PIM Extensions Utility

Version 1.00, October 5, 2001
Copyright ©2001 Tapani J. Otala

Purpose

Pocket Outlook displays only a maximum of 5 add-ins in the Tools menu (also in the context-sensitive popup menu that appears if you click-and-hold on an item). Given the proliferation of the add-in tools for Pocket Outlook, it is very easy to exceed this limit in practice. For instance, one can easily exceed the limit simply adding the following utilities exceeds the limit:

Utility

Menu Items Added
Microsoft Power Contacts for Pocket PCs Create Appointment
Create Task
Open Web Page
Microsoft Pocket Streets 2002 Update Find on Map
Conduits PeaceMaker (( Beam Selected ))
(( Card Exchange ))
TJOtala Add Tasks Add Tasks
TJOtala MapHelp Map It

This utility is a solution to that limitation. It attaches to the Tools menu Pocket Outlook Calendar, Contacts, and Tasks applet as shown below:

When the "More >>>>>>" item is selected, the utility displays a popup menu that shows all registered add-ins for the PIM application in question, up to a maximum of 32 items. A sample of such a menu is shown below:

If this utility ever gets bumped off the Tools menu due to a new add-in being installed, simply un-install and re-install it. This will make it available again.

Installation

  1. Extract the ZIP file contents to a temporary folder on your desktop PC.
  2. Execute the SETUP.EXE file from the temporary folder. It will launch the Windows CE Application Manager which will guide you through the rest of the installation. If you are asked whether you want to install the software in another location, note that the selection has no effect - this software is always installed in the Windows folder regardless of your choice.
  3. Once Windows CE Application Manager has completed the processing, you may delete the files from the temporary folder.

Removal

  1. On the mobile PC, close all Pocket Outlook applets.
  2. On the desktop PC, open ActiveSync and select Tools, followed by Add/Remove Programs. Wait while ActiveSync retrieves data from your mobile PC.
  3. Select TJOtala PimExtTools from the list.
  4. Click on Remove.

Revision History

Version Release Date Change(s)
1.00 October 5, 2001
  • Initial public release

Legalese

This utility is copyright ©2001 Tapani Otala. You may freely install it as many times as you want. You may also freely copy it as many times as you want, so long as this ReadMe file is copied with it. You may not a) remove this copyright notice, or b) charge money for copies of the software beyond a reasonable fee for shipping and handling.

This software is provided as-is. I believe it to be reasonably free of bugs. However, if it should reduce your PocketPC into a smoldering heap of plastic and metal, well, that's just too bad. I would appreciate hearing about it, though, if for nothing else than to figure out how I managed to do it.

Microsoft Windows CE and Microsoft PocketPC are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

Author

Tapani Otala (tapani@tjotala.com)