I read this week that some Android devices were getting the update to Android 4.1, also known as Jelly Bean to those numerically impaired people like Google engineers. Let’s refer to Google engineers as Jelly Beans, shall we? Last night I did a manual update check in the Settings app on my Asus Transformer Prime.… Read More »
Warning: file_get_contents(http://www.google.com/ig/api?weather=Winnipeg%2C+MB&hl=en): failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.0 403 Forbidden in… Google seems to have a pattern of developing cool nich projects using their huge resources, releasing them for free to the public, and then killing them with short or no notice. I can only assume it might be due to rolling them… Read More »
If you are an Arduino hobbiest like myself, you may have also come across the issue of wanting to mount the Uno or Mega boards in something other than the drab grey plastic boxes, like you can buy from RobotShop. Don’t get me wrong, these are ideal enclosures for an Uno or Mega with none… Read More »
Last week RIM made available to developers and beta testers a new version of the OS for the Playbook tablet. To get the 2.1 beta download you have to request it via this link, and it will show up on the device soon after. The only new features I’ve noticed as a user, are being… Read More »
I just heard about a new hands-free motion sensitive computer interactive device from Leap Motion. For those that need it dumbed down, it’s a thingy that allows you to move stuff on the computer screen like in a sci-fi show. They are taking pre-orders, and I think I’ll jump onboard as the thing is only… Read More »
Asus recently offered a GPS enhancement add-on device to Transformer Prime TF201 owners in some countries. Apparently the GPS feature was advertised in some countries, and it was implemented poorly when the device was engineered. Some owners claimed they had some GPS capability, I on the other hand had no luck at all getting mine… Read More »
Yesterday I updated my Playbook from the big OS 2.0 install we waited so long for to the first update since, 2.0.1.358. Reportedly this update was intended to fix bugs and allow Android apps to run better, and have no noticeable new features. The only change I’ve seen is it no longer works as well… Read More »
A legendary man in the home and small business computer field died this past Sunday, Jack Tramiel. Founder of Commodore. He made history with the PET, VIC-20 and Commodore 64. My first computer was a VIC-20. Later I got a C-64, and eventually a C-128. After that point the writing was on the wall for… Read More »
I’m still using the Google Nexus One cell phone. I have two actually. Some time ago the Voice Dialling feature stopped working. Until today I wasn’t able to figure out why. I was sure it used to work. The reason is due to a bug in the last version or two of Android 2.x, as… Read More »
What’s the deal with FireFox 10? I have to wonder if it’s just me, or do other people also have a sluggish response to using version 10 after a couple of days. For many version iterations, FF has had a memory leak issue, where it would consume all your system and paging memory till your… Read More »