01-25-2003, 05:00 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 29,160
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ActiveSync 4.0...What Should it Be?
Let's pretend for a minute that you're the product manager for ActiveSync. No, you can't jump out the window - you're on the first floor. Ok, now if you were sitting down to design ActiveSync 4.0, what would it be? What would it include? What features would it have? Let's say that you had the option of starting over from scratch, and building a totally new sync engine, but it would mean compatibility only with the newest Pocket PC devices - would you do it? This is a completely hypothetical question of course.
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01-25-2003, 05:03 PM
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5000+ Posts? I Should OWN This Site!
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 5,133
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I'd like to see a feature like Pocket Controller built in.
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01-25-2003, 05:09 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,608
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Make a version for Mac OS X, or at least a conduit for iSync.
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01-25-2003, 05:14 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 5
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I think it would be very nice to take current 3.6 and add a few other options... like sync mail with popular mailclients like Eudora, Pegasus, IncrediMail, Notes mail. Off course it would be possible to sync on all Mail/File folders, single Mail/File folders, directories etc etc.
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01-25-2003, 05:14 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 18
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Hmm...this would be a tough one...:P
I would really like to see a feature where ActiveSync would compare Outlook entries on both the PPC and desktop to eliminate the hassle of removing duplicate entries. Maybe perhaps the option to replace specific items with data from either PPC or desktop? That'd be really nice... :lol:
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01-25-2003, 05:19 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 157
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Terminal Service Server. That is what I want to see.
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01-25-2003, 05:23 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 21
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<venting>
Make it more like TrueSync which I used with my old Rex device....<sigh>.. I hate stepping back in time, but don't have many choices w/ ActiveSync!
</venting>
I would like the ability to sync my PPC Contacts to a folder other than the "Contacts" folder in Outlook. At my house, the whole family uses the same Outlook profile and therefore we have multiple contact folders.. it is fine that I use the main contacts folder, but now that my sis has a PPC I don't know where to sync her contacts to..?! The old TrueSync for the Rex device handled this w/ no probs..
It did the same w/ calendars in that you could have multiple calendars in Outlook and choose which one got sync'd onto the Rex. You didn't have to choose the main "Calendar" folder in Outlook.
Also.. the ability to click "disconnect" from within ActiveSync on the desktop would be nice...!
-Bob
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01-25-2003, 05:24 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 51
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I would like to see speed changes, USB 2.0 support, maybe even firewire.
I would like to see a better looking interface, give it the XP look.
I would like the option to sync folders to other places then just My Documents, like onto a storage card.
About droping older devices I would say yes. As long as they still kept 3.6 around. I would love to see something new, new features, even if it means it would not work with some of the older handhelds.
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01-25-2003, 05:25 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 354
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Improve the windows shell integration. Currently this adds a "mobile device" icon in My Computer, however its there whether the device is connected or not. Also add full support for drag and drop, and the ability to download files directly to a folder on the pocket pc.
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01-25-2003, 05:26 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 307
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I would like it not to disconnect my e740 every 3 minutes... :x
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Linear Mode
