Initial alpha WhatsApp client for N900
Editor: Ryan Abel
The first alpha release of a WhatsApp client for Fremantle, Yappari, was announced last week by Talk user "Scorpius": While we wait for Wazzap to hit the N900 I've decided to share with you all a Whatsapp client I've been coding for a while now. So far this will only work for people that have been using the peterbjornx's Java Whatsapp port and registered their real IMEI. If you've got an N900 and want to try it out . . . you're going to have to invest some effort. Probably best to wait for the beta if you're not planning on filing bugs.
Mustr sets random pattern backgrounds
Editor: Ryan Abel
Thomas Perl announced yet-another-cool-application last week: Mustr, which: is like Lucas Rocha's Pattrn, but for MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan. Funky patterns for your N950/N9! It uses the API of COLOURlovers.com to download Creative Commons-licensed patterns (CC-BY-NC-SA) and set them as your lock screen wallpaper. Currently available only as a .deb, but due for arrival on Apps for MeeGo soon.
Google Reader application for Harmattan
Editor: GeneralAntilles
Grrok, a Google Reader application for Harmattan, was released last week by Jon Levell: I've been working on a Google Reader App for the N9 written in QML/Javascript. It still has rough edges but I use it for my day-to-day feed-reading at this stage. [...] Feedback welcome (once it's much more polished I'll put it in the Ovi Store (for free) or apps.formeego.org). For the time being, it's only available as a .deb from the developer's website, but should, according to the developer, make its way to the Nokia Store once it's more polished.
Unrestricted system-ui allows additional status menu plugins on Harmattan
Editor: Ryan Abel
Now a story for you younguns: Once upon a time, statusbar plugins ran wild and free in the statusbars of Maemo devices everywhere. Now, Installation of the package requires that either Open Mode is enabled or Inception is installed, so this particular modification sits squarely in the realm of voided warranties.
ereswap swap fragmentation
Editor: Ryan Abel
estel has put together a series of scripts to help ease troubles caused by swap fragmentation on the N900: ereswap is a set of scripts, allowing to detect swap fragmentation and to refresh it. by re-enabling swap, when needed (or doing the latter no matter of conditions, if user decide to). Slow swap can be a particularly troublesome ailement on the N900, but these scripts should help speed up swap access if it becomes particularly fragmented. You can grab the .deb from Extras-devel (usual warnings apply, don't leave Extras-devel enabled or install any updates with it enabled, etc.).