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the power user's tools set

I'm new to this PPC biz (HP 100LX -> Treo180->Treo270->XdaII)
So now that I've played with my XDAii for two weeks,
I'd love to hear what other people use. This is my current setup:
1. MagicButton - this change the 'x' application hide into a real close
and show an actual bar (like winXP, but on top). It is free, small,
doesn't work too well with Phone Edition :-( but is much better
than Battery Pack 2004. There are many ways to do this...
2. cLaunch - allows setting up icons on the Today to run applications
directly (like a desktop on WinXP). Again - this is free and seems
better than Battery Pack 2004 (which combines too many features)
3. GPRS Monitor - by SPb. cute. works well.
4. TotalCommander - files manager. free, looks good, seems to have
no bugs, allow zip/unzip...
4. Multiie 3.0 - allows multiple windows, full screen, save pix, view
source in pocketIE. Also Macromedia Pocket flash 6 addon to IE.
5. WorldMate 2004 - gives world time, misc data for travelers,
and weather forcast. Promblems: won't update via GPRS,
doesn't show sunset/sunrise
6. In conjuction with WorldMAte, I'm also using Pocket Earth which
shows a neat earth display and gives sunset/rise/distance etc,
and citytime, which is much more practical but with less data...
7. PocketTV of course, to play mpg files
8. myipconfig, pocketping - simple network utilities
9. ruler, rangefinder - neat utilities
10. Calculator - the free Engineering calculator by Agang
Summary:
working the OS: MagicButton, cLaunch, TotalCommander
Internet Explorer: MultiIE, PocketFlash, GPRS monitor
multimedia: PocketTV
world time etc: Pocket Earth, WorldMate, Citytime
network utils: myipconfig, pocketping
misc: engineering calculator, ruler, rangefinder.
Still looking for: a good regeditor,
battery/memory/etc display like Battery Pack w/o the other gadets,
show all processes/threads/memory status utility,
maping tools for GPS and scanned maps,
impoved contacts (like Palm's search), calander (allowing change of
date when alarm turns on), phone (dial with one finger / big letters).
Please post what U are using!!!
A note to XDA I users: I'm sure if you all meet it will be clear most
of you learned, a year ago, which is the best RegEditor, File finder,
etc etc... but us newcomers don't want to download every little
software ever written and test it ourselves ... please guide us!

Application list
After purchasing several hundred's of dollars worth of Pocket PC applications / games, I have narrowed my most used down to the following.
Hudson Mobile - IP Dashboard
Journal Bar
Journal Bar Expansion Pack
Super Calendar
Print Pocket CE - allows printing of emails and documents to IR and network printers
Resco File Explorer
Resco Registry Editor
TomTom Navigator GPS
Handymenu
Games-
Bejeweled
Jawbreaker
Pac-Man
Pocket Conquest

Been testing and resetting my PDA and finally decided to have this few programs in my XDA II:-
(arrangement as in my PDA pic)
1) HudsonMobile PhoneDashboard
2)Todayplus
3)Spb GPRS Monitor
4)Battery pack 2004
others :
5)Resco Explorer 2003

What program gave you the tabs on the today screen?

Never mind.. I found todayplus out on the web.

lol, I can see a "prettyest today screen" competition on here
That is pretty.

Best utilities and programs to use

Hey all,
Can anyone refer me to previous posts where people were posting what they thought were the best and useful programs used on their imates/xdaIIs? I remember reading some and now can't find them using search. Or if anyone would like to add their 2cents.
thanks in advance.

My favs (and not all of them are stuff you have to pay for either) are:
Pocket Plus 2.0
WeatherPanel
KitaraGenesis
JournalBar (kinda)
SPB GPRS Monitor
RealOne Player (great for Simpsons episodes!)
Some of the JGUI stuff is good too though I have limited space on my today screen thanks to the above!
Anthony

best
This is what I have...
PocketZenPhone 3.6.2
Pocket Informant 5
SPB Pocket Plus 2.0
SPB Full Screen Keyboard 2.0
Microsoft Voice Command 1.01
Resco File Explorer 2003
eWallet 3.1
Sprite Pocket Backup Plus 3.0
Dictionary-to-go
Intellsync 5.3
EzWap 2.5
Ummmm, I think that's all I use! :shock:

I find the following apps very useful:
Worldmate 2004 Pro
SPB Pocket Plus 2.0
SPB Full Screen Keyboard 2.0
Super Cleaner
Calendar Plus
Storage Tools
Real One Player
Agile Messenger

pocket mechanics is also pretty nice and somewhat an alternativ to storage tools but it benchmarks aswell and have the possiblity for you to compare your sd card speed with other cards and other devices using the same card as you

Caligrapher
Pocket Informant

These are the Utilities and Applications that I have kept.
Since I only have a device with 32 MB RAM I have to be selective in what I choose to load and keep, so here they are:
PocketZenPhone 3.6.2 (Okay, has no frills, but small in size and it works well)
Agenda Fusion (Had informant but didn't really care for the way it was setup)
SPB GPRS Utility Monitor
Grundle File Explorer 2003
AirScanner Mobile Anti-Virus
Weis Soft Fast Drive Cleanup
Applian Virtual Wallet (Great to keep all you CC and ID info)
Applian Picture Perfect (Great for keep digital albums on your device)
Applian Cool Clock (Great Alarm Clock with LARGE LED Display)
Applian Pocket Status (Only to see free space on my SD Card and Internal Memory)
Macromedia Flash Player
PHM Task Manager
PHM Registry Editor
Pocket Workout Journal by Bigman Software (Great to track your workouts and chart your progress)
SBSH.net Pocketweather (Great to keep track of weather in 5 different locations)

You can also take a look at this thread where some of us have previously listed our apps including top 10's.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=11941
Ed

Quite a few
I guess it depends what you want, it would take too long to re-type my list - look here for my personal favourites.

must haves

whats changes from standard and what app do you consider vital on ur device
thank you
sorry im new to this and searching and reading as much as poss.any help or tips wlecome
thank you

i think a lot would agree with me when i say the ultimate must have app is Spb Pocket Plus 3.0

I would add Resco explorer with reg.& ftp plugin, Sprite back-up, PHM mechanic, PHM powertoys & VGS mail (runs imap on your magician, found on this forum). Running airscanner firewall & Trend micro mobile security as well. Testing magic button for really closing apps. I belief spb leaks too much memory. That's personal ofcourse.
Regards, M

Oltp
Can you please give some more details on the PHM mechanic, unable to find anything googling :shock: whats the company?
cheers

phm.lu
My must haves
SPB Pocket Plus
Pocket Breeze (with Contact Breeze)
BT SwitchIT
Voice Command
PHM PPC PowerToys
New Bluetooth stack
VCABT ;-)
TCPMP (BetaPlayer)
PPC VNC
Tweaks2K2
all that and Im good to go ;-)

Most of the about +
1. Memmaid (It saves U a lot of RAM)
2. AE Button Plus (1 button handles 3 programs) http://ae.inc.ru/aebplus.php
3. Phone Alarm (Signal strength report, Phone profile, turn on/off BT w/ single click) http://www.pocketmax.net/
4. Agile Messenger (ICQ + MSN + Yahoo)
5. Skype
6. GPS Gate, if U use any GPS software
7. Mort's MortButtons (open program w/ yr finger instead of stylus)
8. MTUX Remote (control yr PPC thru PC, good for copy & paste very long & complicate software serial number to yr PPC)
9. Omega One 1-Pass (Lock yr PPC and unlock it w/ hardware button)
10. Resco Picture Viewer (support more format than the default one)
11. Lots of game.

marto_martin said:
Oltp
Can you please give some more details on the PHM mechanic, unable to find anything googling :shock: whats the company?
cheers
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Hi marto_martin,
Hope this helps sure it does, it ain't free though
http://mobile.handango.com/ppc/Plat...pe=2&platformId=2&sectionId=0&productId=94860
Cheers, M

Here's the list of my must have's and how to's. To start with, installing the Big Storage ROM will make your device way faster, but ONLY IF you install most of the programs in Storage. This way, your free RAM will be 13Mb Prog/9Mb Storage most of the time!
The list of essential programs I don't do without:
1) SBSH Pocket Breeze: gives a lot of information on the Today screen and is not performance hungry. Very very stable. I installed in Storage.
2) Pocket Max PhoneAlarm: Today plug-in that allows you set profiles and assign MP3 tones to SMS as well.
3) Sprite Backup: Simply the best backup tool that also comes with Sprite Space Detective and a Today Plug-in for battery and memory monitoring. Using this plug-in I saved myself from installing SPB Pocket Plus (I don't want to run programs from a today plug-in, most of them are accessible from the Start menu anyway).
4) TKCreator: a theme editor that allows me to modify themes on the PPC and also select themes stored anywhere on the device without modifying the registry. FREE.
5) PSShutXP: a program that lets you soft-reset the PPC without having to fiddle with the stylus. FREE.
6) TCPMP (Beta Player): for those weird formats that WMP10 does not recognise
7) MemMaid: Mostly useful to delete Internet Cache and Mail attachment. You wouldn't need the Bad Installation clean ups if you stick to only the software you use and the only software that works. When I want to fiddle with some new software I just take a backup before I start and restore if I need to.
8) Microsoft Voice Command: ideal in the car, where I just say "Play ..." or "Call ..." at the press of a button.
9) Modified MS BT stack: at least this stack works properly with my wife's Nokia 6230. A2DP is also welcome with this stack.
10) MobiPocket Reader: a very cool RSS/News reader that I snychronise every morning, thus making my favorite daily readings available off-line any time of the day. (I'm subsribed (FREE) to CNN, BBC News, BBC Tech, The Register, Pocket PC Thoughts, MS Windows Mobile Team Blog, The Times of Malta and Soccer Net.)
Finally, with regards to closing apps as opposed to minimising them (one of the most popular features of SPB Pocket Plus), I found that with plenty of RAM available (after installing all progs to Storage), leaving the apps runnning in the background makes the Magician MUCH MORE responsive.
Since I installed the above setup I never ever had to reset the device. It's the best I ever had. Almost flawless.

fone_fanatic said:
i think a lot would agree with me when i say the ultimate must have app is Spb Pocket Plus 3.0
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I have only two apps running. Spb Pocket Plus and tAgenda. Between the two, I have all the information I need. I prefer to keep my memory useage low, so that when I open those two or three applications, they have lots of memory.

kta: I've searched, but can only find onfo on the Bluesoleil BT stack - not a modified MS stack. Can you please direct us to info on how to do this upgrade.

You can find it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=33532 in the first post.
Cheers, M

You can find it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=33532 in the first post.
Cheers, M

Applications that actually work on the o2 xda mini s

Could somone suggest some decent applications that I can actually get to work on this device:
I need: -
Sat nav
like a hiking nav
tv remote (if possible)
and any other decent applications you could suggest.
Thanks in advance,
Ross

I have an XDA MiniS and have loads of 3rd party apps and today plugins working. Any application written for WM05 should work!!!! I do not use sat nav (the car has one already) so cannot advise on that - however I use:
Pocket Breeze
Pocket Weather
Avantgo
Battery Bar Pro
Journal Bar
True Toolbar
WisBar
Convertor CE
Eval - Scentific Calculator (Not specifically for WM05 but works fine)
Stop time - Fancy Stop watch alarms etc (Not specifically for WM05 but works fine)
Empheris - Moon phase calendar etc (Not specifically for WM05 but works fine)
and various other file management and backup tools. :?
In fact the only application that didn't transfer from my old device (Windows 2003) was tAgenda - shame as it was a handy little app. I use Pocket Breeze now for this function.
Search on Hanandgo or Pocketgear sites for applications.
Here are some TV controllers:http://www.handango.com/SoftwareCat...=add&N=4294967089&Ntt=tv+remote&Ntk=All&Nty=1
Regards,
Chris

I have an XDA MiniS and have loads of 3rd party apps and today plugins working. Any application written for WM05 should work!!!! I do not use sat nav (the car has one already) so cannot advise on that - however I use:
Pocket Breeze
Pocket Weather
Avantgo
Battery Bar Pro
Journal Bar
True Toolbar
WisBar
Convertor CE
Eval - Scentific Calculator (Not specifically for WM05 but works fine)
Stop time - Fancy Stop watch alarms etc (Not specifically for WM05 but works fine)
Empheris - Moon phase calendar etc (Not specifically for WM05 but works fine)
and various other file management and backup tools. :?
In fact the only application that didn't transfer from my old device (Windows 2003) was tAgenda - shame as it was a handy little app. I use Pocket Breeze now for this function.
Search on Hanandgo or Pocketgear sites for applications.
Here are some TV controllers:http://www.handango.com/SoftwareCat...=add&N=4294967089&Ntt=tv+remote&Ntk=All&Nty=1
Regards,
Chris

TomTom Nav 5 does work and very well too. You just have to set up the GPS receiver according to the instructions on this site.
Dave

Sorry, I just realised that you wanted hiking GPS - "Fugawi" should work.
Dave

If you like hiking and walking try memory map...
http://www.memory-map.co.uk/
I found version 5 on edonkey and had have the full ordinance survey maps for kent and the south-east. Very good for walks. You can even use a bluetooth gps and plot the route you walk and upload it back into the PC.
The software fully installs on your PC and has an option under one of the menus to install the pocket pc version. You then send the maps you want to it (again via the software). The London A-Z I have installed is 312mb. Better invest in the 2gb San Disk SD card. (goto froogle, its £55 inc del and VAT)
Resco explorer is another great app and comes with an FTP client, reg editor and allows you to connect to shares on windows PCs/servers.
Thanks
B

Most applications for free. getjar.com

TomTom Nav 7 works well on XDA Mini S.

What's On Your x7501?

Since this is both an unusual device (bigger screen, vga and lots of memory) and a brand new OS (WM6), I thought it would be a good idea to have people chime in on what applications they are using on their WM6 Athena.
Try and let us know whether it is a Game or Application, Freeware or Purchased, and if you can, provide a link.
Hopefully we can all help each other get the most out of these fantastic multi-purpose devices.
I will start.
RealVGA - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=327830
First off, I love the huge VGA screen so my first search was for a great Resolution modification utility to get the most out of my screen real estate.
I have to hand it to Tobias, he has done a fantastic job with this one. Thanks a lot!
After screen res comes my necessary info:
HTC Home - Can't remember exactly where I got it, but it was from here somewhere.
eWallet - http://www.iliumsoft.com/site/ew/ewallet.php I love the way this application syncronizes my information with my desktop and lets me divide into categories for easy retreival
ListPro - http://www.iliumsoft.com/site/lp/listpro.php - Another great app from these guys. I am very project oriented, and this application lets me create my own types of lists and then syncs them with my desktop.
Mobipocket -http://www.mobipocket.com/en/DownloadSoft/default.asp?Language=EN - Still the best IMHO for reading all the books I want to read (that aren't PDFs).
wmIRC - http://wmirc.com/ A great IRC app!
TCPMP - http://tcpmp.corecodec.org/ Simply the best media player for our platform IMHO
What I am looking for:
A good Financial Program that Syncs with MS Money - I am trying Ultrasoft Money... I'll let you know how it goes.
Good Memory and Tweak Utilities - Have always loved Pocket Mechanic, but the graphics are horrible on the screen with RealVGA - looking at MemMaid
GAMES - I really want some good puzzle games! anyone that has any suggestions, please let me know!
Look forward to seeing what others have on their devices... Let me know!
@

My X7501 Apps...
Here are my apps... All are commercial unless otherwise noted.
AnywhereMap (aviation GPS moving map/navigation)
FlexWallet 2006 (personal data manager)
Mapopolis (backup to TeleNav when no data connection is available) Free but maps cost. Now defunct.
M$ Remote Desktop for running my server/PC from the X7501 (free CABs here)
Skype (VoIP calls/chats) Free
Spb Backup (backup/restore)
TCPMP (Swiss Army knife media player) Free
TeleNav (subscription GPS navigation; simply the best IMHO)
TheSky Pocket Edition (for the astronomy geek in me)
YaRPNcalc (RPN calculator for the HP geek in me) Free
Sorry for no links; Google is your friend...

OziExplorerCE - moving map application
CorePlayer - much better that TCPMP for only 25 bucks
Tomtom 6.030 with WWE maps
Blackberry Connect version 2 - my corporate push-mail system
GenGisCad - An AutoCad files viewer
Google Maps - Now it works with internal GPS
MemMaid - Quite dangerous tunning program for your PDA
pPod - A program that simulates a iPod in your PDA. Difficult to find because Apple put its makers into Court. Better used in portraid since in landscape mode some important key is left outside of the screen. (drop me a private msg with an email address if someone want it)
psShutXP - A program to reset/shutdown/shut screen the PDA
PHM RegEdit - Must have if you need to access the registry
VisualGPSce - Simple GPS application. Just show you information about GPS
WM5torage 1.73 - To use your Microdrive or MiniSD as a USB key. Use 1.73 don't install 1.75 yet since this new one has some bugs on it.
PPCFinder - What do you do if you need to find a file in your PDA? Running this program. Very useful when I need to find a missing DLL or EXE file.
Pencilbox - a program for my daugther to draw on the PDA. Great for your children.

pPod
Hi, it is really intresting to see pPod program.
Can you send it to me please?
[email protected]
Thanks.

PHM registry edit
Spb full screen keyboard
Spb pocket plus
Spb Phone suite
Spb brain evolution
Spb weather
Spb Black47 WMP skin
Typhoon studio photohunt mobile
Greensoftware GSPlayer
TCPMP 0.81RC1Beta
Webis PI 2007
DrYAR bluetooth
Vicsoft ClearTemp
Pocket Mechanic
WM5 Chinese language patch
WM6 RealVGA + 96/128dpi package
Total Commander
MemMaid
AE Button Plus
Mapking
Astraware sudoku
ZT A4 chinese sip entry
Sprite backup
Wisbar advance desktop
Lingvosoft phrasebook 2007