Joining the Pocket PC Thoughts Team

[Raphael Salgado]

Hello, everyone! My name is Raphael Salgado and I'm the newest Contributing Editor-in-Training for Pocket PC Thoughts. While I have been an active member here and in the Pocket PC realm (especially all the popular online forums) for many years, I have never felt more ecstatic about joining such a great team and online community.<br /><br />I consider myself a 'jack-of-all-trades' in the technology world, applying every aspect of my life and career around the latest gizmos and gadgetry I could find, research, afford, and desire. My affinity for Pocket PCs (especially Phone Edition devices) has put me on a mutually fulfilling path to educate prospective users, entertain active users, and basically get the most out of your device (read: tweaking and hacking). I also have a passion for developing games on the Pocket PC/Smartphone platform.<br /><br />Among other official designations, I am or have been a Microsoft Certified Professional, a CTIA A+ Certified Technician, an STI Certified Help Desk Technician, and a Dell Premier Access Certified Technician. In the 'balancing act' of moments where technology is not on my mind, I am also a husband and father of two children. Some of my hobbies include karate, karaoke, movies, and "reading" via audio books.<br /><br />I hope to be a very resourceful and "thought"-provoking contributor here on Pocket PC Thoughts, and with all of you at my side, it is truly an honor and privilege to be a part of it.

[skjohn8]

Glad to see you're now a part of the "official" PPCT Team!

:D :D

[Ekkie Tepsupornchai]

Welcome aboard Raphael!! :way to go:

[cassidy0423]

Congratulations and welcome to the group. There are a lot of great people here, hope you enjoy being one of them. :wink: :wink:

[KTamas]

Welcome and Congratulations!

Slightly offtopic: what about a "Beam Braga Out Even Further As Well" project? ;)

[Janak Parekh]

Welcome to the team, Raphael. :D

(Excellent, now I have more slav...err, contributing editors to assign news to. :devilboy:)

--janak

[tabenate]

Welcome Raphael! Looking forward to your contributions .
As a start, what devices are you using or would love to have? I'd like to have a WM5, 3G PPCPE with GPS, no Qwerty board &amp; not big like Jasjar - does it exist yet?

Anyone planning it you heard about?

[Darius Wey]

Welcome aboard, Raphael. http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/media/users/13148/icon_wave.gif

[Raphael Salgado]

Thanks for all the kind words. :D

As for Phone Edition devices, present and future, I've been compiling a little(?) chart for public viewing...

http://www.beyondthetech.com/downloads/phone/WMDeviceComparison.htm

If there are others, I'd definitely like to include them, since this turned into a little hobby of mine to help people find the right Phone Edition device for them and see all the features compared across the board.

My Qtek 9000 is out for replacement since the USB port broke on it. :cry: But, my good friend and reseller, David Weiniger aka MadMonkeyBoy (http://www.madmonkeyboy.com) should have my O2 XDA Atom very shortly. Then, I can hopefully review a ton of software and accessories. Kinda hard to do it with a monochrome Nokia GSM phone. 8O


I would have loved an integrated GPS, but complete convergence is not there just yet. And who said the the journey wasn't as gratifying as its destination?

[Jon Westfall]

Welcome to the team! I'm sure we'll all benefit from your experience and enthusiasm!


(Excellent, now I have more slav...err, contributing editors to assign news to. :devilboy:)


The hidden motives come out ;)

[Phillip Dyson]

Welcome to the team Raphael!

[tabenate]

As for Phone Edition devices, present and future, I've been compiling a little(?) chart for public viewing...

http://www.beyondthetech.com/downloads/phone/WMDeviceComparison.htm


Thanks for the link mate, very useful.

[Phillip Dyson]

As for Phone Edition devices, present and future, I've been compiling a little(?) chart for public viewing...

http://www.beyondthetech.com/downloads/phone/WMDeviceComparison.htm

If there are others, I'd definitely like to include them, since this turned into a little hobby of mine to help people find the right Phone Edition device for them and see all the features compared across the board.


Looks like you missed the E-Ten m500.

[KTamas]

As for Phone Edition devices, present and future, I've been compiling a little(?) chart for public viewing...

http://www.beyondthetech.com/downloads/phone/WMDeviceComparison.htm

If there are others, I'd definitely like to include them, since this turned into a little hobby of mine to help people find the right Phone Edition device for them and see all the features compared across the board.


Looks like you missed the E-Ten m500.
And the HTC Blue Angel as well (it is the present, cause it is still for sale, at least here in hungary, at T-Mo). Nice chart, otherwise.

[Raphael Salgado]

I would have put the M500/P100 there, but it doesn't seem to be sold anywhere anymore, and Expansys has it listed as discontinued.

I supposed out of the sake of completeness(?) I'll put it in there.

Update: SimonCells still has the Torq P100 in stock for $499 (http://www.simoncells.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=1664). Don't know if it's worth it, since the M600/P120 is selling for $599. If one was to add the Windows Mobile 5 update and an external Wi-Fi SD card, it would be more expensive.

[tabenate]

Ok, here's a suggestion on
your comparison chart.

I think it would be much more user friendly if you introduced an option of filtering selections.

Say I only want to see WM5 PPC phones with GPS &amp; fast Wifi. I would then filter 1st by OS version, then by GPS, then by Wifi version - and it would only bring up those devices that fulfill all mentioned criteria. Best if you could hard-code filtering choices into drop-down menus so that no manual typing is done.

Just a suggestion, I'm sure it would help keep your page 'manageable' especially as it seems many new WM phones are coming from all manufacturers.

[msafi]

BTT,

i liked your HTC Wizard blog and the quality of your writing, and i'm really glad that you will start contributing on PPCT as well.

[marlof]

It's always great news when someone is able to share his insights on the Windows Mobile world on the front page. Welcome!

[Paragon]

Congrats, Raphael. Your superior knowledge of Phone Edition devices should be a real asset here....Good luck!

Dave

[Jonathon Watkins]

Great to have you on board. :D

The slave driver...... News Editor is alright really when you get to know him. :devilboy:

[shindullin]

It's nice to see the editorial staff growing and thriving. Welcome to being a "boss" around these parts and hope you really enjoy it. I'm sure we'll enjoy reading what you have to offer, especially since all the new PPC's seem to be phone or GPS models.

[bnycastro]

Hi BtT! :D Looking forward to your contributions to this site/community. Personally have learned quite a bit from your k-JAM blog.

[saru83]

Welcome to the team, nice to c a PPC Phone Edition pro out here :)

[pocketpcadmirer]

Welcome !! Hoping to have some great contibutions from your side

Sunny

[martin_ayton]

Congratulations on the promotion - your posts have always been worth reading, so I look forward to seeing more of them :)

[Cybrid]

Congrats Raphael. I look forward to seeing some articles from you.

[Stik]

I have never felt more ecstatic about joining such a great team and online community.

I consider myself a 'jack-of-all-trades' in the technology world, applying every aspect of my life and career around the latest gizmos and gadgetry I could find, research, afford, and desire. My affinity for Pocket PCs (especially Phone Edition devices) has put me on a mutually fulfilling path to educate prospective users, entertain active users, and basically get the most out of your device

" Raphael encourages exploration and connection with the world, urging those who fall within his jurisdiction to communicate and share knowledge...and to heal others by way of thoughts. Raphael spreads widsom through invention and ideas...words and messages. "

May the 5th Ray help you guide us in traversing the PocketPC landscape. :)