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25 Apr 2010

Android - Managing Global Configuration

347 words, ~1 min read

The Problem

Accessing preferences / configuration / settings from Android is actually pretty straightforward as long as …

21 Apr 2010

Linux bulk search and replace

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Doing a bulk search and replace across a set of files is actually surprisingly easy. sed is the key. It has a flag - i …

19 Apr 2010

Android - Multi-line Select List

342 words, ~1 min read

It turns out that it is surprisingly easy to add a multi line select list to the UI. There are four main parts to it. …

18 Apr 2010

Synergy with Linux Server & Mac Client

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I  borrowed a mac to try and play with iPhone development. I already have a linux box (running Ubuntu 9.10). Anyone who …

15 Dec 2009

Perfect Linux

487 words, ~1 min read

According to Brian Lunduke { Ubuntu 9.10 is almost perfect { and I concur.

Being a bit of a purist, I ran Debian {for …

15 Dec 2009

Twitter is better

262 words, ~1 min read

A little while ago, I wrote about my pet peeves to do with twitter, and while they probably didn’t read my …

23 Mar 2009

Vista Guest, Linux Host, VirtualBox, Host Networking - Bridge

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One would think that it would be straightforward, work off the bat, or at least have some reasonable documentation. …

17 Mar 2009

mmmmmmm hhhhhh ddddd

688 words, ~2 min read

Krish , my little brother ;-) recently wrote about HD and I loved that article and agree with him wholeheartedly. Over …

10 Mar 2009

Database Systems Compared

756 words, ~3 min read

My first experiences of a computer started with DBase III+ which is now dBASE , then went on to Foxpro , now Microsoft …

09 Mar 2009

Making Twitter Better

793 words, ~3 min read

I think that twitter is a fantastic service and has a bright future. However, like a lot of new things, the question of …