So far I have been a lurker in this forum reading lots of posts regarding the Universal. I have not bitten the bullet yet (i.e. ordered one) but I am tempted to do so. Before making my final decision I would appreciate some input from Universal users.
I am a heavy e-mail user and would use the Universal with a flat fee 3G subscription. My inbox is currently 1 GB and I was planning to get a large SD card and download all my e-mail to the device.
How well does Outlook function on the Universal when you have large inboxes?
How long does it take to browse and search among e-mails, seconds or minutes?
How long does it take to open attachments of normal size (i.e. 300 kB)?
Are the pocket versions of Office usable on the Universal i.e. is it feasible to browse spreadsheets and view word-files or does screen size / CPU speed or other factors prevent the Universal from being effectively used as a micro-laptop?
Can one browse regular webpages (not wappages) successfully with the available browsers or does screen size / CPU speed / lack of plug-in support etc. prevent the Universal from being practically used for regular web browsing?
Finally, is it possible to play XVID rips with "regular" size (i.e. a movie is either 700MB or 2x700MB) without dropping frames on the Universal?
I realize that my questions (and possible answers) are subjective to a large extent. However, it is your subjective opinion on the usability of the Universal that I want!
jketzetera said:
So far I have been a lurker in this forum reading lots of posts regarding the Universal. I have not bitten the bullet yet (i.e. ordered one) but I am tempted to do so. Before making my final decision I would appreciate some input from Universal users.
I am a heavy e-mail user and would use the Universal with a flat fee 3G subscription. My inbox is currently 1 GB and I was planning to get a large SD card and download all my e-mail to the device.
How well does Outlook function on the Universal when you have large inboxes?
How long does it take to browse and search among e-mails, seconds or minutes?
How long does it take to open attachments of normal size (i.e. 300 kB)?
Are the pocket versions of Office usable on the Universal i.e. is it feasible to browse spreadsheets and view word-files or does screen size / CPU speed or other factors prevent the Universal from being effectively used as a micro-laptop?
Can one browse regular webpages (not wappages) successfully with the available browsers or does screen size / CPU speed / lack of plug-in support etc. prevent the Universal from being practically used for regular web browsing?
Finally, is it possible to play XVID rips with "regular" size (i.e. a movie is either 700MB or 2x700MB) without dropping frames on the Universal?
I realize that my questions (and possible answers) are subjective to a large extent. However, it is your subjective opinion on the usability of the Universal that I want!
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Is think, you should better bye a laptop
I already have an ultra-portable laptop, which I sit infront 10hrs / day. I thought that the Universal would make a nice compliment to my laptop for the remaining 14hrs ;-).
I have around 1300 emails in my inbox and can scroll up and down very quickly on my Universal. Pocket Outlook doesn't seem to have any search facilities though. I have Push Email configured (using the very latest o2 ROM) from Exchange 2003 and it works very well. I don't bother with attachments though so I can't comment on them.
graybo said:
I have around 1300 emails in my inbox and can scroll up and down very quickly on my Universal. Pocket Outlook doesn't seem to have any search facilities though. I have Push Email configured (using the very latest o2 ROM) from Exchange 2003 and it works very well. I don't bother with attachments though so I can't comment on them.
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There is a search facility on all PPC that allows you to search through contacts, calender and messaging etc.
You can store attachments on a storage card, although the body of emails stays on the phone.
Word Mobile is OK but doesnt allow images - you just get a big X
Excel Mobile is good and allows some chart integration - doesnt offer all of the functionality that Excel XP does.
IE is good especially displayed in full screen and landscape at the smallest font size at the default view (instead of one column or desktop) Pages can sometimes take a while to appear due to the cpu chugging along - but is alot better than IE on say WM2003SE
Matt
Thanks for the input. Can you confirm the search facility on the Universal and give some details on it?
jketzetera said:
Thanks for the input. Can you confirm the search facility on the Universal and give some details on it?
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By choosing search, you are presented with the following options:
All Data
Calender
Contacts
Excel Mobile
Help
Larger than 64kb
Messaging
Notes
Outlook Mobile
Tasks
Word Mobile
.....You just enter what it is you want to find and it will find it.
A program like Total Commander (Which is freeware and a replacement for File Explorer) contains options to find files and works better for file searching and allows for searching within files.
Basically - even if WM5 doesnt do something - there will be another app sometimes free that will enhance functionality.
Matt
To answer on the Xvid issue: never tried that but I am very sure you need to rip it down to a smaller (pixel- and file-) size to view it without choking.
I am a recent convert from the Blackberry 7100g. The 8125 is a far superior device. The improved functionality is amazing. However there is an application for the blackberry called Berry411 (http://www.thebogles.com/blog/projects/berry411) which facilitates all types of web lookups. It can find everything from yellow page searches, white pages searches, lookup flight status, track packages, show sports scores, reverse lookup phone numbers, etc.
I know how deep the knowledge of this community is, so I issue this challenge...
"Is there an equivalent (free) app for Windows Mobile that I can use on the 8125 or Can this app be ported to this platform?"
Do I get a prize?
http://www.pocketinformant.com/Forums/index.php?showtopic=8630
From that page:
Here is a free app from us. Its based off this: http://www.thebogles.com/blog/projects/berry411/
Berry 411 gives you instant access to yellow pages, white pages, Google, movie times, weather, encyclopedia, and Froogle results. The results are formatted to fit the screen.
It requires Compact Framework 2.0:
Its the exe. Just copy it to your PPC and run it.
http://download.pocketinformant.com/Bogle/PocketBogle.exe
You can get the Compact Framework 2.0 from Microsoft here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&displaylang=en
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Thanks Alex
Once again I am humbled by the Pocket Informant Crew! I have been a cailthful user of PI since the early days of my iPAQ 3650 (the Compaq days). I'll check it out! As your reward... I will continue to sing the praises of your applications!
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Is there any way to incorporate any of the additional plugins of Berry411? Most importantly flights, rphone, sports.
Hello everyone! My name is Dave I live in NYC and I find this forum to be the definitive resource on the Wing. I respectfully request some assistance. I bought a t-mobile wing a few weeks ago, and after a short time decided I wanted to customize it as my friend who has owned an Apache ppc for a long time suggested I do. I have read every sticky and noob guide on xda and even hofo and modaco and ppcgeeks along with doing searches on each.
I successfully flashed using Tyler's kit and it worked great on the first try (thank you) however I encountered a few issues with the new os. I believe it was touchflo 2.3 - first being unable to get my hotmail as I did before the flash. This made me decide to flash back to my stock ruu - which I just completed as I write this.
Here is where I am looking for some friendly advice - there are a few things I would like in the next cooked rom for my wing.
1) windows mobile 6.1 ( not a must if it is not stable but if it is thats good, I basically want speed / performance out of my ppc)
2) an iphone like interface (if possible, or at least something where my commonly used apps can be launched with one tap)
3) the abilty to watch youtube vids, play my mp3s (i have an 8gb sdhc micro) and read email from hotmail (along with attachments in as few clicks as possible)
4) the ability to change background colors , images and themes
5) a keylock ulitity that prevents accidental calls (and actaully locks ALL keys including the send/end buttons)
6) I like using screen toggle when playing my mp3s from my holster and something else to save battery power because my mp3s run for 8 hours straight while i work.
7) I am not scared to overclock so batterystatus is a must.
8) page pool of 4mb (not sure if this is the best for having free ram and a faster ppc in general, but more ram than stock is crucial)
9) a free instant messaging program like im+ ( i have the 400 text plan so I dont want to pay for aol aim texts)
10) I use calendar and tasks often
11) voice command that actually works.
12) I did like the audio manager from touchflo (the way it groups my mp3s by artist etc is awesome)
13) A decent internet explorer or clone that is faster.
14) If possible I would like to cancel my 19.99 total internet and still surf and get email and aim with the 5.99 tmobile web plan ( I followed instructions to set up a proxy and I was able to access the internet but I'm not sure that means I would be able to switch to the cheaper plan.)
15) a good task manager which actually closes a program for real when I tap the X
16) Totalcommander is a must.
17) screen capture , equalizer , pimbackup.
18) the weather update util from touchflo was so useful!
19) the ability to customize the splash screens and startup sounds
20) the ability to unlock the phone or bring it out of standby simply by sliding it open would be awesome!
21) a better version of the transcriber (the stock one barely recognizes me)
22) optimization abilities for internet or ppc performance things I can tweak and play around with myself if possible.
23) on a side note - I wanted to install Ivan's easybake oven but I could not get it to get past the ms-dos command prompt it kept failing to start.
24) perhaps a cooler keyboard than stock?
25) googlemaps would be nice
26) I use mms and sms alot so something similar to stock on this is fine.
27) louder volume for custom mp3 ringtones?
I think that would just about make me extremely satisfied. Sorry again for the huge post - but if anyone can help me I'm absolutely sure they read and post here on xda
Since I cant get the kitchen working on my xp desktop I would be appreciative if one of the expert cooks could fry me up something along these lines using the kitchen if its not too much trouble or perhaps point me in the right direction?
Update: I went with ttrans 4.0 and I am glad I did - its great!
hi folks,
Looking into the Windows 8 registry searching for loose endpoints I came across the Live Passport storage endpoints. These are most likely the endpoints used by both the Windows 8 start screen, Windows 8 control panel, Immersive browser and All Windows 8 apps and everything that's user cloud storage based.
1) All endpoints: [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-<redacted>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Live\Roaming\PolicyDocument\PolicyValues]
"WindowsSettingsURI"="https://sn2.storage.msn.com/mydata/windows/settingunitcollections"
"UserTileSubscriptionURI"="https://sn2.storage.msn.com/mydata/myprofile/expressionprofile?NotificationSubscriptions"
"RegisterCollectionInterestURI"="https://sn2.settings.live.net/mydata/windows/settingunitcollections?CollectionInterest"
"DeviceTrustChangeSubscriptionURI"="https://sn2.settings.live.net/mydata/windows/settingunitcollections_devices?NotificationSubscriptions"
"PostUserTileURI"="https://sn2.storage.msn.com/mydata/myprofile/expressionprofile"
"GetUserTileURI"="https://sn2.storage.msn.com/mydata/myprofile/expressionprofile/profilephoto"
"DeviceCountURI"="https://sn2.settings.live.net/mydata/windows/settingunitcollections?CollectionInterest.Count"
"WindowsSettingsSubscriptionURI"="https://sn2.storage.msn.com/mydata/windows/settingunitcollections?NotificationSubscriptions"
"DeviceCountSubscriptionURI"="https://sn2.settings.live.net/mydata/windows/settingunitcollections_devices?NotificationSubscriptions"
How to use these endpoints?
Make sure you're logged into http://Live.com and the endpoints come to life.
2) PostUserTileURI, User Details - Presumably used for the Windows 8 Start Menu.
Visiting https://sn2.storage.msn.com/mydata/myprofile/expressionprofile will provide you with general details XML on Live users, such as name and last status.
3) GetUserTileURI, User photo
Visiting https://sn2.storage.msn.com/mydata/myprofile/expressionprofile/profilephoto will start downloading the user image.
4) DeviceCountSubscriptionURI, all installed apps and potential saved settings
Visiting https://sn2.settings.live.net/mydata/windows/settingunitcollections_devices will provide you with a list of all devices associated to that account. Visiting https://sn2.settings.live.net/mydata/windows/settingunitcollections_devices/{Items.Document.RelationshipName} will contain an XML file listing out all possible setting containers. Such as Apps, Windows 8 settings, browser settings, etc.
5) The motherload, WindowsSettingsURI: All user settings containers
Visiting https://sn2.storage.msn.com/mydata/windows/settingunitcollections will provide you with a list of "folders" in the user settings.
Visiting https://sn2.storage.msn.com/mydata/windows/settingunitcollections/{Folder.RelationshipName} will provide a list of documents in each folder.
Visiting https://sn2.storage.msn.com/mydata/windows/settingunitcollections/{Folder.RelationshipName}/{Document.RelationshipName} will download a local settings document. However the document is either encrypted or encoded and I haven't figured out how to switch it back into clear text. yet.
Feel free to explore all endpoints or to better interpret the endpoints I've shared here.
Sincerely,
-- Justin Angel
wow thanx man
i'll be try tonight
So, first post here..
Firstly, I have used Windows Mobile 6 Professional since it came out, and before that, 5, and before that, i was on mobile 2003..
I stopped being interested in Windows Phones when HTC abandoned their loyal customers to try and create that little iPhone experience, which for some reason doesnt seem to get old for some people.. ever..
the last phone i bought was a Jasjam, and its what i still use, after giving up on the phenomenon completely, and only use my phone for calling & sms anymore..
I still wouldnt buy a phone today, as there is no phone on the market i like.. and i dont care for Android... I'd like to wait for the Firefox OS.. but business duties call.. and I need to get a new phone..
I walked into a Nokia shop today, and looked at the 920, opened it up, i totally hate the Windows 8 experience.. HATE... but I tried to look past that crap and go right to the Office Programs.. office 2013... wow.. u'd think that was pretty advanced by now... i mean.. u would, right?
I opened it up and to my dismay, found an Office that was intentionally missing most all basic office functionality..
Word functions like a freebie text editor..
there is no way to add even so much as a single bullet point to your word document without opening a specific "outline" template" which is populated with 50 random useless bullets..
So... The way i see it.. Office mobile 8 is intentionally designed without 1/10 of the functionally office mobile users had in windows mobile 2003, for the sole purpose of forcing people to upload all of their documents to Microsoft cloud drive, so they can look over the world's documents, and take from it a profitable future business plan for themselves.. stealing users information & privacy, & Plans which influence the world, from the world's thinkers.. as they obviously cant think for themselves
It doesn't have Bullet Points OR Numbered Points? really? things found in 2003? no tab, no outline format detection, no toolbar, literally NOTHING any business user or thinker would need..
its more useless than your average plain text editor
obviously, taking away such very basic tools forces them to use cloud services.. giving you access to what marketing, development, and R&D teams would die for.. an endless stream of private personal & corporate information
they thereby create an experience the end user hates so much, he/she resorts to things like Microsoft cloud services.. their office 365, and their own windows 8 tablet
trying to increase sales of their office 365 cloud products, giving everyone access to their documents ONLY if our personal data is first transferred through their own online servers for review, inspection, idea fraud, & theft
and if the customer doesn't like that options, he is then forced into option 2, spend money on a Windows 8 tablet device, and learn to carry it around along with their Windows 8 phone, again, just to be able to do the very most basic of office-related things
Office mobile has taken 20 steps backwards, and does not do ANYTHING that at least 10 other office Substitutes can do way better on Android or iPhone
Powerpoint cant even create a simple slide, a function at least 10 other office alternatives can do on Android & iPhone..
these are the cheapest, dirtiest tactics available to a CEO.. Steve Ballmer should be fired
why dont they give us all a Windows7-like experience on the Mobile phone, and re-take the Lion's share of the market... rather than letting Stevie Ballmer tank the entire company with his little hair-salon tactics
They need to stop trying to force their Windows8 agenda down everyone's throats, and try giving users an experience just for the sake of a good experience.. or does that not compute with their 1950's-style corporate planning?
Why dont they try creating a Windows phone that is as useful and functional and welcoming as the Windows 7 platform itself.. that's what we want
an OFFICE which functions at least similarly to the Competitions handling of MS's own Office files & formats..
and something which says "2013", not "1913"
honestly, their office 13 for windows 8 phones belongs more in a horse & buggy setting, than in direct competition with companies like HTC, Android, Samsung & iPhone
I went into a phone shop ready to buy a Windows8 phone today, opened office.. and walked out contemplating switching to Apple OS for my Desktop computing
Anyone Have Any Solutions?
Does anyone know if Programs like:
Kingsoft Office
Dataviz Documents to Go
Thinkfree Office Mobile
Google Docs
Quickoffice Pro
Mobile Office
etc...
Work with Windows 8 Mobile as found on Nokia 920?
I would like to get rid of that crappy office thing on the 920 and replace it with something useful
or does anyone know of a full-functioning, feature-rich Office Substitute?
I would like it to:
- Be able to Create PPT Slide shows, Edit them, Re-order them, Play & Control them, etc..
- Have complex Word Docx & Excel XLSX Creation & Editing functions, with lots of options & toolbars, etc
- Be Intuitive and make good use of space & movements etc
- Function similarly to Windows Office 2003, AT LEAST
thanks
vetvito said:
Nope absolutely no alternatives on WP8
Sent from my Lumia 900 using Board Express
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not entirely true..
I found software called "Pix2PPT" to Create PPT Slideshows on your Windows Phone 8 from photos, images, or graphics you have on your phone...
You can Add Text Titles & Subtitles, Change Orientation, & Edit Transition Timing
You can save or Upload the Slideshow..
I dont know how customizable the text is, but at least its something worth looking into..
You may be able to find something to save a text file as an Image, and then import it as a pic... maybe.. i dunno
The free version is fully functional but limited to 5 slides..
but it only costs 1.99
anyway.. we'll see of the software community bothers making anything for winP8 or not..
I tend to believe microsofts own self-imposed limitations will equate to their own self-imposed rejection & failure
another note about Google.. I have over 8,000 unread messages in my Gmail inbox, with no way of marking them all as read or deleting them all without going through over 80 pages one by one..
they've been there for years... i dont care what they say.. I want them gone..
i mean.. what kind of company does that to people?
I've complained about that to google about 20 times SINCE Gmail was in its early beta testing stage..
ridiculous..
so.. i'm thinking Googles just another Microsoft.. too big and self-inflated to care about making things useful or enjoyable for people.. and just hell bent on doing things their own way
Megalomania & Narcissism seem to be 2 mandatory qualities to running a software company
chinarabbit said:
another note about Google.. I have over 8,000 unread messages in my Gmail inbox, with no way of marking them all as read or deleting them all without going through over 80 pages one by one..
they've been there for years... i dont care what they say.. I want them gone..
i mean.. what kind of company does that to people?
I've complained about that to google about 20 times SINCE Gmail was in its early beta testing stage..
ridiculous..
so.. i'm thinking Googles just another Microsoft.. too big and self-inflated to care about making things useful or enjoyable for people.. and just hell bent on doing things their own way
Megalomania & Narcissism seem to be 2 mandatory qualities to running a software company
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You can fix this pretty quick:
1. login to gmail
2. go to settings >filters > Create new
3. in the to field, put your email address
4. Click create filter with this search
5. Check the box for mark as read - along with any other bulk action you'd like (skip inbox, etc)
6. Check the box for "also apply this filter to X matching conversations
7. Click create filter
8. It will take a little time to process
9. Go back to settings > filters and delete the filter
10. Fresh start!
It's a bit of a process and any incoming messages while you have the filter active may also fall victim to the same process, so be sure to check your "All Mail" view after you delete the filter to make sure you don't miss anything.
After this, you can create filters for junk email that you dont need to actually read as they come - I have all those online shopping emails going into a label, banking into another, family, etc. I rarely get an email in my inbox that doesn't require my attention and response.
And yes, setting up filters and labels is a lot of work, but I think the idea behind this is that it's customizable for any user's needs - the user just has to take the initiative.
Hope this helps!
qocarekeri said:
You can fix this pretty quick:
1. login to gmail
2. go to settings >filters > Create new
3. in the to field, put your email address
4. Click create filter with this search
5. Check the box for mark as read - along with any other bulk action you'd like (skip inbox, etc)
6. Check the box for "also apply this filter to X matching conversations
7. Click create filter
8. It will take a little time to process
9. Go back to settings > filters and delete the filter
10. Fresh start!
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WHOA HOHO!!
wow.. that was awesome!
I hated Gmail for the longest time..
I cant believe they are finally all gone..
thanks alot.. that was solid...
Hey... qocarekeri.... do u work for QuickOffice?
do you know if there are any plans to make QuickOffice Pro available for Windows Phone 8?
thanks..
chinarabbit said:
Hey... qocarekeri.... do u work for QuickOffice?
do you know if there are any plans to make QuickOffice Pro available for Windows Phone 8?
thanks..
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I'm glad you <3 gmail again - it's a pretty neat tool
I do work for Google on the Quickoffice team (I'm the support manager ). We don't have any specific plans that we can share at this time - we're not able to comment on product plans until the information is officially made public. If we do announce plans one way or the other, we'll definitely post updates on our social pages (Google +, Facebook, & Twitter).
Wow this thread got a lot shorter when all the rambling/ranting and uselessness was weeded out. I left the one bit of information that might be useful to someone someday. Closing this now. Everyone behave in the future.
Thanks,
-DSB