brianlb

Ok, so i just received my Tilt, it's my first pda i've ever had, any tips/help on what i should take off it, and do i need to use the CD in teh box for anything such as sync etc?

DSmithZ28

Welcome Brian!

You made a great choice, I love my Tilt! There are tons of mods to improve your experieince and lots of software available. There is more reading material on this device that you can possibly imagine! Read through Mobilitysite.com forums first, and then check out xdadevelopers.com. XDA is the the best site, but it is really geared toward the expert level modder for mobility users.

You won't need anything on your CD... I would recommend the bloatware trick first if you don't like all the links and extra AT&T software staring at you.

You can also disable the very annoying startup animation by going into your registry and changing a very simple setting. You will need a registry editor, I use Resco.

go to hklm/software/htc/startupanimation/ and change the enabled value from "1" to "0".

Have fun!

brianlb

is there a way to get the sounds the tilt makes from pressing buttons, etc off and keeping the alarm on? also i have 3 accounts on my outlook desktop, and they are all seperated while all being in the inbox, can that be done w/the tilt ms outlook?

brianlb

What is teh benefit of the bloatware trick? and will i loose any of the programs, emails, i just instatlled on my tilt? also i have ms streets and trips, will the gps work w/that or will i need to pay for a subscription?

ssschmidt

The bloatware trick saves you quite a bit of Ram. Most of the stuff can be reinstalled via cabs if you need it. XDA has the cabs posted in one of their threads (xda-developers - Xda-developers).

Yes you would lose EVERYTHING you have installed. The bloatware trick is a Hard reset. So it brings your tilt to ground zero. It is POSSIBLE that if you did a selective backup with the included sprite backup software, you could save your programs, but it would probably have everything (including what you are removing with the remove bloatware trick.

Don't know about the MS Streets. I use google maps.

1 other thing that should be mentioned. IF you hard reset, after you have reloaded your MUST HAVE software, and sync'd your contacts/tasks/calendar, Perform a backup using sprite. Keep a copy of that backup on your storage card, and a copy on your desktop. This can save time if you need to reset again.

hth.

ssschmidt

is there a way to get the sounds the tilt makes from pressing buttons, etc off and keeping the alarm on?
-----Start\Settings\Personal\Sounds & Notifications\---Uncheck the two boxes for screen taps and hardware buttons. If you want the keyboard sliding sound, it is located in the same place.

also i have 3 accounts on my outlook desktop, and they are all seperated while all being in the inbox, can that be done w/the tilt ms outlook?
---I believe if you select for activesync to sync emails, that would pull all of your inbox. But would only do it when you are connected to your desktop pc. For the Tilt to check, you would have to have each account separate.

HTH