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Equipment you Use? (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter RockyRacoon
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Coming late with my response to the pocket pc question I'm afraid, but I'll give my opinion since it was asked for 
At the moment I use an O2 xda IIi, mainly because I was able to blag it as a free upgrade at contract renewal time! It is handy having one item for everything (pocket pc and phone in one) and there are a number of equivalent models available on the "big 4" mobile networks, so if you're close to upgrade time or thinking of a new contract (if you're a contract kinda guy) you may well be able to get one stupid cheap.
If I was just buying a pocket pc, however, I would undoubtedly buy an iPaq. I've had a number of PDA devices and my last iPaq 4150 was far and away the best I've ever had.
The 2210 is indeed an excellent Pocket PC. For the extra money, however, I'd be inclined to go for the 2410, which has wi-fi built in. Wireless internet access takes pocket pc to a whole new level of usability.
GPRS functionality is an absolute winner. Check out globalpositioningsystems.co.uk for some great PocketPC and GPRS bundle deals.
Yes, you can program on pocket PC, depending on what you want to do. There are some nice freeware HTML editors (for REALLY basic programming!) and if you're confident on your coding then there's always pocket word (which is really pocket notepad!). Basic programming FOR pocket PC is a lot easier, with .net and visual basic being good starting points. Difficult to give more info without knowing what it is you're wanting to do exactly.
Its possible that someone out there has already produced a program for what you're wanting to do. As well as commercial software there is a thriving pocket pc freeware community out there too, try pocketpcfreewares.com as a starting point. Click on the union jack to get the site in english and enjoy!
Just to give a quick nod to a program I find very useful for birding, pocket artist. It's the equivalent of photoshop for pocket pc, which means that you can easily make colour field sketches, beats all those little arrows!
I'll just have to hope that Santa makes it too! :eat:
At the moment I use an O2 xda IIi, mainly because I was able to blag it as a free upgrade at contract renewal time! It is handy having one item for everything (pocket pc and phone in one) and there are a number of equivalent models available on the "big 4" mobile networks, so if you're close to upgrade time or thinking of a new contract (if you're a contract kinda guy) you may well be able to get one stupid cheap.
If I was just buying a pocket pc, however, I would undoubtedly buy an iPaq. I've had a number of PDA devices and my last iPaq 4150 was far and away the best I've ever had.
The 2210 is indeed an excellent Pocket PC. For the extra money, however, I'd be inclined to go for the 2410, which has wi-fi built in. Wireless internet access takes pocket pc to a whole new level of usability.
GPRS functionality is an absolute winner. Check out globalpositioningsystems.co.uk for some great PocketPC and GPRS bundle deals.
Yes, you can program on pocket PC, depending on what you want to do. There are some nice freeware HTML editors (for REALLY basic programming!) and if you're confident on your coding then there's always pocket word (which is really pocket notepad!). Basic programming FOR pocket PC is a lot easier, with .net and visual basic being good starting points. Difficult to give more info without knowing what it is you're wanting to do exactly.
Its possible that someone out there has already produced a program for what you're wanting to do. As well as commercial software there is a thriving pocket pc freeware community out there too, try pocketpcfreewares.com as a starting point. Click on the union jack to get the site in english and enjoy!
Just to give a quick nod to a program I find very useful for birding, pocket artist. It's the equivalent of photoshop for pocket pc, which means that you can easily make colour field sketches, beats all those little arrows!
I'll just have to hope that Santa makes it too! :eat:
