Where to place Google Website Optimizer Control Script to avoid IE quirks?
If you are using Google Website Optmizer Control Script to test and improve your website, be careful about where you place the control script in your html page. IE won't like it if the script is placed before the Document Type Declaration. IE might render the content in distorted form severely impacting visitor experience.
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
Just put the control script after the Document Type Declaration and you should be fine.
Administrators have role-based privileges in SureMDM
Our latest Mobile Device Management platform SureMDM supports role-based administration. Whenever a user is created, it is assigned a user type depending on the user's role. Following are the available user types:
- Super User
- Admin User
- Help-desk User
- Manager User
- End User
Super User
Super User is created during system installation and is the first and most powerful user in the system. A Super User can perform all tasks (Complete user and device management).
Admin User
Admin User is created by a Super User and can do all device management activities.
Help-desk User
Help-desk User can only perform remote support of mobile devices. They cannot perform other device management activities like installing apps on the mobile devices or adding/deleting the devices from the system etc.
Manager User
Manager User can view the list of mobile devices which are allocated to his/her team members. Besides, a manager can also track a worker's location on the map.
End User
End User is basically the user who is using the mobile device. End user can log into SureMDM and can issue remote wipe command in case a device is lost, can try to locate the device or view the call-log among other information.
SureMDM is in private beta. If you are interested in a demo, drop us a line at techsupport@42gears.com.
What’s so special about number 42?
Well take your pick...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42_%28number%29
And that's not all. There is something for the future. 
How much time to get up and running with SureLock?
Well..just did a quick test. I was able lock down a "fresh" Windows Mobile device in less than a minute, 54 seconds to be precise. Following steps were taken (Note: SureLock Studio was already installed on the desktop):
- Launched SureLock Studio
- Clicked New button on the toolbar to create a new project
- Added Internet Explorer as allowed application
- Clicked Build button to generate the CAB file
- Clicked Install button on the toolbar to transfer CAB file to the mobile device (connected with the desktop over ActiveSync) and installation was started automatically
- Once CAB installation was completed, SureLock started on the device locking it down to just Internet Explorer
Project creation and CAB building took 15 secs whereas installation took remaining 39 seconds.
Once the CAB has been built, we just have to install it on other handhelds as long as there is no change in the kiosk configuration which will require building the CAB file again.
C# code to soft reset a Windows Mobile device
Here is the C# code to soft reset a Windows Mobile device (using P/Invoke)
[DllImport("coredll.dll", SetLastError = true)]
static extern int SetSystemPowerState(string psState, int StateFlags, int Options);
const int POWER_FORCE = 4096;
const int POWER_STATE_RESET = 0x00800000;
private void SoftReset()
{
SetSystemPowerState(null, POWER_STATE_RESET, POWER_FORCE);
}
New SureLock Studio features
Latest SureLock Studio release consists on the following new features:
1. Option to display WiFi Signal Strength icon on the kiosk launcher screen
2. Option to display IP address on the toolbox screen
3. Display current date and time on the kiosk launcher screen
If you don't know already what SureLock does, here is an intro. SureLock is a complete lock down tool for Windows Mobile based handheld devices. It controls what users of your devices can access on the handhelds. SureLock blocks unwanted programs, internet access, games, camera, phone calls, activesync, autorun etc on the device. For more information please visit SureLock page on our website.
Microsoft to continue support for Ruggedized Handheld market
Ruggedized handhelds are a class of mobile devices that are designed to run mission critical applications while withstanding the harsh environments. Several OEM like Motorola/Symbol, Intermec, Psion Teklogix, Honeywell have been building ruggedized handhelds for several years now. Most of these devices are based on Micrsoft Windows CE and Windows Mobile operating systems. Recent whitepaper from VDC Research says that Microsoft has 87% share in this market. All these OEMs together shipped around 2.3 million devices in 2009, which is projected to reach 4.3 million by 2014. Besides that there already are around 12 million ruggedized devices in use.
Since Windows Phone 7 has been announced there was a growing concern among OEMs regarding future support from Microsoft for its existing Windows CE (latest version 6.0) and Windows Mobile (latest version 6.5) platforms. Note that Windows Phone 7 is a very different platform with almost no similarity with the CE and Windows Mobile and is targeted towards consumers and to lure back iPhone users :).
Enterprises and Consumers have different needs and both are important. Microsoft has started a new program Windows Embedded Handheld to protect the existing enterprise investments and to continue to releasing newer mobile platforms with minimum porting requirements.
Microsoft's commitment to the future of enteprise mobile devices will be a welcome news for OEMs, System Integrators, ISVs and Enterprise customers.
How to change file extensions in Windows Mobile?
Ever wondered how to change file extensions on your Windows Mobile phone? One thing is for sure: you cannot use the builtin file explorer program. It does not even show the file extensions let alone change them.
Well. there are two solutions:
- ActiveSync: Connect the device to the PC over ActiveSync and browse to the file and folder of your choice. Right-click on the file name and select Rename to modify the filename or its extension.
- Use third-party freeware tool such as Total Commander. You can do much more than what the builtin file explorer provides. Other than changing file extensions, you can change file attributes (Readonly, Hidden, Archive, System) and file associations as well.
How to get information about softwares installed on Windows Mobile devices?
Best method is to ask the configuration service provider (CSP).
Step 1: Add Reference to Microsoft.WindowsMobile.Configuration
Step 2: Add the following statements at the top of the c# code file.
using System.Xml;
using Microsoft.WindowsMobile.Configuration;
Step 3: Prepare a csp string (xml format) and pass it to ProcessConfiguration method of ConfigurationManager. Return value is the xml string which contains all currently installed softwares on the device.
private void ListInstalledSoftwares()
{
string cspString = "<wap-provisioningdoc><characteristic-query type=\"UnInstall\"></characteristic-query></wap-provisioningdoc>";
XmlDocument xmlResult = null;// Use CSP to get list of installed applications
try
{
XmlDocument configDoc = new XmlDocument();
configDoc.LoadXml(cspString);
xmlResult = ConfigurationManager.ProcessConfiguration(configDoc, false);
Debug.WriteLine(xmlResult.InnerXml);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Debug.WriteLine("Failed to get list of installed applications. CSP failure. [Exception: " + ex.Message + "]");
}
}
How to disable “Unsigned Prompt Policy” on Windows Mobile?
Many Windows Mobile (Pocket PC) devices ship with one-tier security configuration enabled. That means if an unsigned application is started, then the user is prompted whether to allow the unsigned application to run or not. If the user based on his/her judgment allows the application to run, the application runs in privileged mode whereby it can access all system APIs and protected registry keys.
Now this feature can be very annoying during development. So rather than signing the executable the developer can temporarily disable the Unsigned Prompt Policy by making some registry changes.
Steps to disable Unsigned Prompt Policy on Windows Mobile:
- Use Remote Registry Editor or a third-party tool such as PHM Registry Editor.
- Set the following registry value to 1 to disable Unsigned Prompt Policy. (Default value is 0).
; Unsigned Prompt Policy
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\Policies\Policies]
"0000101a"=dword:1Note: Create the above registry entry if it does not already exist.