Comments on: Beginner’s Guide To Pocket PC - Part III http://www.etenblog.com/2007/12/15/beginner%e2%80%99s-guide-to-pocket-pc-part-iii/ Making Windows Mobile Life Better Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:03:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Pony99CA http://www.etenblog.com/2007/12/15/beginner%e2%80%99s-guide-to-pocket-pc-part-iii/#comment-1280 Pony99CA Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:32:50 +0000 http://www.etenblog.com/2007/12/15/beginner%e2%80%99s-guide-to-pocket-pc-part-iii/#comment-1280 If you just want to read text, Word Mobile should handle that fine assuming you have either a Smartphone (Standard) device running WM 6 or any Pocket PC (Classic or Professional) device. If you want Plucker, they do have a Windows Mobile viewer listed on the <a href="http://www.plkr.org/download/windows">Plucker Windows download page</a>. I assume that you still have to run the distiller on your PC, though. If you just want to read text, Word Mobile should handle that fine assuming you have either a Smartphone (Standard) device running WM 6 or any Pocket PC (Classic or Professional) device.

If you want Plucker, they do have a Windows Mobile viewer listed on the Plucker Windows download page. I assume that you still have to run the distiller on your PC, though.

]]> By: Carsten http://www.etenblog.com/2007/12/15/beginner%e2%80%99s-guide-to-pocket-pc-part-iii/#comment-1275 Carsten Wed, 19 Dec 2007 02:41:00 +0000 http://www.etenblog.com/2007/12/15/beginner%e2%80%99s-guide-to-pocket-pc-part-iii/#comment-1275 ok, thanks for the quick replies. Guess I'll take it as a challenge to improve my Chinese reading skills. Actually, Plucker is kind of an off-line Web reader, but can also display txt, which in my view is the best format for ebooks (much better than pdf which layout preservation is not at all great for comfortable reading on varying devices). Pluckrs configurability makes it the best ebook reader I know. ok, thanks for the quick replies. Guess I’ll take it as a challenge to improve my Chinese reading skills.

Actually, Plucker is kind of an off-line Web reader, but can also display txt, which in my view is the best format for ebooks (much better than pdf which layout preservation is not at all great for comfortable reading on varying devices). Pluckrs configurability makes it the best ebook reader I know.

]]> By: Tariq Bamadhaj http://www.etenblog.com/2007/12/15/beginner%e2%80%99s-guide-to-pocket-pc-part-iii/#comment-1274 Tariq Bamadhaj Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:53:08 +0000 http://www.etenblog.com/2007/12/15/beginner%e2%80%99s-guide-to-pocket-pc-part-iii/#comment-1274 Hi Carsten Like what Pony99CA mention, you can't change it so easily and each manufacturer has their own method of doing so. Since this is not Eten-related, I am not too familiar with it though I have done my share of language changes with Dopod so it is possible. Hi Carsten

Like what Pony99CA mention, you can’t change it so easily and each manufacturer has their own method of doing so. Since this is not Eten-related, I am not too familiar with it though I have done my share of language changes with Dopod so it is possible.

]]> By: Tariq Bamadhaj http://www.etenblog.com/2007/12/15/beginner%e2%80%99s-guide-to-pocket-pc-part-iii/#comment-1272 Tariq Bamadhaj Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:48:59 +0000 http://www.etenblog.com/2007/12/15/beginner%e2%80%99s-guide-to-pocket-pc-part-iii/#comment-1272 Hi Pony99CA Thanks for pointing this out. I always thought it was the other way round but thanks for correcting me. Hi Pony99CA

Thanks for pointing this out. I always thought it was the other way round but thanks for correcting me.

]]> By: Pony99CA http://www.etenblog.com/2007/12/15/beginner%e2%80%99s-guide-to-pocket-pc-part-iii/#comment-1269 Pony99CA Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:07:51 +0000 http://www.etenblog.com/2007/12/15/beginner%e2%80%99s-guide-to-pocket-pc-part-iii/#comment-1269 Some people have changed languages on their devices, but it takes quite a bit of hacking and you need the ROM image for the same device in that language. The language is in ROM, so I doubt another UI/skin would help. As for Plucker, I thought that was more of an RSS reader (and maybe an off-line Web page reader) than an eBook reader. There are free RSS readers available for Windows Mobile (did I miss them in the original article, or weren't they listed?) and I think there are also free eBook readers available. Some people have changed languages on their devices, but it takes quite a bit of hacking and you need the ROM image for the same device in that language. The language is in ROM, so I doubt another UI/skin would help.

As for Plucker, I thought that was more of an RSS reader (and maybe an off-line Web page reader) than an eBook reader. There are free RSS readers available for Windows Mobile (did I miss them in the original article, or weren’t they listed?) and I think there are also free eBook readers available.

]]> By: Carsten http://www.etenblog.com/2007/12/15/beginner%e2%80%99s-guide-to-pocket-pc-part-iii/#comment-1268 Carsten Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:58:29 +0000 http://www.etenblog.com/2007/12/15/beginner%e2%80%99s-guide-to-pocket-pc-part-iii/#comment-1268 Hi Eten, thanks for this great post. I'm a newbie to PowerPC and this was exactly what I've been looking for. Great low-cost software. My former device was a Palm, and I'm a bit overwhelmed by the complexity of the PowerPC. What makes it even more difficult is that my device is a gift of my company, and, since I'm working in China for a Chinese company it is all in Chinese! It is really bad that is it impossible to change the language of the device (Dopod D600). I know there are alternative interfaces to PocketPC. Do you think using one of them might help? What I'm missing in your list is a txt e-book reader such as <a href="http://www.plkr.org/">Plucker</a>. Together with a Firefox plugin, I can easily transfer Web pages to my device and read them offline. There seems to be a PocketPC reader for Plucker, I will check it out. Thanks again, Carsten Hi Eten, thanks for this great post. I’m a newbie to PowerPC and this was exactly what I’ve been looking for. Great low-cost software.

My former device was a Palm, and I’m a bit overwhelmed by the complexity of the PowerPC. What makes it even more difficult is that my device is a gift of my company, and, since I’m working in China for a Chinese company it is all in Chinese! It is really bad that is it impossible to change the language of the device (Dopod D600). I know there are alternative interfaces to PocketPC. Do you think using one of them might help?

What I’m missing in your list is a txt e-book reader such as Plucker. Together with a Firefox plugin, I can easily transfer Web pages to my device and read them offline. There seems to be a PocketPC reader for Plucker, I will check it out.

Thanks again, Carsten

]]> By: Pony99CA http://www.etenblog.com/2007/12/15/beginner%e2%80%99s-guide-to-pocket-pc-part-iii/#comment-1261 Pony99CA Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:45:10 +0000 http://www.etenblog.com/2007/12/15/beginner%e2%80%99s-guide-to-pocket-pc-part-iii/#comment-1261 WiFiFoFum does <b>not</b> show you the positions of access points according to the <a href="http://www.aspecto-software.com/rw/applications/wififofum/faq/index.html" title="WiFiFoFum FAQ">WiFiFoFum FAQ</a>. Here's what it says: <blockquote cite="http://www.aspecto-software.com/rw/applications/wififofum/faq/index.html"><b>Q: Radar doesnt seem to show correct position!</b> A: The radar just displays the access point on the radar closer to the centre the stronger the signal. They are laid out in 20 degree increments clockwise from 90 degrees. </blockquote> So moving in the direction of an access point on the display isn't guaranteed to get you a better connection. WiFiFoFum does not show you the positions of access points according to the WiFiFoFum FAQ. Here’s what it says:

Q: Radar doesnt seem to show correct position!

A: The radar just displays the access point on the radar closer to the centre the stronger the signal. They are laid out in 20 degree increments clockwise from 90 degrees.

So moving in the direction of an access point on the display isn’t guaranteed to get you a better connection.

]]> By: Beginner’s Guide To Pocket PC - Part III · Pocket PC News and Reviews http://www.etenblog.com/2007/12/15/beginner%e2%80%99s-guide-to-pocket-pc-part-iii/#comment-1247 Beginner’s Guide To Pocket PC - Part III · Pocket PC News and Reviews Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:18:27 +0000 http://www.etenblog.com/2007/12/15/beginner%e2%80%99s-guide-to-pocket-pc-part-iii/#comment-1247 [...] Original post by Tariq Bamadhaj [...] […] Original post by Tariq Bamadhaj […]

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