Viewing internet offline

[JonnyCop]

What is the best way to view internet sites on my pda offline. I've heard about AvantGo...is this any good. I want to view sites on my PC and then have access later throuigh syncing my pda. Is this possible and do you know any other decent programmes. Thanks

[axe]

Hi

I use Avantgo daily and have it syncing several Internet pages, not just the Avantgo channels, including PocketPCThoughts.com! The easiest way to sync websites is to create a personal channel on the AG website and link it directly to the page you want to see. For instance, I have three movie theatres around me. By making a link to each location at "CinemaClock" in three different channels, I can see what is playing as of the last time I synced, which is at least once a day.
Be careful when you set up the personal sites and their link depth and offline lookups, since they can take a lot of space against your account and simply take a long time to download at sync time.

The channels AG has are not bad, but kind of limiting. I have a couple of news agencies syncing, but I have more personal sites than channels.

The problem with the AG client is it doesn't format the webpages for the small screen. Sites like ITBusiness.ca that outline their webpage in article fashion, much like a newspaper, means I am scrolling left and right a fair amount. The VGA devices would likely fare better, but I am not blessed with one, to comment.

Lastly the ONline capabilities for the app work very well, so in a Wifi envirment you can sync Very quickly, or even use the AG browser as you would the PIE browser.

Hopefully this helps

[scottb]

NetFront also provides a way to download Web content for vieweing later via its Auto-Cruise facility.