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I know that 4.1 is only just out & I think it's brilliant. I'm spending every evening checking new posts and playing with my phone like never before. So, before the 4.1 thread becomes the next thread with 1200 posts, I thought I'd start a new thread for ideas for 4.2
Tom - before I found the magic that is B&B I was using Wisbar Advance desktop and an application called innesoft address book which had a great feature that when someone called you, their photo was displayed full screen with their name (see thumbnails) rather than just the standard windows window.
Any chance you could devlelop something similar for 4.2 !!!
Cheers
pna said:
I know that 4.1 is only just out & I think it's brilliant. I'm spending every evening checking new posts and playing with my phone like never before. So, before the 4.1 thread becomes the next thread with 1200 posts, I thought I'd start a new thread for ideas for 4.2
Tom - before I found the magic that is B&B I was using Wisbar Advance desktop and an application called innesoft address book which had a great feature that when someone called you, their photo was displayed full screen with their name (see thumbnails) rather than just the standard windows window.
Any chance you could devlelop something similar for 4.2 !!!
Cheers
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Here is something that may hold you over, I am still trying to figure out how to use the caller id without the actual slide to unlock, bit here is something to tide you over, jsut a thought
Have a pretty much full screen keyboard for texting in landscape mode? The text appears at the top?
Is there a way we can assign a button to lock the phone rather than go thruogh the menu?
Cheers
Anybody knows if it is legal to include trial versions of apps in cooked rom?
Was thinking rom with included sktools, english dictionary of some kind, IM+, resco explorer, spb gprs monitor included on rom would save time and space. Apps included would be trial versions and ppl haveing bought them could just enter activation keys/serials, others could buy app if thy liked it.
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Anybody knows if it is legal to include trial versions of apps in cooked rom?
Was thinking rom with included sktools, english dictionary of some kind, IM+, resco explorer, spb gprs monitor included on rom would save time and space. Apps included would be trial versions and ppl haveing bought them could just enter activation keys/serials, others could buy app if thy liked it.
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This would be a waste of time and energy for most, these Roms are made to be efficient, the least amount of space used so that you as an individual can place your desired programs, once a rom is built there is no removing/uninstalling of any apps, hence the reason to not put trial versions into a rom, I use several of the above mentioned, but to "Bloat" a rom with them would be ineffecient. Best thing to do is install on your sd card, keep all your initial install cabs in one folder and use that as your rebuild folder. Cheers.
Juice05 said:
Have a pretty much full screen keyboard for texting in landscape mode? The text appears at the top?
Is there a way we can assign a button to lock the phone rather than go thruogh the menu?
Cheers
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This may assist you in this matter, Cheers.
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Is it not worth remembering that everyone has a different list of killer apps they MUST have on their device?
If Tom & Meschle etc added every app - the rom would only just fit on a 40gb hard disk!!!
To my mind - the idea is that the cooked roms are a basis onto which you install your own apps to make your own device work?
Constanlty asking for new apps to be added to a rom just complicates the issue. Or am I wrong?
something so i can remotly use my desktop via PPC
then im complete
automated network setup like in the O2 WM6 Premium 1.0 WWE rom
Extended timers & alarms application
I'd like to avoid installing SpbTime on each version
Great job!
OK, i agree, rom should be as slim as possible, but why the hell there is cube, psshutXP, PHM regedit/traylaunch, and office mobile on it then?
Could make an ultra lite wersion. (=
P.S. Dont get me wrong, i think 4.1 is great and it is a lot faster than O2. Just throwing around ideas about how to make it better.
with my original post, I was not really asking for a copy of the app, just would like a much bigger photo to pop up with caller id and liked the look of the inesoft one.
Tom - what do you think?
Just trying to make the ROM easier to use, more efficient.
B&B 4.1 is far better than original ROM from this point of view
TouchFlo for example helps to have everything we need with a single finger move..
Phone app is a lot more usable also.
Perhaps also the possibility to customize HTC Home by default, with more options (number of apps in the launcher, ..)
i don't think that is constructive to add as much apps, i can imagine, when it's released, everbody is shouting "this is not good" and "why did you use this app and not the other one"...and so one. I like it clear, not too much apps...but that's my opinion.
If i want it with all apps included then i start (to learn ) cooking my own ROM... IMHO i am very satisfied with the work that Tom is doing for us all. And 4.1 is just released. Enjoy it and let Tom make a break. He is hard working all the time!
Plugins for new version
Alarms extension (SpbTime style)
USB PenDrive emulator (WMstorage style)
Phone call recording (Audio Recorder style)
Thanks for B&B! Great job!
i have a great idea
Why dont we support Tom and all off his hard work and all the other wizards here, and stop complaining or asking for more.
like a bunch of kids in a sweet shop.
Improving File access
What I would like to see is the File Dialog Changer, I don't know who has heard of it but it is very good! Usually when you want to save files or open them in any application you get access to you My Documents folder. Only some smart apps like TCPMP and others have the option to access your entire pda.
File Dialog Changer changes the way you access your files in opening and saving them for every application, it's just 50 KB and you can activate / deactivate it in System Settings.
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something so i can remotly use my desktop via PPC
then im complete
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And about your wish I can only say that there is already Remote Desktop for WM6, I think I've downloaded it in the Wizard forum. Or use PocketVNC, that is the pda version for VNC. I am successfully using that with TightVNC on my computer. I just have to be in range of my WLAN and can turn on my computer by sending a wake on lan signal (not with vnc) and then access my computer through pocketvnc or access the files on my computer.
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Why dont we support Tom and all off his hard work and all the other wizards here, and stop complaining or asking for more.
like a bunch of kids in a sweet shop.
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Thread is: Ideas for B&B version 4.2, nothing to do with sweet shop
brainstorming said:
Thread is: Ideas for B&B version 4.2, nothing to do with sweet shop
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I think he had a point though. In the whole thread there is not one message of Tom Codon himself. Did you ask what he thinks? Maybe he has a few ideas of his own? After all, it will be his ROM...
Who says it will be B&B v4.2? Why not 4.3 or 5.0? If there will be another version let him take care of the numbers.
hey guys,
ok i used to be quite the regular (i still host most the roms and new ones on my zimuhost.getmyip.com site).
however i'm quite behind the times and havne't been following developments much.
can someone advise me whats the best way to go about:
1) backing up my current SMSs (no clue what new software is out there)
2) suggest me a new ROM (i'm still on the old black one- shadow). i want pocketCM thats running natively if thats possible... but i don't mind installing it on another ROM that may work better.
3) space is not important to me. pagepool / speed is. i don't mind giving up 12mb pagepool memory, even more to font caches etc for speed. the storage is unnecessary.
i've already updated olipro and radio stacks, so i'm pretty good to go.
thanks a lot guys
and as usual, if you want any phone-related download mirrors for files / roms etc, just shoot me a PM with the megaupload/etc link and you'll have a nice http download option
anybody?
advice would be loved
Hello mate,
Given your history of hosting, etc, and helping the community out I thought I would get a response in before some smart ar*e tells you to read the f*** wiki.
Anyway:
- SMS backup - There's a tool on here called (I think) PIMS. Should do the job else go for SPB backup.
- New Rom - tough one this as it depends on what you are looking for. I use Schaps (see my sig) because it is rock solid stable. However Shamanix has just produced a lite version based on Schaps and has provided a shedload of cabs for people to personalise their own install. Personally I prefer this approach as you get more or less exactly what you want. Search on here for it.
Does this help?
Cheers
WB
hey WB, thanks a bunch for the response i was totally expecting the flaming to start instantly!
Problem is that the last time i frequented this site and was a regular there were like 3 ROM developers. now there are like 42,000. I have no clue which version of what to use, even after having heavily browsed around this site the past 2 days!
i'll take your advice and stick with schaps, downloading 3.54 right now...
Excellent. I can also recommend the radio version I'm using as that has been the most stable to date.
CARE - make sure you do what Mr Vanx suggests BEFORE you jump in. See here for more info (http://www.mrvanx.org/cms/). Take your time and read loads first. Saves a lot of grief later on.
Cheers
WB
i'm looking a rom to replace the official wm6 one.
since this i s the first time i'm doing such thing i'd like to recieve some help.
which rom should i choose?
there are many and the list of features is long and hard to compare between each other, any hint on how to choose and what to look for are well accepted.
thank you.
Lyllo,
Hello and welcome. There must be a thousand threads on here askng the same question.
I suggest you do one of several things:
- Search for each thread asking this question and see what responses were given:
- Look through the threads on here for each rom and from the discussion decide which is best for you (recommended option)
- Choose a number of roms at random, flash them, and see what you think.
I would personally sit down and decide what you are looking for in a rom, eg, speed, stability, speed (don't care about stability), stability (don't care about speed), feature rich versus feature lite, etc.
Once you have done this then go to option 2 above and see what fits. Next read mrvax guides THOROUGHLY (see here...http://www.mrvanx.org/cms/) BEFORE you jump in.
Also it is esential that you read the wiki (see here...http://wiki.xda-developers.com/) BEFORE you jump in.
If you want to change roms safely there is no short cut to assimilating knowledge, understanding thoroughly, then implementing.
Good luck and don't forget to backup your data before you start.
WB
can i go on asking some few things here?
1) wondering what's the difference between Black version and other ones.
2) i've noticed that most of the last releases basically give the same pack of cabs, so which are the parameters to distingush between them? they always define them quite stable, so cant find a way to choose
i'd prefer some more stability in order to have a fully and costant working device, but some speed would be nice.
found the schap's one but can't uderstand if it would be worthy to do an upgrade or not.
basically on this forum i've found that is always worthy...
4) what does at&t means? what has it for?
5) what's about the "big storage"?
thank you and hope i've been quite clear pls excuseme for my english ^^
thanks 4 your attention
lyllo said:
can i go on asking some few things here?
1) wondering what's the difference between Black version and other ones.
2) i've noticed that most of the last releases basically give the same pack of cabs, so which are the parameters to distingush between them? they always define them quite stable, so cant find a way to choose
i'd prefer some more stability in order to have a fully and costant working device, but some speed would be nice.
found the schap's one but can't uderstand if it would be worthy to do an upgrade or not.
basically on this forum i've found that is always worthy...
4) what does at&t means? what has it for?
5) what's about the "big storage"?
thank you and hope i've been quite clear pls excuseme for my english ^^
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Ok dude.....heres ur answers (please note mrvanx has about 3 bottles of merlot in him to cloud his judgement)
1) Black set the standard for ROMs, however the base ROM has evolved a fair bit since the last version of WM6 black (WM6 Black X).......Right now i recommend doing some reading about Pandora Naked 6....and customizing it for your own needs ;-)
2) Speed/Stability are relative to what you have installed....see 1)
3) Schaps ROMs are a VERY good place to start, however if you wish to truely taylor your device you should read into cooking your own ROM.
4) AT&T is a US based betwork......ignore it unless you are in the US
5) Big storage means the ROM has some optimisation added to the IMGFS file system so the storage space on the device is freed up for you to use, in some cases you could see a storage capacity of 80MB or maybe more!!?
...............finally.....
...INSTALL HARDSPL BEFORE DOING ANYTHING!!!!! good luck. ;-)
thank you ver much ^ì
extremely clear for 3 bottles of merlot, Vanx.. I'm very impressed
Lyllo, I'd say, first of all, install HardSPL like Vanx said
Next, I would advise you to try out some ROMs. The Black is very complete, there are some others who are very good. I personally use Schap's 4.22 and I like it alot (eagerly waiting for 4.30, hint hint Schap ) If you follow the proper procedure, flashing usually is a piece of cake and within 15 minutes you're up and running again.
You can only really know which ROM you like by trying them out for a couple of days. I tried Black and I switched to Schap cos I like it better but it's very personal.
Also, I suggest you take a look at your Radio ROM too. This isn't customised but it highly influences the performance of your Hermes, i.e. how long your battery lasts, how quick you get a link to the internet, how well bluetooth performs and so on. Read the threads on the various versions and pick the one that seems best for you and just give it a go for a couple of days.
After a while you will find your ideal combination. And that will be the best for you.
Shamanix 2.2
If you are not in to Internet Sharing, I would recommend you try Shamanix 2.2. No bugs. Its fast and stable.
I would recommend to give one of Edhaas's Roms a try, they are very fast AND stable:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=320010
thanks to everybody guys.
i'll look around, even if i'm thinkig about waiting for android to give it a try.
these ROMs are wm6 the same, keeping all the M$ defects...
lyllo said:
thanks to everybody guys.
i'll look around, even if i'm thinkig about waiting for android to give it a try.
these ROMs are wm6 the same, keeping all the M$ defects...
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Yeah, thats right.
BUT:
At home I'm using Linux on my desktop system, my previous mobile phone has a Symbian OS. In the last 25 years I was using computers with C64 OS, Amiga OS, MSDos, DR DOS. None of all these operating systems was completely bugfree. Android is based on Linux and much more important: its developed by humans. So again it will have failures
The point is to create a Rom which handles all the given defects in a useful way. And I think some of the Rom devs here did a very good job.
the more static and simple an os is the more stable
the more cutting edge user costimizable and featurefull and advanced an os is the more places bugs and unablity to test all senarios play it's part
thak you guys.
let me just explain deeper that i'm talking about defects, not bugs.
it's quite obvious that human can do some mistake that reflects into bugs, i'm not complaining about that
i was just complainig the way wm6 is designed
anyway, i guess i'll have to wait for android or an iphone surrogate
by now i think i'll at least upgrade the rom from the official to a better in performance one.
there's only one matter, i've just found Schaps' 3.54 one in italian, can you tell me where can i find a list of localized rom in order to choose something newer?
i'd like to scratch as less as possible my ppc, so a full rom, with a sotisfactory set of program would be better.
thank you.
My first question would be are you sure you are using a Hermes/Tytn 1?
You said you were new to all this and asked which ROM you should change to from your stock/official WM6 ROM.
Not many Hermes/Tytn 1's are available with WM6 on them as standard. So just double check you have the phone that is being discussed in this particular sub-forum as if you use the wrong image on the wrong device it can cause big, non-correctable (aka permanent) errors.
At the risk of blowing my own horn, If you are new to this and would like a good start, try my ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=355439
This will:
1) Updates your Radio ROM to the latest version - which many people find performs better (although there are apparently some issues with AT&T network - but as you're not in the US, that doesn't matter here).
2) Give you a featureset similar to what the phone manufacturer would have - including Office 2007, a voice command/dialer application, and the latest Windows Live.
3) Gives you the option to uninstall Office 2007, voice command software and Windows live if you don't want them.
4) Will work with pretty much any network due to the inclusion of the HTC network wizard which sets up your mobile for almost every network worldwide - just pick where you are.
5) Gives you about 54Mb of free storage BEFORE you uninstall any addon applications.
This will give you a solid base to starting to flash your device etc too - which is great
thank you guys.
i'm on a tytn II, not on I, my mystake, i guess i'm a wizard not hermes isn't it
i'll take a look.
this forum is really great, never found so many considerate and patient guys!
thank you very much to every one.
lyllo said:
thank you guys.
i'm on a tytn II, not on I, my mystake, i guess i'm a wizard not hermes isn't it
i'll take a look.
this forum is really great, never found so many considerate and patient guys!
thank you very much to every one.
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TyTN II is a Kaiser NOT a wizard. Do not flash a Wizard ROM!! ^_^
Hi all,
I have added many programs and settings and such to my Artemis.
It happened a few times to me that I needed to Hard reset after a faulty installation or such...
I would like to know if there is a possibility now that I ahve all programs I need and configuration... to somehow create my own ROM out of my current configuration so that in case of future trouble I can just reload ROM instead of flashing with ROM and reinstalling everything over (about a 2 hours job if I remember everything )
Please let me know...
Thanks
Use the Software "Sprite Backup".
It doesn't give you a complete ROM, but a Backup.exe with ALL your Settings & Programs.
So you just have to:
- flash ROM again
- click the Backup.exe
After that, the Device will be exactly configured like it was, when u created the .exe
Icefeldt said:
Use the Software "Sprite Backup".
It doesn't give you a complete ROM, but a Backup.exe with ALL your Settings & Programs.
So you just have to:
- flash ROM again
- click the Backup.exe
After that, the Device will be exactly configured like it was, when u created the .exe
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do you advise using this when flashing too?
tildesley said:
do you advise using this when flashing too?
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what do you mean by that?
Will try it
Thanks I will try it
thanks
Thanks.
It worked fine...
I havent tested the restore yet of course as I dont have so much time to spend on this yet but seems like a good tool.
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Jeremy
Sprite backup, after restore - no sound
Hi All ... I used sprite back-up and restored it after a hard reset... and I lost sound.. not able to listen to calls, no notification sounds... if you have solution please let me know.
Icefeldt said:
what do you mean by that?
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you said in your prev quote; that it backs up settings & programs. everytime i reflash say from vanilla to touch, i have to reinstall my programs. with this program, it sounds like that isnt the case?
I was wondering....!
If i backup with Sprite using a ROM and then flash an other ROM,not the same as before will it fully restore my programs?
YOUR ROM HAS TO STAY THE SAME!
cause every ROM has different settings n' stuff.
really, I also want to know how...
actually, is there any tools like a Symantec Ghost which is popular in desktop computer, which can make a image for the whole driver C, so that when I need restore my driver c, just use this image.
any tools have this function?
Sprite backup gives you the option to restore after a rom upgrade, it also allows you to restore to a new device. I have personally used it to restore after changing from Tom's B&B to Meschele vanilla 4.01 and it seemed to work pretty well except for a lost media player skin and maybe a speed issue. Try it for yourselves. I will be doing it the long way around when Tom's latest rom is out of it's beta stage. For a quick backup I found SPB easier to use, resco is also well recommended but I have not tried it myself.
Export+import Wireless Networks configuration
Hi,
I have set up several Wireless Networks Access points (with passwords) and I do not have the passwords written somewhere anymore.
Does anyone know how to export Wireless Networks configuration before hard reset and then import these exported Wireless Networks configuration back to my device after the hard reset ?
The solution for me
For me, SPB Clone is perfect.
If you stay with the same ROM (required for proper results) , SPB Clone is the perfect piece of software!
Read all about it overhere
I have used it a couple of times for restoring. It works deliciously
Important: Flash your phone back to the OS-version which you had during making the Cloning-Image
(I am sure there is a Trial for you to use. I don't know the limitations of the trial, I have used the full version of a friend of mine)
jcschrijver said:
For me, SPB Clone is perfect.
If you stay with the same ROM (required for proper results) , SPB Clone is the perfect piece of software!
Read all about it overhere
I have used it a couple of times for restoring. It works deliciously
Important: Flash your phone back to the OS-version which you had during making the Cloning-Image
(I am sure there is a Trial for you to use. I don't know the limitations of the trial, I have used the full version of a friend of mine)
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Isn't SPB clone the one with the very silly price tag?
Unfortunately
uniqueboy said:
Isn't SPB clone the one with the very silly price tag?
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You're right. It'll cost about €300....... Thats why I am happy to have a friend with this software
I went there because other pieces of software didn't work on my Artemis.
SPB Backup for example won't start up at all. I'am still looking for a good freeware program or one for little money who does it all.
So if anyone has suggestions ? Please let me know by replying on this Thread
(I don't want to use my friends software over and over....)
How the f*** do they come up with $300? I think it's intended for corporations to clone hardware, we none of us recomend warez, but in that case who is ripping off who?
Totally agree
uniqueboy said:
How the f*** do they come up with $300? I think it's intended for corporations to clone hardware, we none of us recomend warez, but in that case who is ripping off who?
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It's usefull for corporations who have a lot of the same (PDA- / MDA-)devices and like to have the same config on every device (IT, Surveying groups, Government, etc)
Same as other pieces of software (like MS Of**ce, Au**CAD), there is a business need, so they raise the pricetag.
They make it impossible for us normal consumers to profit from their great software . It is a neverending story.....
So, I and we are still looking for a good alternative. Who has a good suggestion, without getting ripped off?
Happy new year everyone,
since yesterday I am the proud owner of my Touch HD (enough sentimentalies). I am just getting all the software/tweaks together search through this forum.
For some reason I have not come across the following:
A software, that keeps track of my monthly used minutes, SMS and most important - since I don't have a flatrate - the data volume loaded through 3G (or everything that is not WiFi).
I did find LCMinutes 1.54, but I didn't see anything about data volume in there.
Any recommendations ? (aside from "get a flatrate" )
Oh look, some glasses also might do the trick. In the Wiki I found GPRSTrafficMonitor: (Commercial) and SPB GPRS Monitor (Commercial, $20, 15 day trial). So, I would need to rephrase my request. Anything that can do all three things and is for free? "Das geht nun wirklich nicht..." <- German referrence to famouse KinderSurprise ad
Thanks alot!
A great program to monitor 3g data, USB data, bluetooth data is SPB Wireless Monitor!
try Chi-Tai's Homescreen ++
http://www.chi-tai.info/cs_batterystatus_xda_neo_wm5_im_cs.htm
Hello all friend,
I checked it yesterday! Homescreen (old Batterystatus) works great with HD , BUT you MUST use it on Second today plugin or you must deactivate TouchFlo3D.
(It is not working with TouchFlo3D but you already know that. Well i didn't so ).
wildx said:
try Chi-Tai's Homescreen ++
http://www.chi-tai.info/cs_batterystatus_xda_neo_wm5_im_cs.htm
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Yes, I took this freeware too. It can do a lot things more, but I use it only for counting minutes, Data and SMS . It´s very usefull an tiny at the (second-)today-screen. Only one line and you can switch between Date, Calls and SMS with tapping on this line
"Gleich 3 Wünsche auf einmal ;-)" <- German referrence to famouse KinderSurprise ad
Greetings,
nick
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Hello all friend,
I checked it yesterday! Homescreen (old Batterystatus) works great with HD , BUT you MUST use it on Second today plugin or you must deactivate TouchFlo3D.
(It is not working with TouchFlo3D but you already know that. Well i didn't so ).
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how do you use it in second today plug in? is this software?
Thanks for all your suggestions.
I have now used the combination of Homescreen ++ (thanks wildx) and Second today (thanks brandon7gr). It now seems to work like a charm.
Second today is just another regular .cab file that install on the device.
I will have to take a closer look at the accuracy but I guess even a rough idea where I stand will do the trick.
Cheers,
escF2
Check with your service provider as they might already offer this service to you free of charge in the way of a text message request or voice spoken ....some networks offer this service....please dont ask me how as this is network dependant so you best enquire with your network service provider....it wont hurt to ask them...good luck
patterns said:
how do you use it in second today plug in? is this software?
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You google for and install "SecondToday" then you will see a shortcut in your start menu for it and it runs another today screen as an app instead of a "true" today screen. The advantage is that you can run Manilla and map a softkey to SecondToday which will run all of your older Today plugins.
nick007 said:
Yes, I took this freeware too. It can do a lot things more, but I use it only for counting minutes, Data and SMS . It´s very usefull an tiny at the (second-)today-screen. Only one line and you can switch between Date, Calls and SMS with tapping on this line
"Gleich 3 Wünsche auf einmal ;-)" <- German referrence to famouse KinderSurprise ad
Greetings,
nick
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Can anyone tell me if there's a freeware/shareware plug-in/app that will just monitor the data traffic, without all the other extra bits of Homescreen++ ??
spb wireless monitor...although not free...but this is really awesome