So, I’ve recently found this little PDA or Palm Pilot thing, (Whatever you want to call it) called the Dell Axim X5 in my closet. I turned it on, and it had never been used before. I think that it’s a really cool device, but there are a few flaws. I’d like to be able to browse the Internet without having to actually physically attach the device to my computer, to be able to download and I’d like there to be a screen rotation feature. So, I know that there is a wifi card that you attach to it to get wifi, (Since it doesn’t have it built in) but is there some kind of free Internet software that adds wifi to your device? Second of all, I’d like to know how to download. If I want to put on, say a theme, would I visit the site that has the theme that I want on my computer and download it to my Pocket PC, or would I visit the site straight from my Pocket PC? Could I please have detailed instructions on how to download please? Thanks! And last of all, I’d like to know how to rotate the screen into landscape mode. (My device doesn’t have a built in accelerometer by the way) I’m either running Windows Mobile 2002, or Windows Mobile 2003, but I know that I’m not running Windows Mobile 2003 SE, and 2003 SE was the first to feature screen rotation. So is there any free program online that rotates your screen for you? Thanks in advance!
By the way, here’s my device’s information: Dell Axim X5 running either Windows Mobile 2002 or Windows Mobile 2003.
Answers off the top of my head, as I don’t have a Pocket PC to hand.
Can you add wifi through software only? No, it’s a hardware feature so yes you do do need the plug in card. You may have Bluetooth, in which case you may be able to access the Internet through your computer. You’ll install ActiveSync on your computer, connect to ActiveSync from your Pocket PC and you’d be away. As long as you were in range of the host computer.
Themes? There are themes for Pocket PCs, Google and find them. The themes are not the same themes as a desktop uses so you can’t use a desktop theme on a Pocket PC. If the themes come ‘unpacked’ (which they normally will) you can just download them with Pocket IE and install them. If they’re wrapped in a ZIP or RAR file you may need to work harder to install them, if they come with a desktop installer you’ll need the desktop…
Can you rotate the screen? Yes, but (a) you need to tell the Pocket PC to do it and (b) you’ll have to Google for how to do it unless there’s an obvious program installed on the device. I’ve used Axiums, but a long while ago, my best recollection is from HP devices; there was some magic to do a screen rotation, like holding down a button and tapping on the time.
Sorry, can’t be more help.