Pocket PC Thoughts: Keeping in Touch: Sunnysoft Contacts 1.0

Introduction
Near the middle of July, Sunnysoft contacted us to let us know that they were about to release a new Contacts application. Intrigued, I picked up a copy and started playing with it, off and on, over the last couple of weeks while out camping with the family. Since this is a compact, uncomplicated application, I thought I'd put together a quick overview of its major features.

EDIT -- (DRT) I just got notified that Sunnysoft has released version 1.1. This new version includes:

Vcard, Video call and speed dial support;

Hardware keyboard support;

Sorted Menu (sent and received items...)

Possibility to save a phone number from calls history to a list of contacts
Installation
Sunnysoft typically provides its applications as a desktop-installed .EXE file which uses Activesync to install on the PPC. The actual installation is straightforward, but unfortunately registration is not. Their registration procedure is a bit involved, using Activation codes and Registration IDs which are provided by contacting their web site. Even getting the codes directly from the Sunnysoft staff as we did, there was confusion (at least on my part) as to which one was which, and where they should be used.

Setting It Up
Once you get it installed, you must run Sunnysoft Contacts from the Programs menu for the first time. After that, you can use the Options selection from the Menu (right soft key) to configure it as the replacement for WM's Contacts application, and as the default when the 'Call' button is pushed (on a WM Phone Edition unit).


Figure 1: Configuring Sunnysoft Contacts to take over the Contacts function in your PDA/phone.

One of the neat additions I noticed for this app is that, if you are running this on a WM Phone edition, it integrates the contacts information from the SIM card as well. Thus, you can add and modify SIM contacts directly from the same application.

Also available in the Options menu are parameters for customizing the look and feel of the application.


Figure 2: Changing the skin of the application.


Figure 3: Configuring the quick access buttons which are included for each of the entries. Even though all are selected, they will only show up if there is an entry defined for them.

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