Uses and Software for a Modern PocketPC PDA?

Deviant asks: "I just bought a new Dell Axim X30 with 802.11b and Bluetooth. It was a bit of an impulse buy and now I find myself trying to find out what I can do with it and what software is 'must have' for the platform. I work in IT for a bank where I have wireless available in the office and I am also a part-time education student. I got it primarily for basic PDA things like a calendar, a To-do list, e-mail/IM, taking notes, and am looking forward to getting a few good games for it. I guess my question is to Slashdot readers with MS Windows Mobile based PDAs: What software do you use daily that makes your PDA worth while for you? What uses are there for this that I may not have thought of?"

Calendar app that does not require outlook

[warpSpeed]

Does anyone know of a calendaring app for the PocketPC that does not require Outlook on the back side of the sync? I have a PocketPC, and I want to sync my calendar to something ther then outlook, anything else would be prefereable.

Something that would work over the net would be a real bonus too.

NX client

[Linuxathome]

If you do IT and have Linux machines, then you will need programs to access the machines remotely. As mentioned by many comments previously, you will need an ssh client. I would like to also suggest you install an NX client from NoMachine.com [nomachine.com]. You can remotely access the GUI desktop on your Linux desktop (you'll need to install Free NX in your Linux box). Or you can install a VNC client [utah.edu] and just about control any OS remotely [wired.com].

Re:My experience

[WinterSolstice]

I agree with you. MS Reader is (sadly?) one of the very best e-book platforms out there. It is unfortunate that they haven't released a Mac version. It would be very well received, I think.
On the other hand, the E-Book reader 'E-Reader' [ereader.com] is also very nice, and supports palm, Pocket PC, Mac, and Windows. It's also quite a bit more customizable.
The only "open" ebook stuff I know of is the Open EBook Forum, which is really more of a vendor co-ordination.

Games

[JofCoRe]

Well, the best use (or at least the one I enjoy most) I've found for my iPaq is to load it up w/a couple of emulators for games :)

You definately want to grab pocketnester [freewareppc.com]. Then you can play any NES game that you want :)

Also, check out MAME CE3 [mameworld.net]. Unfortunately it was written w/an older version of MAME, so a lot of the ROMs I have tried didn't work :( But you can play Galaga all day to your heart's content :)