purl
03-31-2008, 02:46 PM
I'm not into having a lot of fancy graphics or ringtones on my phone. I like to keep it very simple, practical, and functional.
Ringtones: My favorite ringtone was the Nokia beep once+vibrate. It took me a long time to find for the blackberry, but I finally found a "ding" midi file that I now use along with vibrate. I use this for all rings and notifications. Why? Because it's simple and it works perfectly, and I never have to change profiles wherever I go (unless someplace requires completely dead silence). Oh, and it's not obnoxious.
Themes: The cool themes everyone has are nice and everything, but I need something that's easy to read and functional. I like to have the time relatively prominently displayed on the screen, along with the date (which can be a little less prominent). Then, having notifications for missed calls and messages clearly visible at a glance is very useful also.
For things to be clear and legible, the background wallpaper should be relatively simple. Single color, or maybe a simple gradient. Too many things in the wallpaper will make text harder to read.
If anyone can post links to themes that are simple like this, please do so here. I wouldn't mind if this thread collected the links to several simple themes, I'm sure people will find it useful. If there is already a thread that collects such links, please forgive me and direct me to it. Thanks!
Ringtones: My favorite ringtone was the Nokia beep once+vibrate. It took me a long time to find for the blackberry, but I finally found a "ding" midi file that I now use along with vibrate. I use this for all rings and notifications. Why? Because it's simple and it works perfectly, and I never have to change profiles wherever I go (unless someplace requires completely dead silence). Oh, and it's not obnoxious.
Themes: The cool themes everyone has are nice and everything, but I need something that's easy to read and functional. I like to have the time relatively prominently displayed on the screen, along with the date (which can be a little less prominent). Then, having notifications for missed calls and messages clearly visible at a glance is very useful also.
For things to be clear and legible, the background wallpaper should be relatively simple. Single color, or maybe a simple gradient. Too many things in the wallpaper will make text harder to read.
If anyone can post links to themes that are simple like this, please do so here. I wouldn't mind if this thread collected the links to several simple themes, I'm sure people will find it useful. If there is already a thread that collects such links, please forgive me and direct me to it. Thanks!