Archives for: "October 2009"
Twitter List
I found Twitter got a new function. We can create a list to group up he people I am following. I am following around 300 people. So, The first page of my twitter will be flooded the updates less than 3 minutes. I can't read the updates at all. I need to… more »
Android 2.0 Messaging
That seems to be Android 2.0 - Messaging not much different. The new version has the photo of contact shows on screen. But there is a search function. That is very helpful.That makes SMS messaging is more auditable. I always lost the track on the… more »
Tags: android
Android 2.0 is released (overview)
Android 1.6 is released not long time ago. While I am waiting for a ROM update of Android 1.6 from HTC, Android 2.0 is released this week. Wow that is a power of opensource. Moreover, there are a lot of great upgardes. I found the new version got a… more »
Tags: android
Google Voice
Google Voice is a new feature from Google. Currently, that is still available by invite. I have watched some video clips about its features. Yes, Google Voice has a voice mail feature and you can listen your voice mail online. That is a lot of VOIP… more »
Most of new computers are still with Windows Vista, not Windows 7
I had a look on Officeworks yesterday. I found nearly all new computers are still pre-installed with Windows Vista, not Windows 7. That sounds only Dell is selling new computers with Windows 7, but I saw all demo computers in Officeworks yesterday are… more »
Facebook has a new face again.
Facebook has changed their homepage. They changed the single feed into two new feeds, "News Feed" and "Live Feed". News Feed is getting the most interested content your friends posting. For "Live Feed", it is capturing your friends' the real time… more »
Kindle is available internationally
I got an email from Amazon about Kindle. Now, they sells Kindle internationally, not only just US. The price is USD$256, that sounds attractive to myself (now, USD to AUD is very good.) It has eInk screen with 3G access, that sounds suitable for myself.… more »
Windows 7 is in the shop now.
I went to Harvey Norman. There is a number of Windows 7 on the shelf. For detialed price, please check on their website. more »
Windows 7 is in the market in Australia
Windows 7 is launched in Australia. I will go to Havery Norman tonight for checkout whether there are some boxes of Windows 7. Find out more: News.com.au more »
A long waiting WordPress 2.8.5
I was waiting wordpress 2.8.5 for long time. I was woundering why was wordpress project get quiet.... But Today, I found they released 2.8.5. Moreover, they got some important security fix, the fix for the Trackback Denial-of-Service attack.Let download… more »
Android phone can be a pedometer
The most of your guys know Android can be a phone, but it can be a pedometer too. There is an apps, calls "Pedometer" in the Android Market for this purpose. I think it used the accelerometer in the phone to sense the motion. I used that to track the… more »
Tags: android
Malware Warning
I got a flu, I felt sick for about a week. So, I cannot update this blog. Today, I opened my Google Reader. There are a number of news in there, I have spent a bit more time on my bed for these few days. Wow, I missed a lot. The most interesting one is… more »
Single Origin Policy on AppEngine
I found out the work around for Single Origin Policy for cross sites client scripts and AppEngine. But that is not very good. That is not a pure client side solution. The client scripts need to request a PHP (or scripting files) in the same server as a… more »
GWT Client Side Script and AppEngine in separated servers
Google Web toolkit and AppEngine are working together very well. But I found a lot of tutorials showing GWT script and AppEngine are sitting in a single box. But I believe that should be able to send RPC calls to a separated servers. Google Map GWT… more »
Gestures Tutorial
I read a blog post from Android Developers Blog. There are a step-by-step tutorial for Gestures API. Finally, I got a more clear picture. Those gestures are to control the action of applications, like a shortcut. For example, you can write a circle on a… more »
Dell 11 Z series.
I found Dell 11 Z series is available in Australia. That looks a CULV laptop, but it got an Intel Pentium Dual Core SU 4100 CPU, rather than a Duo Solo. That sounds more powerful than there. Moreover, the sepcifications are included 2GB and 250GB Hard… more »