The HotSync app on the pilot has a time-out feature that can be turned off. Start the HotSync app and simultaneously hold the up and down buttons, then tap in the upper-right corner of the screen. A pop-up message will say "Developer's Backdoor: DLServer Wait Forever is ON". I believe that this feature turns off after the next HotSync.

Backdoor #2 is similar: Start the HotSync app and simultaneously hold the up and down buttons, then tap in the lower-right corner of the screen. You'll see a list of some low-level communication values and statistics.

Thanks to Tom E. Bridgman for these two tips.

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