10-29-2002, 10:05 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Any Bored, Talented Coders Out There?
For over a year I've been performing battery tests and recording results using a variety of Pocket PCs ranging from old-school Casio E-125s to the new XDA devices. I have a nice meaty spreadsheet with some great data, but simply posting a spreadsheet wouldn't be very helpful to the readers of this site. I'm looking for someone with talent and time to do myself and the Pocket PC community a great service by creating a method for us to access this data.
What I envision is an engine that would allow users to select one or more devices, and select comparison data based on a number of factors (with or without memory cards, screen brightness settings, etc.). I have the data, but I need a nice engine (perhaps Flash-based?) to store and manipulate the data. I'd also need to be able to insert new data as it is gathered.
Any takers?
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10-29-2002, 10:14 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 298
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Why not ask Phillip?
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10-29-2002, 10:19 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Originally Posted by Newsboy
Why not ask Phillip?
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I did, but he's away on a honeymoon remember? :wink: There are things more important than Flash!
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10-29-2002, 10:28 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 47
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You want somebody for free?
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10-29-2002, 10:37 PM
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Executive Editor
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Originally Posted by someppcuser
You want somebody for free?
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Yup.  But I'll make 'em famous. :wink: I can just post static Excel-copied graphs like everyone else, but I wanted something that would be more flexible and more interesting. It would be a big service to the Pocket PC community as a whole!
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10-29-2002, 10:53 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 93
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you have that much data? Please post it somewhere, I'm dying to see it. We don't have a lot unbiased battery test data. Usually comparisons come in bunches of 2 or 3 (for example, ipaq vs e740). The one on pocketpcpassion.com is the best one so far (has 7-8 units, tests them running mp3 loop).
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10-29-2002, 10:57 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Originally Posted by toshtoshtosh
you have that much data? Please post it somewhere, I'm dying to see it.
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Yeah, I have a lot of data. :-) I have 47 different battery backlight tests run on a variety of devices, and 27 different audio tests (looping 64 Kbps WMA file).
That's what this post is about - finding a way to present it in a nice fashion. I don't want to just post an Excel file (boring!), and I don't want to steal my own thunder. Patience.
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10-29-2002, 11:07 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 47
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I could do something for PocketPC with net connection only...In Flash 5, but maybe it could be phase 2, after somebody did a desktop browser version?
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10-29-2002, 11:30 PM
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Contributing Editor
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 123
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Jason,
If you are using PHP with mySQL as the backend database, why not take advantage of it?
You would need one data entry page (Admin-only accessible), and then one page to present the data. There are a number of PHP techniques for rendering graphs, especially bar graphs (which would probably work best for comparative data).
I'd offer to do it myself, but I'm already stretched thin for time lately. Damn the day for only being 24 hours long :wink:
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Don SorcinelliMicrosoft MVP, Windows Mobile DevicesEditor-In-Chief, BostonPocketPC.com
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10-29-2002, 11:37 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 541
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Why use a propietary Flash plugin when you can use good ol HTML, MySQL, and be a lot more compatible? I often browse with Flash off as it's abused, and is a complete system hog on older PCs. I'd stay away from Flash, it's not really needed for something this simple.
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