USB cradle connection, according to the company.
(Click here for larger image of Desktop Rover screenshot)During installation, the user indicates on their PC desktop screen the relative location of the Pocket PC, Neslo explains. As the mouse is dragged to that edge of the screen, the cursor moves to the handheld device with a corresponding shift of focus for both the keyboard and mouse. Release 3.0 automatically turns on the Pocket PC's backlight when focus shifts to it, if the device has entered its power save mode.
According to Neslo, Desktop Rover allows users to copy and paste plain and formatted text, as well as bitmap image data, between the desktop host and the Pocket PC. Additionally, the Pocket PC's Print Screen function places a bitmap of the screen into the clipboard where it can be pasted into an application on the desktop host. File and directory copying between the PC and Pocket PC, on the other hand, are not currently supported.
More generally, Desktop Rover allows a single keyboard and mouse to control up to 32 network-connected computers, each with its own monitor, Neslo says. By suitably positioning the monitors relative to each other, each computer becomes part of a large "virtual desktop." As the mouse moves from one screen to the next, the keyboard focus shifts to the corresponding computer.
Neslo says that Desktop Rover can serve as a convenient substitute for a KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) switch in some applications, and that it is a useful way to control a laptop while in the office. Other suggested uses for the application include "pair programming" collaboration and tradeshow demonstrations.
Desktop Rover is licensed on a "per screen" basis. A special license is available for users who only need to connect one desktop PC with one Pocket PC. A two-week free trial download is available
here.
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