 2003 13:50:53 +0000

From: martin

Subject: PalmTime website and 'Ebook'

Hi all,

A couple of things of possible interest...

1) PalmTime's website - which has been down for many months - is now back up at their own domain (www.palmtime.com). A mixture of good freeware and shareware. Worth checking out if you never saw their old site.

2) Simon Quinn's excellent ebook reader - sensibly called Ebook - has been made freeware since November. It's at

http://www.geocities.com/ebookepoc/ Argubly the best generic ebook reader for EPOC IMHO.

I've no connection with either - just thought you'd like to know.

Best regards,

Martin Guthrie

www.pscience5.net

www.freepoc.org

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Date: 30 Jan 2003 14:34:34 +0000

From: Tom Robertson

Subject: ethernet on P7, MSWord

Hi all,

Does anyone know if it is possible to use a network adapter with the P7 in order to interface the psion with a network? I have a psion dacom global isdn ready gold card but dont think this will suffice. If it is possible, which is the best to use?

Thanks for the info on reading MSWord files on the psion. Does anyone know what the extension .WPS means? I think this is also MSWord of sorts. I tried simply changing the extension to .doc but this had no effect. Does nConvert read .WPS files?

Regards,

Tom

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Date: 30 Jan 2003 16:57:40 +0000

From: Keith Giles

Subject: Re: CF Card Formatting/Dead Revo/Mako

Jan R Gustafsson asks about formatting CF cards. I've never formatted any of the CF cards I've used on either my 5ive or 5mx. I just inserted them into the slot and started using them.

Re: Dead Revo/Mako, Jack wrote:

> You could give a try to the "freezer solution"

After trying everything else with my Mako and its damned battery problem, I did a hard reset, plugged in the AC, stuck it in the freezer. Occasionally checking on it, the red light stayed on for about 4 hours (usually it stays on for less than 5 minutes), then went to the trickle charge. After 13 hours in the freezer, the battery icon stopped animating (that's the first time I've ever seen the animation stop with the AC connected). Took it out, let it thaw. Turned it on, installed the "Revo Battery Upgrade.sis" (can't remember just where I got it). Let it run down. It started to turn itself off after the battery showed 25%. Could no longer turn it on after a 20% turn off. That's a lot better than before - anywhere from 50% to 85%. Connected the AC. The fast charge red light stayed on about 2 minutes. It's been trickle charging 17 hours now and the battery icon is still animating, but slowly. I only turn it on every hour or so just to check the animation.

Everything I've read says a regular charge should take about 6-1/2 hours so I'm not convinced the freezer fix works for me. :-(

I've been messing with this thing for about a year now. Perhaps the trash can fix will work. :-) As far as I'm concerned, Psion did the world a favor going out of the Revo/Mako business.

Sorry for the length, but I wanted folks to know exactly what I did.

Happy Cycling,

Keith

Sunnyvale, CA

http://home.attbi.com/~ohsix827/

Thought For The Day: Anyone all wrapped up in themselves is overdressed.

All my outgoing e-mails have been checked by Norton Anti-virus.

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Date: 30 Jan 2003 17:09:29 +0000

From: Itamar Engelsman

Subject: quick fix revo, mains power, Embedding in Agenda, CF card formatting, Faxing,

Answer to: Leonel Mollinedo

Re.: quick fix revo - If you don't succeed yourself, try and book yourself in for a repair on the spot at POS Ltd., ww.posltd.com.

Answer : Chris Cooper

Re. mains power - You can still use mains power as you can get a cable that connects to the serial port and also gives mains power. The docking station does this as well. If you can't find either, contact me off digest and we'll settle something for my docking station I don't use anymore.

Att: Jim

Please don't use the message separator "*++++++++++&" as your separator between your answers as it will probably mess up the digest (some of your text disappeared I believe as well as the message before yours ...)

Re. Embedding in Agenda - I don't think you can embed an existing file into an Agenda entry, only with copy and paste (please enlighten me if I am wrong). WIth third party programs as described in the digest it is apparently possible.

Answer : Jan R Gustafsson

Re. CF card formatting - I seem to remember from memory that if you format a CF card on a PC you get more space than if formatted on a Psion (but forgot the technical explanation). However, if the card is already formatted I would just use it and don't bother to try and reformat it. As always, if it ain't broke, ain't fix it !

Answer to: Mike McConnell

Re. Faxing - I just tried a test of sending a fax of 3 pages to my office with my 6310. On my Psion it said twice sending page 1, than sending page 2 and got stock in second time sending page 2. On my PC at work (= fax) I received the first page twice and the second page, but very unclear and not readable. I seem to remember reading somewhere that a fax of 1 page is no problem, but multiple pages is. Sorry, can't help you further but to find a service where you can send an email which will be translated and sent as a fax.

Best regards,

Itamar Engelsman

London, UK

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Date: 30 Jan 2003 17:09:32 +0000

From: Itamar Engelsman

Subject: Dialing Prefixes, dacom fax, Power adaptor, Revo in freezer, Linking in Agenda,

Answer to: Jack

Re.: Dialing Prefixes - The answer is to use the little handy program The Dialer. It will allow you to enter any number and connect, after which you can switch to Web or Email.

Re. Revo in freezer - But don't defrost it in the microwave .... <BG>

Re. Linking in Agenda - Your solution is not embedding an object, as the object is entered as the text of the entry. The purpose was to embed a sheet file in an entry without showing the full text of it.

Answer to: D.D.White

Re. dacom fax - the init string is AT&F, the other two empty. Also, the flow control should be Hardware (RTS/CTS). If this does not help you, I don't have an answer for your problem. Can you try their website or technical support ?

Answer to: Keith Clarke

Re. Power adaptor - Although I don't remember ever having read that someone had a problem with his Psion due to the adaptor used, if you are worried about it buy a Psion one. In the end taken over many years of usage the difference is not more than a penny a day.

Best regards,

Itamar Engelsman

London, UK

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Date: 30 Jan 2003 17:51:16 +0000

From: "Woody B"

Subject: Agenda and Mentor Questions

I'm enjoying the discussions of how people use their Psions, esp. as a stand alone, and the indepth info on how they use various Apps. I've taken to copying various discssions to a txt file, printing out and then playing with the programs mentioned. I've even resorted to reading the manual. As I cut the names off the text I copied, I don't know who mentioned these, but I would like a bit more detail.

Agenda. -Puts times on one page and To-dos on other pg. Finally got that to work, but "Notes" were also placed on a page and I didn't understand how that was done. What kind of notes? Notes you write ahead of time or a place you setup for writing notes on things that happen today?

-Another put commonly used events on 1 Jan 2020, then copies to put ina current date. Examples?, I assume things like haircut, vet appt, or?

Mentor program. Someone mentioned, (Kate?) I downloaded and briefly looked at, but could you give an example or two, how you use and why it's useful?

More Linking to Agenda-- looking on Pascal NICOLAS Macro 5 site

http://pnicolas.epocboulevard.com/ I saw macros that talked about linking files to Agenda; like Agn-Link v1.00 by B. Ritchie => link agenda items to any files with associated applications. I've never used this macro.

WoodyB

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Date: 30 Jan 2003 18:21:00 +0000

From: ALYG

(Andrew Longdon)

Subject: Re: T-Mobile GPRS, (Un)regulated Power Supplies

For Mike:

> The T-Mobile network in the UK doesn't unfortunately support GPRS > technology.

This is news to me, Mike - A friend of mine tells me he regularly uses it!

For Keith Clarke:

> Thank you for advice from Itamar, who reckons it's OK, and Rolf, who

> doesn't. When you talk about output voltage varying on unregulated

> supplies, Rolf, is the result likely to be just that the Psion wouldn't > work on the supply, or that it would suffer damage?

As someone who has been using this adapter for approx. a year with my 5mx, I would think it is safe for you to use it. The main worry about unregulated supplies is that when the current drain is very low the

voltage may increase enough to damage the Psion. However, there are two things I can say to this:

The adapter in question is called "Universal Regulator" - of course this doesn't guarantee that its voltage IS regulated!

More importantly, I've just measured the output voltage with a digital multimeter (i.e. a very low current drain) and it gives 6.4volts. I feel sure this is safe enough for the Psion.

,\ndy

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Date: 30 Jan 2003 19:52:47 +0000

From: "J."

Subject: Re: vCard export

To: Kevin Collins .... who wondered ...

>>about the latest feature in PhoneMan, which is the ability to export the contents one's SIM as a vCard. If one exports to a file in the Psion, one obtains a .vcf file which the Psion cannot read. So, what is the purpose of this feature, ....<<

As far as I know one can export as a vCard file

his Contacts to the so-so called handPC-CE-200x

More.. Export Contact..

Choose "This" contact or 'All contacts"

Does Phoneman (v2.10?) add Import ?

Jack

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Date: 30 Jan 2003 20:27:16 +0000

From: "Greg Monney"

Subject: Linking exiting files to Agenda entries - Thanks

Many thanks to everyone for their replies and assistance - what a brilliant, helpful and knowledgeable group this is.

Some thoughts on the replies:

>> Why not just embed the file as an object in the Agenda entry?

This is just what I believe can not be done in Agenda - not with an existing file ! Surprising, since you _can_ launch a new one.

>>You can also check at the Macro5 site - there are some linking macros there.

I didn't find any on my first searches, but have now (see below). Thanks.

>>I use Symlink for this.

Excellent - cheers, Andrew and Julie. That does the job - just what I needed! I hope I can register it.

>>Another alternative is to use ExAb from Huub Linthorst

I'm a registered user of ExAb, but hadn't thought of this use, Julie.

>>that's an easy one : ... copy ... Ctl-V (paste) Isn't Bob your uncle? No, not really. Have then to store two versions of the same thing, and changes made in the copy will not be reflected in the original file.

>> ... CreateLink (and FollowLink) Macro(s) From Nicolas site. Also Context I've downloaded Agn-Link and Context - and it looks like they will do the job. Thanks Jack (and P Nicholas!)

Regards to all.

Greg

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Date: 30 Jan 2003 20:45:21 +0000

From: Alan Morris

Subject: Re: OS Grid references

Rolf Brunsting wrote:-

<< Let me guess ... London Underground stations. >>

Correct Rolf.

Alan.

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Date: 30 Jan 2003 22:29:55 +0000

From: "J."

Subject: Re: Linking an existing object to an Agenda entry

To Greg Monney and all,

Subject: Linking an existing object to an Agenda entry

Sorry for the non precise reference in my recent message (Epoc Digest #159).

...Macros to link and/or follow a path in an Agenda entry is : Agn-Link v1.00 by B. Ritchie

and is to be found at Nicolas site :

http://pnicolas.epocboulevard.com/agn-link.zip

As for the powerful Context101 macro :

http://pnicolas.epocboulevard.com/ContextEn.zip

or its version 11 at M. Collado site :

http://www.psionwelt.net/MarioCollado/Context.zip

Thanks to Nicolas for ever

Jack

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Date: 31 Jan 2003 01:30:53 +0000

From: "JE Scott"

Subject: Re: CF card formatting

Jan R Gustafsson asked

> Is there any general recommendation how to proceed if you have purchased a new CF to use with

> -your Psion 5mx, when it comes to formatting the card? Is the best choice to let the Psion format

> the CF card or to use the card pre-formatted out of the box?

Jan, I'd format it just to get rid of anything that might be on there, but in truth I don't think it'll make much odds. As formatting only takes a minute or so, it's not a huge amount of time to waste, and it reminds you to give it a name (Colin the CF card????).

Meanwhile, later on in the digest this caught my eye: (from Jack)

> You could give a try to the "freezer solution", found somewhere else I can't remember.

> Gently put your Mako in a freezer (-18C° )

> Connect AC/DC directly in the mako/revo back charging hole.

> Close the freezer....

> Wait 1 hour or so = NB...no heat disconnecting the charging process... Get you Mako out of the

> freezer... it should behave, after seconds, definitly well

When I see interesting solutions such as this the question always pops into my mind "how did anyone find out this would work?" Someone, somewhere with an errant Mako must have said "I wonder what happens if I put it in a freezer" or did it fall in there (complete with charger attached) by accident?

It's at times like these I'm glad I've not got a Mako. After all, just how portable is a machine that involves you having to carry around a freezer in case it goes wrong? :)

Cheers

Jan Scott

Yorkshire, UK

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