What applications can I use to...

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Below is a list of excellent applications grouped by specific tasks (as opposed to general categories on the ZSI). Disclaimer: These are not necessarily personal recommendations.

What applications can I use to edit any text file?

• vi - comes with the Zaurus

(In the Sharp ROM, vi is implemented by busybox. The version that's bundled with ROM 1.31 JP is buggy: segmentation fault on regular expression operations.)

• VIM - Vi IMproved
• Pico - A more user-friendly editor
• Nano - Similar to Pico, but a little better/complex
• TinyKate - Nice free, graphical editor with syntax highlighting
• tkcEditor - Nice commercial, graphical editor with syntax highlighting
• ZEditor - GUI text editor released under GPL. "the best free editor!!!" says a ZSI commentator comparing it with tkcEditor. I agree with the assessment, but wouldn't quite put it in the class of "programmer's editor".
• ZEditor (Japanese)

What applications can I use to view PDF files?

• Opera - comes with the Zaurus
• QPDF2 - much better than QPDF and Opera
• QPDF - the original port of xpdf

What applications can I use to store passwords and other secrets securely?

• PWM/PI (from KDEPIM/PI suite)
• Keyring
• SafeDee
• ZSafe
• IQNotes - can encrypt any note
• PortaBase - can encrypt its databases
• JCryptPad

What applications can I use to take notes?

• JCryptPad - very similar to Palm Memo
• Drawpad - lets you quickly take graphical notes
• IQnotes - very flexible and can store hierarchies/outlines
• Outliner
• Notebox - does outlines too
• Notes Applet
• Just Memo

What applications can I use to store a set of custom data?

• PortaBase
• tkcCard
• JCards

What applications can I use to view photos/images?

• MooView - very fast
• Image Pad - comes with the newer Sharp ROMs
• tkcGallery
• ZImage
• TxImage

What applications can I use to edit photos/images?

• qpPhoto - quite comprehensive for a PDA
• tkcPainter
• DrawPad

What applications can I use to read eBooks?

• QT Reader
• Just Reader
• Gutenbrowser Embedded
• docReader
• FBreader is also available in many feeds. Runs on Nokia Tablets and on desktops.

What applications can I use to track time or expenses?

• Time Sleuth
• tkcExpense
• Tracker
• TravelLog

What applications can I use to manage projects/tasks?

• Project Professional - complete project management
• IQnotes - can track task completion and events
• tkcToDo

What applications can I use to store/lookup travel plans or timetables?

• TimeTableZ
• TravelLog Pro

What applications can I use for a dictionary?

• ZBEDic
• eDict - uses online dictionaries
• Beiks Dictionary

What applications can I use to VNC to another computer?

• keypebble

What applications can I user for Instant Messaging?

• tkcJabber - All IM clients supported by Jabber
• GAIM - All IM clients, including Jabber, IRC, MSN, Yahoo, AIM, ICQ - GAIMHowTo
• KMerlin - MSN IM
• Qazoo - Yahoo IM
• KinkattaLite - AOL IM
• OpieIRC - IRC
• TipicME - All IM clients