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Has anybody had any luck running PocketBlinds on the XDAII?
Every time I run it, my XDA resets or freezes:-(
Pocketblinds
Never heard of it. What does it do?
http://www.stardock.com/products/pocketblinds/
http://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?c=1&library=5&u=0
i once tried to install it and enden up with a hardreset think it was
on a xda1 with 2003 but i could be wrong
i bet it's a res hoag though
StarDock
Why don't StarDock people make 'Pocket Blinds' for Windows Mobile 2003??
is it such a big deal??
I think mainly cause of a lack of interest due to competing products (like Wisbar & Gigabar) having more funcitonality. It looks like they have pretty much given up on the PPC platform.
db
Okay, so the problem is probably that it is incompatible with Windows Mobile 2003.
Wisbar is ok, Wisbar Advance is really cool but it doesn't really do the job for a GSM pocket pc, since it doesn't (yet) support the signal strenght indicator:-(
But they're working on it. I use Mbutton, it seems to be the most effective and it doesn't clutter everything up and still displays the signal strength indicator perfectly
Gigabar doesn't look great, does it integrate well into Windows Mobile 2003 Phone Edition??
Try hot Button Plus for PPC Phone Edition @
http://www.burroak.on.ca/hbplus.html?PHPSESSID=381c53bfb447880a4613cc0d7ff75a67
it is not free, but you have trial for 15 days... and it is very useful.
You guys might wanna take a look at this
I used wisbar advance on my alpine, but it didn't support the phone features properly - it would not ring or show any signs when I had a call coming in.
Still not completely dead :O)
http://www.lakeridgesoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6393
Cheers
Is there anybody who can't find his/her Universal veeeeryyyy veerryyyyy sloooow????
If yes, which 3rd party softwares installed?
I'm really thinking about selling it.
I really love VGA, 3G, and other things, but I feel I have 286 PC with a MacG5 hardware chances.
If I want my VGA PDA to run well, I should not install most of appications written nowadays.
I'm really really sad.
What to do?
Who is the hero who finds his toy acceptable?
And HHHHOOOOOWWWWW????
I'm not an amateur - very very not -, but I'd like to use the abilities of the Universal, but it seems, it can't give me its capabilities. I have to chose which app I want very well and which not.
HEEEEEEEELP!!!
SOMEBODYYYYY!!!!
As I said already in other thread, my Exec is running very fast, screen orientation change is very quick, I have no delay in answering phone calls, always over 21-22 Mb memory and it doesn't freeze at all.
I soft reset it every 4-5 days.
Applications that I have now installed (all of them in phone memory) after trying many others are:
- MohairSofa Calendar+ Today PlugIn
- Insignia Solutions JeodeRuntime
- Vijay555 VJOkButt
- Softick Card Export II
- Softatics Corporation xConverter Pro ( great software!!!!)
- Macromedia Flash Player ActiveX
- Handmark Monopoly
- Kasuei Hitchhiker
- Microsoft .NET CF 2.0
- TCPMP The Core Pocket Media Player
- PHM Registry Editor
- GreenSoftware GSFinder+
Everything is running absolutely flawless.
I have UMTS connection avaliable 95% of the times, I'm using Orange UK 3G Sim
My radio is the 1.04 version and I see absolutely no reason for update.
I had many problems before, which seemed to dissapear after a careful selection of software installed.
Thanx the answer.
"I had many problems before, which seemed to dissapear after a careful selection of software installed." - You wrote
Yes, you are right, but I don't want to be careful to select which software I can use.
I WANT TO USE ALL THE SOFTWARES I USED WITH MY O2 XDAIIi !!!
Why is it a big wish?
It is the same if you buy a laptop, and you can use just WindowsXP with Opera Browser, a 3rd party calculator and some ActiveX plugin.
If this device can use just these few apps without freezing or crashing and with acceptable speed, then this is just ten pence a schilling. ( ) (I just learned this in english)
In this case I'd rather buy a stable, fast and old Nokia phone.
OK. I'm trying to write what I'm using:
With the Storage:
- SBSH iLauncher 2.2
- SBSH Pocket Breeze 5
- Marsware WeatherPanel
- AlarmToday
- DKtoday
- PocketZenphone
- WisbarAdvance2
- Wisbar Desktop
- Dinarsoft HandyMenu
- Dinarsoft MemMaid
- Double Launcher
- Macromedia FlashPlayer
- Spb GPRSmonitor
- XCPUscalar
- PDAmill Topkey
- RescoExplorer
- Novosec SmartFilter
- Sunnysoft BackupManager
- PhatWare PhatPad
- Microsoft VB Runtimes for PPC
- RescoViewer
On Storage Card:
- Resco PocketRadio
- MobiMate WorldMate 2006 professional
- SKtools
- OmegaOne 1-Calc
- Astro WinCE
- PocketMusic
- Cash Organizer 05
- ListPro
- Bryht FlashPlayer
- Opera
- TomTom Navigator 5
- Aeromap VR3
- CheckNotifications
- Tweaks2k2
- PocketMechanic
- System Monitor Pro
- eWallet
- VITO MobileDownloader
- VITO SoundExplorer
- WiFiFoFum
- OutlookCleaner
- PocketEarth
- PocketWorldInfo
- SpbImageer
- XnView Pocket
- PocketArtist
.........and many more with a lot of games in 2GB SD
I know this is not a small list but I used all of these on my 2020i without any problem. I used PocketInformant too but I found it really slow on Universal so I decided not to install it.
Maybe You have a question: then why do not use 2020i?
Simple answer: I really hate HTC showing me what is a VGA PDA with 3G.
That is why. I fuc*ing love it and I feel I cannot live without VGA and 3G.
So, if somebody has some experience in upper softs and knows errors or bugs with using them on Universal, please write it to me.
Sorry, but I will never believe that you need and are using all of these applications. And this is definitely the list to slow down your universal.
I like to keep my PC and Pocket PC clean and install only what I need, not what I MAY USE ONE DAY. Clutter is not good in any situation!
And so far it works for me.
And another thing is that many of the applications you have installed are enormous in size: Pocket Breeze, SPB Pocket Plus, Wisbar Advance, MobiMate World Mate Pro,Wisbar Desktop. And there is plenty applications doing the same things which are not only many times smaller in size, faster, and free. Like for example Pocket Breeze and Calendar+ or SPB Pocket Plus and VJOKbutt and VJTrayLaunch.
And don't you think that you sound silly and childish when you say that because you don't want uninstall few of these applications you will stop yourself from using all of them and buy a Nokia. :lol: Go for it, in the meantime I will enjoy using my fast, reliable Exec with all the applications I need...
In one part you have right in other part you don't have.
If you believe or not I'm using almost all of these applications almost every day.
Maybe I can find some which I really don't need but which you wrote in your slowapps-list I really love and if these are forbidden softs with a PDA I'm not sure I'd like to use them.
BUT!!!!
I've been using PDA-phones for years!!!!
I have not any problems with speed and stability before.
I used all of these applications.
WHY IS IT PROBLEM FOR THE NEWEST AND MOST EQUIPPED PDA??????
I'm not able to accept this.
(Spb PocketPlus I'm not using, I found it slower than other slow applications)
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I'm not able to accept this.
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Is that a threat? :wink: :lol:
Good night/morning...Enjoy your new Nokia :lol:
Yes, this is a threat.
Real problem is I'm in a special relationship with my Universal: Hate&Love.
I can't live with and without it.
Maybe I should find a specialist?
Is it a psychic problem now? :roll:
been smoking something? :twisted:
Frankly I understand your angst and kind of feel cheated myself after spending so much money on the Exec. Right now I am down to barebones in terms of the s/w that I have installed on it and inspite of that, it is really slow. One realises how slow the Exec is after having used the XDAII which was blazing fast with at least 3 times more s/w installed. I still have the XDA II and just checked it again... boy it is FAST!
Understandably, I too am dissapointed with this device.
Cheers, Vikas.
Tuningszocske said:
Yes, this is a threat.
Real problem is I'm in a special relationship with my Universal: Hate&Love.
I can't live with and without it.
Maybe I should find a specialist?
Is it a psychic problem now? :roll:
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@Tuningszocske
Same here. love and hate.
With my Nokia 9500 I never worried about how much s/w I installed (especailly with 80mb of user storage) but with my Exec I now only use Agenda Fusion, MS Reader (which is buggy), Opera & Mobireader.
Personally I don't think the problem is from the device itself, but the software. WM5 seems to run a lot slower than 2003SE, and even with faster CPUs and more memory, it's kinda like trying to run Windows XP on a Pentium 500... In other words, we'll need to wait for the hardware to mature and specs to be much more advanced to run WM5 at full speed. The hardware manufacturers also have to learn to use the new functions of the new OS, and learn to work around its quirks, but this can be solved by firmware updates.
So yeah, the Universal is great, as long as you keep things relatively simple with it.
Answering your question is a bit of a personal preference. But for me, I am very happy with my EXEC. This is my first Pocket PC coming from a TH55/E1 Palm OS. Anyone who owned a TH55 knows it only can run applications at 144 MHz, with tons of applications installed it was very slow in opening applicaions, but once opened it runs smoothly. So for me, coming from a slow device to my EXEC is like a blessing. PLUS, as mentioned above, I only install applications that I really use and tend not to clutter my 2GB SD card which I use mostly for keeping my MP3s and Movies. I have no complaints so far. I never had any of the problems described in some threads like being slow, delayed rings, bluetooth problems, etc...
more than happy with it, only a few gripes, but that is towards the 3rd party applications with exception of the lack of a backup function, in general it is fast enough, considering it is a pda phone.
for speed, I just whip out my Sony VAIO laptop not as portable nor as light, but each has there uses
this however looks very interesting
http://www.dualcor.com/photos.php
Blue Angel and V3i
Hi all,
Yes - despite having an SPV for over a year (Palm os Treo 600 before that), I must say I'm still forced to draw one conclusion:
Bloated OS on an underpowered device.
I had hoped that after the CE days they would have sorted this out, but had so many problems with my BA being slow and hanging (how cool is it to say "sorry, my ohone just crashed?!"), I did look at the M5000 (wizzard).
I may be wrong on this but I believe the main problems with the BA - namely battery life, memory and cpu speed - weren't upgraded for the wizzard. And, unfortunately, I had to decide that the Wizard is just TOO BIG.
IS it me, but does anyone actually NEED the h/wkeyboard?
So, am going on with a barebones BA, and have bought a motorola V31 as a "propr phone"! Hopefully when i come to replac my phone in 12 months time, things will have got much faster and better in PPC phones....
Yes, I know they can do some very cool things, but I really didnt find the BA a very reliable phone.
Perhaps it's too cumbersome for a phone, and too small for a laptop?
Right idea - keep going - lets see where we are in a year!!
man how people complain...
dont like it, sell it, simple
i dont have a hate relationship at all, i just love it all the way...
i use lots, but again selective, even my existing configurations can make the device run slow, so i just dont use them for a while and switch them back on when I want to change it.
I have the perfect, fast efficient machine, and if I want to make it look pretty, make it do more functions simultaneously, I accept that it will slow down. Try loading any computer up with 60% - 80% drain on its available ram and its gonna slow down.
The issues are nearly all with the third party applications, the bare bones machine with minimal extended rom installs means I also dont miss a call, rings on the second ring, screen rotation the first time is sub 2 seconds, and subsequently sub 1 second.
I love the bluetooth, keyboard, vga, 3 g, I also like the clam close to protect my screen so that I dont need a case, it just fits in the pocket if I am not wearing tight jeans....
Device is SPB PP (beta), SPB Diary, SPB Weather, SPB Backup (Beta), Resco Explorer, M$VC, KSE True Fax
Card... TCPMP, Resco Audio, Resco Radio, Resco Pictures, Wizbar 2 and Desktop (to play not use), 1 Calc, MS Reader, Bluepoint world and earth, and games
Yes you have to be choosy on your apps, but these are the software developers fault for not correctly utilising and keeping upto date with the change in technology, the permanent storage rather than pure RAM, and thus calling permanent storage information into RAM whn it is in storage.
We wanted permanent storage, but the developers have written applications for the the 2003/SE system and "adapted" to the WM2005 system, and it isnt that adaptable.
They must catch up , they will catch up, but dont whinge about your phone, it works, it works well, the apps are the are that screw it up.
Again, dont like it, sell it, stop whinging, some of you guys sound worse that my missus....
This is not a whinge forum, it is a help and contribute forum to share and develop knowledge.
@simon_darley, okay a balancing view. But lets not promote the Universal as being fault free because this is not true: SMS causing freezing, delayed call alert and loss of data after soft reset. Not making this up, I have suffered these problems.
jah said:
@simon_darley, okay a balancing view. But lets not promote the Universal as being fault free because this is not true: SMS causing freezing, delayed call alert and loss of data after soft reset. Not making this up, I have suffered these problems.
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Hello,
I have a QTEK 9000 and:
1. SMS never froze
2. Call Alert always rings in my phone mid-first-ring (i use a 50k mp3)
3. data loss after soft? not sure what this is about
What ROM are you using BTW? Just curious.
@Jorgee, suggest you have a quick look at this forum. There are lots of threads about the problems I mentioned. Regarding the call alert, I have now installed the new Radio ROM and there are significant improvements for finding a weak signal and call alert is also much better. The SMS freez was with my JJ which I have now sold. The loss of data - again the architecture of the Universal does mean this can happen. If RAM data is not written to ROM because of a fault. Again lots of posts on this here at this forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/vie...s=0&postorder=asc&highlight=sms+freez&start=0
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=34724&highlight=sms+freez
Has anyone tested winterface from VITO?
http://vitotechnology.com/vito-mobile-shell.html
yes. looked fine to me at first but after a few minutes i noticed some issues.
i had problems with the taskmanager (because it did not uninstall or deactivate the standart taskmanager) and most of the good looking skins are not available for the x1 resolution.
- QuadWord
Buggy and sometimes slow... and you have to click/hit an icon more than once to get it to acknowledge selection...
I prefer iFonz: http://xperiancer.blogspot.com/2009/01/ifonz-iphone-for-windows-mobile.html
Best Regards.
tegera said:
Has anyone tested winterface from VITO?
http://vitotechnology.com/vito-mobile-shell.html
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Warning!
vitotechnology.com/vito-mobile-shell.html may cause a breach of browser security.
Why were you redirected to this page? When we tested, this site attempted to make unauthorized changes to our test PC by exploiting a browser security vulnerability. This is a serious security threat which could lead to an infection of your PC.
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Mcafee site advisor.
I use it, I like it. Not that it's perfect.
Also I have no problem with the site.
Dr.Sid said:
I use it, I like it. Not that it's perfect.
Also I have no problem with the site.
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It's not a problem you can see. Basically it means that the website tried to automatically download and run a script on the connecting computer. Mcafee tests this.
Question is how severe the problem is, and if the problem is actual. Their site could get hacked in past.
This company really sells software and not bad one. This indeed is their main site. Why would they put viruses on their site ?
If I run this check now:
http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/vitotechnology.com
I get no warning,
Does anybody know if it is possible te install a pincode after the standbye schreen (I don't mean the normal screenlock from WM)
I use it
all the time, it makes using the X1 so much easier for 90% of the tasks.
What it doesn't do isn't worth worrying about.
It will improve, it is only a 1.2 product !!
I guess it depends what you're after, if you want the HTC Touch interface then install it / buy an HTC. If you've bought an X1 because you like the features but want to short cut some WinMo issues this is a very good way to do it.
Anyone knows where I can get some Winterface WVGA icons compatible with Xperia? Can't seem to find them anywhere and the default icons from 1.2 version look somewhat pixelated.
Well, people, it has been 5 months since i got the phone and i think it's about time i shared some thoughts with you. Nothing special, just telling you my experiences so far.
I should start by saying that i hesitated between the Touch Pro and the Xperia for nearly 3 months. Then in december i decided to buy the X1. It was the best phone purchase related decision i have ever made ! Usualy when I'm sure i want a certain phone, it turns out that the phone is crap. This time around after hesitating so much I made the absolutely right call .
It is the best phone i have ever used/ touched/ bought and it is 100% the right phone for my needs. After trying out a lot of smartphones and pocket pc phones over the last 5 months (pretty much everything from Touch Pro/ HD, Omnia, N95, 96 and other Nokia devices to Motorola and Samsung) I came to the conclusion that the X1 is THE BEST phone in the world today. I don't see any direct threat for its superiourity until the Touch Pro 2 arrives.
I really cannot imagine how I have lived without it .
I'm not saying it is perfect - far from it. It has its flaws. But for this exact moment in time it has no competition.
I'm not going to do a review here of Pro's and Con's, but a simple list of what I use and my impressions.
I am happy, I never got any cracks (and there have been 5 or 6 major drops , one of wich was from over 1 meter and the phone hit a steel table's edge and some hard tiles ont he floor). The only thing that I really don't like is that a lot of dust and other stuff congregates in the edges of the screen. It was a stupid designer decision to make it that way (recessed). The battery rarely last more than 12 hours , but I use the device a lot hehe. The Camera sucks. It is blurry and slow etc. But w/e, I didn't buy a camera after all.
I really enjoy the overall shape of the device and the feel of it in the hand. It's solid, but fits good in my pockets. The slide mechanism is flawless (at least so far ).
The mood lights are pretty cool and useful especially at night. The panels need more work though.
The phone is pretty fast after a hard reset, but gets progressively slower after i install 200+ apps hehe. I got around 140 games and more than 150 apps installed on it.
Here are the apps I use the most.
At first I did a lot of hard reseting, ROM try outs, apps and games intalations etc. After awhile i figured what i need and stuck with the original (now updated) ROM believe it or not. I made a folder with all the games and apps sorted out, which enbles me to reinstall them in a couple of hours.
At the beginning I used the Xperia primarily for Video (all the season of Prison Break ftw), YouTube and browsing (Opera>IE). Also some gaming and radio (online and panel).
After a month or so i started using Office, Mail clients and GPS (IGO 8)a lot more (I guess i had some major work going on at this time and some travelling).
Now the 3 apps i use the most are:
- Microsoft Reader (IMHO the best e-book reader out there). If you turn on ClearType there is no strain on the eyes and you could read for hours. By the way a side note. If you are a sci-fi fan and haven't read the Commonwealth series by Peter F. Hamilton you should be really ashamed of yourself . These books blew my mind away.
- SPB Insight. Very good RSS reader. I use it all the time. I really like to download a lot of articles and then read them whenever I don't have anything else to do (travelling on the train, stuck in traffic etc.).
- MP3 players !!! I got Pocket Player, Pocket Music and S2P, but what I use the most is Mort Player. It is outstanding. 1000 MP3s of my fav tracks ftw .
I'm not into social networking apps, so I don't use Facebook and stuff. I really prefer to call or see someone face to face.
For movies I use WMP and convert the files beforehand with the AMAZING HD video converter by projection. For other types of files I use the Core Player 1.3 Thank you.
I use the outstanding WVGAfix by Cotulla for a lot for the games that are not in fullscreen (that is about 3/4 of them). Thank you.
A list of some other great apps that i like follows:
Astro Navigator 2
BEIKS Dictionaries
QuickMark (nice barcode reader)
VirtuaMouse (gives you a cursor )
MagiCall (for the calls you DON'T want to take)
MP3 Trimmer (Cut your MP3s right in the phone and make your own ringtones without the use of a PC) A must!.
PhatNotes
Resco Photo Viewer (A mini Photoshop)
Pocket Cleaner
Resco Radio
Resco Audio Recorder
SKTools 9Great for tweaking)
SPB Time (I use the screensaver only)
SPB Weather 2.0 (It is one amazing weather app)
SPB Online (Incredible software giving you access to online games, TV and more)
WkTask (If you don't have this - you have nothing. Amazing task manager and today plug-in, changes the "x" button and a lot more)
Xperia Tweak
Calligrapher
HomeScreen PlusPlus (Absolutely a must for anyone. Gives you the ability to launch apps from the tray, monitor Xperia's temperature, CPU speed, battery drain and much more)
MorphGear (What can I say. Now i got 5 thousand (5000) games on my X1, from NES and SNES to Gameboy and SEGA, playable in landscape with customizable keyboard keys.)
WM Torrent
Skype
ICQ
PhoneEx (Great call manager, but strangely enough, prevents me from using 3G calling???)
Resco Today Plugin
Task Manager 3.1 (Beats the Windows XP task manager hands down)
There are more, but these are the best ones IMHO.
There were 2 other apps i tried, but i cannot palce the names right now. One was for controling the phone from the PC screen and the other used the phone as a second display for your PC. If i remember the names I'll post .
I bought some random cases for it, but what i really like to get is a case i saw on YouTube. It has spare battery slot and slots for SIM cards and MicroSD cards. I need a docking station too, but never got around to buying one.
Congratulations if you read the whole thing . These are thing that popped into my mind right away. I guess there is more, but I'm not going to bore you to death haha.
Feel free to ask me anything, post comments and better yet share your own thoughts and experiences.
Thanks for this post im a new X1 owner and this list of apps is a great place for me to start
SkyW4lk3r said:
Thanks for this post im a new X1 owner and this list of apps is a great place for me to start
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You are welcome . That is one of the reasons i decided to make the post. To share some of the apps i got. I think not all of them are well known to most of the people.
Some advice:
Backup software is useless. Even if you backup everything 100% the phone WILL act strangely afterwards. If you screw up something, hard reset is the only option .
You seem to have tried most things...have you tried 3D ?
The superb resolution, outstanding colour and brightness of the X1 screen is perfect for viewing 3D.
Are you ready for the next big leap in the mobile experience?
Check out the 3D thread at the end this post.
I heard the back battery cover can become loose if you open it too often ie. flashing too many roms, what's your experience on this issue?
cheers.
how to use morphgear.. ?
i left my x1 for touch hd...
the faulty keyboard and casing had me enough
orelsi
The thing which catched my eyes was your opinion about backup/restore.
I'm going to backup my X1 via Sprite Backup...
What did you backup? I think it's better not to backup apps....
Sorry for not responding earlier, but I had some Internet issues. They are all solved now hehe .
Mark A Cilenti said:
You seem to have tried most things...have you tried 3D ?
The superb resolution, outstanding colour and brightness of the X1 screen is perfect for viewing 3D.
Are you ready for the next big leap in the mobile experience?
Check out the 3D thread at the end this post.
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Absolutely. It looks amazing. I am not a fan though and haven't made anything myself, but i did try some stuff made by other people. I'm looking forward to seeing more developent in the area.
steven10freak said:
I heard the back battery cover can become loose if you open it too often ie. flashing too many roms, what's your experience on this issue?
cheers.
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Hey.
I don't have any problems with the cover of my X1 and I have removed it hundreds of times. I guess it is either a rumour or a manufacturing problem with some of the X1s. Same as the cracks. Certain factory batches have the problem, others don't.
aksx1 said:
how to use morphgear.. ?
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What do you mean? Do you have a problem with it? If yes, share the problem. I might be able to help. Anyways. All you have to do is:
1 - Install Morphgear
2 - Install the module you want (NES module, GameBoy module etc.)
3 - Deselect "disable fullscreen" from the "global options" menu.
4 - Select the keys to play with from the menu (done separately for each module)
5 - Play and Enjoy .
leobox1 said:
i left my x1 for touch hd...
the faulty keyboard and casing had me enough
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I don't have any problems with either. You should have tried getting your X1 replaced with a new one, because it was probably a faulty device.
doministry said:
orelsi
The thing which catched my eyes was your opinion about backup/restore.
I'm going to backup my X1 via Sprite Backup...
What did you backup? I think it's better not to backup apps....
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I have tried all of the most popular backup software. They do their job fine and after a backup you have all your items, apps, settings (whatever you choose). The problem I have with all of them is that after a backup the device is unstable. It tends to freeze up, crash or generally do things slowly. No matter how good the backup is, it is ecentially a negative experience for your system and software.
In my eyes, backup is only useful if you don't want to loose certain info or w/e. It is not good for restoring your device into full working condition. Hard reset ftw .
Just my experience and opinion though. I might be completely wrong.
But hey, who would want to backup their personal data (this way)? I hope ya'll are not using My Documents?!? I put all of my files on the storage card and I can Hardreset as often as I want without losing any files...
But one thing regarding backup: I want a backup that I can plae right after Hardreset. So what I will do (once I have tested all the software I've downloaded and erased the bad ones) is a Hardreset and then install all the software and THEN make a backup, so in case of problems I can first Hardreset and then directly use that backup to get back all of my software without having to reinstall each one separately. Have you tested such a case? I've tried RESCO Backup (Which is bull**** because it can't create a standalone-exe and instead produces 100 ZIP folders...), Spb backup (Which crashed my inbox so I couldn't open it anymore AND did only a partial restoration because I was running out of memory (Stock Videos/Music... )) and Sprite Backup (Which looks quite good but requires Softresets all the time and the standalone-Exe needs to fit in RAM, I guess, so if it's bigger than about 180 MB it won't work... And apart from that it takes a minute to open up, Spb Backup with their separate restorer is better regarding this point). You know any others? I know about Sprite Clone, I think it would be very good for my purpose, but I suppose it's only a pimped up version of Sprite Backup... At least it looks the same.
I keep all my stuff on the SD card as well.
I have tried restoring apps after a hard reset and nothing woks as it should. Everything seems normal at first, but then small glitches start to appear.
The software you mentioned is pretty much the best out there, but I won't use any of it anymore.
dude, you gotta try Tomtom. imo it's the best app for the x1 and really completes the x1 experience.
I have . I prefer IGO8 though. I have tried Garmin XT, CoPilot 7 and some free stuff too. IMHO IGO8 beats all of them.
do you have the cab for IGO8?
Hi All
I'm possibly looking at a mega for my next work phone, and am interested in people's opinions.
Are there any noteable drawbacks to it? Any noteable positives?
My current work phone is a Vogue. Is it a good upgrade from the vogue? What's better about it?
Phone will be used primarily for email and calendar and calling.
Are there any other devices in the same price range which you wish you'd purchased instead?
OK..
I've had a few windows mobile devices over the years... kaiser, artemis, elf... the Mega is by far the best I've had. It's fast, small, got everything you need on it. Couldn't really fault it. As a business device, it connects to exchange without any extra software, you can surf the net fine (use Opera Mini!), GPS for travelling, wifi for fast data transfer. I've even persuaded my mum to get one!
I use my device mainly for email and browsing, occasional satnav, and of course phone. I recently tried the LG GD500 and the Samsung Tocco Light, and another new LG - none compare with Windows Mobile devices, and as far as WinMo devices go, the Mega is, in my opinion, the best combination of features, performance and size.
If you have a bit extra cash, get the HD2. Touch2 too small. Difficult to type for large fingers. TF2D 2.0 also has limited development.
Personally, I can't see why people get so obsessed with TF2d/Manila/Titanium/SPB/Throttlelauncher/Other Shells...
It's all just eye-candy. People start flashing new ROMs then complain that certain functions don't work, or it's too slow...
I may be in the minority here, but what I wand from my device is (a) basic everyday onformation on my initial screen - message count, diary for the next few days, time, and (b) quick access to my most commonly used functions - email, internet.
Touchflo, Titanium etc just add another layer of complexity that eats up memory, makes things harder to get to, and ultimately slows down the device. The stock roms are fast enough too, although I have to admit I do like playing with new roms, I always use a standard today screen rather than touchflo etc.
I understand the argument about size for typing, but there are bigger virtual keyboards if needed, and it's a personal choice - I find the size of the Mega the best all round compromise - big enough to be useable and small enough to stick in your jeans pocket without being uncomfortable...
Rant over, sorry!
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+1 for that .
If you really really need a so called 'Business Device', then IMHO neither Touch2 nor Touch HD2 cut the ice, get a phone with a real key pad .. like TP2 . I can mail better with my vox or even my B7320 than I can with my Touch2, but Touch2 is a much better and more complete device .
Phones like TD2 or HD2 are really good emailing and calender phones.
The drawback on Touch2 is the calender. It is really bad the way i see it. Even in TouchFlo it doesnt have a good calender. Its just horrifying for me. If you compare it to the 3D of Td2 and HD2 its really bad. TouchFlo3D has awesome calender and appointments, calender mainly due to the fact it shows the dates like a real calender but touch2 shows a long line and very inconvenient.
Emailing is okay but if u hav alot of emails you might want to get a long phone like Td2 to see all ur emails in one screen without scrolling down alot.
If you have big fingers ur going to find texting Very hard.
It only has QWERTY and Phone Keypad while HD2 has Qwerty,semi qwerty and many more.
In the end its ur decision
Thanks guys. I'm limited by how much the company will spend on a phone for me - the price of the Mega is about the maximum they will spend, and I'm not allowed to top up (I would have to buy my own phone with no compensation).
I'm also limited by the fact it has to be a phone advertised by telecom NZ (www.telecom.co.nz) - the mega is not there yet but it will be in the next couple of weeks according to the insider I've talked to.
I found a decent calendar app while I was running winmo on the Vogue, so I'm sure I can find one for the Mega.
How is the speed and screen responsiveness? That's the major drawback to the Vogue.
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Thanks guys. I'm limited by how much the company will spend on a phone for me - the price of the Mega is about the maximum they will spend, and I'm not allowed to top up (I would have to buy my own phone with no compensation).
I'm also limited by the fact it has to be a phone advertised by telecom NZ (www.telecom.co.nz) - the mega is not there yet but it will be in the next couple of weeks according to the insider I've talked to.
I found a decent calendar app while I was running winmo on the Vogue, so I'm sure I can find one for the Mega.
How is the speed and screen responsiveness? That's the major drawback to the Vogue.
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No issues with speed or responsiveness. If you need a decent calendar, disable the touchflo stuff and put todayagenda (free) on your todayscreen.
pretty nice PDA put on Tiger Clean ROM and u've got 4 days of battery life
and yes , u can find another calendar app for the Mega and the problem is solved ;]]