One of the most helpful tools especially in blogging for the Nokia e61 must be Screenshot. Screenshot is after mlock probably one of the first applications I have installed on my e61.

One of the problems I had in starting to use this freeware application was that I had no idea what the short-cut was to actually capture the screen. It just said ‘edit + [ok]’. Had no idea what edit or ok was on the e61. Only after a lot of trials and errors I finally found out.

This new version v2.45 has solved this issue by simply providing an instruction on ‘how to’ embedded in the background picture of the application itself. Simple but very helpful. This latest version is specifically for Symbian s60 3rd edition devices.

You can download here.

In follow-up of the earlier post on Morange - FREE push mail I like to come back on some issues raised by some users.

First of all when you are logged in on the Morange portal you can customize the download of the client application. Eg like me I am not using the web cam application or the PIM synchronization application. If you exclude them on the download page then the Morange client download will also exclude these. The advantage is that it will save you navigation in the application on the phone itself.

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Push Mail (maybe I am wrong, but probably) started off with BlackBerry handheld and BlackBerry mail. Besides the fact that especially for corporate solutions BlackBerry is much too expensive, now having the Nokia e61 I cannot imagine BlackBerry RIM still being there in a few years from now …

Thus when I acquired my e61 I went out to look for a different and foremost cheaper solution. And I found. The solution is called Morange which also happens to be the company name of the young Singapore based enterprise.

What is Morange? Morange is a Java based application which works with most Java enabled phones, thus for sure with the e61. Although the primary function is push email, Morange offers a lot more :

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Similar is my addiction to Sudoku as it is to mobile devices. Since the day I have purchased the Nokia e61 I have been looking for a suitable application. So far I have only found some which do not really use the potential of the e61 LCD display nor the jog button. Although I realize a Sudoku is best solved on paper, it would still be nice being able to play it on the road.

What would be really great if there is a game out there which does not only allow to play vanilla Sudokus but for example also variants like X-sudoku.

Appreciate if you can share any games or experiences for other readers to pick up. Tnx.

Over time and reading several articles about using a RSS news reader on the e61 I have noticed that there are not many familiar RSS readers out there which allow for offline reading of news and articles. Obviously being a disadvantage especially for those travelling regularly by plane.

Although … as we all know mobile phones already allow for many years to be turned on without the attena being on. For some this is called “flight-mode” and for the e61 one it is called “offline”. Once travelling from China to Europe the plane lifted off the ground already for quite some time, I decided to use my phone in offline mode and turned it on. Immediately I was approached by a (not so good looking) stewardess who aggressively asked me to turn off my phone. Failing to explain to her that actually the phone was not “turned on” and that basically the state of my mobile was no different than the LCDTV mounted in the headrest in front of me, I suggested her to try and make a call using my mobile. Only this suggestion got her so excited that she decided to get the captain … I gave up. Do not fly Air France.

Assuming you do not run into a stewardess with the intellect of a head of lettuce, and you still like to read your RSS messages offline, you might try the solution NewsTouch is offering. The main advantages as I see them from this solution are : 1) offline reading, and 2) the simplicity the way the information is offered. Although I do like Widgets the disadvantages I see is that you loose the overview especially when you start adding more and more feeds. NewsTouch in itself is a very basic and simple application which is java based and extremely easy to use. Because it is java based its usage is not limited to the e61. Disadvantage : it is not free and an annual subscription is required. However, trying it is free and you can download the application (*.jar) here (the application just recently has been optimized for s60 3rd edition). A listing of some standard feeds is offered both in the trial as well as the normal version. Additional feeds can be entered into the phone directly but then obviously you need to know the URL. With a registration you get access to the NewsTouch portal where you can very easily maintain your folders and feeds.

Steps to take are as follows :

1. First try it and see if you like it
2. If you like it get a registration with NewsTouch by registering on their site - this will give you a username and a password
3. If you already have the “trial version installed” select “change user” and enter your personal details as requested
4. NewsTouch checks if the user exists and if so you will get a positive confirmation - you are ready to go
5. Create the folders / list you like (firs probably on the internet) and select “update all”
6. You can change display settings and the number of messages / articles you like to track and download each time

BTW. the application will allow you (if you are online) to download the full story, and will allow you to open the article directly in the phone’s browser.

Let me know what you think.

Since I have bought my e61 I have tried many and many more different themes. The one which I have used longest so far is probably S60 white. Disadvantage was that this theme was not optimized for the e61. As a result I missed parts in my screen of which I was not even aware. In fact I have stopped using some software because ‘fields were missing’. Other themes I have used most of the times have a ‘too busy’ or a ‘too dark’ set-up. Making it hard to read, or reducing contrast. Thus I decided to create my own theme.

Looking for the tools to do so, it was a bit disappointing. In fact I did not come a lot further than ThemeStudio 3.0, a slow and tedious way of making any theme. Moreover not yet optimized for s60 3rd edition. Happy I then was to learn that Nokia came up with Carbide.ui v3.1 (btw. you need to become member of the Nokia forum to be able to download). Still not easy to learn, but after some trial and error with some standard themes that come with it, I started to create my first own theme keeping the ‘too busy’ and ‘not enough contrast’ in mind. I have been using ProfiMail already for quite some time, also on other phones. In there is a color theme I really like for the reasons mentioned. As such I tried to create a similar look and feel in my first theme.

Let me know what you think.

If you like it, then you can download it here. (Btw. it is nice and small)