Our Board of Experts was responsible for selecting and evaluating the nominees, finalists, and winners of Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine’s Best Software Awards 2007 (pocketpcmag.com/awards/main.asp). After they were finished with this monumental task, we asked them to comment on their favorite software programs and the programs they found most interesting. Here are their responses.

Of all the software you tested, what was your favorite?

acbTaskMan

acbpocketsoft.com

This well-designed program has great task management and resource monitoring features. I really give it kudos for its pricing model—the basic program is free; extras require a license fee. (Nate Adcock: pocketpcmag.com/blogs) 

Arvale II

pdamill.com

Arvale II is a great RPG with superb graphics, challenging puzzles, over 300 maps to discover, and over 400 monsters to defeat. This one provides real fun for many hours! (Alex Januschewsky: mobilitynews.net)

BeeLineGPS

visualgps.net/beelinegps

BeeLine is a very user-friendly and powerful program that makes geocaching and other GPS-related activities easy. (Riccardo D’Agostino: x50v.it)

Blue Music

teksoftco.com

This software allows you to listen to music being played on your Windows Mobile device through your Bluetooth headset. It was a fun product to use. (Amy Zunk: gadgetme.com)

Cash Organizer Premium

inesoft.com

The 2007 version is an easy to use, full-featured professional program—a great solution for people looking for a financial program that lets you manage all your accounts. (Riccardo D’Agostino: x50v.it)

Conduits Pocket Player

conduits.com/products/player

Conduits has created a winner, utilizing the connectedness of newer Windows Mobile devices to make Pocket Player a truly full-featured application. The Web Guide is awesome, making listening to streaming music a breeze. Since judging this application, it is now my most-often used app! (Matt Coddington: pocketpclouis ville.com) This is the best all-in-one media solution I have ever found for the Pocket PC. (Doug Goldring: justanothermobilemonday.com)

Fizz Traveller

fizzsoftware.com