march 17, 2009So, I have "built" up the software stack for my HTC Fuze and here is a list of the essential software that I have put on it. I will probably add to this list later on, but for now this is the stuff that I consider necessary:
- Diamond TF3D Config: This is a good way of customizing and optimizing the TouchFlo 3D interface. One great thing is that it allows me to remove the annoying AT&T tab that is full of crapware from AT&T.
- Evernote: I can't live without Evernote on my desktop. This app is a version for Windows Mobile. This version has all the goodies like Text Notes and Photos. But, also, it includes geotagging of notes and audio notes. Very cool. Plus, I can search all of my saved notes from this app.
- Google Maps: Ok, I really don't need this app per se, but it is a nice one to have. It is like having the deaktop Google Maps in the palm of my hand. And, the traffic maps are very useful -- especially out here in California.
- Kinoma Play: Playback of movies are not very smooth with Kinoma Play, but being able to stream podcasts: That is very useful. Also, I can stream live streams of my favorite stations, like KGO 810AM. Nice.
- Mobipocket: For those times when I don't want to read something online, I have some books that I can read on my phone -- and this is what I use to read the ebooks on my phone. This app plus Feedbooks is very useful.
- Palringo: Everyone needs some IM loving, Palringo gives it for free. Yay. I like free. This app lets me chat on all sorts of IM networks including Yahoo!, Google, AOL, and Live. Booyah!
- PocketPuTTY: ssh? From my pocket? Way! And with the high resolution screen on the Fuze, I can get a decent sized terminal to work on -- and the hardware thumbboard makes typing easy, though the missing CTRL and ESC hardware keys make things a bit more difficult.
- Windows Live: This piece of software isn't really that useful by itself, but one service it provides is very useful. Windows Live provides Push Email for live.com, so that makes this an essential piece of software for getting push email. I could go with mail2web.com for push email, but their interface is not that great and they don't offer POP3 access for free as backup.
For my calendars and contacts, I have been using Google Sync (aka Google's licensing of Microsoft's ActiveSync technology). It works fantastic and always pushes out changes immediately. The only thing missing is Tasks, I wish Google would do a Tasks application that would sync over Google Sync. Oh, and maybe push Gmail, so that I can dump the Windows Live app.
Anyways, that is the list of software that I find essential. What do you install on your Windows Mobile device?
Update: Added TinyTwitter because I am tired of logging into Twitter all the time -- even though "Remember Me" is checked (Hello...Twitter??)
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