by Frank McPherson, author of How To Do Everything With Windows Mobile

 
Yesterday I wrote about TrueConnect and how I discovered it could be used to copy and paste information from eWallet on my Pocket PC to my desktop computer. Wingman wrote a comment asking if I had tried MyMobiler, which I did not know about. One big benefit it has over TrueConnect is that it is free. Another big benefit is that it supports IP-based connectivity, meaning that you can connect the Pocket PC to a desktop computer using a LAN connection like Wi-Fi. It doesn't support connections via ActiveSync & Bluetooth, but a posting in the forums suggests that it works with Bluetooth PAN connections, which I have to try.

MyMobiler also has a built-in Explorer for transferring files and a skin that includes buttons for quickly accessing Messaging, Contacts, and more on the Pocket PC. I assume that the skin can be changed, which I may consider doing if I keep using this program because the icons are a light gray that is a bit hard to see on the black background.

The negatives of MyMobiler versus TrueConnect is that it doesn't have integration with SMS, so you can't use it to send SMS messages from Outlook. For me I find that to not be a required feature of TrueConnect, and I think there are some other options to provide such functionality. MyMobiler also doesn't provide a button for enlarging the display, but I think that can be changed by editing a text file for settings. You can maximize the display which puts the Pocket PC window at the middle of the desktop and blanks out the background, which is useful for giving presentations.

The big negative for me for using MyMobiler is that it doesn't work well with eWallet. In eWallet you can tap and hold on the user name or password fields and tap copy in the pop-up menu to copy those items to the clipboard, which TrueConnect transfers to the Windows desktop clipboard. MyMobiler doesn't work with these pop-up options, instead I have to edit a card, select text, and then copy it to get it on the clipboard and over to the PC, which is many more steps that I would have to take over TrueConnect. I have posted a message on the forum at the MyMobiler web site to see whether the program author is willing make the program work with eWallet.

I'll be keeping my eye on the forum to see what type of response I get. Nevertheless, if you are looking for a way to connect your Pocket PC with a desktop computer for transfering information I can recommend that you check out MyMobiler.

Labels: 2008, software

posted by Frank at 8:36 PM

2 Comments:

I find it somewhat humorous that you couldn't get the BT/AS connection to work. I was able to do that right away, but the IP connection I could not.

As for the copy/ pasting in My Mobiler, highlight the desired text on the mobile device, goto the edit menu of My Mobiler and select copy. The text is now on the Window's clipboard.

Pasting to the mobile is done by copying something from the Window's machine and selecting paste from My Mobiler's edit menu.


I'm currently using v1.2 on my iPAQ hx2495b and Win XP pro machine.

By  Wingman, at 8:58 AM  

Actually, I haven't tried the BT/AS connection yet. Someone posted on the MyMobiler forum that BT/AS connection doesn't work.

By  Frank, at 8:30 PM  

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