hey guys.

Owner of a HP 6828 here.

i was wondering, what do you have on your PDA, other than the ones that comes with the unit itself?

I'm more of a light user , so i have very little in games or non-essential programs.

Installed programs:

SPB Plus
Opera browser
TCPMP
uBook Reader
Slide2unlock2
iContact

that Slide2unlock2 is a program that acts similar to that slide lock in the iphones. and it works too!

also, i have a question here:

how do you set the phonebook in WM5 to list by first name?

thx for reading this thread

I'm assuming u mean software onli, not games. Lol, games i have too many, so softwares

Mapking
SPB mobile shell
Flip it
Smart Movie
Pocket Player
TCPMP
Syntrax
Skyscape medical books (must have for medical students, me? i just like to show off XD)
Hand Reading Pro
First Aid
Photogenics (photoshop on pocket pc! good for making new CG)
Vito Quick Contact (easier to find contacts while driving XD)
Resco Photo Viewer Pro (good for editing pics, a bit like ACDsee)

This post has been edited by Baronic: Oct 5 2007, 10:57 AM

My PPC

1. SPB Plus
2. SPB Mobile Shell
3. Adobe Acrobat Reader
4. Garmin MobileXT
5. Pocket Islam
6. Pocket CM

i think most of us uses almost the same..

anyway i wannat try wisbar but its so tedious to configure

my frequently used programs :
garmin que - for maps
TCPMP - for movies
SuperDoku - sudoku la
MS Dict - for dictionary
pocket SNES - emulator
apart from excel & notes
the rest i don't use anymore

wisbar is cool i had version 3 installed now, well, still preferred the older version 2.x.

@TS
I have the following currently installed:

1. Wisbar Advanced 3, rlToday (today's screen enhancement)
2. MapKing 2007 (GPS maps)
3. CE-Star (Chinese software)
4. Opera Browser
5. Core Player, GSPlayer, PocketMusic (media players)
6. SKTools, Pocket Mechanic (Task Manager)
7. Resco File Explorer, Screen Capture
8. Resco Photo Viewer PRO
9. Lingvosoft Dictionary 2007 (dictionary with speech)
10. 1-Calc (calculator)
11. Pocket e-Sword (bible reader)
12. uBook Reader, iSilo (eBook readers)

a lot eh..

1. SPB Pocket Plus (with everything uninstalled except for Today plugin and close button)

2. Adobe reader 2.0

3. PHM regedit (disabled all menu anim, increased glyphcache and other cahce sizes)

4. Mortplayer

5. Opera browser

6. Textmaker / Planmaker

7. Lexisgoo dictionary

8. Handymap AI + Malsingmaps Sept G10

Like to keep my device lean n clean!

how to get those software???
any one please help... new user here...

Mine got a lot .. can't even begin to list them down co's I got em from PDA Expert's so called Software Pack ..

but the frequently used ones

1. GSPlayer
2. IMov+ Mulitple Messenger
3. Everything SPB, used often is SPB Today and SPB Finance
4. ListPro
5. SKTools and TweakS2k .NET
6. WorldMate Standard (wanna look for Professional soon..)
7. MapKing 2007
8. Resco Explorer
9. CEStar
10. some crap softwares for the fun of it, like SuperRuler (turns ur PDA screen to a ruler or angle measure), and Japan2Go Phrase Book lololol

technically u have to buy each app online, and its expensive. but it would seem according to LanEvo7, pdaexpert is offering the pirated versions of these stuff. not sure the versions are up to date or not.

u can also go any shop that sells pirated Pc games shud be able to find also. but again, u'll never find the latest stuff

*removed*

This post has been edited by callmepaper: Oct 10 2007, 10:48 PM

among the ones that I use alot...

Bugme!
Worldmate pro
PocketNester
Worms Wolrd Party
Virtual Pool Mobile

you can find 'em wherever you can find PC software

Anyone can recommend me a good app for listening to music? i found the windows media player lacks bass support.. any music app with built in EQ?

OT: I kinda envious of u guys can have so many apps on it, especially games, darn 240x240 square screen limit all the potential of the phone !!!

- pocketmusic player
- core player
- gsplayer (FOC) http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA032810/

try the free one

which one u recommended? i need a player that can output nice bassy sound

free or not nvm

@pipedream have u tried TCPMP? i kinda like it, since with a2dp ms stack prob, it proves least problematic

This post has been edited by Baronic: Oct 10 2007, 08:52 PM

Whats TCPMP? is it the pocket music?

nope, its a freeware program to view movies, though certain pdas have pixelisation problems. however it can also play music. google TCPMP

and core player is the commercial product of TCPMP. well, i do have display problem with TCPMP though, but core player is alright (therefore payable...)

lol, i use smart movie cuz it converts the .avi into a superbly small file, hence storage friendly.

for music i use TCPMP or Windows Media Player

but it could be my imagination, but TCPMP seems to consume a lot of power when playing music compared to WMP

meh ? my TCPMP has the lowest cpu consume and faster algorithm than coreplayer, and the rest player include wmp, or perhaps maybe I just hate wmp at all

heya fellas,
i don't think it's such a good idea to discuss pirated softwares here. Dunno who may be reading. Plus, giving pda expert d label of 'pirated software vendor' may not be in their best interest as well.

Can get them into a lot of trouble.

Hi pipedream,
I'm using Mortplayer. It has a 10 point EQ as well as effects such as reverb, 3d surround and bass boost. If ur a bass head like me, u might wanna check it out. N it's free too.

Yeah, this player rocks

sounds better than the sony ericsson mega bass

using my old hpm-70 headset

Haha... I'm using my Sony MDR EX71 headphones. Have to adjust the EQ otherwise I get a sharp hissing sound. My fav EQ is R'n'B with surround set to level 3.

Howabout u?

hmm...i think i am lucky
because the HP 6828 comes with free pocketmusic player, which is quite nice to use.

Btw, to those ppl who play movies on their PPC, what software do you use to convert your videos?

Kerazul: you remember my niggle about the first name sort in Contact?
i solved it. It seems that you need to change the File as in outlook to your specific way ( first last instead of last, first) which will then be sorted out correctly in the contacts in the PPC.

now if only there is a better contact software out there...

i think is the way you display it...
last name (in front) or First name (in front)
Yeah i face this problem when i syn also...
but mod the outlook one then everything is ok...

it is alright so long as we stated those are commercial software. at the least, we have never disclose where and how to get them *FOC*. it's a norm that ppl know most computer CD shops sell pirated CDs. as for the pda expert labelling, yeah, i agreed we should stop hinting them as pirated pda software provider (if we do).

Techno + reverb 5/10, Surround 6/10, Bass boost 5/10

gives a loud bassy sound and surround

smartmovie smartmovie. lol. by Lonelycats

i always put name as one whole string under "first", the "last" is a total crap, for me. the "file as" is not amendable and always follow "first + last".

there're many contact software i the market such as contact pro where full contact image can be flooded on your screen upon incoming call, and a few more iPhone-alike FOC software. personally, i still prefer the build-in contacts tool, 3rd party's seem to have slower response although there are many add-ons.

tcpmp 0.81RC is even better and beefed up

I think the best free audio player is WinVibe (from korean DAPland) 2nd be Mortplayer interms of audio quality la,

http://winvibe.tistory.com/

Is there any utilities that enables easy toggle between portrait and landscape mode?

Very troublesome to go under settings.

start> settings > today > items > HTC Home Plug (tick it)

there got the landscape portrait mode toggle wat once u put that

Hi sniper on the roof,

I put a screen toggle switch on my SPB Pocket Plus drop down menu. So i can access in any program (well, almost).


Hi seaotter,

I generally do as callmepaper does - putting the entire name under first name. When I shift devices next time, saves me the trouble when I sync cross-OS's too.

from what i know of, Nyditot http://www.nyditot.com. (commercial)

try google RotateSE180, not sure if it works for wm5/6. it's free.

er... how to assign the shortcut again??
like wat SE phones doing...

assign wat shortcuts? SE phone's shortcuts??

nvm la...
is there any shortcut that i can assign then i wanna make my phone in silent mode...

Ooooo... ok I know wat u mean ady. haha... first, u'll need a software called AE Button Plus. From there, u can assign a button to toggle ur silent mode.

I put mine as my recorder function coz I almost NEVER use it. So i long press the button and my Dopod goes into silent mode. Just like SE phones!

Guys, do u know any nice camera apps that can improve the quality of the camera, afaik, all pda`s camera sucks big time, be it 2mp or higher

isn't it hardware-dependant? but i do come across some ppl use register tweaking such as "Framerate", "BitRate" to imrpove the camera/recording quality. end to end, it still boils down to the max quality of the hardware.

no, as i know its software dependent, the quality can be improve by flashing a fixed rom to it..

Me only on WM5

OK... still considering whether to use it or not. Trying to run lean and mean on me slow OMAP

Hi pipedream,

now that u've mentioned it, actually there IS a software that may improve ur camera quality.

Ateksoft CoolCamera

But do take note that it only improves the picture digitally. Ur hardware is still a limitation. Ur using a 6965 right?


Hi Sniper on the roof,

u can install SPB Pocket Plus and uninstall all the other rubbish that clog up ur memory. I delete almost everything leaving only the Today Plugin, Close Button and Safe Mode. Altogether only take up abt 500kb. VERY lean n mean

This post has been edited by kerazul: Oct 11 2007, 09:14 PM

Yeah, the camera sucks big time, not only the picture taken are grainy, but the startup of the program and shutter speed are slow..

thanks, will try out the app

Try also the latest firmware. It also improve camere quality

yo mate...
i can't set my message tone... how to set... pls help...

it should go under settings -> sounds & notification. or do you mean setting mp3 as message tone?

yeah, i am intrested in setting mp3 as message tone too, the old way from the wm2003se doesnt works anymore on wm5..

SPB Brain Evolution
SPD GPRS
CE-Star

that's all, my touch only have 200mhz dare not to install more program.

hi all,
to use mp3 files as ur msg tones, u must first convert them to .WAV files (which will blow up the size of the file). Then, copy those files to the "windows" folder on ur device.

next, go to "Sounds and Notifications" and u'll see the files there.

To enable MP3's to be used as message tones, u'll need 3rd party software such as Photo Contacts Pro or Pocketmax Phone Alarm which is quite expensive.


Hi ychwang,
It's actually ok to install more programs in ur touch. U only need to limit those programs which runs in the background such as task managers or today plugins. Other than that, it should not affect ur device's performance as long as u install them on ur memory card and not let them hog all d on board memory.

Also remember to stop all running programs from time to time and u should be fine.

This post has been edited by kerazul: Oct 12 2007, 10:13 PM

elo all... selamat hari raya! =)
using O2 XDA iis windows 2003 SE...

programs:
spb pocket plus 3.1.2 (just love it!)
mortring (assign individual/group tones for calls & SMS!) <-- IT's FREE! =D
pocketzenphone (profile like mobile phone punya)
TCPMP player
Resco Explorer (works as Regedit too)

not working dude, i converted to wav format and paste in windows also cannot leh..

Quickmenu
CeleTask
Resco Explorer 2007
Resco Registry
Resco Photo Viewer
TCPMP
PhatPad
PowerWord Dictionary
Real One Player
Reset Scheduler
Ringtone Editor
Spb GPRS Monitor
O2 Phone Plus

My very short list for 818Pro

HTC X-Button 1.5
pTravelAlarm
Resinfo
TCMP
PHM Reg Editor
PocketDict
Worldmate 2006 Pro

you're supposed to paste in the root folder of either your device, or your storage card.

so try this, after converting to .wav

paste in Mobile Device
(dun put in any folder, just place it there)

or

Mobile Device>My WIndows Mobile Based Device>Storage Card


it'll work then

Hi pipedream,

how long is ur wav file? I think there is a length limit applied to the message tone. I've been putting it in the Windows folder since the begining of time and never had a problem.

Its not long, approxmately 28 sec

Any software for alarms ? The default alarm tone is too soft ..

U can try pocketmusic, it have alarm function so that u can wake up to ur favourite song..

Hi pipedream,

I've tested the steps I prescribed with a 30 sec clip (over 6mb) and it works;

1. Copy file into "My Device -> Windows".
2. Go to "Start -> Settings -> Sounds and Notifications -> Notifications -> Messaging: New text message".
3. Select file from the drop down menu.

I tested Baronic's method of copying it to root directory and it works too.

Hmmm... perhaps u can try soft reseting ur device after u've copied the file to see whether the file appears or not.


Hi shymx,

I'm using Mortplayer as my alarm. Free!

This post has been edited by kerazul: Oct 15 2007, 01:09 PM

someone pls teach me how to show full name in my contact list.. tried edit the view setting in outlook for so long but still can't get it... frustrated already... zzz

erm i just put the full name under the first name. so all show full name lol

yeah... all of us try damn long to do it ady. And all of us just resort to putting everything in the first name row.

Unless u don't mind spending on a 3rd party PIM replacement software called pocket informant. Then it'll give u the option to change the order of ur contacts name order.

someone said Mortplayer rox?

i tried it with stereo headphones, tho the interface was cool, with many equaliser types, i found that i had a lot some crackling on my headphones (like if too loud, u hear the cracking) but on wmp no prob. and side by side comparison, wmp actually did better

Hmm kinda agree with Baronic , htc audio manager and tcmp is still better than mort player imho because u cant see the list of the songs at full screen , it gets very annoying when u have it scroll down at tat tiny little box =.= and it lags a bit

Hi Baronic,

what bluetooth headset r u using? When I use my R35 + Sony MDR EX71 with mortplayer, I tune down the amp also to balance the sound. Because for 1 reason or another, the output from the R35 very heavy on the bass ady.

But it sounded alright.


Hi shymx,

there are actually skins that u can dl that will show full screen playlists.

Using Blueband R. Yea, the bass is heavy, but no matter what equaliser mode i select, still have a bit of speaker crackling sound. annoying for audiophile like me. though its hardly noticeable

i'll try out the alarm thing... where can get converter to WAV???

BTW where can i find Real Mobile???

This post has been edited by michael9413: Oct 16 2007, 09:32 AM

Soli, pda noob here

where do u install all the programs ? In its RAM or ROM or Expension Card ?

TQ

RAM = Random Access Memory, the memory power you need to execute a program, the more you have, the faster the execution time. hence, you cannot install your program here.

ROM = build-in memory to store factory-defaulted programs, just like your personal computer's BIOS. it is also being used to store operating system such as WM5/WM6, after all, you will still have some left over spaces to install other programs (usually very limited). program execute from ROM is faster than storage card.

Expansion Card = a.k.a storage card/memory card, most programs installation goes here. you should, always trying to install new program in storage card, unless, you have plenty of ROM spaces (e.g. O2 Life) or the program force you to install into ROM.

hth.

Hi michael,

what is Real Mobile? Do u mean Real Media?

Sprite Backup
Spb Time
Megasoft2000 Pocket Calc
Octopus Studio MDict ---> Malay Dictionary
Soyong yrq ----> English Dictionary
Kodicom DigiNet ----> for CCTV function
Mapking 2007
Yahoo! Go 2.0
CE star


Any software can help to show my pda screen into my laptop screen or vice versa?

This post has been edited by csyow331: Oct 16 2007, 03:26 PM

show your pdascreen into your laptop screen??? 0_o elaborate

I think what he said is this software: My Mobiler. The software allow you to show your PDA screen on the PC screen, then you can use your mouse to control your PDA.


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RAM is Random Access Memory. Pretty much you can write any data here. This is how pre-WM5/WM6 devices used to work. They install their programs in RAM. But starting from , WM5 changed the whole RAM concept , RAM is now well RAM...It will be 'Program Memory' , it will no longer serve as a 'Storage Memory'. Certainly , there is no more fight over Program/Storage. This is pretty much dedicated for Program Memory. Thats all..You can't do anything in here. Last time you could adjust to get more storage or more program memory but now its fixed

ROM , read-only memory. Pretty much like what callmepaper said , this where your 'OS' resides. Its also called as the 'Hard Storage Memory' (for WM5/WM6). Anything you install in 'Device' will be written to ROM. Thats why even after a battery drain. You still have your data there kicking. Smart eh ?. Before this , you could not do anything to ROM , on older devices..Extra ROM Space are often used as 'Storage Disk' aka iPaq Storage Media. But now its being utilised as 'Storage Memory'.

Storage card = nothing much to elaborate on

In tat case, I should get a PDA wif more ROM (if running on WM5).
A PDA wif 128MB ROM & 64MB RAM on WM5 issit ok ?

128MB ROM + 64MBMB ROM seems to be standard. Although there are 256MB ROM + 64MB RAM and even 1GB (Atom Life ?...Something like that). It does not matter. 128MB ROM is sufficient enough for your just about anyone

if you ask me, i would never say ok if given a choice. but hey, that's what most pda phones gotta offer for us. we can't do much about it...

Guess so. Only the processor will be different then. Just either faster or slower.

try this keyboard "Touchpal"



source>>Touchpal official website

Ya meh? funnily i didnt notice anything, through my hpm 70 headset, there IS crackling sound, but it dissapear after i restart the player..

WMP.. sigh, so so so lack of bass ..

Hi pipedream,

poeple audiophile ma... we non-audiophiles don't really mind the slight hiss and crackle as long as the rest of the song is ok.

Any Tweak Software For PDA?

Connect it to Home Theather sure got more bass

Hi teckhooi,

what unit u using?

currently using Pocket Music. PAWNS! with Blueband R, currently best btooth stereo available

Hi bro kerazul...

How you do that using uninstall or just delete it straight from the folder?

hmm..no one has like has a list of recomended software??

Currently in my pda

1. Google map
2. Lexisgoo Dict
3. Mapking
4. Resco explorer
5. Shut down
6. Spb time
7. Spb backup
8. 1-Calc
9. CE-Star
10. Audio Manager
12. eWallet
13. Voice Comander
14. TouchPal

This post has been edited by ozak: Nov 3 2007, 12:49 AM

hi deanni_77,

tap n hold d top right corner of ur screen and select options when the menu comes out. Then select "tools" and "uninstall components". I'm using a light version of SPB Pocket Plus. Haha...


Hi devilzzzz,

now that u've mentioned it, there IS a few that I'd like to share with u guys. Fancy using ur ppc like XP/Vista?

Quick Menu here will make ur start menu operate via drop-down menu just like in XP/Vista.

When complemented with WKTask, this will enable u to have ur open apps on ur top-bar, just like how XP/Vista have on its taskbar.

I'm using them now. Really cool!

Thankz bro kerazul for the tips

And for MP3 and AAC player for WM PPC, what is the verdict? Pocket Music? GS Player, Morthplayer? or and other suggestion?

speaker? wired headphones? btooth headphones? lol