FIGURE L


This is SpaceHogCE's file criteria box. Roll over picture for a larger image.

Figure M shows SpaceHogCE building the list of files that matched my search criteria.

FIGURE M


SpaceHogCE takes about thirty seconds to build a list. Roll over picture for a larger image.

You can also see a status bar with the current memory allocations at the bottom of Figure N.

FIGURE N


Navigating SpaceHogCE is fast and painless. Roll over picture for a larger image.

The program itself is tiny with a .CAB file installer of just 43.3 KB. The developer has designed this software to be user friendly. When you determine that you don't need the large files that SpaceHogCE reveals, you can simply delete the files. It's recommended that you run the files first to decide whether you want them or not; remember that ROM contents don't count against you and can't be deleted. Figure O illustrates that SpaceHogCE gives you a good warning about deleting files. It makes sure that you know what you're doing so that you don't kick yourself later after trashing your business expense spreadsheet by mistake. The price is right too at just $13; you can surely afford to squeeze this handy utility onto your device.

FIGURE O


SpaceHogCE gives you plenty of warning before deleting files. Roll over picture for a larger image.

EZOS TaskManager
If you need to keep constant tabs on certain system functions such as thread counts for applications, memory and battery status (where supported, more on this in a bit), this may be just what you need. This program is, in my opinion, geared to power users of Windows CE or for those of you who are familiar with advanced software functionality. For example, some of you may not need to know about the thread count of a certain program on your device, which you can see in Figure P. If you haven't heard the term "thread" before, think of it as a process. In this image, EXPLORER.EXE has four running threads.

FIGURE P


TaskManager is a power and programming tool in one. Roll over picture for a larger image.

Take a look at Figure Q if you want to look at how much battery power and memory you have left with just one glance. This view is especially helpful for maintaining a good balance of storage and program memory allocations.

FIGURE Q


TaskManager will surely fill your system monitoring needs. Roll over picture for a larger image.

I used this program once to get an approximation of how long a file transfer from the PC to the handheld PC took via the serial cable. But I also used it to monitor memory status, as I was growing short on available memory for my handheld PC. I was installing too much software on it. I think you'd probably use this tab the most. There is other information available for you that may be of interest, especially if you use PC Card hardware. You can check up on your PC Card peripheral and get driver DLL information, and more. For what functions this program serves, I think it could easily be of value to you.

Microsoft PowerToys
One of the best features about this pack of add-ons is that they're all free. You now have one-touch muting of all sounds (I use this a lot to conserve batteries and to keep from disturbing others), some additional wallpapers and sound schemes, an email address grabber that pulls all addresses from your Inbox and creates new entries in Contacts for all addresses found. Another Contact plug-in is available to dial a Contact's phone number using DTMF tones on your touch tone phone.