Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Pocket PC Addict: Using Your Pocket PC As an Extra Monitor

Pocket PC Addict Forums-viewtopic-Using Your Pocket PC As an Extra Monitor

Innobec Technologoies

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Here's an interesting idea. You have your Pocket PC sitting in the cradle as you work at your computer all day. Why not utilize it for an extra PC monitor? That is the idea behind the new SideWindow software from Innobec Technologies. This nifty software app installs a little connector on your XP desktop and a small connector on your Pocket PC allowing you to render part of your desktop screen on your little buddy in the cradle. Yours truly had an opportunity to try this app and it does work! Smile The only limitation I found was it did require a cradle or sync cable. You can't do it over wifi.

So if you were wanting to squeeze your Instant messenger off to the side or some other small workbox (like your photoshop editing tools) this would save some desktop space and money.

FINALLY! The expensive desk ornament that used to be your cradled PDA can now serve a useful purpose. SideWindow transforms your PDA into a virtual desktop extension, allowing you to drag applications such as your favorite picture viewer, media player and instant messaging applications to your PDA while freeing your main display's real estate for something more useful.

SideWindow supports standard (240x320) and high (480x640) resolution devices such as the Dell x50v or the Toshiba e805, in either Lan

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