Hitchhiker 0.3

Hitchhiker is een programma voor de Pocket PC, ontwikkeld door de Kasuei Consultant Group uit Hong Kong, waarmee het opzetten van een verbinding met een publieke WiFi hotspot heel eenvoudig wordt gemaakt. Zo worden alle instellingen automatisch ingevuld en er worden ook enkele tests uitgevoerd om een zo goed mogelijke verbinding tot stand te brengen. Zojuist is versie 0.3 van dit programma uitgekomen en het changelog hiervan laat de volgende veranderingen zien:

Changes from 0.2 to 0.3:

• Fixed problem with HP iPAQ hx2755 and HP iPAQ hx4700 (reported by beta testers)
• Fixed bug in looping the available network list (no longer try only first network)
• Support both WEP and WPA-PSK encryption
• Added "Allowed Network List", only those listed in the list will be connected
• Added "Set IP Address" function with "IP Fastlane" intelligent input
• Added WLAN power control. Hitchhiker will now turn on and off WLAN automatically
• Customized sound effect to alert you when you are connected or not
• Added "Start Skype for Pocket PC" to Quick Launch box
• More verbose message on different Internet tests
• DNS test prolonged from 8 seconds to 12 seconds for better accuracy with less responsive DNS servers
• Added warning message when running with .NET Compact Framework 1.0 SP2 or lower
• Auto login MSN Messenger if enabled (emulating behavior as if connected with GPRS)
• Keep backlight on when Connect button is pressed
• Added "Ignore by Network" to ignore access points with specified network name
• Increased readability with VGA device
• Configuration files now in indented XML format
• History files now moved to "\My Documents\Hitchhiker\History"
• Added red warning message when connected to public network
• Quick Launch box animation disabled when using Pocket PC with clock speed lower than 390MHz