The last week has been pretty busy in terms of public relations and I’d like to thank all the webzines that published the announcement of the new release of Ecpc and led you here to browse my website!
In particular thanks to the Portuguese websites Pocket PT and Palmtops On-line, which I’ve just added to the Links page, although I have some other links to add as soon as possible.
The weekend has been pleasant since on Saturday 24th I attended to the second Technical Workshop organized by Hardware Upgrade, the leading webzine about technology in Italy, after the first one happened at SMAU 2003.
The main theme of this workshop was about Video chips and DirectX 9. The focus was on the latest powerful video cards for desktop PCs, but since the event was sponsored by ATI, at the end I had the chance to get in touch with a kind ATI representative to ask more info about the introduction of new chipsets for mobile devices like the Imageon 2300.
It was very interesting and the atmosphere very relaxed, thanks to the beautiful location, the Michelangelo Hotel in Milan, and also to the strong participation of many members of the Hardware Upgrade forum.
So while they’re discussing how fun the event was, I’d better go back to my growing to-do list…

Ecpc version 1.3, now completely translated in Portuguese, is finally out!
Take a look at the whole list of the improvements in the Updates page and then Download the Demo to see them in action on your Pocket PC!
You’ll notice the setup file is now much bigger due to the addition of the support for devices with MIPS and SH3 CPUs.

To celebrate the first release of the new year I’d like to offer you the chance to purchase the full version of Ecpc with a 20% discount on the regular price until the end of January.
All you have to do is using the promotion code CF6C33 once you put Ecpc in your virtual shopping cart on Handango.
Add to this 20% a favorable Euro/Dollar exchange rate and this looks like a great opportunity to buy the full version!
Remember that the Forum is at your service for any kind of feedback or question about Ecpc or even to swap your Euro coins.

Was there a better way to write the first update of the new year than mentioning what has been the most significant event for me of the past year?
As I received the latest issue of the magazine Wireless I was pleased to read their complete report about the Mobile Fun Forum 2003 and the article about the Mobile Fun Awards. You can see a scan of the page in the Reviews section.
I’ve installed and tried a lot of software for my Axim X3 lately, so I definitely need to update the list of my Recommended Pocket PC software as soon as possible and write some personal comments about the Axim X3 itself, reporting also interesting results after overclocking it.
In the meantime I’ve added to the Links page what I consider to be an extremely useful resource for all who need to get in touch with the Pocket PC world, the Pocket PC Community Newsgroups.
One last good new: I’m almost ready to release the new version 1.3 of Ecpc!