09-12-2003, 08:00 PM
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PocketWin by Flash Pocket Solutions
"PocketWin is a new kind of PocketPC launcher that is intended to completely replace your Today screen. It features a sleek design and a Windows-like interface. PocketWin is made with Macromedia Flash (www.macromedia.com) and requires Flash Player 6 for Pocket PC installed. It also requires FlashAssist installed to launch. Get FlashAssist from www.antmobile.com. Some cool features PocketWin has are:
� Use desktop wallpaper (just like on a big PC!!)
� Use and create your own screensavers
� Use and create your own icons with almost any image editor
� Use and create your own JPEG wallpapers
� Download additional skins, screensavers, icons and wallpapers
� Covers your full screen
� Shows battery power and available memory
� Looks and feels like a real desktop!
� Now supports plugins!"
I'm not sure why you'd want to do this to your Pocket PC - perhaps just because you can. :roll: I have to admire the creativity of the developer though - considering the entire thing is a Flash container, this is very impressive work, and quite inexpensive at $6.99. [Affiliate]
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09-12-2003, 08:05 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Jul 2003
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From the screenshots, it looks nice. Can you dock the appbar to the side or top of the screen? On my WinXP and 2003 server, I always move mine to the top (more intuitive for me.)
It kinda makes the Pocket PC look like a Tablet PC.
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"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." -Edmund Burke
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09-12-2003, 08:11 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Aug 2003
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Maybe I'm alone in this, but I've always thought that trying to emulate a desktop OS at all costs is a poor means of designing a PDA interface. The requirements (mostly of a much smaller screen) are quite different.
On the other hand, this is an impressive use of Flash. 8)
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09-12-2003, 08:13 PM
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Pontificator
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Odd - I'm still waiting for someone to (properly - none of this mess that Win9x introduced) replicate the brilliant design of the PPC Today Screen (modules and all) on the desktop PC!!! One the main reasons to look forward to Win2005/Longhorn...! 8)
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09-12-2003, 08:17 PM
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Pontificator
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Actually, I think this could be useful for alot of people. While this is not the optimal interface for a PPC, it is familiar. Someone that can use a desktop could pretty much use this interface without a problem. I think by the name Pocket PC, new users might expect it to look like their PC. Of course those users are not going to probably ever see this or know how to install it.
Cool though from the W?BIC school of thought.
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09-12-2003, 08:20 PM
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Mystic
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Originally Posted by Duncan
Odd - I'm still waiting for someone to (properly - none of this mess that Win9x introduced) replicate the brilliant design of the PPC Today Screen (modules and all) on the desktop PC!!! One the main reasons to look forward to Win2005/Longhorn...! 8)
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The Outlook Today screen is pretty close... it is not a shell replacement for Explorer, but does do much of what the Today screen does on the Pocket PC. Too bad more people don't write plug-ins for the Outlook Today screen.
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"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." -Edmund Burke
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09-12-2003, 08:35 PM
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Philosopher
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Btw, did anyone ever make some templates to use for the Outlook Today screen? I was always wondering about that...
Karin
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09-12-2003, 09:29 PM
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Pontificator
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This should be popular with the old diehard WinCE crowd who long for the days of Palm-size PCs.
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09-12-2003, 09:51 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jul 2003
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I think it looks great! Very nice job to the developer and way to go on the price, I appreciate people who don't try to mug potential customers.
(To see what I mean by mugging look at these guys - http://www.odysseyinc.com/, $90 for a PIM, good luck)
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09-12-2003, 10:52 PM
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5000+ Posts? I Should OWN This Site!
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8O It wants 8MB of RAM to run in. That's more than the .NET CF on Pocket PC 2002 sucked up when in use, iirc.
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