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Must have apps

Noticed there is no thread about what apps you are running, and what you consider must have's or just really good apps.
I got nothing to say as of yet, as my Mteor arrives on Thursday, so was hoping you all could give some hints on good applications.
Also interested in the today screen and plugins people have running.

Facade - Changes the home screen, adds tons more options ans is configurable.
website: http://www.sbsh.net/products/facade/

TomTom Mobile 5.2 - Navigation Software. If it crashes when using, ensure all POI are OFF. Any third party bluetooth recievers must be have GPS in there name somwhere.
Keylock - Auto keylocking, Very handy Clock screensaver with tons of phone info. You can also setup up reminders for missed emails, calls, reminders. ITS FREE - http://maniac.fschreiner.de/content/view/1/4/
RegeditSTG - registry editor FREE http://maniac.fschreiner.de/component/option,com_docman/task,cat_view/gid,10/Itemid,3/
Efficasoft GPRS Traffic Monitor - Keeps track of GPRS Data Usage http://www.efficasoft.com/gprsmonitor.html

just look in wiki and post there...

Good idea. DONE.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Breeze_Must_have_tools

Tasks automation

Hi,
Do you know any way to schedule tasks in order to be performed automatically?
Each day, when I wake up I have to:
-turn Kaiser on,
-turn wifi on,
-start my RSS reader (Egress),
-tap on Refresh button of Egress to download news,
-start Avantgo,
-tap on synchronize all my channels,
-start Tiny Stocks Manager,
-tap on Update All, to refresh data about stocks,
-synchronize by BT with ActiveSync,
-...
(and WeatherPanel and Spb Traveler seem to auto-refresh data without my intervention, fortunately)
I think what I'd need is a program which run some pre-saved macros at a scheduled time...
Thanks,
Mr B

I haven't tried it personally but SK Schedule Master might be worth some investigation
http://s-k-tools.com/index.html?skschema/m_skschema.html
Cheers.

Fitipaldi1 said:
I haven't tried it personally but SK Schedule Master might be worth some investigation
http://s-k-tools.com/index.html?skschema/m_skschema.html
Cheers.
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Yeah, thanks. Seems to be exactly what I need. However I'm stucked trying to compose a script to perform the tasks I stated above, and the tutorial is very short.
Any help about scripting in this application would be welcome!
Thanks,
Mr B

[Solution, not question] How to back up settings for Spb Time/Phone Suite

Couldn't decide which forum to put this in, but General seems more frequented, so this will hopefully help more people if placed here.
Having become a serial ROM flasher, I have been trying to automate as much of the restoration as possible. One aspect that was eluding me was how to restore settings for Spb Time and Phone Suite (Pocket Plus has a "backup settings option under the Tools menu). I searched here and Spb Forum, but couldn't find anything.
I have identified the Registry keys that allow you to back up and restore settings for the above.
Phone Suite:
Once you have set up the Today plugin, profiles, ringtones, notifications etc, use your preferred Reg editor to export the following Reg keys:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Spb Software House\Spb Phone Suite] - profile settings
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Spb Software House\Spb Phone Suite] - Today plugin settings
Time:
As above, once you have set up Today plugin, alarms, world clock etc, export the following key:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Spb Software House\Spb Time]
After flashing the new ROM, re-import these keys into the Registry and power cycle the device (rather than just soft-resetting).
Et voila, instant restoration of your settings, with no need to set any of it up afresh.
Hope this helps others out there. I have had so much help from this site, I wanted to be able to contribute back. As I said, I couldn't find the info before, so I thought I would share my findings.
EDIT:
Just discovered - if you use rgu-2-xml program posted by dan1967, then add the resulting xml files to your SDConfig.txt, the process becomes fully automated.

Thx for the good info!!!
..I'm using these two apps too!!!
Ciao

If it is this easy, I am disappointed that SPB doesn't include the ability to backup and restore these in the applications themselves.

CradleCare for windows mobile?!

I am a recovering Palm user from the early Treo release. Back on the Palm OS there was a handy piece of software called CradleCare which allowed you to have the phone do some automatic things while on a cradle (power and syncing to the computer)...such as a photo slide show on the screen and what I really liked, it would automatically forward the phone to a preset phone number. I found this invaluable as I would plop it in my cradle at home and it would automagically have my calls come to my land line.
I know they don't make a windows mobile version but I was wondering if there was anything else out there like it. Anyone? Thanks!
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Check out an application called "phoneAlarm Pro" (LINK) , in phone alarm, you have automatic profile switching for events such as "cradle", "night" etc..
In the "cradle" profile you can set up auto call forwarding to a specified number. When you disconnect the phone from the comp, the profile switches automatically to "General" and the call forwarding gets cut...
Hope this helps...

Phoneweaver
Phoneweaver works well, you can have different triggers types for different profiles.
Time, power, manual etc...

Profiles for PPC

I have been using Brett PPCProfiles V3.0 for almost 2 and a half years. I really liked the flexibility in the program as well as the features. Have not been able to find any program that could match this programs features (atleast not by my standards). All good things come to an end, and I wanted to upgrade my profiles feature. I have gone through the free PPC software site but did not come up with something as good as PPCProfiles.
Has anyone out there used a program similar to this? I m most intesested in the feature that syncs your sound profiles with calendar. Also, should have the flexiblity of automatic profile switching depending on day and the time.

I use PhoneAlarm. It is great as it is very customisable with skins, etc etc. It is commercial though. Just Google it. They may even have a free trial I cannot remember.

another commercial piece of software is SPB Phone Suite. Really like the way it handles profiles. There is a 10 day trial or something.

Also commercial but does all of the above is SBSH's PhoneWeaver. In addition to just the sound profile it can also adjust your network settings (Bluetooth, WiFi, etc.), your backlight settings and can execute programs. Triggers can be day/time, calendar status, or ActiveSync/AC Power connect/disconnect.
I'd guess the SPB app is pretty similar.

Thank you all. I'll give the SPB a shot. I heard its reviews from a colleague, he's pretty happy with it. BTW PPCProfile also could also handle bluetooth based on profile but not Wifi, so SPB becomes even more interesting.

Phone alarm is the most advanced of these.
The current version offers the ability to customize everything from the Email/ SMS/ MMS/ IMS programs you use, to your default SIP, full sound-backlight-radio-wifi-push update rate...controlled by time/ appointment category, priority. It will even load new today screen skins based on the profile you want. There are hundreds of skins available.
Simply put, phoneAlarm Pro is the first app I install on any new phone. It is the most important one to me for full control of my phone's behavior.

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Phone alarm is the most advanced of these.
The current version offers the ability to customize everything from the Email/ SMS/ MMS/ IMS programs you use, to your default SIP, full sound-backlight-radio-wifi-push update rate...controlled by time/ appointment category, priority. It will even load new today screen skins based on the profile you want. There are hundreds of skins available.
Simply put, phoneAlarm Pro is the first app I install on any new phone. It is the most important one to me for full control of my phone's behavior.
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I agree 100% with this.

I'll +1 on PhoneAlarm. I wouldn't go without the automatic profile switching for work and meetings.. Work is quieter, with some more subtle alerts, and my "meeting" profile is nearly muted and most alerts only vibrate.
Plus other manual profiles, such as (daytime) Car (very loud and bright), Night Car (very loud, but dim backlight), etc etc...
Can't do without it.

Thanks guy, just downloaded a Trial for PhoneAlarm. Giving it a run now....