Anyone have any ideas for a good PPC App?

[pwalessi]

Hey everyone. I am looking for some ideas for a PPC application. I am a developer, and I could use some side work. So I figured I would ask the Axim users community if anyone might have any business needs that could be filled by developing a custom PPC application.

Thanks.

Pat

[peterbright]

At my office, we would like a way to sync all of our Ax's with an administrative computer (over the network) so that the agency would have a "Master Calendar" showing everyone's schedule.

[fsman]

The Pocket Excel is pretty limited. A spreadsheet that could do some higher function of regular Excel , like merged cells, ect. ,would be nice.

[GoConnect]

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[JimDantin]

Here's an idea -- how about a utility that automates the reinstallation of all your software for those times when you do a ROM or PocketPC 2003 upgrade?

There's been a discussion thread on this subject on Pocketpcthoughts.com.

This is different than a backup program -- backups are great for life's everyday disasters, but useless when you do a ROM or operating system upgrade. Here's how I see the application working:

1. Just after you do a hard reset and set up Activesync, you install the utility.
2. As you install other programs on the PocketPC, the utility keeps track of the installs and archives a copy of the CAB files, or whatever else is needed for installation. The files are stored in a folder or file on a flash card. The utility is smart enough to ask for the archine flashcard whenever it is not found.
3. If you uninstall a program from the PocketPC, the utility also removes the files from the archive.
4. A reinstall program is also stored on the flash card as part of the utility package.
5. Should you need to do a reinstall, you do a hard reset (or use a new PocketPC) and just insert the flash card and run the reinstall utility. It automatically reinstalls every program to the location that you originally used.

[aberger56]

Hmmm...computer screens are landscape, PDA screens are portrait. When I use Terminal Services to get to the server at work (for that matter, any web-browsing), I'm scrolling around, or I've got to make the text microscopic.

How about something that turns the screen 90degrees?

I know it can be done, because GoToMyPC does this.

ab

[EEE55]

Id love an mp3 info editor. WM made me so angry when I found I couldn't edit things.

[Mortal_Elf]

I'd really like to see a cd player for Pocket PC. I have my drives mapped from my local computer, but have to stream the music through ShoutCAST or rip them to mp3 if I want to listen to my cds around the house.


Thanks,
/Mortal_Elf/

[marylaure]

:alien: Hello, i run a little campsite in France and i "developped" a small application to take the bar and restaurant orders (only 10 meals a day), but it is done with mixing 3 applications together and using some key macros's on the PC side to print the bill.
This king of application exists on a Palm but not yet on a PPC.
Maybe this could be an idea ....
Mary-Laure