Oct

27

This article is actually the 2nd part in Contributing to Malsingmaps Series. Please visit Contributing To Malsingmaps : Part 1 for the first article. In Part 2, I will be explaining the below :-

1. How to connect your HTC Touch Diamond to Mapsource.
2. Contributing POI.
3. Configuring your HTC TD to record tracks.
4. Contributing high quality tracks.
5. Upgrading Maps In Mapsource

1. How to connect your HTC Touch Diamond to Mapsource.

You will need a PC with a working Mapsource. If you don’t, please refer to Part 1 of the series. Once you manage to install Mapsource, you can now sync both your GPS device or HTC Diamond in my case, and Mapsource. To do this, launch the Mapsource application on your PC and connect your HTC Diamond using the USB port and choose ActiveSync as the connection type.

Upload all Waypoints, Routes and Tracks to Mapsource by using the Transfer -> Receive From Device function on the Mapsource. You should upload everything into your Mapsource, so choose Waypoints, Routes and Tracks and click Receive. Leave the Maps as most probably Mapsource will have a newer map compared to your phone or device.

2. Contributing Point Of Interest (POI).

POIs are the easiest contribution to make as it consist of only the coordinate. In Garmin MXT, I save them as “My Locations” and you upload to Mapsource as Waypoints.This is the recommended coordinate format that you need to follow while contributing : N3 01.163 E101 27.042 . For a proper contribution, please indicate name, the MapSource image and the gdb file (MapSource save in gdb format).

The link below would be a sample POI contribution on Malsingmaps :-

http://www.malsingmaps.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=124685#p124685

Please refer to my complete list of contributions at the end of the post.

3. Configuring your HTC TD to record tracks using Garmin MXT.

Tracking is a good way to record your tracks on your GPS map. In Garmin MXT, you turn on your tracking options via Tools -> Manage My Data -> Tracks. Go to Options, turn on Recording Mode, set the Recording Interval to Most Often and enable or disable Show Active Track on Map according to your preference.

4. Contributing high quality tracks.

If you’ve followed the first part of the series, you will know that HTC Diamond users will never be able to provide Gold Standard Tracks because our internal antenna is inferior compared to an external antenna. However, we can still provide valuable contributions through tracks on unexplored map and Point Of Interests (POIs).

To begin, let us upload our tracks from our device into Mapsource as described in step 3.

As you can see, my track has sharp edges even when I’m circling a roundabout at 20kmh. This kind of quality really cannot compare with the track from an external GPSr (GPS receiver) user tracking on his/her bicycle! Of course with a bit of creativity we can improve it through post processing (PP). I’m not refering to Photoshop but MapSource itself has sufficient tool to enhance your raw track.

You can create a more accurate track by tracing on top of the raw track by using the track draw tool at Tools -> Track Draw (shortcut key, t) in MapSource.

The next step is one of the coolest function in MapSource. You can compare your results in Google Earth! In MapSource, go to View -> View in Google Earth.

That’s it! That’s all you need to submit a proper contribution.

Remember to include the name, coordinate if available, the MapSource and the Google Earth image for comparison and lastly the gdb file.

5. Upgrading Maps In Mapsource.

It’s now v2.30 since v2.28 in Part 1 of the series. So I think its appropriate to include some simple instructions on how to upgrade your MapSourse map to a newer version.

Firstly, uninstall the old map. Start -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs -> GM-Mysin v2.29 -> Remove .

Next, install the new map via the MSM-MySin v2.30 Installer. You’re done!

Requesting For Unlock Code (http://www.malsingmaps.com/forums/)

Write a pm to your region’s mapper, stimix in the case of KL/Selangor with the format below (this is the exact message that I sent) :-

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Message subject: “GPSID, 10 digits” (Garmin MobileXT, go to Settings -> About)

Bro, can I request for unlock code? Thanks in advance.

GPSID : “GPSID, 10 digits”

A. Unexplored Tracks & MPS POI
Majlis Perbandaran Sepang (Not yet reflected in v2.30)
viewtopic.php?p=117805#p117805

B. POI
Master Curry House
viewtopic.php?p=124685#p124685

C. Contributing To Malsingmaps (Personal blog)
http://selfmod.net/?p=24 (Contributing To Malsingmaps : Part 1)
http://selfmod.net/?p=107 (Contributing to Malsingmaps : Part 2)

Reply From unlockmap

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These unlock codes are for v2.30

******25*characters****** (MY/SG)
******25*characters****** (Borneo)

Get Your Map Installers here.
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Updating MapSource’s map with the Gold Edition Map (locked)

1. Uninstall MSM v2.30 from MapSource
2. Install locked map (MSM v2.30 Gold) -> Enter unlock code
3. You will be promted to unlock your map the first time you launch Garmin.
4. In Map Product Manager, Go to -> Unlock Regions -> Add -> Enter unlock code

Download MSM v3.08 here.
Download the latest MSM v3.09 here.

Updating your HTC TD with the Gold Edition Map (locked)

1. Replace \Internal Storage\Garmin\gmapsupp.img with C:\Garmin\MSM\MySin\gmapsupp.img (from MapSource PC)
2. Replace \Internal Storage\Garmin\gmapsupp.unl with the new unlock code.

Part 3 >>

The final part (Part 3) in the Contributing to Malsingmaps Series entitled GPS Map For Civilians will explain on how anyone without a GPS device can make use of MapSource to replace your conventional maps. Stay tuned!

My Contributions To Malsingmaps

http://www.malsingmaps.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=117805#p117805
http://www.malsingmaps.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=124685#p124685

Oct

5

I was introduced to Erin’s (Steve’s wife) website by a close friend at the end of 2006 while searching for information that relates to lucid dreaming. From there I got to know Steve as the most courageous, disciplined, smart, crazy and funny guy! It has been almost 2 years since I started reading his blog. His contents are filled with enormous inspiration that will put you in motion towards self development. One of my improvements includes creating selfmod.net that has the objective of contributing to the community to promote self development.

Perhaps you can call it Law Of Attraction that lead me to have the review copy of this book. I did not plan to buy it, I just knew that somehow I will end up having a copy of his book. A week after announcing that his books are in the printing process, he gave out an opportunity for bloggers to get his free review copy of Personal Development for Smart People. I sent in a request and to my surprise I got it. That was totally unbelievable! This will be the rare opportunity for me to repay Steve for his relentless effort towards self development.

The Universal Principle To Conscious Growth

Steve’s book will explain the three core principles that defines a conscious effort towards self development which are Truth, Love and Power, and their extensions Oneness, Authority, Courage and Intelligence.

Truth – All forms of expressions and communications must be rooted in truth. To start of your growth you must first accept who you truly are, even if you do not have enough strength to overcome your weaknesses at that moment.

Love – Is the strength of the connections that we have towards other human beings, animals, places or even things. The stronger it is, the more you are aligned with conscious growth.

Power – Refers to your ability to alter reality. This includes your ability to create your unique personality, successful career, wonderful relationships and anything that you desire.

Oneness – Is the combination of truth and love. Love is knowing that you can connect by choice. Oneness is knowing that you are already connected. Oneness is pure unconditional love.

Authority – Is the combination of truth and power. Truth without power accomplishes nothing. Power without truth generates wasted action. The principle of authority teaches you to purposefully blend knowledge and action to produce intelligent results.

Courage – Is the combination of love and power. Courage allows us to see through short-term challenges to achieve a long-term goal.

Intelligence – Is alignment with truth, love, and power. Every step we take in the direction of truth, love, and power is a step toward greater intelligence.

Once you understand them (or even if you haven’t), Steve provide substantial practical application of his principles in areas such as habits, career, money, health, relationships and spirituality.

Habits – With the proper alignment with truth, love and power, you will gradually drop those habits that no longer empowers you, for example, cursing, smoking, drinking and speeding. You will then pick up empowering habits such as being punctual, organized, like helping others and reading.

Career –  Your career has two components: your medium and your message. Your medium is how you express yourself, but your message is what you express. For example, a doctor’s message could be about healing, compassion, scientific discovery, education, vitality, or a variety of other possibilities.

Money –  Money is the primary social resource. Money is essentially social credit. It’s an IOU from society, enabling you to extract a certain amount of social value whenever you spend it. The more money you have, the more society owes you, and the more value you can extract.

Health –  Your body is your avatar (the image that represents you) in the physical universe. It’s the character you control, and you’re the consciousness that controls it. All of your experiences in the physical universe come through your physical body. It’s your primary vehicle of interaction here, so it makes sense to take proper care of it.

Relationships – Human relationships are a tremendous source of learning and growth. Sharing your life with others is one of the best parts of being human, but it doesn’t come without risk. Unlike other aspects of personal development, the stakes are higher with relationships because your mistakes could potentially hurt someone deeply. There’s no getting around that risk completely, but the decision to align yourself with truth, love, and power will help guide you through the major stumbling blocks. When you make mistakes, do your best to forgive yourself, forgive others, and move on.

Spirituality –  Spirituality refers to your collection of beliefs about reality. As you use the power of conscious choice to bring your life into greater alignment with truth, love, and power, the long-term result is spiritual wisdom and peace. Your life reaches a new level of clarity where all the parts begin working harmoniously together.

My Personal Thoughts

Honestly, Steve helped me achieve self development to some degree even before I read this book. It includes :-

- Reducing coffee
- Reignite my passion in developing lucid dreams (more to Erin on this one)
- Being a vegetarian (not completely yet due to social conditioning)
- Quitting alcohol (I still drink socially, again due to social conditioning)
- Started blogging

Personally, I’m not a fan of forms or structures, I prefer to go formless and be free of fixed rules. However, Steve did a great job aligning them to a point that it makes great sense. I felt a tingling sensation after finishing reading the book, a feeling that’s always there when I discover something insightful, and I smiled. I’m elevated by Steve again!

Personal Development for Smart People is a great package that includes a very structured approach and also filled with very practical exercises that you can start working on to create a more conscious world to live in. I really would recommend it to anyone who wishes to enhance themselves, to find their purpose in life and even those who need just that little motivation to start improving.

(Click here to download his free Intro & Chapter 1 of Personal Development for Smart People)

Coupled with his online contributions/articles in www.stevepavlina.com , the value that you are getting far outweighs the money that you are paying for this book. This guy is really devoted to raising the world’s collective consciousness to a higher level. Let us join him to create Oneness World!

Improvements are contagious. Modify yourself!

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