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Good call on using Drupal!

Yes, Drupal gives us the power to have forums, blogs, archives, awards, tips and how-to's, Encyclopedia of Software and Accessories, device specs, etc all under one "roof".  It has taken us longer than we had hoped but Blogs, forums, and archives are now "done" and the rest should be downhill.

i'm a novice user - but why is the term "Pocket PC" still used when we apparently should all be referring to "Windows Mobile" plus the appropriate edition.  it is confusing.

PocketPC is still used to refer to a style of device - a touchscreen WM device that does not have phone functions. It is a form factor that is harder to find but is still alive and kicking as evidenced by the release of the HP 1xx and 2xx model lines. There are also a number of older PPC models that are still in active use: the Dell x51, HP 4700, and Toshiba e800 lines are good examples. There remains a distinct segment of users (like myself) who prefer a larger-screened PPC that has online access through phone tethering to a smaller-screened converged device. Hopefully we will continue to be served by the release of new PPC models even though the number of makers of PPCs reduces. So while PocketPC has been changed to WM for the OS naming, PocketPC remains an active category in the area of WM device types that are being produced.

That, and if the magazine changed its name as frequently as Microsoft renamed its OS, the publisher would be driven into backruptcy by the cost of design and layout changes. I may have lost count, but I do believe that Microsoft is on its fifth set of mobile OS naming conventions since I acquired my first Philips Nino many moons ago.

I can't begin to tell you how much hassle Microsoft's name changing is, trying to communicate clearly. LOTS of folks still think of touchscreen devices as "Pocket PC's" and "Smartphones" as non-touch devices, which is what they were call up until 2006. I won't go into all the combinations and permutations but it is confusing and misleading to some, no matter.

We've found the simplest way is to talk about touchscreen and non-touchscreen devices.