Got a lot of programs? Get them off the desktop and into the Start menu.
I must download a new Windows CE program every day, to try out, test, or buy. The funny thing is, I seem to keep most of them, and consequently, my H/PC is loaded with software applications. How do I find them? Well, I don't have a bunch of icons on my desktop screen. Instead, I've nested the programs in my Start menu. Here's how.
1. From your Start menu, tap Programs and then Windows Explorer.
2. Next, tap to open the Windows folder.
3. Finally, from the File menu tap New Folder and give it a name. Any folder you put in the Windows folder will appear in the Start menu. You can also create folders within those folders.
4. Finally, install, move, or link your programs in the new folders.
The final results, on my H/PC, are shown in Screen 1. Ah, to be organized again.
Screen 1: Folders placed in your H/PC's Windows folder appear in the Start menu. You can use this to organize programs on your H/PC and keep your desktop screen free of clutter.
LapLink owners get LapLink CE free
Traveling Software is giving their new LapLink for Windows CE away for free to registered users (as of March 30, 1999). LapLink CE is a remote control client that lets H/PC users access data stored on a desktop or notebook PC running LapLink Professional. You can connect to your office computer from home or on the road. See http://www.laplink.com/products/llpro/multiple.asp for more.
Game players protect PC Companion touchscreens
I'm hooked on King's Corners, a card game from Ilium Software (www.iliumsoft.com). To date, I played it over 2,000 times on my first H/PC, a Sharp Mobilon 4500. So far, I've played it 1,200 times on my current HP 660LX.The Mobilon developed a checkerboard, worn area where I tapped the cards for the game. The HP has shown no signs of wear yet, but why take chances? If you're going to play games, or use any application that require a lot of tapping and screen use (like handwriting recognition programs), use a screen protector on your PC Companion's touchscreen. I use WriteRight from www.conceptkitchen.com/ (see review here).
Bad Appointment Synchronization? Here's a fix.
Are you getting an error message indicating a bad Appointment (Calendar) synchronization? There is a bug in Windows CE that sometimes causes this to happen. Microsoft has posted a solution to it on its support Web site. Go to: http://support. microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q186/0/00.asp. Make that site one of your "Favorites" as, unfortunately, there seems to be a lot of action there.
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