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By: Seven jailbreak methods for organizing your iPhone apps « Just Another iPhone Blog

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:54:22 +0000

[...] – $1.99: Described as a Springboard replacement, the current version of PogoPlank replaces the area above your iPhone dock with a spinning wheel and a set of folders. Like [...]

By: patrickj

patrickj — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:05:46 +0000

I don't think so, in this version – it may well be do-able in Version 2.0 when it comes out. I think those defaults are likely just based on the actual .app name for each program.

By: mark_j_tarr

mark_j_tarr — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:27:15 +0000

Is there a way to rename the icon labels, because when using pogoplank all labels change to some kind of default, example clock is displayed as Timer.

By: patrickj

patrickj — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:54:18 +0000

Glad to hear it – and me too

By: Matti

Matti — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:24:59 +0000

I'm using Pogoplank and lovin' it!

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Our Top 15 iPhone Jailbreak Apps | Just Another iPhone Blog — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:17:36 +0000

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By: Homescreen re-organizing: using Stacks to group similar apps | Just Another iPhone Blog

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:19:50 +0000

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By: patrickj

patrickj — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:07:06 +0000

Good call. I've mentioned this wallpaper pack before – Mac Wallpapers – and in Cydia the author is listed as Thrush. Who is Vlad?

By: Ricky Maveety

Ricky Maveety — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:59:39 +0000

Let us not forget a little credit for Vlad's beautiful blue wallpaper. He's got tons of them for the iPhone … for free.

By: patrickj

patrickj — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:14:10 +0000

Hurrah for not chickening out! Lovely background image there too. So glad it went well for you. I'm enjoying the growing number of theme choices for PogoPlank as well. Hope jailbreak treats you well Lesley.

By: Lesley

Lesley — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:41:45 +0000

I didn't chicken out. I used blackra1n and had no problems. I was jailbroken in less than a minute. Installed Cydia, some apps, and voila: http://www.flickr.com/photos/plumcrazy/4023725618... Jailbreak! So far, so good. It will take a little getting used to, as it seems to run a little more slowly than stock. But I think the additional functionality (Backgrounder, mQuickDo, app categorization via PogoPlank) will more than make up for the little extra time it takes for me to unlock to the home screen.

By: patrickj

patrickj — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:51:18 +0000

And toes (in spirit anyway). Let us know how it goes.

By: Lesley

Lesley — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:36:48 +0000

Thanks for the thoughts, Patrick. I'm leaning towards blackra1n as a first-timer too. Might try it later today (if I don't chicken out that is). Fingers crossed!

By: patrickj

patrickj — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:06:07 +0000

Generally I'd say both are very good. I've always had good experiences with the Dev Team's Pwnage Tools; but I've also hd super-easy and good experiences with GeoHot's purplera1n and blackra1n. I've heard some folks who've had issues with both also – and I could be wrong, but my impression is the majority of issues with blackra1n have been while trying to run it, very few issues after doing the jailbreak; whereas I've heard of a number of carrier / signal issues with the latest Pwnage Tool.

Again, either is good – but I might lean a little towards blackra1n for a first-timer. Good luck if you go for it.

By: Lesley

Lesley — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:46:27 +0000

Somewhat OT here. Considering jailbreaking for the first time and was hoping for some thoughts as to whether to use Blackra1n or Pwnage Tool. iPhone 3GS on 3.1.2, Mac, don't care about ever unlocking. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks.

By: Lesley

Lesley — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:46:06 +0000

Somewhat OT here. Considering jailbreaking for the first time and was hoping for some thoughts as to whether to use Blackra1n or Pwnage Tool. iPhone 3GS, Mac, don't care about ever unlocking. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks.

By: patrickj

patrickj — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:24:04 +0000

Hmmm – I honestly find it reminding me more of the Mac's Dock for right now, not of Windows at all. I think things can stay fairly clean and simple if you have up to 3-4 home screens, but beyond that Apple just hasn't given any elegant answers yet. For me, with usually between 8-11 screens of apps, this represents less messing round swiping through screens. I'm finding it nicer to just spin through a short wheel with labels for my folders as quick helpful reminders, and very few movements and taps to launch the app I want. Plus, during much of an evening I may get by just using favorite apps accessible via mQuickDo or Kirikae quick app-switchers, and never need to even see the clutter of all the home screens.

By: tim01

tim01 — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:55:04 +0000

the one thing i dislike about something like that, is how much it reminds me of windows, notably a windows mobile phone. With the iphone its one thing. Simple.
everything thats on your phone is right there. No folders, no files. Just icons. Want to call someone? tap on the phone. Want to play a game? Tap on that game.
There is no tapping a start button, and going to accessories or games, then over to that game, My top apps are on my first 2 pages. The other stuff i use is so rare, that it doesnt matter if i have to scroll through 3 pages.

now im not saying that this is a difficult change anything. Its a great concept and something a lot of people will use. I for one, will end up sticking w/ my original black, blah looking homescreen

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Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:01:35 +0000

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By: patrickj

patrickj — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:50:00 +0000

I found a few different definitions for naff – including this one: naff 1 (nāf)
adj. Chiefly British Slang
Unstylish, clichéd, or outmoded.
Jaunty is a good one.
I think I may post on Kirikae at some point. Still not sure what I think of it. Like it, but not as much as mQuickDo – although I am still using them both right now.

By: patrickj

patrickj — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:45:54 +0000

Naff = yup, a blast from times past in the UK I guess.

By leaf levels, you're meaning the list of apps within each folder? If so, they are scrollable when that folder is selected, not while you are moving round the wheel itself. Hope that answers the question.

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By: Shobizz3000

Shobizz3000 — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:26:21 +0000

I didn't see naff in my dictionary!!??
But I learned a new word too!
Jaunty: being up to date in style
That's what I would call Kirikae! Thanks Patrick. I think that has replaced my mquickdo. I like it even better. Maybe a quick tidbit on that one day might be good for the people?

By: aflorence

aflorence — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:48:21 +0000

I learned a new word today!
naff: lacking taste or style

btw losing Spotlight is a no go but are the leaf levels scrollable?

By: patrickj

patrickj — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:03:14 +0000

Yup, you were the first one who got me curious about this. Kept kinda taking a peek and leaving it, until this afternoon.
You're right on how the themes work – they seem to theme *only* the wheel itself and its folders – in the case of this Leopard theme with a nice little gradated apple shape on the folders. So it lets your background shine. I'll definitely report back after a few days or however long I last with it.

Kirikae is another app-switching app in Cydia. Lets you access all running apps (so the built-in ones that are allowed to run in background, or ones you've applied Backgrounder to) plus a list of favorites at a double-tap of the home button.