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What is the BEST Freeware available for the WIZARD?

Hello Everyone! It seems like I stumble upon an awesome program for the MDA at least every week or so that is freeware. I wanted to create this thread so we could share the software with each other. Here are a couple I found in the last few days:
Minimo Browser - The pocket version of Firefox! Still in beta but very cool nonetheless. You can get it here: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/minimo/
FloatMe - A simple little program written by senior member _tb_tb. This program allows you to take any program that is running on your MDA and make it open in a MOVABLE WINDOW! You can get it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=282913
Do you have any favorites? Please share them in this thread! Please provide links so others can download them
Thanks,
Randy
NOTE FROM MOD: DO NOT POST WAREZ LINKS - Vijay555

I like Opera...WiFiFoFum2, etc....
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demontefixo said:
I like Opera...WiFiFoFum2, etc....
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Can you provide links?

texasaggie1 said:
Can you provide links?
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Ooooooh I suppose....
WiFiFoFum2 --> http://www.aspecto-software.com/rw/applications/wififofum/
Opera --> http://www.opera.com/products/mobile/
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check out www.freecabs.de
or www.freewareppc.com
theres tons of free apps on there
if you search hard enough on google there sites where your can get any program hacked up and runs fine on your ppc for free

Smartskey. Gets used everyday without fail.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=256525

FtxPBrowser - A quirky, yet stable, browser that uses PIE as its engine. It allows multiple windows and uses tabs. You can get it here: http://park15.wakwak.com/~ftx/ftxp3e/
Just download the latest version, copy it to your device, and click on it to run. No install program!

VJ Devicelock
VJ Devicelock - Allows you to lock your device with the touch of one button. You can get it here: http://www.vijay555.com/?Releases:VJDeviceLock

With 1131 freeware programs for the Pocket PC {at the time of this writting}, I'm a PDAGOLD junkie! Seek and ye shall find... There's some good stuff in there.
http://www.pdagold.com/software/

Opera Mini.
It's way faster than Pocket Internet Explorer and it's free as well...
www.operamini.com

The "must-haves" for the Wiz:
* SmartSKey -- http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=41060 (add functionality to softkeys with press/hold)
* OmapClock -- http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=40284 (overclocking; note SmartSKey can be set to automatically start OmapClock on start up; OmapClockPlus also does this)
* PQzII -- http://www.nicque.com/PQz/ (remap a key to act as CTRL or ALT; set keyboard shortcuts; basically makes the keyboard useful! There is a Wiz-specific version)
* Someone mentioned Vijay555's Device Lock: Lots of other good stuff there. Check out http://www.vijay555.com/?Releases
I use VJOKButt to fully close an app not just minimize
Also VJEschaton to do a soft reset from a command.
He provides lots of examples but you can set up your own shortcut to act just the way you want! Map to a key (I use DoubleLauncher which isn't free but others are)
This one is also a fave:
* http://mapforpda.com/ is a great app that let's you do dynamic maps, directions, etc. ... with a GPS option. Really nice and love that price!

Weather Watcher Mobile
I love this one. I am addicted to up-to-date weather stuff. http://www.singerscreations.com/RSS/Posts/339.asp

I enjoy this weather program, it's compact and allows for up to 3 cities to be viewed on the today screen.
http://www.tonaya.com/products/wtg/index.php

if you are a news junkie, then I also enjoy pRSSreader. It requires a little effort to put the URL's to the RSS feeds, but it gives the freedom to choose whatever feed you want.
http://pda.jasnapaka.com/prssr/

I like to use magic button to close apps.
http://www.trancreative.com/mb.aspx

Some freeware I cannot do without
dkb218 said:
With 1131 freeware programs for the Pocket PC {at the time of this writting}, I'm a PDAGOLD junkie! Seek and ye shall find... There's some good stuff in there.
http://www.pdagold.com/software/
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Yep, deffo my favourite.
My No. 1 piece of software - CLaunch http://www.pdagold.com/software/det...pers.com/showthread.php?p=1099122#post1099122]
XnView Pocket http://www.pdagold.com/software/detail.asp?s=1275
Clear Temp files http://www.pdagold.com/software/detail.asp?s=1279
GPRS tweak http://www.pdagold.com/software/detail.asp?s=265
Gringos (Game) http://www.pdagold.com/software/detail.asp?s=514
Task Manager V2.3 (Buzz Dev) http://www.buzzdev.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=86&Itemid=1 *** Version 2.7 is now available ***
Total Commander V2 http://www.freewareppc.com/utilities/totalcommander.shtml
And . . . TCPMP http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/en/index.php?soft=1080

Keep it up!
Thanks for everyone posting so far! I am getting some good insight into some great software. I hope this thread will be helpful to everyone.

One of my favorites is the "fixed" O2 plus. Here is a link to show you what it has
http://www.seeo2.com/product/XdaIIi/template/O2Plus.vm
The complete thread is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=254641
The install files are here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=878038&postcount=17
Copy them to your device via active sync, Install the cab file starting with 1 first (install to main memory), reset then immediately install the cab file starting with 2 (install to main memory) reset then tweak and enjoy.
Credit goes to all in original thread...I just read and found and enjoyed...just passing it on.

demontefixo said:
Opera --> http://www.opera.com/products/mobile/
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I think this is only a trial version

I like pocketbreeze...it's a today plug-in that manages messaging, notes, calender, to-do list, special events
link to torrent...
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IT Pros Needed to Test Mobile Monitor Application

I have a new project I'm working on for an application that allows me to do quick checks on server availability from my AT&T Tilt. This is the first version of the software and I'm looking for suggestions on improvements, bugs, etc. The software has been tested on Windows Mobile 5, 6, and 6.1. More information available at http://www.liquidcaffeine.net/downloads/am2008f.htm
The application is available in a PC Installer version as well as a CAB file and is posted at:
http://www.liquidcaffeine.net/downloads/AlertMe2008FWE.zip (PC Installer)
and
http://www.liquidcaffeine.net/downloads/AlertMe2008FWE.CAB (The CAB installer also requires the OpenNETCF to be installed as well (http://www.opennetcf.com)
Point release update includes:
o Log Viewer Tab (see new screen capture)
o Option to email log (note - this requires Pocket Outlook to be configured with an account)
Please post any suggestions you may have.

Looks good I'll have a look at it and test it our servers.
Thanks
G

Yea looks really promising I'll give it a shot too. Something to do in my meetings.

its nice to see apps that cater to webmasters.. something ppc's lack. im *trying* to cook some sftp+ssh app myself.
i think a cool feature in your app would be to schedule automatic checks on the site ever X minute with status/log info. perhaps even an audio/visual alert option that notifies you when it's offline.
i see this checks for http, but does it check for the right http 200 code? reason i ask, is sometimes a website http can be "online" but throwing out http error, which should report back as "offline/problem"

tft said:
its nice to see apps that cater to webmasters.. something ppc's lack. im *trying* to cook some sftp+ssh app myself.
i think a cool feature in your app would be to schedule automatic checks on the site ever X minute with status/log info. perhaps even an audio/visual alert option that notifies you when it's offline.
i see this checks for http, but does it check for the right http 200 code? reason i ask, is sometimes a website http can be "online" but throwing out http error, which should report back as "offline/problem"
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Initially this was meant to be a scheduled application. This release was to test viability. As soon as I can dig up the details on how to schedule the application, I'll release the point release with this feature.
I'll look at adding the parsing of the response to check for the 200 code. There is a log file that gets generated, and I will be adding a menu function to both view and email the log.

Download
The download link is asking for username and password...
Thanks,
Scott

Sorry about that
ZeroData said:
The download link is asking for username and password...
Thanks,
Scott
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Gotta love Windows Permission settings - ugh. The downloads shoudl be working now.

Point release Available
The new version allows for viewing of the log file more than anything else. Also, both the CAB and PC installers include the required OpenNETCF CAB, so things are cleaner on the install.
The emailing of the log file requires a Pocket Outlook account to be setup. I have only tested this with an Exchange server setup, so anyone running IMAP/POP/etc, let me know if it works. It should default to the first email setting in POutlook.
Next version should hopefully have the scheduling ability.

You said you're working on implementing a periodical checker.
Good. Better yet is SMS on error, or E-Mail on error (or both.) and option to play audible alert.
That way you could SMS yourself to grab your attention, or just use the built-in feature to play a sound. You could also have it E-Mail someone in your organization or perhaps your data center (with a predefinable template no doubt!) that the server is off line.
I work at a datacenter as a sysadmin, and I do think these features could go to good use.

jon_k said:
You said you're working on implementing a periodical checker.
Good. Better yet is SMS on error, or E-Mail on error (or both.) and option to play audible alert.
That way you could SMS yourself to grab your attention, or just use the built-in feature to play a sound. You could also have it E-Mail someone in your organization or perhaps your data center (with a predefinable template no doubt!) that the server is off line.
I work at a datacenter as a sysadmin, and I do think these features could go to good use.
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Yep. As soon as I get the scheduling piece down, then the fun begins. At that point, failures will be alerted via a choice of alarms (siren type MP3s requested <G>), vibration & SMS/MMS/Email.
I also want to do as the poster above suggested and actually parse the results for other, discrete errors (ie: Web server is online, but a 404 is received).
Also, if possible, color coding the log as well.

SQL Server CE or XML?
Got the scheduling portion down and now have a question for folks who would use the app.
Which would you prefer, the use of SQL Server CF or just a local XML file to store the list of servers and ports to scan?
I can see benefits of both, but would like your feedback.

I'm downloading it right now and will give it a try. As a Linux system administrator, I would urge you to avoid using a vendor specific file format for anything. Go with xml. Any administrator who can't deal with that should seek a new line of work, anyway.

"This application requires a newer version of the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework than the version installed on this device."

ogremagi said:
I'm downloading it right now and will give it a try. As a Linux system administrator, I would urge you to avoid using a vendor specific file format for anything. Go with xml. Any administrator who can't deal with that should seek a new line of work, anyway.
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ogremagi said:
"This application requires a newer version of the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework than the version installed on this device."
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Ah-hem, What ROM are you using, You might try to update to the newest NetCF
Apparently, The CAB installer also requires the OpenNETCF to be installed as well (http://www.opennetcf.com)

I tracked down the package I needed from Microsoft and now AlertMe is working. It seems a small but useful tool, though definitely not a replacement for Nagios.
The immediate thing I noticed is it doesn't remember the checkboxes selected when you pick the domain/ip from the history. That would be a nice little feature.

Looks nice. I haven't downloaded it yet, but on the second screenshot tab can you add a "custom" option to put in a port that isn't listed?

ogremagi said:
I tracked down the package I needed from Microsoft and now AlertMe is working. It seems a small but useful tool, though definitely not a replacement for Nagios.
The immediate thing I noticed is it doesn't remember the checkboxes selected when you pick the domain/ip from the history. That would be a nice little feature.
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I'm adding a scheduling feature at the moment that will allow for the system to run at defined to monitor selected ports.

bengalih said:
Looks nice. I haven't downloaded it yet, but on the second screenshot tab can you add a "custom" option to put in a port that isn't listed?
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Duh - don't know why I didn't think of that. It will be added to the next release. I'm fighting off a bout of bronchitis at the moment, but hopefully the next release will be in a week or so and include this along with the scheduling.

ogremagi said:
I'm downloading it right now and will give it a try. As a Linux system administrator, I would urge you to avoid using a vendor specific file format for anything. Go with xml. Any administrator who can't deal with that should seek a new line of work, anyway.
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XML is the easier way to go. This should also allow you to bull the "jobs.xml" over to a PC for easier editing. Then push it back to the device.

did you foillow up with more developements such scheduling and alerts?
I looked at the website but it didn't seem to have een updated...

Can't download google maps

Hi
I'm having difficulty downloading google maps from the web page m.google.com/maps.
On that page, it doesn't offer the download, and just links the pages where you can search maps through the browser.
Is this some limitation from Orange?

http://theloanranger.romraid.com/GoogleMaps-2.0.1.33-ms-htc-compress.cab

Thanks. I found the problem was with Opera, I don't know why.
It downloads correctly with PIE.
Unfortunately the link you give doesn't work but you anyone else can get the cab from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=91581&d=1213083290

feridoun said:
Thanks. I found the problem was with Opera, I don't know why.
It downloads correctly with PIE.
Unfortunately the link you give doesn't work but you anyone else can get the cab from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=91581&d=1213083290
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its because Opera 'tricks' the site into thinking its a desktop computer so that you get the full site and not some crappy wap or mobile version. In the old Opera Mobile you used to be able to switch profiles from desktop to mobile but I don't see this option anymore....most annoying that these sites don't just give you the opportunity to download the cab to your desktop because
then this problem wouldn't occur.

I thought as much.
To be honest, I would prefer to see the mobile version of a site first and then have the option of seeing the desktop version. Generally when reading web sites on the phone you want to get to information as quick as possible.

OPera on the touch does give you an option for a "mobile view" of web pages - ebnable it under "settings - display"

yes but that only changes the screen layout

Unfortunately Google Map isn't available for my region Hong Kong, the nearest location is Taiwan. So sad, I would love to try it out on my Diamond. Although I do have MapKing2007 installed on my device but google Map seems to be a better alternative.
Anybody can help? Appreciate it!

I read on another thread that you can spoof the user agent by opening opera:config.
I tried changing the custom user agent under user preferences to IE, but no luck.

[APP] Google Applications on the Fuze

So I've tried a ton of different ways to get Google Mail (Gmail) and Google Maps to work on this phone. It seems like all the links to download the actual app are dead (I get 404's). Also the Ajax Gmail app (gmail.com) doesn't ever load. On my BJII (running Opera) it loaded fine just like on my Windows desktop PC. And I was able to download a nice mobile Google Maps application, which I can't find for this phone either.
What am I doing wrong? Can someone please point me to the best solution for these two apps?
Thanks so much XDA geniuses! (I'm new to HTC)

I had a problem downloading google maps so I ended up searching for the .cab file and found it somewhere in XDA-Dev
http://www.google.com/cse?cx=000825...google+maps+cab&cof=FORID:0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

When I tried downloading Google Maps in Opera it downloaded some Java version of it. Try using Internet Explorer to download google maps. www.google.com/gmm

the WM cab is here: http://www.google.com/gmm/GoogleMaps.CAB
from: http://www.google.com/mobile/default/maps.html

evilxhwnd said:
the WM cab is here: http://www.google.com/gmm/GoogleMaps.CAB
from: http://www.google.com/mobile/default/maps.html
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I'll be damned. I get a 404 not found when I hit the link to the cab file directly from Opera, and if I hit it in firefox on my desktop PC, it downloads. WTF?

DrunkenOstrich said:
Also the Ajax Gmail app (gmail.com) doesn't ever load. On my BJII (running Opera) it loaded fine just like on my Windows desktop PC.
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Sounds like the AT&T proxy again. Type "opera:config" into your Opera address bar and go to the "Proxy" section. Uncheck "Use HTTP" and "USE HTTPS". Google sites (and a whole bunch of others) will work properly. You may have to re-enable the proxy for some internal AT&T sites.
Why can't AT&T use a proxy that doesn't make complete hash of the HTML it's proxying for?

Drachen said:
Sounds like the AT&T proxy again. Type "opera:config" into your Opera address bar and go to the "Proxy" section. Uncheck "Use HTTP" and "USE HTTPS". Google sites (and a whole bunch of others) will work properly. You may have to re-enable the proxy for some internal AT&T sites.
Why can't AT&T use a proxy that doesn't make complete hash of the HTML it's proxying for?
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Hi guys,
I'm having the same problem, and I tried this solution and it didn't fix my issue.
What I see is that when I go to Gmail.com and log in, I see the progress bar that shows the account is loading, but then the screen will go blank and the page will stop loading. It works over WiFi, but not over MEdiaNet. I'm using Opera 9.5 build 15613
Thanks!

Navit - Free GPS Routing Software

A windows mobile build of the free GPS mapping/ routing software Navit recently came out. Can anyone help me get this working on the Fuze/ Raphael?
Navit Download link: http://tinyurl.com/nyk9u6
Navit Maps Download link: http://tinyurl.com/3gqdj8
Thanks in advance.
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See post #7 for my latest XML and progress (Latest as of 07/27/2009)

I have Downloaded it, and I'm trying it later on.
Thank you for sharing

I have downloaded it, and it's not working on my Raphael.
1. Application haven't shortcut in Programs.
2. When I started this, I have one map and I can't change this map. All icons works how Focus (+), only Exit and Focus (-) work properly.
Regards
Yoshi

yoshi75 said:
I have downloaded it, and it's not working on my Raphael.
1. Application haven't shortcut in Programs.
2. When I started this, I have one map and I can't change this map. All icons works how Focus (+), only Exit and Focus (-) work properly.
Regards
Yoshi
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To get other maps besides the default one, you'll need to download them from that second link in the first post.

Ok. I downloaded map, but where can I chenge some settings?

yoshi75 said:
Ok. I downloaded map, but where can I chenge some settings?
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Edit the XML file. See navit's wiki site dor how to do this

Post your XML file
This post will be hold my latest XML File
Notes: Initially centers near Philadelphia, PA
Working:
Pan/Zoom of Pennsylvania, USA, North America (map provided from OpenStreeMaps)
Not Working (yet.....not working yet):
Auto-update via GPS
Routing
Voice commands