Save web pages to pocket pc

Golden Ape · 24 Mar 2006 at 10:39

Hi, I'm not sure if this is the right place for this question, if it isn't please move!

So what I'm after is some way to save webpages to my by windows mobile device so I can read them later on the bus. For example, I was looking at the new scientist site this morning and there are a couple of interesting articles that I'd like to read but don't have time right now. I could print them but that seems like a waste of paper. It would be much nicer to some how send them to my pocket pc to look at later.

Does anyone know any easy and free way to do this? The device is running Windows Mobile 2003 and spends most of the day connected to my Laptop (XP pro) by a USB cable. Thanks.

Otacon · 24 Mar 2006 at 12:12

I've done this once or twice in the past by saving whatever the document may be to pdf and viewing it through pocket Acrobat Reader.

Golden Ape · 24 Mar 2006 at 14:20

Ah cheers, that's not a bad idea actually. Will give it a shot. Though being quite lazy when it comes to such things I was kind of hoping for a really seamless click-the-one-button and it's done kind of solution! Beggards can't be choosers though.

Energize · 24 Mar 2006 at 15:56

Just save the web page as you normally would and just transfer them to your pda. It will open up in the pdas internet browser.

Golden Ape · 24 Mar 2006 at 19:26

Thanks guys. Energize, thanks for your suggestion. I hadn't been doing this in the past as I use firefox and ideally wanted to save web pages as a single file (firefox doesn't have the option to save a page as an .mht file only as html and all the images). Though I've just had a look through the avialbe extensions and found a nice plug in the adds this functionality (called MAF if anyone wants it). This looks like a good option.

Cheers.