[OSM-talk-be] STUK Leuven & Some idea's

[Michel Brabants]

Hey Mark,

maybe you are right, but once installed the process is pretty easy. Start 
TrekBuddy, stop Trekbuddy. Bring the cellphone in range of the computer and 
copy the files using bluetooth (browsing from the computer). Now, the amount 
of desktops equiped with bluetooth is maybe low. the number of laptops 
equiped with bluetooth is probably higher.

Anyway, it is a suggestion, the setup takes a little bit of work indeed, but 
nothing terribly complicated ... Small overview (not complete however: you 
have to set an option to enable logging):

1)Copy the 2 application files of trekBuddy to the cellphone using bleutooth.
2) Phone asks you to install the application, which you do.
3) (Annoying and maybe a stopper) Create a certain (1-deep) 
directory-structure.
3) Go to the aplication-section of your phone and start trekbuddy.
4) Press the "confirmation/ok/..." button on your cellphone, or press some 
button till you get a menu with the option "start gps-receiver".
5) Select "start gps-receiver".
6) The phoen will search for your gps-rceiver. Be sure that your 
bluetooth-gps-receiver is on!
7) Select your bleutooth-gps from the list and if needed enter the password 
for the receiver (mostly 0000). If the phoen asks you to make the device 
trusted, answer "yes".
8) You're logging!
9) To stop the logging, go to that same menu and select "stop gps-receiver".

Note: While logging, your handset can still receive phone calls according to 
me (mine does). I can also listen to music through my bluetooth a2dp-headset 
at the same time:) (geeky explanation maybe, but who cares ... :) ).

Browse the directory-structure of you phone from your computer using 
bluetooth, ...:
Track-logs are stored in ....
Waypoints are stored in ...

The best thing of this all ... now you also know the method involved in 
transfering music-files (mp3, aac, ... whatever your phone supports) from 
your computer to your phone and set it as a ringtone, ... all for free :).

To end on a geeky note: bluetooth isn't a safe technology I believe :). The 
current version (2.0) isn't. Version 2.1 (Anyway > 2.0) is coming your way! 
Still have to check it.

Greetings,

Michel

Op Tuesday 22 January 2008, schreef Mark Van den Borre:
> 2008/1/22, Michel Brabants <michel.brabants at euphonynet.be>:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I try to map from time to time. I operate mostly within Limburg. Just a
> > possibility: People who have bluetooth-cellphones with java-support and
> > some kind of sd-card-support don't need dataloggers, but just a bluetooth
> > gps.
>
> _Geeks_ with bluetooth cell phones with java suport and some kind of
> sd card support don't need dataloggers, but just a bluetooth gps.
>
> Mere humans need a gps datalogger to help, preferably one that hass
> usb mass storage capabilities.
>
> Mark


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