PIM Backup application (v2.8)

The PIM backup application is a tool that allows to backup/restore personal information stored on windows mobile based pocket devices such as:

- backup/restore appointments
- backup/restore call logs
- backup/restore contacts
- backup/restore messages (SMS, Mails, …) NEW !!!
- backup/restore speed dials
- backup/restore tasks
- backup/restore custom files

The backup is totally independent of the version of Windows Mobile running on the device and independent of the device itself. The backup is also independent of the language used on the device. You can easily backup on a Chinese device and restore in a German one.

There are two kinds of backups. The binary based backup has been implemented in order to have a backup/restore process which is fast and more reliable, the disadvantage being that the backup contents cannot be easily modified or viewed.

The text based backup has been implemented in order to see/edit the contents on a pc for instance.

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BACKUP:
Never lose the stuff on your phone again! Your contacts, text messages, photos, videos, calls, & voicemail – automatically uploaded to your private Dashwire web account, backed-up, & easy to interact with.

SHARE:
Connect your mobile and social worlds! Automatically upload your photos, videos, and status to share with the people you care about and the social sites you use to stay connected with them.

MANAGE:
Spend less time setting-up your phone and more time actually using it. Dashwire helps you configure your phone online, and when ready to change phones, automatically transfer contacts and settings from one phone to the next.

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Requirement: You need a file explorer like FExplorer which you can download from here.

How to Unlock MMC card:

Method 1:

1. Insert card into your phone but don’t access it through phone.
2. Run FExplorer and Open the path C:\system.
3. You will find a file called mmcstore ,rename the file mmcstore.txt
4. Copy that file(mmcstore.txt) to your pc and open that file in notepad.
5. You will find your password in that file.

Method 2:

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Unyverse Contacts

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Description:
Ultimate Contacts manager, import, backup, edit your phone contacts on the web and sync them on your phone

Price:Free
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Introducing Plaxo for Windows Mobile.Plaxo for Windows Mobile brings the power of your Plaxo smart address book to your Windows Mobile phone.Now, you can sync your contacts and calendar back and forth between your Windows Mobile phone and Plaxo. Synchronize cradled to your computer or over-the-air — the choice is yours.

Plaxo for Windows Mobile is part of the Plaxo Premium suite. Subscribers also get a contacts and calendar deduper, LinkedIn sync, automated address book recovery, unlimited eCards and more. If you’re not already a member, try it free for 30 days.

Eltima is known for developing perfect Macintosh applications. This time it’s SyncMate 1.0beta - a tool to synchronize your Mac with your mobile phone.You can synchronize Windows Mobile 5 or 6 (Standart, Classic, Professional) with Mac OS 10.4 and higher.

The program is easy-to-use and has numerous handy features:

- Install applications to your mobile phone;

- Synchronize Favorites, Contacts, Calendar and Notes with their analogs Bookmarks, Address Book, iCal and Stickies accordingly;

- Get information about the device (OS, memory status, alarms, battery state, etc.), view memory status diagram;

- Manage SMS (Inbox and Outbox, drafts, sent and deleted messages);

- Keep track of what was done by SyncMate with actions log.

SyncMate has also a built-in converter so you can compress video to MPEG4, and ability to resize your images while copying.

Did I mention it’s a freeware? Oh, yes, it’s fully functional with no limits and totally free!

So, download it, test it and don’t forget this is beta version.

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I actually did lose my cell phone 6 months ago. I had 280 contacts/phone numbers in there and they were NOT backed up. To this day, I hate the kid that found my phone and called me to rub it in refusing to return the phone. Needless to say, I lost everything.

While I cannot blame that kid, I can blame my stupidity. Why on earth would I not back up data that I rely on? My PC’s all have independent backups, why not the phone? Ugh!!

So, here we are. I have a new phone and it’s still not backed up. Laziness right?

Time to change that, a blog named Friedbeef points to ZYB.com and that is actually what I chose to use. Here is their pitch and then I will go into other alternatives:

Store your mobiles phone numbers, calendar and SMS safely with ZYB. Sign up now, and get a copy of your precious mobile content right here on zyb.com, so you’ll never lose it, even if you lose your phone.

It’s easy, it’s fast and it’s free! Sign up now or see our movie about ZYB.

If you are not happy with ZYB, which is now my favorite, try these alternatives:

• Backup Assistant: If you use Verizon, they will back up your data for $1.99/month.
• BitPim: BitPim is a program that allows you to view and manipulate data on many CDMA phones from LG, Samsung, Sanyo and other manufacturers. This includes the PhoneBook, Calendar, WallPapers, RingTones (functionality varies by phone) and the Filesystem for most Qualcomm CDMA chipset based phones.
• ATT/Cingular Mobile Backup: **COMING SOON** AT&T Mobile Backup is an application that runs on your phone. After completing setup, the application is set to automatically back up your contacts to a secure server on a weekly basis.
• Cellstick: ($40) You almost have to see this to understand it. Basically, your contacts and other data are saved to a USB that you can backup anywhere (if the USB weren’t enough backup).

If you guys have something better, please let us know in the comments.

Sources: Friedbeef for ZYB