Jake’s Life

In the last week I have tried out a few more apps/tweaks for my T-Mobile Wing. My ultimate goal in trying different things is to obviously see what works best for me: I want a device that I can quickly get to what I need without using the stylus (i.e.: new e-mail or the dialpad while I’m driving). I also want a fairly quick and lightweight-feeling system, with any themes working all across the board. I don’t know about you, but I hate when all of my programs–except one–have common themes. Think iTunes, here. I also like a clean looking interface that isn’t cluttered.

I overclocked the 201MHz processor to 260 MHz using BatteryStatus. It puts a nice plugin on the home screen which allows you to quickly change between the two speeds, or you can forgo the plugin and change it manually when you need to. Previously it took a solid second or two to change between landscape and portrait, and now it is fairly instantaneous. Launching programs is also quicker, and the device is more responsive all around.

I needed a good on screen keyboard that I could forgo the stylus with (again, texting while multi-tasking). The slide out keyboard is awesome, but it usually takes two hands to really use it. While I may have gorilla hands, they’re not big enough to comfortably type using only one of them, and that’s another reason I miss my T-Mobile Dash. I found Spb Full Screen Keyboard and a few others, but all of them are landscape which defies the purpose of not using the actual keyboard. I found Happy Tapping Keyboard (and currently using the iPhone skin) and it works surprisingly well for one handed operation.

On the never ending quest to find a home screen that I love to look at even when I really have nothing to do on my Pocket PC, I came across the new HTC Default Theme and Home Screen plugin which is used on the HTC Touch (see left). It apparently works for the Wing as well, along with the new dialpad, comm manager, and music manager apps.

I know I have mentioned Spb Mobile Shell before, but it deserves another mention. I’m not sure if any of my readers use Windows Mobile devices, but if you do it is a must have. It gives that no-more-than-two-touches between you and your goal that I love. My current theme is below (from left to right, Home Menu where all of my preset apps are linked from, photo speed dial, messaging, and Spb Finance tab).