iPAQ Hot Tips

These are great tips for any level of user of an iPAQ to help you get more productivity. Got a hot tip for your iPAQ then let me know.

1. Save your battery.
Switch off unnecessary sounds and alerts. Go to Start -> Settings -> Personal (Tab) -> Sounds & Reminders. Switch off screen taps and hardware buttons, also may want to switch off events. Leave programs / notifications on as this is your alarm call.
Set the power off mode to less than four minutes. Go to Start -> Settings -> System (tab) ->Power. On battery power should be set to between 1 to 3 minutes until turning off the device.
Set the backlight to switch off and low power. Go to Start -> Settings -> System (tab) -> Backlight. Set turn off to one minute. On the brightness tab set the power level to Low Bright.

2. Quick add buttons
If you press and hold the calendar button it will jump to a new entry. The same thing works for contacts as well.

3. It's a free walkman
Download and install Windows media player 7 (free) for your desktop PC. This will allow you to convert CD's to wma files which Media Player can transfer to your mobile device. You then have a better version of an mp3 player.