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GPS and GIS for .NET and PocketPC

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Balcony+View+TabletPC+EVDO = SuperAwesomeOffice

SplashID update for PDAs and Smartphones

From: Download Squad
URL: http://www.downloadsquad.com/2005/07/15/splashid-update-for-palms-os-ppc-symbian-and-windows/
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Comments: Password manager for PDAs and Smartphones

SplashData has been developing handheld software for a long time. SplashID is my password manager of choice, offering great usability on the small screen combined with an excellent desktop application. SplashID is available for either Windows or Mac OS X. Handheld platform support is outstanding and includes Palm OS, Pocket PC, Smartphone, Symbian, and Nokia Series 60.

Fixes and inprovements in the just-released version 3.3.2 include:

• Desktop: Desktop database can now be saved to a custom location.
• Desktop: Custom icon databases are now assigned a created/modified
  date, no longer causing problems with desktop backup applications. (Windows)
• Desktop/Handheld: Records modified on the handheld now sync correctly
  to the desktop even if it’s running. (In the past the desktop
  would require an exit/relaunch to display the newly synced records.)
• Desktop/Handheld: Updated the standard icon set.
• Desktop: Exported data (vID or CSV) no longer gains an extra linefeed
  character. (Windows)

This is a free upgrade for registered users of version 3. A 30-day trial is available. New licenses are $29.95 or you can get SplashID as part of the SplashWallet Suite (Palm OS only) which also includes SplashPhoto, SplashMoney, and SplashShopper. SplashPhoto is available seperately for all other platforms.

SoonR: More remote desktop file access goodness

From: Download Squad
URL: http://www.downloadsquad.com/2005/10/25/soonr-more-remote-desktop-access-goodness/
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Comments: SoonR: More remote desktop file access goodness

Last week we introduced Avvenu , this week we have SoonR.   SoonR gives you similar capabilities as Avvenu, but adds the ability to Google Search your desktop files, much like FolderShare.  If you can’t get to SoonR via a web browser, the desktop agent also installs an Instant Messenger profile (Yahoo or AOL) that you can ping, in command line fashion, to manipulate your SoonR installation.  The desktop agent is for Windows machines only.

Like Avvenu and FolderShare, SoonR has group file sharing capabilities.  You can grant access to specific viewers to specific folders on your desktop.  Google Search of the entire desktop is restricted by one more level of password security. 

I gave SoonR a try via my Treo 650, and can report that the application works as advertised.  SoonR’s Palm Blazer interface is not as slick as Avvenu’s, but I like the fact that I can get to a Google Search of my desktop from my Palm.

SoonR is in public beta mode right now, and is free.  Eventually, there will be a fee associated with the service.