There are continuing to be tweaks of my tracker software – little things every now and then. Just changing the usability of what happens when. What happens is something happens when there is no GPS coverage. That type of thing. I need to think about what should happen.

In the case of a Panic Alarm if there is no GPS coverage, I think it should send the alarm without GPS, and then send the alarm again with GPS when the coverage is there, with an updated status of the alarm. That is, if the panic alarm is still pressed, it says so. And if it is unpressed then say this too. In effect, it is 99.99% likely that the status will be the same as the last one that was sent anyway. The only reason that they would be different is if the GPS lock happens as soon as the status changes.

The more I think about it the more I am certain that I want an iPod. I think they are so cute, and so much of a useful device. I just want to make sure I get the best deal for buying one. There does not seem to be much price difference between retailers. Grace Bros MegaMart does have the iPod Photo with a free FM transmitter worth $80 so that might be what I get. I have until May 30 to get that deal so I do not need to race out right now either. Besides which I have a friend here, and I am helping him with some work right now…

Music:

I found the following quote by Chris Martin, musician with Coldplay, on the delay of their latest record affecting EMI’s share price… “I think shareholders are the great evil of this modern world.”