12-16-2004, 09:00 AM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
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OzBT; Freeware Automatic BT Switching Application
Oleg Zakharov found that switching Bluetooth on and off on his Pocket PC could be a bit of a pain at times, so decided to do something about it. He's written a freeware app called OzBT which can automatically toggle Bluetooth on and off, depending on which programs are launched and running:
"The main idea behind it was to have Bluetooth enabled when I need it and off when I don't.  It would be great if there was an option in the WM2003 to turn it on automatically when some application is trying to use it... But since we don't have this option, let's settle on next best thing for a while - define "Turn On" and "Turn Off" lists of applications (windows captions), choose Matching method and decide what to do when Unlisted app is active."
The application is manually placed in the Startup folder and scans windows captions to work out whether BT should be on or off. The current version of OzBT is 0.67, so you should not expect a finished product as it's very much a work in progress and Oleg is adding features all the time. The latest Beta adds control of Wifi as well, so it's shaping up nicely. OzBT is known to work with a variety of LOOX and iPaq models and I'm sure Oleg would appreciate being told if it worked on an unlisted model. If you want to have more control over your PPC's wireless activities, downloadit it and give it a whorl.
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12-16-2004, 10:44 AM
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Theorist
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 258
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I tried this few months ago. Does not work well.
Contrast that with BTToggle (which fools the hardware into thinking that the radio is on when its in fact off) on the PalmOS platform which switches on Bluetooth magically when I press 'Get Mail' or 'Get SMS'.
But this is a freeware and I am sure it will get there.
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12-16-2004, 11:00 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 75
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Did you try version 0.67?
Automated BT control works fine on my Loox720.
@Jonathan: Took you some time to set that up...  ... 
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12-16-2004, 11:31 AM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Jorlin
@Jonathan: Took you some time to set that up... ... |
Yes, I had mislaid the asignment in my inbox for a few days. I've got a better system set up now though - and I got to post about the 0.67 update. :wink:
(It's Jonathon by the way).
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12-16-2004, 12:21 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 204
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thanks will try it on my hx4700 and see how it goes. seems quite usefull.
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12-16-2004, 02:36 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 131
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Just wanted to let you guys know that on my hp6315, whenever I use an app that needs to use BT to send data it automatically turns it on and then off after the file transfer. I first noticed this when I tried to use PI to send a contact to a friend. Even sending ringtones does it. That ugly blue light comes on and off when done.
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12-16-2004, 03:58 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 618
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i pretty much leave BT on all the time - what's the issue w/ doing that? battery life?
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12-16-2004, 04:18 PM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 12,959
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Originally Posted by zilla31
i pretty much leave BT on all the time - what's the issue w/ doing that? battery life?
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Of course. The more gizmos you turn on, the more juice it uses. I think if you only turned on BT when you needed it, you'd at least save a couple of hours in battery life.
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12-16-2004, 04:39 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 618
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nice! works well for me so far... anyone know the window title/caption for thunderhawk? find feature doesn't work w/ it because of the way thunderhawk "is" (full screen etc. etc.).
also - how do you distinguish between BT and wifi (which you want open by which apps?)
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12-16-2004, 06:20 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 24
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Fantastic. Just what I was looking for last week when I had to guide my girlfriend through turning on BT, TomTom, CheckPOInt, etc while I was also trying to drive.
Works great on the h4150.
DAn
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