06-23-2005, 02:00 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 2,386
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Total Commander for Pocket PC v2.0 Released
It's no secret that the file browser provided with the Windows Mobile OS is rather... simple. For me, having a functionally rich file browser is an absolute must! Fortunately there are a lot of great alternatives, and in the case of Total Commander, there is at least one great FREE alternatives. Version 2.0 really beefs up its capabilities adding an FTP client, registry editor and LAN access to a solution that already supported ZIP capabilities, built-in text editor, search capabilities, double-paned viewing, and customizable tree views. If you haven't already spent money on a commercial solution, you really owe it to yourself to check this out!
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06-23-2005, 02:51 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 481
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Has potential but it still seems a little raw especially for version 2 product. At the moment I don't think that it's worth yet the $34 asking price. I was kind of suprised at the price. Kind of high.
So far I'm very satisfied with Resco's product (as I am with most of their products for that matter) and I haven't found another file browser that can replace the one from Resco. While some have some nice features they're just not compelling enough to switch or keep on my PDA. It's not always the feature set that turns me off but rather sometimes it's just the common sense behind how the features work.
While the commander product has a two window mode I don't think that you need a search bar on both of them (I couldn't find a way of turning them off). Although 2 windows are nice for copying files from on folder to another it was very hard to find option settings in order to have a split window with folder on top and folder files below.
I guess I'll wait until version 3.
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06-23-2005, 03:05 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 454
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$34? I think you're looking at another version. The Pocket PC application is free, if I'm not mistaken. (It's never timed out on me or asked for money.)
It is a little Windows 95 looking, but it has some features I've found useful, like the ability to manually change the reference of a shortcut, and now it adds FTP access, which is difficult to find for the Pocket PC.
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06-23-2005, 03:08 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 29
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$34? No.. it's free!
$34 is only for the Windows version.. the PocketPC version is free!
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06-23-2005, 03:09 PM
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5000+ Posts? I Should OWN This Site!
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 5,067
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Yes, the PPC version is free.
I've started writing a series of quick reviews on it - feel free to read this.
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06-23-2005, 03:10 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,202
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Originally Posted by lapchinj
Has potential but it still seems a little raw especially for version 2 product. At the moment I don't think that it's worth yet the $34 asking price. I was kind of suprised at the price. Kind of high.
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I think you must have looked at another product. Total Commander is Freeware. I haven't tried it myself, but I may just give it a whirl at that price, it sounds like it does most everything Resco does, but at less than half the cost. :lol:
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06-23-2005, 03:15 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 2,386
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by lapchinj
Has potential but it still seems a little raw especially for version 2 product. At the moment I don't think that it's worth yet the $34 asking price. I was kind of suprised at the price. Kind of high.
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Realize that there is both a Windows version and versions for the Pocket PC/Smartphone/WinCE systems. It's easy to get them confused with regards to registration, but to be clear, the "pocket" versions (Pocket PC, Smartphone, WinCE) are all freeware. It's the desktop Windows version of Total Commander that requires registration. You'll see on the page that the article linked to that there are downloads available near the bottom of the page for Pocket PC with the specific title, "Download the Pocket PC version (Freeware!)".
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06-23-2005, 03:19 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 429
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It looks like it might be useful. I downloaded it.
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06-23-2005, 04:12 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 469
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This has been my file manager of choice for as long as I can remember (two years?). I have it on my x50v as well as my smt5600. Can't beat the price either!
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06-23-2005, 04:31 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 1,043
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Has anyone managed to set up a working FTP link in this version? If so, how? I use FtpView and Resco both for FTP stuff, and both were dead easy to set up, but attempts at connecting to two servers have utterly failed for me. I get the login dialogue and then just see a blank space, no folders nor files. Apparently I'm connected, as attempts using the wrong servername or password deliberately deliver failure notices and the correct data does not. Any hints? There isn't a lot of information on the TC site.
Otherwise I like the improvements, especially the registrry editor. It's not as easy to use as PHM's or Resco's, but being able to tap&hold on any level of registry data, copy it, then paste it into the filesystem as an REG file is really cool. I have a lot of custom REG files saved on a card for from-scratch setups and for swapping between behaviors in a few programs. Tapping on these imports them automatically thanks to Resco's great import asociation.
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