Filed under: OS Updates, Windows Mobile, Microsoft
Windows Mobile 6 Standard supports file sync - but not with Vista
So Microsoft has a way of releasing Windows Mobile updates that have fewer features than previous versions. ActiveSync, the program that lets you synchronize data on your PDA or smartphone and your computer, for example used to support synchronization over WiFi. Not anymore.And Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone edition lacks something that the PocketPC version has: the ability to synchronize files in your "My Documents" folder between your PC and phone.
Microsoft has decided to restore that feature in Windows Mobile 6 Standard (which is the name of the smartphone version). There's just one catch. It only works with ActiveSync. And ActiveSync doesn't work with Windows Vista. It's been replaced by Windows Mobile Device Center, which has no support for file synchronization.
So essentially Microsoft has issued two major operating system updates this year, but they aren't really designed to work well together. If you buy a new smartphone and a new computer, you're going to be penalized. Of course, you can always use 3rd party applications like Mobsync to synchronize your files.
All you have to do is right-click on the calendar tab in Outlook, click on Properties, and then go to the Home Page Tab. Check the button that says "Show home page by default for this folder," and then enter http://www.google.com/calendar. That's it. Now when you click the calendar tab in Outlook you'll see Google Calendar, and you can update it through Outlook or through any web browser when you're on the go. However, this method won't let you synchronize your calendar with a PDA--all it really does it replace Outlook's Calendar with a web page. If you uncheck this option, Outlook will revert back to its grayscale calendar and all your old appointments will show up again.
With Halloween fast approaching, it's a great time to get in some practice defending your territory against zombies. In Graveyard Shift, you take aim at zombies and other creepy-crawlies, blasting them into splatters of cartoony green guts. It's a casual first-person shooter, and it's very easy to get the hang of - use the mouse to aim, click to fire. Graveyard Shift has at least 15 levels, and it might even have some secret stages I haven't unlocked yet.
They key to getting good at Graveyard Shift is learning to use ...
