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Cross-Platform Communications with iPAQ Pocket PCs

Sending and receiving information with the iPAQ Pocket PC to other iPAQ Pocket PCs or Palm™ OS-based devices can be accomplished with various applications. In this document, the Peacemaker Pro application will be discussed in detail because it offers iPAQ Pocket PC users several options. A brief discussion of other third-party applications also will be discussed.

November 2002 Prepared by iPAQ Mobile Solutions Hewlett-Packard Company Content on Peacemaker contributed by: Barry Shilmover Chief Technical Evangelist Sonic Mobility Inc.

CONTENTS

PEACEMAKER PRO 3

INSTALLING PEACEMAKER PRO4 SENDING AND RECEIVING FILES 5

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Cross-Platform Communications with iPAQ Pocket PCs (cont.)

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Cross-Platform Communications with iPAQ Pocket PCs (cont.)

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. EACEMAKER RO

Peacemaker Pro is a cross-platform infrared transfer utility that works with the iPAQ Pocket PC.

. Peacemaker integrates itself into the Contacts application of the iPAQ Pocket PC.

. With Peacemaker Pro, there are two menu items that are normally not present on the Tools popup

. menu: Beam Selected and Card Exchange. Beam Selected will beam the selected contacts, and

. Card Exchange will transfer your virtual business card.

Peacemaker allows multiple items of the same type to be sent during a single transfer session. The

. only exception to this is the Business Card transfer function. Only one Business Card can be sent

. during a transfer session.

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With Peacemaker Pro you can send and receive the following file types:

• Appointments

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• Business Cards

• Contacts

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Memos (Notes)

• PDB Files (Database Files)

• Tasks

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. Files

For the latest drivers to support Peacemaker, refer to the following website:

. http://www.compaq.com/support/files/handheldiPAQ/us/index.html

Note: The Peacemaker software is not available on all Companion CDs. The availability of this

. software is based on the SKU purchased. If it is not available with your SKU or if you want to use

. another third-party software program, see the “Other Third-Party Software” section at the end of

. this document.

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Cross-Platform Communications with iPAQ Pocket PCs (cont.)

. Installing Peacemaker Pro

. To install Peacemaker Pro from the iPAQ Pocket PC Companion CD, perform the following steps

. on the desktop:

1. Insert the Companion CD.

2. From the Getting Started screen, select the Enhance Your Pocket PC tab.

Productivity

. 3. Select the ption from the next screen.

4. Scroll down to the Peacemaker application and select the Details button.

5. From this next screen, select Install.

. 6. Select the Run from this Location option.

7. Select Open to Run installation of Peacemaker.

. 8. After the installation is complete on the desktop, click the Setup button.

9. Read the License Agreement and click the I Agree button.

. 10. The ActiveSync Add/Remove Programs application will launch and ask you if you

. want to install Conduits Peacemaker. Click the Yes button.

11. Click on the OK button to complete the installation.

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Cross-Platform Communications with iPAQ Pocket PCs (cont.)

. Sending and Receiving Files

. The following sections detail the steps necessary to send and receive files using Peacemaker Pro.

Appointments

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This section discusses the steps necessary to successfully transfer Appointments from the iPAQ

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Pocket PC to a Palm device.

Sending an Appointment

To send an Appointment from your iPAQ to a Palm-based operating system, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Calendar application on the iPAQ Pocket PC.

. 2. Select the Appointment to send with a tap-and-hold.

3. Select the Peacemaker option from the menu.

. 4. Align the IR ports of the iPAQ Pocket PC and the Palm and tap the Send Data button

. from the Peacemaker application (see the following figure).

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Cross-Platform Communications with iPAQ Pocket PCs (cont.)

. Receiving an Appointment

. To receive an Appointment from a Palm device, follow these steps:

1. On the Palm, go to the Date Book application.

2. On the iPAQ Pocket PC, launch the Peacemaker application

3. Select the Appointment to be sent.

. 4. Select the Beam Event option from the menu.

5. Align the IR ports of the iPAQ and the Palm.

. 6. A Received File dialog box will display on your iPAQ

. figure). Specify a category if you so desire and tap the

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Cross-Platform Communications with iPAQ Pocket PCs (cont.)

. Business Cards

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This section discusses the steps necessary to successfully transfer a business card from the iPAQ

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Pocket PC to a Palm device.

Sending a Business Card

To send a Business Card (also known as exchanging a Business Card) from your iPAQ Pocket PC

to a Palm, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Contacts application on the iPAQ Pocket PC.

2. Select any contact with a tap-and-hold.

3. Select the Card Exchange option from the menu.

. 4. Align the IR ports of the iPAQ Pocket PC and the Palm and tap the Send Data button from the Peacemaker application (see the following figure).

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Note: If you want to change the Business Card that you are sending, tap the Select Card button.

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Cross-Platform Communications with iPAQ Pocket PCs (cont.)

. Receiving a Business Card

. To receive a Business Card from a Palm device, follow these tasks:

1. On the Palm, go to the Address Book application.

2. On the iPAQ Pocket PC, launch the Peacemaker application

3. Select the Business Card to be sent to the iPAQ Pocket

. 4. Select the Beam Business Card option from the menu.

5. Align the IR ports of the iPAQ Pocket PC and the Palm

. 6. A Received File dialog box will display on your iPAQ

. figure). Specify a category if you so desire and tap the

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Cross-Platform Communications with iPAQ Pocket PCs (cont.)

. Contacts

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This section discusses the steps necessary to successfully transfer Contacts from the iPAQ Pocket

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PC to a Palm device.

Sending a Contact

To send a Contact from your iPAQ Pocket PC to a Palm, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Contacts application on the iPAQ Pocket PC.

. 2. Select any contact with a tap-and-hold.

3. Select the Beam Selected option from the menu.

. 4. Align the IR ports of the iPAQ Pocket PC and the Palm and tap the Send Data button

. from the Peacemaker application (see the following figure).

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Cross-Platform Communications with iPAQ Pocket PCs (cont.)

. Receiving a Contact

. To receive a Contact from a Palm device, follow these steps:

1. On the Palm, go to the Address Book application

2. On the iPAQ Pocket PC, launch the Peacemaker

3. Select the Contact to be sent.

. 4. Select the Beam Address option from the menu.

5. Align the IR ports of the iPAQ Pocket PC and the

. 6. A Received File dialog box will display on your

. figure). Specify a category if you so desire and tap

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Cross-Platform Communications with iPAQ Pocket PCs (cont.)

. Memos (Notes)

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This section discusses the steps necessary to successfully transfer Notes from the iPAQ Pocket PC

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to a Palm device.

Sending a Note

To send a Note (also known as a Memo) from your iPAQ Pocket PC to a Palm, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Peacemaker application on the iPAQ Pocket PC.

. 2. Tap the Add File button.

3. Select the Notes (*.PWI) option from the Type drop-down list.

. 4. Select the Note to be sent.

5. Align the IR ports of the iPAQ Pocket PC and the Palm and tap the Send Data button

. from the Peacemaker application (see the following figure).

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Cross-Platform Communications with iPAQ Pocket PCs (cont.)

. Receiving a Memo

. To receive a Memo from a Palm device, follow these tasks:

1. On the Palm, go to the Memo Pad application.

2. On the iPAQ Pocket PC, launch the Peacemaker

3. Select the Memo to be sent.

. 4. Select the Beam Memo option from the menu.

5. Align the IR ports of the iPAQ Pocket PC and

. 6. A Received File dialog box will display on your

. figure). Specify a category if you so desire and

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Cross-Platform Communications with iPAQ Pocket PCs (cont.)

. PDB Files (Database Files)

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This section discusses the steps necessary to successfully transfer PDB files from the iPAQ Pocket

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PC to a Palm device.

Sending a PDB File

To send a PDB File from your iPAQ Pocket PC to a Palm, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Peacemaker application on the iPAQ Pocket PC.

. 2. Tap the Add File button.

3. To send a PRC file, select the PDB Files (*.PDB) option from the Type drop-down list

and select the file to be sent.

4. Align the IR ports of the iPAQ Pocket PC and the Palm and tap the Send Data button from the Peacemaker application.

Receiving a PDB File

To receive a file from a Palm device, follow these steps:

1. On the Palm, go to the PDB File.

2. On the iPAQ Pocket PC, launch the Peacemaker application.

. 3. Select the PDB File to be sent.

4. Select the Beam File option from the menu.

5. Align the IR ports of the iPAQ Pocket PC and the Palm.

. 6. A Received File dialog box will display on your iPAQ Pocket PC. Specify a category if

. you so desire and tap the Yes button.

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Cross-Platform Communications with iPAQ Pocket PCs (cont.)

. Tasks

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This section discusses the steps necessary to successfully transfer Tasks from the iPAQ Pocket PC

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to a Palm device.

Sending a Task

To send a Task from your iPAQ Pocket PC to a Palm, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Tasks application on the iPAQ Pocket PC.

. 2. Select the Task you want to send with a tap-and-hold.

3. Select the Peacemaker option from the menu.

. 4. Align the IR ports of the iPAQ Pocket PC and the Palm and tap the Send Data button

. from the Peacemaker application (see the following figure).

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Cross-Platform Communications with iPAQ Pocket PCs (cont.)

. Receiving a Task

. To receive a Task from a Palm device, follow these steps:

1. On the Palm, go to the To Do application.

2. On the iPAQ Pocket PC, launch the Peacemaker application.

3. Select the To Do item to be sent.

. 4. Select the Beam Item option from the menu.

5. Align the IR ports of the iPAQ Pocket PC and the Palm.

. 6. A Received File dialog box will display on your iPAQ Pocket PC (see the following

. figure below). Specify a category if you so desire and tap the Yes button.

.

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Files

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Peacemaker allows you to send a variety of other file types from your iPAQ Pocket PC to a Palm

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device. These include:

• Pocket Word Files

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• Text Files

• PRC Files

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Cross-Platform Communications with iPAQ Pocket PCs (cont.)

. Sending a File

. To send a File from your iPAQ Pocket PC to a Palm, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Peacemaker application on the iPAQ Pocket PC.

. 2. Tap the Add File button.

3. To send a Pocket Word file, select the Pocket Word (*.PSW)

. drop down-list and select the file to be sent.

4. To send a Text file, select the Text Files (*.TXT) option from

and select the file to be sent.

5. To send a JPG file, select the JPG Files (*.JPG) option from

. and select the file to be sent.

6. To send a PRC file, select the PRC Files (*.PRC) option from

. list and select the file to be sent.

7. Align the IR ports of the iPAQ Pocket PC and the Palm and

from the Peacemaker application (see the following figure).

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O T -P S

. THER HIRD ARTY OFTWARE

Other third-party applications allow cross-platform file transfer between iPAQ Pocket PCs and

. Palm-based devices using the infrared technology. The following sections discuss some of the

. programs available. For instructions on how to use these software applications, refer to the

. accompanying websites.

Address Beam

. This application is limited in that it only has the capability to send address cards between an iPAQ

. Pocket PC and a Palm OS-based device. The software has to be installed on both devices. For

. more information, visit:

. http://www.palmix.itil.com/newpalmix/products/addrbeam_home.htm

Bsquare EZBeam

. EZBeam provides a way to quickly exchange electronic business cards, set up appointments, and

. exchange note files with colleagues who own Palm devices. For more information, visit:

http://www.bsquare.com/

Palm@Hand

. This application allows you to send and receive information between Palm and Windows CE. It

. allows you to select what information is sent (such as work or home information. Palm@Hand is

. designed for the Palm-size PCs but it also works on the Pocket PCs. For more information, visit:

.

http://home.netcom.com/~johnmcd/techathand/index.htm

SyncTalk 2.0

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This application allows you to send and receive information such as contacts, appointments, and

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memos, as well as other information, between Pocket PC devices and Palm devices. It offers the

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most from the applications mentioned in this section. For more information, visit:

http://synctalk.com

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