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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Auto switch off the computer

Recently I managed to set up my computer for auto switch off at specific times. Now it can be used only from 15:00 till 18:00. The Internet usage should be cut, isn't it? Otherwise, it interferes with real life. Especially for children.
You can setup it in Windows 7 by creating a tasks. In Control panel->System and security->Administrative tools->Schedule tasks. Press "Create task". We will create a task for running script.
Create a script. In Notepad create a file "shutdown.bat" and put inside a single line shutdown /s /t 60
Now return to "Create task" window, tab "General". Fill "Name", "User"(SYSTEM) and "Run with highest privileges". It should look like this
Go to tab "Triggers". Set up a new trigger with following parameters
In the picture above we setup daily trigger that starts in 7 AM and continues 8 hours (till 3 PM). Every 5 minutes our task will start.
Tab "Actions". We want to start our script. Set up new action "Start a program" and browse for created script "shutdown.bat"
Tab "Settings". Uncheck the box "Stop the task if it runs longer than".
That's it. Now from 7 AM till 15 PM your computer will shutdown every 5 minutes. No one can use it. You neither.
Create a second task from 18:00 till 23:59 that will do the same.

Friday, October 15, 2010

SmartQ V5 as a remote for VLC player

SmartQ with Android application VLC remote. Now I can control movies in my notebook

Thursday, October 7, 2010

SmartQ V5 Windows CE with new boot

Chinese engineers developed new firmware for SmartQ V5. Android is very fast now, but Windows CE is completely Chinese. But we made from stars. I developed a shell for it, because I still want to use iGo. Windows boots 2 minutes now but who cares. Look in video.

Friday, May 21, 2010

SMARTQ V5 Running IGO 8



Here is a video about iGo8 installed on SMARTQ V5. This device has 3 operating systems: Ubuntu, Android and Windows CE. I installed iGo 8.3 on Windows CE and already tested it in my car with iBlue 747 bluetooth GPS. Navigation is perfect, voice is loud and clear.

Update: I'm using this setup almost everyday and it works perfect. Application for connect to GPS is here