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.
2Easy Lock Do your pants call people? Have you ever had accidentally pressed buttons because your screen came on unexpectedly? Do you worry that if an alarm or reminder goes off in your pocket you will miss it and randomly open programs or change your settings?
New features now available in version 2.0:
See how many unread messages you have
RBC9-Landscape RBC9-Landscape - RBC9-Landscape is a small tool to rotate your PDA screen (WM5 only) on the left or the right (in fact there are 2 programs, you can install only one): one clic rotate the screen, an other clic and the screen came back to normal.
RBC9-Landscape can be put in the systray (link above) or as an stand alone executable, started, for example, from a launcher
BlackMe BlackMe is a tool that turns the screen off while you don't need it.
You can use it while logging gps data (for example with WMMiniGPS), when you connect your device to the desktop to sync/recharge it, when you're listening to music with an mp3 player, etc...The best method to use this program is to associate a button to it (through Settings->Buttons)
ChristmasLights ChristmasLights - This program displays flashing Christmas lights. You can also adjust the speed of the lights changing colour via the tool bar.
This program requires that you have both the 'BeanDLL.dll' file ** and ** the runtime files for Visual Basic on your PocketPC computer
EmergencyFlasher EmergencyFlasher - EmergencyFlasher can display a flashing light and it can be used when in emergency situations, at night.
EmergencyFlasher requires that you have both the 'BeanDLL.dll' file ** and ** the runtime files for Visual Basic on your PocketPC computer
SmartLight Automatic Backlight Tired of the display backlight going out when you are looking at the screen - e.g. while thinking about the right word for an sms? Wouldn't it be nice if your phone knew when you needed the light and when not? SmartLight does just that: Once you have opened an application, the backlight stays on - until you close or hide the application, switching the light off automatically
nueKBLight nueKBLight - nueKBLight automatically turns on the keyboard backlight of your HTC Touch Pro when you switch to landscape mode, so you don't need to guess the first button to press anymore when using your device at night.
Note: The exe file in the archive is intended to be run on your phone/device. Copy the exe to your phone/device and run it from there
PocketForce PocketForce - PocketForce is an application that turns your PocketPC (Compaq iPAQ in particular) into a $500 flashlight.
It fills up the display with white color and turns the backlight to the maximum brightness setting (iPAQ only). Tap on the display to turn it into a black mirror
ColorPicker ColorPicker - An amusing freeware that will let you personalize every one of your screens, without exception, by modifying the color of the components you want (title bar, menu backgrounds, etc...), like the Appearance tab of Windows Display Properties.
Also there are schemes available. In short, everything you need to see life through ... rose-tinted lenses
Other Software by developer «Mauro Venturini»:
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
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
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)
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
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
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
