[WM] How to close open programs

Note : This article is written for the Windows Mobile [WM] OS.

The Windows Mobile operating system is a powerful system that is designed to be very similar to the Windows OS for PCs. This makes it very easy for those familiar with computers to use Windows Mobile. But one feature of Windows Mobile that looks the same as PCs but isn't, is the close button.

The close button of Windows Mobile, when used, minimizes the program rather than closing it as in PCs. This can act as a let-down as the minimized programs will use up a lot of battery. This problem can be solved in one of two ways :

Close programs using the Task Manager : You can open the Task Manager & then close the program from it everytime.

Use a 'Close All' button : Alternatively, by using the Tascal Close All tool, you can add a 'Close All' button to the start menu of your Windows. And as the name suggests, by opening it, it closes all the open programs.

Thus, you can easily solve the closing problem of Windows Mobile.

Create your own themes online

Themes are a wonderful way to change the style of a mobile phone. There are several themes available all over the web. Thus, you can easily get a theme of your liking on searching. But, themes too face several limitations as we cannot change the colors, background pictures, etc. separately. 

This problem can be solved easily by creating one's own themes. There are various free online applications available for this purpose (& also several offline softwares) By using such tools, we can customize the background pictures, colors, wallpapers, screensavers, etc. of different areas of the user interface & that too very easily to create a theme perfectly suited to you. You can then transfer the theme to your mobile phone via USB, Bluetooth, etc. Some of the online theme-creating applications are listed below :

[Note : All the sites listed below, except Goggag Mobile (S40)  require you to create an account with them (free, of course) to create / save themes]

OwnSkin Professional Theme Creator : This is  a powerful theme creator that supports themes of a very wide range of handsets. 

Here, the screen is sub-divided into three parts : The left hand section contains a list of all the editable items (like background image, softkey function color, etc.) which can be clicked upon to change it. The bottom section provides various functions like image upload, color picker, etc. for changing the selected item. And, the remaining area gives a preview of how the theme would look on the phone. You can also directly click on an item here to change that particular item's properties.

Zedge Theme Maker : You can also use Zedge's theme creator to create your theme. It facilitates the editing of the theme through several tabs (like Background, Color, Screensaver, etc.)

Some other theme-creation online tools are listed below :

Goggag Mobile (S40 & S60) : This, too, is an excellent site to create themes. However, it only supports themes of the Nokia S40 & S60 operating systems. And unlike other such apps, you need not create an account to make an S40 theme.

Related : How to know your phone's operating system.

Happy theme-making!