Among the portable computer has its own favorites and there are outsiders, have brilliant brain and is impassable, stupid, have a luxurious and handsome men are modest hardworking. Pocket PC Casio BE-300, I would attribute to the category of pets. Like anything special, the modest performance, the modest capabilities. But - in looks, intelligent design, quality of performance. And finally, the price! "Beshka" - the most affordable family computer Windows CE, if you do not take into account outdated, stale machine, koi are lying on the shelves of some stores for years.
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For only two hundred and fifty (value in Russia ranges from 235 to 275 dollars in America - $ 199) receive all the charm of a pocket machines with the operating system from Microsoft - color, sound, access to software that is difficult to compare with the utility for PCs Palm, as it is difficult to compare the bike with the car. (Although the rides and then, etc.). Low price BE-300 stimulates demand. Today, this computer is knocked out champions in sales, despite some design constraints that affect the quality of consumer machines. Among these restrictions (we will not call them flaws, because on closer examination they turn out to be virtues) color screen on the passive matrix, the MIPS processor family with a clock frequency of 166 MHz, the lack of system dynamics (music you can listen through the plug stereotelefony, but in other cases will have to accept Avian voice buzzer), a small operating system Windows CE 3.0 RAM - only 16 megabytes. But on the other hand passive matrix is durable, economical (not so much battery power as active matrix) and does not spoil the image, if not to mess with video playback, where the screen BE-300 markedly retarding. CPU speed enough for the eyes. Sonic possibilities when you connect headphones (How else to listen to music on the small machine) does not yield capabilities of the most expensive Pocket PC. But the most striking advantage of the BE-300, which is difficult to overestimate, is a built-in slot, CompactFlash Type II. Add memory to this machine easier than ever (and cheaper than cheap), because the CF card format, one of the most affordable, ubiquitous (there are no difficulties with the acquisition), and universal in their application (via kopeck adapter slot PCMCIA card into a removable hard drive for notebook and without any kind adapter - in storage for a digital camera, if he is fit to work precisely with the cards CF). As someone, but I solid and quite compact CompactFlash cards like more than a tiny MultiMediaCard, or SmartMedia. Next, perhaps, only Memory Stick from Sony ... But a separate conversation about cards ... Initially there were difficulties with the software. BE-300 is endowed with only a truncated version of Windows CE, so the program has to fit specifically. However, today the question of "exhausted" - on the Internet you can find everything from the serious business applications, to bright toys. It would be the desire and patience. And would the money because the most interesting programs have the status of the business - for a family of computers Windows CE (Handheld PC, Pocket PC, Pocket PC 2002) is an established practice. All of the above - and low cost, and balanced performance, and good design - led to the popularity of the Casio BE-300 is growing by leaps and bounds. Indeed, a great machine ... Problems only with Russification. Does not understand "Beshka" in Russian. As they say, or "Be" or "metal". Asian arrogant little thing.
The first crack
No, the main difficulties are over. First Russifiers out long ago, are widely used and effective work, more or less suitable. More precisely, since - some more useful than others, because Russifiers not so much, and quality - one, two and obchelsya. For seventy days to communicate with BE-300 I've tried everything that helps your computer to cope with our great and mighty.As a result, stopped at a native Russifier from MakTsentr RussKey BE version 1.0b, which the machine was equipped with originally. Opportunities in the program, distributed through, by the way, for money, not so much: Russian on-screen keyboard and work with Russian encoding programs. But it's something. You can keep records in a regular Notepad `e, we can make a name in Russian letters in the address book. Plus, the absolute majority of English-speaking programs, which can be anything to write or make - crack almost completely eliminates the problem of "washing your do not understand" in any applications ... Except for one of the most important - the browser Internet. Even with language ability fasten goggles (small screen, then "Beshka" a little) and see copied in memory of the CPC web-pages has remained a pipe dream ... From the visible (at least - I) deficiencies may be noted foci localization during the installation of patches (patch `s) to the system (they conflict with RussKey BE, which is prescribed in the same directory Patch) and a considerable quantity on-screen keyboard. That is, Russian keyboard is exactly the same space as the Latin and staff - about 40-45% of the screen. Despite the pleasant kind of keys and bukovok on them, it is "not good". I mean - was not good, since the first version of the localization is history ...
Double second
Whatever RussKey, but it allowed some "Russify" interface, BE-300. I say this with a grain of self-irony, since it does not Russification, but sheath SQ and Russian captions Tabs programs on the desktop ... But the eye something nice! Russian we humans or not?
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Speaking of shells. Native interface Casio BE-300 design refinements do not differ. The manufacturer positions its product as a modest on a handheld computer for the corporate market. Or let's say: afraid of his own courage, a manufacturer of machine positioned as a portable recorder and means of access to stored information from a large computer, because not much faith in the prospects' Beshka. Okay - miscalculated ... But the interface was made Spartan stressed that the personal (the most personal of personal) machine totally unacceptable thing ... One of the first distinguished Japanese programmer (entuzist loner?) Tatsuya Sakamoto. His program of SQ in the current English version 4.10 (although the Japanese already have a version 4.20) still remains the most popular shell for the BE-300. Another popular shell - KCmenu II (set in the shell for the desktop BE-300 and software for the desktop, allowing you to create and install the PDA additional themes desktop) - it's nice to look at, but resource-intensive (it takes a lot of memory) and does not allow you to rename labels. Many commercial tools or slightly embellishes regular interface BE-300, or reshapes his appearance. But the SQ is as attractive of all - including those due to its status as freeware. On the famous EpodXP already written a lot. This is an alternative operating system for the BE-300, for which there are (I do not know - in the plural or singular) your Russifiers. I like this EpodXP seemed cumbersome and awkward. Tried it and was relieved demolished ... But this in no way is not a sentence! This - personal opinion. Very good that someone is working on their versions of operating systems, games and programs for the Casio BE-300. Overtake MakTsentr programmers, I, as a user, just say thank you. The money will pay if it is for that ...
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The next version of localization of MakTsentr RussKey version 1.11b from the first version differs only in the size of the onscreen keyboard (and perhaps some small things that I have not noticed, because, I confess, they are not particularly sought out).When you call a Russian keyboard remains free two-thirds of the screen - and it is convenient to write, and re-written. At the same time the value of soft keys is enough to not miss when choosing their pen. A picture bukovok on the keys is even prettier than the first version.
In short, I liked the version 1.11. I so would have enjoyed it, and accustomed to multilingualism BE-300, and did not really rasprobovali charms browser Internet ... If not the most up to date version of localization, which has turned my "Beshka in fully Russified PDA.
Yes or no Yes - that is the question
The process of exciting and impressions are fresh ... So I decided to describe this adventure in detail. I will be happy, and you hope it is interesting. You know, I was so accustomed to its BE-300, both become deeply familiar with her, that inserting the CD into your laptop CD-ROM with language RussKey 2.0b even crossed. I wish I'd have gone atheist, did not do it ... Would be better off demolished oldest first crack. The instructions of the installation program of the new localization of this is written clearly and distinctly ... But the Chukchi is not a reader, Chukchi - a writer ... In short, did not happen. It did not leave a damn thing. The picture at startup CD drew a beautiful and crack, as they say, "did not get up." From this simple rule, such bustler like me - do not hurry. Okay, to restore the system using the previously saved backup copy (you can with the "native" CD from Casio, which comes bundled with your computer). Uninstall the old crack. Again inserted into the CD-ROM from MakTsentr ... Krrrrasota! In appeared on the laptop screen menu, a whole bunch of sweet, tasty, very nice program.
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Namely - crack Lite (with a low content of nicotine? "Oh, no, that's another story), complete with a translation interface crack, uninstaller, allowing the interface to return the original form. Then - with sync-to-date PC Connect (English) version 1.00.04. Calculator - in English, of course (there is nothing to Russify). And - went we go! Calendar Russian and English (version 1.00.29), Contacts Russian and English (version 1.00.28), File Manager Russian and English (version 1.00.31), Internet browser English and Russian (version 1.00.42), email client, Mail Russian and English (version 1.00.28), video player Movie Player Russian and English (version 1.00.22), the player audio files Music Player (version 1.00.39). Enough? No, not enough. Ibid - Notes text editor is also Russian and English (version 1.00.24), graphics "smotrelka" Photo Viewer in Russian and English (version 1.00.30), a universal viewer of files of different formats, Quick View Plus English and Russian (version 6.1), Scheduler Tasks and Russian, as you might guess, English (version 1.00.24). The version number of Russian and English versions of each program are the same ... Completely forgot ... The first step before installing the installation program prompts you to select the type of handheld computer (of course - Casio BE-300) and operating system version (two versions). Check the version of the operating system is very simple - click the pen on the menu Edit, located in the upper left corner of the screen PDA, and the menu select Version.
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Rewrite a paper on the first two lines - the version number of the system and its build.
You may continue ...
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After activation, crack and restart the CPC paste machine in the "crib" and continue the installation by selecting Softonic RussKey BE 2.0b (interface translation). " While this case turns, for a moment digress to talk about programs synchronize the PDA and a large computer (in my case - laptop) ... To establish full crack, need to first install it "lite" version. No problems - if the crack was bought legally, and you have a registration card with a code of Russification, which is a combination of letters and numbers. Enter the code should be through standard software keyboard BE-300 (it appears if you click the pen on the keyboard icon in the taskbar). Register does not matter - the letters will still be capitalized. But we should not forget the dash between the groups. After activation, crack and restart the CPC paste machine in the "crib" and continue the installation by selecting Softonic RussKey BE 2.0b (interface translation). " While this case turns, for a moment digress to talk about programs synchronize the PDA and a large computer (in my case - laptop) ... All users of handheld machines have a choice of synchronization software. For example, the "Palmer" - regular Palm Desktop together with HotSync Manager or TrueSync Desktop (version for Palm). With the Casio BE-300 uses regular PC Connect for Cassiopeia or ActiveSync version 3.5 with a special utility that is installed on the BE-300. Perhaps I am a reactionary. Perhaps I am boring and even incurious man. Maybe I can not understand beauty of spectacular "blyamkalok and luminous dots ... But I do not like ActiveSync. I do not like the vagaries of the program. There are practical foundation ... I once had to "Beshka" crashed the system. Crumble like autumn leaves. White screen, my own mother ... And I took for the restoration of (thanks, was a backup system on your hard drive the computer). Active but also, you see, Sync! Reloads pocket typewriter and way and that way - there is no synchronization. (And no, as is installed on the BE-300 modules synchronize with ActiveSync "crashed" with the system). A machine, meanwhile, offers a recovery - from the card (since I always keep a backup system for CompactFlash) or directly from a large computer. And there is no synchronization. And the card is empty ... I was upset. Then I thought (this is sometimes peculiar, even to me). Took out the factory drive. Demolished ActiveSync. Installed the PC Connect. And forget about the problem as a bad dream. I know someone will say, they say, you have the wrong hands ... And I think they have me ordinary. I mean - the typical chaynikovskie hands who can not and perhaps should not be able delve into the settings to elementary install on a pocket typewriter desired program, written in memory of PDA address book or any other information. Anyway, PC Connect me sad. Watches for the "Beshka" forget to transfer to summer time - mark the correct option in the settings. With each complete reinstallation (eksperimentator!) system option is not included (if not restored from a backup, but with the factory CD-ROM) ... I live an hour later. And now - no. Now the clock on the BE-300 from and to Russian. And the option "Summer. Time" is ticked. And the menus for all major programs - are Russian. And the installation. And system messages. No, system messages, not all Russian. While in Russifier reigns a sort of freemen - each application speaks the language that he most likable. Here are the buttons on the system tray asking fluent Russian - "Yes" or "No"? Oh, dear ...
How it will be in Russian?
Immediately say - elegant. Excellent. Just super.Translation of the main applications on the Russian language does not add functionality to them, but the perception changes significantly. Non-English language users do not have to strain, digging in the pitiful remnants of the school (college) knowledge. All these Cut, Paste ... Paste - in the sense of pasta? Darkness ... Important psychological moment - Russified computer becomes closer and clearer. It becomes quite tame his, home. With him want to mess around, delving into the details. He no longer dismisses vulgar "File error", and affectionately says - "Well, what have you done, you fool" ... Well, almost. Yet the most remarkable in the new Russifier - the possibility of quick-change character through an icon on the taskbar. To enable this option, you must enter the "Options" and click the pen on the tab "RussKey BE" (tab is here now, but not in the main menu).
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To check the "Switch encodings" We will launch a desired soft additive, which is caused by an icon on the taskbar. By the way, the icons themselves - that russified keyboard, switch encodings - repeat, logo, the golden key on the background of the Russian flag. Switch encodings completely solve the problem with reading Russian texts in any format and in any program. For example, in the mailer. Or in the Web browser. And what is your browser? A browser works like a clock. Russian letters, pictures - everything is displayed exactly as it should be displayed. Read the text on the tiny screen of BE-300 is not easy, but there is a handy tool - switch frames. Select a frame with the text, include the mode of display frames in full screen. If you want to look at the whole page, just select the menu item "Zoom" - page will be displayed with a 50% reduction ... Understand very simply, in Internet are not so many settings, but still - the Russian-speaking and clear ... Paint the benefits of Russification address book Contacts or Tasks Scheduler is hardly worth it. Programs from elementary simple, easy to learn ... Did you know that the built-in system "raspoznavalka" handwriting Decuma (version 1.43) also understands Russian? Similarly, say - knows. However, she had understood him - in volume 15 custom faces Russian letters. Crack is nothing but the translation interface, not added to it (if I am mistaken, then I apologize), but the work (or play) with the handwriting recognition was much more interesting. The main drawback of Decuma - here is a restriction set in 15 letters. Something has to sacrifice. For example, typing soft and hard sign with the onscreen keyboard. But how cool to see how "Beshka" gets used to the handwriting of the master ... Accustomed, get used - I can see ...)
And that happy
Small flaws are (still - "yes" or "yes"?), But on the whole crack RussKey 2.0b turned out. Nothing like that is not found. And therefore pay for the crack - do not mind. Especially because it will be included with all new Casio BE-300, marketed by MakTsentr (as is now, crack version 1.11) ... Will my wishes? Will be, but a little later. In the meantime, some curious details of the "Beshkinoy" life. Manufacturer keyboards Go Type! Pro computers to Pocket PC and Palm Landware company has released a driver for Casio BE-300. Physical compatibility of system connectors BE-300 and other modern "Cassiopeia" allows you to use the "Beshka" periphery of the "older" machines. The whole problem - the drivers. Keyboard Go Type! Pro turns the BE-300 in a miniature likeness of the notebook, being at the same time, "crib" to synchronize with your desktop computer and recharging batteries. A wonderful tool. Hence the desire - to build a crack unit keyboard support and bring the party themselves keyboards, at least for the sample. Casio launches herself for the BE-300 modem (with two spare pens and a packet-screen labels included). I would like to touch your hands this fun, and then buy. Finally, the battery ... On the package "Beshka" picture an additional battery - very pleasant picture.Moreover, not only for me but for all, without exception, of owners Casio BE-300. I'll bet on anything (up to two rubles), but this accessory will be analyzed owners BE-300 in five minutes. For there is in this machine is no dirty tricks, but "skinny" battery ... With battery it would be happiness to us. Full Feng Shui in pocket-CBT. As for localization, that there is one wish - not to doze off. Not today or tomorrow in the head hard zadyshat competitors. We must try not to trample. In a broad sell crack RussKey BE 2.0 coming soon - as soon as a test program. The authors, translation:
