Making the Mobile Broadband Logging Monitor Open Source has been well received with almost 40 downloads in a few weeks. And now I’m happy to tell you that a v.1.3 of the software is in the works!

So far, the three primary additions will be (1) making it possible for the users to share anonymous information, (2) support the monitoring of the logging in Sony Ericsson software and (3) a whole rewrite of the core application, which means that the Mobile Broadband Logging Minitor API (Application Programming Interface) will surface after this release. Yeah, that last one is more for the nerds ... :-)

What I really would like you to do is to head over to the Mobile Broadband Logging Monitor online forum and let us know what you’d like to see in the next version. Maybe you’re missing some function, that we haven’t thought of? Let us know here!

I have now moved the Mobile Broadband Logging Monitor source code to Microsoft’s source code platform CodePlex, and the application is therefore declared Open Source.

I am not sure if anyone actually will participate in developing the application further, it is truly a bit nerdy ;-), but I hope so. There are many mobile broadband connection clients out there and it would be nice if Mobile Broadband Logging Monitor could include many more of them.

However, the most important point behind moving the source code to CodePlex is to open the application up for the public. I can understand if many people are hesitant about downloading software from any blog (including this one). I know I would. Therefore, by putting the source code on CodePlex, anyone will be able to look me over the shoulder and see what goes on. And by doing so you will be able to conclude that the Mobile Broadband Logging Monitor is not malicious in any way! :-)

If you would like to use Mobile Broadband Logging Monitor, see the source code and / or participate in developing the application further, please go to the Mobile Broadband Logging Monitor project space on CodePlex.

The HUAWEI Mobile Partner connection client, shown below as the OiSTER connection client, is logging excessively to your hard disk. You can read more about this in the blog posting concerning Telenor’s use of HUAWEI Mobile Partner.

I am very glad to be able to forward to you a fix for the excessive logging to your hard disk.

Before turning the logging off the Mobile Broadband Logging Monitor would show up to 142 log changes pr. minute, which would mean more than 68.000 changes on a workday (8 hours).

To stop the excessive logging you have to locate the installation directory of HUAWEI Mobile Partner (in this case is was “C:\Program Files\Mobile Partner”, but it may reside in other locations as well). Make a backup copy of the RunInfo.ini file and open thereafter the RunInfo.ini file with Notepad.

You will see a section of information like this:

[TraceSet]
TraceLevel=4
TracePath=Log\trace_0.txt
ATRecord=Y
ATRecordPath=Log\ATRecord.txt

Change these to the values below:

TraceLevel=1
ATRecord=N

Save the file and re-start the application. The Mobile Broadband Logging Monitor now gives a totally different output showing only two changes to the log files. I can tell you that these changes were done at startup of the application and no changes were made hereafter. The projected 8-hour value is therefore not valid in this case. Very nice! :-)

There’s only one thing left to wish for and that is a way to disable the excessive use of the Windows Registry. Do you have information on this? Please share in comments below.

Blog posting based on this information.