Dictionary Anyplace

[Jason Dunn]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.handango.com/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=311&platformId=2&productType=2&catalog=0&sectionId=0&productId=49253' target='_blank'>http://www.handango.com/PlatformPro...productId=49253</a><br /><br /></div><img src="http://www.handango.com/include/pictures/75879/dictionary.gif" /><br /><br />"Dictionary Anyplace enables you to use a connected Pocket PC 2002 (Phone Edition) to look up the dictionary meaning (definition) of a word using an online Web Service." [Affiliate]

[Icebaron]

"exercise had give his muscles...."

good thing it's not a grammar dictionary :lol:

[davidm]

LOL. From the same folks who brought us AYBABT? ; )

Cheers

DaveM

[Shadowcat]

I know the webpages at www.dictionary.com aren't formatted for viewing on PPCs, but you can look up words for free (although I hate the pop-up ads)!

[dean_shan]

I know the webpages at www.dictionary.com aren't formatted for viewing on PPCs, but you can look up words for free (although I hate the pop-up ads)!

But when you use it on PIE there are no pop-ups. That's what I do. It works fine for me and you don't need to scroll right or left.

[rubberdemon]

Try www.dict.org - not only does it show up well on a PPC screen, but it searches through Websters Dictionary from 1913, Jargon, computer terms and more.

[Pony99CA]

"Dictionary Anyplace enables you to use a connected Pocket PC 2002 (Phone Edition) to look up the dictionary meaning (definition) of a word using an online Web Service." [Affiliate]
Was this done just to show that it could be done using a Web service? I can go to Merriam-Webster Online (http://www.m-w.com/) and look up words for free if I'm connected.

Alternatively, I can use the free dictionary for Microsoft Reader if I don't mind giving up 2.4 MB of space (it's a good thing to put in your Flash ROM area).

So why pay almost $5?

Steve

[Jason Dunn]

So why pay almost $5?

Speed. There are two types of people in this world: those who's time is worth more than money, and those who's money is worth more than time. This app is for the former, not the latter. :wink:

[Pony99CA]

So why pay almost $5?
Speed. There are two types of people in this world: those who's time is worth more than money, and those who's money is worth more than time. This app is for the former, not the latter. :wink:
Has it been benchmarked to be faster than using one of the dictionary Web sites? If you have one of those sites in your favorites, you can get to it very quickly.

And how does its speed compare to Lextionary? Lextionary will cost more, but if time is more important than money, Lextionary will work whether you're connected or not -- and probably be faster regardless if you're not already dialed into your ISP.

Unless you do a lot of lookups, I'm betting either of those will be faster (in the long run) than downloading the application, downloading the .Net "Compact" Framework and installing both of those. :-)

Steve

[daS]

So why pay almost $5?

Speed. There are two types of people in this world: those who's time is worth more than money, and those who's money is worth more than time. This app is for the former, not the latter. :wink:
Well I for one can't see an online dictionary as being fast. Plus, not only do you have to wait around for the connection, you also have to pay for it. With GPRS being billed out in "chunks" unless you combine a dictionary lookup with another online task, you pay for a minimum block size regardless of how small the transfer amount is.

I think that Web services are a great idea, but only for information that is not static and can't be easily stored locally. Applying Web services to a dictionary seems silly to me. :roll:

[Chris Forsberg]

Great feedback all - thanks!

The product page on Handango (link above) has been updated with the benefits compared to using online dictionaries with PIE:
- Bandwidth/cost - only the requested word and responding definition are transmitted (with a relatively small XML overhead)
- Speed - lookups are faster due to the same reason
- Footprint - dictionaries are large and memory is limited on a Pocket PC