My applications, games, tips and tricks for Windows Mobile Devices
I started transferring some files from my geocities account to another host. Hope this would ease the traffic to my geocities account and would permit more people to download the files...
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| Description: A Start Menu replacement for Smartphone SP2003/2003 SE devices similar to the grid-style Start Menu of WM5.0 Smartphones, with more options for customization. Requirements: SP 2003/2003 SE (176x220 and QVGA) Last updated: October 18, 2005 |
Get the feel of WM5.0 grid-style Start Menu on your Smartphone SP 2003/2003 SE devices! You have the option to make gStart as your default Start application.
This is quite a programming task for me, considering the many limitations of VS.net 2003 on mobile device programming. I particularly had a difficulty in getting the handle and displaying program icons using .net compact framework. But hey, patience and perseverance pays! (and a lot of sleepless nights...) [=)]
I was really overwhelmed with the popularity of this application. I received a lot of emails requesting versions of this app in Deutsche, Nederlands, Italiano, and Español. With the help of some friends on the translations, I was able to add language packs.
How to install? Download the cab file below and install on your device. Next, download a language pack and install. Re-start gStart to see changes on the language.
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| Description: The classic "card match" game on your Smartphone... with a twist! (See the animations  )Requirements: SP 2003/2003 SE (176x220 and QVGA)/WM5.0 Last updated: July 2005 |
This game was suggested by Rey Vegafria of www.airfagev.com (the site wherein all my freeware apps were released. hehe.) That was the time when I was practicing graphics programming using VB.net. I knew the game is simple to play, and simple to program, so I added a twist... and made the icons animated! Now, that's a challenge for .NETCF programmers.
I also designed the program to be "universal" in the sense that any device having the .net framework would make it run. So I even added mouse_click support so it could be played using a PPC or even a PC! As long as the device has .net framework, it will run...
[Note: Tested on XDAII/XDA Mini/Tornado(SP WM5)]
Try it and see how the animations make this simple game even more exciting. The game looks even better with QVGA devices.
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| Description: Tangram is an ancient Chinese puzzle game which uses 7 geometric pieces that forms a square. From these 7 puzzle pieces, several geometric shapes can be formed. All that is required is a little imagination! Requirements: SP 2003/2003 SE Last updated: June 2005 |
This game was my second try in coming up with a game for the Smartphone.
I saw my niece playing with her Tangram pieces made of plastic. I borrowed it and tried solving a few puzzles. And I thought it was really challenging. So, I decided to make a puzzle game like it for the Smartphone. I soon discovered that designing the application for the Smartphone was even more a challenge! I had to review Geometry and Trigonometry. It took me a couple of sleepness nights learning how-to's such as, how do I know if a point is inside or within the perimeter of a polygon, how to do I know if a polygon is inside or intersects another polygon, how do I compare polygons (how do I know if the puzzle is solved!), rotation, translation, union, etc... Mathematics is about 75 per cent of the programming... It wasn't as easy as I thought!
Anyways, I was able to figure out all the Mathematics, surfed the net for Tangram puzzles to solve, and I came up with 99 puzzles included in the Tangram SP version. I'll be adding more soon...
Try this game and see how many out of the 99 puzzles included you can solve.
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| Description: The object of the game is to stay "alive" as long as possible, forcing the opponent to crash along the walls or the "trails" you and your opponent create as you both move around the game board. Requirements: SP 2003/2003 SE Last updated: May 5, 2005 |
This is my first try in writing a game for the Smartphone using VB.net CF. I wrote this app when i was learning how to handle graphics using .net. It's crude and simple, but hey, I enjoyed doing this game; moreso, playing it! =)
I based this game to a game I used to play in grade school. I watched this really cool movie, Tron, which was quite a hit in my school. A few electronic games based on that movie came out, and I got one for Christmas! :-D ('Twas a long time ago... hehe)
Anyways, i released this as a beta thinking that I may soon be able to enhance it if a number of Smartphone users would appreciate it. But, I haven't got many feedbacks re this, so I opted to scratch the project... and think of something else. =)
I really think this game is cool, and a lot better than Snake (no offense hehe.) Try it and see for yourself...
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| Description: Create and edit Windows Media Player playlists directly on your Smartphones! Requirements: versions for SP 2002/2003/2003 SE/WM5.0 Last updated: October 2006 (WM5 QVGA compatible, PPC Version) |
UPDATE (31 October 2006): Playlist Manager SP build 103006 and Playlist Manager PPC build 103006 now available. What's new:
UPDATE (24 January 2006): Playlist Manager SP beta 2.0, in test version. I've rewritten the codes to make it compatible with WM5.0 Smarpthone devices. The beta version cab file installs and runs on SP2003/2003 SE/WM5.0 devices. [Tested on HTC Voyager, O2 Xphone II, and HTC Tornado] Please try the beta version and give me feedback, especially on WM5 SP devices. See related post... |
Note: Original app was written using eVB for Smartphones (hack by John Cody - www.omnisoft.com), both for SP2002 and SP2003. When I shifted to .netCF programming, I rewrote the app using VB.net
Cool Playlist Manager for Smartphone 2002/2003/2003 SE.
Windows Media Player for Smartphones doesn't have a built-in feature of creating playlists. One option is to create a playlist by means of some available utilities using the PC. But, wouldn't it be cool to be able to create your playlists directly on your Smartphones? :-)
Download Playlist Manager SP:
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| Description: SmartScheme is a color scheme maker and color scheme editor that you can use directly on your Smartphone SP 2003 / 2003 SE devices. Requirements: SP 2003/2003 SE Last updated: 2003 |
Note: This is the first Smartphone application i ever released. This app is written using eVB for Smartphones (hack by John Cody - www.omnisoft.com).
Ever downloaded a cool homescreen but didn’t really like the color scheme used or probably would like to edit a particular color attribute? Normally you would edit the home.xml file using a text editor in your PC or Smartphone. And in editing, you would have to know the Hex values of the specific color you would like to use… quite a task! Alternatively, you can create your own color scheme, again using a text editor or any available PC utility on creating a color scheme such as Theme Generator. But, you need a PC for this.
SmartScheme 2003 is a color scheme maker and color scheme editor that you can use directly use on your Smartphone SP 2003 devices. Choosing a specific color is simplified via a built-in palette, or advanced users can just specify the RGB components of the colors they want to use. Moreover, you can directly edit the color scheme of downloaded homecreens, and even EXPORT the color scheme to a color scheme file.
You can use the color schemes created using this utility by choosing Start > Settings > Home Screen > Color Scheme.
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