Webaroo is a little software tool that'll grab chunks of the web and download it for
you, compacting it into neat little bundles, and placing it onto your PDA for later, unplugged, access. And yes, there
are lots of ways to do this. In OSX, you can go to a page and save it as a PDF. You can use wget. You can use about a
zillion other little apps out there to grab, compress, and move those electrons around. So what makes Webaroo different
(aside from the cute logo)? According to the developers, it's smarter. The idea is, most methods involve a lot of user
configuration. Webaroo "scours the internet" and creates "web packs" which you can download onto
your mobile devices. It's like iTunes meets AvantGo, kinda. A neat concept, really. The packs are compressed, and most
of the links are "live" within the boundaries of what you set. Again, there are lots of ways to do this, but
so far Webaroo appears to take some of the drudgery out... But how does it work? Unfortunately I don't have a PocketPC,
so anyone out there using this, leave your feedback in the comments. It's a free download for now...
Tags: mobile, mobility, pdf, pocketpc, webaroo, wireless
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Subscribe to commentsPrem kumar Chandra RajahApr 10th 2006 2:49PM
Good, Innovative and very useful for day to day communication!
Dennis O'ConnorApr 10th 2006 10:14PM
Folks should know that Webaroo works as a laptop/destop tool as well. I downloaded it today and am impressed with what I'm getting for free. (Compare it to Blue Squirrel's WebWaker for 50 bucks.)
You need a Pocket PC to use the software (it won't run on a Palm system.)
More good stuff from India!
Dennis@San Diego
PaulLAApr 18th 2006 4:20PM
Well, I downloaded it and it really don't see the value. There were a lot of dead links, no live data and I actually just don't need it. I thought about all the disk space it takes and also how often I am away from a live connection. The answer was hardly ever. It was a quick uninsall.