LightsOut: Turn off those annoying flashing LEDs (note, may also disable vibrate!) - http://www.modaco.com/FINISHED-Developer-H...re-t243948.html

Change battery icon on top bar to clock -  AKU23Clock.CAB ( 1.64K ) Number of downloads: 2775

Change clock icon on top bar to battery -  AKU23NoClock.noUPX.CAB ( 1.63K ) Number of downloads: 1100

Install a GOOD battery indicator (Batti!) - http://pda.jasnapaka.com/batti/

Restore wireless homescreen plugin -  Wireless_Today.cab ( 1.32K ) Number of downloads: 3285

QR Code reader (see http://www.modaco.com/Quickmark-QR-Code-So...er-t243287.html) - http://www.modaco.com/content/hermes-hermes-modaco-com/244416/http-www-modaco-com-index-phpshowtopic-244416/

Remove software installation warning -  Remove_Security.noUPX.CAB ( 71.8K ) Number of downloads: 1484

Show Extended ROM -  HERMES_MountExtROM.CAB ( 48.25K ) Number of downloads: 2448

Pocket IE cache on Storage Card (use only if you have a storage card installed obviously!) -  Card_Cache.CAB ( 2.1K ) Number of downloads: 2121

Remove Battery icon from Today screen 'tray' -  Tray___No_Battery.CAB ( 974bytes ) Number of downloads: 1284

Remove Wireless icon from Today screen 'tray' -  Tray___No_Wireless.CAB ( 977bytes ) Number of downloads: 858

HTC green theme (if you fancy a colour change), unzip and copy to 'My Documents' -  HTC_Default.zip ( 66.06K ) Number of downloads: 29181

Paul's VistaGrass, unzip and copy to 'My Documents' -  VistaGrass.zip ( 168.16K ) Number of downloads: 4643

TenGo (Phone Pad alternative) - http://free.tengo.net (also availble in commercial version)

UPX4PPC - great for cramming as much as possible in EXTROM, and generally saving space - http://mobile-sg.com/ppc/apps/?p=UPX4PPC

SIPChange from Sleuth255 @ XDA-Developers - Let's you change the default input method, install then run 'SIPChange Setup' -  SIPChange.CAB ( 223.12K ) Number of downloads: 1337

NIQUE QDz - picture dialler from http://www.nicque.com/PQz/QDz.htm, CAB'd and UPX'd by me -  QDz.UPX.CAB ( 55.51K ) Number of downloads: 698

RAR for Pocket PC allows you to create and extract RAR and ZIP files - http://www.rarsoft.com/download.htm

pRSSreader - excellent RSS reader - http://pda.jasnapaka.com/prssr/

PHM Power Toys - deal useful if just for the soft reset command and traylaunch - http://www.phm.lu/products/PocketPC/PowerToys/

Magic Button - turn the minimise button into a real close button with the ability to add exclusions - http://www.trancreative.com/mb.aspx

VJCandela - use your Camera Flash as a torch - http://www.vijay555.com/index.php?Releases:VJCandela

vxUtil - a great collection of utils for internet geeks (DNS, PING, WHOIS etc) - http://www.cam.com/vxutil_pers.html

Skype - i'm sure u know what this is... - http://www.skype.com/download/skype/mobile/

PocketXpdf - free, Open Source PDF reader for when Clearvue just won't do - http://pocketxpdf.sourceforge.net/

Map24 Mobile - think super-slick Google maps like interface in a native application - visit

NoData - disable your GPRS connection while you are on holiday, and save those bills! - http://www.modaco.com/New-FREE-Utility-t246171.html

CABviaActiveSync - technically PC software, but SO useful for installing those CABs - http://www.modaco.com/CABviaActiveSync-FRE...33-t243034.html

i noticed vistablissone doesnt include a landscape background, leaves grey areas either side. it is easy enough to mod the tsk to include one?

Yeah, i'll do that!

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thanks for the battery replacement cab.
After install of the cab, is there another step?

I cant seem to get it to replace the battery icon.

thanks,
mike

Turn the device off completely and then restart it.

thanks, still not working thou...

Please don't move or remove this thread

It's likely to be a while until I get the 3100 and if I d/l all the apps now they'll be updated or simply bettered by the time I need 'em (sods law!)

Keep up the good work man, picked up my M3100 today 49.99 on upgrade. I cant wait for it to finish charging

you know you can still use it while its charging right?

and that all HTC devices come charged anyway

Only if the battery has not been sitting on a shelf for too long
Still good to give it a top up charge of around four hours, and it should show a full charge before that time though.

Great hermes review Paul. Cheers.
I tried to copy HTC Green Theme onto my Wizard (I have not made the great leap forward, just waiting for the TMobile Vario II) but no way. I got an error message No problem with the MoDaCo tweaked VistaBliss theme though.

Any idea why? Surely the HTC Green Theme tsk file should install on any win mobile 2005 device

Strange

I'll try it on my Prophet and see if it works.

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[Edit: Tried on my Prophet (copied the .tsk to 'My Documents') and it works fine! ]

well, does not work on mine
it says make sure the file is not protected, that you have enough space blah blah blah...

I'lkl try from my work pc tomorrow

I had the same problem, but got round it by copying the whole .zip file onto the phone and then used the phone's ZIP utility to extract the .tsk into My Documents. Worked a treat and I've now got a nice gaudy green theme on my phone!

Thanks a lot for this post. The Battery stuff is awesome, and the Wireless Today plug-in is really useful. One thing that was annoying me with the M3100 default setup was how fiddly it was to turn wireless on and off.

Surely it was (and still is) "push comm mgr button, click on wireless" ? (especially as clicking on the netui/wireless plug in doesnt open com mgr anyway)

I'm adding new stuff all the time, so remember to keep checking back

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Have you had time to look at the landscape issue on the vistablissone theme yet?

Cheers!

You can simply load your own suitable pic on to the device and then click the USE THIS PICTURE AS BACKGROUND Option.