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Favourite calendar application

What's the best calendar application out there? I think the built-in one is too limited. I owned a Mteor before I bought the TyTN II and replaced the built-in one with Papyrus.
The best one for PocketPC/Windows Mobile Professional that I've found so far is Agenda Fusion (www.developerone.com).

Pocket Informant every time

I'd recommend looking at AgendaOne more than Agenda Fusion these days. It's the newer/slicker version of the product. I use that & have for years after upgrading from Agenda Fusion.

I tried Agenda One, Agenda Fusion and Pocket Informant. I prefer PI.
What I do NOT like about Agenda One is its limited icons. Maybe the made new ones in the meantime, but there were only a few and the TONS that exist for Fusion are NOT COMPATIBLE with One! Go figure. Also, it is supposed to be faster and fine-tuned for one-handed operation --- well, YMMV but I found it could not live up to that promise.
Good luck making you choice.
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For those who are using Agenda Fusion on the Tytn II, how fast/slow is it? Are there any lags when opening the application? What version of AF are you using?
I have version 7.85 installed on the Tytn II and I have a delay of approx. 2 seconds from when the application starts to when the tasks in are listed.

When they developed AgendaOne, they did change the required icon format and the Fusion Icons generally won't work. But usually for $5-6 bucks you can find good icon packs around. DesignsByBert has three different packs available, for example. I happen to like the business one...

Yeah I have seen them, but I found them inadequate. I know picky picky.
PerfAlbion said:
When they developed AgendaOne, they did change the required icon format and the Fusion Icons generally won't work. But usually for $5-6 bucks you can find good icon packs around. DesignsByBert has three different packs available, for example. I happen to like the business one...
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Is AgendaOne faster than AgendaFusion? AgendaFusion is quite slow to start (same applies to Pocket Informant, for that matter).

I found AgendaOne to be much faster than AgendaFusion.
There's a slight delay when it loads as it builds the view, but it's typically only 1-2 seconds for me (something like 200 appointments, 20 task, 850 contacts). I recall Fusion being much longer, but then it was also on a slower device with less RAM and it was around eighteen months ago.

I have played a little with Pocket Informant now. I like it better than Agenda Fusion. Features are similar, but it looks way better.

When using Pocket Informant is there anyway to combine the calendar with PocketCM for Contacts?
I love pocketCM but when I install PI I get lumbered with PI's Contacts - which arent as nice as PocketCM
PS How rude of me... I'm new in here and didn't even have the courtesy to say HI
PPS Hi All. I'm new in here. Loving the Kaiser/Vario III/Tytn II/all the other names!

scouser_75 said:
When using Pocket Informant is there anyway to combine the calendar with PocketCM for Contacts?
I love pocketCM but when I install PI I get lumbered with PI's Contacts - which arent as nice as PocketCM
PS How rude of me... I'm new in here and didn't even have the courtesy to say HI
PPS Hi All. I'm new in here. Loving the Kaiser/Vario III/Tytn II/all the other names!
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Good question. The PI contact application stinks. I'd love to replace it with something else - even the built-in one. I don't think that's possible either.

Handling alarms and notifications
Two questions:
1. I really like the option in Agenda Fusion to set an alarm by absolute date and time. Is this possible in Agenda One or Pocket Informant?
2. When a notification pops up, I would like to be able to select the Menu/View Item option and have the appointment come up for editing in Agenda Fusion rather than the default Calendar. Is there any way to accomplish this?
Thanks.

jahnotto said:
Good question. The PI contact application stinks. I'd love to replace it with something else - even the built-in one. I don't think that's possible either.
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if you install pocket cm and then use RemapSoftkeys to make pocket cm your contacts soft key bobs you uncle

iphone type contact browsing plugin?

I heard someone say that there is a plugin that will allow you to browse your contacts like the iphone does?

SkyylineGTR said:
I heard someone say that there is a plugin that will allow you to browse your contacts like the iphone does?
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Yes, there is. Use the search option and you will find it.

I like iContact there is also PocketCM (I believe that's it). Try a search for those.

finger friendly friends is a good stuff, the best i have used so far

I don't know the PocketCM app exactly, but it hardly can be better than the finger friendly friends... best pocket app I've ever seen.

You can also use the HTC RandomAccess cab (this scroll by letters), look at the Cab Collection (sticky thread).
But definitely +1 for FFF, it rocks !

Yeah, I forgot about this. I currently still have a Hermes (with a radio that only works sometimes) and am looking to get a Kaiser soon. FingerFriendy Friends does look like a winner...

FFF looks really good, the advantage with PcoketCM is that it includes other functionality such as threaded SMS that works really well
You can also download an ipohone skin for version 0.15 that looks good
For me it is the best all rounder that I have used to date
Paul

PocketCM version .15 is great, has a lot of functionality and many skins to choose from. You can get it here: http://www.pocketcm.com
Version .16 (development version) is a total rewrite of the skinning mechanism, so wait until this gets fleshed out more before upgrading to it.

I now have both.In my opinion they both excel in different ways The perfect combo for me would be the functionality of the keyboard in fff with the presentation of Pocket CM i.e when listing contacts the ability to show photos and it's own messaging gui rather than the stock wm6 one.

Making the Kaiser Finger Friendly

I don't know if everyone else has incredibly small fingers, but I had trouble using the on screen keyboard with my digits without pressing the wrong buttons all the time. Secondly, I found navigating with the Kaiser when docked in a car or a holder to be a complete bind. Trying to do something like a telephone call was way more difficult than my old Nokia 6230i
I just wanted to say that I am now finally happy with my Kaiser after doing the following 4 things:
Installing KaiserTweak and modifying settings such as TouchFlo sensitivity and backlight settings
Installing PointUI for finger based navigation
Installing PocketCM Contacts - This ties in nicely with PointUI's interface and filled in a feature that PointUI desperately lacked
Installing PocketCM Keyboard to stop my fat fingers pressing the wrong buttons.
I can now use my Kaiser completely from the screen without having to revert to the stylus or the keypad, which is very useful when it is docked somewhere like in the car.
I just wanted to let others know in case they were having the same problems as I had.
Regards,
Rob

I still use the slide out keyboard once and a while but I instead use the following:
spb Mobile Shell 2.0
Resco Keyboard (iPhone skin)

laakness said:
I still use the slide out keyboard once and a while but I instead use the following:
spb Mobile Shell 2.0
Resco Keyboard (iPhone skin)
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I wasn't aware of those products and they are definitely worth considering. The Resco keyboard appears to work in a very similar way to the PocketCM Keboard with a couple of added features as far as I can see.

also something to consider is the big start menu and long endkey.
and i use finger friendly friends instead of pocketcm contacts because it is alot faster.
the spb mobile shell works really good spb also has a onscreen keyboard that works pretty sweet

I've been sold by FFF. The speed and on screen keyboard accuracy is the best that I have seen for finger usage. If anyone has any other finger usability improvement programs they'd like to suggest free or to pay for I'd be interested in hearing about them.

rfarnell said:
I've been sold by FFF. The speed and on screen keyboard accuracy is the best that I have seen for finger usage. If anyone has any other finger usability improvement programs they'd like to suggest free or to pay for I'd be interested in hearing about them.
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iContact is also very good. Takes of very little device memory unlike PocketCM and it's very easy to use. This one is free and is in the develop and hacking section. No need to install it either...just run the .exe from your phone.

i had FFF before until they promped me in registering... but i remember reading somewhere that the software was free during this time of development...

rfarnell said:
I don't know if everyone else has incredibly small fingers, but I had trouble using the on screen keyboard with my digits without pressing the wrong buttons all the time. Secondly, I found navigating with the Kaiser when docked in a car or a holder to be a complete bind. Trying to do something like a telephone call was way more difficult than my old Nokia 6230i
I just wanted to say that I am now finally happy with my Kaiser after doing the following 4 things:
Installing KaiserTweak and modifying settings such as TouchFlo sensitivity and backlight settings
Installing PointUI for finger based navigation
Installing PocketCM Contacts - This ties in nicely with PointUI's interface and filled in a feature that PointUI desperately lacked
Installing PocketCM Keyboard to stop my fat fingers pressing the wrong buttons.
I can now use my Kaiser completely from the screen without having to revert to the stylus or the keypad, which is very useful when it is docked somewhere like in the car.
I just wanted to let others know in case they were having the same problems as I had.
Regards,
Rob
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does anyone have point ui cab?

ChInEsE ChIcKeN said:
does anyone have point ui cab?
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It's easy enough to find the blue and black style cab's here: http://www.pointui.com/Home.aspx

so let me get this straight this is something just like spb mobile shell?
i thought it was like a plug in allowing the navigation of the device it self to be more finger friendly...
is there anything like that?

here is my combo.
touchpal pro (keyboard)
thumb cal (calander)
PocketCM (Contacts)
Asus Launcher (Start Menu)
Touch Cube (Quick Access to stuff)
THis will keep you finger frindly.

AllTheWay said:
iContact is also very good. Takes of very little device memory unlike PocketCM and it's very easy to use. This one is free and is in the develop and hacking section. No need to install it either...just run the .exe from your phone.
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Wow, iContact is awesome. Blows the stock one away!

Simplicity for Efficiency
Hi all,
You could add s.l.i. ThumbCal in your list...
And for all big fingers and others PointUI addicts , you can get a lot of third softs skins in this thread.

any links to where to get the cabs?

S2P
Slide2Play is also a nice music player for your fingers...

i am especially interested in the touch keyboard

Dialer Skin only
ChInEsE ChIcKeN said:
i am especially interested in the touch keyboard
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Any dialer Skin Only?

rfarnell said:
I've been sold by FFF. The speed and on screen keyboard accuracy is the best that I have seen for finger usage.
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Yeah, I love the scroll speed on this app. Can anyone tell me why other apps and Windows Mobile itself has to be so sluggish when little 3rd party efforts like this and Pointui work so much faster??

i have already tried FFF and didnt like it much. SPB contacts work the sameway and the buttons are bigger...
i am still interested in the touch keyboard...

I tried PocketCM but it didn't work as well as I'd hoped. The problem -- for me anyway -- was that if I wanted a letter like "r" I'd have my finger over it but it's so sensitive that the act of lifting my finger would trigger an adjacent letter and I'd get that instead.

Touch Friendly Apps For Kaiser

Before anyone tells me to use the search engine:
I have, I do, I continually do
But I would like to use the other big resource of the forums, user experience and opinions.
I would like to hear(read) your opinions about your favourite touch friendly apps and customisations that work (without glitch, or as glitch free as possible) on the Kaiser. The Kaiser is the only Touch interface phone I have or care about right now.
See, I'm pretty disappointed. My Kaiser's primary purpose is to be my phone. It should have easy quick access and usage as a phone. Meaning that I shouldn't have to pull out a stylus to dial or use the dialpad functions or the calls and contacts list. And yet I find it happening all the time. I'm no Paul Bunyan, I wear a size medium glove. But I also work in a field where my hands can get pretty... dirty. So I don't want to have to keep poking around at the screen when the wrong thing opens up.
IMO, any app or function of the PIM that is referenced often should have a touch friendly interface - maybe not as its sole interface, maybe just a complementary viewer (many kinds of data entry will require a stylus, so obviously everything can't be touch friendly).
Even the HTC Home today plugin is puny. The buttons to switch between home, weather, ringers, fav people, launcher are too small for my fingers, and so is the launcher and other functions that are brought up when from those buttons..
Most Today plugins are too small too. The Cube is a significantly better finger friendly interface.
Schaps new interface looks sweet, but until then, I want to see what other people are using. Later today, I'll edit this post to include my list (with links) and see if we've all discovered the same things or if we really can help each other out.

I too have searched for a rom that provides such. I use Dutty's Touch v6.1 WWE with radio 1.70.OliNex. I'm looking for something that provides larger buttons for phone an contacts.

I also have fat fingers, finger friendly friends has made using the contacts list so much easier to use, and it looks nicer than outlooks contact list.

halftone said:
I also have fat fingers, finger friendly friends has made using the contacts list so much easier to use, and it looks nicer than outlooks contact list.
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"finger friendly friends" ? What is this, of which you speak?

Guys if you are after a nice touch interface for searching for contacts them use the icontact v0.72 Its very good and easy to use, especially if you have chubby fingers.
Search for it on this forum
Regards
Rich

Jimllfixit said:
Guys if you are after a nice touch interface for searching for contacts them use the icontact v0.72 Its very good and easy to use, especially if you have chubby fingers.
Search for it on this forum
Regards
Rich
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Does this also include a larger dailer

Exitao said:
"finger friendly friends" ? What is this, of which you speak?
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http://www.jotto.no/fff/

wow this is great !!!

i use pointUI (google it) its really nice and the contacts thing aint too bad on it either

A good replacement for iContact?

The default contacts screen on the Fuze is "ok", but just not iContact. I did install iContact, but it displays VERY tiny contacts. Is there a good replacement out there? What I really liked was the pop out alpha pad as opposed to the alphabet down the side.
Any suggestions? Thanks!

kcfried said:
The default contacts screen on the Fuze is "ok", but just not iContact. I did install iContact, but it displays VERY tiny contacts. Is there a good replacement out there? What I really liked was the pop out alpha pad as opposed to the alphabet down the side.
Any suggestions? Thanks!
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Helps to know what version of iContact you used.
I haven't had any issues with "tiny" contacts when using iContact.
Are you using the original, Avian, trubert, or Supbro?

kcfried said:
The default contacts screen on the Fuze is "ok", but just not iContact. I did install iContact, but it displays VERY tiny contacts. Is there a good replacement out there? What I really liked was the pop out alpha pad as opposed to the alphabet down the side.
Any suggestions? Thanks!
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you probably used the Icontact that wasn't for a VGA screen , hence thats why the txt is so Tiny... download An Icontact VGA and you should be GOOD MONEY !

EQUiLiiBRiUM said:
you probably used the Icontact that wasn't for a VGA screen , hence thats why the txt is so Tiny... download An Icontact VGA and you should be GOOD MONEY !
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Agreed. iContact is great aside from MINOR nitpicks

hey all~
two other free contact managers come to my mind....
1.pocket contact manager (they also have a touch screen keyboard)
2. yota contact manager
for either one of them make sure you get the vga version (as opposed to qvga or wvga)
i prefer yota as it seems to run smoother and with pcm, after u make a call or check a number it didn't usually fully close. it kept running inthe background and before i could reopen it i'd have to force it to close via the task manager (with a confirmation prompt)
~j