Nov/Dec 1999

Back Issues

Volume 2 Issue 6

ActiveSync 3.0: a Big Improvement!
Microsoft's ActiveSync 3.0 provides improved synchronization services for your Windows CE PC Companion.
Upgraded ROM Gives HP 620/660LX New Life
HP's 600 Series ROM Upgrade Module turns the venerable 620LX and 660LX Palmtop PC into Handheld PC Professional Edition computers.

How To Use

Boots, a Backpack, and my H/PC
On a12-month backpacking journey around the world Mark Virtue discovers a raft of new uses for his indispensable Handheld PC.

Regular Departments

From The Editor
Windows CE in the new millenium
Inbox
newsBYTES
Wireless Computing
What's in a name
Dr. CE: Personalizing your PC Companion
Terence "Dr. CE" Goggin discusses the impact "smart" programs will have on Windows CE.
PC Companions ONLINE: The Sound of (Digital) Music
There's music for free on the Internet. All you have to do is download it. While you're at it, download Hum's new MP3 player for your PC Companion.
Quick Tips and PC Companion Tricks
marketplace CE
Is a Windows CE Shakeout in Progress?

Software & Accessories

Casio's Digital Camera Card turns an E-100/105 into a media Powerhouse
Ethernet Card Shootout
Using Ethernet to speed up file transfer and data synchronization between your PC Companion and desktop PC.
On Course With GPS
Using TeleType's GPS map software, a Garmin GPS receiver and a Compaq Aero 2100 Palm-size PC to get where you're going, without getting lost.
Accessing Data on your H/PC
Built-in and alternative database programs for your Handheld PC
Book review: Windows CE Clear and Simple
November/December 1999 Features Compaq Aero 1530 Palm-size PC: Taking Aim at the Palm V Compaq positions its slim new monochrome-screen Palm-size PC to compete with Palm Computing's P

Windows Mobile PDAs & Smartphones

Compaq Aero 1530 Palm-size PC: Taking Aim at the Palm V
Compaq positions its slim new monochrome-screen Palm-size PC to compete with Palm Computing's Palm V.