Tag Archives: android

Quick experiment: A QR-Code clock.

Posted on May 5, 2011 by slacy

What will happen if you use your phone’s QR code scanner to try to scan a QR code that’s not static?  For example, what if you implemented a clock as a QR code?

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It takes a lot of work to make a search engine this bad.

Posted on February 11, 2011 by slacy

Compare the search term to the 1st result in the following: As best as I can tell, they’re purposely demoting their own search results to the second slot. I’m not seeing similar issues with 3rd party applications. The thing is, … Continue reading →

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Android: Assistive Technology not found or SWT.error trying to run ddms

Posted on April 8, 2010 by slacy

If you’re trying to run ddms from the Android SDK and you get this error: 06:24 E/ddms: shutting down due to uncaught exception 06:24 E/ddms: java.awt.AWTError: Assistive Technology not found: org.GNOME.Accessibility.JavaBridge OR 08:53:11 E/ddms: shutting down due to uncaught exception … Continue reading →

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Download Palm Pre WebOS sound effects and ringtones

Posted on February 26, 2010 by slacy

One of the things that impressed me most about the Palm Pre (and WebOS) are the built in sound effects and system sounds.  The “I’ve just been plugged in” sound (alert.mp3, below) is especially great. So, when I saw that … Continue reading →

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Android tip: Don’t go crazy with background data fetching.

Posted on December 11, 2009 by slacy

It’s easy to install lots of great Android applications that end up eating up all your standby battery power refreshing. Big culprits are the FaceBook application, and any Twitter clients that you may be using.  When you install them, they … Continue reading →

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Android tip: Set your notification sounds to “Silent”

Posted on December 11, 2009 by slacy

I really like knowing when I get a new e-mail or calendar entry on my phone, but I get annoyed when my phone makes too much noise with notifications. My preferred setup is to enable notifications, but to set the … Continue reading →

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Android tip: Use GMail filters & labels to keep your inbox clean!

Posted on December 11, 2009 by slacy

One problem you might find if you send all your e-mail to your phone is that you’re constantly getting the “new e-mail” notification, and that means it becomes sort of useless, and you’ll begin to ignore your inbox (again). The … Continue reading →

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Android tip: Sharing photos to Facebook and Picasa

Posted on December 9, 2009 by slacy

A lot of the UI on Android is sort of hidden, but it’s really powerful.  Here’s how to share photos to FaceBook or Picasa. Use the camera to take a photo. After taking the photo, a small version of it … Continue reading →

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Android Ringtone Downloads

Posted on December 4, 2009 by slacy

You can download all the Android Ringtones in their original .ogg format here.

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Mobile platforms will be the death of Adobe Flash

Posted on January 5, 2009 by slacy

I’ve been curiously watching the developments (or lack thereof) surrounding Adobe and the use of Flash on mobile platforms like the iPhone and Android handsets. Here’s my summarization of the situation as it stands today: No browser (mobile or otherwise) … Continue reading →

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