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Was just thinking about how the world clocks on the XDA II synchronizes itself...
All GMT +/- on the list pivot around London/Dublin...but how is London and Dublin derived and (dynamically) updated since daylight saving times fluctuate from time to time?
i believe that the regional settings in windows take care of adding or subtracting the daylight saving
Rudegar said:
i believe that the regional settings in windows take care of adding or subtracting the daylight saving
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but how does it know when to add or subtract? sorry, i live in asia so mabbe i'm not savvy about how DST works...
I know this from an OLD OLD program on my first ever Psion Series 3, many a moon ago, that however intricate it is, there IS a formula, pre-ordained, to calculate when DST starts and ends, for any given year.
Whether its as simple as a pre-set list of dates, or most likely, based on days that months start on etc, I cannot say.
And as to the method behind the formula, again I cannot say.
But I can say that an old old piece of software, on my Psion, was designed to work out just exactly this for you.
So somewhere, or somehow, this IS something than can either be calculated in advance, or is simply a pre-set list.
The DST calculation
The DST is starting the last Sunday of March and is terminating the last Sunday of October. As simple as that.
From London
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Dear all,
I posted a topic to Geocaching forum today.
And now, I would like to introduce Windows Mobile application "GCz" to WM experts and users like you!!
Because some of you might be interested in Geocaching with WM devices.
Please visit below to know the application for your WM device.
(or visit download site here -> http://www.nicque.com/PQz )
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[Geocaching forum]
http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/
[Forum > All nations]
http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showforum=24
[Topic - Do you use Windows Mobile Device? if so!]
(Introduction of Windows Mobile application for Geocaching)
http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=214152
Below is the copy from the forum.
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Dear all Geocachers!!
My name is Tom and let me introduce Windows Mobile application for Geocaching.
Last October, I bought my iPhone and searched lots of application from Apple Store.
One of most interesting application is "Groundspeak's Geocaching iPhone Application".
Of course, I bought it and started to play Geocaching immediately. It is a lot of fun!!
At the same time, I searched Windows Mobile application for Geocaching like iPhone app.
But I could not find it. then I decided to develop a Windows Mobile application.
Past 2 months, I was working on it and Japanese Geocachers and friends was helping me to test it.
So, I think now is the good timing to introduce the Windows Mobile application to world wide Geocachers.
The application name is "GCz" and you can download it from below.
GCz is Freeware!!!
[Download from here]
http://www.nicque.com/PQz
[Requirement]
- Windows Mobile 5/6 Professional Device
- Mobile Google Map (free download from Google)
- Internet Connection
(Rcommend flat rate access services to the Internet. 3G/GPRS like.)
I attach some screenshots of GCz. please take a look.
If you have any question, suggestion, bug report, anything.
Please reply here. I would love to have your comment.
best regards,
tom
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PS. If you think something suspicious. please check the below URLs.
That is my profile.
-Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
-MVP Profile - Windows Mobile Devices. (Tomohiro Nagakubo)
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=E...4C-69EBB74EFBBC
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Okay Tom, this officially rocks!
I've installed it and had a poke around. I'm impressed with the search integrated with your login so it tracks which ones you've completed (most of my local ones!).
I also like the way that you got the gallery images linked to the caches.
[bug report]
Device: Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
ROM: Generic UK R2A
Entering a UK postcode gives you the choice of 3-4 to choose the specific location area. Once the search has completed, you have the opportunity to open Google Maps. If Google Maps is installed onto the Storage Card instead of internal memory, the program fails with the message:
File not found. [\Program Files\GoogleMaps\GoogleMaps.exe]
[suggestion]
Have a button that links to "My Profile" for things like Watchlists, Travel Bugs and My Friends.
Please keep up the good work on development. I'm glad someone has finally come up with a dedicated application for GC on WM.
Hi ZenithUK
Thank you for your feedback.
I will check UK postal code.
>> File not found. [\Program Files\GoogleMaps\GoogleMaps.exe]
Please check Menu>Option>Google Map
You will see the path of Google Map and select correct application path.
regards,
tom
*** I checked Google Geocoding ***
[UK] [Greater Manchester M13 0AS] <= (I lived here 2005-2006)
<<Google UK>>
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[Wrong result]
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/geo?hl=us&output=xml&oe=utf8&q=M130AS
-As - Brasília, Brasília - DF, BRA
-As, 5753 Deurne, The Netherlands
-Ås, 5417 Stord, Norway
[Correct result] YES!!!
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/geo?hl=us&output=xml&oe=utf8&q=M13 0AS
- Manchester, Greater Manchester M13 0, UK
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<<Google USA>>
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[Wrong result]
http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?hl=us&output=xml&oe=utf8&q=M130AS
- As - Brasília, Brasília - DF, BRA
- As, 5753 Deurne, The Netherlands
- Ås, 5417 Stord, Norway
[Wrong result]
http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?hl=us&output=xml&oe=utf8&q=M13 0AS
- M13, South Africa
- M13, Zambia
- M13, 77500 Selandar, Melaka, Malaysia
[Correct result] OH!!! M13 0AS,UK works!!!
http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?hl=us&output=xml&oe=utf8&q=M13 0AS, UK
- Manchester, Greater Manchester M13 0, UK
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So, I suppose to add "UK" into the "Goecoding Locale" option of GCz.
(Now only "English"/"Japanese")
But I am not sure that is normal behaivior to add ' ' (Space) into postal code in UK.
e.g) M130AS -> M13 0AS
Do you have any idea?
thank you.
tom
Sweet app! Great Job....this should be posted in the dev section i think.
Hi hipocrazy
Thank you very much!! ;D
By the way, could you tell me how to move this to dev section? if you know.
tom
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Thanks for the updates gech.
Yes it is common practice with UK postcodes to insert a space between the digits.
e.g.
Single digits... A1 2AA
Double digits... A12 3AA
Double letters... AA12 3AA
The last section of the postcode is always a single digit and two letters.
I didn't make myself clear about postcodes (my apologies!).
I entered my full postcode and it came back with 3 options of similar locations.
Entered AA11 1AA (not my real code)
The program returned AA11 1, AA11 2 and AA11 3
Given that a postcode typically covers 20-30 addresses, this isn't such a problem.
Like I said before, keep up the good work.
It didn´t work on my Uni
Maybe I´m not understanding well on how to use it
Thanks anyway
Living in Israel, I have run into issues with daylight savings time on my Windows Mobile device more than once in the past.
Due to political reasons combined with the usage of a lunar calendar for some purposes (this one in particular), Israel has a differnt daylight savings period each year.
Microsoft has never provided a good and straightforward solution for this. In recent years I had the chance to speak to more than one representative of Microsoft in Israel. The solutions were finally provided, but it never felt like they wanted users to get them.
Of course, without the correct DST settings, all appointments get offset by 1 hour (either compared to real life, or just compared to Outlook, which gets the correct settings from Windows, which in turn gets them from my company's IT manager).
This can become quite a mess if not taken care of in time, i.e., before the DST change occurs.
This year, preparing for the DST change scheduled for the coming Friday (March 27th), I searched the Microsoft support pages and found this update, which is supposed to do the work. I believe this is just the second time Microsoft has released such an update (the first was March 2008).
The update is for several countries including also Iran, Egypt and Argentina.
Thank you for this information!
Great! Solved my biggest mobile problem.
Need Help for Israel DST 2011
Can't find this file anylonger on MS site.
Can you post a download link for KB958729 ?
I have tried kb977014 or kb975353 and neither one solves the issues this year 2011. Any suggestions ?
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Living in Israel, I have run into issues with daylight savings time on my Windows Mobile device more than once in the past.
Due to political reasons combined with the usage of a lunar calendar for some purposes (this one in particular), Israel has a differnt daylight savings period each year.
Microsoft has never provided a good and straightforward solution for this. In recent years I had the chance to speak to more than one representative of Microsoft in Israel. The solutions were finally provided, but it never felt like they wanted users to get them.
Of course, without the correct DST settings, all appointments get offset by 1 hour (either compared to real life, or just compared to Outlook, which gets the correct settings from Windows, which in turn gets them from my company's IT manager).
This can become quite a mess if not taken care of in time, i.e., before the DST change occurs.
This year, preparing for the DST change scheduled for the coming Friday (March 27th), I searched the Microsoft support pages and found this update, which is supposed to do the work. I believe this is just the second time Microsoft has released such an update (the first was March 2008).
The update is for several countries including also Iran, Egypt and Argentina.
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globalgpj said:
Can't find this file anylonger on MS site.
Can you post a download link for KB958729 ?
I have tried kb977014 or kb975353 and neither one solves the issues this year 2011. Any suggestions ?
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Hi globalgpj,
KB958729 will not help you, it's only good for 2009.
I myself am facing the same problem since yesterday morning, obviously.
A Microsoft solution is not available, quite clearly because of the discontinuation of WinMobile and transfer to WP7.
What we need to be looking for is the registry entry that sets the daylight savings change date, and modify it to next Friday, which is when we really change to DST here in the holy land. This might not be easy. See the info here, which I'm still trying to figure out.
This link does show a registry entry [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Clock] / "HomeDST": REG_DWORD, which looks like it it can provide a temp solution. That is, if you change it from "1" back to "0", you disable DST. Then you can set it to "1" again next Friday morning.
However, I've tried, it keeps changing back automatically.
So, no solution so far, sorry. I'll keep trying and let you know if I find anything. Otherwise, perhaps a different time zone (Moscow?) for the coming week will do the trick.
Thanks for the detailed reply.
It's sad that MS is not on top of this. There is only millions of users that will have a problem without all the proper settings. For MS its really a little research and posting a cab every year.
Alternatively, someone could write a program that we could even purchase to effect these sort of changes that are required from time to time.
In the meantime, I have set the dword value to 0 and just created a cab to just change it back to 1 next week.
Cheers
skamin said:
Hi globalgpj,
KB958729 will not help you, it's only good for 2009.
I myself am facing the same problem since yesterday morning, obviously.
A Microsoft solution is not available, quite clearly because of the discontinuation of WinMobile and transfer to WP7.
What we need to be looking for is the registry entry that sets the daylight savings change date, and modify it to next Friday, which is when we really change to DST here in the holy land. This might not be easy. See the info here, which I'm still trying to figure out.
This link does show a registry entry [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Clock] / "HomeDST": REG_DWORD, which looks like it it can provide a temp solution. That is, if you change it from "1" back to "0", you disable DST. Then you can set it to "1" again next Friday morning.
However, I've tried, it keeps changing back automatically.
So, no solution so far, sorry. I'll keep trying and let you know if I find anything. Otherwise, perhaps a different time zone (Moscow?) for the coming week will do the trick.
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globalgpj said:
Thanks for the detailed reply.
In the meantime, I have set the dword value to 0 and just created a cab to just change it back to 1 next week.
Cheers
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Doesn't it keep changing back to 1 for you?
Hi Guys,
I had an app called Family Guy Megaboard on my phone but went and did a data wipe and deleted the bacup when phone was secure.
Unfortunatly my favourite app Family Guy Megaboard is no longer available on Android Market or any other various markets.
Do any of you guys have a back up of the .apk file or know anywhere that it could be archieved.
Cheers in advance.
Jim
Hi guys,
same happens to me, that app was great but can´t find it anywhere...
here it is some data about the app:
Family Guy Megaboard Soundboard. Mega :because has more hilarious clips than any sound board on market: 700+ sounds. To set as ringtone or notification press and hold and select save. Features Peter Lois Brian Meg Chris Stewie Griffin Glen Quagmire Herbert Cleveland Brown Adam West Bruce Consuela Joe Swanson and others.
Version 1.1
Created on: Nov 10, 2010
Version: Nov 29, 2010
Updated: Apr 1, 2011
FREE
Category:
Entertainment
Size:
24,397,560 Bytes:
Downloads:
50000-250000
anyone has a backup file?
tks
anyone can help me?
Greetings.
I've just managed (finaly!!!) to flash my old p3600 Trinity and after various
attempts (Mary 33 and 37; then FinixndOver and others i've decided to
adopt «nAr.icke.WM6.5.MANILA.21895.WWE», which i averaged attractive
& userfriendly enough for an almost newbe as i am.
But suddenly i was flabberghasted by a stupid problem: my local GMT (Lisbon)
+351 does not exists in a long database that comprises such worldwide citties
as Tonga and Aardvark for instance...
My regional GMT is '0', as London and Dublin BUT the country prefix is (+351)
and not (900) as it appears in the phonepad when i try to mark a phone # &
execute a phone call. This prevents receiving and sending either phone os sms
services.
Could any kind soul enlight me, please, as per what to do?
As long as it's simple enough for a near twit to understand and perform...
Thanking for any adequate help.
N'Rique
Too many words -- mea culpa.
Rephrasing then: how can one edit the prefix digits of one missing country in the GMT list of HTC GMT locations.
My example: i need that GMT 0 with country prefix +351 (Lisbon, Portugal),
be available to selected. Presently i had to opt for GMT 0 London, Dublin
but the prefetched prefix (which is not 351, at all -- but very different)
suposedly prevents placing -- both sending and receiving -- local phone calls and sms.
I'll very much appreciate some help on this issue.
Afterall i average that it is one of the manifold vocations of this site.
Thanks for your possible attention.
N'Rique
NO ONE?
ANYBODY OUT THERE?
How to convince my htc to act as a phone?
how can i convince my recently flashed htc p3600 (wm 6.1 Ausdim 4.x) to work
as a phone?
GMT LOCALS database forgot all about the existence of one of the oldest capitals in the world: Lisbon, Portugal. But it includes AARDVARK, TONGA and
SESHKWASHEN - Worldwide known citties, as everyone knows!!.
Result: GMT 0 - and prefix +351 are absent in the available time zone items to
select and probably on account of that, suddenly my device behaves faster and
stable BUT does not make or receive phone calls and/or sms!!!
Whatever i do (communicatons mngr,chnging SIM cards aso) phone status is
allways NOT CONNECTED.
PLease, i would much appreciate some kind and adequate help on this issue.
Regards,
N'Rique
Is anyone listening?
Is n't there one single EXPERT that has some knowledge to share and help me out of this catch22 scene?
Am i incurring in some major fault that ostracizes me?
Please enlight me here.
PLEASE.
. .PLEASE!!!
. .PLEASE???!
Shouting is unpolite but nobody seems to pay any attention...
I'm astonished...
GOOD GRIEF!