Editor's note: From this issue on we will be incorporating the organizational structure used in our How-To Guide in the Tips and Tricks section of Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine. STARTING tips provide the kind of information a brand new Windows Mobile user might need. LEARNING tips focus on the building blocks you need to know, like how to sync data, install apps, and change the way your device looks and functions. USING tips explore the built-in apps and show you how to get more out of them. MASTERING tips show you how to enhance the capabilities of your device, use its wireless capabilities, and much more.
LEARNING
General tips on saving memory
Here are some memory-saving tips from some of our experts' posts in the Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine blogs from 5/1-5/2/07 (http://www.smartphonemag.com/blogs) (Check our blog site at the first of each month for in-depth treatment of a topic. More memory-saving tips can be found in the May 1 blog entries):
Conserving and utilizing RAM
- Do a soft reset every so often to quickly free up your device's resources.
- Go to Start > Settings >Systems tab >Memory >Running Programs (Smartphones: Use Task Manager in the Start menu or in a related folder there) and stop any programs that you don't want to be running. Note that you can also use third-party programs like Magic Button (http://www.trancreative.com) for more convenient access to program-closing options.
Conserving and utilizing flash ROM
- Uninstall old applications that you don't use.
- Delete large files that you don't need (see the tip on conserving memory under USING).
- Install as many applications as possible on a storage card (such as games, e-mail attachments, music, pictures, etc.), saving your ROM memory for Today screen plug-ins, personal information managers, and any application that you want to launch from your hardware keys.
- Clean out your Temporary Internet files. Open Internet Explorer, go to Tools >Options >Memory tab, and tap the Delete Files button (Smartphones: Go to Menu >Options >Memory). If you want to manually delete certain temporary files, open File Explorer and navigate to My Device\Windows\Profiles\guest\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5. You can also use third-party programs like SKTools (http://www.s-k-tools.com) that will do this and many other maintenance tasks.
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