Comments on: Lock Down Your Ubuntu Computer with A Bluetooth Cellphone and BlueProximity

By: Alte chestii utile prin GNOME « Blogu' lu' Yeti

Alte chestii utile prin GNOME « Blogu' lu' Yeti — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:42:57 +0000

[...] câteva zile am descoperit un progrămel, blueproximity, a cărui utilitate este discutabilă, dar al cărui factor de coolness nu este. blueproximity [...]

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Hello 2009 and New Years Resolutions | automaticable — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:32:11 +0000

[...] Lock Down Your Ubuntu Computer with A Bluetooth Cellphone and BlueProximity [...]

By: Scott Wegner

Scott Wegner — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:38:53 +0000

Hi Sylvia, Sorry to hear you're having trouble with BlueProximity. Although I'm a very happy user, I'm not actually involved with the BlueProximity project. There are a number of places you may consider asking though: BlueProximity Support Forums Report a bug in Launchpad Ask in the UbuntuForums discussions Each of these resources should have very helpful and more informed people ready to take a look at the problem you describe. I recommend you try each of those first.

By: sylvia payze

sylvia payze — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:15:59 +0000

HELP. I have noticed a open lock icon which flickers on the left side of cellphone screen momemtarily when I send an sms to certain numbers on my contact
The open lock/closed lock icon in the Nokia booklet says it has “something to do with data packages. Yet I am
not sending data, only regular sms’s. Is there any way you can help me to find out to which exact IP address this open
lock data package is being diverted, as it seems my phone is being monitored. The icon is an open lock which flickers
for a slpit second during transmission of a sms. No one else I know has seen thier phone doing this,

By: Konstantin

Konstantin — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:31:05 +0000

Спасибо классная статья

By: Scott Wegner

Scott Wegner — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:28:05 +0000

@KH: It does seem like there's a lot of potential here. The idea about texting through AIM sounds like it would take some pretty tight integration with your cellphone and AIM; it would be cool, but I haven't heard of anything like it before. However, it would be possible to set up some more tasks for when you come in and out of range of your computer. Because BlueProximity's "Locking" options allow you to specify any command, just about anything is do-able. You could write a shell script which will take care of other syncing tasks before it calls gnome-screensaver-command. For example, how about syncing your cellphone contacts or Evolution calendar every time you come back to your computer? I also looked into setting your AIM status, and it's also very possible. You need to install "libpurple-bin" for the purple-remote utility. Then you could write a shell script like this:

#!/bin/bash
# If pidgin's running, stop it
ps ax | grep -q pidgin
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
    pidgin-remote "setstatus?status=away&message=I've stepped away"
fi

# Then control gnome-screensaver
gnome-screensaver-command -l

Save this file somewhere (make sure it's executable, "chmod u+x [thefile]"), and set it as the locking command.

By: KH

KH — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:23:30 +0000

Scooter,
This is pretty cool. I never really thought about making my computer act differently when my phone is close to it. Is there any way you can think of to extend this link? For example, would there be any way to receive text messages through my AIM client when I’m on my computer? Maybe change my AIM status when I step away from the computer before locking it? Just throwing some ideas out there…
-K

By: Stacy

Stacy — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:40:40 +0000

reminds me a little of this… http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/09/control-home-energy-use-via-phone-with-plogg.php

By: Scott Wegner

Scott Wegner — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:07:05 +0000

I tried out BitPim, but it seems that Nokia phones are just about completely unsupported. I’ve started using Wammu (frontend to Gammu), and am fairly happy with it. (Check back for a review within the next week or so!)

By: Chris Bauer

Chris Bauer — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:10:09 +0000

Nice article. I use BitPim to sync contacts, photos, ringtones, and mp3s with my phone via a usb cable. I believe BitPim works with bluetooth too, and it’s in the repos!