testing google docs and form

what will it look like? Can it be worked on offline?

Sprint Internet Card

If you are using a sprint card for internet AND you want to send via Repgen on your computer, then you will have to make sure the acceleration (compression) setting on the card is turned off.

To disable compression on sprint wireless card

1.       open sprint connection manager click on icon near clock.

2.       Go to tools --> settings

3.       Go to acceleration ……Set acceleration to manual & lowest

DO NOT CLICK ON STOP –this disables internet, ooops!

I'm not sure if this setting stays or if sprint turns acceleration back on, but i'm sure you users will let me know via comment to this post or an email.

Getting Report Data Out of Phone: The Last Resort

Here are the steps for getting your report data out of the phone when other methods (sync with visual ce, send to server) are not working.  This is the last "electronic" version. The true last resort is for you to copy or retype all the info you see in your handheld into the periodic form in your Repgen.

Click the set of screen dumps to see them in a larger view.

Windows Mobile 6.5 OS

We are all using Windows Mobile 6.5 now. One thing I've mentioned to some of you is that some menus (or pages) look static, when really you can flick and see more info. A good example is the sound & display settings page. Look at the image here. I've already flicked down and it reveals a  few more settings. I think these are on by default, but you might want to have a look. They are pretty much the converse of each other. 1) Get quieter if I pick you up or move you, 2) Get louder if you are stuck in my pocket.

Also note that I like Chuck Prophet, I can't help it with songs like "Let's do something wrong (and stupid), Summertime Thing, Kmart Family Portrait." Anyway, if you like some music and want to make it your ringtone, you can do it here. If you want to edit the music 1st, you can do it on the phone with the MP3 Trimmer (pretty simple interface). But that's not really work related and since I'm getting paid to write this. I better stop writing here.

WMWiFiRouter Software Use Phone as wireless router

This post is being written via a new network that I am connected to. It's the wireless internet that my Touch Pro 2 is providing. I'm trying out WMWiFiRouter software, it costs $30, I'm using the trial version.  But right now it gets 5 out of 5 stars. Works easily, works as I would expect.  Ideally this could replace any "internet cards" or Brian's cricket card. If there are good enough work-related reasons to have this software, i'm sure silver/cims can pay for it. I wonder how long the phone battery lasts when serving up wi-fi. Oh, i see an electrical outlet other there....

Periodics that are 2 pages instead of 1

In the last few days we've had some periodics sent via phone that are 2 pages long. I believe this happens when you get an error when sending, then you send again to make sure it goes. So....if you get an error when sending, especially the "not supported" error, then let me know via text or phone call, i'll research then. One way to reduce the 2 page/2 record issue might be to do the following:

1. After the error, go to the WEB page, if the report is in "pending macros" then...
2. Manually move the record(s) to Archive  (move to arch button)
3. If you have more reports to send, then send those.

My thought on this process is move the ones that made it to archive first, so they don't get duplicated. In the past I've told surveyors to "just resend". This new procedure is a bit different:

SEND-->CHECK WEB-->MOVE THOSE THAT MADE IT, TO ARCHIVE ON PHONE--->SEND OTHERS IN YOUR BATCH OF REPORTS.

System checks every 15 mins

We have had the system check for new phone reports every 30 mins, every 5 mins, right now I've set it to 15 mins.  If the db doesn't grow too much then we'll leave it at 15 mins.