2nd April 2001

The Pocket PC is a wonderful device. With it, I carry my contacts, appointments, notes, tasks, e-mails, Web pages, MP3s... and Solitaire! That's all I played on my way back from San Francisco the other day. Even once I returned home, I found it difficult not to run the ever-popular SOL.EXE. And that's kinda what you are when you're stuck in "Draw Three" mode. Cheaters never win, but... who's looking? Care to temporarily bypass the three-card deal? Hold down the SHIFT, CTRL, and ALT keys before flipping over the next card. Ooooh... saved you from restarting the game, eh? Wish there was something similar for Minesweeper? Ya know, WINMINE.EXE? Well, time to break out the wheel. As you know, you can left-click to uncover a space to uncover its value. If a "1" is already surrounded by one (correct) flag, you can wheel-click the number to free up any surrounding (uncovered) blocks. Be careful not to misclick or... BLAM! Someone will be sweeping you up off the floor.