Hi John
I used PHD's method for drift aligning after getting a rough alilgnment first. Its pretty quick and I got good results.
Also this link has been posted on some threads before and covers a number of methods
http://njstargazer.org/PolarAlignment.asp
I also practised using Petes Astrophotography simulator early on as drift alignment is tricksy first time out.
I live in Sydney and gave up on using the polar scope really early on as with the LP where I am I didnt have a hope.
Drift alignment (either manual or using software like EQalign or PHD or many others come to think of it is the way to go) is the way to go though by all accounts the synscan functionality in the handset for the mount once the software is updated should sort you out.