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Crystal Eitle
05-28-2003, 07:29 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.ictinus.com/NoPluginsToday/' target='_blank'>http://www.ictinus.com/NoPluginsToday/</a><br /><br /></div><a href="http://www.ictinus.com/NoPluginsToday/">No Plugins Today</a> is a neat little freeware app that does one thing - it clears your Today screen of plugins with one tap.<br /><br /> <img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/Today_plugins.JPG" /><br />Before No Plugins Today<br /><br /> <img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/Today_noPlugins.JPG" /><br />After No Plugins Today<br /><br />Then it remembers your plug-ins and restores them with one tap. This is a great little app to use whenever you want to show off a theme, or simply hide your personal data from prying eyes.

R K
05-28-2003, 07:35 PM
I really appreciate the heads-up on the freeware apps Crystal.

paqguy
05-28-2003, 07:41 PM
Neat app!

What's the plugin that shows the forecast? The bottom one looks like Journal bar, but what's the one on top?

lurch
05-28-2003, 07:56 PM
Neat app!

What's the plugin that shows the forecast? The bottom one looks like Journal bar, but what's the one on top?
Just what I was going to ask..... (sorry it's OT)

Crystal Eitle
05-28-2003, 07:59 PM
Neat app!

What's the plugin that shows the forecast? The bottom one looks like Journal bar, but what's the one on top?

The weather thing is Stocks and Weather Today (http://www.rdfo.com/st/themes.htm). I won it from PDA Corps (http://www.pdacorps.com)! :D :D :D

lurch
05-28-2003, 08:03 PM
That's it. I'm sick of having to pay (I know it's only $10, but I'm stingy, I mean, frugal!) for apps like the weather thing... :deal: :microwave:

I'm writing my own!!!!!!!!!

:twisted:

Evee Ev
05-28-2003, 08:40 PM
man! does life get better day by day or what?! there's nothing like a free piece of software that's actually cool. i never really cared about seeing the full picture on my today screen until now!!! now, i can't live without this app!

l8tr...

Evee Ev
05-28-2003, 08:44 PM
crystal,

why the date on the today screen and the top menu bar? i always look to streamline the info as space is so precious. i always wonder why people have it like that...

just a thought.

Crystal Eitle
05-28-2003, 08:53 PM
crystal,

why the date on the today screen and the top menu bar? i always look to streamline the info as space is so precious. i always wonder why people have it like that...

just a thought.

I have the date in the menu bar so I can see what the date is when I'm working in an app.

TawnerX
05-28-2003, 08:54 PM
Hey you are free tonite. got any plan? lol.....

(obviously this software is really usefull already)

Crystal Eitle
05-28-2003, 08:56 PM
Hey you are free tonite. got any plan? lol.....

(obviously this software is really usefull already)

:twak:

(And here I thought those violent emoticons wouldn't come in handy... :lol: )

Noel
05-28-2003, 09:06 PM
Thanks for the TREAT Crystal - very kool and useful.
As an aside - it does not work with Animated Today screens as far as I can tell.

Noel

rmasinag
05-28-2003, 09:19 PM
Wow! I guess I'm a minimalist compared to most of you guys in terms of today plugins. I only have Birdsoft Batterywatch on mines. I see Crystal's today page Zoiks! 8O

Good app though, I'll prolly end up using as I pan to put more junk on my today screen :mrgreen:

JonnoB
05-28-2003, 10:06 PM
it clears your Today screen of plugins with one tap.


But it still does not tell us what color your shoes are from France :lol:

Crystal Eitle
05-28-2003, 10:15 PM
it clears your Today screen of plugins with one tap.


But it still does not tell us what color your shoes are from France :lol:

They're RED!!!

(And that is way, way, way OT!)

yawanag
05-28-2003, 10:22 PM
Gee, Crystal, can't thank you enough for this one. I had started, long ago, to just search for plain backgrounds because by the time I loaded it up with my desktop icons, it was no use.

I had a beautiful Today Theme with Jesus on it, but by the time the icons covered Him up, you couldn't recognize who it was.

(Your Today Page looks pretty much like mine, however if you would like a monthy calendar added, try this one: "Today Cal" by RoboMagic. You have the option of the previous and next month to show, too.

Crystal Eitle
05-28-2003, 10:23 PM
Wow! I guess I'm a minimalist compared to most of you guys in terms of today plugins. I only have Birdsoft Batterywatch on mines. I see Crystal's today page Zoiks! 8O

I have mixed feelings about Today screen plugins. I like having a nice, clean screen.

But I tend to be oblivious to things, so it's nice to have the Today screen plugins to bring me back to reality. For instance, I almost never knew what the weather was going to be (I don't watch TV), but since I won that Stocks and Weather program I installed it in my Today screen and now I have a better idea how to plan my week! Also, I'm trying out Cash Organizer right now and I have that on my Today screen. I feel weird about having my money stuff out there for anyone to see, but on the other hand it's really helpful having my account balances right there in front of my face. (I tend to run out of money otherwise! :roll: )

Another thing I guess I need is a plug-in that will show several days' appointments in advance, and ESPECIALLY one that'll list tasks.

But then you get the scrolling Today screen, which I think is just profoundly, deeply wrong.

Hmm, what to do :|

JonnoB
05-28-2003, 10:27 PM
Another thing I guess I need is a plug-in that will show several days' appointments in advance, and ESPECIALLY one that'll list tasks.


What you need is another freeware app called tAgenda. I love it as it is highly customizable and shows both upcoming appointments and tasks. There is a thread on the topic here (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1844).

Stone
05-28-2003, 10:30 PM
Thanks Crystal, great app! :D

Kati Compton
05-28-2003, 11:45 PM
I have the date in the menu bar so I can see what the date is when I'm working in an app.

I keep the date in the menu bar, but I took it off the today screen (since it's already viewable there in the menu bar). Perhaps he wasn't asking "Why do you bother with it in the menu bar?", but rather "Why do you bother with it on the Today screen?"

Billsgirl
05-29-2003, 12:26 AM
Another thing I guess I need is a plug-in that will show several days' appointments in advance, and ESPECIALLY one that'll list tasks.


What you need is another freeware app called tAgenda. I love it as it is highly customizable and shows both upcoming appointments and tasks. There is a thread on the topic here (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1844).

Thanks JonnoB!! I just downloaded tAgenda and really like it!! It's much better thatn Calander+

These boards are great!! :D

ghostppc
05-29-2003, 03:42 AM
Excellent app Crystal! I have wanted to be able to clear my screen like this for some time and be able to view themes full screen (or close to it) - and at the very least keep my schedule from prying eyes :worried:

redifrogger
05-29-2003, 04:01 AM
OK - I must be slow - how do you install this. When I unzip the file, I get 00ReadMe.001, NOPLUG~1.002, and NOPLUG~1.000. Now what? I opened the readme with notepad and I saw his text, but what do I do with the other 2 files? Thanks. :?

ctmagnus
05-29-2003, 04:03 AM
Another thing I guess I need is a plug-in that will show several days' appointments in advance, and ESPECIALLY one that'll list tasks.


What you need is another freeware app called tAgenda. I love it as it is highly customizable and shows both upcoming appointments and tasks. There is a thread on the topic here (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1844).

v1.1 coming soon! :rock on dude!:

ghostppc
05-29-2003, 04:06 AM
OK - I must be slow - how do you install this. When I unzip the file, I get 00ReadMe.001, NOPLUG~1.002, and NOPLUG~1.000. Now what? I opened the readme with notepad and I saw his text, but what do I do with the other 2 files? Thanks. :?


Copy it over to your ppc and click on it. It should unzip on your ppc. Then click on the icon in your program menu whenever you want to turn it on and off.

Evee Ev
05-29-2003, 04:38 AM
kati...you're officially my interpreter for the boards from now on. stay tuned for more... :?

Billsgirl
05-29-2003, 05:08 AM
Another thing I guess I need is a plug-in that will show several days' appointments in advance, and ESPECIALLY one that'll list tasks.


What you need is another freeware app called tAgenda. I love it as it is highly customizable and shows both upcoming appointments and tasks. There is a thread on the topic here (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1844).

v1.1 coming soon! :rock on dude!:

Do you know when? Can you post when it is available?

Thanks!!!

Crystal Eitle
05-29-2003, 05:52 AM
I installed tAgenda, and I like the way it displays, but that thing is slooooow as molasses. It slowed my whole system way down.

Can anyone recommend any other apps that do something similar? A combination of appointments & tasks for up to a few days ahead would be ideal.

kingraf01
05-29-2003, 06:08 AM
I copied it to my PPC, clicked on it, it unzipped & installed but it does nothing. :? DOH! Could it be that this won't work with my Jornada 548? Even with current versions of facelift and thememaster? :?:

dcharles18
05-29-2003, 01:36 PM
I installed tAgenda, and I like the way it displays, but that thing is slooooow as molasses. It slowed my whole system way down.

That's odd. I've been using tAgenda for at least six months now and I've never experienced a slowdown. How much do you have it set to display?

drop
05-29-2003, 04:01 PM
I copied it to my PPC, clicked on it, it unzipped & installed but it does nothing. :? DOH! Could it be that this won't work with my Jornada 548? Even with current versions of facelift and thememaster? :?:

Go to Start > Settings > Menu and check No Plugins Today.

From now on, you can activate the program from the Start menu.

Hope this helps a bit.

ghostppc
05-29-2003, 04:02 PM
I copied it to my PPC, clicked on it, it unzipped & installed but it does nothing. :? DOH! Could it be that this won't work with my Jornada 548? Even with current versions of facelift and thememaster? :?:

You might want to email them and ask if it's been tested for earlier versions of pocket pc. On their website it says for pocket pc 2002, but who knows. That's kind of a bummer if it doesn't work on pocket pc 2000. :(

mvirata
05-29-2003, 04:07 PM
If you're looking just to show your today screen minus plug-ins, another option is to create a link to the image using html: (without quotes)

"&lt;A HREF="file://\Windows\tdywater.gif">TODAY SCREEN&lt;/A>"

This, along with links to Avantgo and a few other things I store on my storage card are listed as links on my home page when explorer starts up. Click on the link and your today screen appears.

Also, I embed a smaller version of the today screen on my start page with html:

"&lt;IMG SRC="file://\Windows\tdywater.gif" HEIGHT=80 WIDTH=70 ALIGN=CENTER>"

dcharles18
05-29-2003, 04:08 PM
Care to post some screenshots of this??

kingraf01
05-29-2003, 04:32 PM
Actually it does work on my classic Jornada 548! :D Just had to wait for thememaster to load my next theme. Not as instant as I would like it to be, but it does work. Still have no reason to update to a PPC 2002. :| Thanks for all your advice guys! :lol:

sprawlgeek
05-29-2003, 05:11 PM
Crystal-

You might want to look at ScaryBearsoftware's Quick Agenda.
I have been using it for awhile and I am very happy with it
along with the "No PlugIn's Today".

doug

ctmagnus
05-29-2003, 11:12 PM
Another thing I guess I need is a plug-in that will show several days' appointments in advance, and ESPECIALLY one that'll list tasks.


What you need is another freeware app called tAgenda. I love it as it is highly customizable and shows both upcoming appointments and tasks. There is a thread on the topic here (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1844).

v1.1 coming soon! :rock on dude!:

Do you know when? Can you post when it is available?

Thanks!!!

Check here (http://www001.upp.so-net.ne.jp/kohgo/index_en.html)

ctmagnus
05-29-2003, 11:17 PM
Can anyone recommend any other apps that do something similar? A combination of appointments & tasks for up to a few days ahead would be ideal.

There's TaskPlus (http://gkokot.free.fr/ipaqp02.htm) and Calendar+ (http://www.mohairsofa.com/main.aspx?page=7&article=26). However, a rumour exists that Pocket Informant will eventually have today plugins available, if you use PI. As for Agenda Fusion, I quit using that long ago.

pdaknut
05-29-2003, 11:30 PM
Neat app!

What's the plugin that shows the forecast? The bottom one looks like Journal bar, but what's the one on top?

The weather thing is Stocks and Weather Today (http://www.rdfo.com/st/themes.htm). I won it from PDA Corps (http://www.pdacorps.com)! :D :D :D

Since you have Themes Edition of Stocks & Weather Today loaded you might know the answer. Doesn't S&WT change the background theme based on current weather? If you have all the plugins hidden does it still do this? In other words, does the background image appear to just change all by itself when the plugins are not displayed?

If so, this would be way cool.

Crystal Eitle
05-30-2003, 01:08 AM
Since you have Themes Edition of Stocks & Weather Today loaded you might know the answer. Doesn't S&WT change the background theme based on current weather? If you have all the plugins hidden does it still do this? In other words, does the background image appear to just change all by itself when the plugins are not displayed?

If so, this would be way cool.

I have the Themes feature of S&WT disabled. I already had >100 themes loaded into my PPC, and I didn't feel the need for more (weather-based) ones.

So, the answer is, I don't know. Sorry I can't answer your question!

I think S&WT does have a demo version, however.

ChrisW
05-30-2003, 05:08 PM
Check here (http://www001.upp.so-net.ne.jp/kohgo/index_en.html)

I love the current version, and have been waiting eagerly for 1.1. Unfortunately, the web site has shown the "under development" message since about the same time as the Pilgrims arrived.

dh
05-30-2003, 06:32 PM
it clears your Today screen of plugins with one tap.
But it still does not tell us what color your shoes are from France :lol:
They're RED!!!
(And that is way, way, way OT!)
I'm under the impression they are brown. (and don't start being bossy about being OT young lady)

Crystal Eitle
05-30-2003, 07:52 PM
I'm wearing them today and I can assure you they are red.

And they're not funny-looking. They're cute.

JonnoB
05-30-2003, 08:37 PM
I'm wearing them today and I can assure you they are red.

And they're not funny-looking. They're cute.

But you should not wear them with black pants.... :wink:

Steven Cedrone
05-30-2003, 09:49 PM
Looks like a good time to get back on topic...

Steven Cedrone
Community Moderator

ctmagnus
05-30-2003, 11:06 PM
Looks like a good time to get back on topic...

On topic? I though that didn't exist after a certain number of posts in a thread.

Feel free to move this post if you must.

Steven Cedrone
05-31-2003, 12:05 AM
Feel free to move this post if you must.

How about if I just delete it instead. :twisted:

Steven Cedrone
Community Modeator

ctmagnus
05-31-2003, 05:12 AM
How about if I just delete it instead. :twisted:

Steven Cedrone
Community Modeator

Sure, whatever, Mr Modeator. As long as you don't modeate it. :twisted: Sorry, but the spelling was in your copy.

OMG! Now this thread is way OT! Sorry, Crystal! :oops:

Steven Cedrone
05-31-2003, 05:51 AM
How about if I just delete it instead. :twisted:

Steven Cedrone
Community Modeator

Sure, whatever, Mr Modeator. As long as you don't modeate it. :twisted: Sorry, but the spelling was in your copy.


:rofl:

O.K., you win! Now get back on topic... :wink:

Steven Cedrone
Community Moderator

kingraf01
06-03-2003, 05:49 PM
What you need is another freeware app called tAgenda. I love it as it is highly customizable and shows both upcoming appointments and tasks. There is a thread on the topic here (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1844).

v1.1 coming soon! :rock on dude!:

Do you know when? Can you post when it is available?

Thanks!!!

Check here (http://www001.upp.so-net.ne.jp/kohgo/index_en.html)[/quote]

Available now. :beer: