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I agree that having to get to all your programs on WM through the Start Menu is pretty silly. However, there is at least one solution. There may be others besides this program, but I'm not aware of them.
The app I'm referring to is called SPB Pocket Plus. Basically, it gives you the equivalent of your Windows PC's desktop (placing icons on your primary screen, to launch programs), on Windows Mobile. Due to the smaller screen size of pocket devices, they implemented tabs, letting you categorize your various programs, and just switch to whichever tab you need.
For example, on my Dell Axim X50v, I have a tab with a file folder plugin, a tab for my most commonly used "everyday" programs (calc, Excel, Word, Notepad, file explorer, a battery indicator, memory meter, and brightness slider), "Entertainment" (games, media player, and MS Reader), "Communications" (Wi-Fi, IE, ActiveSync, etc.), and "System" apps (numerous of WM's system setting applets, mainly).
Several of their other programs are able to be plugged in to this interface as well, such as a weather forecast plugin, showing icons for the next 5 days' worth of weather.
No, I don't work for SPB...I've just found this to be one of those "must-have" apps that. If I ever find a device that has all the functionality of the VGA Axim, with a VGA (or better) screen as big (or even just a hair bigger), more memory, a newer version of WM, AND phone functionality, SPB Pocket Plus would be the VERY first thing I'd install. I'm honestly so used to it, that I have a tough time remembering where to find stuff on the WM Start Menu, at times. Okay, not really, but I DO find myself having to remember to go to "Programs" on the start menu, to find where an installer put an icon...lol
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