1src Forums - Apps That Look Great but Suck

04-07-2003, 11:26 AM	#1
Telhai Guest Posts: n/a	Apps That Look Great but Suck 'what apps have you bought' seems to be a popular theme and comes up again and again. Looking over them it seems to me that there are some applications that look great but, after you install them and possibly even register, they seem never to quite live up to those great expectations. They end up gathering dust on the PDA until finally they are quietly deleted. So how about a list of applications that looked great, but for whatever reason, never quite realised what they promised?

04-07-2003, 11:43 AM	#2
rldunn Michigan Mod Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Brighton, MI USA Posts: 2,275	For me, it's usually games that fall into this category. At the top of the list would have to be Monopoly. The AI is not very good and it gets really boring after awhile. Very disappointing after how much it cost.

04-07-2003, 11:44 AM	#3
n2ifp Retired Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Manchester, NJ Posts: 12,444	NetFront Backupman Fitaly Virtual keyboard __________________ Cheers! Larry Winward T\|T3 + SE T610 + SE HBH-65 = BT Heaven!

04-07-2003, 12:07 PM	#4
rldunn Michigan Mod Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Brighton, MI USA Posts: 2,275	Why Backupman?

04-07-2003, 12:09 PM	#5
wellsjs X-TH55 Nutcase member <>< Silver Contributor Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 4,484	SilverScreen!! (launcher) SplashClock Slap FireViewer Disclaimer: What is of little use to me may not apply to others! __________________ . . . for unless you believe that I AM he you will die in your sins. - John 8:24 <>< PDA "trail" > Sharp Wizard OZ-750 > Palm M100 > Visor Deluxe > Visor Prism > Sony T665C > Sony NX80V > Sony TH55(2) > Palm Treo 700p Last edited by wellsjs : 04-07-2003 at 12:21 PM.

04-07-2003, 01:38 PM	#6
ballistic Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 527	Contacts 4. Good use of color, but way too busy. I deleted the demo after about 5 minutes. __________________ content is going mobile. visit MobileRead, your source for news and discussion.

04-07-2003, 02:56 PM

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Originally posted by ballistic
Contacts 4. Good use of color, but way too busy. I deleted the demo after about 5 minutes.

I agree with that. That's the first app I thought of. WAAAAAAAAAAAY too much stuff . . .

Kindof like ZL with all the stuff showing.

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04-07-2003, 03:13 PM	#8
aaronrkelly Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Moravia, IA Posts: 465	Lemonade Tycoon and rldunn is correct with the monoploy, it kinda sucks. Right now I am enjoying Rifle Slugs II - good game. __________________ Aaron R Kelly aaronrkelly@hotmail.com

04-07-2003, 03:18 PM

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Originally posted by n2ifp
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Fitaly Virtual keyboard

Thanks! You've reminded me to play around with skin designs for Fitaly. I'm thinking if it's all greyscale, it'll fit well with the default status bar and graffiti area. Hmmm... I think I'll make a separate post for this soon.

04-07-2003, 03:59 PM

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Originally posted by *YellowRose*
WAAAAAAAAAAAY too much stuff . . .

Kindof like ZL with all the stuff showing.

Careful now. Them's fightin' words.

04-07-2003, 04:03 PM	#11
Joel 1src Co-Founder Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Guam Posts: 4,517	But the new ZL allows you to hide "all the stuff showing."

04-07-2003, 04:09 PM	#12
hherbzilla save the day Silver Contributor Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: NC, USA Posts: 2,374	SilverScreen and FireViewer. SilverScreen was the first launcher I purchased. I thought it looked great. I found some themes and all was well. Then I waited for more themes. And waited. And waited. And waited. Thank goodness for ZL! FireViewer isn't a bad app, it's just that I found AcidImage after purchasing it. AI basically does everything I bought FireViewer for, and is updated more frequently. __________________ Search and ye shall find! "It's because they're stupid, that's why. That's why everybody does everything." - Homer J. Simpson SJ30 > NX70V > T3

04-07-2003, 04:17 PM

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Originally posted by fireball
But the new ZL allows you to hide "all the stuff showing."

Yup. That's EXACTLY what I do.

The screenshots of the 320x320 screens with **EVERYTHING** showing just looks horrendous (and yes, I KNOW they're showing the icons, etc.).

I can't imagine . . . bleh! (For me anyhow . . . 'MY' ZL is simple and elegant and does what I want it to.

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04-07-2003, 04:34 PM	#14
NR70V-o-holic now NX70V-o-holic Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 103	I agree with Contacts 4 and to add something actually deleted: Ballistics, the new game from MS, really boring after a few minutes playtime.... Noh

04-07-2003, 04:40 PM	#15
Cheechwhiz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ol' Cape of the Cods Posts: 192	Thanks to ClieSource, I've been steered away from wasting money on many, many apps that just seemed like "I gotta hav'em"s. This board will save you money and time. Support shareware