The Daily Grind Made Easy By An Application

Having been writing Windows Mobile software reviews for over 8 years now, I’ve had the opportunity to use a lot of different applications from a host of developers. Some of these have been good, some not-so-good and others have been brilliant. One of these in the brilliant column is Spb Pocket Plus.

I started using Pocket Plus about 3 years ago and have watched mature and grow with each release. While the majority of the benefit of the application is on the Today screen, there are a lot of other features of the application that has made it one of my “must have” applications for the last few years.

I use Pocket Plus daily simply to move around my Windows Mobile device. With it, I can create tabs on my Today screen and within those tabs have short cuts to virtually any application or setting on my device. Now Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, Pocket Bible and any other application are only one tap away – not a Start menu search requiring multiple taps. For me, this is vitally important. I travel – a lot. If I’m not in my office here at home then chances are I’m on an American Airlines flight going somewhere. That means that I am often doing things on my device on-the-go (i.e. as I’m walking through the airport terminal). Pocket Plus allows me to use my D-Pad and Action button to navigate and active an application right from my Today screen or, if I can use it, one tap of my stylus.

There are other aspects to Pocket Plus other than the Today screen plug-in that make the application useful to me. The most important of these, to me at least, is the true closure of an application when I tap the X button. This has the obvious advantage of helping me keep my memory use under control – a challenge for most of us these days. Pocket Plus also has a Safe Mode where you can boot your device into a minimal configuration – just like your PCs Safe Mode – if you are having stability issues after installing an application or making a change.

So there you have it. Give Spb Pocket Plus a try and see what you think. I’m confident it won’t take you long to see why it is one of my favorite applications and one that I use every day.