Pocket PC Freeware
by
Jonathan Sachs

Last updated 

15-Mar-2008

This page contains information about five freeware Pocket PC applications. Any of these programs may be freely redistributed as long as they are kept intact, including their copyright notice.

NOTE: These programs will run only on the Pocket PC with Windows CE 3.0 or later -- this includes the original Pocket PC and the newer Pocket PC 2002 and Windows Mobile 2003 operating systems as well as Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6.0. They will not run on earlier versions of Windows CE and have not been tested except on the Pocket PC. Also, these programs will not run on some of the newer Pocket PCs or Smartphones that have non-standard screen dimensions - a 240x320 (or 480x640) pixel screen is required. All programs run in portrait mode only.

Eval 1.0 is a combined scientific/programmer's calculator.

[LOGO] ITM praktiker Bestenliste 2006: Eval / www.praktiker.at/bestenliste   

"Eval is the best of its category and platform for the years 2006 and 2007 as a result of the test experience of the experts in the field of handheld software of the editorial staff of "ITM praktiker" (Austria)."

Ephemeris 1.0 is a program that computes the phase of the moon and the times and azimuths of sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset for any location and date. It can also display a table of sun and moon positions for a given day at 15 minute intervals.

DOF 1.0 is a program for photographers that computes depth of field of lens given its focal length, f stop, resolution and focus distance. It reports the near and far focus limits and the hyperfocal distance (the minimum distance you can focus at and still keep infinity in focus).

[LOGO] ITM praktiker Bestenliste 2006: Eval / www.praktiker.at/bestenliste   

"DOF is the best of its category and platform for the years 2006 and 2007 as a result of the test experience of the experts in the field of handheld software of the editorial staff of "ITM praktiker" (Austria)."

Expose 1.0 is an automated exposure guide for photographers that computes recommended exposures given film speed, filter being used, type of subject, and illumination level. It can operate in either aperture or shutter priority mode and it incorporates a knowledge of the proper exposure for many different lighting situations and scenes.

Stop Time 2.0  is a combination stopwatch/lap timer, 4-way configurable up/down timer, alarm clock with calendar display and multiple alarms, voice/memo reminder, and flashlight. 

There have been reports that StopTime alarms and recording voice memos do not work correctly under Windows Mobile 2003 or later. I will be looking into these problems when I get the time. The alarm problem in particular is known to be caused by operating system bugs introduced by Microsoft. Meanwhile, there is an alarm program called alarmToday available for Windows Mobile 2003  from pocketMax (http://www.pocketmax.net) that may help if you are having problems with alarms not waking up your Pocket PC, although some users report that this does not fix their alarm problems. This fix is required only for WM2003 and then only for some Pocket PCs. Another program that may or may not fix your WM2003 problem is: WakeupTweak, available as freeware from http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/en/index.php?soft=876.

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All of the above programs have been compiled to support the current ARM, MIPS and SH3 Pocket PC processors, and are distributed with a self-extracting installer that automatically downloads the correct version to your Pocket PC. 

I update all the programs from time to time, noting what has changed in the change logs on this page, so come back regularly to get the latest and greatest. In spite of the frequent updates, you should find the programs very solid and there are no outstanding bugs.

If you are interested in inexpensive, high-powered photo editing software for Windows, please see our home page: http://www.dl-c.com.

Please email bug reports, feature requests and other feedback to: jsachs@dl-c.com.

Thank you,

Jonathan Sachs
Digital Light & Color


Eval 1.0

   

Eval is a combined scientific/programmer's calculator with a novel method for entering formulas. If works equally well via keyboard or stylus, and includes three different skins (see above). For details, please see the help file.

Read the help file

Please report any bugs, feedback, or feature requests by email to jsachs@dl-c.com.

Download Eval.exe

To install the Pocket PC version of Eval, first establish a connection between your desktop PC and your Pocket PC, then run Eval.exe on your desktop PC and follow the on-screen instructions.

If you like Eval on your Pocket PC, why not use it on your desktop PC as well. A companion version of Eval that runs under Windows 95/98/ME and Windows NT/2000/XP is also available.

Download Eval.zip

To install the desktop version of Eval, first unzip the files to a temporary folder and follow the instructions in the readme.txt file.

Change Log:

3-Oct-00  

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4-Oct-00  PM

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5-Nov-00

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6-Mar-01

25-Jun-01

19-Aug-01

26-Sep-01

28-Jan-02

14-Mar-03

14-Jan-04 (1.0.0.2)

17-Jan-04 (1.0.0.3)

15-Apr-04 (1.0.0.4)

1-Sep-04 (1.0.0.4)

10-Nov-04 (1.0.0.4)

14-Nov-04 (1.0.0.4)


Ephemeris 1.0

     

Ephemeris is a program that lets you enter a date and a location and then computes the time and azimuth (compass bearing) or sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset. In addition, it displays a schematic representation of the phase of the moon and its % illumination. It can also generate a table listing the positions of the sun and moon in the sky and the length of shadows cast by the sun at 15 minute intervals for a given day. In Calendar mode, it can display the phases of the moon for any given month. Finally there is Compass mode -- just point your pocket PC at the sun or moon and it tells you which way is north. For more information, see the readme.txt and help files.

Read the help file

Please report any bugs, feedback, or feature requests by email to jsachs@dl-c.com.

Download Ephem.exe

To install Ephemeris, first establish a connection between your desktop PC and your Pocket PC, then run Ephem.exe on your desktop PC and follow the on-screen instructions.

There is also a desktop version of Ephemeris available. To download it, please click the link below:

Download ephemeris.zip

Change Log:

6-Oct-00

17-Oct-00

19-Oct-00

20-Oct-00

29-Oct-00

30-Oct-00

31-Oct-00

5-Nov-00

6-Nov-00

28-Feb-01

14-Apr-01

2-Jan-02

17-Mar-02

18-Mar-02

19-Mar-02

3-Feb-03

24-Mar-04

5-Oct-06


DOF 1.0

DOF is a program for photographers that computes the depth of field for a lens given its focal length, f stop, focus distance and the desired resolution at the film plane. It reports the near and far focus limits as well as the hyperfocal distance. For more information, see the readme.txt and help files.

Read the help file

Please report any bugs, feedback, or feature requests by email to jsachs@dl-c.com.

Download DOF.exe

To install DOF, first establish a connection between your desktop PC and your Pocket PC, then run DOF.exe on your desktop PC and follow the on-screen instructions.

Change Log:

31-Oct-00

5-Nov-00

3-Jun-01

5-Jun-01

6-Jan-02

20-Jan-02

14-Aug-03


Expose 1.0

Expose is an automated exposure guide for photographers that computes recommended exposures given film speed, filter being used, type of film, and scene illumination level. It can operate in either aperture or shutter priority mode and it incorporates a knowledge of the proper exposure for many different lighting situations, including corrections for filters and film reciprocity failure. The filter, film and scene databases are customizable. For more information, see the readme.txt and help files.

Read the help file

Please report any bugs, feedback, or feature requests by email to jsachs@dl-c.com.

Download Expose.exe

To install Expose, first establish a connection between your desktop PC and your Pocket PC, then run Expose.exe on your desktop PC and follow the on-screen instructions.

Change Log:

28-Oct-00

31-Oct-00

5-Nov-00

27-Apr-2001

7-May-2001

11-May-2001

6-Feb-2002

5-Nov-2002

8-Jan-2003

18-Jan-2003

19-Feb-2003

9-Jan-2005


StopTime 2.0

       

New features in 2.0 include:

For details on StopTime 2.0, please see the help file:

Read the help file

Please report any bugs, feedback, or feature requests by email to jsachs@dl-c.com.

Download StopTime.exe

To install StopTime 2.0, first establish a connection between your desktop PC and your Pocket PC, then run StopTime20.exe on your desktop PC and follow the on-screen instructions.

Alarm and Timer Sounds

A collection of sound files optimized for use with StopTime as timer and alarm signals is available in the zip file below. This collection includes various chimes, bells, buzzers, gongs, beeps and other sounds that have been resampled, normalized, and padded with an interval of silence as necessary to make them play properly when looped:

Download Sounds.zip

Change Log:

6-Mar-01

7-Mar-01

14-Mar-01

15-Mar-01

16-Mar-01

17-Mar-01

18-Mar-01

19-Mar-01

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14-Apr-01

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20-Apr-01

21-Apr-01

30-Nov-01

1-Dec-01

3-Jan-02

22-Jan-02

5-Mar-02

18-Jun-03

9-Jan-04


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