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borisisinvin
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@ MyP910, where did you get TomTom 7? I've scoured the internet for it and can't seem to find it? I'm not necessarily looking for warz (moderators) btw, and honestly wouldn't mind paying for the software, provided it works as advertised on my X1.... Any help you could offer would be great. I also haven't had a lot of luck finding NA maps btw, the only maps offered on TomTom's site seem to be European.... Thanks!
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max_wedge
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On 2008-12-21 19:45:53, borisisinvin wrote:
I'll be looking at some freeware stuff that others have recommended at this point, even though I don't really like delving into the depths of WM to open apps...
You probably need to stop expecting WM to be like your normal inflexible phone OS.  If you get a freeware program you like, you can assign it to a button, or simply put a shortcut at the top of your start menu. That's about 2 or 3 button presses maximum before you have your freeware media player pumping out music. On my i780, TCMP is assigned to the left softkey, that's one press and bang, music playing 
You don't even need to touch the touchscreen.
If you spend a little more time getting to know the modus operandi of WM, you will probably learn to love the flexible nature of Windows Mobile. And you will stop worrying so much about what X1 doesn't do out of the box and start to take advantage of the true power unleashed of Windows Mobile! 
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borisisinvin
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On 2008-12-20 04:30:32, max_wedge wrote:
@borisisinvin, actually I could agree with you about media player panel, maybe they do have memory leak. I'm going by my experience with the media player on A200, which although a completely different platform, also uses a shitload of system resources and is a bit buggy. I actually use KD Player since the media player is so buggy. I use KD Player for music and the filemanager itself for video and images. I rarely touch the media player.
The media player implementation on A200 doesn't give me a lot of confidence in SE's effort on the media panel. My impression is it's bloatware. On both A200 and X1.
It doesn't sour the X1 for me personally since I plan to use TCMP (freeware)or the payware Core Player (if TCMP won't run). With a phone such as WM I tend to expect to have to source my own software anyway so it's no issue to me if the inbuilt stuff is no good. Hell, I've never used Windows Media Player on my desktops or laptops either!
TCPMP doesn't work on the X1...  Sadly it keeps giving me a "crashed txt" every time I try to open it. Thanks anyways.
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borisisinvin
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@max I totally understand what you're saying about assigning shortcuts btw and was just going to download a media player that I could put in my shortcuts bar on the SE Panel 2 (the panel I use the most, after removing the "File Search" Short Cut on it ), but it won't work with my phone as I just mentioned... As for my two shortcut buttons on the face of the phone, I already have them assigned to two other functions, and don't really want them assigned to do anything else other than what it is that they're already doing... The left is assigned to "messages" while the right is assigned to "screen rotation". Provided I can find a freeware media player solution that works, and is half way decent I'll gladly assign it to a program short cut screen button on the SE panel 2...
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WhyBe
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^^^ You can also get Microsoft Voice Command. With it, you simply press the "Speak" button and then say the name of the program you want to run. That's unlimited shortcuts
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melk
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I need some advice on what to test when I go to the shop to buy an X1. What should I look to on the outside and in the software? I guess the old SE Servie menu doesn't exist anymore... Any frequent factory problems I must be aware of?
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anonymuser
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On 2008-12-22 07:28:13, WhyBe wrote:
^^^ You can also get Microsoft Voice Command. With it, you simply press the "Speak" button and then say the name of the program you want to run. That's unlimited shortcuts
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WhyBe
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You don't have to speak loudly.
I get a few "ooohs and aaaahs." Especially when it reads me my incoming text messages. |
anonymuser
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I bet you get a few hand signals as well
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Jabe
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You two are both from english speaking countries. I absolutely cannot use voice shortcuts in public if I want to pass as a normal person. On the other hand I still have the message notifications on. The thing just cracks me up everytime it tries to read something in my language. Thankfully I will be able to turn that off once I get bored. |
DexterMorgan
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How do you get voice command to read out text messages? It doesn't do it for me.
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borisisinvin
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On 2008-12-22 11:26:03, Boinng wrote:
On 2008-12-22 07:28:13, WhyBe wrote:
^^^ You can also get Microsoft Voice Command. With it, you simply press the "Speak" button and then say the name of the program you want to run. That's unlimited shortcuts
And unlimited embarrasment in any public place...
Exactly what I was thinking...
@ all I just downloaded Kinoma Player and have to say it's the bees knees. I tried Core at first and didn't much like it. Kinoma on the other hand. is brilliant and gives you an experience to match that of a iPod touch on your X1!... I highly recommend you all check it out if you haven't yet! It supports A2DP, but does not support AVCRP (yet, or so I hear). At the very least least this software does everything it's supposed to do, and really really well at that. It's also a really lite download that doesn't use up a whole lot of system resources while open (unlike another certain memory hogging media player that comes pre-installed on the X1). IMHO it's by far the best Media player software I've downloaded and tried on the X1 yet. Just be aware that it cost $29.99 to purchase, but is worth every single penny you'll end up spending on it in the end. They even have a demo that you can download on their site if you're so inclined.
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doministry
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borisisinvin
Thanks for tip!
Will try that!
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Jabe
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On 2008-12-22 20:07:51, DexterMorgan wrote:
How do you get voice command to read out text messages? It doesn't do it for me.
It does not read the messages but when I get a mail for example it tries to read the sender's name and the subject.
I got my BT headset today (one that supports A2DP and AVRCP) and have a question. I've learned so far it will only work with Windows media player (let me express my disgust at this point that it does not also work with media panel). I have two "problems":
1.) My headset cannot start WMP. I have to start the app and then start a song (or a video) on my phone and only then my headset will start operating the player. Is this normal? I hoped I would be able to start the app as well with my BT headset.
2.) Now, this one really annoys me. The screen does not turn off by itself (standby). I don't mind pressing the power button after I start the WMP manualy, but when I get a call the screen naturaly lights up, but then I would want it to turn off again. How can I make this happen. I assume this behaviour will dry out my battery even faster (along with BT).
EDIT: Installed PocketPlayer. Everything works! I can start it using Voice command, the playback starts by itself, AVRCP works as it should (don't know about track name, my headset does not have a display) and the screen turns of by itself after 60 seconds and you can set it not to turn on if you press a button - so it does not light up again if I use BT headset to move to the next track or adjust the volume. It does light up if I use the call button which starts MS Voice Command or if I pause/stop, but I guess that can be a feature in some circumstances not a bug
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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WhyBe
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On 2008-12-22 20:07:51, DexterMorgan wrote:
How do you get voice command to read out text messages? It doesn't do it for me.
It will read the sender, the subject and the body of the message:
1) Go to Settings->Voice Command
2) Check Messaging then press the options box
3) Check "Announce new messages." Press OK.
4) Set your Notifications preferences in the box below options
5) Add friends and stir.
You can use the Advanced Config program to make it talk slower. I changed the speed from 5 to 4.
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