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Customize your Windows Mobile interface - Mobile Minute

RE's Launcher and Unlocker
The default Windows Mobile interface not doing it for you? No problem. There are a thousand ways to customize everything from your Today Screen and program launchers to the way you open files.

First off, I'm going to ignore some of the more popular programs like Wisbar Advance. It's an excellent program, but I wanted to highlight some of the free alternatives.

RE's Launcher and Unlocker (Shown above)

We mentioned RE's launcher and Unlocker last week. The controversial programs are designed to resemble Apple's iPhone interface. While there are several similar programs floating around, this one's intriguing because an intellectual property lawyer has decided to host the files on his site as lawsuit-bait for Apple. He's hoping to prove the program does not infringe on any copyrights.

Anyway, the program doesn't turn your Windows Mobile phone or PDA into an iPhone. Each of the buttons links to a program you've already got on your device. Click on "web," and Pocket Internet Explorer opens up. "Calendar" brings up your Windows Mobile calendar, and so on.

The source code is available if you want to customize the links, which might be necessary, as I found that many of the icons point to programs I don't have installed on my device.

Installation is pretty simple. All you have to do is copy about 4.5MB of files to your device. You can put them anywhere, even on a storage card. Then click the program to start Launcher or the Slide/Unlocker program. If you want RE's Launcher to pop up every time you do a soft reset, just create a shortcut and copy it to the Windows/Startup folder.

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