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xv6700 Enable GPS Manager

-Fire up a registry editor (Resco)

-Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MASCHINE\ControlPanel\GPS Settings

-Delete the DWORD marked "hide"

-Add a DWORD called "Group" and give it the value of "2" (dec)

The GPS panel will now show up in your connection settings.
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xv6700 BT Pairing and GPS Setting

0. Please make sure the GPS application is closed

1. Click on Start\Settings\Connections\Bluetooth

2. In the Mode tab, click on "Turn on Bluetooth" to enable Bluetooth functionality, if it is not already checked

3. In the Devices tab, click on "New Partnership..." to start scanning for Bluetooth devices

4. In the list of discovered Bluetooth devices, locate the Bluetooth GPS device, usually something with "..BT-GPS.."

-- If you cannot find this device, please make sure the bluetooth GPS
Receiver is turned on and within 10ft of the Pocket PC or laptop , then
click on Refresh

5. Select the BT GPS receiver and click on Next

6. Enter the Passkey and click on Next

-- you may need to check with the BT GPS manufacturer or their website
for the Passkey. Try "0000" if you cannot find the information.

7. Next, select "Serial Port" and then click on Finish

8. In the COM Ports tab, click on "New Outgoing Port"

9. Select the identifier for the BT GPS receiver and click on Next

10. Select COM7 (default) and click on Finish; "Secure Connection" should already be checked

11. Click on OK to exit

12. Click on Start\Settings\System\GPS

13. In the Programs tab, select or make sure the GPS program port is set to "None"

-- the GPS program port is for applications which do not conform to wm5/Magneto's GPS data parse API

14. In the Hardware tab, set the "GPS hardware port" to COM7 and the Baud rate to 4800

15. In the Access tab, select "Manage GPS automatically", if the option is not already checked

16. Click on OK to exit

17. Now start the GPS application.

18. Click on View\GPS Options\COM Port and select COM7

-- Please wait a few seconds before parsed data starts coming through
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Agile Methodologies

There was some really interesting discussion going on at http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000999.html regarding Pair Programming vs. Code Reviews, and it got me thinking about the agile methodologies I think are most effective. The team I work with seems to have a good grasp on what it takes to get good software out the door, so I thought I would share...

The first thing I have to acknowledge is that the people I work with are all pretty sharp. They are all creative, thoughtful and diligent about their work. Each is an expert in their respective field of expertise. More importantly, people are helpful to each other - generally speaking, everyone is kind, considerate and nice.   Most people will come up to speed with a dynamic environment, but some people just don't get it, and won't! It is really essential that the right people are brought into the mix.

The importance of communication cannot be understated. My project team consists of seven people, including three BAs and four coders. We are in constant contact with other groups within our company and do occasionally "borrow" people. To foster communication, everybody is in close proximity to one another. Each person has their own office/cubicle, but no one is more than a few hundred feet away - most are next door to each other. We have a SharePoint site so that documents can be shared between team members and between teams. Everybody has a well publicized phone number, cell phone number, email address, and I have several coworkers on speed dial with Yahoo! Messenger. In this environment you can share knowledge, pair program, code review whenever the need arises. There are literally no barriers to communication.

We take the agile "iterative" approach, so our project is constantly moving forward. There is a never ending queue of new features, performance improvements and bug fixes to keep us busy. We do nothing that is not required, but always have an eye to the future. While we are making something work, we contemplate how it might be improved in the next iteration, and our code reflects that foresight. This keeps our customers happy in the short term and our development targeted on the future.


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