I’d just like to ask everyone to take a moment to thank Microsoft for removing the remote synchronisation option from Activesync 4.x and Windows Mobile 5.

Oh, wait… I forgot my <sarcasm></sarcasm> tags… whoops.

Apparently this bit of functionality was removed at the behest of big corporations, who are/were of the opinion that it was a security risk (yet Bluetooth is still allowed?).

Instead of doing something sensible, like say adding a Group Policy setting in Windows. Microsoft took the easy option of just nuking the entire bit of functionality.

So, instead of being able to walk around the house and have podcasts and email automaticly synced every few minutes, I have to go and put my PDA into its cradle to sync.

It also means I can’t sync while travelling, which is also a tad annoying.

Other things I now can’t do are use Skype on my PDA and switch between docked and undocked mode during calls (since it disables the wireless when docked) — which makes it a little difficult to use it as a VoIP phone.