HotSpot Navigator Blog

Secure Coding Guidelines for the Java Programming Language, Version 4.0

2012-09-05T00:12:00.001+04:00

Secure Coding Guidelines for the Java Programming Language, Version 4.0:

'via Blog this'

Software Development AntiPatterns

2012-06-01T00:26:00.001+04:00

Software Development AntiPatterns:

'via Blog this'

HotSpot Navigator 0.5.2 beta

2011-05-02T22:27:00.002+04:00

New version of HotSpot Navigator 0.5.2 has been released.

List of added features:

FON WiFi Spots support www.fon.com;
Tracks Analysis features;
Activity Analyzer;

World map OSM tiles has been added for downloading

Now you can download and installs base word map via our website, instead of downloading it via phone or JTileDownloader. They all are ready for installation and use.

If you are interesting in some specific region are don't hesitate ask me, I will download and make them available for downloading.

Visit HotSpot Navigator official website.

Download new version directly to phone: http://www.hsnav.net/wap

Feel free to download latest version. It will works until 1-st of August 2011.

Screenshorts

How to 360, 540 and 720 Frontside or Backside (goofy riders) from Snowbo...

2011-03-15T09:57:00.000+03:00

Map of Poland

2011-02-23T16:12:00.001+03:00

We've added new coutry level maps to download section of our website:

Poland

Maps of United Kingdom, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina

2010-06-08T21:17:00.001+04:00

We've added new coutry level maps to download section of our website:

United Kingdom
Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina

J2EE & XSLT links

2010-06-06T12:44:00.012+04:00

The J2EE(TM) 1.4 Tutorial: The J2EE(TM) 1.4 Tutorial is a guide to developing enterprise applications for the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) version 1.4.

XSLT

XML.com: Math and XSLT: XSLT's full support of XPath's maths capabilities lets you do all the basic kinds of arithmetic and a little more.

Xalan: Extending XSLT with Java — Developer.com: This article is about how to use your own java methods inside XSLT for transformation.

XSLT Processing with Java: Chapter 5 from O'Reilly book Java and XSLT.

Country level maps has been added

2010-05-25T14:53:00.000+04:00

Country level maps has been added to Map section of our web-site. Currently we have available for downloading:

Germany (Deutschland), Netherlands (Nederland), Belgium (Belgie), Luxembourg;
Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar, Andorra;
United States of America;

Please visit and download any of these maps and free trial of HotSpot Navigator at
www.hsnav.net

New firmware update for Nokia 5800 v. 50.0.005

2010-04-22T16:52:00.000+04:00

New firmware v.50.0.005 now available for installation.

What's new I've got with this update:

kinetic scrolling in main menu
performance optimization

I try to install this via Ovi Suite with phone connected by USB cable.
I've got following issues:

Firmware update demands 1Gb of free space on my hard drive. For what?!! ok...
Nokia Ovi Suite demands update

HotSpot Navigator 0.4.0 beta

2010-04-16T10:25:00.003+04:00

New version of HotSpot Navigator has been released is 0.4.0 beta.

List of added features:

optimization for long track drawing
set as destination point any landmark
show ETA, direction and distance to destination point
installs and update from main menu
visit our site from main menu
base map with zoom of 1-3 levels tiles of OpenStreetMap has been included and to jar and will install at first run

World map OSM tiles has been added for downloading

Now you can download and installs base word map via our website, instead of downloading it via phone or JTileDownloader. They all are ready for installation and use.

If you are interesting in some specific region are don't hesitate ask me, I will download and make them available for downloading.

Visit HotSpot Navigator official website.
Download new version directly to phone: http://www.hsnav.net/wap

Feel free to download latest version. It will works until 1-st of July 2010.

File storage for large files

2010-04-11T11:20:00.005+04:00

Today I've tried to store a few file-archives with OpenStreetMap tiles. It's a pre-downloaded map ready for installing in to phone. Now I've got only two files sizes 12Mb and 37Mb, so they are not huge.

Resource name and URL	Overall space	Size limit for one file	Resource bandwidth
Google sites	?	20Mb	+
Google groups	100Mb	<13Mb	+
Byethost	5Gb	10Mb	-
MegaShares	Unlimited	550Mb	Store 25 days, daily downloading limitations

How to browse and subscribe to BBC podcasts through the S60 Nokia Podcasting application

2010-04-01T14:14:00.001+04:00

How to browse and subscribe to BBC podcasts through the S60 Nokia Podcasting application

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English learning links

2010-03-31T20:11:00.001+04:00

English learning links to tutorials, test, podcasts:

Englishpage.com

Moon's photos

2010-03-30T01:05:00.002+04:00

Factory Canon firmware JPG format

CHDK firmware RAW format

These both pictures has been taken by Canon SX100 IS camera. First picture has taken as usual camera photo in JPG format. Second has taken with helps of CHDK firmware in RAW (CRW) format.
As you can see it has a lot difference. Second is more detailed.

Now I'd like to talk about CHDK firmware. CHDK is a firmware extension for Canon Powershot / Digital IXUS cameras. It's internal camera software in addition to standard, it has a lot improvements and various settings, many of these very useful. More detailed descrition you can see there http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK_firmware_usage/AllBest. Information about installation there http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK_for_Dummies.
Latest version can be downloaded there http://mighty-hoernsche.de.

After shooting you should do something with your CRW image, it isn't easy because needs some knowledge in photographic area. I've used RawTherapee software, it's under GPL, so is totally free now.

HotSpot Navigator 0.3 beta

2010-03-29T10:05:00.005+04:00

New version of HotSpot Navigator has been released is 0.3 beta.

List of added features:

travelled track will be saved then you closing HotSpot Navigator
shows distance between current GPS position and panned centre of map, like Google Maps
you able to load any of saved tracks that sorted by date of start recording
some track analisys tools: view distance from start to any point on a track, view speed, altitude, timestamp at any point on a recorded track
view overall distance from start of travelling route
view current altitude
save any point at map as landmark and show this one on map
working with landmark categories has been improved: set up visibility of categories
landmark management via main menu

Feel free to download latest version. It will works until 1-st of July 2010.

Nokia 5800 tricks and tips

2010-03-23T12:38:00.007+04:00

There are a few tips and tricks with Nokia 5800 that unclear, not intuitive without advice or not documented.

Voice commands
For activating voice command do long press on green button.

Quick answer
After firmware v40.0.005 you can answer to incoming call by sliding your finger over the screen from left to right even phone is blocked, or unlock the phone by sliding from right to left and do something else like rejecting, send a message.
Red and green arrows appeared on the screen will helps you.

Alarm
After firmware v40.0.005 you can stops alarming by sliding your finger over the screen from left to right even phone is blocked, or be in snooze awhile by sliding from right to left.
Red and green arrows appeared on the screen will helps you.

If something wrong
If one of application hangs your phone you can perform next steps sequentially:

Try a long pressing on white button, application manager will appear hold finger over buggy application. Small menu with "Open" and "Exit" items will appears. Choose "Exit". If this advice doesn't helps look farther ahead;
Try to switch off the whole phone by pressing on/off button upon the phone. Switch on phone again. If this advice doesn't helps look farther ahead;
Last chance for reboot is to remove the battery and plug it again then switch on phone with on/off button.

If you feel that your phone became a buggy try to do next steps:

Revert to factory settings (Soft reset)
The reset will restore all the phone’s settings to factory default without delete user info
Use the dialer to enter this code:
*#7780#
This is equally Menu > Tools > Settings > General > Factory settings

Hard Reset
If you feel that your phone became a buggy try to do hard reset.
Make a full backup before applying this type of reset, since it will restore the phone’s settings as well as erasing all the data in the phone memory (it will format drive C).
The reset will restore all the phone’s settings to factory default and delete all user info. You can use the dialer to enter this code.
*#7370#

If doesn't work do hard reset with buttons:
Switch off the phone.
Press GREEN + RED + CAMERA + ON simultaneously until you see the "Select Country" option.

Note:
The default password is 12345. You need to press and hold the key until the number appear.
Also you can format your flash memory card (drive E), but I didn't done that ever.

Podcasts

2010-03-22T14:35:00.010+04:00

I like to listen podcasts while I've walking somewhere. It may be a radio show or a music and it's easy with my bluetooth headset Jabra BT8040. I've written there how to tune your Nokia 5800 for podcastings.

Click "Music"->"Podcasting"->"Options"->"Connection", be sure that "Search service URL"& points to http://podcastdirectory.nokia.com/pc/ search/?appid=NokiaPodcastingApplication1& keywords=#&format=rss&sort=rel& searchsource=all
Go back, and back again
"Search"
Type interesting topic in edit field, e.g. "English"
Touch "OK"
Select any podcast from the list to subscribe that

My favourite podcasts list for learning English, all of these are free:

English as Second Language Podcast
Fun English Lessons
Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

My favourite technological podcasts:

This Week in Google
The Java Pose

My favourite music podcasts:

Via The A-Hole | Punk Podcast
Rocket Fuel

Best Java developer tools

2010-03-20T12:09:00.003+04:00

If you want start to develop application in java you need some tools.
Firstly is Java Development Kit (JDK) you can download it form http://java.sun.com.
Secondly you needs IDE. Most of popular is Eclipse and Netbeans.
After you can install some useful plugins.

Bulgaria. Pictures from Bansko and Sofia.

2010-03-19T23:10:00.015+04:00

Recently I have been to Bulgaria and post there a several pictures taken from Bansko and Sofia.

Jabra BT8040 review

2010-03-18T12:53:00.022+04:00

Recently I have a feel of necessary to use bluetooth headset for my Nokia 5800 XM. Because I like to listening podcasts and music while I'm travelling somewhere and I tired from wires. I have read many articles, reviews, blogs about headsets, and have chosen Jabra BT8040 because it have many positive review, it's small, lightweight, and it supports A2DP it's important if you like listen to music. One thing hinder me from purchasing - it was model of 2008 year and still not cheap. When I went around shops I saw several places where I can buy this.

Finally I've purchase this one for $60. Large yellow-grey package contains: headset, extra ear gels (2x small, 1x medium, 1 medium already fit on headset, mini CD with User manual, quick start guide, AC charger, short micro USB cable. Picture with extra ear-gels posted there. Device fits perfectly in any kind of ear. Also it has absolutely symmetric form and can be worn in the left or right ear or switched if one is tired.

That greats! I'm wondering about that! It was connected with phone without any issues. It's works perfectly.

BTW: Default factory password for bluetooth connection is four zeros: "0000", use it then you connect headset to mobile phone as paired device.

I want to put my phone to the backpack while I'm walking anywhere. So I start to tune phone for using voice commands - it works!
Now I able to know current time and make a call without phone, these function available on headset.

Nokia 5800 XM. Must have software list.

2010-03-18T11:12:00.009+04:00

When we done hard reset on the phone we usually start to install several application that we use everyday. I collect there a links to these applications. All application are freeware therefore you shouldn't pay for it.

WeFi- useful application for connecting to wi-fi automatically;
Nimbuzz or Skype (may be fring, I didn't try it);
AccuWeather - will shows you weather in your town;
BrightLight - turn your phone in to pocket flashlight;
MobilePaint ot Scribble - for making quick scratches;
X-plore - is a file manager for symbian mobile phone;

If I forget something leave a comment.

Vacation. HotSpot Navigator became stronger.

2010-03-14T23:12:00.020+04:00

Fist of all is a question: Why I use "HotSpot Navigator" on my mobile phone and don't want using Ovi Maps from Nokia.

Answer is simple: Of course Ovi Maps is great navigation application with vector maps, routing and navigation but coverage in my city (Izhevsk, Russia) is weak. I've posted two screenshots there to compare, all is several roads across the city although OpenStreetMap has a good and detailed coverage and it has a community support, it updates everyday.

Now I've got a lot of free time now. I'm should be focused on job-seeking, but focused on HotSpot Navigator development. Recently I added a new features like:

traveled track will be saved then you closing HotSpot Navigator
you able to load any on saved tracks that sorted by date of record starting
some track analisys tools: view distance from start to any point on a track, view speed, altitude, timestamp at any point on a recorded track
view overall distance from start of travelling route
view current altitude
save any point at map as landmark and show this one

Also I have found several tools for map creating (generating). We haven't own internal map format yet. So map it's just couple of files with tile-images placed in some folder hierarchy on flash-disk in handset. You can prepare map of travelling region by downloading necessary tiles from OpenStreetMap before your journey with helps of several applications called: OSMtiledownloader and JTileDownloader or just in HotSpot Navigator. After downloading selected region you should be just copied in to your phone in E:/hsnav/tiles/ folder. This action will be helpful then map scrolling in HotSpot Navigator around region of your travel for automatic downloading maybe hard. If you don't want to spend your money on GPRS/EDGE traffic while you not in coverage of WiFi-area then your should done one of these ways.

Discharge

2010-02-09T10:50:00.007+04:00

At 18 of February I will be discharge on grounds of company liquidation. Therefore I looking for a new job. Back in a days I prepared my resume and I will post it as soon as posible. If someone finds me usable as Java developer then I will think about any job offers.

I will consider any kinds of distant working, full and part-time working.

I have been post my CV / resume.

Nokia 5800 XM. Firmware update to v 40.0.005

2010-02-08T23:45:00.028+04:00

I have got a Nokia 5800 Xpress Music. I try to update its firmware at yesterday, and I was wondering. After several month of keeping silence Nokia have been produced a new version of firmware. As I heard it will contain kinetic-scrolling, I didn't knew what is it, but sounds cool. ;)
So let's get start.

Hot to update firmware

I've got wi-fi access point at home. Updating process via Applications->Settings->Phone->"Phone mgmt."->"Device updates" via Wi-Fi has done without any issues.
If you feel some issues with update process please visit:
http://www.nokia.co.uk/support/download-software/device-software-update/how-to-update there are describes two ways for device updating.
Secondly, I have start updating of other software on the phone via Applcations->"SW update" (now, I don't remeber old path for run). It update 5-6 applications, e.g. "Adobe flash", "E-mail client" (have a lot of changes), new version "Ovi Maps", installs python translator, installs "Scribble" (new application for drawing written in python) and spend about 30 minutes.

So let's look What was changed?

pros:

5800 works really faster and smoother, I seemed this on my long-list of subscribed podcasts.
improvements on "Home screen" in contact mode. Contacts are scrollable now and program shortcuts can be visible in this mode at the bottom of screen. Music (Podcast) Player has got a new control panel in this mode too. It is better I mean.
smartphone lives second-day without hard-reset after firmware updating. It wasn't happened with previsions firmwares.
kinetic scrolling. It's not so cool as I mean ;) but useful I hope.
Alarm rang exactly at 6.40 as I set.

cons:

~~Alarm and answer keys has a new design but.... it isn't work! Hard keys at bottom of phone do something, but not screen-key~~s. PS: After some weeks I have found how to switch-off alarm, even if phone blocked. You should touch on screen red-button in two pionts simultaneously. Also you can slide your finger over screen from left to right for answer or from right to left for reject call, that works nice.
After rebooting answer keys was changed back to old-style, but as I remember there are four keys, now only two. :( Other function available via menu, but that's not so effective. Alarm key wasn't changed back, so they lists still are useless.
After each restart Nokia 5800 XM try to launch new bulky e-mail client application. I was woundring because old way to receive e-mail remain in the same place. So phone have two e-mail clients now from the pack.

Hot to fix stylus holder on Nokia 5800?

My stylus isn't fit firmly because its clips holder at back panel was broken. I glue thin line of adhesive tape along the gutter at back panel and on other side on phone under the stylus place. Now it fits much stronger. Look at the pictures.