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SketchIT v1.0 launched!

Ladies and Gentlemen,
„Pocket OOZ“has just released their newest creation called „SketchIt“.
Sketch IT is a notes organizer for the "Today"-screen of your Microsoft Windows CE device. Taking notes has to be as accessible as possible but taking electrical notes is very slow as it's not just taking a pen and a paper, you have to go through a number of menus and dialogs before you can start taking notes.
This has finally changed with Sketch IT, now you can just take your pen and your pda out of your pocket and start writing! Whether it's writing down numbers, drawing pictures, playing games- everything is possible, on your "Today"-screen.
URL: www.cell-profiler.de/sketchit
Features
The e-Ink engine which provides the application with a blazing fast drawing engine, even on the "Today"-screen of your device. The application itself is only 32kb, it has been designed to keep the system running stable with no lags or workflow brakes.
But the applications features are not limited by the size;
• "powered by eInk" - allows fast writing directly to the today screen or on one of the many virtual sheets.
• Customize it! Design your own background and use them as your virtual sheet.
• Perfect work flow! Accessible when you need it, no need to push any buttons or perform any other tasks. Turn your device on and you are ready to take notes.
• Big when you need it big. Small when you need it small. Change the size of the "Today"-plugin instantly. No need to go through time consuming dialogs.
• 9 different pen colors and 7 different pen sizes make your notes readable anytime.
• Saving? Yes, but quick - save your notes with one click, no need to go through any dialogs. Just click the save button to save your current sheet.
• Unlimited Undo'ing, even if you have saved your work, you can undo anytime.
• The "Lock Sheet" feature prevents accidental drawing to your note, you can enable this and most other features without going through any dialog .
• Change the size of the plugin, sheets up to 640 pixels height on your "Today"-screen are supported.
You are welcome to write a small review for SketchIt if you are a news-author for a pocketpc site, you will receive the registered version of SketchIt for this purpose – and ofcourse you can keep it once you have published the review. If you are interested, just send an email to support(at)cell-profiler.de.
But there are even more news, Cell Profiler, our other product has been rewritten, improved and is currently being tested as V2 by our Q&A team. It is packed with new features, a today plugin that shows your current area, your operator, your phone number, the cell and the LAC on the today screen, the quickprofiles which allow you to do instant profile switches, a cellmap to visualize the actual network, a new userinterface and much much more.
Expect Cell Profiler v2 to hit the streets this or early next month.
If you are interested in previewing Cell Profiler v2, feel free to send an email to support(at)cell-profiler.de and we would be happy to send you the latest beta of CP v2 for re- and previewing purposes.
-Pocket OOZ

Looking for testers??

sorry... but both apps have already been tested, but you are welcome to test the demo version

Would you be willing to speak with another developer to help him with the operability of his app with yours? I purchased SketchIt 1.0 and I like it very much. However, there have been users attempting to use it with a program plug-in for WisBar Advanced 2 (WA2). WA2 is a skinnable task manager for the Pocket PC.
The Plug-in is WisBar Advanced Desktop (WAD). The developer is Chris McKay. WAD provides the users the ability to design their Today Screen anyway they can imagine.
I have been having some trouble getting SketchIt to work with the plug-in and I was hoping you and Chris could talk to identify and work to have the two apps work together.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
crashdau

I like notestoday. Does this have better features?
V

I think it takes the writing quicker and cleaner.

Into Instant Messaging? DO check out OcroTalk (and my forthcoming roundup!)-it rules!

... and a sneak peek into my forthcoming article on WM-based instant messenger apps ;-)
Yeah, I’m working on another roundup, this time on one of the subjects causing the most confusion with Windows Mobile users: those of instant messenger applications.
You’ll see how superior the built-in Live Messenger client in the new Windows Mobile 6 is / will be (so much for pundits’ calling WM6 just a minor update without sporting ANYTHING really cool!) compared to the old MSN Messenger. The difference between it and the previous version is even bigger than between the two Terminal Server clients in WM6 and in the previous Windows Mobile versions!
You’ll also see a decent comparison between all the three well-known major multi-purpose instant messenger clients and you’ll see how they compare to ALL the available Windows Mobile Internet Relay Chart (IRC) clients and PocketICQ, the stand-alone, very old ICQ client for Windows Mobile.
Finally, I’ll introduce you to the latest, most promising and very dynamically evolving instant messenger client, OcroTalk, which, while still in beta, is really worth checking out even now (because it’s free now, at least until the end of February! Go get it while you can – for free!)
Now, “only” the heart of the entire roundup, the Comparison & Feature Chart is (mostly) ready (with some 130 (!) screenshots linked from there). Still, particularly if you already know how I structure my comparison charts and have also read at least some of my previous IRC client-related articles, you’ll find the chart immensely useful.
And, again, don’t forget to check out OcroTalk if you’re into instant messaging on the Pocket PC. You may also want to check out this thread for more information.
Comments are welcome!
(I plan to finish and publish the article tomorrow. Now, I’m dog-tired and just can’t work further on the article – really need to go out and do some Nordic walking and, then, go to bed. No sauna for today and I can’t swim either because some of my teeth have just been abraded to receive some bridges, which means extreme sensibility to cold water.)

UPDATE (02/25/2007 10:50 CET):
A completely new column discussing Webmessenger Mobile Instant Messenger for Pocket PC 2003 has been added; (compared to the last update some 12-13 hours ago) two new rows (“Text formatting (AIM : full formatting; Yahoo: Bold / Italic / Underlined; IRC: the same + colors + inverse)? (MSN: Edit / Change font only changes the font of the entire current / following messages; that is, it offers no real formatting capabilities; ICQ and Google Talk: absolutely no formatting capabilities)” and “Quick edit shortcuts (Ctrl-A, Delete, Ctrl+arrow etc)”) and a half-row (“Smiley output”) added, along with a lot of other smaller edits/additions.
Dunno when the article gets ready; it’s highly possible only tomorrow. Be patient
In the meantime, feel free to comment on the information already available.

Chart further updated; for example, with info on well-known IM app Verichat by (ex-)Intellisync.

UPDATES (02/25/2007 13:00 CET):
- I’ve greatly enhanced the IRC column with current, related info on the latest wmIRC and PocketIRC versions.
- added a completely new row with some real bandwidth usage data. As can be seen, all clients (except for Octro, of which the central server seems to be currently down, not allowing for any kind of connection) have very small bandwidth usage with MSN and while waiting for incoming messages; about ~3 kbytes / 10 minutes; that is, ~430kbytes a 24-hour day. If you have a sufficiently (bigger than 20-30M) large data plan, allowing persistent cellular data connection all the time you’re awake won’t really have a very bad effect on your bill (only on your battery life, if you don’t, for example, disable UMTS / HSDPA if your mobile uses them instead of the much more battery-friendly GPRS).
- additional cleanups / small modifications

UPDATE (02/27/2007 11:00 CET): I've finished adding the mChat / gsICQ column (which are really GREAT and free (!) ICQ, Jabber, Mail.ru / ICQ clients, REALLY worth checking out if you're into these services! They are WAY better than PocketICQ, for example!) and have continued adding data usage figures. About 60% of the main article is already ready; I really hope I'll be able to, finally, publish it today or early tomorrow.

Article posted to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1150324 -windows-mobile-instant-messaging-bible.html – make sure you check it out

MAJOR update:PocketIRC 1.2.3 released - now, it offers standard command-line commands

It was only a few days ago that a new, 1.2.2 version of PocketIRC, the, in my opinion, best Pocket PC Internet Relay Chat client was released and, now, a brand new version is out.
The most important update is that it supports basic keyboard '/' command processing in addition to the menu interface. /join, /nick, /msg, etc.
This opens up a LOT of new possibilities; for example, sending messages to offline (!) users through MemoServ, and a lot more.
I only wish the developer implemented logging as soon as possible - now, it's the only one major feature missing from this client.

Just bought first windows phone

I acquired a Samsung Focus and am completely new to this platform (android before) and I am wondering what can I do to it if anything and how complex it is compared to android
What apps should I go for etc!
Thanks!
Kulch

Kulch said:
I acquired a Samsung Focus and am completely new to this platform (android before) and I am wondering what can I do to it if anything and how complex it is compared to android
What apps should I go for etc!
Thanks!
Kulch
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there are some good sites with reviews on apps for WP7. I typically use WPCentral to get educated about useful and new apps. I am only familiar with Android from my HP Touchpad, but I believe the WP7 platform is more manageable or overseeable. I get easily lost in all the functions and apps with Android. You might say WP7 is limited in that way (e.g. customization) but I actually like it (ymmv).
good apps (all relative, depends on your needs) on my list are:
Thumba photo editor, BBC News Mobile, RSS Central, USA Today, RAD Now!, Weather Live, Pageonce, WhatsApp, ...I'm a WP7!, XDA Developers, easyRing, Network Dashboard, Tasks...........................
Of course you should know how to unlock your phone to be able to sideload homebrew and apps to customize your WP7 device. Here is a good start.

Awesome. Thankyou for the link and suggestions for apps! appreciate it

53 days to go (days countdown untill an event)
accuweather
appFlow (app discovery)
bing wallpaper (great wallpapers)
freda (free ebook reader)
lists & things
lyrics & info
notes
simple dropbox viewer
soccer livescores
stopwatch
stormgalss (weather app with nice live tile)
toshl (expenses tracker)
xMaps

Expense Manager with import

Does anyone know of an expense manager with the following ?
Import (from excel or csv - I have years worth of history in self-built workbook)
Aesthetic UI - lots of nice pie-charts with filters on categories, dates, locations, etc
Desktop/cloud sync would be nice, but I am a little paranoid (hence why I built my own xlsm workbook)
Non-subscription, but happy to pay for a one-off licence
non-cloud/connection only - must be available off-line
Something like a marriage of the two apps named "Expense Manager" in Play
i.e. Functionality by Bishinews, design by Markus Hintersteiner
Lots of apps can export data (expecting you to manually input every transaction) but I would like to be able to import a bulk of data (i.e. bank statements) and analyse on the move
The closest I have found todate is My Budget Book by OneTwoApps
and YNAB 4 (which costs a whole chunk more)
Thanks for any suggestions,recommendations