The most recent PDA articles from Computeract!ve

Nokia PC Suite 7.0.6.3

Tim Smith — 2008-07-02T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 2 July 2008 at 00:00:00

Make the most of your phone

It doesn't take long to realise that most modern mobile phones are capable of far more than simply making calls....

GSAK Geocaching Swiss Army Knife

Tim Smith — 2008-01-30T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 30 January 2008 at 00:00:00

Extra tools for geocaching with GPSBabel

The Geocaching Swiss Army Knife is a utility designed for enthusiasts for this outdoors hobby. It makes it easy to both store and share route information....

GPS Babel

Tim Smith — 2008-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 29 January 2008 at 00:00:00

Convert, upload and download GPS data from receivers

As useful as GPS is, sharing route and waypoint information between different devices and websites can be tricky. GPS Babel is a utility designed to convert GPS data into as...

Magic SS

Tim Smith — 2008-01-28T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Monday 28 January 2008 at 00:00:00

Take screenshots of a PocketPC

Making a screen capture in Windows is quite simple, just press the PrtScn key and paste the resulting picture into software like Paint or The Gimp....

EasyGPS

Tim Smith — 2008-01-21T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Monday 21 January 2008 at 00:00:00

Share data between a GPS and a computer

EasyGPS is a free tool for sharing GPS waypoints and routes between a computer and a GPS device. It is ideal for enthusiasts of the geocaching hobby....

Prune GPS Utility

Tim Smith — 2008-01-16T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 16 January 2008 at 00:00:00

Get more from your GPS

While it is very useful to be able to share GPS data with other uses, especially for enthusiasts of geocaching, not all GPS devices speak the same language....

GPS Speed Sentry

Tim Smith — 2008-01-15T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 15 January 2008 at 00:00:00

Avoid speeding by mistake with a GPS device

Whatever the opinions of speeding laws, there are penalties to going over the limit. GPS Speed Sentry from tchart development is a useful utility that warns if your speed gets...

Cryptex 0.7b

Tim Smith — 2007-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 20 November 2007 at 00:00:00

Store passwords safely on Palm-based devices

Handheld computers are the most convenient place to store frequently-used passwords but can also be the most dangerous. If lost or stolen, passwords could get into the wrong hands....

Hands-Free Sync 1.07

Tim Smith — 2007-07-28T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Saturday 28 July 2007 at 00:00:00

Automatic synchronisation for Palm devices

Having to manually syncronise a Palm handheld computer is frustrating and easy to forget. Hands-Free Sync solves this problem with a minimum of fuss....

RSS Sync

Tim Smith — 2007-01-30T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 30 January 2007 at 00:00:00

Read blogs on the move

Most blogs use a technology called RSS to make it easy for people to read the latest entries. RSS Sync allows you to download these blogs onto a Pocket PC...

Styletap: Palm OS Emulator

Tim Smith — 2006-11-08T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 8 November 2006 at 00:00:00

Run Palm software on a Pocket PC

Choosing a handheld computer always involves a certain amount of compromise between the two main types, Palm and Pocket PC....

SPB Full Screen Keyboard

Tim Smith — 2005-07-08T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Friday 8 July 2005 at 00:00:00

Emulate a full keyboard on a PocketPC

Display a full-screen-sized keyboard on your PocketPC, which is big enough to type with your fingers rather than with the stylus....