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Hi guys
I just wondered what you're must haves for the BlueAngel are (software,hardware, games ans so on).
I thought this could be usefull for new users of a BlueAngel like I am.
I hope to get lots of replies.... :wink:
Don't forget a short description...
All new users are going to be very thankfull (or at least I'm going to be...)
you could for first install sprite backup and sprite monitor. very useful for monitoring battery usage and memory usage. This also helps backup issues.
also, mine did not have a microsoft reader installed when I bought it so I installed one. useful if you're for ebooks.
cheers!
MUST SOFTWARES
I have installed in my IIs the following MUST Softwaresall of which are freewares and WHICH I BELIEVE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FIRST PLACE):
1.) AgileMobile Messenger --- Instant Messenging
2.) Skype ---VOIP
3.) PPCSoft psShutXP --- Shutdown Program
4.) AvantGo
5.) PocketTV --- Mpeg Player
6.) Pocket RAR --- Unzip Program
7.) KBattery --- Battery Meter
8.)GS Player --- Streaming Audio Player
Many more softwares installed in my IIs but I dont deemed anymore a must so I didnt include.
i got the following installed:
Avant Go
PocketX Photocontacts
Spb Weather - Weather News
Spb Diary - Calender, Tasks, Contacts on Todayscreen (anyone a better one?)
WebIS Pocket Informant - Better PIM
Skype
Fifa 2002
Cherry Soft StripPocker
Pocket Mind Music Player
Sim City 2000
Bubble Master - Very addicting!
Hexacto Casino
Monopoly
Mini Jetfight (just because of the amazing graphx
Microsoft Reader
Resco Explorer 2003
Spb Imageer - way better photoalbum
Spb GPRS monitor
Sprite Backup - Absolute MUST HAVE
SlovoEd - Dictionary for various languages
spb Pocket Plus - adds some more options on todayscreen
my must-have list
CABInstl
TranCreative Magic Button
nakka TdLaunch
Mort's MortSaver
Mort's MortPlayer with iPod skin
RARLAB Pocket RAR
David Andrs Birthdays
Southway Corporation, MultiIE
ftxPBrowser
PHM Registry Editor
Macromedia Flash Player for PocketPC
Adobe reader for pocket pc
ClearVUE PDF
ClearVUE PPT
Agile Mobile, Agile Messenger
Birdsoft BatteryWatch
Sprite Software, Sprite Backup
SJ Labs, SJphone
Xten Networks, X-PRO
Cambridge, vxUtil
SmartDialling & PhonePad
bass&treble
Vmobile Network Browser
Resco Explorer
WiFiFoFum
Streethawk
Kasuei, WiFi Graph
MyIpConfig
PocketPutty
I agree with most the above mentioned and would add...
HP Mobile printing (Allows printing over IR)
ACCESS NetFront3 (great browser that has tabs & supports most Java functions)
PDAmill Snails (okay not a must but great game)
qdCAS (it's like a pocket version of the Maple calculator)
and finaly...
Pocket Putty
Lakeridge WisBar Advance 2 (latest beta, cos the stable version don't support -and is old- phone edition pocketpcs)
SBSH PocketBreeze
SBSH ContactBreeze
SBSH iLauncher
GreenSoftware (GS) Player for Audio
Beta Player for Video
Jamdat Worms World Party
awesome
Kudos to pof for taking the time to link to every program! Cheers. 8)
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I have calculator on mine
Tom
Talking about must-haves for the Blue Angel on the hardware side, I've got a Krusell leather case which is more convinient to use than the supplied one. It's a flip open one, like the one supplied with the XDA 2i. I've got a Brando screen protector, and got one spare too, to protect the screen. Further, I bought a sync + charge cable from sfplanet.com, which I can carry to office etc., rather than the cradle which I keep docked to my home PC.
Must haves
I like PocketNav. Free, smaller, faster than other Today screen "closer" programs.
http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/en/index.php?soft=59
apaprt from the standard apps already in: quite some
ii. Doublelauncher
iii. Gigatask
iv. RSS reader HappyJackRod
v. GPRS Monitor
vi. Claunch
vii. Yeti
viii. GPS Assist
ix. TomTom
x. Journalbar
xi. Battery Pro
xii. ProgramBar
xiii. PocketZen
xiv. PocketInformant
xv. EZOS EzWAP
xvii. I-Explore enhancement
xix. HP mobile Printing Sys
xx. PHM Keys
xxi. PHM Powertoys
xxii. PHM Registry Editor
xxiii. PHM Task Manager
xxiv. Bass & Treble
xxv. Finger Clix
xxvii. Memmaid
xxviii. PocketWinc
xxix. MS RemoteDisplayctrl
xxx. Reval TTLite
xxxi. Skype
xxxii. SPB Time
xxxiii. Tascalsoft TPE
xxxiv. MBRO Treesize
xxxv. Pocket PC-Club TV Gids
xxxvi. Total Commander Ghisler
xxxvii. Chess
xxxviii. Memory In Ce
xxxix. ftxPBrowser
xl. VMNethood
xli. WinZip
xlii. XDA Dev. Ext.ROM Tools
xliii. CAB Install
..... and you'll need a decent memory card to store all those lovely programs etc. I currently have a 512MB Adata mini SD card - with SD adapter. Sufficient room at the moment - but I'm keeping my eyes peeled for something bigger!
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Instant Messaging Program
Do y'all know if anything in particular conflicts with Agile Messenger on a Blue Angel? I have an O2 version, with the active stuff turned off, and Agile Messenger keeps crashing it!!!
If it is Agile Messenger and not the cause of some other program, could you please suggest another multi-IM client?
Thanks!
As the title asks, I couldnt find out any pertinent info after a quick search... their site suggests some can be run together but is not clear about others... anyone have any info on this... cheers...
I have pocket plus, diary, mobile shell, time and weather all running on my kaiser. Rather than the GPRS monitor I use http://www.hudsonmobile.com/products/ipdash/index.html - better graphs
Be careful with SPB Pocket Plus; I installed it recently on my HTC TYTN II (with shipped ROM) and discovered that it's "X/close button/Task Manager" feature permanently overwrites/deletes the HTC Task Manager that appears in the upper right corner of the Today screen, even after you un-install Pocket Plus. 2 possible fixes: 1.) hard reset 2.) install the HTC Task Manager v2
i've used ALL the Spb apps (not including the enterprise apps such as Kiosk) except Spb Full Screen Keyboard (not needed with hardware keyboard, IMHO) and all run fine and play nicely together. Even better still, they integrate superbly!
Many thanks for the replies... I like the look of a few of their apps so will look further now I know they can be used together and integrate well... cheers...
Anybody could help?
However I can select them from menu or from settings but virtual keyboard never change what I choose??
Anybody have same issue? HTC TyTN II.
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Anybody don't have similar prob... I can only choose built-in virtual keyboards... or transcriber...
You don't have spb pocket plus or any spb products installed by any chance do you?
I found that pocket plus has that effect on caligrapher on my ameo running wm5. Its a known issue and can be found on spb product forums.
Thx a lot for your information... I do have Spb products.... like Pocket Breeze and Pocket Plus... have to check Spb forum...
No problem, glad to help.
Link detailing problem.
http://www.spbclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12090
what would you suggest?
i've already got all the main xda-born apps, but as far as paid apps goes...what is the latest and greatest?
SBSH Touch Calendar
AEButtons Plus
If you get tired of Manila, SPB Mobile Shell and Phone Suite
i would definitely recommend pocketshield!
Resco Explorer makes my life alot easier, its just a nicer way to navigate my menus.
im addicted to the games atomic cannon by isotope244 and bubbles by resco.
but honestly i think the only thing i really couldnt live without is pocketshield, really great application, and the developer is always updating it (with free upgrading)
try this apps:
Resco Explorer
Wisbar Advance Desktop (if you are bored with your standard WMish look)
Calligrapher.
SPB Pocket Plus, SPB Diary, SPB Time. ( I don't know how Diary would look on a Raphael)
* Pocket Informant - because standard Pocket Outlook is too simple for my needs
* SPB Pocket Plus
- With SecondToday do things that TF3D can not - better luncher and today plugins handle
- Task switcher is much faster than one in the TF3D and it's available in any application not only at home screen
* SPB Phone Suite - for phone profiles and easy accessible Bluetooth and WiFi switcher
As response to burnblue post:
* Calligrapher - I see no place to write on the screen between form controls. It's less useful, because there is hardware keyboard. In my opinion it is not so great application after all.
* SPB Diary, SPB Time - I bought it and I use it daily. They are great apps. Not necessarily "must have", but OK. SPB Diary has much cleaner appointments and task summary than Pocket Informant plugin. And it has great note navigator. SPB Time is good for alarms, world clock and countdown timers, but there is plenty good free apps which do the same things.
To reaffirm many of the others and add some more:
SPB Pocket Plus -- for a simple and clean Today screen where all of my primary apps are not more than two clicks away... I turn off TFlo3d as it seems pointless for the eye candy and extra steps to slide, scroll, select all to accomplish the same launching tasks.
Resco Explorer -- current finality for an explorer replacement
SPB Phone Suite -- again for completing a clean looking Today screen with a very powerful device profile (sound, wireless, etc) editor
SPB Weather -- ditto for a clean Today screen. I have it running under a SPB Pocket Plus tab. there are other Today weather apps that also enable cutomised weather templates, but I tend to contently stick with this.
Pocket Informant -- likely the most powerful calendar/task/contact app... overkill for some but it can appear clean and relatively simple
Tomtom (street & POI) and/or Garmin XT (street/POI/topograhic/marine chart) with applicable maps to equal turn-by-turn handheld GPS device performance that standalone units provide.
I would add a clean-up utility like MemMaid or SKtools. I'm also a big fan of Resco Explorer (which includes a registry editor).
What is your top five apps/panels/tweeks/whatever (free or not free) you have installed on your X1 and why?
I need some ideas but there are so many on this forum so this might be really helpful for us new ones.
Freecaddie: great golf GPS programme, no need to spend hundreds on a dedicated device and like the name suggests it's free!
hTorch: I use the LED more as a torch than I do the camera
Microsoft Voice commander: I mount the phone on my car's dashboard, way easier to call someone using voice commands
Mobileread: I read A LOT of books on my X1
Resco Audio recorder: Again I like to use it for taking quick notes as well as using it as an audio book player (It can bookmark an MP3)
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1-calc: Free calculator loooads of options
g-watch: Free stopwatch
Coreplayer: For when I haven't used Super to convert movies to MP4
Google Maps:
TomTom 7
Comic reader Mobile: free .cbr comic viewer
FingerKeyboard 2: Great stylus free keyboard for when your in a hurry
Microsuck Myphone:Just in case SPBBackup get's lost etc.
SPB Backup: For my frequent ROM flashing excursions
SmartPhoneTracker: For those 'oh crap i've lost/had stolen my phone' moments
TimeSyncTZ
Wizcode pocket alarm
AEbutton plus
WIMP (Where is my Phone?) - hidden program that sends gps coordinates of the phone to another phone.
TomTom 7 - GPS
Run.GPS Trainer UV - uses gps to track training, links with heart rate monitor, exports to pc.
SPB Mobile Shell - Still prefer this panel to any others I have tried
SPB Weather 2 - Customised weather sources
1. AEbutton plus: gotta be able to map buttons the way you like 'em
2. G-profile: amazing program to manage various scenarios relating to power consumption, connectivity, ringer volume. A must-have!
3. Finger menu 1.10: awesome for finger users
4. X1 SoftTouch: makes the screen very touch responsive; improved the overall experience for me
5. TouchResponse: very nice vibration feedback if you are a finger user
5. SPB Mobile Shell, newer version: very smooth; good software
6. MyCalculator: great little scientific calculator
7. SKTools: nice for tweaking and managing files etc
8. Shap's Advanced Config: nice for tweaking
looks like I can't count to five, but had to put them all down.
1. Voice Command
2. SPB mobile shell panel - for weather mostly.
3. TomTom
4. Mini Opera - loads much faster than the Opera 9.5 that the phone comes with.
5. Fring - AIM/MSN/YAHOO/etc etc combined + VOIP.
6. Youtube
aaronwinfield said:
What is your top five apps/panels/tweeks/whatever (free or not free) you have installed on your X1 and why?
I need some ideas but there are so many on this forum so this might be really helpful for us new ones.
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Only Today utilities listed here:
1) cLaunch (v1.203 for VGA) - very able tabbed icon menu
2) TodayWarrior - 1-line instant icon access to most-used settings
3) Quicklinks - able 1-line rolling icon menu from Eten
4) rlToday - instant access to times of various chosen cities, made attractive by adding country flag icons
5) traylaunch - extracted from PHM Tools, allows instant access tray icons for constantly used utilities (like daily currency equivalents)
All of these are freeware, and together with Datex (freeware), RhinoPro Stats graph (cheap enough) and backup plugins, make up a very practical (for me, anyway) Today screen. Chosen theme is Windows Mobile 6.1.tsk as I think the green background is the least stressful when constantly using the device (can't bear the "rage for black")
1. S2U2:
Nice, useful and extends the battery lifetime
2. SpaceTime 3.0:
Scientific graphical calculator. Like a TI 92 for the pocket.
3. S2P:
Finest mp3-player outthere.
4. G-Alarm:
Never overslept for months
5. SPB Keyboard:
The best for short texts when you don't want to slide.
If I had 6 points I would also mention SPB weather 2...but there are just 5 of them so forget about it
1. Resco Explorer - great file browser
2. SPBPocketPlus - "today' extension, tasks manager and much more
3. HTC Touch HD dialer - smart phone dialer
4. HTC Touch HD keyboard
5. iGO8 - cool GPS program
6. Skype - some special version
7. PIGEON! - icq client with user friendly interface
8. And other things.
1.TF3D
2.TomTom
3.TaskFaced
4.Finger menu
5.Blackstone black dialer
I installed many things, my top 5 is just the ones I use the most often
1. Opera Mini 4.2
2. Profi Mail
3. Google Maps
4. DocsToGo
5. Total Commander
Plecodict is the number one by a long way, its a tool for those studying Chinese, too invaluable to not have it...
CE Star for me is the next one.
Coreplayer
various pocket readers
S2U2
there are others but thats the five I think of when thinking of the top 5 from the top of my head...
- sbsh phoneweaver
- tomtom
- resco file explorer
- sbp wallet
- spb backup
tflo3d by default
tomtom7
beyondpod
spb finance
mortscript
pocketscumm
also A2DPSwitch, which shouldnt be needed but unfortunatly is due to x1s bugs.
1. Touch flo.
2. Blackstone dialer.
3. Blackstone keyboard.
4. Total commander
5. Smart Protect.
noones mentioning
wmvwifi router!!?? turn your ppc into a wlan router..
i use version 0.9 still freeware..
g-alarm is good LOL sometimes i am so sleepy but i have to finish those darn mazes lol
btw how do u get buy or run tom tom on x1 PLS
leobox1 said:
g-alarm is good LOL sometimes i am so sleepy but i have to finish those darn mazes lol
btw how do u get buy or run tom tom on x1 PLS
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re Tomtom... do a search for the tomtom 7.910 black vga cab thats here on the board somewhere, install the cab, then you have to buy the maps etc...
Inesoft phone 4 (Good stuff!!)
TOMTOM 7
Oggsync
CorePlayer
GS player
Resco Exploer
MS Voice 1.6 uk
Spb Pocket Plus
Chi-Tai Homescreen PlusPlus
Spb Weather
Pocket Weather
TomTom 7 W Europe map
Opera 9.5
Conduits Pocket Artist
Google Maps
HTC Youtube
J.S. Advanced Configuration Tool 3.3
Use all these
best
1. Voice Command
2. Spb Backup
3. Navigon
4. NavGPS Aviation GPS
5. Pocket Stars
6. Klicktel
7.HiCalc
8.Spb Wallet
9.Spb Traveller