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Rocco Augusto
05-25-2007, 11:05 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.acbpocketsoft.com/Products/acbTaskMan-for-Smartphone/acbTaskMan-for-Smartphone-Free-or-7.95--2.html' target='_blank'>http://www.acbpocketsoft.com/Products/acbTaskMan-for-Smartphone/acbTaskMan-for-Smartphone-Free-or-7.95--2.html</a><br /><br /></div><i>"acbTaskMan for Smartphone is a full-featured program and task manager for Windows Smartphone devices. No longer do you have to guess which program is consuming your available memory or making your mobile device run slowly. With acbTaskMan, you can list all running windows (visible programs) and tasks (background/invisible programs) along with the percentage of processor (CPU) time and memory (KB) being used by each."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/augusto-20070525-abctaskman.gif" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/><br /><br />I'm not sure why Microsoft does not bake a program such as this into the operating system. One of my biggest pet peeves about the Windows Mobile Standard platform is the fact that there is not a standard task manager across all devices. It seems as though every time I buy myself a new handset (e.g. every few months) I have to relearn how to use a brand new task manager. Wouldn't it just make more sense to include a standard one with the operating system? While <a href="http://www.pocketgear.com/products_search.asp?developerid=8607">abcTaskMan</a> looks to be a pretty cool application, and I will definitely try it out, I shouldn't have to spend $7.95 on features that you would think be standard on all of our devices. :x

applejosh
06-01-2007, 03:51 PM
Unless I'm not reading something correctly, the basic functions (ability to kill tasks, etc.) are included in the "free" version (just have to acknowlege a startup screen). From the acbsoftware website:


Version Comparison

acbTaskMan - Lt (Free)

List running tasks / process
Close processes, kill tasks
List loaded modules
Chart total CPU usage
Chart power usage
Chart network traffic


acbTaskMan - Registered ($7.95)

Show CPU, current memory, and max. memory usage for each process
Chart CPU usage of individual process
Log network traffic statistics to file (TCP and UDP packets sent and received)
Subtract CPU usage of single process from total (can help isolate issues)
Filter modules by selected process
Filter processes by selected module
Eliminates splash screen



While I agree that the lack of a true "standardized" task manager in WM is an oversight, at least we can enjoy this freebie (or of course reward the author by purchasing the paid version).