05-31-2004, 08:35 PM
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What Causes Your Pocket PC Pain?
With the release of Windows Mobile 2003 SE, we have another updated OS, but there has been quite a bit of commentary about the lack of improvements beyond the VGA support. So this got me thinking about what sorts of things I'd really like to see fixed/improved for the next version of the OS:
� Connection Manager confuses and frustrates me - once I get it working I'm afraid to touch it again for fear of breaking it. It's awkward to switch from Bluetooth to WiFi and back again
� Bluetooth in general is frustrating on the Pocket PC - different profile support from Pocket PC to Pocket PC, different vendors with different UIs...it's a mess!
� I can't log into my bank Web site because of limitations around Pocket Internet Explorer
� Pocket Inbox and IMAP is horribly broken. I read and delete email on my Pocket PC, then a few hours later I open Outlook on the desktop and all the same messages are there!
� I don't really care about editing Word documents very often, but I want to be able to view them without destroying the document
� I have Outlook configured to use FIRSTNAME, LASTNAME as the default for new contacts. When I create a new contact on the Pocket PC, it's in LASTNAME, FIRSTNAME because the Pocket PC is hard coded for that format. I want it to use the same settings as Outlook, automatically.
� ActiveSync is just painful all around. I frequently get unresolved items and there's no easy way to fix the problem with resorting to the "move things around until you isolate the problem file/item" trick
� There are files that I want to sync to my Pocket PC, but these files don't live in the Pocket PC synchronized file folder - why can't I specify these files and have ActiveSync sync them?
That was my list off the top of my head - what's yours? Remember it should be things that cause you frustration today, not "pie in the sky" features that would be cool to have, or hardware issues. Let's really focus on the software and what they need to fix.
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05-31-2004, 08:42 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Memory management - program vs. storage memory.
Driver management - even in WM2003, I've had weird unknown driver messages asking for a driver location.
Can't put voice notes in calendar items - there's a button there, but it never lets me use it.
May think of more later. Who knows.
BTW, you're the MVP, can't you suggest these things to MS? 
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05-31-2004, 08:45 PM
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In Pocket Contacts, I want access to the 'File As' column in Outlook, so I can _tell_ Pocket Outlook how/where to display an entry. It's a pain having to transfer it back to Outlook; make the changes; then transfer back again.
As far as bluetooth is concerned, I'm not having much problem with my Pocket PC. My big problem is getting my cell phone (Nokia 3650) to talk to my tablet PC via the Belkin bluetooth adapter. Connecting to my Pocket PC is a breeze, but getting anything to work with my tablet is a pain.
I'd like to have Letter Recognizer able to deal with double-stroke characters (t's and i's) when something else is running in background (like Pocket Music)
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05-31-2004, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by OSUKid7
BTW, you're the MVP, can't you suggest these things to MS? |
Why do you think I created this thread? ;-) I'll pass this along to some people at MS. I'm never sure how seriously they take feedback like this, but I have to keep trying until things get better. :-)
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05-31-2004, 08:51 PM
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The ablility to sync outlook notes back and forth not just from outlook
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05-31-2004, 08:58 PM
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Pupil
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Alarms & notifications not functioning!! 8O
I figured that was a given to make it in your list... you must not be experiencing this headache if it didn't appear as the first mentioned item.
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05-31-2004, 08:59 PM
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Intellectual
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The same "snooze" options on the PocketPC that I have on my desktop. I find it extremely frustrating that "snooze" goes from 2 hours to 8 hours on the PPC and on the desktop there's a 4 hour option. I also like the new 0.5 day option that came with Outlook 2003.
While on the subject of "snooze" the ability to snooze an item once, whether it's on the PPC or desktop. I can understand needing to snooze in both places when they're not in sync, but it drives me crazy when I have to snooze on both devices when my PPC is in the cradle and supposedly in sync with my desktop. It's even worse, when I want to snooze something for 4hours and that means I'll have to snooze it twice on the PPC.
My other two biggies are fixed with 3rd party apps, but I'd like to see them addressed in the O/S itself. They are the ability to see HTML mail in the Inbox and the ability to adjust the filename field in File Explorer so I can read long filenames.
I know there are others, but these are the big ones for me.
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05-31-2004, 09:03 PM
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Philosopher
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Originally Posted by OSUKid7
Memory management - program vs. storage memory.
Driver management - even in WM2003, I've had weird unknown driver messages asking for a driver location.
Can't put voice notes in calendar items - there's a button there, but it never lets me use it.
May think of more later. Who knows.
BTW, you're the MVP, can't you suggest these things to MS? |
Try changing your Voice Recording format to GSM 6.10... Then you should be able to save Voice Notes in the Calendar item.
Carlo
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05-31-2004, 09:09 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Add the right-click --> Properties ability to File Explorer.
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05-31-2004, 09:16 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Jul 2003
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- I can't set "no alarms" for Birthdays and Anniversaries by default
- I can't set alarm times for all day events including Birthdays and Anniversaries.
- I can't set alarm times for Tasks.
- I can't open an item from the notification bubble
- I can't save attachments to the card without hacking the registry.(This is supposed to be a feature)
- Notes in a Meeting Request are not supported in Pocket Outlook
Carlo
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