Pebu,
Thanks for the info. I was waiting for a flux pen to arrive and was finally ready to go tonight. I used this page as a guide for surface mount soldering techniques, there is a video if you click on the video.
http://www.bdmicro.com/smt/
Things did not go as smooth as in the video (dang, that guy is good). I can say that is because of both my inexperience with micro-soldering and the fact that there is much less space to work with on the Axim than in the video. The flux-pen is my new friend!
Everything went successfully, and the worst part was de-soldering the side posts of the old connector. It took a lot of heat, suction, wicks, and time to clean out the old holes. Oh, and a lot of magnification!
I did get the new style connector, pcb board, and it feel much sturdier than the older pin-style. Only time will tell!