AutoLight - HTC Topaz (Diamond 2) auto adjust backlight function is a good idea with a not very good implementation. It must be said to HTC excuse that the light sensor is very noisy, especially at low light conditions.
Some alternatives do exist but are not very good or are Compact Framework application (not a very good idea for background application).
AutoLight is supposed to be a better implementation for the auto adjust backlight function.
Requirements and compatibility
AutoLight was developed for HTC Topaz (Diamond 2) with WM6.1 and it critically depends on HTCSensorSDK.dll, HTCUtil.dll and on a 10 levels backlight starting from value 1.
It has been reported to work with WM6.5 and on Rhodium (Touch Pro 2) and it might work on some other HTC phones.
AutoLight is a native application with a very low memory usage. On the other hand the Configurator requires Compact Framework 2 but it should be closed after the use.
The Configurator is designed for WVGA screens.
PocketBreitling PocketBreitling - PocketBreitling - rest your eyes on an elegant clock instead of your boring Today screen. This freeware has a number of functions like a luxury wrist watch. Time, date, alarm, chime, chronograph, taxameter are all available in this Pocket PC software.
PocketBreitling is Pocket PC and Pocket PC 2002 compatible
Backlight Control A small and simple application to control the backlight
Keylight Activate / Deactivate the keyboard LEDs on Treo 700w/750v, HTC TyTn, MDA Pro, MDA III and others
Zevele's Blinker Zevele's Blinker - This application blinks the device LED every few seconds. The idea is to have some notification that the device is still alive.
· Blink the LED every few seconds. If the battery level is below the threshold, orange led is blinking otherwise the green on is used
Pocket Flashy Pocket Flashy-this 15 KB utility can help your friend identify you in a dark big party hall. Just Start the application and it will start flashing in various colours in the client area of the screen. Just a touch with your finger on the screen will stop the flash. Touch again to continue the flash
Kai's Flash Light.Net Kai's Flash Light.Net - Use your Pocket PC as a flashlight. You can use the whole brightness of the screen, set color, choose from different lamps and let it blink
Battery Pack Pro Battery Pack Pro-Battery life, memory space, network connection, world time, weather and more. Everything you need, displayed on your today screen. Battery Pack Pro allows you to fully customize your today screen with the things that matter most to you. Personalize the tab view by adding as many programs as you like and launch them with a single click
TCD (Taskbar Clock and Date) TCD (Taskbar Clock and Date) - With this little program you can change the look of your date and time shown in the Windows Mobile taskbar.
What's New in This Release:
· Added CheckBox for choosing a date separator ( "/" "-" "
Other Software by developer «Mauro Venturini»:
URL2Opera URL2Opera - As strange it might be OperaL.exe does not accept a .url file as command line parameter. Therefore, it is not possible to simply associate .url files to Opera and open them with it.
URL2Opera is a small application that extracts the URL from the .url file and passes it to Opera. This way the association became possible.
Install
Run URL2Opera.cab
Sicve Tutor Assist Sicve Tutor Assist - The Italian Sicve Tutor system checks that the mean speed of vehicles between verification "portals" is below the speed limit (typically 130 km/h)
GPS Receiver Reset Utility GPS Receiver Reset Utility - Sometimes GPS receivers (at least my Hamlet HBTGPS20) stop working correctely (no or unstable fix). Hamlet advice is to reset it using a desktop Windows program that they provide. Unfortunately, this requires a BT enabled desktop or laptop PC. Very unpractical indeed!
This small utility can be used to reset GPS receivers
SWE SWE This application plays a .wav file during a phone call. It can play the sound on the earphone or the speakerphone.
Usage:
Copy the .exe on your phone and run it
Select a .wav file using the Sound... button.
Test the sound using the Test button and regulate the volume using the + and - button
SetSIP SetSIP - Changing SIP (software keyboard) type is both cumbersome (that small finger unfriendly arrow near the SIP icon) and slow (the selection menu does not pop up for a noticeable time). Worse on Topaz (Diamond 2) the menu has 2 levels: one for selecting between Touch Input full QWERTY and Phone Keypad and one for selecting other SIP types
Schedule Reset Schedule Reset - Schedule Reset is a small utility that offers various enhancements for your Pocket PC:
- Soft reset of your device every day at a specified time.
- Optional warning sound and countdown before actual reset (just in case you are using the device).
- Optional execution of a script before the reset to delete garbage files, backup, etc
AutoAudioRoute AutoAudioRoute - At last VOIP works decently on many Windows Mobile 6.1 phones and it can be accessed using the standard dialer/phone application. The only problem is the sound trough the speakerphone instead of the earpiece