For years we where used to transfer contacts via Bluetooth-Exchange on the go.
Now, with the still missing Obex-Capabilities of the HTC Hero, there is another very simple & fast way to exchange contacts out on the streets:
1) Download and install the free app Barcode Scanner from the market. Here is the QR-Code:
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2) Start the app, press MENU and choose SHARE. Select SHARE CONTACT and pick one.
3) Voila, you see the QR-Code of the selected contact, and anyone with a barcode scanner can now easy add this contact by scanning the QR-Code.
Actually this method is way faster than Bluetooth transfer ever was. No need to hassle with pairing, connecting etc.
Lol you need the barcode scanner app to scan the qr code for the barcode scanner app.
And that's actually pretty good. Only thing is, it's limited Android to Android and nothing else.
yeah, i thought of that also, after posting ;-) But there are several barcode apps out there. So the code helps getting this specific one.
And no, it is not limited to Android. My Eten Glofiish mobile with WM6 was capable of scanning QR-Codes also - it came even with a very handy Business Card scanner, which i could not find for a unrooted Hero so far...
Oh, and the Nokia N95 was also capable of scanning barcodes, just with the iPhone of a friend he has some troubles getting this to work.
pls del
admin, please delete this double post, thx & sorry.
Oh wow that's cool. I didn't know any other platforms could read codes like that.
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Just realised there's not much info floating around here about the awesome Remember The Milk task syncing app - I consider it a "must have" app for all my devices.
http://www.rememberthemilk.com/services/milksync/windowsmobile/
Basically it syncs your device task list with their online website, allowing you to keep track of things you need to do from any PC anywhere. The actual website is smooth web 2.0 goodness. Its free for 15 days and they then require you to upgrade to the pro version for $15 with additional features, but the free version is just fine (and I guess you can keep registering new accounts once the trial expires).
The app can be set to sync over-the-air manually or when cradled - or every 5/10/x minutes, so you don't have to worry about hidden data usage, and can be configured for 1 or 2-way syncing. Also, it doesn't mess up anything when you use the regular WM6 ActiveSync. The only catch is no proxy support.
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PS. I dont work for them or anything, I just think its a kickass system.
They also have a ff plugin to integrate RTM with GMail.
I use GMail IMAP, RTM(MilkSync, FF Plugin, http://code.google.com/p/rememberthemoof/), and OggSync(calendar+contacts).
I wish they could develop a nice slick Windows Mobile app to use with the RTM service, just like they've recently done with the iPhone app.
I have just finished my Wakoopa-panel, made with the HTML-generator. I made it for myself, but maybe it could be of use to somebody else.
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What is Wakoopa?
Wakoopa is an online social network that helps people discover the best software, games and web applications on the market. It's the Yellow Pages of software discovery. Sign-up, install a small tracker on your desktop and automatically create your own online software profile that you can share with friends and the world via widgets.
Games, audio & video players, instant messengers or office tools: Wakoopa helps people discover the best desktop and web applications on the market. Software discovery is social again.
Go to www.wakoopa.com for more information.
With this panel you can keep track of your own software you use on your desktop computer and from 3 other persons. After installation you have to edit some files to insert you, or your friends Wakoopa-ID:
Go after installation to the the Wakoopa-Panel directory on your phone (programfiles/panels/Wakoopa-Panel/)
For the first contact you have to edit these files: index.html / contact1new.html / contact1top.html / contact1recent.html
Look for something like " <img src="http://wakoopa.com/patrick/card.png " and replace 'patrick' (or 'blank' by contacts 2-4) with your Wakoopa ID.
For contact 2 you will have to edit contact2.html/ contact2new.html / contact2top.html / contact2recent.html . Contacts 3&4 are similar.
You also have to change the ID's in the file landscape.html
Quick guide:
By tapping on the card you will get more detailed information of that person and you can choose between top10 / most recent / or new programs.
By tapping on the logo you go to a overview-page of the 4 profiles, best watched in landscape-mode.
Looks useful... will give it a whirl later tonight.
FYI - http://xperiancer.blogspot.com/2009/03/wakoopa-panel.html
I'm just thinking about all the apps I currently use on my Kaiser and how they'll work on the HD2 and i've got a quick question!
Assuming i leave all the HTC stuff as it is - how will I access apps that I currently access through the quicklaunch bar?
Examples of these apps are:
Magicall (used to screen/block calls)
PhoneWeaver (for customised profiles)
Pocketcontroller (remote desktop)
Also - does anyone know if SBSH's "Calendar Touch" integrates well?
Grateful for any feedback
(here's my current homescreen to show what i mean by the quicklaunch bar - in case i'm naming it wrong!)
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You've got the choice of TouchFLO, Titanium (Windows Default, as it's called), or the old skool Today screen, as you've pictured.
I'd recommend playing with the first 2 before deciding how to set the phone up, as they offer a great deal of choice, especially with the excellent modding community on here.
There's a bunch of "buttons" on the home page of TouchFLO that allow you quick access to apps, contacts, or bookmarks, and you can arrange that as you like, so I assume that will give you the same thing that you currently have.
Hope this helps
Thanks
I know about the application shortcuts - but i'm not sure they'd offer the same functionality. For instance, when i tap on the PhoneWeaver button, it brings up a list of what profiles i can switch to etc, if i make a shortcut, i think it'll just load the program.
BTW remote desktop can be troublesome without stylus. I suggest you try it somehow before you buy it.
Dr.Sid said:
BTW remote desktop can be troublesome without stylus. I suggest you try it somehow before you buy it.
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Oh right, I mean the other way round (remoting onto the phone from the PC)
I apologize in advance if this question has been asked before, but, I absolutely HATE how the stupid samsung calendar is the default cal when making new events! I SWEAR THEY ARE STILL STUCK IN FEATURE PHONE WORLD! ahem, sorry for the outburst. Any way, is three a way to change that?
i'd like to know too.
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i'd like to know too.
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X2 ^^ ... one feature that I missed the most that was on my G1 is the hyperlink of URL, address & phone number.
Especially the hyperlink for address, I drive around town alot for work, and plan my destinations on Calendar the night before. Not having the hyperlink to address has been a PITA.
s0niqu3 was able to push the stock 2.1 apps on to the Vibrant. Check out his post below. I haven't tried it out myself though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731822&highlight=calendar
Yeah nothing is more frustrating than putting in the address and when you want to navigate to it, it well doesn't work.
More specifically:
Replace touch wiz calendar with google default
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That bar on top pisses me off, but I would rather have a tiny annoyance than using the TouchWiz calendar.
Follow the directions though, you have to remove the TouchWiz Calendar and TouchWiz Calendar Provider FIRST with a root file explorer or ADB (which I never got working), and then uninstall the residuals from Settings>Applications. THEN push/move the two apk's in the linked thread to system/app, then reboot.
You will lose access to a few TouchWiz widgets, and the home dock app won't work.
Hello Guys...
I am back again with a brilliant guide....
As the title says, with this guide you can control your phone directly from your PC..
Dont believe me??
See this
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Now lets see how to do it...
STEP 1.ownload and install the software called airdroid either from the attatchement or from play store..(Its free)
STEP 2.:Connect both your phone and pc with the wifi network..
STEP 3.:Now open the app and in your notification bar you will get URL link like 192.168.bla.bla.bla.
Paste that URL in your favorite browser in your pc or laptop.(I recommend Google Chrome)
STEP 4.:Now you will be asked to enter the password in your browser..
Dont worry just go to connection tab in airdroid, you will see a password..
Type that in the link and you are good to go..
STEP 5.:Have fun and press THANKS...
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Good guide.
Nice sharing,i didnt know about it
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I use a simple way:
Open http://web.airdroid.com/ on my web browser on PC and just scan a QR Code with mobile app
Yes that is a simpler way but it is less secure as you can read in the airdroid homepage..
I agree with that, but only if you are using public network. With home network that isn’t problem.
New thing for me...I didn't knew its possible like this
Sent from my Nexus 7