Direct PC integration

[JohnnyUK]

Hey all,
I'm new here, but I've been lurking for a fair while (and I've been using the realVGA rom on my HTC universal for about a year - you guys do an astounding job). I've just formatted my PC and gone through the typical process of syncing my mobile, getting all the contacts in outlook and the like.

Then it struck me - wouldn't it be pretty useful to use your phone directly from outlook while it's charging in its dock? Is there any program (or standard option in outlook - I'm buggered if I can see it :P) that lets you make a call directly through your mobile, but obviously letting you use the PC microphone and speakers?

[The Reaper]

Try THIS (http://www.bluetoothshareware.com/bluetooth_pc_dialer.asp) to make a call from from the PC while the pda is cradeled with the comp.

You can also try SOTI (http://www.soti.net/) pocket controller pro to remotely manage the PDA from the comp. So you can make a call, send SMS's, make registry changes etc...

Note: you'll not be able to you use the PC microphone and speakers for making and receiving calls, you'll need a bluetooth headset, but i think its close enough to what you want to try...

[JohnnyUK]

Cheers, that's pretty close - though I'll have to get a headset for it. I find a real shame (and quite an oversight) that this isn't already integrated with outlook or activesync (or windows sync centre or whatever it's called now :P)

I also saw someone trying to do something similar in a thread on here with an outlook macro but it's not for working for me. Perhaps it's because I'm on office 2007 or vista? I have to say, I'm sorely tempted to code something like this myself, though I've no idea where to start with activesync libraries. Are there any common resources as such?