/tags/moostrax/ Recent content in moostrax on chrismoos Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us © 2020 Chris Moos Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:41:00 +0000 /2010/08/11/moostrax-for-blackberry-looking-for-testers/ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:41:00 +0000 /2010/08/11/moostrax-for-blackberry-looking-for-testers/ I am finally going to work on updating MoosTrax for BlackBerry – as there are a few outstanding bugs that need to be addressed. The most important bug I will be working on is consistency of location updates in newer, post-4.2 OS BlackBerry devices. If you are interested in helping test the upcoming version, please e-mail moostraxsupport@gmail.com. /2010/07/29/moostrax-released-for-iphone/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:01:59 +0000 /2010/07/29/moostrax-released-for-iphone/ I am happy to say that MoosTrax has been approved by Apple and is now available for download in the App Store. Thanks to everyone who helped with the beta testing -- it was a great help. Note: MoosTrax works on devices running iOS 4+. iPhone Support/Help MoosTrax iTunes Link /2010/07/12/moostrax-for-iphone-beta-updates/ Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:59:04 +0000 /2010/07/12/moostrax-for-iphone-beta-updates/ I've been working a lot on getting MoosTrax ready for the App Store and the latest beta adds a lot of great features. View a list of all of your devices View the current location of any device on your account. Enhanced battery usage through the "Conserve Battery" feature. The beta is still open, so send an e-mail to moostraxsupport@gmail.com to join. /2010/06/27/moostrax-for-iphone-ios4/ Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:47:51 +0000 /2010/06/27/moostrax-for-iphone-ios4/ I just got a new iPhone 4 with iOS4...and it supports background location updates! I've decided to bring MoosTrax back to the iPhone. I’m looking for beta testers…and then soon I’ll be pushing it to the App Store. Applying for the beta Please e-mail moostraxsupport@gmail.com with your iPhone's UDID. For information on finding the UDID, go here: http://www.geekology.co.za/blog/2009/07/how-to-check-your-iphones-udid-from-itunes/ Screenshots /2009/09/04/att-loopt-and-the-iphone-moving-the-world-into-a-more-ethical-place/ Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:07:49 +0000 /2009/09/04/att-loopt-and-the-iphone-moving-the-world-into-a-more-ethical-place/ AT&T is going to permit Loopt, a location based services vendor, access to exclusive background functionality on the iPhone. As the primary developer and owner of a free web based location services site, moostrax.com, I am absolutely infuriated with what is taking place. When I discovered the aforemetioned, I realized that the key to being able to take advantage of a closed platform(as a software developer, and in this case, the iPhone platform), is to strike a deal with the carrier and put some money in their pockets. /2009/08/07/moostrax-for-iphone-looking-for-testers/ Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:15:35 +0000 /2009/08/07/moostrax-for-iphone-looking-for-testers/ I just made a very basic MoosTrax location updater for the iPhone. Currently it just sends your location to MoosTrax when you press the Update Now button. I will be adding push notifications soon so that when someone pulls up the Live Tracking page on the MoosTrax website, you will receive a notification on your iPhone requesting you to update your location. That is really all I can do for now, as background applications are still not permitted. /2009/08/07/palm-pre-support-for-moostrax/ Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:33:06 +0000 /2009/08/07/palm-pre-support-for-moostrax/ I am currently working on adding MoosTrax for the Palm Pre. Is there anyone out there that is interested in this? Let me know! /2009/07/03/moostrax-iphone-and-push-notifications/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:39:01 +0000 /2009/07/03/moostrax-iphone-and-push-notifications/ I recently traded my T-Mobile G1, with Android, for an iPhone 3G. I am hoping to get MoosTrax running on the iPhone, but unfortunately, even with push notifications, it might not be the same as the BlackBerry and Android versions. Here are some reasons why. No automatic location updates The iPhone OS does not allow applications to run in the background, which means MoosTrax cannot check your location and send it to the server at a fixed interval. /2009/03/18/moostrax-site-redesign-launched.-open-registrations./ Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:29:06 +0000 /2009/03/18/moostrax-site-redesign-launched.-open-registrations./ You can view the new MoosTrax site at http://www.moostrax.com. Registrations are now open so anyone can signup. A new BlackBerry client version has been released, version 0.3.3. Also, existing Storm users that are experiencing update problems should raise their accuracy to 200 meters and see if that fixes the problem. /2009/03/16/moostrax-site-new-design-and-leaving-beta./ Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:23:09 +0000 /2009/03/16/moostrax-site-new-design-and-leaving-beta./ MoosTrax is now almost out of beta, which means registrations will be open to all. Also, the site has been redesigned to have a cleaner look. The new site will be available soon, check out a preview here: /2009/03/06/moostrax-mobile-site/ Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:21:54 +0000 /2009/03/06/moostrax-mobile-site/ You can now access a smaller, stripped down version of the MoosTrax site on your mobile phone by visiting http://m.moostrax.com. Currently only live tracking is supported. /2009/02/24/moostrax-and-yahoo-fire-eagle/ Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:42:33 +0000 /2009/02/24/moostrax-and-yahoo-fire-eagle/ You can now have your location sent from MoosTrax to Yahoo Fire Eagle. "Fire Eagle is a site that stores information about your location. With your permission, other services and devices can either update that information or access it. By helping applications respond to your location, Fire Eagle is designed to make the world around you more interesting! Use your location to power friend-finders, games, local information services, blog badges and stuff like that. /2009/02/23/moostrax-ruby-library/ Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:28:35 +0000 /2009/02/23/moostrax-ruby-library/ You can now access MoosTrax with Ruby. Install the gem $ wget http://www.moostrax.com/static/MoosTrax-0.1.gem $ sudo gem install MoosTrax-0.1.gem Try out this demo script make sure to fill your API_KEY in. require 'rubygems' require 'moostrax' require 'time' def get_local_date(date_str) Time.parse(date_str + ' UTC').getlocal.asctime end mt = MoosTrax.new('API_KEY') begin devices = mt.devices devices.each do |device| info = mt.device_info(device) puts "Device ID: #{info['device_id']}\n" puts "Device Name: #{info['device_name']}\n" puts "Last Contact: #{get_local_date(info['last_contact'])}\n" puts "Date Added: #{get_local_date(info['date_added'])}\n" location = mt. /2009/02/12/moostrax-plugin-for-wordpress/ Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:11:57 +0000 /2009/02/12/moostrax-plugin-for-wordpress/ I’m just now finishing up a wordpress plugin for MoosTrax. It allows you to specify your API key from your MoosTrax account and then display a widget on your sidebar with your current location. You can see it in action on the sidebar of this blog. Check out the screenshot: /2009/02/10/moostrax-location-tagging/ Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:04:00 +0000 /2009/02/10/moostrax-location-tagging/ I’ve just finished working on a new feature, which is pretty basic, but useful. From your phone you can tag a location(give it a name) and it will be saved on the site. You can then view all your tags on the site, as well as send a public link of the tag to other people. The tagging is currently only supported on Android, but the BlackBerry version will be updated soon(its a quick thing to add). /2009/02/04/moostrax-bug-tracking-site/ Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:34:05 +0000 /2009/02/04/moostrax-bug-tracking-site/ For those of you that are helping me test and improve MoosTrax, there is now a place where you can submit your feature requests and bugs. Please visit http://trac.moostrax.com for more information. /2009/01/30/geofence-feature-added-to-moostrax/ Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:38:28 +0000 /2009/01/30/geofence-feature-added-to-moostrax/ MoosTrax now has the ability to add GeoFences to your account. These virtual fences allow you to be notified whenever your device enters or leaves a pre-defined area. Read about it here: http://moostrax.com/feature/geofence/ /2009/01/26/moostrax-testers-needed/ Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:52:52 +0000 /2009/01/26/moostrax-testers-needed/ The new implementation of the site is just about done. I am looking for people with BlackBerry and Android devices that are willing to help testing the new site and software. If you are interested, please e-mail moostraxsupport@gmail.com Also, the first version of the Android client is finished. It is now available on the Android market. You must have a MoosTrax account to use the application though. E-mail moostraxsupport@gmail.com for more information. /2009/01/24/moostrax-will-return./ Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:21:50 +0000 /2009/01/24/moostrax-will-return./ Yes, I recently made a post saying that MoosTrax will be going away forever. Due to all the comments and feedback, it is obvious to me that there are many people that enjoyed the service – so I’m going to bring it back. I’m moving my database backend from CouchDB to MySQL, so my issues with CouchDB won’t prevent me from providing MoosTrax. I have been working a lot on migrating the site and fixing it up…so I really hope to have it up in the next week or so. /2009/01/20/hasta-la-vista-moostrax./ Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:42:56 +0000 /2009/01/20/hasta-la-vista-moostrax./ UPDATE 01/21/09: Okay, okay. A lot of you seem to like the site...I'm going to bring it back. Moving back to MySQL though. Stay tuned. Well, it was a fun while it lasted. Unfortunately, I’ve decided to close the doors of MoosTrax permanently. It started with BlackBerryTracker.com, which I had set up in Fall of 2007, to provide a site to track BlackBerry GPS-enabled devices. Prior to starting the site I had got my first BlackBerry, the 8800, and also my first GPS enabled phone. /2008/12/25/moostrax-site-returns/ Thu, 25 Dec 2008 11:25:37 +0000 /2008/12/25/moostrax-site-returns/ The site is now back up. Sorry for the downtime! I’ll now be working now on optimizing the speed of the site a bit more. /2008/12/24/moostrax-for-android/ Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:43:13 +0000 /2008/12/24/moostrax-for-android/ I just recently replaced my BlackBerry 8800 with a T-Mobile G1. This means that its time to develop a MoosTrax client for Android devices. Right now I’m getting my Android development environment setup, with the insanely slow Java powered Eclipse. After that I’ll dig into the location API and get a MoosTrax client released. /2008/12/22/moostrax-site-down/ Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:58:23 +0000 /2008/12/22/moostrax-site-down/ Unfortunately the site has been down for quite a while, as I’ve been working on moving lots of server resources around. I’m waiting on the last thing to move right now, which should be done within the next 24 hours. Thank you all for being so patient! Update 12/23/08 7:30 PM EST: I just checked the status of the migration and its really close(hopefully in the next few hours!). Update 12/23/08 10:30 PM EST: I’m still waiting…I’m going to check in the morning… :( /2008/10/31/moostrax-developer-api-is-now-active/ Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:35:41 +0000 /2008/10/31/moostrax-developer-api-is-now-active/ Hey all, The developer API for MoosTrax is now available for use. You can get your devices, device info, current location, and history. Please see the reference here: http://moostrax.com/help/wiki/Developer_About /2008/10/30/moostrax-site-launch/ Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:25:17 +0000 /2008/10/30/moostrax-site-launch/ Well, its finally time. BlackBerryTracker.com will be no more on October 31, 2008. I have been working on a brand new site, MoosTrax.com, which will resume the tracking services previously offered by BlackBerryTracker. This site should be a little more user friendly, and much more stable, as I’m aware that quite a few people were having issues with the BlackBerryTracker site. Currently, the new site has Live Tracking, History, and a Facebook Application.