Wireless all- In-One for Dummies- P11

Wireless all- In-One for Dummies- P11:I still remember when I got my first cordless phone. Suddenly, I didn’thave to run to the kitchen when the phone rang, I just carried the phonewith me. I could make a phone call from wherever I was. Wireless meantfreedom, and this is just a phone that I’m talking about!
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Wireless all- In-One for Dummies- P11 Chapter 3: Synchronizing Devices over a Network In This Chapter ✓ Synchronizing with Windows Mobile ✓ Synchronizing with other operating systems ✓ Using RSS feeds I ’m assuming that you’ve successfully connected your wireless device to your wireless network and are ready for the next step: actually using that wireless link to move data across the network. If you’re not there yet, check out Book V, Chapter 2, which provides the instructions for connecting. In this chapter, I discuss synchronizing your wireless device with informa- tion on your desktop PC. Wireless synchronization has made some prog- ress, but it has also taken a few steps back at the same time. While that may sound contradictory, it’s very much true. For example, most systems (hello, Symbian and iPhone) don’t have any wireless synchronization options avail- able at the time of press. Windows Mobile, on the other hand, does offer a wireless synchronization, but not everyone can use it. I also tell you how you can add content to your wireless device (such as news and articles) using RSS feeds and your RSS hub. You can update your wireless device using the RSS hub and take reading material when you travel.Getting Windows Mobile to Coordinate You can synchronize your wireless device using Windows Mobile with your computer in two ways. You can ✦ Connect the device to your computer using a USB cable. ✦ Connect wirelessly and update your device.280 Getting Windows Mobile to Coordinate If you are running Windows Vista, you will use the Windows Mobile Device Center to synchronize your device with your computer. The version that shipped initially with Windows Visa has been updated, so be sure to update. It’s important to make sure you have the most up to date version for com- patibility with the most recent wireless devices, which is available at www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/help/synchronize/ device-center-download.mspx. How often you synch really depends on how often you update your wireless device and computer. Personally, I tend to only sync data such as contacts and appointments, so I only need to sync when I update Outlook. However, I use my wireless or 3G+ connection to update other applications, such as RSS Hub, which I discuss later in this chapter. Running with Windows Mobile Device Center Windows Mobile Device Center is the new and improved version of ActiveSync, which went the way of the dodo bird when Windows Vista was released. It has a much more intuitive, graphic-friendly interface that is easy and comfortable to use. The first time you plug your wireless device to your computer running Windows Vista, it automatically opens the Mobile Device Center and configures your device with Windows. If you still need to start the Windows Mobile Device Center, here’s how to do it: 1. Choose Start➪All Programs. 2. Select Windows Mobile Device Center. The application opens and displays the name and a picture of your wire- less device, if properly connected, as shown in Figure 3-1. If no device is connected, a generic image of a wireless device is displayed and says “not connected.” Your wireless device is automatically synced. 3. Select Mobile Device Settings. 4. Click Connection settings. Make sure that Allow USB connections is selected. If you want to be able to sync wireless using Bluetooth, make sure that the Allow connections to one of the following option is selected with Bluetooth in the drop- down menu. 5. Click OK. Getting Windows Mobile to Coordinate 281 Book V Chapter 3 Devices over a Synchronizing NetworkFigure 3-1:Yourwirelessdevicepicked upin WindowsMobileDeviceCenter. 6. Click Mobile Device Settings. 7. Click Change content sync settings. 8. Select which content should be synced, as shown in Figure 3-2. 9. Click Save.Figure 3-2:TheWindowsMobileDeviceCenter letsyou pickand choosewhat youwant tosynchronize.282 Getting Windows Mobile to Coordinate Running with ActiveSync You can use Microsoft’s ActiveSync software to wirelessly synchronize infor- mation between your wireless device and your desktop computer. Usually I don’t discuss Windows XP in this book, but since there are enough users still working with this operating system, do keep in mind that you must install Microsoft ActiveSync before you can synchronize your wireless device with information on another computer on your network. You can download the latest version of ActiveSync from www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/ en-us/downloads/microsoft/activesync-download.mspx. Before you can synchronize your wireless device, make sure the settings are correct on the ActiveSync software running on your desktop PC. Now, let’s synchronize: ...