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PocketBreeze alternatives

Just discovered Pocket Breeze yesterday morning, great stuff, exactly what I needed!
Yesterday afternoon - lost my job, so can't justify spending any money on anything not absolutley essential.
So is there a freeware alternative to SBSH's Pocket Breeze app?

I tried Pocket Breeze today & it sure looks good. Unfortunately I don't know an alternative. Just wanted to let you know I do feel sorry for you about your job.
Regards, M

SBP Diary. But I prefer Pocket Breeze is more complete and in JASJAR SBSH soft is more quick than SBP soft.
Have fun.

Sagit said:
SBP Diary. But I prefer Pocket Breeze is more complete and in JASJAR SBSH soft is more quick than SBP soft.
Have fun.
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Cheers, I'll have a look at that. Not sure about the speed though - Pocket Breeze does seem slow at times. (probably something else, Active Sync for example)

Lightweight weather application

Hi all. I was wondering if you guys could tell me through your own personal experience what would be a simple weather application that I could use on a tab in Spb pocket plus. I have tried Spb weather, but I don't feel the cost is justified just to see the weather. Thanks in advance.

Try weatherpanel from Marsware.com If money is your problem, take a trial and it never expired in my device
Regards,
Carty..

Thanks for the suggestion, but it refuses to work with over activesync at work I have another query too... what kind of comparison could be made between pocket plus and pocketbreeze?

I invested the money on Spb Diary instead. Much better and doesn't eat resources like mobile shell. The Calendar, task and text replacements are awesome.

pasan said:
Thanks for the suggestion, but it refuses to work with over activesync at work I have another query too... what kind of comparison could be made between pocket plus and pocketbreeze?
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actually i believe nothing can be compared between the two except that they are both today plugins.... pocket plus focuses on task management and availability of other displays (such as battery, shortcuts, etc) on the today screen... pocketbreeze on the other hand, focuses only detailed calendar, contacts, tasks and notes..
but you can use pocket plus as a tab in pocketbreeze...

pasan said:
I invested the money on Spb Diary instead. Much better and doesn't eat resources like mobile shell. The Calendar, task and text replacements are awesome.
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yes mobile shell does eat a lot of resources especially with our uni's

Palm OS:s Calendar on Windows Mobile?

Since i started using Windows Mobile phone i have been realising how simple a fast Palm OS is. Especially the Calendar in Palm.
Is there a way to use Palm OS:s Calendar on Windows Mobile?

-Nik- said:
Since i started using Windows Mobile phone i have been realising how simple a fast Palm OS is. Especially the Calendar in Palm.
Is there a way to use Palm OS:s Calendar on Windows Mobile?
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(big sigh...)
I wish there was a way! I miss the Palm Calendar, and even more: I miss DTBK5!!!
Unfortunately I believe the answer is no.
Y.

ive tried so many different calendar applications for ppc but none of them really can take Palms place...
wonder if someone can make a rip of Calendar from Palm Os. Im already enjoying Treos great threaded sms.

I've noticed that the PalmOS Agendus calendar program is now available on PocketPC, so perhaps that brings a bit of the PalmOS style calendar to the Windows world?

Peter, thank for the tip.
Checked it out. It doesnt look as Palm Calendar at all. Its just...too much.
The simple yet smart Palm Calendar...fast and few clicks.
i guess ive become one of those nostalgic ex Palm users nagging about WM.
Yet theres still hope. Im sure someone can make a copy someday.

-Nik- said:
Peter, thank for the tip.
Checked it out. It doesnt look as Palm Calendar at all. Its just...too much.
The simple yet smart Palm Calendar...fast and few clicks.
i guess ive become one of those nostalgic ex Palm users nagging about WM.
Yet theres still hope. Im sure someone can make a copy someday.
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Nik, yes - I understand. My wife uses a Palm Treo 680 and really likes the calendar app. It does look good, and fast. I've never cared for the WM calendar app much myself. The calendar entry form is OK, it is the views that I don't like much. I tried Pocket Informant but (IMhO) it is way too complex for my needs.
I use SBSH's PocketBreeze now. It is not a calendar but rather a Today screen plug in for the Calendar. So you still use the default Calendar to add appts, but you can use PB to view everything. It is quite powerful yet simple.
- Peter

-Nik- said:
Peter, thank for the tip.
Checked it out. It doesnt look as Palm Calendar at all. Its just...too much.
The simple yet smart Palm Calendar...fast and few clicks.
i guess ive become one of those nostalgic ex Palm users nagging about WM.
Yet theres still hope. Im sure someone can make a copy someday.
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couldn't agree more.
I installed the trial version of Agendus and I find it too busy and cluttered. Almost unusable on the 750's screen. I think I will give it another day and then uninstall it.
Happy to join you club of ex Palmers winging about WM...
Y.

Best PIM software, anyone?

I've been searching for a good PIM software forever. I loved the PIM software that came with the PalmOS. Since changed to Windows Mobile, I have not found one that can match up with the native Palm PIM. I am not looking for much. All I want, is simple "search" function added to the Calendar and Task (todo) programs that comes with Windows Mobile 6.1. Is that too much to ask for?
All the commercial software packages I've tried, either, too slow, use up too much memory, not hooked up with Windows Mobile environment well, or all of the above.
Any suggestions! thanks very much!

Yes, me too. Since my Psion revo, I've not found anything similar. The one thing I miss is multiple diaries. With WM6 everything has to be on one diary. I would like to seperate my work and personal diaries (without use of 'categories'). I've looked and looked. Everything seems to be simply a 'front end' to the WM one, but nothing unique.

I had a great plug in on my PalmV that gave me a week view of my calendar on the screen just like a paper diary, why has no-one done this for the Pocket PC?

66mustang said:
I had a great plug in on my PalmV that gave me a week view of my calendar on the screen just like a paper diary, why has no-one done this for the Pocket PC?
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Check out ThumbCal, the latest version has an option for "Week view".

anyone know of real PIM s/w. not just a today front-end, but something that has it's own database/sync?

JonMorgan said:
anyone know of real PIM s/w. not just a today front-end, but something that has it's own database/sync?
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Sorry but forget about PPC not even for WIn PC exist a nice/good PIM.

best iphone clone apps

Probably been posted before but I find its nice to get a fresh new post every now and then.
Well I'm impatiently waiting for my new HTC Kaiser as I'm upgrading from an HTC Magician so I'm looking at sprucing it up as soon as I get it. I know how programs get outdated and replaced so often in the WM world and I havn't updated my Magician in a long time. All I had was spb diary & weather, AE Button, cl launch, pocket agenda on my Magician and it did the trick but nowadays it seems so rudementry especially compared to my girlfriends new iphone lol...
I'm not looking to make an exact clone of the iphone, but to steal some of its more useful features such as kinetic scrolling and finger swipes and gestures to make my phone more appealing and finger friendly for day to day use. So far I've found a few very nice efficient and free programs such as icontact and slide2unlock, and some others you have to pay for like SPB Mobile Shell 3 and Vito Winterface, as well as Opera and Skyfire browsers.
Are there any other good programs along these lines? What would you guys suggest? Such as media players and such, as well as game emulators (Big reason why I bought the Kaiser, hope it doesn't let me down!). I can't wait for my Kaiser to finally come in so I can mod the crap out of it. I'd like to remove most traces of the ugly default windows mobile look without bogging my Kaiser down too much.
Thanks!

I cant imagine why an HTC/WM owner should want his/her device look like iphoney...
But in case you want to, have a look on developing & hacking section there are plenty of them

orb3000 said:
I cant imagine why an HTC/WM owner should want his/her device look like iphoney...
But in case you want to, have a look on developing & hacking section there are plenty of them
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No not to just look like one, mainly to add its finger friendly interface, the iphones gesture based system is the way mobile touchscreen phones should be as far as I'm concerned, very intuitive, but without the iphones limitations, as for looks I would make it look quite different than an iphone as most WM programs are re-skinnable and very modable.
The problem is knowing WM I'll need a nice set of programs to have a fully touch friendly phone, as in phone/texting, contacts, pim, launchers, media, browsers, today plugins, office. So I'm just looking for the best ones atm, I love icontact for one and spb mobile shell 3 looks like it covers most of the others.

RedruM said:
No not to just look like one, mainly to add its finger friendly interface, the iphones gesture based system is the way mobile touchscreen phones should be as far as I'm concerned, very intuitive, but without the iphones limitations, as for looks I would make it look quite different than an iphone as most WM programs are re-skinnable and very modable.
The problem is knowing WM I'll need a nice set of programs to have a fully touch friendly phone, as in phone/texting, contacts, pim, launchers, media, browsers, today plugins, office. So I'm just looking for the best ones atm, I love icontact for one and spb mobile shell 3 looks like it covers most of the others.
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Ok
Now I understand
Have a look on the section I told you and if you need any special app I can help you to find it
I´m agree with you
WM for itself is not very good, but with several apps you can have a great device!