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08/02/10 New New theme: Steira, Made By Elephant

Just switched the theme of this blog.  Previously I had been using  ”Contempt” which I liked a lot.  Just felt like a change…

The new one is called “Steira” and is the work of Made By Elephant.

How do you like the new look?

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07/02/10 Nexus One: the Movie(s)

Looking back, the moment I became turned on to the HTC Hero was when I watched the videos of the launch, held in London last June.  The HTC speakers really got their message over.  The “Quietly Brilliant” catch-phrase fitted so well with the Hero’s understated good looks.

At the time of writing this, I’ve had my Nexus One for five short days.  I find myself slightly troubled: while the Nexus One is a truly beautiful device, I don’t have the same emotional attachment to it as I have to my Hero.  This may be because it’s too soon… the Hero is still there on my desk, as a WiFi device… it’s hard to let go.

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05/02/10 The Nexus One has landed

This week, quite unexpectedly, I became the proud owner of a Nexus One, Google’s flagship Android mobile phone.

I was one of around 70 devs at Google’s London offices for the Android Developer Lab session.  After the check-in and half an hour for coffee and a light breakfast, we were ushered into the “St James Park” room and took our seats.

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01/02/10 QR Code yourself

When I got my HTC Hero a few months back, one of the apps I installed from the Android Market was the Barcode Scanner (by Google).  Such a neat gadget but useful too.

A nice feature is its ability to generate a QR Code for a range of textual data types on your phone.  This can then be scanned by someone else’s phone as a way of sharing information.

  • Contact
  • Bookmark
  • Clipboard
  • Application

I had seen QR Codes occasionally but never knew that they were so useful.

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30/01/10 Mozilla Firefox for Mobile (Fennec) is almost here

Expecting to see Fennec (Firefox for mobile) on a range of mobile platforms in February, including Android.

I have an HTC Hero and have been very happy with its Safari web browser.  Watching some of the videos of Fennec in action, however, I can see this is one Android app that I will have to try.

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29/01/10 What Browser?

With the recent concerns over web browser security, particularly IE, perhaps it’s time not just to upgrade to the latest version, but to try a different browser altogether.

I’ve been using Google Chrome since September last year and love its clean UI, speed and security features.

Before that I’d used Mozilla Firefox for a few years.

Chrome is definitely worth a look.  Version 4 has recently been released.

Google have created a web site that seeks to inform impartially on this subject:  What Browser?

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26/01/10 Google Reader: now you can follow any website

Ever found yourself having to check back daily on a web page for news updates because the site doesn’t provide an RSS feed?

An example for me is checking the T-Mobile support page for Android phone updates… I’m keen to know about the Eclair update when it’s released.

A new feature of Google Reader will now do this for you.

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18/01/10 MS Paint taken to the limits

If you’ve ever tried to create anything artistic in MS Paint, watch this and weep.

World of Warcraft – Gorgonzolaz Level 80 Mage Speed Painting by scorpiongold

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15/01/10 The Spirit of Service and the Legacy of Class

Across the USA local community groups are preparing for MLK day, on Monday 18 Jan.  Across the fifty states, this recently established public holiday gives focus to enthusiasm and commitment to service in the local community.

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12/01/10 Android 2.1 (Eclair) SDK released

Another step nearer to the Eclair public upgrade for existing Android handsets.  Tweeted by HTC in the early hours of Jan 12…

Android Developers Blog: Android 2.1 SDK.

If remarks at the Nexus One launch are anything to go by, we may have “just a couple of days” to wait.

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