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Must Haves For BlueAngel

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!
J

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!

Recommended Software

Just got my Vario iii as a replacement for my old iMate Jam (Magician)
Installed messenger (is this a T-mobile ommision or HTC btw?)
Been a while since I looked at PDA software so anyone recommend any killer apps that I must have to grace my new shiny toy

jameson_uk said:
Just got my Vario iii as a replacement for my old iMate Jam (Magician)
Installed messenger (is this a T-mobile ommision or HTC btw?)
Been a while since I looked at PDA software so anyone recommend any killer apps that I must have to grace my new shiny toy
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Resco Explorer 2007 (Enhanced File Manager / Registry Editor)
GPS Viewer (For Kick Starting the internal GPS)
Opera Mobile (Much better browser than Pocket IE)
MS Voice Command
MS Live Search (Free GPS Functionality)
Ilium eWallet (great little database for Usernames / Passwords / Account Info)
SBSH Pocket Breeze (fantastic Today Screen enhancement)
I'm sure others will have tons to add...

I'm a crusty old uni versal user - about to switch to kaiser... tellme do we still need to istal magic button for the unkillable apps ?

The GPS Viewer, is this freeware?
Where can I download?

gogol said:
The GPS Viewer, is this freeware?
Where can I download?
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you can get it here:
http://pocketmap.com/accessories/GpsViewer.exe
Enjoy!

with tomtom or telenav you dont need a quickstart for your GPS. look into the spb software

Lavachild said:
with tomtom or telenav you dont need a quickstart for your GPS. look into the spb software
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True... Only needed if you are using Google Maps or Live Search.

sqadan said:
Resco Explorer 2007 (Enhanced File Manager / Registry Editor)
GPS Viewer (For Kick Starting the internal GPS)
Opera Mobile (Much better browser than Pocket IE)
MS Voice Command
MS Live Search (Free GPS Functionality)
Ilium eWallet (great little database for Usernames / Passwords / Account Info)
SBSH Pocket Breeze (fantastic Today Screen enhancement)
I'm sure others will have tons to add...
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what does opera mobile do that pocket iE doesnt? I am sure it is better but just curious

Lavachild said:
what does opera mobile do that pocket iE doesnt? I am sure it is better but just curious
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Opera Mobile is much better at rendering pages than pie. It has tabbed browsing. It support ajax and flash etc...
I'm writing this reply with Opera Mobile. ;-)

What is the difference between Opera Mobile and Opera Mini? Thanks
d

Opera Mini is a java midlet. Its for phones that can't run the more fully featued mobile browser.

dwella said:
What is the difference between Opera Mobile and Opera Mini? Thanks
d
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Opera Mini is a java midlet. Its for phones that can't run the more fully featued mobile browser.

Thanks much...
d

What's running on your device right now?

Soo, I just tapped the x button to take a lookat what I had open that was slowing me down, and thought I might ask what all you ladies and gents have open and running on your phone right now?
Pocket CM
Notes
Calendar
Deepfish (cool, and useful for some sites but not all sites)
FlashLite (for Slither Cube UNO)
Voice Command Config
What are you running?

mlalahoi said:
Soo, I just tapped the x button to take a lookat what I had open that was slowing me down, and thought I might ask what all you ladies and gents have open and running on your phone right now?
Pocket CM
Notes
Calendar
Deepfish (cool, and useful for some sites but not all sites)
FlashLite (for Slither Cube UNO)
Voice Command Config
What are you running?
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Not anything open but running on my device is a little stream of H2O coming from the tree that I’m sitting under…. how long do you think my device will go before getting slower?
...whats usually running is:
HTC Audio Manager
Opera Mini
MXit (IM app)
PocketCM
Resco Explorer
and maybe my GPS app
btw dude, I just want to know as to why you are using my great grand parents as an avatar?

activesync for push
outlook for push
palm threaded sms
ptravelalarm
spb gprs monitor
mobitv (discovery channel)

ActiveSync (sadly)
Google Maps
Internet Exploder
and Mortplayer.
Really nothing too exciting.

Activesync
Windows Media Player
TCPMP

I run these:
AIM 2.0
TCPMP 7series with Flash Plugin for YouTube
HTC Audio Manager
WMP with Touch Skin
Opera Mini
Opera Mobile
PIE with Scroll Fix
HTC Home with HTC Home Customize
Google Maps
Live Search
iGo My Way 2006
TomTom 6
WinRar
Resco File Explorer
Resco Registry
Resco Photo Viewer

List of Applications

I just wanted to compile a list of application you guys must have on your PDA?
I've done tweeking my rom and now looking for some solid applications to add to the phone..
List all applications you install once after a hard reset!
-Tomtom Navigator

Heh, just downloaded Dutty's Hybrid ROM with the full intention of flashing it (as I'm still using Schaps' 4.31). Then sat down and listed all the soft I have installed... and cried bloody tears.
So much stuff to reinstall, re-register, restore saves/bookmarks to! Yes, I know of UC, Sashimi, and stuff, but still... that's an awful lot.
K, here goes for anyone interested (in order of original installation/upgrade):
SKKV SK Tools
Mortscript
Weather Panel (+ Hourly Fix)
TaskManager ITA Big Buttons
S2U2
Finger-Friendly Friends
Ultimate Launch
HTC Home Customizer
RC Mod
Pocket Informant 8
Cyberon Voice Dialer
Batti
Mobipocket Reader
SPB Diary, Traveler, Finance, Wallet, Time
Resco Explorer, Audio Recorder, Photo Viewer, Radio
FDC Softkey Applet
VGAKEY keyboard
SRS_WOW_HD
Green Skin for Audio Manager
and about 20 games, mostly puzzle and RPG.
And, of course, iGo My Way 2006 Plus and AutoMapa, both navigation software.
To answer your original question: most of these are a must for me. Sorry, cannot be more specific.

wyrm said:
Heh, just downloaded Dutty's Hybrid ROM with the full intention of flashing it (as I'm still using Schaps' 4.31). Then sat down and listed all the soft I have installed... and cried bloody tears.
So much stuff to reinstall, re-register, restore saves/bookmarks to! Yes, I know of UC, Sashimi, and stuff, but still... that's an awful lot.
K, here goes for anyone interested (in order of original installation/upgrade):
SKKV SK Tools
Mortscript
Weather Panel (+ Hourly Fix)
TaskManager ITA Big Buttons
S2U2
Finger-Friendly Friends
Ultimate Launch
HTC Home Customizer
RC Mod
Pocket Informant 8
Cyberon Voice Dialer
Batti
Mobipocket Reader
SPB Diary, Traveler, Finance, Wallet, Time
Resco Explorer, Audio Recorder, Photo Viewer, Radio
FDC Softkey Applet
VGAKEY keyboard
SRS_WOW_HD
Green Skin for Audio Manager
and about 20 games, mostly puzzle and RPG.
And, of course, iGo My Way 2006 Plus and AutoMapa, both navigation software.
To answer your original question: most of these are a must for me. Sorry, cannot be more specific.
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I'll try to add some of these to this page:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Kaiser_software_recs

I am using a standard rom, this is my list
HTC Album
KaiserTweak
Contact changer
Battery Status
Total Commander
SBP Phone suite (Ideal if you are used to profiles on a Nokia phone)
SPB Diary
SPB Weather (Works nicely with SPB Diary)
Pocket Digital Clock (I do not use HTC Home, instead i use SPB Diary. This is a stand alone clock like the one in HTC Home)
WkTask
Advanced Config
ClearTemp

ehollins said:
I'll try to add some of these to this page:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Kaiser_software_recs
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That'd be very kind of you, thanks
Indeed the software-Wiki could use some updating, as, for example, it lists only a few of Resco and SPB progs, and relatively old ones at that.
SPB Traveler, for instance, (mostly) duplicates the functionalities of SPB Weather and Time while adding quite a few of its own.
SPB Wallet (and its many brothers, like eWallet, SplashID, or CodeWallet) is another killer app, as it saves the hassle of remembering oodles of passwords, codes, keys, combinations, sizes, URLs, account numbers... you name it.

wyrm said:
That'd be very kind of you, thanks
Indeed the software-Wiki could use some updating, as, for example, it lists only a few of Resco and SPB progs, and relatively old ones at that.
SPB Traveler, for instance, (mostly) duplicates the functionalities of SPB Weather and Time while adding quite a few of its own.
SPB Wallet (and its many brothers, like eWallet, SplashID, or CodeWallet) is another killer app, as it saves the hassle of remembering oodles of passwords, codes, keys, combinations, sizes, URLs, account numbers... you name it.
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It's a wiki so you can add things yourself. I just created it about 1-2 weeks ago so it hasn't been around that long. Hell, I wish the damn thing would get stickied but it doesn't look like it is.

ehollins said:
It's a wiki so you can add things yourself
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funny thing, never noticed the EDIT button until you told me Selective blindness I think.
OK, updated a few things, thanks ehollins. Do push for it to be stickied, plz.

Must for me:
S2U2
Slide to view
Sprite Backup
Remote Display Control
HTC Customizer
Mini Opera
Google Maps
Finger Friendly
Mobilsøk (a must for Norwegian users)
Igo/TomTom/MioMap
Large Title Cab
Large Start Menu
HTC Taskmanager
PimBackup
GPSTest
Pocketrar
ClearTemp
Pocketscreen
HTC X Button
Skype
Sliding sound fix
Schaps Advance Config/Kaiser Tweak
PHM Reg Edit
Total Commander
RemapSoftkeys
NOGPRS
Diamond Keyboard

The top 5 things you have installed on your X1

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