Utllities - Printing

PrintPocketCE

PrintPocketCE prints out Pocket Word documents, e-mails, and rich text format (.rtf) and plain text (.txt) files. It supports text formatting including multiple fonts, text attributes, and justification. Images contained within Pocket Word and Pocket RTF files are also printed. PrintPocketCE prints to a wide variety of infrared and serial printers.

Web: www.fieldsoftware.com  ($39.95)
 

  


Download: All Pocket PCs

PrintBoy for Pocket PC

Print e-mails and Pocket Word and Excel documents over infrared, Wi-Fi, modem, or cell phone connections. This utility supports Rich Text Formatting so you can get color, bold, italics, underline, and strike-through in your printout. Works with most printer models, including HP, Canon, Epson, Lexmark (Optra), Ricoh, and more.

Web: www.bachmannsoftware.com  ($39.99)
 

 

  


Download: All Pocket PCs

Utilities - Remote host control

Pocket Controller-Professional

An application that lets you control and operate your Pocket PC from your desktop PC. With Pocket Controller you can use your desktop screen, keyboard, and mouse to enter data and interact with your Pocket PC. The Professional version has many features, including recording videos of your interaction with your Pocket PC in .avi format, executing DOS commands, and more.

Web: www.soti.net  ($25.99)
 

  


Download: All Pocket PCs
 

Remote Control

Remote Control is a client/server application that lets you have full access to your desktop PC over a TCP/IP connection through either a modem or a wireless connection. The server side can be run as a service if you have a server side computer like NT / 2000 Server. It lets you move Windows files, copy and paste, print documents, send faxes, and more.

Web: www.bitween.com  ($49.95)
 

  


Download: All Pocket PCs
 

Utilities - Screen capture

IA ScreenShot

An application for capturing and managing screen images. It has built-in file management, browsing, viewing, cropping, and file conversion support. Any of the Pocket PC's system buttons can be used as a "capture" button. You can capture selected portions of an image; and set a delay time for capturing the screen.

Web: www.iastyle.com  ($9.95)
 

  


Download: All Pocket PCs
 

Utilities - Screen display

Nyditot Virtual Display

A utility with which your Pocket PC can display at any resolution including industry standard VGA, SVGA, XGA, etc. You can define custom resolutions such as 900 x 300 or 2000 x 2000. The output can be viewed full-scale or compressed to fit your display. It has an onscreen control which allows the virtual display to be dynamically panned and zoomed. You can rotate your screen in four orientations.

Web: www.nyditot.com  ($19.95)

 

  


Download: All Pocket PCs

DockWare Pro

A personalized clock and calendar with added configuration and security options. DockWare Pro lets you view a clock and calendar while your own pictures (as many as you want) display in the background.

Web: www.iliumsoft.com  ($9.95)

  


Download: All Pocket PCs

Note: The download is of the less featured Dockware application. Dockware Pro has more features and can be purchased from the developer's website.
 

Js LandscapeX

This utility will enable you to run your Pocket PC in various resolutions and orientations, e.g., from 360 x 480 portrait mode up to 1024 x 768 (XGA resolution) landscape mode. It has a control box with which you can zoom and pan on the screen.

Web: www.jimmysoftware.com  ($9.99)
 

  




Download: WM 2003 P/PC, P/PC 2002, P/PC
 

Utilities - Soft keyboards

Spb Full Screen Keyboard

A soft keyboard that covers the entire screen area in landscape view and has keys large enough to be typed on with fingertips. As you type, the text is entered into an edit box where it can be selected, modified, or deleted. It runs as an input method in the Soft Input Panel. You can select text in any Pocket PC application and call Full Screen Keyboard to edit the text.

Web: www.softspb.com  ($9.95)
 

  


Download: All Pocket PCs

Resco Keyboard Pro

 This application gives you the ability to write text faster. In addition to the system keyboard, there are three numeric layouts, including a "writing calculator" for typing numbers or numerical expressions. It also has a special keyboard for fast insertion of frequently used phrases.

Web: www.resco-net.com  ($17.95)
 

  


Download: All Pocket PCs
 

Typango

Puts the layout of a keyboard in landscape view on the full screen of your Pocket PC so you can type using fingers, thumbs, fingernail, stylus, or finger stylus. Everything you type is stored; when you exit, you can paste your work into any application including Word, Excel, or email. The keyboard is skinnable and a number of free skins are available from the developer.

Web: www.previsionary.com  ($11.95)
 

  


Download: All Pocket PCs
 

Utilities - Speech

Speereo Voice Organizer

This utility will let you organize your schedule and events using voice commands. For example, you can select Calendar, a particular month in the calendar, and the date and time for an event, using voice commands. You can create a new event by saying the name of one of 30 commonly occurring events. You can also record a reminder in your own voice which will remind you of an upcoming event.

Web: www.speereo.com  ($39.95)
 

  


Download: All Pocket PCs

Fonix VoiceCentral 2

 A voice-activated speech recognition application which can recognize simple and natural voice commands such as ôCalculator,ö ôPocket Word,ö etc. When it recognizes a command it opens the respective application. It also works with third-party applications. You can also associate any name with an application and VoiceCentral Lite remembers the nickname.

Web: www.fonix.com  ($29.95)

 

  


Download: All Pocket PCs
 

Utilities - System and registry

Pocket Backup Premium

Pocket Backup Plus includes all of the functionality of the standard edition of Pocket Backup, and also allows you to back up directly to your PC or network. The Pocket Backup Plus PC Agent can restore your Pocket PC device even if Pocket Backup Plus is not installed on it.

Web: www.spritesoftware.com  ($29.95)
 

  


Download: All Pocket PCs
 

Flash Format

A CompactFlash card management utility with which you can get detailed statistics about your storage cards, perform integrity checks, and re-format cards to original conditions.

Web: www.cnetx.com  ($11.95)

  


Download: All Pocket PCs
 

PHM Registry Editor

This program allows you to edit the Pocket PC registry. You can use it to explore the registry to find the operating system and applications configuration and to make system and applications tweaks not available from the standard options screens.

Web: www.phm.lu/products  (Free)

  


Download: All Pocket PCs
 

RegKing 2003

This editor makes pre-defined changes to the Pocket PCÆs registry. It can make IE pretend to be IE 5.5 to give you access to some secure sites. It enables ClearType in all HTML applications. You can change the size of the system display fonts, see Javascript errors in Pocket Internet Explorer, and make the system font bold. It has many other hacks, too.

Web: www.cewindows.net  (Free)

  


Download: WM 2003 P/PC, P/PC 2002, P/PC ARM, P/PC MIPS, P/PC SH3