Michael Sprague near Asheville, North Carolina

    • pocket pc

    by michael

    I have put together a couple of Pocket PC articles.

    I got started with Pocket PC’s (and PDA’s in general) with a Compaq Aero 1550 that had the Pocket PC 2000 operating system. It was great having my contacts and calendar with me at all times. That device proved to me that I would benefit from an upgrade in hardware. When the new Pocket PC 2002 devices started shipping I picked up an AudioVox Maestro at the local office supply store.

    My favorite Pocket PC resource? pocketpcthoughts.com
    Do you have a GPS receiver? geocaching.com
    A great GPS resource? gpspassion.com

    I’ve now got an Axim X50v. What an upgrade from the Maestro! More updates forthcoming.

    Axim X50v Setup:

    Software
    Resco Explorer 2005 File explorer, zip utility, registry editor
    WebIS Pocket Informant 2005 Pocket Outlook replacement
    WebIS Mail 2 Full featured e-mail client
    Spb Pocket Plus Miscellaneous utilities
    Resco Picture Viewer Image viewer and editor
    iNav iGuidance GPS road navigation
    OnCourse Navigator GPS road navigation
    TranCreative WordBook Dictionary
    Textware Solutions Fitaly Software keyboard optomized for pen based input
    SBSH.net PocketWeather Weather forecast today plug-in
    Tillanosoft PocketNotepad Text editor
    GarishKernels Egress RSS news reader with enclosure support
    MomidiSoft BtnPlus Button mapping utility
    TCPMP The Core Pocket Media Player
    SBSH.net PocketBreeze Calendar and task view today plug-in
    Spb Imageer Image viewer and editor
    Two Peaks FlexWallet 2005 Encrypted data storage
    Vito Navigator II GPS waypoint navigation (for geocaching)
    WIMR? (Where is my RAM?) Utility for finding what files are using up the most memory
    Softick Card Export II Emulates standard USB Mass Storage device
    monoCube SafeMode Provides emergency recovery capability on Soft Reset
     

    Hardware
    Dell Axim X50v
    Dell Bluetooth Executive Keyboard
    Viking 512MB SD card
    Globalsat BT-338 Bluetooth GPS Receiver
    The Clip Vent Mount
    Sena Leather Case w/ Clip