Awhile ago, I bought a HTC Shift UMPC. Initially I was buying one for an american friend of mine, it was not released out in the US at the time (although this may have now changed). So I bought one for him at Tottenham Court Rd in London. Of course, me being me, I had to check it out for myself. It's quite wonderful, so I had to get one.
Moving forward a month or so, I have found the WinMo side of things rather restrictive. If you are not familiar with the HTC shift, it has the Windows Mobile OS (via SnapVue) and also Vista. Vista drains battery like there's no tomorrow, so when I am up and about I switch to SnapVue. I think the reason for the lock down on WinMo is because of licensing issues. So there are no wifi options to tap into, you cannot change the Today screen and you cannot install any applications. This is where I stumbled upon the "Liberate your HTC Shift!" site which I would like to share:
http://www.modaco.com/content/windows-mobile-news/266537/liberate-your-htc-shift/
After liberating your beloved device, you can then start installing some CABs which the author has also kindly included. The Office Mobile one is quite handy. Anyway, enjoy the freedom!
Lu
Would you like to guest post this : sb :)