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Help is always near 

There are seven forms of Help for our Mobile and Skills programs:

Pocket PC Creations Skills tutorial, free support, combined with optional assessment and certification
Questions and Answers
Design services
Upgrades, advice on pending or introduced upgrades
Help provided with the software on Pocket PCs and desktop PCs
Guidance notes with projects on Pocket PCs
Prompt reply to email enquiries to contact@otinternational.com
   
Questions and Answers
 
Q. What mobile computers do Pocket PC Creations run on?
A.  Pocket PCs and Pocket PC Mobile Phones with Microsoft Pocket PC operating systems. See more information at Microsoft on Pocket PCs , Pocket PC Mobile Phones and Ruggedized Pocket PCs.  Pocket PC Creations will also run a 'Local Session' on Windows XP Tablet PCs.

Q.  What about software upgrades, will the version of software I purchase become outdated?
A. 
Upgrades to Pocket PC Creations made within 12 months of purchase of the software will be provided without a fee, a fee may be charged for upgrades beyond 12 months from the date of purchase. CreativityCorp, the software licensor, will advise software license holders of upgrades.

Q.  How many Pocket PC Creations projects/applications can I load and run on a Pocket PC?
A.  Many, depending on available memory, 50 projects could easily be run on a Pocket PC!  The project file size is generally less than 30KB, and most Pocket PCs have 32MB of memory.

Q. Do people building projects/applications with Pocket PC Creations own the applications and can they sell them?
A. Yes, projects/applications built by the holder of a Pocket PC Creations licence are their property. The projects/applications .ppc files can be sold, but the main Pocket PC Creations software to run them cannot be sold without permission from CreativityCorp, the software licensor, and supply of the software by CreativityCorp.

Q. When project/applications are developed with Pocket PC Creations, can they then be run on any Pocket PC or desktop PC?
A.  Projects developed with Pocket PC Creations will only run on Pocket PCs and desktop PCs which have the main Pocket PC Creations software installed.

Q. What Pocket PC should I buy?
A.  There are now many excellent options, see Microsoft. Check to ensure the screen displays well both indoors and outdoors in direct sunlight, and that there are wireless accessories to enable use with a mobile phone. A 32MB memory version is sufficient for use with Pocket PC Creations.

Q.  Can Occupational Therapy International assist with the marketing of projects/applications built with Pocket PC Creations by developers.
A.   Yes, please contact Occupational Therapy International to discuss. 

Q.  After I process data from the Pocket PC onto the desktop PC, how can I take them back into the field? 
A.   A practical approach is to save into Excel on the desktop, and take the results back into the field in Pocket Excel, which is part of the standard Pocket PC software.

Design services

While you don't need to be a programmer to create your own projects or applications with Pocket PC Creations, some people prefer to have assistance. Send your starting material to Occupational Therapy International by email to contact@otinternational.com or by post and we will provide a confidential no obligation quotation to prepare your project for Pocket PC Creations.