Okay... so I was inspired by my usage of Go Launcher EX on my android phone to customize my kobo a little bit... i guess this is for those who are not aware of this app
Download link for the latest version / information on it
http://droidsurf.blogspot.com/2011/1...7-android.html
Even tho we don't get the google market on our kobos we can still download widgets, themes etc quickly from the Go market so its not as inconvenient as I thought it might have been.
You can also customize it so that it works better with kobo vox... since the default settings are for phones you should spend some time playing around with the dock icons for example to replace "call" "message" etc buttons... I just changed them with folders that include different apps that I've sorted for myself.
Here are some quick starter tips:
1. Download the apk file
2. Follow the instructions and I'd recommend those who do not want to spend too much time to also download deskmigrator app that comes up in the instructions to copy over the apps to the Go Launcher platform
3. Press the middle physical touch button (the one for menu)
4. press preferences --> screen settings --> Grid size
5. I found 7x5 to be most compatible.... ie. its very similar or the same? as the normal launcher we've been using.
6. Effect settings for cool effects
play around with the settings to customize it the way you want it to be.
To go back to the original launcher, press the home button and press Launcher.
Some other tips:
1. You can long press widgets to resize them
2. you can delete/replace etc the dock apps by long pressing
Um this was just a quick intro... hopefully you will find it beneficial if you try it out!