Here are LINKS to the software that I am currently using on my iPAQ... (updated 01-25-04 11:48am) All of it is freeware, or was free when I originally downloaded it. At the bottom of this page is a list of other software that I tried, looked at, or even used to use. Some of the stuff at the bottom of this page is NOT freeware.
Click on the links to be taken to sites where you can download, see screen shots, and read better descriptions.
4 In A Line game (click HERE for alternate download site) Like the old Connect Four game by Milton Bradley.
PaintWinCE by Abi Soft v1.0 its like Microsoft Paint under desktop versions of Windows but for PPC.
Adobe Acrobat Reader (also included on iPAQ) view Adobe Acrobat files on the PocketPC
Aidem Engineering Calculator a scientific calculator
Ambicom WL1100C-CF wireless lan card driver Was using this for my Ambicom Wi-Fi card, but these drivers do not work with Pocket WiNc and do not allow for powering the Wi-Fi card off when not in use. i.e. you have to remove the card to save battery. So now I am using the Senao driver below...
Aol IM (uk version) (click HERE for alternate download site) "AIM for PocketPC allows you to stay in touch with your AOL buddies from your PocketPC. You can send instant messages, communicate with multiple people simultaneously, access your personal AIM buddy list and more."
BizzDev Net Use for Pocket PC 2002 map/use network shares from your PocketPC.
CabInstl by SK (click HERE for alternate download site) "CabInstl is an installer for CAB files. It offers several advantages and also allows to install programs into a specified folder rather than the one created by the standard installer. In addition, you can chose to keep the CAB file after extraction, view details about the file content and associate CabInstl to open CAB files by default."
Cambridge vxUtil (Personal) for Windows CE "vxUtil (Personal) is a suite of internet Utilities including Info, DNS Audit, DNS Lookup, IP Subnet Calculator, Password Generator, Ping..." and more.
ClearView by Westtek the version included on iPAQ cd-rom
Citadel Development Pocket Explorer a Windows Explorer type file explorer for the PocketPC
ScaryBear software Check Notifications "This application will display all the notification events in the system's database and will give you a total count of events. You will have an option to clear out all the "SSTimeChange", "conmgr.exe", and "IA_Caller_ID.exe" events from your database and get a new count, or create a log file of all the events."
ScaryBear software Clear Notifications "This application will install in your "/Windows/startup" folder, and will be executed after every soft-reset of your device. This will ensure that the offending events described previously will not be present in your system's notification event database. This is the best way to clear out these events automatically."
Flow Simulation Ltd. Calc98 (click HERE for alternate download site) another scientific calculator.
ftxPBrowser for Windows Mobile 2003 (owners web site is under construction, hopefully link wont change)
Tom Gigears BatMemTime Great Today screen plug in with battery, memory, etc meters.
HP Mobile Printing for PPC 2003
HP iPAQ PocketPC 2003 Bluetooth Driver update
Ice Computing Shopping List 2.2 a grocery list program
Sprite Software Wakeup Service patch for iPAQ A pactch for the iPAQ backup software that fixes "Scheduled backups do not occur at the specified time, but rather occur the next time I turn on my Pocket PC after the scheduled time...."
StopTime by Jonathan Sachs stop watch, timer, alarm clock.
Launcher Today Screen Launcher program
Macromedia Flash Player 6 for Pocket PC 2002
MEGA MameCE Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator (M.A.M.E) program for the PocketPC. It requires you have MAME compatible ROMS of the games you wish to play.
Microsoft PocketPC Optimized Sites - PowerToy with links to MS recommended Wi-Fi optimized web sites.
Microsoft Portrait instant messaging program.
Microsoft Reader NOTE: I have downloaded/installed the one from Microsoft's web site and told it to over write existing files.
Microsoft Remote Display Control for PPC a Microsoft Power toy for PPC that allows you to view/control the PPC device from your desktop computer.
Microsoft eMbedded Visual Basic Runtime for Pocket PC 2003 needed for some programs to run.
Microsoft MSN Messenger for WM2003 update this is the Oct 15 security update needed to be applied to the MSN Messenger included on the iPAQ. Without it, MSN Messenger will no longer connect.
MyIPConfig (click HERE for alternate download site) Win95/98 style IPConfig program shows your IP address, SubNet, Net Mask, DNS servers, etc in a nice screen. "MyIpConfig is a simple utility for PocketPC, which is inspired by WinIPCfg utility from Windows 9x times"
NoteM Mp3 Voice Recorder Record voice memos in MP3 format to either main memory or storage card. The Built in Note recorder only does WAV format and can run you out of memory FAST. NoteM records directly in MP3 format as such it allows for longer recording times using the same amount of storage.
PHM Taskmanager "This is not yet another task switcher application, it's a complete task manager, like the one available in Windows NT4, 2000 and XP."
PHM PowerToys a set of utilities for PPC including task switcher, reset, today plug in and more.
PHM Registry Editor a PPC registry editor.
PocketMind Software Pocket Music (free link at bottom of that page). Its a free ware music player supporting WMA, OGG, MP1, MP2, and MP3 file formats. Supports Winamp skins and more. I am NOT USING the Feature Pack or the Bundle version as they are not free.
PocketMVP (click HERE for original version?) open source player that can play DivX, OpenDivX, MPEG-4, MPEG-1 videos and MP3 Audio.
PocketNester Nintendo NES emulator. Requires ROMS of the games you wish to play.
PocketTune "A metronome and tuning program with support for concert, guitar, and orchestral instruments"
PocketTV MPEG movie player for PPC
Pocket WiNc (PC Magazine version)
Remon de Klein's Tetris for PocketPC Tetris game for PPC.
RegKing Registry tweaks for PPC.
Restart I don't where I got this one, and there is no README included saying it. Just drop the EXE on your iPAQ and tap on it. It can add a Icon to the bottom of your PPC's screen to shutdown or restart your PPC.
Senao International SL-2511CF driver click HERE for installation instructions from Glen8 (about the 8th post down) or click HERE for other instructions/thread. Only the first section of these, about installing the InterSil drivers is needed. Also see the discussion HERE
Sharp Vault it was free when I originally down loaded it. Apparently its not any more.
SpaceFinder shows how much spaced is used on your PPC and what is using it
WisBar Advance by Lakeridge Software Skinnable task manager that allows you to CLOSE applications, switch between them, etc. Currently I am using the CLARITY skin.
Zimmermann Pocket Hosts - Version 1.5 (near the bottom of the page) "Pocket Hosts allows you to edit the static host name to IP address mappings on a Pocket PC. This is the handheld equivalent of writing a HOSTS file on your desktop PC."
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The following are apps I tried but no longer use, demos that I uninstalled prior to expiration or apps I looked at and considered purchasing (no demo available).
cLaunch FreeWare. Multi tabbed Today Screen launcher program. (I like the launcher listed above better)
tdLauncher FreeWare. Today screen launcher program. (I like the launcher listed above better)
Conduits Pocket Watch (just tried it because it came with the iPAQ.)
Microsoft Arcade PocketPak (considering purchasing, but its kind of expensive)
Microsoft Pocket Streets (considering purchasing, but its kind of expensive)
Microsoft Entertainment Pack (considering purchasing, but its kind of expensive)
Monopoly for PocketPC by Handmark (considering purchasing, but its kind of expensive)
PDAWin TV Remote Controller (it doesn't work well with my Pioneer Receiver)
Thumbs Up! Soft PocketTV Listings (does not pull down full TV Guide listings. The listings it brings down now have little detail.)
Switch by Harald-René Flasch FreeWare. (stopped using becuase its function built into WiseBar Advance).
Shutdown (Windows XP Style) FreeWare. (stopped using because I found the RESTART app listed above).