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.
Prog Reso Swap Prog Reso Swap-this program enables you to easily switch individual applications on your Pocket PC Windows 2003 SE between low-resolution QVGA and high-resolution VGA. This is only useful for Windows Mobile 2003 "SE" (Second Edition), and users of VGA Pocket PCs like Toshiba e800
VJCandela VJCandela - Turn you phone into a super bright torch!
This program is used to permit control of the flash light on the Universal family of HTC Phones, to allow it to be used as a torch etc.
Note: this may cause damage to your hardware over prolonged periods! I don't see why it should, but use at your own risk
Extended Control Extended Control - Pocket PC Control Panel settings are notoriously difficult to access. Extended Control puts configurable icons on your today screen which provide direct access to frequently used settings.
In addition, there's a running display of used program memory, storage memory and battery strength percentages
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
ScreenCap ScreenCap, or Screen Capture saves a screenshot with whatever is currently on the Pocket PC screen.
ScreenCap is very easy to use. Start ScreenCap and then start which ever program's screen you wish to capture. When you have the screen you want to capture on the Pocket PC, press one of the buttons on the Pocket PC
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
ScreenOff ScreenOff-A tiny utility that does exactly what it states. It turns your Pocket PC display OFF. Preserving precious battery power, yet still keeping it alive to let it continue processing any applications that are executing. The press of any button or a Notification Alarm will immediately turn the display back ON
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
ColorChange A program for painting the screen in a certain color
Other Software by developer «Mauro Venturini»:
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
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)
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
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
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
