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WDN "Hot Product"
Pocket Controller-Professional V2.00
WirelessDevNet takes a look at the who, what, where, when, and why of Pocket Controller,
a nifty tool that lets you control and operate your Pocket PC using your desktop screen, keyboard and mouse.
(November 20, 2001)
Who: Soft Object Technologies Inc
Email : carl@soti.net
What: Pocket Controller lets you control and operate your Pocket PC using your desktop
screen, keyboard and mouse. You can also Activate or Stop applications and
processes, capture screens, print screens, execute DOS commands, and more.
Where: You can get it at http://www.soti.net/
When: 3days!... a fully functional demo can be downloaded and used for 3 days.
Why: This product is painless to install and use. It took me 2 minutes to download, install, and
bring up on my computer. For anyone looking for a simple and effective way to document their pocket PC apps or write
user manuals this is definitely the way to go. I really like the "recording" functionality. Hit start recording in the Tools menu,
perform the desired tasks, end record... that's it... your steps have been recorded in an AVI file. To demo the Record function, I called up another program that I've been testing, ArcPad,
a fully functional GIS for the Pocket PC. In the example I load ArcPad, call up a map of Florida counties, perform a quick
"identify" call, zoom in, then open a Mr SID (compressed) aerial photo of Melbourne. It's not rocket science but you can see
how simple it is to document your steps and use Pocket Controller to create a tutorial or product demonstration. Unfortunately, the AVI file I created was about 100 MB in size!
Various compression options are available when recording. A subsequent test resulted in a 37 second demo producing a 3 MB AVI file.
Product Features:
Enlarge or shrink the Pocket PC screen
Create recordings
Use the Remote DOS Box tool to remotely execute DOS commands
View your Pocket PC in a skin
Skins for iPaq, Jornada, and Cassiopeia Pocket PCs are available
Print Pocket PC screens to your printer
View Pocket PC screen is portrait or landscape
Can be configured to automatically start/stop when you dock/un-dock your Pocket PC
Full keyboard support
Online documentation
Connect via ActiveSync or Wired/Wireless TCP/IP
Support for English, English(UK), French, German, German(Swiss), Portuguese(Brazil),
Spanish(International), and Spanish(Latin American) keyboards
Contact:
Soft Object Technologies Inc,
548 Feathergrass Crescent,
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada, L4Z 3Y7
Telephone: (905) 502 8752
Sales E-mail: sales@soti.net
Support E-mail: support@soti.net
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