Menneisyys

It seems it'll take some more days (at least) to publish my forthcoming MIDlet Bible announced here, the premiere resource of ALL MIDlet-related information for Windows Mobile users. The sole reason for this is the need to communicate with most of the developers (IBM, Aplix, Esmertec), which may take days (if they do read and answer my mails at all), particularly because I've asked them several questions (most importantly, making Aplix' and Esmertec's, now, OEM-only distribution model a bit more flexible, allowing individual users to download / purchase their MIDlet managers separately).

In the meantime, I've published an excerpt of the Bible on the TAO Intent MIDlet Manager, its different versions, where you should get it from, which one you should choose etc. It's a definitely a must read if you "only" have a 10.1-series (old) TAO Intent manager or would like to know how to speed up your current 11.1 (new) series and how it can be installed on a storage card.

Also, don’t forget that the (just-updated) charts already contain some tricks you may not have been aware of / never been published before.

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psionandy

Ok.. as a Tao v10.1.7.671 (PPC Phone) user, should I upgrade to a V11 Tao manager as listed in that chapter... or should I hold on until your complete roundup is finished and install something else?

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Menneisyys

Originally Posted by psionandy

Ok.. as a Tao v10.1.7.671 (PPC Phone) user, should I upgrade to a V11 Tao manager as listed in that chapter... or should I hold on until your complete roundup is finished and install something else?

I'd say definitely upgrade because the new series is really better, more standards-compliant and, if you use the Russian "turbo" hack, faster. Installing only takes some minutes (note that you will need to redeploy your midlets. I haven't checked whether simply copying the deployed MIDlet directory structure from 10.1 to 11.1 works - give it a try, it might work.).

I'm still awaiting answer from Esmertec on their Jbed / Jeode and from Aplix on their JBlend; even if their answer is afformative to my request (to make their stuff purchasable), it'll take a while for it to become available. (Of course, if they stay with the strictly OEM version, we'll need to stick to "hacked" versions. This is why software developers should always offer their stuff not only as OEM stuff, but also separately, legally purchasable / downloadable ones.)

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