GPSMonitor mapping update

GPSMonitor has an update to its mapping code which isn't actually a change to the executable. The current version 2.0.0.5 will automatically start mapping properly for a GPS which uses commas in the latitude/longitude rather than periods.

The application itself pulls the local number formatting information correctly from the computer, but it calls out to a web site to draw the map page. That means I need my web page to be smart enough to swap both number formats into the one my Google Map connection is expecting. It's much happier now. Here's a sample map. If you click on the marker or look in the data passed to the page, you can see it's using the European comma number format.

Also I noticed a typo which I've fixed but not yet distributed. The GGL tab should be labeled GLL. The code all uses GLL as it should, but I missed the incorrect text on the tab.

PingGraph 3.0.0.5 Released

We're winding down on code changes. There are just a couple of things this pass to make logging more usable. The log file doesn't have to exist before you start logging, and the date and time have been reformatted to be easier to use by customer request.

You can download the free demo installer for PingGraph from here, or download a .zip file here in case you have a firewall that blocks executables. Give it a test run to make sure it meets your needs on monitoring your network, then buy a license to enable all the features.

PingGraph tutorial video

I've created a short tutorial video for PingGraph to show some of the typical patterns you can see as it runs. It's great for identifying things on the network like the effects of saturated lines, large downloads, and streaming audio and video.

Speaking of streaming video, here you go:

PingGraph 3.0.0.4

Version 3.0.0.4 is now available for download. It's got a series of small fixes and updates in it.

It turns out that you could resize the window to be too small. The next time you restarted, it would cause an error. (Thanks for the heads up, Ray!) It nudges window sizes back to something usable automatically now instead of causing an error. You can also turn off the bandwidth tests in case the routers in your path think the larger pings are a Denial of Service attack. Third, all ping data from the previous version is copied over to the new version so you don't start over on your graphs.

Each fix is a small thing that wouldn't be a big deal to most people, but I like to get the improvements out where people can make use of them. Let me know how you like it, and go here to purchase a full license after you've had a chance to evaluate it.

PingGraph version 3.0.0.3

With the help of a PingGraph user, I was able to track down a startup problem which happened on some systems. This update should behave much better for those users. Thanks, Rick! I have also changed the default time scale to be about a minute instead of the maximum year-long scale.

Quick update for PingGraph

I just put an update up for download, version 3.0.0.1.

I needed to fix date parsing on the message of the day for Eropean customers which use day/month/year instead of month/day/year. It broke the message of the day parsing code.

Also, I added several more error messages in case things go wrong. It should give you a reason why if it stops working. Thanks for your patience as I work through these issues as they pop up.

User survey

I have put together a survey for current and potential users of PingGraph to identify a few things about how they do their job how to reach people who can make good use of PingGraph. Please stop by and take the survey.