You also can use ControlFreak to control other PC applications. Winamp plug-ins act as software agents for ControlFreak. Those agents listen for commands from the ControlFreak program running on the handset, and then execute those commands on the PC.
The desktop control mode allows you to do almost anything you normally do with your computer, but from anywhere in its Bluetooth zone. You use the navigation pad to control either the mouse cursor or the keyboard arrow keys; pressing 1 or 2 sends a left-or right-mouse click. It would be very difficult to do anything if the entire desktop was always resized to the phone's screen, so ControlFreak provides zoom functionality. Use 5 to zoom in and 0 to zoom out, just like in the Series 60 image viewer. Useful shortcuts are also provided for sending Enter (7), Esc (9), and Alt-Tab (*) keys. While switching applications, ControlFreak automatically zooms into the switching window to make it easier to see; then you can use the navigation pad to move left or right in the list of applications.
The combination of being able to see what is on the screen and to easily send left/right arrow keys makes desktop control mode a great tool for giving presentations. Showing PowerPoint slides to your customers or photos to your relatives has never been easier.
If you're presenting in the dark and you don't want your phone's backlight to keep coming on when clicking buttons, go to the settings and set Backlight mode to Disabled (although this feature is not present in all phones).
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Don't forget an important fact: It works with Windows 2000/XP only, and you must have WinAMP installed on the PC.
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