Smartphone & Pocket PC Magazine: Browse WikiPedia via Your Pocket PC

[Ekkie Tepsupornchai]

http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/in...1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

"WikiPedia has become by far the best source of really up-to-date information – in many respects, even better than the online Oxford English Dictionary (see “The Definitive Roundup of All Pocket PC Dictionaries Part II – non-WordNet-based English Dictionaries” for more info if interested on the well-known, alternate sources of available information.) In this roundup, I elaborate on how you can access information in WikiPedia on your Pocket PC other than directly browsing its pages in your Pocket PC Web browser."

Unless you've been hibernating under a rock for the last few years, most of you should be very familiar with the power and convenience of WikiPedia. For me, it's pushed standard dictionaries into obsolescence. Well, Smartphone & Pocket PC Magazine have published an article on the various offline methods of viewing WikiPedia content on your Pocket PC. Check it out and let us know your thoughts!

[Ekkie Tepsupornchai]

http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/in...1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

"WikiPedia has become by far the best source of really up-to-date information – in many respects, even better than the online Oxford English Dictionary (see “The Definitive Roundup of All Pocket PC Dictionaries Part II – non-WordNet-based English Dictionaries” for more info if interested on the well-known, alternate sources of available information.) In this roundup, I elaborate on how you can access information in WikiPedia on your Pocket PC other than directly browsing its pages in your Pocket PC Web browser."

Unless you've been hibernating under a rock for the last few years, most of you should be very familiar with the power and convenience of WikiPedia. For me, it's pushed standard dictionaries into obsolescence. Well, Smartphone & Pocket PC Magazine have published an article on the various offline methods of viewing WikiPedia content on your Pocket PC. Check it out and let us know your thoughts!

[ScottC]

I paid for Lexipedia, the database is from late 2005 (as far as I can tell), it searches fast and the complete wikipedia is under 750Mb. At $15 it was very cheap too. I tried the Tomeraider version and really didn't like it, searches were slow and the app itself just didn't feel finished.

[Menneisyys]

Originally Posted by ScottC

I paid for Lexipedia, the database is from late 2005 (as far as I can tell)

It's early Aug. 2005.

Originally Posted by ScottC

I tried the Tomeraider version and really didn't like it, searches were slow

Yup, if you start searching from the Article mode, it will be really slow. The trick is that you must start the search from the index list (when the index is visible); then, it'll make a quick find on the indexes, not on the article body itself. Then, it will present hits instantly. (Of course, index searching is in no way as sophisticated as in Lexipedia - there is no substring and fuzzy searching. In this respect, Lexipedia is far better.)

Originally Posted by ScottC

the app itself just didn't feel finished.

Yup, even the latest, just-released 3.2.00 version has some bugs, particularly under WM5 (see my review, linked from the Wiki article, if interested). However, as it's based on HTML (unlike the text-only Lexipedia), it's, IMHO, a far better way to render Wiki content than Lexipedia.