Saturday, September 28, 2013
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Raspberry Pi Resources
Here are some Raspberry Pi resources:
Hardware
- Printable PDF of the casing (link)
As Raspberry Pi is a board with processor, RAM, and connectors, the handy additions include:
- SD card,
- HDMI cable or HDMI-DVI adapter,
- USB self-powered hub to connecto the following:
- mouse and keyboard,
- Wi-Fi adapter,
- external self-powered disk drive or USB stick.
Other possible additions could be (all USB): 3G dongle.
Operating Systems
- New Out of Box Software (NOOBS – link)
- Raspbian (link)
- Pidora / Fedora (link)
- Android (wiki, instructions)
Software
Monday, September 23, 2013
Auto Awesome - Google+ Help
There is a new set of features on Google Plus, called Auto Awesome. The one effect I experienced this morning is that it glued together a couple of photos together on its own and created a nice panorama of Franzensburg (link).
The image is here.
Auto Awesome - Google+ Help
The image is here.
Auto Awesome - Google+ Help
Saturday, September 21, 2013
It's over: Blackberry is leaving the consumer market - Android Authority
Another sign of times: Blackberry is kaput.
It's over: Blackberry is leaving the consumer market - Android Authority
It's over: Blackberry is leaving the consumer market - Android Authority
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
GitHub: Pull in upstream changes
If the original repository you forked your project from gets updated, you can add those updates to your fork by running the following code:
git fetch upstream # Fetches any new changes from the original repository git merge upstream/master # Merges any changes fetched into your working filesSource: Fork A Repo · GitHub Help
Monday, September 16, 2013
Greenify *ROOT: Renew my Phone - Android Apps on Google Play
Greenify promises to keep the nasty applications at bay by preventing them from running if you don't want them to. If true, this would be a solution to having all the apps that are useful in general but are running as services in the background and therefore ruin all the fun when you're *not* using them.
Greenify *ROOT: Renew my Phone - Android Apps on Google Play
The justification and the story behind the app is here.
Greenify *ROOT: Renew my Phone - Android Apps on Google Play
The justification and the story behind the app is here.
Sunday, September 15, 2013
AV-Comparatives File Detection Test March 2013
Avira Antivirus still tops the charts of the free antivirus packages.
AV-Comparatives File Detection Test March 2013 » AV-Comparatives
- detection rate of 99.6% is great,
- false positives at 8 tops majority of other free antivirus packages.
Overall, it reached an Advanced+ status with 3 stars, which is the top group, along with F-Secure, BitDefender, BullGuard and Kaspersky.
AV-Comparatives File Detection Test March 2013 » AV-Comparatives
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
How to Prolong Lithium-based Batteries - Battery University
Great article on How to Prolong Lithium-based Batteries:
How to Prolong Lithium-based Batteries - Battery University
This site (Battery University) also contains a host of texts that explain what batteries are and how they function.
How to Prolong Lithium-based Batteries - Battery University
This site (Battery University) also contains a host of texts that explain what batteries are and how they function.
Sunday, September 08, 2013
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