Activesync with a "My Pocket PC" website instead of my own desktop PC?

isomaniac · 01-21-05, 10:23 PM

Activesync with a "My Pocket PC" website instead of my own desktop PC?

Since wireless router is so common now, I can't help but wondering it should be many people's request to Activesync our Pocket PC with a webite, instead of with our desktop PC.

The thing is, turn on the desktop PC everytime in order to Activesync the appointments/contacts/tasks is VERY VERY not-smart. Not only that it involves the steps to login Windows, but it also waste the electricity. Also, what if I want to Activesync while I am in a Starbucks with wifi access?

During my PALM times, I can sync my Palm with a Yahoo website which all the appointments/contacts/tasks are sync to the Yahoo website and there was no need to sync the appointments/contacts/tasks with my desktop PC at home anymore. Why can't Pocket PC do that?

An ideal case is, with the help of wireless router, I can turn on my Pocket PC every morning, use the wifi to retrieve newest RSS feeds and Activesync the appointments/contacts/tasks with a WEBSITE. So that I can safely travel with my Pocket PC with all the appointments/contacts/tasks salely backed up in the website. In case anything bad happens to my Pocket PC, I can always use the backup of appointments/contacts/tasks on the website and sync ic back to my Pocket PC.

Any other people share my wish?

jhc99 · 01-22-05, 03:34 AM

Yep I agree. The whole reason I went wireless was to get internet access anywhere in my house. The reason I chose a gateway router was so I didn't have to have my PC running all the time. Any improvements to managing my data online I'm all for if security can be guaranteed.

jhc99

V-Man · 01-22-05, 10:15 PM

I think that the Yahoo stuff is available for Pocket PC's as well as Palms. I used to use it all the time for a linux based PDA (Sharp Zaurus), but for various reasons stopped. I don't have the need for it, but I do believe it is available at the yahoo site.

imported_laz · 01-23-05, 05:20 AM

I wireless direct to exchange server, it does contacts, mail and calander, but no tasks.

isomaniac · 01-23-05, 09:37 AM

But no matter to Yahoo or others, it seems to me that we STILL need to sync the data from Pocket PC to DESKTOP PC first, AND THEN from DESKTOP to the remote Internet website.

How can we GET RID of the DESKTOP PC in the whole "Activesync" implementation?

V-Man · 01-23-05, 10:46 PM

There was a way to do that with the Sharp Zaurus line. I will check and see if I can still find the instructions and if there is a way to adapt them to the iPaq. I can't remember off-hand as it has been several years.