This may be old news to you, but there are two different types of Socket Ethernet cards. The older cards are Rev A and the newer cards are Rev B. Version 4.1 of Socket's drivers are flaky with the Rev B card. In particular, it appears that the 4.1 + Rev B combo makes it incapable of getting an IP address from a DHCP server. It also appears as though the v4.1 software is what is installed on the HP Jornada 720, so this 720 won't get an IP address. So how am I making it work right now? A little manual DHCP server work. I plugged the socket card in to another device that has the v4.2 drivers. I then wrote down the IP address assigned by the server and manually entered that in to my Jornada. Since IP addresses are assigned by DHCP servers by MAC address, which is unique to each LAN card, what I did was in effect assign the dynamically address manually to the card. All I have to worry about is the lease expiring on the DHCP server leading to the address being assigned to another PC. At this hotel at this time of day that is not likely.
posted by Frank McPherson 10:39 AM |
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I am typing this to you from a hotel room. The hotel is a Park Inn located in Stevensville, MI. Full wired ethernet access for no additional charge. Well, not completely full; I tried play some videos in Windows Media player on my iPAQ and they wouldn't load. They also don't provide an SMTP server, or any information for one that you can use, so I can't send any outbound mail.
posted by Frank McPherson 10:26 AM |
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Sorry for the lack of posts since Tuesday. On Wednesday I traveled to Chicago to catch the Microsoft Mobility Tour. We had a great time and it was nice to see Jason, Derek and Beth along with so many Pocket PC users. I am typing this on my Jornada 720, so I won't go into a lot of details right now. But I will say that the Pocket PC has come a long way in one year.
posted by Frank McPherson 10:21 AM |
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Chris Halsall writes about running Linux on an iPAQ for the O'Reilly Network.
posted by Frank McPherson 8:45 PM |
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Jason must have some down time between the Atlanta and Chicago gigs, judging by the flood of new stuff at Pocket PC Thoughts.
posted by Frank McPherson 8:32 PM |
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Today I received the monthly catalog from MobilePlanet-- the closest thing I get to a wish book. I noticed a few additions to the catalog which imply these things are available, but unfortunately MobilePlanet has the nasty habit of promoting things that are several months away from shipping, as well as promoting things that they don't have in inventory. I suppose that makes it easier for them since they can gadge demand of a product before actually ordering it, but that practice is very frustrating for customers. Anyway, the first thing that caught my eye was the Proxim 7630 CompactFlash wireless LAN adapter. There is no mention of this card on Proxim's web site, and the only thing I can find is a page to the Harmony OpenAir 6630 CompactFlash Card. Of course, a search on MobilePlanet's web site returns nothing. The picture shows the labeling to be direct a Proxim Harmony card, though I thought Proxim was OEMing this card for other companies. There is also some confusing information about the specs of this card. The ad mentions 802.11 frequency hopping spread spectrum, but doesn't say 802.11b. No WiFI, instead its OpenAir and HomeRF. The price is $149 and if it exists it will be the only practical way to connect a HP Jornada or Casio Pocket PC to a wireless network.
The next item that caught my eye is the NEC MobilePro 790. This is NEC's Handheld PC 2000 device that I was under the impression they were only selling in Europe. However, this release sent today says that it is available in the United States for $899. Again, a search on MobilePlanet's web site returns nothing, and when I browse their online catalog all I find is the MobilePro 800 and 780. The 790 is the third generation of NEC handhelds that started with the 750C. It is larger than the 720 and has a nice size keyboard that I can touch type on. Until I got my Intermec 6651 the NEC 750C was the main handheld that I used.
Then there is the Colorgraphic Voyager VGA PC Card, and this item is actually available on MobilePlanet's web site. If you want to connect a Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC or HP Jornada 720 to a monitor or a projector to give presentations this is the card that you will need. It costs $149.
And then there are two new iPAQ cases from Targus. The Sports Case looks neat, but only holds an iPAQ without a sleeve and costs $24.95, and the iPAQ Expanding Nylon case, which might be included with the bundled iPAQ 3635, costs $14.95.
Finally, there is an ad for my book, and while the picture of the book clearly shows the full title, the ad simply says "How To Do Everything With Your Pocket PC."
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infoSync : iPAQ gets Java infoSync is the first site I came across this morning that reports on the Jeode Java Runtime. I've just bought and downloaded the runtime, and it's a 5 MB download. I am afraid to find out how much storage space this thing is going to require. The runtime will have to be put internally on the device to work with modems. Problem is, I already have 13.8 MB of storage space occupied on my iPAQ.
posted by Frank McPherson 9:12 AM |
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I know a lot of you out there are looking for a way to run Java programs and applets on your Pocket PC. Up until now there have been very limited options, and no way to run applets within Pocket Internet Explorer. Insignia Solutions has changed that with their announcement at this week's JavaOne show: "Insignia Solutions announced today the immediate availability of Java technology for Compaq Computer's iPAQ Pocket PC handheld devices. " Unfortunately, unless you are at the JavaOne show you will have to buy the JeodeRuntime for $19.95. Hopefully future iPAQs from Compaq will have this software on the ROM.
posted by Frank McPherson 8:50 AM |
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Insignia Solutions | News & Events "Insignia and Pointbase will hold a promotion at the JavaOne Developer's Conference this week where Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC customers can come to Insignia booth number 223 to download JeodeRuntime and the Pointbase mobile database for free."
posted by Frank McPherson 8:46 AM |
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Saqib Ali is a Lotus Notes user and he has put together a very nice comparison of products that you can use to synchronize your Pocket PC with Lotus Notes.
posted by Frank McPherson 8:40 AM |
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WebSync -- Synchronize files from the Web to your Pocket PC Pocket PC Thoughts has a link to this program from Applian that enables you to synchronize any file from a server on the Internet. For example, if you had a spreadsheet that was frequently updated you could just put that spreadsheet on a web server and then use this tool to download it.
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