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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

How To Run Two Different Versions of Mozilla Firefox.

At work I needed to test some javascript on the latest two versions of Firefox, i.e., 2.0.20 and 3.5.1 (my normal everyday browser).  These are the steps that needed to be done to get Firefox 2.x to run alongside Firefox 3.x:

  1. Download Firefox 2.0.20 installer: http://www.oldapps.com/firefox.php?old_firefox=7
  2. Copy these instructions into text editor, and then close all open Firefox instances.
  3. Run “Custom” version of Firefox 2.x installer and choose the ultimate installation directory to be something like C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox 2.x, do not install any shortcuts (otherwise they will overwrite your other Firefox installation’s shortcuts), and do not start Firefox at the end of installation, just close installer when it is done.
  4. Open a command prompt and start the Firefox ProfileManager: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox 2.x\firefox.exe -ProfileManager
  5. Create a new profile for your older version of Firefox (e.g., firefox_2.x_profile).
  6. Rename the newly created profile something meaningful (e.g., firefox_2.x_profile), and then close the Firefox ProfileManager.
  7. Use whichever version of Firefox you want by clicking the respective shortcut.  Please note that you will not be able to open multiple windows of either version by repeatedly clicking the same shortcut.  If you do this you will see an error message that says: “Firefox is already running, but is not responding. To open a new Window you must first close the existing Firefox process, or restart your system.”  Instead, to open another window of the same version, just click on an already-open window of that version, and click + N, which will launch a new window from the existing process.  A little-less convenient than click on the shortcut, but not too bad.
Posted by dfunkt Avatar for {name} on 07/28 at 10:39 AM
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Monday, July 13, 2009

DiabetesManager-1.1 Released

DiabetesManager-1.1 release features the addition of data export functionality.  All of the supported measurement types can be exported as CSV format files, and once the phone has been mounted via USB cable, can be retrieved and emailed to doctors, who can then just click on the files and view in Excel (or any other program which supports CSV files).  You can see the new documentation here, and here are some screenshots of the new main screen and export functionality from the Eclipse Android emulator:

New button configuration/naming on main screen:

Message when data files have been exported to SD card:

How to retrieve exported data files from SD card via USB mount:

Posted by dfunkt Avatar for {name} on 07/13 at 12:31 AM
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Monday, July 06, 2009

DiabetesManager Enhancement: Added Protein Field For Meal Measurements

As per request from user “Christina”, I have added a field to capture grams of protein for meal measurements, which is something that I should have done from the start except didn’t think of it for some reason (oops, I guess the fact that I am not keeping track of meals meals is showing!).
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This change should work seamlessly for users who already have existing meal data without protein measurements captured, as just blank entries will be shown for those measurement points.  The table is a little squished up (cannot completely see meal calories value) in portrait view mode, but it looks fine in landscape view mode.  My first enhancement since initial release!  I am keeping the version number at 1.0.0 though, out of sheer inertia.  wink

My installed users base now stands at 15 after almost two weeks in the market.  smile  One anonymous user comment says that I should rename it since it is more than just a diabetes management tool.  I am thinking maybe “HealthManager”?  In light of this feedback, and the potential increase in user base, I am going to set aside the google health integration work for a bit and focus on adding configurability of measurement types and units, so that users who don’t have diabetes, and users in other countries might be able to use it more effectively.

Posted by dfunkt Avatar for {name} on 07/06 at 11:46 PM
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

DiabetesManager-1.0 Released

DiabetesManager is an Android application (available for $5 in Android market) which allows users to store and view (in chart and tabular form) diabetes-related and general health data.  The following measurement types are supported in version 1.0:

  • exercise
  • meals
  • blood glucose levels
  • HBA1c
  • cholesterol
  • humalog injections
  • lantus injections
  • weight
  • blood pressure
  • heart rate
  • body temperature
  • subjective general health

You can see the documentation here, and here are some screenshots from the Eclipse Android emulator (looks the same on G1 phone, but that has landscape perspective, which is better for viewing charts):

I have been using it for all my personal data for almost a month now, and am very pleased with it.  I am planning to release new functionality soon (e.g., google health account integration), so watch this space!  smile

Posted by dfunkt Avatar for {name} on 06/23 at 01:19 AM
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