TamsPPC - the PocketPC Blog

HP’s ipaq h5450 is said to have problems with its sync connector eventually stopping to work. Since these machines are pretty old, sending them in for repair probably isn’t very effective - but BITZ to the rescue! This blog has a very interesting repair guide online:
http://hindesite.wordpress.com/articles/ipaq-h5450-connector-replacement/

This repair guide is very detailed and also contains quite a few cool pictures of the innards of the h5450 - well done, cool pictures(not only for h5450 owners!)…

Ball and board games have been popular for ages - Palm OS users currently get their JezzBall port, and PocketPC users have SPB’s Xonix II. The idea behind Xonix is simple - but can it stack up?

The idea behind Xonix 2 is that parts of the board are ‘cut off’ with a ‘laser beam’. If the cut-out area is free of enemies, the area is closed. You can proceed from level to level by filling a defined portion of the board:

Xonix 2 contains a variety of enemies that behave differently - it also contains a few popups that modify the game’s behaviour:

This review looked at Xonix 2 Version 1.1 on a hp ipaq rx4240, it was extremely stable in the review time. The game needs about 2MB of RAM and can be installed onto a memory card easily.

Overall, Xonix 2 is simple and great fun. Understanding the rules literally takes seconds - this makes the app ideally suited for parties. If you like the game’s concept, get it now…you will not be disappointed! The price of 9.95$ is more than justified!