“A phone represents part of your personality” some hobo told me the other day, well here is mine. In the beginning I wanted a phone with other (third party) software options Windows Mobile seem like the right choice, 5 months later I stopped buying 3rd party applications and just want it a phone. Then the Windows Mobile experience and performance made the rest of the time feel like I deserved some kind of mobile punishment. Remember “PALM” it was the same feeling. Some day a group of researchers will figure out how Microsoft approves a project for release. I bet some CrackBerry owner is making fun of me.

Face it

• The interface sucks
• The actual operating system under-performs
• You get the whole Windows experience in your pocket

Don’t make the same mistake I made instead get a BlackBerry if you want to squeeze the most out of your time, but if you want a plain cool phone with a good amount of exiting features the iPhone is the answer. Sooner or later you will want a phone just a phone to make calls WM is not the option.

Take it from me a sucker
Luis Ventura

If you own a smart phone you might interested in the following software they all have a couple of things in common which are free and run on Windows Mobile 5. All of the software mentioned in this post has been tested in my Motorola Q, I only recommend what I use. This is an update.

IRIS Browser
The IRIS browser renders websites like no other browser available in Windows Mobile, IRIS renders websites as if you were using Internet Explorer or Firefox and it’s free.
http://www.torchmobile.com/download/

Google Maps for Windows Mobile
Home page http://www.google.com/gmm/index.html
Download http://www.google.com/gmm/GoogleMaps.CAB

GmobileSync
Great tool if you want to sync your Google calendar with the smart phone calendar.
http://rareedge.com/gmobilesync/

Kevtris
Feels like Tetris, looks like Tetris, but you can compare your score with other players online.
http://www.caywen.com/kevtris/

Moto Q Flashlight
Free application which allows you to use the camera flash as a flash light with out having to use the camera, plus it can do SOS signals among other things.
http://www.charltonfamily.net/software/moto-q-flashlight

Fring
Fring bring VOIP and IM to Windows Mobile phones in a single package, supports major providers like Skype, Yahoo Messenger, Gtalk, and AIM among others. If you use Twitter Fring has built in support no need for web browser it can all be controlled from one application.
http://www.fring.com/

ShoZu
If you have a blog, Flickr or other internet service that you wish to send photos then this is the application.
http://www.shozu.com/portal/

Total Commander
Fast and stable Total Commander gives you access to all the internal files on you phone (Like File Manager) plus FTP access.
http://www.ghisler.com/wince2x.htm

Viigo
So far the best RSS reader I have found for Windows Mobile 5.
http://viigo.com/

GooSync
Google Calendar and contacts mobile device synchronization.
http://www.goosync.com/

MSN Direct
Displays news, weather, and stock updates in the home screen
http://phone.msndirect.com/phone/index.html

Pocket Nester
Play Nintendo games using Pocket Nester
http://linhost.info/index.php/archives/78

Mysaifu JVM
Java Virtual Machine
http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~dat/java/project/jvm/index_en.html

Windows Live Mobile
Mail, local search, Windows Messanger, and other services
http://www.gowindowslive.com/Mobile/Landing/Home/Default.aspx?

If you have any recommendation leave a comment

If you ever wanted it play NES games on your phone well this is your lucky post, this is a very simple post on how to install and run Pocket Nester Plus on a Windows Mobile 5 Smart Phone.
To download Pocket Nester Plus click the link below and download the two files Pocket Nester Plus and tGetFile.dll.

Source for all needed files

How-To

After all the files are downloaded and transfered to the phone :

• Open the “File Manager”, search for the “My Documents” folder open it.
• Search for the file “tgetfile.spvarm.CAB” open it and choose the location to install, by now “tgetfile” has been installed.
• Go back to the “File Manager” and open “PocketNesterPlus.exe”, if the programs runs congratulations. Now we have to get some NES ROM’s you can get them from Theoldcomputer.com, unzip it and transfer to the phone.

For NES ROM’S visit the following site :

Theoldcomputer.com

• Again go to “File Manager” and open “Pocket Nester Plus”, the emulator starts click on “File” then “Open ROM”. Search for the ROM you transfer and click on it. After the game starts the keys may not respond that’s because we have to map them to the keys on the phone.
• The following step can be confusing and most of the job will be done by “you”, mapping the keys will be up to your personal preference. Go to the emulator and click on
  “options” then “controllers”.

The mapping of the keys will vary from phone to phone.

For more information on the emulator files or settings please go to.
http://www.modaco.com/index.php?showtopic=237915