Comments on: Review: Winterface http://justanothermobilemonday.com/Wordpress/2008/07/10/review-winterface/ A Practical Look At Mobile Life Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:22:30 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: dgoldring http://justanothermobilemonday.com/Wordpress/2008/07/10/review-winterface/comment-page-1/#comment-37215 dgoldring Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:54:29 +0000 http://justanothermobilemonday.com/Wordpress/2008/07/10/review-winterface/#comment-37215 Thanks, Iphitus. Great suggestions. Though I hear from the source that Vito is already working on a lot of the suggestions made here and at My Today Screen. Hopefully, those will be implemented soon and make this an even better program. Doug Thanks, Iphitus. Great suggestions. Though I hear from the source that Vito is already working on a lot of the suggestions made here and at My Today Screen.

Hopefully, those will be implemented soon and make this an even better program.

Doug

]]> By: iphitus http://justanothermobilemonday.com/Wordpress/2008/07/10/review-winterface/comment-page-1/#comment-37214 iphitus Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:51:48 +0000 http://justanothermobilemonday.com/Wordpress/2008/07/10/review-winterface/#comment-37214 You can work around some of Winterface's limitations easily. It'll accept any shortcut link from the start menu. Using TotalCommander, you can create shortcuts to any files or programs you like. Put them into the Start Menu, add the icon that you want, and you're all set. If you want shortcuts to new notes/contacts/appointments/tasks or various calendar views, grab an app called KeySwop. It can create shortcuts to a range of things, and again, save them in the Start Menu somewhere so you can add them in Winterface. I also found a small exe to toggle wireless on xda-developers, so my winterface now has a wireless toggle button. You can work around some of Winterface’s limitations easily.

It’ll accept any shortcut link from the start menu. Using TotalCommander, you can create shortcuts to any files or programs you like. Put them into the Start Menu, add the icon that you want, and you’re all set.

If you want shortcuts to new notes/contacts/appointments/tasks or various calendar views, grab an app called KeySwop. It can create shortcuts to a range of things, and again, save them in the Start Menu somewhere so you can add them in Winterface.

I also found a small exe to toggle wireless on xda-developers, so my winterface now has a wireless toggle button.

]]> By: dgoldring http://justanothermobilemonday.com/Wordpress/2008/07/10/review-winterface/comment-page-1/#comment-37198 dgoldring Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:06:19 +0000 http://justanothermobilemonday.com/Wordpress/2008/07/10/review-winterface/#comment-37198 Breley, I loaded from the desktop installer. I can see the help files just fine, and Vito Winterface appears in the remove programs menu. You might check and make sure you have version 1.01 and not 1.0 Brandon, I agree. It is unfortunate when good programs suffer because of WinMo's limitations. I have high hopes for WinMo 7. :) I really do think that Winterface has more potential to be a great program than almost any program I have used. If Vito kep developing it and adding the right mix of customization and features, without losing the ease of access and navigation in the user interface, this could easily become one of the top dogs. Doug Breley,

I loaded from the desktop installer. I can see the help files just fine, and Vito Winterface appears in the remove programs menu. You might check and make sure you have version 1.01 and not 1.0

Brandon, I agree. It is unfortunate when good programs suffer because of WinMo’s limitations. I have high hopes for WinMo 7. :)

I really do think that Winterface has more potential to be a great program than almost any program I have used. If Vito kep developing it and adding the right mix of customization and features, without losing the ease of access and navigation in the user interface, this could easily become one of the top dogs.

Doug

]]> By: breley http://justanothermobilemonday.com/Wordpress/2008/07/10/review-winterface/comment-page-1/#comment-37197 breley Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:00:33 +0000 http://justanothermobilemonday.com/Wordpress/2008/07/10/review-winterface/#comment-37197 Top-notch review, Doug. You've captured the essence of Winterface's strengths and weaknesses. BTW, what install type did you do? I ran the .cab install on my Samsung SCH-I760, and when I attempted to view the help file via the "?" icon in the Menu, IE popped up and couldn't locate it. Also, when I ran the uninstall, the OS informed me there was a problem uninstalling the application. However after a soft reset Winterface was still present but not listed in the "Remove Programs" applet, forcing me to do a restoration from backup. I don't recall offhand if I installed it to main memory or the storage card. Top-notch review, Doug. You’ve captured the essence of Winterface’s strengths and weaknesses.

BTW, what install type did you do? I ran the .cab install on my Samsung SCH-I760, and when I attempted to view the help file via the “?” icon in the Menu, IE popped up and couldn’t locate it. Also, when I ran the uninstall, the OS informed me there was a problem uninstalling the application. However after a soft reset Winterface was still present but not listed in the “Remove Programs” applet, forcing me to do a restoration from backup. I don’t recall offhand if I installed it to main memory or the storage card.

]]> By: Konstantink http://justanothermobilemonday.com/Wordpress/2008/07/10/review-winterface/comment-page-1/#comment-37195 Konstantink Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:41:38 +0000 http://justanothermobilemonday.com/Wordpress/2008/07/10/review-winterface/#comment-37195 Ragart, We will make a 50% discount for current GoodWin users. Ragart,
We will make a 50% discount for current GoodWin users.

]]> By: Brandon Steili http://justanothermobilemonday.com/Wordpress/2008/07/10/review-winterface/comment-page-1/#comment-37193 Brandon Steili Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:00:54 +0000 http://justanothermobilemonday.com/Wordpress/2008/07/10/review-winterface/#comment-37193 Doug ... can you break up that first paragraph? I first saw it and it was like a giant lump of nasty. Looks huge. Anyway - No time to read it all right now (off to the store for a new iPhone) but from what I read, looks like another very solid review. I like how you made sure to point out that the lag wasn't just the application's fault - but something you've come to expect with WinMo. I really hope MS fixes that in the next version. It takes what could be great applications like this and makes them feel completely mediocre ... and its not even the developer's fault. Doug … can you break up that first paragraph? I first saw it and it was like a giant lump of nasty. Looks huge.

Anyway – No time to read it all right now (off to the store for a new iPhone) but from what I read, looks like another very solid review. I like how you made sure to point out that the lag wasn’t just the application’s fault – but something you’ve come to expect with WinMo. I really hope MS fixes that in the next version. It takes what could be great applications like this and makes them feel completely mediocre … and its not even the developer’s fault.

]]> By: Ragart http://justanothermobilemonday.com/Wordpress/2008/07/10/review-winterface/comment-page-1/#comment-37192 Ragart Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:36:22 +0000 http://justanothermobilemonday.com/Wordpress/2008/07/10/review-winterface/#comment-37192 One thing I'm wondering about is the future of GoodWin with this product. Will current GoodWin owners get to move to this...did it just replace the program altogether? GoodWin also had a lock screen, a task manager, and a launcher. It scrolled vertically in a long list instead of horizontally in pages. I think this is a lot more slick and efficient than GoodWin is, but I find it strange that it's so darn close to another of their products...and both cost $20! One thing I’m wondering about is the future of GoodWin with this product. Will current GoodWin owners get to move to this…did it just replace the program altogether? GoodWin also had a lock screen, a task manager, and a launcher. It scrolled vertically in a long list instead of horizontally in pages.

I think this is a lot more slick and efficient than GoodWin is, but I find it strange that it’s so darn close to another of their products…and both cost $20!

]]> By: dgoldring http://justanothermobilemonday.com/Wordpress/2008/07/10/review-winterface/comment-page-1/#comment-37191 dgoldring Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:39:16 +0000 http://justanothermobilemonday.com/Wordpress/2008/07/10/review-winterface/#comment-37191 OK. Leaving the first comment on my own post. One thing I forgot to mention was notifications. In Mobile Shell, the shell portion interferes with Windows Mobile notifications, so you cannot see them unless you exit the shell. In Winterface, the notifications appear on top of the Shell, so you can actually see them much easier. Also, phone calls, I thought worked reasonably well. The standard call notification will appear on top of the locked screen, allowing you to answer the phone. Doug OK. Leaving the first comment on my own post. One thing I forgot to mention was notifications. In Mobile Shell, the shell portion interferes with Windows Mobile notifications, so you cannot see them unless you exit the shell. In Winterface, the notifications appear on top of the Shell, so you can actually see them much easier.

Also, phone calls, I thought worked reasonably well. The standard call notification will appear on top of the locked screen, allowing you to answer the phone.

Doug

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