Essential Software - a Guide, Please read first post before replying |
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 Feb 17 2005, 21:22
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 Hardcore  Group: Moderator Team Posts: 8,218 Joined: 9th April 2003 From: Coventry, UK Member No.: 4,510 Device(s): HTC Touch Dual / SPV E650  |
THE RULES
1. One member, one post. Remember, you can edit your own post later as necessary. 2. Your post in this thread should contain a list of your personal essential applications - tools, games, whatever - with a one-line comment on why you like it. 3. Please provide a download link for each item. 4. ALL OTHER POSTS WILL BE DELETED. This is to maintain the thread's usefulness as a guide, so please don't bother commenting on others' choices or requesting advice. You can always start a new topic for this purpose. Rules Design credit to Monolithix -------------------- First 48 Hours with a Smartphone ? Go here
Installing skins & other software MoDaCo Plus ! - join here Orange Official SPV Application Unlocking "What shirt am I wearing bro ? Are you serious ?" Jermaine Beckford 14th January 2008 |
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Feb 17 2005, 21:42
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Hardcore Group: Moderator Team Posts: 8,218 Joined: 9th April 2003 From: Coventry, UK Member No.: 4,510 Device(s): HTC Touch Dual / SPV E650 |
Okay, I'll be Mother...
1. Spb pocket Plus Today screen plugin with battery / memory monitor, reset button etc Good selection of other plugins here too. http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/?en 2. Virtual Pool Mobile Pool game that is exactly like real life apart from moving the cue ball when the other player goes to the bar http://pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=14334 3. Simple Tunes Easy & intuitive alternative for MP3 playing with a familiar design http://www.handango.com/PlatformProductDet...17041&catalog=0 4. Code Wallet Pro Keep all your passwords, credit card details with you, Includes excellent PC-sync for backup. http://www.developerone.com/codewalletpro/pocketpc.htm 5. Vidya Screen Capture Maybe not essential, but useful all the same http://www.handango.com/PlatformProductDet...=screen+capture 6. Dominoes My other favourite game http://www.randallbrown.ca/dominoes/ 7. AOL Get your email, access AIM etc http://pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=13769 -------------------- First 48 Hours with a Smartphone ? Go here
Installing skins & other software MoDaCo Plus ! - join here Orange Official SPV Application Unlocking "What shirt am I wearing bro ? Are you serious ?" Jermaine Beckford 14th January 2008 |
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Feb 18 2005, 16:18
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 I started out with nothing and I still have most of it left!  Group: Posters Posts: 798 Joined: 16th December 2003 From: Oxford, UK Member No.: 24,871 Device(s): Iphone (1st Gen) |
Okay, here goes....
1. Microsoft Voice Command Link Here Who needs voice dialling, thats boring, every phone released these days seems to have that... Why settle for voice dialling when you can have Voice Command over your device! Need to know what the time is? Ask it. Need to know you schedule for the day? Ask it. Want to change tracks on Media player using your voice? You can! This program rocks, but is sadly only available to people living in the US at the moment (unless you have family there who will buy it for you and email you the download!) 2. AvantGO Link Here The ultimate offline web page reader. You install the software, go to the web site and choose your "Channels" (stuff like Guardian Unlimited, Reuters, etc) and the syncronise with your PC. Next time you feel like catching up on current events, load up the program on your PDA and save on GPRS costs... Who needs a newspaper? 3. Age Of Empires Link Here One of the finest strategy games for the PPC. Take your people from the Stone Age through to the marvel of the Bronze Age whilst warring with rival tribes or creating treaties and trade agreements with them. 4. Resco File Explorer Link Here A complete File Management program which allows you to map network drives (perfect for home networking and file sharing via Bluetooth and Wifi), can compress and extract Zip files and allows you to edit the registry all in one package. Very handy. 5. Spb GPRS Monitor Link Here A very handy GPRS monitoring program which allows you to see, at a glance, how much GPRS you have used by day, week or month, also how much that usage has cost you, and it can even stop your GPRS from working when it reaches a certain limit. Comes free with most O2 PPC devices, but Orange customers should investigate this. -------------------- Phone-ography:
Current: Apple Iphone (1st Gen) Pwned & on Orange! Past: HTC TyTn II, HTC Touch, Nokia N95, Motorola Z8, Qtek 8500, T-Mobile MDA Vario, SonyEricsson W900i, SPV C550, SonyEricsson K750i, Nokia 9300, I-Mate Jam, C500, Moto V600, SonyEricsson P900, P800, Treo 600, SPV e200, Nokia 1100, Nokia 6230, SonyEricsson K700i, T610, Nokia 7650, SonyEricsson T68, T29, Moto T250, Nokia 8310, Samsung A100, SPV Classic, Moto V50, Nokia 7110, Vodafone EuroTel Stress is when you wake up screaming and then realise you havent fallen asleep yet! |
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Aug 3 2005, 19:16
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 Enthusiast  Group: Posters Posts: 221 Joined: 1st August 2005 From: Liverpool, England Member No.: 142,212 Device(s): T-Mobile Vario III |
Ok.. I'm a
 but here is what i reckon is on my essential list (which i've carried over from my axim)SBSH Pocket Breeze/Contacts breeze... Puts your Pim on your Today screen... from the most helpful software house in the world. And its fully skinnable http://www.sbsh.net/products/pocketbreeze/ SBSH iLauncher Launch progs straight from the today screen.. with nested tabs. and a small memory footprint. http://www.sbsh.net/products/ilauncher/ Sprite Backup My MDA holds my life. This keeps my data safe by backing up every night at 3am. Creates self contained password protected backups to. http://www.sbsh.net/products/ilauncher/ TCPMP (pronouced betaplayer  ) plays my DVD collection on my MDAhttp://betaplayer.corecodec.org/ more to come... but I thought I'd make a start This post has been edited by psionandy: Aug 3 2005, 19:20 |
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Aug 6 2005, 18:41
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 Sugarcubes? Group: Posters Posts: 754 Joined: 13th March 2003 From: London, England Member No.: 3,456 Device(s): MDA Vario II |
Wisbar Advance 2
Task Manager, app launcher, cascading menus... http://www.lakeridgesoftware.com/wisbar Smartfilter Blocks unwanted calls. http://www.novomobile.com/smartfilter.php Tiny eBook Reader Small file size with lots of features. http://www.goldencrater.com/software/phone/TinyReader.htm This post has been edited by Palindrome: Aug 6 2005, 18:42 -------------------- |
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Aug 12 2005, 21:30
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 Addict Group: Posters Posts: 624 Joined: 20th October 2004 From: Gillingham, Kent Member No.: 61,346 Device(s): Vario3, Qtek 8500, C500 |
OK, haven't been playing with PPC's for long (about two weeks) but here's what I've got so far:
TCPMP (formerly Betaplayer) Plays any format you can throw at it quickly, and with no fuss. Great for watching films on your M500 TCPMP Homepage DeltaLock Locks your screen without stopping programs running, so you can start playing an album in WMP, then put your phone in your pocket DeltaLock Homepage vBar 2.1 Tiny Task Manager that sits in the top corner of the screen and provides an "X" button that actually closes programs! vBar homepage Pebbles Easy to set up control of your PC from your PPC. Like VNC, but more userfriendly and able to show full PC screen on your PPC (as well as life size one you have to scroll around) Pebbles Homepage ICBM To old farts like me - this is Missile Commander from the early 80's! To younger people - it's that missile game that John Connor was playing in the arcade in Terminator 2 when the bad guy found him. Newest version (now only up to level 6 is free) Older Freeware version (which is COOL!) -------------------- I love deadlines.
I especially like the noise they make as they go whooshing by! Current toy: MDA Vario 3 (Kaiser) with 8Gb MicroSD card and my own WM6.1 ROM ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=383158 ) Being joined by a Qtek 8500 (it was too cheap to refuse). Can't see the standard ROM lasting more than 24 hours when it arrives... Previous toys: MDA Vario 2 (Hermes), SPV M500 (Magician), SPV C500 (Typhoon), SPV (Canary), some other phones before I saw the WM light!! :) |
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Aug 17 2005, 12:21
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 Did I say that out loud? Group: News Team Posts: 4,526 Joined: 20th August 2003 From: Kent, England Member No.: 13,469 Device(s): Kaiser, Touch |
OK, I've not had my M500 long, but these are cool things I've found or been pointed to...
Spb PocketPlus Tabbed free-form area on the Today screen for icons and shortcuts to commonly used apps and info (things like Word, Messaging etc as well as Memory and Battery stats). Some nice Icons to choose from, but I haven't worked out how to add my own Icons yet. D9 http://www.pocketgamer.org/d9/ Full screen phone dialler thingy. T9 text entry to choose a contact on proper thumb-sized buttons. Use the D-pad left/right to choose which number to call for that contact, and Up/Down to choose other contacts that match the T9 pattern. One-click dial too when you've chosen your contact. There's even a button to send a text message to the choosen contact. Best of all it's Freeware! DeltaLock I know Stu just said that, but it really is worth getting. Sprite Backup Pricey IMO, but so essential it should have been bundled with the phone CabInstl_EN http://www.s-k-tools.com/fp/viewtopic.php?...b4462c819e613af Choose where to install apps to (ie. Storage Card instead of Main Memory). Doesn't work for everything - not so well written apps will refer to fixed paths, so this kills them! - but seems to work for almost everything I've tried so far This post has been edited by chucky.egg: Aug 17 2005, 12:21 |
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Dec 1 2005, 01:20
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Hardcore Group: Moderator Team Posts: 8,218 Joined: 9th April 2003 From: Coventry, UK Member No.: 4,510 Device(s): HTC Touch Dual / SPV E650 |
Okay, so I'm breaking the rules but as I've just returned to the Jam from a spell back with Smartphones I thought I might add what had got me excited all over again...
 Microsoft Voice Command See above SBSH Pocket Breeze/Contacts breeze/Birth2day.. See above Mort's MortPlayer With Today screen plugin and the thumb-friendly AtomPhil skin, there is no stand-alone MP3 player that beats your PPC. New version 24.11.05 PocketMax Phone Alarm & ScreenGuard Repeating alarms for your SMS, missed calls etc with Today screen plugin. ScreenGuard locks the screen when it's in your pocket. One button lock - two buttons unlocked. Marvellous ! http://www.pocketmax.net/index.html Tweaks2k2 All those tweaks you were after but didn't want to edit the registry yourself - loads of them ! Get it at MoDaCo Fairdeal -------------------- First 48 Hours with a Smartphone ? Go here
Installing skins & other software MoDaCo Plus ! - join here Orange Official SPV Application Unlocking "What shirt am I wearing bro ? Are you serious ?" Jermaine Beckford 14th January 2008 |
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Jan 27 2006, 22:43
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 The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 20,428 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
I'll add more later but...
SKTools ABSOLUTELY vital. Uninstall those things Windows Mobile 5 refuses to, and clean the registry etc too  http://s-k-tools.com/ -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Feb 19 2006, 03:17
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 Regular  Group: Posters Posts: 90 Joined: 16th February 2006 Member No.: 172,939 Device(s): orange spv m2000, se k800i |
ok, here's my list...
spb pocketplus as above. spb diary as above. spb weather a very powerful weather forecast today plug-in which you can customise. spb finance a financial manager which can be used as stand-alone application or as a pocket pc companion for microsoft money or intuit quicken. spb time an advanced, skinnable time toolbox for your pocket pc. spb arkaball an annoyingly addictive silly game... i love it. spb tips&tricks a collection of more than 200 tips and tricks on using the pocket pc, which includes 40 tweaks... i'm not too impressed with it, sorry. visualit tube2 londonstreets a map package that consists of a fully scrollable detailed map of the London underground system and 9 linked a-z street maps. visualit tube2 gb road atlas a reference map that gives you a clear view of all the major roads in the whole of great britain, which includes a quick find feature to locate any of the 30,000 + GB towns and villages in the database. visualit tube2 london congestion charge map a reference map that gives you a clear view of the area now covered by the congestion charge system, which includes a quick find utility to help you find any major road or street in and around the area. agilemessenger a free instant messenger supporting aim, icq, msn, qq, yahoo, and wireless village handmark scrabble, trivial pursuit, monopoly famous board games in pocket pc versions airscanner mobile security bundle software that includes antivirus, firewall and encrypter for the pocket pc spb website visualit website agile website handmark website airscanner website having read this thread, i decided to trial microsoft voice command. OMG... i've never had so much fun with my pocket pc before. this is truly a fine piece of software. admittedly the poor lady gets confused when i say "next track" while playing music, but apart from that it's very good. thank you to those that listed it within this thread. This post has been edited by pookiecheeks: Feb 20 2006, 00:13 |
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Feb 19 2006, 04:05
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 Diehard  Group: Posters Posts: 317 Joined: 9th December 2004 From: Merseyside, UK. Member No.: 101,150 Device(s): Omnia, iPaq 614c, Vario II |
SPB PocketPlus - Battery/Memory indicator and Launcher on Today screen - and for that magical "Close" button that actually closes programs - take note Microsoft!.
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/pocketplus/?enSPB Diary- great for having your Diary and Inbox on the today screen. http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/diary/?en SPB Backup - Fantastic backup app - a compulsary buy after a few disasters!  http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/backup/?enTCPMP - While away those hours on nightshift or the bus/train by watching your favourite movies in glorious DivX quality. http://www.tcpmp.org/ Wolfclock - Great alarm clock program with the feature of sleep timer with music. http://lonewolf.tierranet.com/ PPCProfilesPro - Covers up the glaring omission made by Microsoft and actually gives your PPC profiles. Today screen plugin for quick access too! HERE AT MODACO! WordNetCE - A lifesaver when you get stuck on a clue on the crossword!! http://www.ebswift.com/PocketPC/WordNet/ SKTools - For regular cleanups on the internal memory and keeping the registry in check. http://www.s-k-tools.com/ ALK CoPilot 5 Live - Great for not getting lost on unfamiliar roads and of course knowing where the evil cash cameras are (even if the voice is a little Arnold Scwarzenegger'esque!) http://www.alk.eu.com/ Daren't install any more software at the moment as I won't have any memory left to run anything! :?: -------------------- "..busier than a one legged man in a butt kicking contest...."
Gadgets: Samsung Omnia i900, HP iPaq 614c, MDA Vario II, Moto MPX220 |
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Oct 11 2006, 14:55
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 Regular Group: Posters Posts: 118 Joined: 4th April 2005 From: Amsterdam Member No.: 121,799 Device(s): HTC Touch NL |
Long time no postings, but still a nice thread to which I'd like to contribute, so here I go:
Wisbar Advance 2 Highly customizable taskmanager (and more). Looks awesome (cascading menu). Always the first to go back on my device after a hard reset! Link Total Commander Replaces Windows File Explorer, has much more features. Freeware. Link Softick Card Export II Turns the storagecard in your ppc into USB Mass Storage Device. Link (For WM5 there's an excellent freeware app: Link WM5torage) Pocket RAR WinRAR for pocketpc. Nice. I use it a lot. Freeware. Link Calendar + Today plugin. Let's you show customize your agenda-items on your homescreen. Freeware. Link SPB Backup Backup-program. Actually never used it to restore, but still a nice idea you can if you have to. Encryption of backup file possible. Link VJLumosII HTC Magician (MDA Compact/Qtek S100/Imate Jam) only!!! Extra backlight. Can be useful on a bright day. Link WIMR? (Where Is My Ram?) It's name says it all: lists all files and folder on your ppc by size. Helps you monitor which files and programs are eating up your memory. Freeware. Link Mobipocket Reader Nice pdb & txt ebookreader. Link iSilo ereader Another ereader, for palm database files (pdb, prc). Especially useful in my workfield (medicine) where both Palm an WM devices are widely used and cross-platform files are essential. Shareware. Link PocketXpdf PDF-reader. Better (in my opinion) and slightly less bulky I believe than the Adobe Reader ppc version. Freeeware. Link Handyshopper Shopping list program for people like me who always buy stuff they don't need and don't buy the stuff they do need. Freeware. Link pRSSreader Nice RSS reader with today screen plugin. Nothing more, nothing less. Freeware. Link pRuler Displays a ruler on your ppc. Freeware. Link Playlist Editor Allows you to create and edit playlists for WMP on your device. Freeware. Link Microsoft eVB Runtimes Necessary for running excellent freeware games like Max Tillberg's "A Viking Saga" and "Warring States". No support for WM5. Link embedded Visual Basic Runtime A long post, but these are all programs that are always on my device. -------------------- SPV C500 > MDA Compact > I'm now HTC Touch'ed!
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Jan 9 2008, 20:49
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 Learning all the time! Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 146 Joined: 16th January 2006 From: UK Member No.: 167,746 Device(s): Ameo |
Garmin XT Mobile
Sat Nav, obviously, just love Garmin, although I reckon the maps are better on Tom Tom, a nice application if you don’t need your storage card for anything else. https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=11413 Palingo Free, easy to use program where I can have MSN and gmail chat on the same client http://www.palringo.com/ Pocket Informant For contacts, tasks etc but I like it for the calendar, I can see my whole month (well most of it) in 1 view. Im still on the old version. http://www.pocketinformant.com/products_in...hp?p_id=pi& Resco Explorer In a very short time this has become essential, quick viewing, and easier viewing of storage, storage capacities, battery etc. http://www.resco.net/pocketpc/explorer/ Live search For finding places and finding them on maps, I love this program. http://mobile.search.live.com/client/download_manual.aspx My Mobiler Only installed this last night but its great, a free app to see your phone screen on your desktop, a great way to type on your phone! http://my-mobiler.en.softonic.com/windowsmobile Resco audio Recorder As it says, a great way to rember what you talked about at meeting when you need to type up minutes! http://www.resco.net/pocketpc/audiorecorder/ TCPMP To watch my DivX / AVIs http://picard.exceed.hu/tcpmp/test/ I could go on and on but I wont, thats my basic favourites. -------------------- XDA Exec
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Jul 17 2008, 23:21
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Newbie  Group: Posters Posts: 1 Joined: 7th July 2008 Member No.: 405,175 Device(s): Palm Treo 750 |
FizzTraveler
http://www.wireless-apps.net/desc.php?d=d1...0Software%20Ltd Opera http://www.opera.com/products/mobile/products/winmobileppc/ iSS Essentials http://www.wireless-apps.net/desc.php?d=d1...Solutions%20Inc TCPMP http://freewareppc.com/multimedia/tcpmp.shtml DashWire http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-dashwire.html Most of these are free, but the 2 that are commercial are worth it. Hope this is useful! |
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