- RE: Converting word on 7book

- Re. UIQ

- Psion 7Book and Garmin GPS 12XL # 805

- PsiLoc, Psion 7Book and Garmin GPS 12XL, Route 66, UIQ - multpile bluetooth,

- Winmail.dat (Re: Converting word on 7book)

- Upgrade to XP

- Re: E mail with broadband

- Re: P910 internet question

Date: 21 Sep 2005 01:23:59 +0000
From: Bob <address truncated>
Subject: RE: Converting word on 7book

As what happens most times when you ask for help, you figure a way to fix it.  I still didn't get my 7book to convert from the email, but I saved the file and put my Micro drive in my card reader and transferred to it and it works fine.  So I do have a work around with is fine, but I would still be nice to see what is different.

Thanks,
Bob

Date: 22 Sep 2005 09:29:08 +0000
From: Ian Chapple
Subject: Re. UIQ

Rolf,

>>It's more a case of "could mean" rather than "would mean" when it comes to changing smartphone. Replace your SonyEricsson P910 by a P950 and you keep using the UIQ platform. There's a fairly high chance that you don't have to make any changes to your third-party applications as they run as well on a P950.<<

There are rumours, and they are only rumours, that UIQ 2.1 applications may not be compatible with UIQ 3, and vice versa. I have also read that Symbian (or Sony Ericsson) may make Symbian v9 (or UIQ 3) more restrictive, so that only certified applications can be installed; this apparently has something to do with the operators trying to prevent users from installing "any old" software. Whether these rumours are true and how they will affect what software can be installed remains to be seen...

Cheers, Ian.

Date: 22 Sep 2005 10:23:53 +0000
From: Vlad A <address truncated>
Subject: Psion 7Book and Garmin GPS 12XL # 805

> Tom wrote on 22.9.2005 3:20:

> The GPS is set to NMEA.....

My eTrex's interface is set RTCM/NMEA, 4800 Bd, bitrate 200 (this last seems to change when the units are connected). In the eTrex's "interface" submenu there is a "status" line which says "check wiring", whether the units are connected and working together or not :-|

hope this helps a bit,

best,

vlad

Date: 22 Sep 2005 13:32:56 +0000
From: Itamar Engelsman <address truncated>
Subject: PsiLoc, Psion 7Book and Garmin GPS 12XL, Route 66, UIQ - multpile bluetooth,

Answer to: All

Re.: PsiLoc - While I had no problem installing it I found out that it creates problems for me. When I do a restart the colour sceme I created with Color Magic will not show up anymore in other screens besides the main system screen. I suppose this is because PsiLoc graps hold of the system before anything else. It will also stop my fonts from loading up in the restart process. In the end I decided it does not really give me any advantage above the way I worked without it and accordingly deleted it again from my mBook.

Answer to: Tom Robertson

Re.: Psion 7Book and Garmin GPS 12XL - the only thing I can think of is to check that in the settings in Streetplanner the port is set to "Port comm::0". The error message you get says that the GPS is not connected. If you are ever in London NW9 you are welcom to pass by my office and try it with my Garmin GPS.

Answer to: Rolf Brunsting

Re.: Route 66 - It appears that I am different from most people in that case as I don't automatically upgrade to the last version of anything without first checking whether I need it and what it will give me. I have never upgraded my P910i system software as SE does not tell you what they upgrade and change. If it ain't broke, ain't fix it !    And yes, I for one would resist buying the "Tom Tom 301", I am still running Routeplanner on my mBook, now many years old and somewhat out of date. However, most roads are still the same <BG>. For example however, the new bypass road around Birmingham is not on it. So I'll use my brain together with Routeplanner <G>.

Re.: UIQ - multpile bluetooth - Well, that is good news again than. specially as I only make the occasional phone call from the car (or receive) as I don't like talking while driving and don't like using mobiles too much either (a necessary evil). However, I would have to be careful as what would my wife think when I talk to her from the car and this nice woman voice tells me to turn left at the next junction ..... <BG> ?     There is another option which is a program called SmartComGPS (www.wild-mobie.com). this is a much cheaper option at USD 30.- but of course not as refined as for example Route 66 and you have to create your own maps for this program. Did anyone try out this program already ? Of course you still have to buy the GPS receiver.

Best regards,
Itamar Engelsman
London, UK

Date: 22 Sep 2005 17:00:09 +0000
From: Mark Kenepp <address truncated>
Subject: Winmail.dat (Re: Converting word on 7book)

To: Bob
Re: Winmail.dat (Re: Converting word on 7book)

I don't believe that the winmail.dat file has anything to do with your ability or inability to read word attachments.

Winmail.dat is a file used by Microsoft Outlook to store formating information. You would see the winmail.dat file if you tried to read the email on any email client other than MS Outlook.

Does anyone remember when the digest was receiving a number of winmail.dat attachments?

If the email was created with Microsoft Outlook as plain text, or if it was created with any other email client, you would not have the file attachment.

The following link gives a better explanation:

http://www.gpc.edu/~jbenson/resource/winmail.htm

Cheers,

Mark Kenepp
San Francisco, CA

Date: 23 Sep 2005 18:07:10 +0000
From: Jim Watson-Gove <address truncated>
Subject: Upgrade to XP

I've decided that my ancient Compaq needs to be replaced and am opting
for a new XP machine.

My PsiWin 2.3 died on both of my machines (the other is an ancient
Dell, both running W98). about the time I upgraded printers to HP1350.
All indications pointed to print driver conflict of some sort.  I
bought a UBS to serial converter from Clove and can't get it to work.
I can see the port but cannot access it via PsiWin.  All transfers are
being made via a card reader.

I will be starting from scratch with the new machine and am confident
that I will regain my PsiWin connection.  The time is optimal to
upgrade to the latest PsiWin which I just downloaded 2.3.3.

Question.  I primarily use my PsiWin exclusively for file transfer and
conversion.  Am I buying trouble by upgrading to 2.3.3. - what does
the upgrade buy me, good and bad?

TIA,

jim - port townsend, wa, usa

Date: 24 Sep 2005 14:52:42 +0000
From: Rolf Brunsting <address truncated>
Subject: Re: E mail with broadband

Dear Carl,

<< Definitely not. A well configured SMTP (or outgoing mail) server 
will only accept and process messages when the sender has the right 
password for that account. >>

I'm sorry, but what are the "password" and "account" you're referring 
to? I've never, ever, entered a password for the SMTP server in the e- mail account settings on all the computers, PDAs and smartphones I've 
used. What's more, have a look at the account settings for the Psion 
Email application where you can enter the SMTP server name (like 
mail.isp.com or smtp.isp.com) but no password. The only additional 
option you have is whether Email will send messages out automatically.

<< If actually you were right about that macro why does it change the 
SMTP server for all accounts when two of your three accounts need 
their own specific SMTP server? >>

Looks that Itamar is doing the same as I do - changing SMTP server 
settings - only that I do this manually while Itamar uses a macro. 
The reason for doing this is twofold. First, the Psion Email 
application appears to keep track of which message was retrieved from 
which remote mailbox. Write a reply and the reply remains 'linked' so 
that it will be sent out using the corresponding mail account 
settings. In other words, the reply to a message retrieved from my 
Planet Internet mailbox will be sent out using the Planet Internet 
account settings. Secondly, some ISPs only give access to their SMTP 
server when you've gained access to the Internet via their systems. 
Which is the reason why I can't use Planet Internet's SMTP server 
when in the UK as I'm then logged on to the Internet via UK ISP 
Claranet.

The solution is a variant of "When in Rome, do as the Romans do" - 
When in the UK, use Claranet's SMTP server. What I do is to change 
the SMTP server setting in my Planet Internet account from Planet's 
SMTP server to Claranet's SMTP server. And to change it back when I'm 
the the Netherlands again. Which is a minor inconvenience as I 
sometimes forget to make the change so that (part of) my messages 
don't go out.

This goes against your "... a SMTP server is always technically 
independent from the physical connection of the client to the 
internet". Now, this may be true when when you look at the basic 
principles behind SMTP. And it may have been true in the past - that 
you could access and use an SMTP server from any point on the 
Internet. Fact is that Planet Internet *does* link the access to its 
SMTP server to being logged on to the Internet via its systems. After 
all, when you log on via Planet Internet you have to supply your user 
name and password, thereby making yourself known as a registered 
customer.

It may not be the world's most elegant solution. Internet purists may 
rage against it as it violates some dearly held principle. Still, it 
keeps freeloading spam merchants out of Planet Internet's SMTP 
server. As I pay Planet Internet for the use of its SMTP server as 
part of its services I don't want freeloaders to clog up its systems. 
And the last thing I want is to have spam sent via Planet Internet's 
SMTP server to land in my  Planet Internet mailbox. What's more, 
Planet's scheme allows me to keep using my Psions as well as their 
standard e-mail client. I don't have to install any add-on tools or 
to change to a third-party e-mail client. The only thing I have to do 
is to change SMTP server settings - a minor inconvenience.

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Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - Beilen - Netherlands

Date: 24 Sep 2005 22:32:40 +0000
From: Rolf Brunsting <address truncated>
Subject: Re: P910 internet question

Dear Ian,

<< My question is, what is the difference between a WAP account and 
an Internet account? >>

Well ... WAP is effectively the poor man's World Wide Web - a much 
simplified equivalent for devices with small screens and low 
processing power. (Your P910 is overkill when you look at the minimum 
requirements for WAP.) Familiar Web elements are replaced by simpler 
versions. Like the HTML language for Web pages being replaced by WML. 
You don't have to worry about all this as your P910 knows about the 
differences. Except for one thing : Access. The network of 
interlinked WAP sites can be described as a subnet of the big 
Internet. A subnet which you enter via a WAP Gateway. So, what your 
Internet account on the P910 does is to describe how you go from the 
mobile phone network onto the Internet. The WAP account contains 
information on the WAP Gateway you're using. Which is the reason why 
the name of the Internet account is one of the parameters you need to 
enter as part of your WAP account.

<< For example, the WAP account called Internet Access was trying to 
connect using the Internet account called Internet Access, which 
makes it hard to work out what is really going on >>

You're right to say that "Internet Access" is nothing but a name. 
You're free to call your Internet account "WAP" and your WAP account 
"Internet" as a statement against the cold, hard logic of computer 
systems.

<< To avoid further problems, I have deleted the WAP account called 
Internet Access, but I'm not sure whether this may then cause 
something to go wrong in the future >>

Having no WAP account on your P910 means that you can't access WAP 
pages using the P910's standard browser. That's all.

<< I do know that when Orange tried to configure my phone to use MMS, 
the MMS WAP account completely stopped the web browser from working, 
possibly because the "Preferred" checkbox got checked during the 
configuration >>

I trust you're referring to the Preferred tab of the WAP Accounts 
dialog window where you can place a checkmark against "Use WAP 
account" and specify the name of the WAP account. Well ... what the 
help text of my P800 says about this is the following.

[Quote] The preferred WAP account will be used, when you use the Open 
page command in the Internet application and when a page is opened 
from another P800 application. NOTE : If you do not set a preferred 
WAP account, the preferred Internet account will be used when 
connecting to the Internet [Unquote]

So ... when I have a preferred WAP account it's this account that 
will be used whenever I use the Open page command. In other words, 
having a preferred WAP account turns the dual-mode WAP/Web browser of 
the P800 into a single mode WAP browser. This because the page 
information I supply is passed on via the WAP gateway, thus treated 
as the information for a WAP page. The note about Internet 
connections means that the Internet account setting as mentioned in 
the preferred WAP account overrules the preferred Internet account. 
Meaning that I can use a different form of Internet connection for 
WAP than for e-mail. Looks that the P910 still works the same way.

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Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - Beilen - Netherlands