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Tasks automation

Hi,
Do you know any way to schedule tasks in order to be performed automatically?
Each day, when I wake up I have to:
-turn Kaiser on,
-turn wifi on,
-start my RSS reader (Egress),
-tap on Refresh button of Egress to download news,
-start Avantgo,
-tap on synchronize all my channels,
-start Tiny Stocks Manager,
-tap on Update All, to refresh data about stocks,
-synchronize by BT with ActiveSync,
-...
(and WeatherPanel and Spb Traveler seem to auto-refresh data without my intervention, fortunately)
I think what I'd need is a program which run some pre-saved macros at a scheduled time...
Thanks,
Mr B

I haven't tried it personally but SK Schedule Master might be worth some investigation
http://s-k-tools.com/index.html?skschema/m_skschema.html
Cheers.

Fitipaldi1 said:
I haven't tried it personally but SK Schedule Master might be worth some investigation
http://s-k-tools.com/index.html?skschema/m_skschema.html
Cheers.
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Yeah, thanks. Seems to be exactly what I need. However I'm stucked trying to compose a script to perform the tasks I stated above, and the tutorial is very short.
Any help about scripting in this application would be welcome!
Thanks,
Mr B

Dumb question - Syncing Time

I've searched, and found lots of entries, but couldn't find what I was looking for.
I think Dutty's ROM had a timesync app that would sync the PDA's time with some online server... What I'd love to have is a simple app that would run every once in a while and sync PDA's time through the web.
What would you recommend?

Did you try phone, menu, options, Time Zones, check the "Automatic Update of Time Zones & Clock". This will sync to network time where ever you go. On the downside however, it can cause Activesync sessions to randomly pop up.
There is also an App called Time Sync: http://handheld.softpedia.com/get/Business/Clock/TimeSync-Pocket-PC-19058.shtml
I think VXutil will do it to: http://www.cam.com/vxutil_pers.html
Try a google search for: atomic NTP time for pocket pc
HINT: occassionaly you get a better return if you omit "windows mobile" & instead use PPC or pocket pc for your searches.

TimeSync is probably the one I'm looking for.
Thanks!

sptimesync
DarkDvr said:
TimeSync is probably the one I'm looking for.
Thanks!
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Here's the .cab

Thanks, already tried - looks like this is the solution then.

Time Synchronization

Hello!
I have problems with time synchronization, the Diamond always moves time 1 hour erlier, I beleive it is using time synchronization with server or something, I'd like to turn it off, how can I do it?
I have turned off the Phone Time synchronization, but it doesn't help.

TIME ZONE
Try to set your TIMEZONE...

I set it to +2 Jerussalem, it doesn't help.

How about your PC Time? It will auto sync with your PC Time...chk ur PC Time Zone..

Yes the PC is OK, and it shows correct time, both in work and home.
Can I turn any synchronizations off?

Both ur PC N Diamond in correct time zone...then it shuld be any issue..
When the diamond will chagne to an hour earlier?

That is the point I don't know exactly.

I think I understand now, the issue is Daylight saving feature. This feature is set on my PC, but I think Microsoft Sync doesn't takes it in account, and changes my clock back 1 hour.
Any suggestions?

had this problem too; you must untick the "automatic change time zone and clock settings" from Time Zone submenu in Phone settings and make sure that your time zone from your Diamond matches the one from your PC when syncing.
worked for me

If it doesn't work try un cheking this: (il try to put in english, but i'm not sure if its the correct option, my phone is in spanish)
Start --> Configuration --> Phone --> time zones --> change automaticaly the time zone and clock
(in spanish: inicio -> configuracion -> telefono -> zonas horarias -> cambio automatico de la zona horaria y del reloj)

Microsoft is aware of the problem and have made a cab file to fix this issue.
I think it's a problem specific to the Jerusalem +2 time zone.
I had the same problem, and the file fixed it.
http://rapidshare.com/files/102556101/AutoDaylight2008.cab

Thank you it seems to be working right now.
The program did helped.

Hi
Looks like nobody looked into the DST support in Diamond... With the daylisght saving in effect from today in Australia... my diamond is not synching up with my outlook correctly. I've to change the timezone to +11 hours to actually see the appointments correctly.
Has anybody got any solution to this ?

ninthsense said:
Hi
Has anybody got any solution to this ?
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I was surprised to see this too, because Microsoft were aware of it last year when Australian DST dates changed and it made the media. That was with WM6 and I thought it to be a cert that the changes would be incorporated in WM6.1 but it seems not.
Try this CAB from Microsoft which supposably corrects the Australian DST dates. Although I am not sure that it is working either.

logger said:
I was surprised to see this too, because Microsoft were aware of it last year when Australian DST dates changed and it made the media. That was with WM6 and I thought it to be a cert that the changes would be incorporated in WM6.1 but it seems not.
Try this CAB from Microsoft which supposably corrects the Australian DST dates. Although I am not sure that it is working either.
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Hey Logger .. guess what.. this .cab actually works. Thanks is this downloaded from MS website ? Do you have the original link for this.

Yes it was from the MS Website. I have in fact had it lying around since when DST finished earlier in the year when I had a Kaiser phone. I suspect this is where I got it from February 2008 cumulative daylight saving time (DST) update is available for Windows Mobile-based devices
Glad it worked. I can now see it is working for me now too. Although there are some idiosyncrasies. While it corrected the appointment times it still had the effect of showing some ALL DAY events occurring a day earlier on the PPC only. (the one hour time change dragged then into the previous day). All I needed to do to fix them was to remove and replace them on my PC Outlook and they subsequently corrected on the PPC.
I suspect that ideally, it is far better to have the patch installed prior to the change over date occurring to have a seamless transition.

Daylight Savings Time in Pakistan

the government has decided to continue to use DST this year but Microsoft's Time Zone related updates for WinMo are very much lacking since last year (when DST was first introduced in Pakistan).
i didn't want to manually advance my device clock by an hour because it has "dirty" side effects when you connect to ActiveSync and for SMS timestamping and whatnot...
i knew a tool exists for modifying time zone information for DESKTOP windows so i decided to search for something similar for WinMo...and i came across this:
http://pdconsec.net/blogs/davidr/archive/2009/03/30/windows-mobile-6-1-and-australian-dst.aspx
(you will find the download link in the above page...see also the note below in this post)
i'm only posting this new thread to share how i used the above tool to properly set the DST policy on my device (ROM info in signature)...because it wasn't as simple as i thought!
1. the first step is to ensure that your time zone is selected properly (GMT+5 Islamabad). i think (not sure!) it is also important to enable "Automatic change time zone and clock" in Settings->Personal->Phone.
2. it seems that before you can use the tool, you must set the device date and time BACK so that it is several minutes BEHIND the point in time when DST takes effect. this year, DST took effect at 23:59:59, April 14th, 2009...that is, JUST BEFORE April 15th, 2009. At this point, the clocks move ahead by an hour to read 01:00:00, April 15th, 2009. so i set my device date/time to 23:50:00, April 14th, 2009 (a good TEN minutes behind the DST transition date/time).
3. now run the tool and it will automatically populate the GUI with the settings stored in the registry for the time zone selected in Step 1. alter the DST section so that it starts on the SECOND TUESDAY OF APRIL AT 23:59 WITH A BIAS OF -60 MINUTES. remember to commit your settings to the registry.
4. assuming the ten minutes that you bought yourself in step 2 were enough and you haven't transitioned into April 15th, 2009 while you were performing Step 3, soft reset!
5. after the reboot, you might have a few minutes/seconds to spare...be patient and let it transition into April 15th...then at the transition point, WinMo will pop a message box informing you that DST has been enabled!
6. now set the date/time to whatever is the correct time.
for people having DST issues because Microsoft hasn't pushed the latest updates for WinMo, hope this helps!
cheers!
NOTE/EDIT: i've attached the tool in this post. i did some background checks and it was developed by a user by the name of "Galina" and posted in this thread:
http://www.mobilitysite.com/boards/applications/218118-time-zone-editor-windows-mobile.html

Hi there, you mind attach the cab here? Just curious on something

raiisak said:
Hi there, you mind attach the cab here? Just curious on something
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i've updated the first post and have attached the file
also note the reference link i've updated at the end of the first post if you're interested in some more information about the tool and reference links to the microsoft timezone specifications

its working on my Touch HD also Thanks for clearing
i had this file but i was unable to make it work .
but it only works if clock is taken back to start of DST time
but can not understand why BAIS is set to -60
it should be +60
but any way its adding 60min to clock that does not matter >>>>>>>

Thanks a lot for this post. I implemented this today. I think the DST update was successful but all my meetings and appointments in the calendar moved ahead by one hour.
I guess i have to manually change them.

[Q] Is there a ROM which has no problems with DST (Daylight saving time) and agenda

Does anyone know a ROM that works correctly with DST, preferrably all over the world?
I've always had problems with the time changes with diamond2, with Dutty R6, earlier also with original WM 6.0 rom. I've tried all sorts of settings but the time changes to an incorrect one. This also changes my appointment times and offcourse the alarm clock went off an hour too soon.
Now i've been searching for a solution. I've foundone where you have to change a certain file, but this seemed very troublesome. Searching for a new ROM, i am not convinced about things being fixed, in the latest Energy release people also report problems...
Anyone?

I have the same problem with latest Energy ROM... but it never occured with original ROM

Enterprise V is working without problems...
Update: Energy Reference is also working for me, since I set weather location manually and disabled internet and operator clock sync...

FIXED
I found a fix!
First I tried de latest Energy rom. (Energy.TOPAZ.23148.Sense2.5.NLD.Cookie.2.0.Nov.20)
At first it had exactly the same symptoms, automatically setting the time wrong, like 1, 2 or 3 hourse advanced.
But then i found a setting in Tools / Advanced config / Miscellaneous / "Automatic daylight saving switch-over". Set it to Disabled.
Also at Settings / Personal / Phone / Time Zones. I set Automatic change time zone and clock to disabled.
Now its fixed, i can also set the get time from operator option to enabled. No problems.

i tried this on my TD2 (running Photon 1.6 ROM ) and works perfectly for me
i used registry editor
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Clock\HomeDS T
HomeDST=0 (disable DST)
HomeDST=1 (enable DST)

I use Photon ROM and never had this issue yet.
My PC is connected to internet and is set to sync with Internet TimeZone and PC is always good even during DST and my device sync to PC and it is good as well.
During the DST changeover here the PC and device both were good and corrected times automatically. Also the calender events, alarm all invoked at correct time the next day onward .