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Does anyone have any software which they've purchased for their Universal that they'd recommend? If so, why?
Pocket informant. Its the only PIM worth having, and it turns the useless PIM functionality built into PPCs into something that runs my life. Wouldn't be without it
If had had to narrow it down to one app, it'd have to be PocketBreeze by SBSH.net
Integrates with the aforementioned PocketInformant, but even if you haven't got PI, then PocketBreeze transforms your today screen into a far more usable beast. It's about a million times better than SPB's rip-off clone, and has far more functionality and configuration options. Plus it's regularly updated for bug-fixes and extra functions - and that is something that a lot of other software houses could learn from.
Oh, and the SBSH support forums are outstanding.
For me it's Resco File Explorer, SPB Pocket Plus and SPB Weather tweaked to pick information from BBC and not weather.com
If you use Lotus Notes, CommonTime's mNotes is pretty cool =) But then I would say that, since I work for CommonTime.
Pocketbreeze everytime.
Iliumsoft Listpro. By FAR the most handy app for personal management of lists.
http://www.iliumsoft.com/site/lp/listpro.htm
Very customisable
Microsoft Voice Command
Pocket Informant
SPB Pocket Plus
SPB Diary
SK Tools
Soti Pocket Controller
Sprite Backup
Aol Messenger
PpcWebCam
Some freeware/Shareware
Cambridge VxUtils
Total Commander
PH Registry Editor
TCPMP Media Player
GSPlayer Media Player
Insignia Solutions Jeode Runtime
Agile Messenger (need better wm5 support tho)
Rick GM said:
For me it's Resco File Explorer, SPB Pocket Plus and SPB Weather tweaked to pick information from BBC and not weather.com
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can you explain that tweak better please ?
link, pros of the bbc service, etc :wink:
Killer App
I agree with many of the recomendations above and mention was made of SKTools (eagle 1), which I have yet to try, but the killer application for me is SKscheMa which can automate all sorts of daily tasks including turning on and off WiFi, BT and GSM at specific or regular times.
It has a powerful scripting language which has allowed me to create a macro to insert my meeting text, title, place, date and time, who attended etc. It can simulate taps and tap and hold as well. Support is very fast and efficient.
I have even used it to turn on the Bluetooth at regular intervals until we get a fix for that bug.
Strongly advise you check this one out.
www.s-k-tools.com (link corrected)
Don't be put off by the simple web site - this product "rocks".
This product os brilliant - sync email calendar with your pc wirelessly (GPRS/3G/WIFI) push email too so you don't have to sync manually...
http://www.intellisync.com/pages/Products/Express/Benefits/
Free trial - only snag is your pc (or at least a pc theat you can access your mail from) needs to be always on. WOrks with outlook/lotus notes etc
And I don't work for them!
Common time is also good for Notes but I couldn't work out how to sync wirelessly.
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Common time is also good for Notes but I couldn't work out how to sync wirelessly.
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You know you get free support with your 30 day free trial, right? ;-) Give them a call and they can get it all up & running for you. Something to do with locations and preferred order, if memory serves. But then it should run when cradled, when in WiFi range (if you have WiFi) and over GPRS if you have your firewall opened properly. Of course GPRS may be an issue if you're on a corporate network - there was talk about a solution to get round that about 18 months ago, but I think the company's sales focus has shifted towards corporates (Notes is used a LOT by corporates in the US) so features for individual users are on the back burner for now.
I did try to get in touch with them but they didn't seem very interested - I did actually buy it as it was the best option for cradle based syncing - Do you know of anyone specific I can talk to?
Pocketzenphone for me is the most important. Easily change between phone profiles e.g. Loud / meeting /flight etc.
Can be set to do this at specific times e.g. Go to silent at 23:30 and back to normal at 8:00. Also integrates with outlook - e.g can put it into meeting mode when your calender shows meetings or for me puts the device into flight mode when I have flights marked in the calender.
cheers
Haven't purchased yet, but will do so shortly: a backup app. My choice is SPB Backup, but Sprite or Sunnysoft's should do just fine. The reason for buying one should be fairly obvious
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I did try to get in touch with them but they didn't seem very interested - I did actually buy it as it was the best option for cradle based syncing - Do you know of anyone specific I can talk to?
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Your best bet is probably to pick up the phone when you're at your PC/PDA. I think the support number is on the site under Information/Contact details. Scroll down to after the list of links at the top.
If you called them before and can remember the name of who you spoke to, I'll go upstairs & give them a clip round the earhole In general we get a good response about our support!
Ravenmaster
The default weather source is weather.com which I have found to be pretty useless. However, if you go to here;
www.pdagold.com/themes/details.asp?t=12007
you can pick up forecasts for Spb Weather from the BBC. Follow the Readme.txt and it's pretty straight forward. The forecast is so much more accurate than weather.com (in my opinion)
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Ravenmaster
The default weather source is weather.com which I have found to be pretty useless. However, if you go to here;
www.pdagold.com/themes/details.asp?t=12007
you can pick up forecasts for Spb Weather from the BBC. Follow the Readme.txt and it's pretty straight forward. The forecast is so much more accurate than weather.com (in my opinion)
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Does SPB Weather also shows NOWs weather? I installed it and didn't see that option, and not that many other options at all.
I purchased and used Weather Panel on my previous PDA2K and that program proved to be super accurate.. actually it showed the weather condition in my city relevant to the minute... e.g. Changed to 'FOG' icon and FOG began.. Changed to Raining now.. and rain just started an hour before..
I didn't see these features in SPB weather.. maybe i missed them though...
Sounds like you've found a way to CONTROL the weather - [/quote]Changed to 'FOG' icon and FOG began..
!!
Anyway - all SPB does is pick up a forecast from wherever you tell it to. In my case I just use the BBC's site.
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I've bought Voice Command and photo contacts pro, both I really like.
Freeware that surpasses all others to me is:
Qmail3, ugly as sin but so much better than the built in email client.
Will Check over an activesync connection, very useful at work, and one button handles multiple account checking. Glorious!
Does RSS and NNTP as well.
http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/en/index.php?soft=1344
Lots of info on it here.
http://discussion.brighthand.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=38956
Will buy Opera when that goes commercial.
can anyone tell me how I can get the weather forecast on my today screen please. plus any other exciting features. flash, wm5 etc
here is little free program for weather http://tonaya.com/dl/wtg40.exe
bradan said:
here is little free program for weather http://tonaya.com/dl/wtg40.exe
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Website says you can only select the weather for 3 pre-set US cities.. :?
bradan said:
here is little free program for weather http://tonaya.com/dl/wtg40.exe
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Website says you can only select the weather for 3 pre-set US cities.. :?
PhiL P said:
Website says you can only select the weather for 3 pre-set US cities.. :?
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Uh....
did you try it? I think by preset they mean that you set it in options - not the best choice of words. However, you can change the displayed cities.
It's not the best software in the world - you have to manually update it if you want a wireless update - and it's hard to get to the context menu (hint: click between the daily forecasts, not right on one) - but hey, it's free.
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can anyone tell me how I can get the weather forecast on my today screen please. plus any other exciting features. flash, wm5 etc
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Check out Pocket Weather from SBSH.
http://www.sbsh.net/products/pocketweather/
Is very nice looking. It is not free but at $9.95 is damned good value in my opinion and fully WM5 compatible. I have their Pocket Breeze and seriously tempted to order the Weather one too as this can act as a plug in to the today screen of Pocket Breeze.
Dave...
I use SPB Weather and it integrates with SPB diary. updates via activesync, or manually over wifi/gprs. Multiple cities, upto 7 days. can be customised to read data from other sources such as in Australia's local weather channel. Info provided from international weather is more detailed but less accurate.
I own a new Omnia, and am considering getting SPB Mobile Shell 3 - it seems to be the best one so far I have tried on the Omnia. With one important exception - the weather stinks! Owning a Titan before and using WBA, Titanium (on WM6.5), it seems a real disappointment to have SPB displaying weather that only shows the high/low temp for the day when these others can show hourly or real-time updates!
So I will ask the question: Anyone out there developed some wiz-bang app, widget or whatever that will show on the SPB MS 3 and replace their really lousy weather app? I did some searching but didn't come up with anything concrete.
Thanks in advance!
Doesnt SPB have their own weather app? I imagine that will integrate much better with their shell.
Yes SPB has is own weather app that, in my opinion is very good, and integrates perfectly with mbs 3.
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I own a new Omnia, and am considering getting SPB Mobile Shell 3 - it seems to be the best one so far I have tried on the Omnia. With one important exception - the weather stinks! Owning a Titan before and using WBA, Titanium (on WM6.5), it seems a real disappointment to have SPB displaying weather that only shows the high/low temp for the day when these others can show hourly or real-time updates!
So I will ask the question: Anyone out there developed some wiz-bang app, widget or whatever that will show on the SPB MS 3 and replace their really lousy weather app? I did some searching but didn't come up with anything concrete.
Thanks in advance!
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I like the WPActivate widget made by storyr at ppcgeeks. It uses WeatherPanel and displays the current temp, etc. in MS3. Pressing it takes you to weatherpanel which gives you lots of weather details, radar, etc. You find it here.
on ur Snap/Ozone/Dash 3G??
lets share what we're using to get the best out of what we have...
so far all i have is skyfire which works like a charm.
went to :
myspace
youtube
cnn.com
all work flawlessly.
if needed here is the link for it : http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3TGQ03LW
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on ur Snap/Ozone/Dash 3G??
lets share what we're using to get the best out of what we have...
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I had to switch to the Ozone from the Alltel Palm Treo Pro in order to make a change to my rate plan. Much faster phone than the Treo Pro. There are a few setbacks.
Let's see, what do I have installed?
Microsoft's Bing App
Facebook App
Google Maps
Youtube App
Thinking about Skyfire or Opera Mini
CHome Configuration (can't edit new panels... bummer)
I got my yahoo, gmail, & hotmail accounts synced with no problems.
I'd like to find a new alarm clock. Being able to create new documents would be sweet too.
Good phone. WinMo 6.5 could make it better.
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I had to switch to the Ozone from the Alltel Palm Treo Pro in order to make a change to my rate plan. Much faster phone than the Treo Pro. There are a few setbacks.
Let's see, what do I have installed?
Microsoft's Bing App
Facebook App
Google Maps
Youtube App
Thinking about Skyfire or Opera Mini
CHome Configuration (can't edit new panels... bummer)
I got my yahoo, gmail, & hotmail accounts synced with no problems.
I'd like to find a new alarm clock. Being able to create new documents would be sweet too.
Good phone. WinMo 6.5 could make it better.
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from what i understand ookba is cooking something up for us. He's going to be releasing the first winmo6.5 based rom for the snap
thanks for the skyfire link! i am downloading the .cab now i heard it is faster then the Opera Browser.
Installed:
SiriusWM5
Didiom
Skyfire
Spb Online
Resco Explorer
Bejeweled 2
Coreplayer
The following apps came with my phone, seem to work well:
Bing
Google Maps
Youtube
TelNav
Gmail, a few personal domain names, and my business domain name email all work well on Outlook mobile.
Applications:
Facebook
Tiny Twitter
Skyfire
Pandora
Agenda One Calender
CorePlayer
TCPMP
Palringo
CHome Config
Bing
Google Mobile App
Opera Browser
Viigo
Total Commander
Weather Watcher
Mortscript and a bunch of my own scripts
SKTools
CeleTask
Games:
Atomic Cannon
Bejeweled 2
Nine Hole Golf
Virtual Pool
Astroware Casino
anyone know of a good weather app besides the obvious one it comes with?
i wasnt able to get Mini Weather Ver 1.2 to work on my ozone...
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anyone know of a good weather app besides the obvious one it comes with?
i wasnt able to get Mini Weather Ver 1.2 to work on my ozone...
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Weather watcher is what I use, you have to use Chome Config to create a custom panel for it if you want the weather on your home screen though
Bupahs said:
Weather watcher is what I use, you have to use Chome Config to create a custom panel for it if you want the weather on your home screen though
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ill give it a run..thanks!
i kno u guys are gonna love this one..here it is soft reset!
Bupahs said:
Weather watcher is what I use, you have to use Chome Config to create a custom panel for it if you want the weather on your home screen though
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Can you give us new users instructions/link on how setup WW as a panel?
I also tried to use NRG's mini Chome Weather. It works fine on the Ozone, but I can not get it to work with the HTC panels.
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how are u guys getting it to work on the ozone?
i get the big red x for my location
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how are u guys getting it to work on the ozone?
i get the big red x for my location
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I didn't do anything special. Just installed NRG Mini Chome Weather 1.3 + Monitor HTC Version.cab and chose the appropriate Home Screen layout. Awesome app, I love it. Much better than HTCWeather.
My problem is when I try to modify NRG's Home Screen to add the HTC Panels, they simply don't show up. Chome Config shows them as active, just not there. I'm assuming we need an updated version to work with updated HTC Panels on the Ozone.
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i ran into the same issue with NRG's weather.
i guess we're just gonna have to wait and see whats produced..
i need a FREE real calendar for the maple the one that you see like a real calendar not no bs thats on the phone
email scheduler
Hi guys,
Does anyone know if there is a software similar to email scheduler (http://www.gudensoft.com/emailscheduler/)
For non-touchscreen it doesn't run.
Moresco
Hey everyone love this phone so far.... i have these apps installed and work Great
Garmin XT, free caddie ,smart toolkit, phm reg edit, chome config, pocket SNES, Smartgear, new bing search, facebook, opera mini, skyfire, pandora, tcpmp + Flash video bundle, sk tools
How the hell do you get pandora working? I just get stuck on the connecting... screen and can't get past that!!! So frustrating!
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How the hell do you get pandora working? I just get stuck on the connecting... screen and can't get past that!!! So frustrating!
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i don't know what version your using but this is the one that works on my Dash and really good with just 3G.....
MagiKb
Hi, anyone tried magikb on the snap?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=344677
I'll be getting my snap early next month, cant wait
Here is a list of programs that I have encountered to work on the Treo Pro:
Treo Alert PRO 9.0 Beta 10:
-Manages LEDs to when events occur
-Manages vibration when events occur
-And More! A Must Have.
- Here
RealVGA:
- Switch between 96 DPI and 128 DPI.
SPB Mobile Shell:
-Works with default theme. Haven't figured out how to customize yet.
S2U2:
- Slide to Unlock Screen. Customizable like it's another Today Screen.
- Need to disable Treo Pro's default Lock Screen. Search!
SKtools:
- A Must Have. Many Tweaks that make Treo Pro faster plus it has Backup/Restore that works very well.
Advance Configuration Tool:
- Another Must Have. Many tweaks.
Androkkid:
-Customizable Today Screens with Plug ins, haven't figured out how to use yet.
Today Agenda:
-Displays Appointments/Tasks plug in for the today screen. Customizable to unlimited list.
WeatherPanel:
-Customizable Plug in for weather with icons and themes. Look for PhatPhinger 320x320 Theme. Looks Great!
Wisbar Desktop:
-Homescreen builder right on your touchscreen. Just about Anything is possible! It just takes forever.
Phone Alarm:
-Customizable Alarms, eventsm etc. with skin support.
Enjoy! Anyone please add to this. Looking for 320x320 supported Themes & Apps!
FDC Soft Task Manager
- very advanced task manager
NoData
- saves you monie$ if you're not on data plan (disables GPRS, EDGE, etc. connections)
SoftReset
- because Treo Pro needs it once in a while ....
VAlert
- lets you set up your own vibration templates for incoming calls, e.g. pulsing vibrate. HookMgr required - see below
HookMgr
- fixes the bug which causes the KeyGuard to malfunction with some apps running in the background (e.g. Fring, VAlert)
all Resco apps (File Explorer, Contacts, Photo Manager, Audio Recorder)
- very useful suite of thumb-friendly apps
Iconsoft PhonEx
- thumb-friendly and eye-candy dialer and contact manager, huge RAM footprint though (2MB)
Adobe Flash Player 7
- self explanatory
pcAnywhere 11.5 Mobile
- v11.5 compatible ONLY. Any other version of pcAMobile, including 12, is NOT compatible. Runs but will have screen tearing in main menu; remote operation fully functional
CleanRAM
- RAM "compaction" and "cleaner". I prefer to just do a SoftReset instead of wasting time on RAM "compaction"
ICBM
- Missile Command clone
Kevtris
- Tetris clone, with upgrades
Distant Galaxies
- 2D vertical scroller space battle game. Can sometimes mess up Today screen's carrier plugin (especially when using Treo Alert Pro). Go into your Today screen settings any time this happens, turn off Date then re-enable, then exit, for instant repair.
Pocket UNO
- classic card game
SmartMahjongg
- run with screen scaling disabled
Google Maps
- GPS mapping system, will run on Sprint Treo Pro without difficulty. GTP may require GPS bootstrapping first using GPSStarter, etc.
Bing
- GPS mapping, net search, local business directory, etc. Runs without difficulty on STP
Trapster
- P2P traffic, road hazard and speedtrap GPS-enabled reporting system
IEToggle
- small menu program that allows IE to run in either Pocket IE (single column read) or IE6 mode.
Kinoma Play
- media and YouTube player. Acquired taste
Microsoft MyPhone
- cloud backup system
Ministumbler
- 802.11 WiFi network scanning tool
Opera Mini 5 Beta 3
- internet browser utilizing server-based compression
Opera Mobile 9.7
Opera Mobile 10
- 'full featured' internet browsers
Pandora
- streaming music. Requires simple registry fix to repair incorrect TCP MTU setting
PHM Registry Editor
- name says it all
Skyfire 1.0
- internet browser utilizing server-based compression
STB TV2
- streaming video player
WeatherBug
- Today screen weather plugin. Graphics, multiple locations, severe weather warnings and more
YouTube v2.4
- streaming video player
Change Skin
Change Skin:
If you have SPB Mobile Shell, here is an app that allows you to change skins without a soft reset.
http://www.imarche.net/omnia/index.php
As far as I know this is the only way for SPB Mobile Shell to work on the Treo Pro as it supports 320x320.
I am having trouble with adding new widgets to the themes. I have the list of them but when I try to add the new widgets in Mobile Shell the list is not there.
Anyone can help me?
Moar apps!
BTW, all apps I mention have been personally tested for functionality on a Sprint Treo Pro ("STP").
Also, I am still using all apps mentioned except Kinoma [Free]Play and CleanRAM, both of which I did not like and uninstalled (Kinoma after much hair pulling over the decision). I was trying to give Kinoma the benefit of the doubt but all it did was try my patience every single time I (was sometimes 'forced') to use it.
GPSWeatherRadar
- GPS positioning enabled satellite & radar weather
WMStopWatch
- stopwatch and countdown timer functions. 'Digital' (rather than faux-analog) time readout interface, can play WAV file (only format supported) at end of countdown
ScanLife
- 2D barcode scanner
Weather to Go
- Today screen weather plugin. Graphics, multiple locations, etc.
WeatherPanel
XDA-developed Today screen weather plugin app. Graphics, multiple locations, historical weather graphs, choice of Today plugin theme formats and looks, etc. IMHO the best weather for WinMo devices. Download the WeatherPanel app plus the PhatPhinger 320x320 theme as well as the Phat+48+Classic theme mod to get all Today plugin options and correct format for Treo Pro.
more apps
Since the official Opera Mini 3 was released a few weeks ago, it has been great. So glad I could finally set it as the default browser on my treo pro, it's like it breathed new life into it!
Here's a few other apps that I have installed in my Sprint Treo Pro.
WMWiFiRouter - never could get the HTC wifirouter to work on my treo pro, but this is solid and steady.
BeyondPod - RSS feed reader and podcast manager. Easy download of your favorit podcasts.
Yomomedia - another RSS feed reader and podcast manager
Kinoma Play - A little expensive but good piece of software
KeePassPPC - mobile passwords, wish it was more finger friendly, but do like it because I can copy the password file to my desktop and use the desktop version.
DCP Enable Roaming - enables roaming button on Sprint treo pro. Great for me, because the Sprint signal is weak where I work and I sometimes have to flip it to roaming to get a good verizon signal.
Endomondo - GPS tracker. I tried SportyPal, and it didn't work, Endomondo is pretty good though.
Gmail 2.0.6 (java) - I don't really like the way WinMo Outlook works with gmail, but do have ActiveSync pulling in my Gmail contacts.
Bolt Browser (java) - When Opera Mini doesn't work, Bolt usually will.
Stick Thread!
Tell me, Treoprodragon, how is Kinoma Play full (paid) edition? The fact is, the STP came with Kinoma FreePlay (the no-cost version) from the factory...and I hated it SO much that I deleted it, even though it was free and OEM.
FreePlay's worse offense was when I went to open up an image, say from the SD card - Kinoma would open, display the picture and overlay "Preparing" (I can't remember the exact wording)...sometimes for over 1 MINUTE. Sometimes it would NEVER give me back control of the app, just staying locked on "Preparing", and I'd not only have to kill Kinoma but do a soft reset because of the ensueing memory leak. Grrrr
I did a reg hack to get my picture viewers back to MS OEM...but the I found FreePlay shows fewer YouTube results than the actual YouTube player, contrary to Kinoma's claims to the contrary.
In other words, Kinoma FreePlay simply seemed to do everything WRONG.
Mass Storage for Treo Pro
nueMassStorage seems to be working fine.
I am using version 1.2 installed via CAB file. Just tap new icon (not old one) inside settings -> connections -> USB to PC, select Mass storage, while advanced networking will be disabled under inactive Activesync part.
tested on GSM version T850UEU-1.01-VFU