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Initial thoughts on the HTC One XL - HTC Sense really 15 Dec 2012 | 05:08 am
I had a quick play with an HTC One XL today and came away a little confused at what HTC have done with the core navigation and contact management in Android. In my opinion I do not think they have add...
Installing Cyanogen 5.0.4 onto my Nexus One 8 Mar 2010 | 10:44 pm
Here is my account on how I installed the latest Cyanogen ROM with the Google apps installed over the top. Anything you do to your phone as a result of following any of these instructions is completel...
Random thought on the Google Chrome OS 14 Jul 2009 | 12:38 pm
I just had a random thought on Google's Chrome OS announcement, in particular the paragraph on the simple architecture which they are planning on using: "The software architecture is simple — Google ...
Fast playback in Kino on a Pulseaudio system 4 Jul 2009 | 10:11 pm
I have only just found out that the default Fedora 11 install of Kino (when I say "default", it comes from the RPM Fusion repo) has a big problem with audo and hence the playback speed of DV files. E...
Mobile email and which way do you go? 22 Jun 2009 | 11:44 pm
I am looking at the alternatives to running an enterprise BlackBerry server for about 15 staff. A relatively small group when I think about it and wonder how others deal with "enterprise" mobile email...
Australian Optus HTC Dream update to Cupcake 12 Jun 2009 | 10:56 pm
This is my account of how I got the official US version as released via OTA updates to T-Moble HTC Dream handsets installed on my Optus HTC Dream. Most of the credit goes to the XDA Developer site and...
Linux on the desktop... 24 May 2009 | 10:27 am
A recent study of Linux on the desktop suggests that cost is not always the motivating factor in migrating, although it was the most common. Other factors included increased security and decreased ong...
Australian NSW computer in schools program 8 Apr 2009 | 01:18 am
After reading the recent article on the AustralianIT website, I had some thoughts and questions on the decisions which have been made. Now I know there would many reasons why the decision to go wtih ...
New Arrival... 20 Jan 2009 | 06:00 pm
Little bit off topic from my normal post and I am going to adjust the categories to reflect a change in postings this year, but first things first. We are very happy to welcome Andrew Jai Manning to ...
Mobile phones and mobile web interfaces 29 Oct 2008 | 09:48 pm
Lately I have been playing a bit with various fat client applications for my Nokia e61i. I have been comparing the features and ease of use offered by the default Symbian S60 clients (and other vendor...
