[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 ROM Development] Chef_Tony:
ok, where to begin?

yes, the two roms, you mentioned are nice options, but in wm6.5 with the newer builds we have four options, you forgot to mention -=sun_dream's=- and -=xplode's=- rom.

for picking the right rom for you, you should probably

1. read the respective first post of those threads and compare the basic features and included programs in the rom.

2. if you fancy certain programs that are included in one rom, but another rom fits you better, google for a cab of that program or request it in the chef's thread.

3. read the very last pages of the threads and find out about known bugs, and balance, whether you can live with them (e.g. exchange sync is not as important for many people...)

4. decide, whether it is worth to stay with the rom by looking at higher builds, e.g. in other devices' sections or on site's dealing with the same topics we do, like -=engadget=-, -=1800PPC=-, -=WMExperts=-, or -=whatever you might find=-. ;)

you will also find out, that there are higher builds out there caught on video on those sites, and they feature major UI changes in finger-friendlyness and look more and more like a final build and make up a bigger difference to wm6 or wm6.1 (besides the obvious titanium home and start menu).

the video you posted, is made by a user here, named beakybal4, and there is also a thread about it -=here=-. whatever aspect of that ui you might have liked, he and the other posters there can definetely explain to you, where and how to get it.

another thing is, with your memory relocated to 60mb already, flashing new roms is not such a big deal, ok, you have to hard reset and loose all your data, but what is stored on the device besides a wallpaper and a ringtone, anyways? pim information can be backupped, using -=DotFred's PimBackup=-, or if you can spare sms, just syncing.

and about reinstalling your programs: while you can surely spare a few programs (for ui improvements for example) because in wm6.5 there are more stock features, you just need to devide the rest of the programs in 2 groups:

- the ones you install on your device itself

- the ones you install on the sd card.

take the ones you install on your device (and that do NOT require immediate setting up after install routine) and put them in a folder called EXTROM on your sd card, add an autorun.exe and a -=cfg.txt=- and after each rom flash, followed by a hard reset, your programs will install automatically for you, no big deal to create, nothing to stop you from flashing a rom you are probably happier with. about the extrom and how to make your own, you can find a lot of information on this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=542243&highlight=autorun.exe

about the ramdisk, mentioned:

a ram disk is an "additional drive". like a small flash drive for the pc. in this case it means, you have less ram to work with, but have a bit more storage space (most commonly 16mb) for installling programs or storing data. that extra space comes out of your 90mb of RAM, hence the name, which can make your device a little slower when performing stressy tasks. so, in general i would say No, you don't need a ram disk in a rom, you are better off, installing bigger programs or storing files on the sd card and keeping all your ram for the device to work with.

have fun, reading through all those links, i need a coffee now. ;)

with best regards,

Chef_Tony