Unfortunately (not counting in my articles & roundups), there are very few comparison chart-based, full roundups on Windows Mobile-related subjects. As we all know "no application exists in void" (that is, without comparable alternatives) and comparisons should be made between (preferably all) competing apps in order to help the reader to choose the one that best fits her or his needs, I really welcome all kinds of articles that do compare all the available existing solutions for a given problem.
Enterprise mobility-centric Windows Mobile site Modern Nomads, who, in the past, have also published some of my articles, have just come out with a VERY nice RSS reader comparison. It's available here and is highly recommended.
Menneisyys said:
Unfortunately (not counting in my articles & roundups), there are very few comparison chart-based, full roundups on Windows Mobile-related subjects. As we all know "no application exists in void" (that is, without comparable alternatives) and comparisons should be made between (preferably all) competing apps in order to help the reader to choose the one that best fits her or his needs, I really welcome all kinds of articles that do compare all the available existing solutions for a given problem.
Enterprise mobility-centric Windows Mobile site Modern Nomads, who, in the past, have also published some of my articles, have just come out with a VERY nice RSS reader comparison. It's available here and is highly recommended.
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Thank you for the link. I have been using SPB insight for some time now. Not seen many articles on rss readers. The article provides an excellent comparison of most available readers.
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It will take some 2-3 days at least to completely finish my forthcoming article, which discusses and COMPARES all full (that is, I don’t discuss plain media controllers OR mail / PIM synchronizer client – these will be discussed in a later roundup) remote control Pocket PC – to – PC solutions. In the meantime, if a “plain” comparison / benchmark / feature chart isn’t a problem, feel free to check out THIS CHART. It’s already FULL of never-before-published information on, for example, the bandwidth usage, the compatibility, the advantages and disadvantages etc. of each and every desktop PC-from-Pocket PC remote control solution.
(I post this announcement right now because I receive 2-3 related questions a day (the last one for example here), which certainly shows there’s very high demand for any kind of information on this subject, even (still) without a fully-fledged article.
If you find the chart insufficient or not clear enough, stay tuned: the FULL roundup will definitely be published next week
Also, any kind of feedback (including flames) is welcome. Note that you don't need to elaborate / comment on chart cells marked “will be filled in later” – they will be filled in.
Wow, that's some comprehensive work! Excellent...
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Hi Minniesys,
You know I track your blogs religiously. Not sure I get your conclusions here tho. In my VERY HUMBLE opinion logmein is slow and cumbersome (connection can take 5 mins!), whilst the built in TSC (notably absent) is stunningly fast - particuarly with VJ's full-screen (which, for some strange reason, I'm battling to get working on my latest JJ altho I used it successfully a year ago). I'm guessing that TSC has firewall issues for some users?
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Hi Minniesys,
You know I track your blogs religiously. Not sure I get your conclusions here tho.
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No problem - at this early stage of the article (it's just the comparison chat that I've published), this is natural. Here, we're comparing apples and oranges - LogMeIn and TSC are meant for completely different things, in radcally different networking environments. That is, both are excellent technologies. I'll elaborate on all these stuff in the article.
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In my VERY HUMBLE opinion logmein is slow and cumbersome (connection can take 5 mins!)
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Strange you have problems like that - in my tests, connecting didn't take more time than with the alternate Web-based technologies. Neither has anyone complained about slow connection speeds. Are you trying to use LogMeIn trhough a HTTP gateway?
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Dunno when I publish the final article - at least 2-3 days more. (Still working on correctly filling in the chart). In the meatime, comments are surely welcome
As you may know, I am involved in several projects that provide your software a lot of good free publicity:
I regularly make thorough, all-product, roundup reviews of most Windows Mobile software categories.
Hal Goldstein, publisher, Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine, has appointed me Best Software Awards 2007 Nominations Manager, http://www.pocketpcmag.com/awards (site may not yet updated for 2007 but current information almost all applies for 2007)
For the awards to succeed and in order to be YOUR software not to be missed from my roundups, you REALLY submit or update your product listing at the Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine Encyclopedia of Software and Accessories ( http://www.pocketpcmag.com/_enc/encyclopedia.asp ) (click the link - the listing is free!).
IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO THOSE ALREADY LISTED In ENCYCLOPEDIA: Make sure all your listings are up to date. A new field has been added - Last Major Update. The field will be used in the awards process and published on-line and in print. See the end of this E-mail for details.
To be nominated for the awards, a product must first be listed in the Encyclopedia. For my roundups, I do my best to track down all possible alternatives. However, sometimes even I don't find them; for example, when they're only discussed on a forum in a language I don't speak (for example, Chinese) I speak / understand (Germanic) Western languages, all the three major Finno-Ugric ones, Russian and spoken Japanese. Except for Japanese, I keep an eye on most of these forums and WM-related sites. I can't do this, however, with Far-East languages. That is, I can't follow, for example, Chinese forums and, therefore, don't know what the Chinese discuss if they don't post on a European/U.S. forum.
Therefore, I *strongly* implore you all to make sure your product is listed in the above-linked Encyclopedia. By doing this, you can be absolutely sure it won't be missing from my future roundups. Registering / editing / updating stuff is FREE and can be done in a few minutes. In exchange, the entire world will be aware of your product, particularly when I include it in one of my forthcoming articles AND / OR if it is nominated for the Best Software Awards 2007. In addition, Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine uses the Encyclopedia to create their New Products section in the magazine, their New Products weekly newsletter, and their New Products section on their web site.
Note that you don't need to be a "big", established software developer. One-man developers should register their products and if there product is strong have BIG chance to be nominated for the Best Software Awards 2007 contest. For example, I do plan nominating several free, but very-very important and life-saving utilities of well-known, mostly XDA-Developers-based hackers / programmers like vijay555 (for example his full screen TSC hack), water (SmartsKey) or FdcSoft (Task Manager). The same stands for other, free utilities like Motoblast, LLC’s PMRecorder. That is, even if you're a hobbyist programmer / free-time coder "only" writing free utilities, make sure you DO register your stuff in there. This will help me a LOT in the nominating process (I REALLY don't want to leave out any decent titles from nomination), let alone my future articles & roundups.
Once again, it's for everyone's advantage that you register your stuff. For me (and the other folks at PPCMag in charge of the Best Software Awards 2007), it's easier to find them, nominate for the Best Software Awards 2007 voting and consider them for my product roundups; for you because your product will be not only included in my roundups but are also accessible to the public in the Encyclopedia - again, all this for FREE! -, and, finally, for all Windows Mobile users because they will have an easier time finding your stuff.
Finally, I'd like to point out that I've just added a new data input field to the product update form containing the Date Of Last Major Upgrade of the product. Please do fill it in and always make sure you fill it in whenever you implement a major upgrade on your product.
What is a major update, you may ask. An example: the NetFront 3.2 -> 3.3 version jump is a major update. So is the PIEPlus 1.x -> 2.0 version jump. Sticking with PIEPlus, a 2.1 -> 2.2 jump is NOT a major update. I'd say everything should be considered a major update that involves at least 20-40% completely rewritten / redesigned / brand new code or resources. Please, therefore, refrain from always updating this field with every minor update - the 20-40% rule should always be right (and note that I'm also a die-hard programmer - I can give a pretty much exact estimation of how much of that code base / resources have been changed between subsequent program versions. That is, no cheating please ;-) ).
Thanks in advance,
Werner 'Menneisyys' Ruotsalainen
Best Software Awards 2007 Nominations Manager, Smartphone and Pocket PC Magazine
(Comments are welcome!)
Hey everybody! This question may be a tough one and I couldn't find much data on the above subject. There are some diagrams from Symbian that show some trends and developments since early 2005. If someone here has seen a more complete overview of the Windows Mobile market share and capitalization since 2005 I would highly appreciate if you could share with me. I am especially interested in the Japanese market, but world statistics would also be great as long as they give a rather complete picture.
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We are a NON PROFIT newspage, who basically write news about latest FREEWARE or similar equal programs (applications, games, demos, techdemos, etc...), but also who ARCHIVE those. The systems covered are usualy console, handheld but also mobile items.
I'd like to draw attention at PDRoms' PocketPC section, which is located here: http://www.pdroms.de/files/ppc/
From there you can select if you would like to browse files or if you would like to view the news section.
We are updating daily and most news come from the XDA-Devers board anyway. Of course you might say it's just another news page, well yes it is, but we aim at provide fast news updates and try to keep a decent level of quality.
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Are there any sites dedicated specifically for artists on a mobile platform (either IOS or android). Im a long time sketcher but decided to move onto digital medium in the hope that it would improve my options in colouring and painting images. I'm slowly getting used to sketching on my note but was hoping to find tips and guides on drawing on a tablet computer. Most of my searches have given me results on PC/ MAC and wacom stylus using photoshop.
I've started to put together a spreadsheet with a list of all the apps available on android and what their functionality and limitations are. various layer options. resolution. tools etc etc. I'll be uploading it to google docs this evening and sharing it in the hope that I can get others to help me populate it. I've bought a fair few apps now and have been disapointed once I realised it cant do x, y or z. Plus its difficult to keep track of updates that include new features. I'm hoping this table will allow me (and others) to build a suite of apps that best cover their personal requirements and stremeline their workflow.
I cant find any site that is aimed specifically at artists on a mobile platform. Can anyone advise of any? All I see is the odd subforum here or there.
I'm thinking of starting a new site specifically aimed at artists on a mobile platform with links to various resources, reviews on apps, a forum specifically for art related discusion etc etc...
would anyone be interested in helping me? I dont have any experience in putting together sites and am currently looking at a free one on webs.com or something.
One of the things I want to acheive is a comparison chart between all the drawing apps available on android and some more detail behind them other than whats on the play store (like in the attachment).