HandySwitcher - Ultimate Task Manager - What is HandySwitcher?
HandySwitcher is a task management program that makes it easy for you to manage the running programs on your PocketPC.
You can switch between running programs, close unwanted ones to free some memory or even close all of them. Manage the running tasks on your PocketPC with simple taps.
HandySwitcher provides neat solution for task management which is crucial for most users of Windows Mobile.
Task management is important for user productivity and helps to keep the device running at its best.
Why get HandySwitcher?
Take Control
Know what programs are running in the background. A simple click on HandySwitcher’s icon shows a list of running programs in your device.
Free Memory & Resources
Do not just minimize programs when you are done with them, close them to free valuable system memory and resources for other programs.
Save Time
Working with more than one program at the same time, switching back and forth between them?
HandySwitcher is your time saver, allowing you to switch between several programs with simple taps.
Speed up your device
Find out which process/program is consuming your valuable memory and processor power.
Hardware Keys Support
HandySwitcher provides you many features allowing you to completely manage your running programs without using the stylus.
Menu Navigation
While the menu is up use the D-Pad controls to control it
Up/Down to move between the menu items
Right to close the selected program
Left to close/cancel the menu
Enter/Select to switch to the selected program
(OK) Hardware button support
HandySwitcher can optionally take over the control of the (OK) hardware button (if your device has one) so you can use it to close the active program (instead of the default smart-minimize action).
Hardware buttons assignment
Using the system Buttons applet (in the settings) you can assign any hardware button in your system to
HandySwitcher (to bring up the menu)
HandySwitcher [OK - Close] (Closes the active program)
HandySwitcher [Close All]
HandySwitcher [Close All But Active]
HandySwitcher [Minimize]
HandySwitcher [Minimize All]
HandySwitcher [Activate Next] (Cycle through the running programs)
System Integration
HandySwitcher is designed so it integrates with Windows Mobile and seamlessly works with it.
You have control on how it integrates with the system so you can get maximum benefits based on your needs.
Assign different actions for the system (X) button and HandySwitcher’s icon for tap and tap-and-hold.
Show/Hide icon at the top.
Show/Hide icon at the tray bar.
Icon location control (at the top bar)
User supplied custom icons support
HandyMenu & HandyLauncher integration
Compact icon display
Full control
HandySwitcher’s menu gives you full control to manage the running programs in your device.
A list of all the running programs.
A user-customized list of special action.
Close all
Close all but active
Close current
Minimize Active
Minimize all
CPU Usage
Memory Usage
Tap on the (X) beside a program name to close it.
Tap on the program's name to switch to it.
Look and Feel
Various customization options allowing you to customize the look and feel of HandySwitcher to suite your taste.
Menu Background
Auto theme image
User defined image (bmp, gif, jpg and png)
No background
Menu Colors
Auto Theme Colors
User Defined colors
No colors
Custom program icon
Sinkable action icons
Show/Hide icons in the menu
CPU and Memory Usage
Get more information about the running programs (including background processes) in your device.
CPU Usage
This utility shows you al list of running processes along with the CPU cycles it uses (in percentage).
Memory Usage
This utility shows you a list of running processes along with the memory each one is allocating in the system.
HandySwitcher also gives you the ability to sort the list by the process name, used memory or CPU usage.
You can even use HandySwitcher to terminate any running process.
Automation and Special list
Automation
Get HandySwitcher to do things automatically for you.
Close ActiveSync on USB cable/Cradle disconnect.
Free memory on program close.
Compact memory on close all.
Advanced ignore list
Override the default program close/minimize action for certain programs.
Ignore List:
HandySwitcher will let the system handle those programs and will not show them in its menu
System Default:
Like the ignore list, however, those programs will show in HandySwitcher’s menu
Always minimize:
HandySwitcher will not close those programs, unless the program is a dialog with (OK) button
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Supported operating systems:
Pocket PC 2002, Windows Mobile 2003, Windows Mobile 5.0, Windows Mobile 6 Classic, Windows Mobile 6 Professional, Windows Mobile 6.1 Classic, Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional
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