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TERMINATOR 4: SALVATION - a new notification style

Just inspirated by the first trailer of T4
www.terminatorsalvation.com
(btw: who's afraid the next movie? ;-) )
I've made a new notification of message.
It covers and manipulates of whole screen of any Windows Mobile device
(PPC or Smartphone), no matter what is on the screen,
at the moment when the new message received.
I like the idea of this trailer, when title music and video frames, try to break our normally wathed screen.
It's fun to have something similar in personal computer. To have some spice in mobile device.
Of course, if we aren't afraid, this will happen in the future. For real.
So, this notification replaces the default notification of message,
in a style of the above T4 trailer.
Several screen deformations and manipulations are built-in.
Below screenshots are samples only.
In reality, the smooth animation of visual effect is playing,
together with the title sounds (music).
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
It plays a sound, only when your Profile allows you, and the alerts volume is more than zero.
Functions:
You can switch directly from this notification to reply to the Sender of message: UP/DOWN KEY or TAP-MOVE vertically.
You can switch directly from this notification to the Inbox: LEFT/RIGHT KEY or TAP-MOVE horizontally.
You can play the notification again: ACTION.
To close this notification: ANY OTHERS buttons, or just tap on the screen anywhere.
Because of Warnerbros. copyright, I realized this version as freeware.
And I have no deal with them.
Another way, I think this is a good example,
how the advertising could be positioned (placed) into mobile devices, without users action needs.
This program (notification) user installs on your device, and that's all.
There is no settings, no user-enable application, no dialog, nothing to use.
Then user will not see any icon or running program.
It displays on the screen, and become enabled, only when new message is incoming.
Imagine, the top content of this notification could be downloaded from some network server,
and automatically. What I have not included in this version.

Finally, it displays the last received message (scrolled up from the bottom of screen).
In the background, it displays (some time) a Sender photo, if it's found in your Contacts.
The above screenshot is just a sample, you will see there some photo from your Contact.
And the text of message will scroll up from the bottom of screen, till a whole message will display.

Eeee... freeware files:
http://www.jgui.net/t4.notification/T4.NOTIFICATION.SETUP.exe
http://www.jgui.net/t4.notification/T4.NOTIFICATION.SETUP.cab
(please do not copy theses files, only link to these url if you want)
Due to reason of notification, it's recommended to install in main memory.
This is alpha version, I just tested in a few devices a week only.
I don't know if everything is fixed there now. Please try.
Uninstaller is included.
You cannot just break this notification. You have to unistall.

Windows Mobile SportyPal 1.1.1

From sportypal.com
A new update is now online for Windows Mobile users. This update allows you to share your workouts on Twitter and Facebook without having to visit the website.
Here’s what is changed in the new version:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
The sharing screen
Added Twitter and Facebook integration. If you choose to upload your workout when it’s completed, you’ll be taken to the “Share” screen where you have the option of checking “Facebook” and/or “Twitter” and pushing the left button to post a link. If you don’t want to share them immediately, you can access this screen using the “Options” menu while viewing your workout data.
For Twitter, you’ll need to provide your Twitter username and password at the share screen. You can check “Remember me” to avoid having to enter them again. You can also enter your own text, where “[link]” will be replaced with the link to your workout on SportyPal.com.
You don’t have to enter anything for Facebook, but you do need to connect your SportyPal account to your Facebook account before posting. This post contains instructions on doing this.
The “Upload” button in your workout details no longer goes away after you upload, which means that you no longer have to use the rather awkward re-uploading method from previous versions.
SportyPal should now notify you after uploading a workout if a newer version is available.
The workout’s starting time is now used as the official workout time (used to be the end time).
Fixed the NullReferenceException upload bug. You should be able to upload all of your workouts now. If not…
Drastically reduced memory usage. This should put an end to the memory issues that high-res device users have been experiencing.
Fixed a bug in native GPS mode which would cause it to register failure even when it shouldn’t. This made it impossible for some users to use native mode.
Fixed a crash in the workout details screen that occurred when you scrolled through both free-style and non-free-style workouts using the d-pad.
The proxy bug should be gone for good now.
The d-pad buttons on landscape-screen Windows Mobile Standard devices are no longer mixed up when selecting a button from the status bar.
Added some bits to help keep the GPS chip online in case the device goes to sleep or the user presses the power button.
The tracking map now centers itself during the workout.
Fixed a (very rare) scenario that would cause the user’s e-mail address to be rejected during registration due to a null-terminating character being added at the end of every text box.
Fixed a scenario that would cause all uploads by a device to be rejected due to the device’s (or the device manufacturer’s) name containing illegal characters.
Added automatic language recognition for Czech.
http://sportypal.com/Downloads/winmo/SportyPal.CAB

The application it is very useful as it is, but the main differences are on their web service i think. Lot of utilities for goals, data, performances are free.

There is an existing thread for this software located here... Sporty Pal

BeBack - battery economizing GPS voice navigator

A GPS tracking and voice navigation utility economizing the battery charge for Windows Mobile 5 or newer.
Suitable for hunters, fishers or other adventure finders: allows to walk straight to the target point with free hands according to the voice pointers, having your PDA in a pocket with the switched off screen and saving the battery charge on the way.
Stupid looking in the display on the way is not really needed anymore.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
A navigation is provided not by GPS's course info that needs to run rather quickly to understand the actual course, but via calculation of the course from your current point to the target point just by the GPS coordinates.
There are lots of free simple navigation utilities like this, but ... how many voice navigation software with the special battery's economy do you know ?
GPS connection is realized via the built-in operating system software driver that is available starting MS® Windows Mobile 5 version (and higher: WM6, 6.1…). This allows to use this program at the same time with other GPS navigation software that may require GPS connect via GPS module’s serial port.
Functions:
* Saving the target point (the voice navigation will lead to it)
* Navigation to the selected point with voice directions, with the switched off display
* GPS connection may be chosen in ECONOM mode: 20 seconds per each 2 minutes. Slow walk allows such rare connection.
NOTE: switch the display off only by program's menu, not by PDA's hardware button that makes PDA fully sleeping.
* Indication of battery charge % and satellites number online
* Voice alert about the lost GPS signal and low battery ( less than 25%)
* STOP button if non-pressed locks the program exit: locking PDA from occasional hardware OK-button (if your PDA has it) pressing in a pocket when the display is off
* Option: speed in miles per hour, distance in yards (meters are by default)
Requirements: WM5, WM6 with Compact .NET 2.x or newer (.Net CF 3.5x for PDA)
Download .CAB: http://pmaker.biz/software/BeBack_v.1.3EN_PPC.ARM.CAB
Shareware with no time limit: without registration only one point with navigation around 300 m is allowed.
Registration.

Android version is also available on the market or home-page.

[TOOL] WP7 auto launcher

Hello folks,
here is the "WP7 auto launcher" app: a small utility to automatically run specific programs on WP7 insertion/removal events (occurs when you connect or disconnect phone to PC via USB cable).
Unfortunately, I can't use Windows native events (probably, MS Zune software handles corresponding messages), so I've implemented "poll scheme". Every n (configurable) seconds application queries WMI subsystem and check specified USB device ID. Process priority set to idle, so the CPU load isn't big.
Update: I redesigned app to use WMI events so no more polling at all
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
UI is very simple: select application(s) to run, and press button App will minimize to tray; click to restore window, close to exit. That's all folks
I don't have time for proper testing; probably app full of bugs. Send bug reports/feature requests here, please.
Note 1: by default it should run WPConnect for 64-bit system so check your path first.
Note 2: console applications runs in "hidden" mode; no output at all.
UPDATE: I've added ability to run program(s) with command line; now you are able to run batch-files (*.cmd or *.bat)
For example, to run WP7 application, you may use my another utility called RemoteExecute (see attachment or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19201807&postcount=13)
1) create file C:\Windows\run.cmd with content:
Code:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows Phone\v7.1\Tools\WPConnect\x86\WPConnect.exe"
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows Phone\v7.1\Tools\WPConnect\x86\RemoteExecute.exe" 446ff2e5-c7cf-413a-a2a3-1b22a59b8acd
Run auto launcher, choose at "On insertion run:" field C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe, at command line (below), type /c C:\Windows\run.cmd
Now, when you connect PC to phone, it will run application with guid 446ff2e5-c7cf-413a-a2a3-1b22a59b8acd

what does this do?
any examples?

It launches specific applications when you plug in the phone - see above
Sent from my OMNIA7 using XDA Windows Phone 7 App

Good example of what you could use this for: Auto launch the WM Device Center app on full unlocked phones.

I should write this utility a long time ago: I'm working (professionally) with media playback on WP7 so I can't use Zune (Zune is blocking media playback).

Jaxbot said:
Good example of what you could use this for: Auto launch the WM Device Center app on full unlocked phones.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well, on full unlocked phones you can just add rapiworker to startup

Update: no more polling, now using events!
Please, re-download app.

Little BIG app!
It is one of the best applications on the XDA. Are you working anybody on BT or WiFi automatical connection too?

[APP] ImmersiveTaille for Windows 8

I created this software that can merge the traditional desktop and new home screen of Windows 8
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
The application is responsible for making up the new home screen of Windows 8 (with dynamic thumbnails) and the traditional Windows desktop in the same window. This fusion avoids having to switch from one to the other at all times.
Using the options you can choose to set automatic shutdown while restoring the original appearance of the home screen. Useful if you enable the option to see the home screen when the program starts (combined with oblytile) you can have your personal space as an example for your games, software ...
Advanced mode allows you to set the home screen where you want on your desktop and the size you want.
Latest Version::
2.0
Changelog:
2.0 :
-Graphic change
-Advanced mode recording with a preference
-And new tab with options for various settings to make combination
For example:
click software -> displays StartScreen -> start a game -> software that closes itself and you can restore the size if you want StartScreen
Old :
-First apps with basic graphic and advanced setting. No more options.
Download:
here
This software is in english. Windows 8 32/64 RTM (i not tested in other windows 8 ...)

Is it also working on Windows RT?

I do not have windows RT to test above. You can always try, if it works I put it is compatible

I just tried it on my rt and do nothing. it stay in the task manager for 1 sec and then vanish.

I was looking for something that would let me keep my taskbar in the start screen. Thank you very much for this!

Your Sourceforge page says it's GPL'd, know where I can get at the source at?

Awesome work! Loving it!

Fantastic app, I appreciate the work. Got any new features you going to bake into this soon?
Personally, I'd love it if we can make the Modern screen stick to the desktop and not disappear when I click out of it. Is this possible?
Thanks,

This is a rather nice idea.
Is possible.
I'm not saying I'll do it.
But if I do it it will be in one week, or more.

I keep having a problem using it, When I press start it does this (look to the right)
Location of start screen: Fullscreen + Taskbar

I is not implemented when the taskbar is on the left, right and top (for the next update probably).
Otherwise to settle your problem, you go to the advanced menu and you do the adjustment manually.
You can save the adjustment.
That way you can return to the basic menu selection and you lose another location you your adjustment.
Like that you can switch from one to another for further facilitates and load your adjustment.