microsoft my phone

We are in the age of PocketPCs, a time when the phone has become an indispensable part of our lives. The phone keeps our schedule, keeps us in touch with work and friends, and holds priceless pictures. The PocketPC is one of the most important tools many of use on a daily basis, but what would happen if we lost it or it got stolen?

There is a free service (at least for now) from Microsoft called MyPhone that give your phone sync capabilities similar to those of a Microsoft Exchange server. MyPhone will wirelessly sync contacts, calendar, appointments, photos, and other information stored on your phone.

If you have a relatively new PocketPC you will find usually find this little app under the Tools section of your phone. MyPhone seems to be constantly updating so when you first run it you will most likely have to update the software from what is currently on your phone and then allow a reboot. Once it is up and running you will need to configure it the way you want it to work.

I only use MyPhone to save text messages and files. It has the ability to do so much more but since I have Microsoft Exchange I do not need to use those functions. You will be tempted to want to save all your pictures with this function, but I don't recommend it unless you are on wifi and charging. Also, at the time of this article MyPhone is only allowing 200mb of information to be saved on the cloud server. Obviously, 200mb is not a lot of space so I limit it to my text messages and a few file I wish to always have access to. If all you care about is pictures feel free to sync those as well but be prepared to wait a long time waiting for them to sync, and in the process using up all your space on the server.

One good rumor I have recently heard is that Microsoft will be increasing MyPhone storage to 2gb which will allow you to store almost what ever you need. This extra storage will be a huge addition to the service, and I may start saving other types of files as well. The issue you always have to keep in the forefront with this service is that when it is syncing it is using a lot of battery life and slowing down you phone. A best practice would be to have it set to auto sync sometime when you know it will be both plugged in and have a good signal or be on wifi.

There are not a lot of great free tools that fly out the door from Microsoft so make sure you enjoy this one. Not everyone has the ability to constantly save their information on an exchange server, and even those who do can not presently save text messages. Get the most out of your phone and make sure to use MyPhone from Microsoft.

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