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Epoc Digest Fri, 16 Jul 2004 Volume 01 : Number 561
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Sent to: 747 subscribers
In today's Epoc Digest 12 messages:
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- Re: Serial to USB
- 5mx backlight failure
- ... and another thing - 5mx stylus holder
- MaM - Menus and More
- Mbook turning itself back on, MBook problems,
- Palmtop user
- New phone / PDA
- Re: France Overlay
- CityMaps
- Windows XP
- Re: Windows XP
- Synch Psion with Palm
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Date: 14 Jul 2004 10:57:33 +0700
From: David Steer \(Plus\)
Subject: Re: Serial to USB
To Itamar,
Re.: Serial to USB - and MochaPPP
To be honist I gave up on MochaPPP as I found connections was not
working. This was both at home (No USB adaptor) and in the office (USB
adaptor). My settings were Com port same as Psiwin and connection speed
57600. I have ActivceSynch installed on the same PC and it does sometimes
latch onto that. Other settings on the Psion are:
Speed: 57600
Connection: Cable
Fax Class: Auto
Loudspeaker in use: Never
Flow Conrol: Hardware (RTS/CTS)
Modem Type: Fixed Line
All other settings are left blank.
I have never had the discooect problem. Sometimes I got data transfer and
sometimes not. Sorry not much help. I did liase with NetbookBabe (PDA
Street Forum) who had got it working, though I gave up in the end and went
the WiFi route at the office and home.
Regards
David Steer
London
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Date: 14 Jul 2004 11:27:44 +0700
From: Chris Cooper
Subject: 5mx backlight failure
The image on 5mx screen is fine, but the backlight has failed: though it
comes on when I have the clamshell nearly completely closed.
Is there any alternative to a 75-pound standard service at POS? Having had
them do a screen-cable repair last December, I'm really reluctant to spend
the money all over again.
Best,
Chris
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Date: 14 Jul 2004 11:31:25 +0700
From: Chris Cooper
Subject: ... and another thing - 5mx stylus holder
Another problem, apart from the backlight failure that I've described in
another post. The stylus won't stay in its holder. It meets a bit of
springiness when I push it all the way in, but it doesn't click into place.
Yes, I *have* tried inserting my fingernail into the appointed slot next to
the serial port. Absolutely no use.
TIA,
Chris
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Date: 14 Jul 2004 12:34:43 +0700
From: Gianluca Gallino
Subject: MaM - Menus and More
Ciao All!
I just would like to draw your attention on a new application called MaM,
alias Menus and More by Wolfgang Golder
http://www.freepoc.org/viewapp.php?id=56
I have no doubt that requenting Psion-related forums on the internet and
receiving the Epoc Digest has been an important reference for improving the
usage of ER5 machines on my part.
in the meantime, starting using apps such as SaveMail, Macro5, ExAb and
others boosted my personal productivity.
MaM is a kind of additional menu which each one of us will be free to
customize according to his needs and is helping me making a few steps forward.
Just in the case of someone's interest here is a link to a thread in
pdastreet, where we are discussing about it
http://www.pdastreet.com/forums/showthread.php?s=d0b16d4f61c6fd533a0be0de279b1
cd8&threadid=44332
printer friendly version:
http://www.pdastreet.com/forums/printthread.php?s=15e125c277b90852536e2d314ebd
b40a&threadid=44332
By doing this, I wish to symbolically express my personal gratitude to
Wolfgang, as well as to all the developers committed to release new
applications for our OPL-driven machines.
__________________
Cheers
Gianluca
please keep on supporting the Symbian netBook pro petition on
www.petitiononline.com/nbookpro/petition.html
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Date: 14 Jul 2004 13:56:18 +0700
From: Itamar Engelsman
Subject: Mbook turning itself back on, MBook problems,
Answer to: Terry Gordon
Re.: Mbook turning itself back on - With me it is slightly different. When
it happens, I can't switch my mB off. I swtch it off and immediately it
comes on again. This usually happens 3 times one after the other and than
it switches off again. I never have the occasion (AFAIK) that it switches
on after a minute or more.
Answer to: Bruce A.Knox
Re.: MBook problems - Great that you worked it out. Wifi is great fun, I
use my mBook all over th house but in the bath as I am too afraid it will
fall in. Great fun if you need to "lock yourself up" for some peace and
quietness from the family ..... <BG>
Best regards,
Itamar Engelsman
London, UK
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Date: 14 Jul 2004 13:56:24 +0700
From: Itamar Engelsman
Subject: Palmtop user
Well well, the next issue of Palmtop User arrived, issue no. 8. At the
moment it is my last issue, depending on my decisions in the next month or
so whether I will renew my subscription or not. The size is still down from
earlier issue's from around 125 pages to around 94.
Several interesting matters hit my eyes :
- Clove in the UK still sells 5MX's for Gbp 195.-, series 3MX for Gbp 123.-
- Motorola goes Microsoft with the MPx100 smartphone
- Philips Electronics joins Symbian
- Bluetooth landline modem to use bluetooth between your landline and your
PDA
- Nothing anymore about EPOC software, only Symbian
- Full size infrared / bluetooth keyboard for PDA's
- The future : PDA projecting a virtual keyboard on any flat surface which can
be used to type.
Best regards,
Itamar Engelsman
London, UK
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Date: 14 Jul 2004 13:56:31 +0700
From: Itamar Engelsman
Subject: New phone / PDA
It is the time of the year again, my phone contract is almost finished and
I feel much like moving from Vodaphone to one of the other suppliers to try
and get a better deal. With that decision comes up the matter of choosing a
new phone. Until now I have always been of the opinion that I want to
separate between my phone and my PDA. However, with the slowly disappearing
Psions's I will have to think ahead. Another factor is that I am not really
happy with my Sony Clie NX70, although I can't define exactly why.
So ..... yes, I am wondering whether or not I should go for the P900 with
Symbian software, and buy a full size keyboard with it (infrared or
bluetooth) to do any serious work. I will try and orientate myself on this
phone, but any remarks or opinions from others most welcome.
Best regards,
Itamar Engelsman
London, UK
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Date: 14 Jul 2004 15:15:27 +0700
From: Keith Giles
Subject: Re: France Overlay
Itamar wrote:
> You have to search for the subjects in the index file which you can >
download from the website. The index file however is not updated
> with each digest but every 10 to 20 digests or so. Have a look at
> digest 552 message by Arne Christensen.
Finally found the Digest Index. Unfortunately #552 doesn't show up. The
list jumps from 551 to 553. :-(
However, farther down today's digest, Alan Morris sent the reference I
needed - thanks, Alan
Happy Cycling,
KeithThought For The Day: Management is the art of getting other people to do
all the work.
http://ohsix827.home.comcast.net
My outgoing e-mails are checked by NAV
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Date: 15 Jul 2004 13:23:01 +0700
From: Bruce A.Knox
Subject: CityMaps
TO: vlad a
> Street/Rout Planner both have .sis installers for the maps which can
be > tgransferred per CF to the Psion. There is a document somewhere on
the > original CD telling you which city in which .sis
Thanks for your message Vlad - but your Street seems to be different from
mine. As far as I can see the only .sis files on the CD which I have are
for the program itself; the others you mention - for decoding the maps - do
not exist, nor is there a document referring to any. However, a friend
kindly installed Street for me yesterday via his Windows PC.
Route Planner is a different matter indeed, and I've had no problem there,
thanks no doubt to the download which I mentioned in my earlier posting.
Kind regards --------- Bruce K.
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Date: 15 Jul 2004 17:41:57 +0700
From: Bob
Subject: Windows XP
This has probably been brought up before, but I now have Windows XP and
have the latest Psiwin. I can't seem to get them to connect. I will keep
trying. I used to have Windows ME and it worked fine. Hopefully just an
adjustment or two to make. Any suggestions would be helpful. I am using
the same settings as I did before.
Thanks,
Bob
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Date: 15 Jul 2004 18:00:41 +0700
From: Bob
Subject: Re: Windows XP
I forgot to mention that I have to use the USB to Serial Adapter now. That
shouldn't make a different, I don't think.
Thanks,
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Rudolph"
To: "Epoc Digest"
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 10:41 AM
Subject: Windows XP
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Date: 16 Jul 2004 04:34:47 +0700
From: Gary Y Reyes
Subject: Synch Psion with Palm
>Toby Butler wrote:
>I picked up a Palm Tungsten 2 for ?60 at a Dixons fire sale last week.
I >couldn't resist it; but now I am in Psion pergatory. I want to keep
using >the psion 5mx, using the palm as a glorified address book and
database. The >things I use most are data files for all my addresses and
useful references. >But how the hell do I get data across to the palm in a
form that is still >data looking?
Toby,
I am doing what you want to do but with a Revo and a Treo 90 (Palm OS
4.0). If you use a PC, this should be easy. Use Outlook and synch your
Psion. Your datebook and address book will be synched with Outlook. Then
connect your Palm, use Palm's Hot Synch and synch with Outlook.
Gary
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