Installing Chrome & Flash with audio in Centos 6
Installing Flash in Linux has never been very easy. However, Chrome for linux has now bundled Flash player with it, which does seem to simplify the process. However, audio was still a trick to get...
View ArticleTasker: Sleep mode with text message reply
Ever get tired of going to bed (early or not) and being woken up by a friend’s unimportant call or text message? But you can’t just turn all sound off, what if someone needed to get ahold of you in an...
View ArticleCreating a Virtual Desktop with Dropbox
I’ve been looking for a way to make myself completely device-independent, i.e. it doesn’t matter what device I am on I can log in and start working exactly where I left off. Services offered 100% in...
View ArticleTasker: Alarm clock, improved
One handy little app that I’ve found is Night Clock for those nights away from home and no alarm clock around. However, I’ve always found that all night or alarm clock apps for Android are way too...
View ArticleMulti-OS: PC, Mac, iOS & Android
As we move towards a more connected world, the operating system or device that you are using is becoming less important. We started to see this when Google released their Chromebook - a device that...
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64GB SDXC with Samsung Galaxy Tab 2
I just got a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10 in) on Black Friday for a measly $269, what a deal! After ordering the device, I decided I wanted to get a nice big SD card for it to store all of the movies and...
View ArticleTasker: Android missed notification reminder
One interesting nuance of Android is the inability to repeat notifications. So for example, you missed a call or there was a calendar appointment notification. If you happen to miss the initial...
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Don’t lose your Contacts again, use Google
Have you ever lost all of your phone numbers or contacts? Do you have trouble keeping them all up to date? Have you ever found yourself without your phone or computer and you need to get in touch with...
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Setup a credit agency security freeze
About 3 years ago I decided to investigate implementing a security freeze on my wife and I’s credit files at all 3 reporting agencies. Its been long enough now that I’ve seen a lot of the benefits...
View ArticleAngularJS Directive for responsive clicks in mobile web apps
If you’ve ever done any web development specifically for mobile devices, you may have noticed that clicks don’t always seem responsive. This is probably because the device takes extra time to...
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Land-line replacement with Google Voice
For many years my wife and I continued to pay the exorbitant amount of money to my local phone company for a land-line that we never used. My wife and I argued about it whenever I took the time to...
View ArticleForm auto-save with jQuery serialize()
A friend of mine pointed me toward the jQuery .serialize() method, and after discovering this wonderful method I’ve gone kinda crazy on the possibilities. The most useful use of this method is a very...
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Automating your world with Tasker
The best part of Android is the ability to make it do exactly what you want it to do, rather than what someone else thinks you want it to do. Android by itself does a pretty good job of allowing...
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Linux, Nvidia, HDMI and HD video + audio
One of the great things about newer video cards is that they will handle both video and audio in one device, and pass both through the HDMI cable. This is a huge advantage for media center type boxes...
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CentOS 7 + Nvidia, HDMI and HD video + audio
I just went through the process of installing Cent7, and although the process is supposed to be simpler, there were still many tricks that needed completed for it to work properly. So as I went through...
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Mythbuntu + Nvidia, HDMI and HD video + audio
After fighting with Cent7 for quite a while and having several issues, I decided to try Mythbuntu. It has a much newer version of Myth packaged with it, and has appeared to be simpler in nearly every...
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