For a free option, look into Chrome Remote Desktop. It runs inside the Chrome Browser and works pretty well. You can find it in the Chrome Web Store. Install the "server"side on the machine at work, and the use the extension on the chrome client to log in... Works fairly well. Hope your friend benefits from her treatment and beats the disease... Regards, Rolando

I've used logitech trackballs for at least 15 years. I recently purchaseda wireless trackball and I love it. I dont play any games so that's not really an issue for me.

I would also recommend the HTC Touch. I've had the Touch's older cousin, the HTC Excalibur for almost two years and it´s one of the best phones Ive had. I highly recommend HTC. Im not sure about built in security, but I would recommend writing a small application to store you confidential information. The Cryptography namespace IS available in the compact framework, so you could store them securely.

The main problem in you examples is not the case, but the lenght of the function. GetMyXML() is not difficult to read at all. If you function or variable names are that long, you might need to split the functionality into smaller parts.