Category Archives: Technology
Home cinema shelving unit from Ikea
I wanted to perfect my modest home cinema installation for a while. Up until recently, the projector, BluRay and DVD players, wii and sound system was behind the couch on a cheap shelving unit. The problem with this setup was … Continue reading
APN Settings for Vodafone: OK for all Android phones
I have lots of visitors searching for the Vodafone Ireland APN settings for their HTC Hero that I published in this post but you might want to know that these are working (tested!) on HTC Tattoo, Motorola Milestone. In theory, … Continue reading
Dynamic charts with Google Chart API
Google Chart API will let you generate charts dynamically to be used on any web page. For example, the following IMG tag will create a 3D pie chart: <pre><img src="http://chart.apis.google.com/chart? cht=p3&chd=t:60,40&chs=250×100&chl=Hello|World" alt="Sample chart" />
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Tagged dynamic charts, google chart API, HTML, qr code, qr codes, web design
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Paid apps in Android Market from Ireland (and other countries)
One of the issue early adopters like me are facing when using an Android devices in Ireland is that you can’t access the paid apps in the Market. One could get a sim-card from UK and use it only to … Continue reading
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Tagged Android, android market, apps, Market, market-enabler, paid apps, root, technical support
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Holy grail of Windows technical support
Twice these past weeks, I’ve been asked to look at Windows computers (one Windows 2000 and one Vista) that “didn’t work”. After a deep underground investigation, I managed to find the holy grail of Windows technical support. The solution lies … Continue reading
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Tagged firefox, google chrome, Internet, technical support, windows
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