Product Requirements: Device: Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Mac OS X Every company is always looking for the “killer app.” The software title that makes everyone just have to get a product. Visicalc was the killer app for the Apple IIe, Lotus and WordPerfect were the killer apps for the original IBM computers and now [...]
Palm devices are terrific gadgets for many reasons. They help you keep track of your addresses, appointments, and expenses. There are also games that allow you to pass the time while on a train, plane or boring meeting. One other great feature that this little handheld wonder has that many people might not know about, [...]
Product Requirements: Device: Palm OS 3.0 or later PDAs 101K .PRC Big Money isn’t a revolutionary game. It’s very similar to a slew of other Palm games on the market, several from Astraware itself. If you’re out there looking for something new and exciting that’s going to bowl you over and make your eyes glaze [...]
Product Requirements: Device: Pocket PC (Windows CE 3.0 and higher). Program uses 1.5MB RAM These days I have been busy enjoying one of those games that begs to be played – a true time-waster if there ever was one. The game I’m referring to is Bob the Pipefitter, by Hexacto. If I had to describe [...]
Product Requirements: Device: Pocket PC OS Device, uses 164K If you are a fan of bubble-blaster type games, then you know that there are a plethora available on the market. I would almost have to question the wisdom of any company for bringing out yet another one…unless that game was either free, or had something [...]
Product Requirements: Device: All Pocket PC PDAs. Gem Hunter v2.0 requires 586K Recently, Julie and I wrote an article listing some of our favorite Pocket PC games. Had I known about Gem Hunter by AhnDaGo Software, I would have certainly included it. As much a game of reasoning as anything, be fore-warned: even with the [...]
Palm devices are terrific gadgets for many reasons. They help you keep track of your addresses, appointments, and expenses. There are also games that allow you to pass the time while on a train, plane or boring meeting. One other great feature that this little handheld wonder has that many people might not know about, [...]
Product Requirements: Device: Any Pocket PC Judie and I get quite a few emails asking what our favorite PDA is, favorite cases are, what our favorite utilities are and what our favorite games are. So, I thought it would be interesting to start a collection of small articles that share that information. To start things [...]
Device: Supports all Pocket PC devices Checkers uses approx. 62K Dominoes uses approx. 280K Being lazy is one of my favorite past times, but it just never seems like I have enough of an opportunity to partake in it! When the moment finally comes however, I am always up for a good game. Some of [...]
Product Requirements: Device: Compaq iPAQ, Casio Cassiopeia, HP Jornada (if using PocketPVS module) Desktop: Windows 98/ME/2000 (Windows 95/NT currently not supported) Pentium II-350MHz or faster PC, with at least 1 GB of hard drive space, 16 MB of RAM, a TV tuner or video capture card Picture if you will, you’re in a boring meeting [...]
Product Requirements: Device: Pocket PC 207 K free RAM The Programs, Plans and Philosophy At last count, I have more than one hundred registered games running on my PPC. Yet when I have one of those rare spare moments on the road, the game that I almost always turn to is Peter’s GameBox! In fact [...]
Game emulators are great fun. It’s not only the tons of money that they save you on the purchase price, but that they also bring back retro, classic game play to today’s Pocket PCs. On top of these obvious advantages, there are also: No repair bills, no need to hunt for hard-to-get spare parts and [...]
PocketChess versus Chess Genius — a seven game match at various time controls This is not a review, or even a full comparison, but rather a report on a chess match between the two major commercial chess programs available for the PALM OS: – PocketChess 2.0, which costs $24.99 – Chess Genius 1.2, which costs [...]
Product Requirements: Device: Palm OS Version 3.0 or later 160 K free RAM Desktop: Windows, Mac, Linux, or Amiga What is the main reason that people buy PDAs? To keep track of their addresses? Appointments? Tasks? Ummmm, yeah right… No, the main reason of course is to play games! Ok, maybe not everyone buys a [...]
Product Requirements: Device: Pocket PC ARM = 220K MIPS = 247K SH3 = 204K (This does not include the listings) Desktop: Windows ME, 98, 95 or NT 4.0 If you enjoy watching TV as much as I do, you’re going to love Pocket TV Listings for the Pocket PC. PTVL is a portable electronic TV [...]
Product Requirements: Device: Windows Powered Palm-size PCs or Pocket PCs 1MB free RAM Pow Wow from ZIOSoft is a shoot-em up game for the Palm-size PC or Pocket PC. In this game, you use your stylus as a gun to shoot / tap the targets. Pow Wow has 10 different themes. Each theme can have [...]
Program Requirements: Device: Palm III / IIIc / IIIe / IIIx / IIIxe / V / Vx / VII, IBM WorkPad series, Handspring Visor, or other Palm OS-compatible device; OS 3.x; B&W Version uses 710K, Color version uses 1690K Are you ready for an engrossing tale? SkeNext has one to tell you, and it involves [...]
Program Requirements: Device: Microsoft Windows-powered Pocket PC (Windows CE 2.0 version also available) 400 K free RAM PocketBible by Laridian Electronic Publishing is a full featured Bible study/reading application for your Pocket PC. Instead of carrying around the actual books, this program will allow you to keep multiple Bibles right on your Pocket PC. The [...]
Program Requirements: Device: Microsoft Windows-powered Pocket PC with approximately 290K available RAM Windows CE 2.0 version also available The DailyReader by Laridian Electronic Publishing is an application that simplifies daily inspirational book reading. With DailyReader, you can open a book and it will turn to the scheduled reading for that day (based on the day’s [...]
Program Requirements: Device: ZIOGolf v1.1 supports Palm-size PC such as Casio Cassiopeia E-100/105/500/503/507, Compaq Aero 21xx, HP Jornada 420, 430se, ZIOGolf v1.2 supports Pocket PC such as Casio Cassiopeia E-115, HP Jornada 540 Series and Compaq’s Pocket PC will be supported in near future. 2.8meg of memory. ZIOGolf by Ziosoft is a 3D golf game [...]