NewsForge: Windows Pocket PC and the Linux Desktop | Linux Today

NewsForge: Windows Pocket PC and the Linux Desktop

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 30, 2005

“Linux and Microsoft’s Pocket PC platform have different
document formats. Since there is no automatic file synchronization
program for Linux comparable to Windows’ ActiveSync, Pocket PC
users have problems not only with disparate file formats, but even
file transfer between the two platforms. But there are ways to get
them to talk to each other. I tested four of them and found that
two worked well for me–which doesn’t mean the others won’t work
for you, just that I had trouble using them with my hardware and
software…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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