- RE: 9500 Screen Blanking

- Re: Connection leads

- routeplanner with GPS V1 # 839

- GPS on Psion

- Re: battery life

- RE: routeplanner with GPS - what do I need?

- Problem with my mBook, convert contacts to data,

- Conversion and funny characters: 

- C2f (convert Contacts file to data file

- Re: convert contacts to data

- Re: info for Mac (X) users

- Re: Lifespan of phone battery

- RE: routeplanner with GPS

- OPL reference on 9500

- Re: The Digest V1 # 836_15

- The Psion LX

- convert contacts to data V1 # 839

Date: 11 Nov 2005 08:29:13 +0000
From: Ray Upton <address truncated>
Subject: RE: 9500 Screen Blanking

Thanks for the suggestions for lightplus, it looks just the job. But,
www.romankeller.ch seems to have been taken over by a mobile phone
company.  I wonder what's happened to Roman Keller?

Cheers,

Ray.

Date: 11 Nov 2005 08:59:03 +0000
From: ABlake3459 <address truncated>
Subject: Re: Connection leads

Kevin Bewley was seeking a GPS/Psion connection lead.

If I recall correctly I got mine from:

Serialleads
3 Pinehill Court
Bangor
Co Down
BT19 6SG
Northern Ireland

Hope that helps.

Andrew

Date: 11 Nov 2005 09:41:55 +0000
From: Vlad A <address truncated>
Subject: routeplanner with GPS V1 # 839

> The Digest wrote on 11.11.2005 2:30:

> Can anyone help him to find

Connection cable Garmin to Psion or anyting else and more:

http://pfranc.com/projects/g45contr/emap/index.htm

http://pfranc.com/cgi-bin/pub/c_de/Garmin_connector_eTrex_geko.html?pid=e2Pl ug;speak=English

Can order the Garmin-interface plug for diy (detailed instructions provided, it's a well made, witty design and an easy soldering task - you have to sacrifice an original 232 Psion-cabl, though). Readymade also available, including one that will charge both the Psion and the Garmin in the car, I believe. Bought mine there and was happy - not otherwise related, needless to say :-)

BTW: They usually sell a minimum of 2 for ca 17 EUR, I guess if you order more it's somewhat less/pc. So if anyone needs diy plugs, we could order several together and mail them between us for a stamp, they're so small they go in a normal letter. I'd take one spare (preferably flat-type).

best,

vlad a

Date: 11 Nov 2005 10:10:17 +0000
From: Kevin.Bewley
Subject: GPS on Psion

Steve thanks for directing me to your site,
   Very useful information! I'm in the process now of chasing City Planner (EPOC edn) on eBay and hopefully will manage to get that sometime fairly soon. As for the GPS, I've found nothing on eBay that mentions Psion compatibility. Could anyone recommend a GPS device/cable configuration they have that is working? Obviously, if anyone has the Psion GPS that they're looking to sell I could make a reasonable offer!!

Cheers for the help so far,
Kevin


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Date: 11 Nov 2005 12:48:55 +0000
From: Ian Chapple
Subject: Re: battery life

Itamar,

>>Re. Lifespan of phone battery - Yesterday I was traveling and my phone battery went flat very fast. I had to buy a recharger (forgot mine at home) and charged it during the day to almost 100%. Left the place at abt. 3.00 pm with almost full battery (86% or so) and had abt. 3 shortish phone calls and set Profimail to check email every half an hour. It downloads only headers and I must have downloaded about 15 messages or so, all small messages of a few Kb only and send a few answers. By 7.00 pm the battery was as good as empty again needing to find a power point at the airport. The phone is now in use abt. 15 months or so. I bought a new battery at the airport but wonder whether this is normal or not ?<<

I suspect that your battery is fine, but that some process is consuming a lot of CPU and battery power. This has happened to me several times, and is usually solved by switching off, waiting a bit, and switching back on. If you just recharge the battery without switching the phone off, the problem process will continue to drain the battery; you can sometimes notice this by the fact that the battery appears to charge more slowly than normal. The main annoyance with this sort of problem is that it invariably happens when you least expect it, and you only notice when it when it's too late to do anything about it (ie. when you're on the train without a charger)...

Of course, part of the problem is that SE don't allow "normal" applications (ie. the communicorder, which can kill the battery PDQ) to be closed without installing some third-party launcher/process manager application, which is just plain stupid in my opinion. Maybe this will be different with UIQ 3!?!

Cheers, Ian.

Date: 11 Nov 2005 13:29:33 +0000
From: Ed Kaneen <address truncated>
Subject: RE: routeplanner with GPS - what do I need?

Dear Kevin,

I fairly recently got my Psion working with GPS and Routeplanner/Streetplanner in order to navigate in my car. It was quite a hassle, and if it wasn't for the fact that I was trying to do it on the cheap, I'd be inclined to buy a more modern all-in-one solution. However, what I did was:

1) Find the latest version of TomTom CityMaps Europe and RoutePlanner Europe on Ebay. Their respective part numbers are 70911.415 and 70802.413 respectively (on back of the CD box).

2) Get an update for CityMaps from TomTom (I can let you have it if it's easier).

3) Buy a serial GPS unit from Ebay. I bought what turned out to be a Globalsat BR304. It has to get its power from an external source, which is a downside (things like the Garmin handhelds have an internal battery). This unit, and similar ones, are designed to be plugged into laptops, so cabling is not totally straightforward (see below).

I believe TomTom (then called Palmtop) did bring out their own GPS specifically for the Psion at one stage, but I've not seen them up for sale. A useful website for GPS reviews is www.pocketgps.co.uk

4) Get the appropriate cabling.

Itamar said:

> Can anyone help him to find a connection calbe, I don't
> remember where I bought mine.

This was the hardest bit! I had to buy a serial-serial crossover adapter (null modem), which I think I got from Expansys, and use the Psion serial cable. The power cable for the GPS unit I bought from Deluo in the States (www.deluogps.com). It had to have a PS/2 connector on one end, and a car cigarette lighter adapter on the other. It also had to be the right voltage. Anyone handy with a soldering iron could probably modify a standard car adapter.

Having got it working at last, it works quite well, although modern software puts it in the shade (e.g. no 3D view). The lack of colour screen is also rather a downside.

Sorry about the length of this saga, but still, it proves it is possible!

I recommend the following page for alternative solutions to mine (including Garmin hardware and the free Realmaps):
http://www.ericlindsay.com/epoc/sigps5.htm

Hope this helps,

Ed.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ed Kaneen - ed.kaneen at fish.co.uk
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Date: 11 Nov 2005 13:30:01 +0000
From: Itamar Engelsman <address truncated>
Subject: Problem with my mBook, convert contacts to data,

Answer to: Tony Napier

Re.: Problem with my mBook - Thanks for the answer but it is not _the_ answer. I tried for some days to switch the mBook of before closing it and it did not help either. I suppose it is a matter of patiently eliminating each possibility until I will find the answer.  In the meantime it can be painful when you travel and need the mBook to go into a meeting and suddenly it is flat. I always carry a spare battery with me now when traveling.

Answer to: ashoni

Re.: convert contacts to data - This has been covered quite extensively in the past I believe but it is that long ago that I don't remember the details anymore. You can search for this on the website of the digest in the old digests to see what you can find.

Best regards,
Itamar Engelsman
London, UK

Date: 11 Nov 2005 15:37:07 +0000
From: Daniel M Siegel <address truncated>
Subject: Conversion and funny characters: 

When exporting from a Psion database to to CSV or Access, the psiWin converter creates files where carriage returns and maybe other characters are converted into visible square boxes that I cannot remove in Excel or access with a search replace.  Any ideas on how to clean up these files for sharing with other apps on the PC?

Thanks.

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Director, Procedural Dermatology Fellowship
Phone 631-864- MOHS  /  631-864-6647
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Date: 11 Nov 2005 17:28:51 +0000
From: Joe Fell <address truncated>
Subject: C2f (convert Contacts file to data file

Google "c2f +psion" and download Malcolm Bryants' little gem - and he's very available for hints and advice

Joe (the big noise from winnetka)


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Date: 11 Nov 2005 17:48:36 +0000
From: Jakfish <address truncated>
Subject: Re: convert contacts to data

Are you synching with Outlook?  If so, then convert your Contacts in  Outlook to csv or dbf, then drag-n-drop the file to your Series 5 and PsiWin  will convert it to a Psion Data file.  That's how I do it.

Good luck, Jake

Date: 11 Nov 2005 22:19:13 +0000
From: Rolf Brunsting <address truncated>
Subject: Re: info for Mac (X) users

Dear All.

<< hope this might help someone ... synching software for Macs and 
various phones >>

What has to be noted is the following:

a) Salling Software designed MobileSync for the synchronisation of 
SonyEricsson phones and the Entourage application that's part of 
Microsoft Office for Macintosh. You don't need MobileSync when you're 
using AddressBook and iCal as Apple's own iSync will do the job 
(AddressBook, iCal and iSync are part of MacOS X). While MobileSync 
is useless when you have a Nokia, Motorola or other non-SonyEricsson 
phone.

b) The list of SonyEricsson phones supported by MobileSync is well 
out of date. None of the SonyEricsson Pxxx models are supported, for 
example. Apple's iSync 2 (MacOS X 10.4) is much. much better in this 
respect.

---
Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - Beilen - Netherlands

Date: 12 Nov 2005 00:05:11 +0000
From: Rolf Brunsting <address truncated>
Subject: Re: Lifespan of phone battery

Dear Itamar,

<< ... I bought a new battery at the airport but wonder whether this 
is normal or not ? >>

I'd say it's normal for SonyEricsson's Pxxx models.

What I've noticed is that the aerial/receiver of the Pxxx models are 
markedly less sensitive than those of other mobile phones and 
smartphones. What happens when signal is low is that a mobile phone 
will boost its transmission power in order to stay in contact with 
the cell tower.  As there's a regular message exchange between phone 
and cell tower when in standby - so that the network knows in which 
cell the phone is - a low signal condition means a higher power 
consumption. The lower sensitivity of the Pxxx models means that 
they're not as frugal as others. But that's not all. I've also 
noticed that the power consumption of the Pxxx models under low 
signal conditions while in standby is higher than that of other 
smartphones. Surprisingly high as the battery charge level can go 
down quite rapidly.

It's one of the reasons why I'm not going to replace my P800 by 
another SonyEricsson Pxxx when the time comes. The power consumption 
of the P800 is simply too erratic for comfort. And the P900 and P910 
are no better in my experience. I'm therefore not surprised to read 
that your P910 went from 86% charge to empty in four hours.

---
Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - Beilen - Netherlands

Date: 12 Nov 2005 01:46:19 +0000
From: Alan Morris <address truncated>
Subject: RE: routeplanner with GPS

Itamar Engelsman <address truncated> wrote:-

> and take into account that the maps are somewhat out of date (in UK for example the new stretch of the M6 toll road around Birmingham is not on the map.

Arrr - just like AutoRoute 2005.  It does not have the M6 toll.  Well actually it does as a disconnected track.  Not a motorway.  Not navigational as it's not connected.

Kevin, I've been using a GPS with a Psion for almost 10 years.  The first was with a 3a.  Send me a direct e-mail and I'll help where possible.

Alan

Date: 12 Nov 2005 12:43:46 +0000
From: Simon Jeffree <address truncated>
Subject: OPL reference on 9500

Hi all,

Does anyone know if there's any good OPL reference material for Symbian - especially a command reference list - out there, that I can view directly on my 9500, in .HLP format perhaps, or comma or tab-separated, so that I could load it into Ydata or something similar?  Or indeed in any regular format, that I could, with some conversion & perhaps careful bulk editing, get into a fomat suitable for loading onto the device.

I want to start fiddling around with OPL development in my odd bits of spare time, but I need to be able to do it all directly on the device, not involving a PC or any paper reference material.

Also, I've got the OPL dev kit & I've had a look at the OPL wiki, but I can't find any documentation for the various OPXs which are included & also, there doesn't seem to be any 3rd pary OPXs or OPMs available for Symbian.  Maybe I've missed something.

Regards,
Simon Jeffree

Date: 12 Nov 2005 15:37:34 +0000
From: Prar <address truncated>
Subject: Re: The Digest V1 # 836_15

>I can only assume therefore that an undocumented feature
>of AlarmPlus is that it adjusts the Summer Time settings in
>such a way that PsiWin doesn't think that the global time
>stamp has changed.

>Excellent news!  And reason enough to justify installing
>AlarmPlus just before the switchover dates in future for
>anyone that doesn't want to use it at any other time.  :)

Martin, et al.

Before you all rush out for Alarm+ I must point out that I donot have Alarm+ installed (and have never had it), yet my backup experience mirrors yours. I think one of the many Windows updates has fixed a windows bug which meant that Psiwin thought the files were different when they were identical. I'm guessing Windows reported the timestamps incorrectly and this caused Psiwin to think the files were different.

What have other people's experiences been?


PRAR

Date: 12 Nov 2005 23:58:04 +0000
From: Martin Guthrie <address truncated>
Subject: The Psion LX

Dear All,

Someone recently pointed me to this URL:-

http://ai.spirahellic.com/Psion_Support/sindex.htm

The story is that Psion were indeed readying a Linux version of the netBook Pro towards the end of last year.  Apparently this particular website development company were developing the website pages for the product - due to be called the Psion LX - but for some reason they never removed the work in progress from the web!  I am reliably informed that it only needed a few more weeks of software testing but got canned prematurely - a crying shame IMHO.  Déjâ vu anyone?

Best regards,
Martin
www.pscience5.net
www.freepoc.org
www.foxpop.co.uk

Date: 11 Nov 2005 09:41:55 +0000
From: Vlad A <address truncated>
Subject: convert contacts to data V1 # 839

> ashoni wrote on 11.11.2005 2:30:

> Anyone know how to convert contacts (5mx) to data (series 5)?

From the readme-s:

C2F by Malcolm Bryant is a small freeware application by Malcolm Bryant which reads your Contacts database and writes user-selected fields to a standard comma or tab-delimited ASCII file. You can then import them into Data or any other program which imports standard ASCII files.

and

DataContact is a small utility to import Data files into Contacts.
Pascal NICOLAS, http://pnicolas.epocboulevard.com seems to be outdated.


They are both freeware, so if you can't find them email me and I'll send them to you. The former helped transfer data from a vintage Mac phone-book assitant to a Psion Data file. Both take a while to dig, but worked without glitch for me.

BTW, Data also exports as text.

best,

vlad