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Windows Mobile MarketPlace : choose where to install ?

Stéphane — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0100

It’s been discuss a lot around microsoft forums about this : when installing applications from the marketplace on your windows mobile phone you cannot choose where to install the application (InternalStorage or Main Memory). This gave me many problems : device running very slow with few apps installed, errors on some applications, impossible to install more applications (memory full means you cannot download new applications!), …

On the forum, there is still no solution but a “we are working on it”. I understand there are many different device to deal with, and many tests to be done before updating an application like this MarketPlace tool but …… it’s really taking too much time and after the reset of my phone this weekend I decided to fix this problem!

Here comes my tool : DarkCABCatcher.

It’s really simple : install applications from marketplace, DarkCABCatcher will then copy it (making backup of cab files) and run it. You will then be able to “re-install” the application to a better place (“Internal Storage” ?)

The screens bellow were made on the Microsoft Device Emulator (WM6.5 Pro/VGA/FR). Application has been tested on my HTC Touch Pro (official 6.1 ROM and non official 6.5 custom ROM), on emulators (6.5, 6.1, FR and US) and on my old HTC Diamond, running a non official ROM (BsB Ultimate, winmo 6.5).

If you have any issue do not hesitate to leave comments here.

Note : this application is kind of breaking MarketPlace rules, I’ve tried to contact MarketPlace team without success to ask them before publishing here. If any microsoft rep. think it’s a problem just contact me and I will remove my tool. For security purpose I added a small “delete” of the CAB files copied, I may add this as setting for people who wants to get those files!

Note2 : DarkCABCatcher gives no warranty, it can work, it can also fails to run, it can also do bad thing to your device : BACKUP before using it (I use it daily but who knows…)

Here are screens and details on “how to use” :

Step1 : Install DarkCABCatcher and run it

Step2 : choose the “Application Data\Volatile” folder and click the first “…” button, this is where CAB files are saved from MarketPlace

Step3 : choose the folder you want for backup of CABs (I use “My Documents” in the “Internal Storage” or Temp folder)

Step4 : Click '”Go” then run the marketplace and install an application. In this example I took “MySpace”

Step5 : DarkCABCatcher will then prompt you to “re-install” the application, just say “Ok”. This is because I’m running the CAB to setup the program that was just installed by MarketPlace! It’s kind of an update :o) Sometimes programs has strange names, don’t pay attention to this, it’s the MarketPlace stuff…

(PileOuFace sample)

Step6 : Choose to install the application on “Main Memory” or “Internal Storage” or other…just like CAB files used to be before!

Step7 : enjoy :o) and send me comments here ^^

Remark : CAB File names are given by MarketPlace, I don’t get application names!

(re-run the application bring it back to front)

Step8 : send me also lots of money to show how happy you are with this tool (if not happy you can still send money to show how happy you could be if it worked better!)

DOWNLOAD HERE or DOWNLOAD HERE

Hope this helps………

DarkAngel

EINA

Stéphane — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:00:00 +0100

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DarkRuler v0.4 -- Last Beta

Stéphane — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:06:00 +0100

Hello,

Just a small post about the last beta release of my DarkRuler application.
This will be the last beta, next will be a “final” version!

For more info go to the DarkRuler page here

For discussion about this application go to XDA-Dev forum

Source Code available (and change request or planned release) : DarkRuler @ CodePlex

This release brings small new functions and a redesign of the application!

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Comments always welcome!

V1 will goes out this month with small fix and french translation ^^

DarkGPS v0.6.1.0

Stéphane — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:00:00 +0100

(English Version below…)

Et voici la suite de mes mises à jour d’applications Windows Mobile ^^

Cette fois c’est DarkGPS qui est mis à jour :

- Ajout de l’AutoUpdate : Menu Option, cocher la case et relancer

- Ajout d’un liens “Live Maps” en plus du liens “Google Maps”

- Retrait des doublons dans la liste des contacts

Dans les prochaines versions :

- Liste de contacts plus “utilisable”

- Possibilité d’envoi multiple

- Envoi par SMS

Voilou, le liens : DarkGPS

A+,

DarkAngel

Plus de blabla ICI

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Here is my next update of my Windows Mobile applications ^^

This time DarkGPS gets updated :

- Added AutoUpdate : Option Menu, Check the box and Restart

- Added a link to “Live Maps” next to the “Google Maps” link

- Removed doubles items in the contacts list

In next releases :

- Contact list more “user-friendly”

- Multiple Sending

- Send by SMS

Here is the link : DarkGPS

See Ya’,

DarkAngel

More "blabla" HERE

10 minutes de neige .....

Stéphane — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:23:00 +0100

DarkRuler BETA2!

Stéphane — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:26:00 +0100

Voici un petit post “in english”…Une fois la béta de ce programme stable je posterai en français

Hello!

I finished my beta 2 release of DarkRuler!!!

This application was made after an idea on the forum XDA (see my links). The main goal is to “measure things using your phone and a credit card”

DOWNLOAD HERE

Here are few screenshots of this Beta2 :

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Quick “How To Use” :

- Click on “GetImg” to take a picture of the object you want to measure with a credit card (or similar size object) in front

- Draw the line on the object (size will appear on the bottom)

- Click on the “top left button” to switch to “Box Move” (click again to switch back to “Line mode”) and move the box to the card (touch and move)

- Adapt the size of the box rolling around the pad (like the Zoom in GoogleMap)

Small things changed in this beta 2 :

- Added “inch” size

- Update of the SensorApi : this mean that now DarkRuler may be compatible with more devices! (Omnia?). I don’t have any so you may test !!

- Small bugs fixed (not really visible but exists)

- Added “Options Menu” : just a draft…

- Added “AutoUpdate” feature, see below for detail

It tooks me lots of time to implement the “AutoUpdate” feature in this release so it will be easier for you to get updated…

For developers I can give you an access to this function, and this is why it took me so much time Do not hesitate to contact me for detail!

This project will be put on CodePlex soon, and I will post here detail on the “AutoUpdate” feature.

Any feedback are really appreciated!

DarkAngel

DarkGPS v0.3

Stéphane — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:00:00 +0100

Salut!
Je post rarement sur ce blog mais j'me suis dis que la sortie de la version 0.3 d'une de mes applis était une bonne occasion...

Plus d'info ici : http://blog.idlezone.org/pages/HTC/DarkGPS

Stéphane.

English Version :
Hello,
I'm not posting a lot of messages on this blog, today I build the release 0.3 of one of my tools "DarkGPS". This is my first "localized" application! I mean this is english and french ^^ depends on your windows mobile language...
More Information : http://blog.idlezone.org/pages/HTC/DarkGPS

!! Perdu ARAMIS !!

Stéphane — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:00:00 +0100

PERDU

Dand la nuit du 10 au 11 novembre à PANTIN (93)

Shetland (colley nain)

tricolore (noir et blanc avec un peu de marraon sur le museau)

Tatouage (oreille)

N° 2 EFK 769

FORTE RECOMPENSE

CONTACT:

01 64 59 71 84

06 14 78 18 49

emi_9186@msn.com

rdidier8@aol.com

Affiche a diffuser largement :

AFFICHE POUR ARAMIS

Lien : http://blog.idlezone.org/public/Forum/affiche_aramis.pdf

Lien pour les news permanentes : http://blog.idlezone.org/pages/Aramis

Dehli - la belle...

Stéphane — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:31:00 +0200

Quelques images simples pour présenter la miss :

Son petit regard de "je surveille lili au cas ou !" :

Et les poses de la miss :

Buse

Stéphane — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:47:00 +0200

Lili

Stéphane — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:34:00 +0200

Le Coq

Stéphane — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:36:00 +0100

Le Cygne

Stéphane — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:17:00 +0100

Vicq du bois du tôt

Stéphane — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:17:00 +0100

Studieuse...

Stéphane — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 18:39:00 +0100

Lili et Bambou

Stéphane — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:00:00 +0100

Spirou

Stéphane — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 20:37:00 +0200

les filles

Stéphane — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 22:22:00 +0200

FAR de Chaumont!

Stéphane — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:00:00 +0200

Un beau weekend avec quelques photos
Une elwin en progrés et une birdy fidéle à elle même, une rencontre avec des gens trés sympa, bref un bon moment !!

Voici les photos prises sur les 2 jours !!

Premier Jour

Deuxième Jour

Pauline et Elwin (Agility)	Dailymotion blogged video
Pauline et Elwin (Jumping)	Dailymotion blogged video
Pauline et Elwin (3ème degrés)	Dailymotion blogged video
Pauline et Birdy (Agility)	Dailymotion blogged video

Noces d'Or : 50 ans déjà !!

Stéphane — Mon, 21 May 2007 13:20:00 +0200

Et oui ca fais 50 ans que mes grands-parents se sont dis "oui" !!
4 enfants et 14 petits enfants, ils iront rejoindre Venise pour une semaine de vacances...un petit voyage de noce qu'ils ne manqueront pas de nous faire partager grace a un nouvel APN

Voici des images de ce weekend! en attendant les photos des autres
++,
Stéphane

	Ils sont pas mignons tout les deux ? J'attends avec impatience les photos des autres APN En attendant je met en vrac, j'ajouterai un peu de mise en forme plus tard !!