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Axim upped to WM 6.1

Alex — Tue, 05 May 2009 11:36:00 +0000

Whilst the upgrade to WM 6.0 gave quite a few advantages, there was a significant drawback. Wi Fi performance was non existent on anything other than an open network. As mine is not open then the potential of changing over to open was fairly minimal.

After some serious googling I cam across a ROM that provided the x50v with the right ROM and after about an hour of prating around and waiting the sign that I was waiting for. Connection to my network. happened and so i could reinstall all the software that was currently not doing very much on what was essentially a brick.

So if you fancied having a go at WM6.1 then start looking in the usual places (xda forums) and find a ROM that suits. As with previous posts I’m sure this is a grey area. But I’d happily pay for a copy if it were available through the OEM’s

Axim X50v upgrade to WM6

Alex — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:38:55 +0000

Before I start I’m going to caveat this by saying two things. Firstly I’m not sure where this stands as far as legality is concerned, I’d suggest that it’ll be frowned upon by at least one section of the software industry. Secondly it worked for me and I’m not responsible if you brick your device.

Anyway with those bit’s out the way lets get down to business. I bought a Dell x50v a while ago and it’s been pretty good at doing what a pda is supposed to do. There are a few little niggles like battery life but all in all it’s done a good job. The trouoble is it runs Windows mobile 2003 SE which is quite dated now and begining to stop me from getting some good software. The original WM5 update offered by Dell was awful to say the least and after trying it for a couple of days just the thought of upgrading made me feel a little queasy at best.

Over the weekend I mistyped something in google and got a post in a blog about upgrading to WM6. This I had to try so a trip to some forums and a bit more googling and downloading came across a post which said it all, very simply.
I’m not going to regurgitate someone elses work but in order to save a bit of time I suggest you go here directly to page 140 and follow what joshlindem has to say

Needless to say the upgrade went well and I’m now re-enjoying my X50v with WM6. I can wholly recommend it as it’s a real winner over WM2003SE. A big thanks to those who tinker for hours to bring us these things

Mobile Blogging

Alex — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:20:50 +0000

Well, as a first attempt at posting using my pocket pc I don’t think it went too bad

Hubdog – A quick home screen look

Alex — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 07:50:00 +0000

Computerland – Axim nearly gets axed

Alex — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 06:53:00 +0000

I suppose the trick with these inanimate objects is to surprise them. I
thought about fine wines and Belgian chocolates followed by the finest
restaurant in town (Swiss Tony thought this was the best option), but I
looked at the prices and just couldn’t bring myself to do it. So I did a
naughty thing. I downloaded the WM5 ROM for the X50V and the antidote to
take it back to WM2003SE. When the little sod wasn’t looking I gave it a
shot up the unmentionables with a nasty piece of software that was bound to
smart a bit, followed by a soothing return to familiarity. I like to call
this the ‘So you think you’re in charge….really’ routine

I think I showed that whilst I am the omnipotent lord and master of all my
technical kingdom (My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!) and no coups will be tolerated.
I am also compassionate against those who have thoughts against the good of
the whole. Call it a humbling experience for a misbehaving gadget. I’ll be
being nice too and will give it the latest Hubdog to play with when it’s
released.
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Computerland – Axim does my swede

Alex — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 12:19:00 +0000

I bought my Axim because I wanted one. Not because I fel for the subtle advertising or just had no will power but sometimes I love it and sometimes I could give it a good pasting and not be bothered. Guess what kind of mood I’m in today……

If I have to reset this thing one more time…hard or soft then it’s going to get a stiff ignoring for as long as I can stand it!

Hubdog – Help documents

Alex — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:51:00 +0000

Owing to Yanick’s document and my over enthusiasm the new help doc is here………………………………………….

http://www.hubdog.com/help.aspx

Computerland – Hubdog & Lululand

Alex — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 20:11:00 +0000

Something from lululand that I’m having a play with through Hubdog Hubdog is almost as much a part of my daily routine as waking up in the morning. I love it, and I can’t even remember what I did before it was available. Having said all that, here are the things I would love to see changed or added to Hubdog;1. Categories or folders. It would be a nice option because now there is one single page and it gets pretty long if you want to add plenty of feeds. Also, it would be a pretty nifty way to keep your ‘adult’ feeds hidden.

2. Networking- I’d love to meet people through Hubdog. A good way to start would be to allow messaging based on the page creator. Or there could be a message board per feed, where you could communicate with other users based, for example, on a videocast that was just shown. Start off by creating a profile and tie that into each members ‘MyHub’.

3. Size- seriously, the overhead of running Hubdog is the only thing that prevents me from leaving it running in the bachground at all times.

4. RSS to FTP- I’m not entirely sure this technology even exists but how cool would it be if you could see a list of the files stored in your FTP storage? How much cooler would it be to be able to access that, or store your downloaded video to that location if your memory card is full?

5. Subscribe to pages for streaming only. This would let you add pages that have large-sized podcasts, but would not attempt to download them to your device.

That would make HubDog the application of my dreams, and I would have no problem shelling out cash to make it happen… Within reason, of course.

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Computerland – PCW Podcasting piece

Alex — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 11:23:00 +0000

A recent atricle in PCW magazine about podacsting gave an insight into how its done and briefly touched on ways to get hold of podcast’s. No mention was made of Hubdog so I feel a small eltter wouldn’t go amiss. Just to help the cause.