What's in my Pocket?
When I first started using Pocket PCs, I spent many happy hours looking for and dinking around with software. Over the last couple of years, I've probably installed and uninstalled hundreds of applications to my Pocket PCs. Sometimes, I've hunted for software that performed really specific functions just to see if it existed! I really enjoy discovering and playing with new software.
There are several applications that I consider absolute keepers and I have installed them to all my Pocket PCs. I thought you might like to know what my favorite software is and what's installed in my Pocket.
So what about you? What are your "must have" applications? Leave a comment and let me know what I left out.
There are several applications that I consider absolute keepers and I have installed them to all my Pocket PCs. I thought you might like to know what my favorite software is and what's installed in my Pocket.
So what about you? What are your "must have" applications? Leave a comment and let me know what I left out.
| Total Commander Total Commander is my file management software of choice. You might want to check out the article I wrote a few months ago entitled, "Take Charge of Your Files." In a nutshell.....Total Commander allows me easy navigation to all the files on my pocket pcs, lets me search and open files on my networked computers, allows me to tweak the Pocket PC's registry, and do so many other things. SKTools I recommend this software to users all the time. SKTools is a comprehensive utility software that keeps my Pocket PCs clean and running well! SKTools facilitates file, system and registry cleanup and maintenance, provides information about system processes, enables system database review and common registry tweaks, and provides storage card tools and many other features and tools. You really should download the trial version and check it out for yourself. The developer of SKTools releases frequent updates of this software that are free of charge to customers who have already purchased the software....a good investment in my book! Opera Mobile Browser If you haven't figured it out yet, the pocket version of Internet Explorer is very weak. I am not able to perform basic functions, such as using my web based email or posting replies to some of the Pocket PC forums I frequent, when I use Pocket Internet Explorer. Opera allows me to do everything I wish to do on my Pocket PC when I surf the web. Agenda Fusion After messing around with an inferior PIM, I looked at Agenda Fusion and Pocket Informant - thinking I would download trial versions of both and try them out. I tried Agenda Fusion first and liked it so much I decided to keep it! It's got so many great features and allows me much more flexibility with my PIM data than the PIM applications that come pre-installed on the Pocket PCs. It's also nice because I can add and delete Categories (something that can drive you crazy when using the installed Contacts application). Magic Button by Trancreative If you haven't noticed already, most applications do not get closed when you tap the X at the top right hand side of your Pocket PC. Instead the applications are minimized, and they continue to run in the background taking up scarce Pocket PC resources. Having several applications running in the background can greatly degrade your Pocket PC's performance and could eventually lock up the Pocket PC. With Magic Button installed on the Pocket PC, tapping the X now closes the application and frees up my Pocket PC's memory for other uses. A really great, free application! ListPro by Ilium Software Without a doubt, ListPro is my most used application. I also use the desktop version extensively and love that I can synch my desktop version to my Pocket PC version. ListPro helps me keep track of my students, my family & friends, my inventory of books (those I've read, want to read or just check out), CDs, login and password information, trivia and just about anything else I want or need to carry around with me. I've recently jumped on the "Getting Things Done" band wagon, and I use Listpro to keep track of my Inbox, Projects and all of my 43 folders. ListPro is extremely versatile, and it's uses are practically unlimited! I think of new uses for it just about everyday! PHM RegEdit Now, I'm not a hack when it comes to Pocket PCs, and I don't usually make changes to my Pocket PC's registry, but I enjoy looking through it and doing so has really helped me learn more about how Pocket PCs work. I think most registry hacks are best left to the experts, and some of the options I can set in SKTOOLS are nothing more than glorified registry hacks. TCPMP / CorePlayer Pocket PCs come with a mobile version of Windows Media Player already installed, but this version of WMP is only able to accommodate Windows Media Audio (WMA), Windows Media Video (WMV), and MP3 file formats. TCPMP is by far the most versatile media player you can get on a Pocket PC. TCPMP is the freeware version, and CorePlayer is the commercial version. If you decide to usa TCPMP, be sure to download all the Codecs displayed on the link below or else you won't get the full functionality of it. Or you could go with CorePlayer, the commercial version, which provides a better user interface than the freeware version, but may not provide the full functionality of TCPMP. You can find these players by tapping these links: NullKeyboard by Beemer I often navigate to screens to view information and get annoyed when the onboard keyboard pops up and blocks my view. This free software, with its small signature, solves that problem nicely! Mighty Sync Okay, so Mighty Sync doesn't run on the Pocket PC, but on the desktop....As you know, ActiveSync will only sync documents to the "My Documents" folder on the Pocket PC's main memory. In the interest of keeping main memory as free as possible, I prefer to sync documents to my storage cards. Mighty Sync does a great job syncing individual files and entire subdirectories directly to my storage cards. What great applications are "must haves" for your Pocket PC? Tell me what I am missing....
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I want to connect the HW6945 to my car stereoto listenm to the MP3 that I saved, my car stereo has the connection already, do u know where I csan buy the cable to connect them?
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A friend uses the Belkin Tunecast to connect her Pocket PC and car sound system. I don't have one, so I can not share first hand knowledge of it, but I've seen it at the local big box variety store and it does not cost much. I'll probably get one for myself to see how it works. ~julie
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Oh, where to start! Mobipocket and Vade Mecum for book reading (if you are migrating from a Palm, you need that one.)
Astraware just released an excellent solitaire game that was well worth $10.
I use WiFiFoFum to search for open WiFi. PocketRAR handles Zip files. Still looking for a good PDF reader other than Pocket XPDF. I hated Acrobat Reader for the Palm and fear the Pocket PC version is not much better.
The native calculators on both Palm and Pocket PC are awful (no scientific functions); PlusCalc is probably best for most users who need sci, though I have Emu48 for HP calculator users.
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Thanks for sharing your favorite applications! Here are some links for the readers:
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Hi Julie. I love your sites here.
I am too using TCPMP, Opera and Magic Button. Everytime I change my Pocket PC I always use those. I also love application from SPB, such as SPB Mobile Tool, SPB Keyboard etc. Have you try one of those? What do you think?
TIA,
Welly
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