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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] NLS:
You can always keep a link here to point them there.

In any case now you keep more users "locked out" (because they just don't think of visiting this forum)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
I think you're right. I'll do it soon!

However, how do I keep a link? I don't think moderators will want to have 2 threads about the same subject in different forums, don't you think?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] aRGybaRGy:
Fixed it.. I just uninstalled and deleted all the old files in install dir before reinstalling from scratch - I had used it previously, about 18 months ago and had just updated.

Thanks for your help
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Good. I'm glad it works now!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
WE'VE MOVED!

Now this thread is part of the Development and Hacking forum instead of the Kaiser forum

Thanks JimmyMcGee for moving the thread!

Cheers
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] NLS:
hey enjoy your new home :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] timoline:
...

Hopefully there standup some new devs this way, who can help rewriting the php (server side), with new features etc...

ciao
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jefmcg:
I'm a LITTLE behind in this thread (about 1000** postings!) but this is something I'd love to get involved in. I've actually wanted to change it on my own server, but hadn't got around to it as I haven't wanted the hassle of merging changes.

Is there a group working on this already? Just point me to the postings if there is.

If not, is the website code open source? The readme stuff suggests it is

If the original author is happy to open source it, I'd be happy to start a google project (or source forge) for it.

thanks

** actually, it's probably closer to 4000 postings behind :-)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
[editing...]

I will post it later with more information!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] timoline:
php

Please start and count me in...although I'm not a very experienced php/mysql dev.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] frankFurther:
Was actually coming to ask if the php pages had been redone

or existed in another language. Based on the above few posts, I would assume no. Has anyone modified their "server" side to use a non-mysql backend?

I am considering porting the tables over to mssql and possibly porting the index.php and a few other pages over to c# or worst case asp.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Hi jefmcg,

Thanks for your help!

Yes, the web viewer is open source. It was written by several users however nobody is keeping it updated right now.

At this moment it's a little bit complicated to add new features because it was written to do something specific so the code is not easily expandable. Also I think it's possible to make it work much faster.

For those reasons I'm planning to rewrite it, but I don't know when I will have a chance to do that.

If you have the time and think that you can make it run faster and having a design that makes easier to add new features or plugins... please go ahead! Thanks!

By the way, FYI, we have 2 persons writing a .net version of the web server.

(They are converting the existing php pages to aspx)

Let me know if you have other questions.

Cheers
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Thanks for that!

At this moment we have 2 persons converting the pages to asp.

If you want to you can contact RoelAlblas in my forum. He's one of them.

http://www.luisespinosa.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=8
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] primesuspect:
Ok I'm having a couple issues...

1st.. Last night i moved all the files over to my server followed the instructions to a key in the readme.txt file and all I saw was a black screen when I when to "http://www.yourdomain.com/trackme/install.php" so then I deleted everything and started from scratch.. and now I'm getting the error that my "Google Maps API key" is associated with another site??

the 2nd issue is the remote tab in the congig section of the trackme WM app doesn;t alow me to point to to my own server.. so I need a deff version??

HELP me I think is is pretty awesome a battery drainer but pretty cool...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Hi primesuspect,

I didn't write the web viewer so I cannot give you too much information.

Did you go to the google website and generated an API key for your site? That's the one that you need to use.

Do you have the option 'Hide Advanced settings' checked?

Well, that's not true. It depends how you use it.

There is an option to turn off the GPS after uploading and turning on automatically. Also you can turn off the screen while tracking.

The program doesn't really do anything between uploads.

Regards
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sarvesvara.dasa:
This is good news. Hope to see better map usage ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] khaytsus:
BTW, the build-in GPS in most phones are not very efficient. I went on a hike a few months ago, was out for 3 hours using my bluetooth GPS and TrackMe running the whole time. I got the phone out quite a bit doing other things with it, but mainly it was with "screen off" in my holster. I had my typical email program running, etc.. I did have uploads turned off, because I was in the boonies and didn't have a very good cell signal.

Battery dropped to 78%. Typical drain is 2.5%, so that's an additional 4.5%/hr. I think that's quite reasonable. With the built-in GPS, that would have been at least 16%/hr considering the built-in GPS uses about 100ma.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] MELPHBOY:
Stealth Mode

Can someone help me with program not starting in stealth mode when windows start up. When I do a soft re-set and my unit re-starts, the program start up in full windows veiw. I have the program setting, set to start with windows,in stealth mode, and start minimized, but it still starts fully open. Help!:eek:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tinuz97:
Thx for this nice program m8!

I just installed it after hard searching,because i had a nokia n73 before and used sportstracker on that,after switching to htc i realy miss a tracking program,so 100X thx :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Yes, that's something that I have noticed on some devices (I think the problem was introduced with Windows Mobile 6)

It's in the to-do list so I expect to fix it soon.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
You're welcome! I'm glad you like it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] MELPHBOY:
Thank You Staryon, this is a very, very good program! Maybe you can have a certain delay time before it starts up.:cool:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tinuz97:
I just tested it when i let my dog out for a walk,and i watched it with google earth 1min ago the route,and i must say that it works great like sportstracker

from my nokia n73.

Realy nice :eek:

EDIT: i am also checking Distant Galaxies now :p
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
lol... that's funny!

I always like to hear how people use TrackMe!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Thanks!

Yes, I thought about that. The problem is some people want to use the program as anti-theft so they don't want to see anything in the screen at all.

Let's see what I can do!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] MELPHBOY:
That exactly what I was speaking about, nothing on the screen at all. But when set to start with Windows, stealth mode, and minimized, it always shows up. But of course you are aware of this already, acordding to our previous posting.:)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Kiwi_dan:
Hi Staryon,

Hoping you can help. I have Trackme working and a private server set up. I love the application. I mentioned in a previous post I have a problem when the internal GPS is turned off when Trackme tries to restart my whole device locks up. I dont seem to get this problem with Google Maps or some other apps I have tried so I think my hardware is good and there is just a compatability issue.

Are there any logs or anything usefull I could sent for you to try and check this out?? I tried all the suggestions posted with no luck.

I am running WM6.

Thanks

Dan
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] MELPHBOY:
Deleting Trips

Is there any way to delete trips automaticlly from my device or delete trip automaticlly from my device after a certain time period?:confused:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Sorry but that's not possible.

Regards
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Kiwi_dan:
I thought I would mention I tried running SiRFTECH and found I have firmware GSW3.2.4_3.1.00.12-SDK003P1.00a

Also I noticed when running SiRFTECH and also running Trackme (sharing the GPS) I can stop and start Trackme as often as I want with out problem. (Of course SiRFTECH is holding the GPS port open) So it seems to be a problem when Trackme shuts down the GPS port.

Any ideas??
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] phunzoid:
just wanted to give an update....i hadn't been using TrackMe for a while, so i gave up trying to resolve the problem above...but just recently i updated to the latest release, and still had the problem....so i decided to totally delete TrackMe from my phone, including the TM folder, and re-installed the app

TrackMe now updates automatically for me in GE again :D

amazing what a totally fresh install can fix :p
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Maybe a parameter in the config file was incorrect.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jefmcg:
OK.

Well, I've created a google code project (it was an easy choice, SF already had one of the same name):

http://trackme.googlecode.com/

The code is straight from your site. We can add the .net version and the application itself if devs want to do that. Currently it's MIT license (no restrictions at all) but we can change that as we go forward.

Just checking: Is there anyone here who wants to claim copyright on the web code. I really want to be sure it's abandoned.

joan
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
New version available

Fixed: If you exit the program while you were still tracking, the COM port was not closed.

I can't believe I didn't see the problem before! :(
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
hey... thanks a lot!

Don't you mind to add a link to my site as well?

This one:

http://luisespinosa.com/trackme_eng.html

The reason is because there is a trackme.com web site that has nothing with mine and some people may get confused.

Another minor thing:

In the description says 'Track me is GPS tracking software'

Could you change it to 'TrackMe is a GPS/Cell ID tracking software'

Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dewild1:
If you do not have it set to automatically run every time.. Will sending a text activate it? If it activates it, does it show anything?

To make it a fully universal program, a tracker, and a theft recovery program, it would need to do so.

I just installed and I love it!

BTW, for Verizon HTC Touch Pro users, with the http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=49933 GPS fix, this program works perfectly with it. The other phone recovery programs did not.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] khaytsus:
Staryon,

A long time ago we left a small issue open dealing with changing direction while walking being too twitchy and perhaps limiting new points to only when exceeding some speed (say 5mph). I still find that when I'm walking around (particularly geocaching where I might be hunting around a bit) I log LOTS of points.

BTW, I haven't had time to look at the PHP code for the distance calculation, been extremely busy here. I hope to do it soon!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dewild1:
Wow, this is fun.. I can tell when my kid is about to walk through the door, and SCARE HIM!

I just did.. LOL

Hey, good job!

If you were to make it super stealth.. And have an option to run in the background, with no visible signs, this would become an instant phone tracking device, activated by a text..

If you make it so it automatically started tracking and sent a reply sms or email and made it super stealth.. MAN, you would OWN the whole theft recovery and tracking market.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] khaytsus:
Staryon,

Okay, I tracked the problem down, it is indeed within the distance function when $lat1 = $lat2. There is probably something nicer to do here, but this will fix it..

What I don't get is that $lon1 == $lon2 is fine, but $lat1 + $lat2 gives some bad math. It's this line exactly which gives the NAN:

$dist = acos($dist)

And what's odd is that in this $dist going in is 1 from print $dist, but if I manually set $dist to 1, the result is 0! So I have no idea what's going on behind the scenes. Anyway, the kludge above will fix it. Hopefully someone else will have a better way. :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Steph217:
Position problem

Hi,

First, I'd like to say that's a great job. I've been looking such a thing for a while.

The software always upload the same position (-5.23952851666667,36.3565821666667) whatever is the gps configuration.

I've launched Tomtom to check if it was a hardware problem: the position is correct.

I'm running TrackMe 5.2.8.133 on an Eten X800 with custom ROM and my own server.

Thanks for your help,

Steph
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dewild1:
Hey, I was thinking.. Besides the full stealth thing, and activating Tracking via a text.. (I think you already have it activating via a text but it needs to be running in the background and right now it is something people can see), I noticed that my sons battery, was down to 20% after having it track all day. (Normally 80%)

So, if you could have it accept a variable.. Like "trackfor30min" or just have it set in your settings to only track for 30 min or 60 min, etc.. Then it would not take away all the battery.

Then, you would be my hero!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Sorry guys...

I forgot to disable a function that generates random points that I use for testing! :D

Just download the program again!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Kiwi_dan:
Hi Stayron,

Just installed the new version you posted.

Found something a little strange.

Now when trackme start it says it has 4 Satellites connected instantly (even though I am inside) and uploads an incorrect location.

When I toggle GPS on and off (using the Start Stop key) my equipment locks up completely :-(

I uninstalled removed all the config files and reinstalled same problem.

Thanks for looking at this, I can't wait to get it 100% on my equipment.

Dan
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Kiwi_dan:
ok got the new version with out the ramdom GPS settings.

I still get a lock up toggling the GPS start stop sorry to say :-(

Cheers

Dan
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] timoline:
Hi,

send you a PM with some code, maybe you can analyse it easier with my code....

Kr,
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
No, TrackMe doesn't have that feature.

Yeah... that has been discussed several times, but I still prefer to have a separate theft recovery program, because adding more stuff like this I think it would convert TrackMe into bloatware.

I would really like to implement a theft recovery program one day... but I have so many things in mind that I don't think I will have the chance.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Yes, I haven't had a chance to look at that either. Don't worry, I haven't forgotten it. :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
lol... you're funny. By the way, bad news... your wife is not a superwoman!

just check one of my previous posts. :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Thanks for that.

I also have other problems with the web viewer. For some reason one my trips doesn't show up. However I can export it to KML just fine.

No idea why.

I hope we get more people involved in the web viewer so it can be redone and make it faster!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Sorry about that. Check one of my previous posts. I forgot to disable the debug mode when I released the latest version.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Right now you can start tracking automatically when an sms is received.

I'll think about sending a reply sms or email. It shouldn't be too complicated.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Yes, sorry about that!

Just download the program again.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] NLS:
I agree you shouldn't make it bloatware.

As for that you'd like to implement one theft recovery program... Why?

There are at least FOUR in this forum plus at least THREE commercial solutions.

Spend your future freeware development time to something else. :P
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Because everybody is asking for that when they see TrackMe!

Really? Do they all have those features that people are asking for TrackMe?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] NLS:
I am sure you can easily find out yourself.

The threads are right in this forum. Here are two:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=464336 (a freshman)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=394203 (an older but very active development)

As for commercial, from top of my mind I remember WIMP (Where Is My Phone) and a Sprite solution I don't remember the name.

(btw I like TrackMe for what it is)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dewild1:
LOL.. Ya, after I read the other posts, after I PMed you.. I realized it was not just my wife's phone-GPS.. Still funny though..

Well, in all honesty... The thing is really light, Displaying the log may take some overhead but my analysis of the CPU and mem usage is low.. Good job and I doubt having his program in super stealth mode, (sleep mode where all it does is sniff for a text message and then wakes up and tracks in the background), will add any to the cpu or mem usage..

Trust me, you DO NOT want me to come up with a solution...

:-)

LOL

1. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=464336 SmartProtect Anti-Theft Software with SMS Auto-Responder and MortScript support

2. http://www.sto-helit.de/index.php?module=download&action=list&category=18 Mortscript

3. About 10 hours of my time learning Mort Script.

4. Me sending a text to the phone.

5. The Software with SMS Auto-Responder and MortScript support calls up the script.

6. The script calls up Trackme.

7. It tracks for 30 min.

8. Then the script kills Trackme.....

Bloated??? Well my alternative is a BIG FAT PIG!!

Look, honestly, when the economy was not so bad, www.SacramentoComputerRepair.com/faq.htm , we ran a kick ass on site business and I wanted a way to give my clients a way to know when the Ambulance was going to show up and a way for them to meet us if they wanted to drop off their computer and save an on site fee..

So, back when Google maps and Earth was a new thing... I asked Google and MSN to make me something like this.. I was quoted 10K!!! Even then I could not afford it and I hate monthly things because it just not wise.. As a small business there is good and bad months.

Look, I was expecting some insurance money last week, it has been delayed for a few weeks, but after that, I will be lunching a nation wide campaign and we hope to be bigger than the stupid GeekSquad, (Were better now, just not bigger)..

So, if you can help, I will donate $100 in a few weeks and if all goes as planned, and we grow as big as I hope, I will be generous. I really want this and if you can save me form my horrid idea above, I would be very thankful.

Plus, I am an expert with AutoHotkey.com and some people are porting it to PPC.. So learning morstscript would be a waste of my time.. Got to keep moving forward, WISELY!

Plus, I really think you are almost there.. I do not think adding a super stealth mode, that just sits in the background and listens for the text, or heck, even a small program that runs as a service and does the "listening" and then calls up Trackme in a super stealth mode would be fine..

Hey, if you think this will take you more than an hour or two, I will do my lame idea and share it, just in case others want it..
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
I really appreciate all your suggestions. The problem is at this moment I cannot even think about it. I have a huge to-do list for TrackMe, and I'm also working on 2 more projects (besides my full time job!)...

I'm really sorry about that, seriously...

The only thing that I think I can make sooner is to start tracking for a specific amount of time and stop after that. I'll try to have that for next week.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Thanks for that.

yeah... they come with lots of options. It's not worth it to write another program that does the same.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dewild1:
Also, if you do take on these ideas.. One thing "The Software with SMS Auto-Responder and MortScript support" and the others do is sniff for text with the commands in it.. Intercepts them, then deletes them.

That's sounds hard to program..

Your program looks for key words. That is good enough.. All we would have to do is use keywords like "lostphone" (no space) and for the keyword for time "30--min" and we could hide it in a text..

"Hi, my lostphone is my favorite thing in the world.. If I do not get it back in 30--min, I will die"
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] NLS:
Still Dean I don't see why he should shift program development to remake something that other programs already do good enough.

We are all going for the better here, I think staryon should suggest those programs to people that want this functionality, like I am sure those developers would (and probably will) suggest TrackMe for what is built for: Tracking your movements. In this field TrackMe to me looks like the leader. Trackr is worse (after I tested it) and other programs (for example CMP) have very limited such capabilities.

My opinion. Staryon decides what he wants to do with his software (and how to use his programming skills).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dewild1:
The more features a program can offer, makes it more valuable.

For example, my www.CPULOCK.com protects against all malware, not just viruses, not just spyware.

People like a good deal, extras and more features.

If he plan on selling this program, it would make it more valuable.

Most of the thousands of people we have helped, just want their computer fixed, an all in one solution.. They do not want to fuss with anti virus, anti spyware, a start up protector, defrag, HD scanning, backup, etc.

Being a techy, I want it all in one program.. That's just me man.. I am kinda anal.. To each their own..
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] NLS:
Opinions differ. I am also a techy, both professionally and because I use the damn thing the last 26 years of my life.

What I have seen is that many times doing many things together doesn't make you the best in any of them.

Sometimes this is good enough (for example my motorcycle is of this type and I am fan of this "do a bit of everything" philosophy in that field). Sometimes, there is no point. I a mean how could it give more value to his currently freeware software, by start adding features that other freeware (and will stay freeware) programs already give and are dedicated enough to THAT particular job they do, to STAY in front. Like TrackMe can be and stay "in front" tracker programs, where if he starts adding seemingly unrelated things (or ok: loosely related) he might loose the lead even to the one thing his program now does best.

We have a saying in my country: Better be first in the village, than second in the city.

Without judging your all-in-one solution, as an IT person I sometimes prefer dedicated solutions. For example no all-in-one can fight a Kaspersky antivirus (which I prefer lately - just the antivirus not the rest bling bling they offer) plus a nice SpyBot or Adaware. Yes it is administrator hell, but yet, I find it more effective (less efficient, more effective - depends what you want).

Anyway. Once more: Staryon is to decide how he moves forward with his software.

(and I hope he forgives our philosophical discussion in his thread)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] khaytsus:
BTW, my kludge worked yesterday, but not today, so I did it better..

function distance($lat1, $lon1, $lat2, $lon2, $unit)
{
if ($lat1 == $lat2 && $lon1 = $lon2) { return 0; }
$theta = $lon1 - $lon2;
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