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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Palm Desktop memo importer for Evernote

I managed to migrate my old Palm OS memos to Evernote with this free program. An excellent tool with support for Linux, Windows and Mac OS that's simple to use and properly tags the memos.

Palm Desktop memo importer for Evernote

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Change CSC (Consumer Software Customisation Code)

To find your CSC code, go to the dial pad and type in:
*#1234#
PDA - build version of the firmware
Phone - the baseband/modem version
CSC - specific to geographical region and carriers. It contains the software packages specific to that region, carrier branding and also APN settings for data connection, MMS etc for your service provider.
Build Info - the time and date of the build you are running.

How to change CSC on Samsung Galaxy S2?

1. Get IMEI number with *#06#. Write it down.
2. Type *#272*# at Phone dial pad.
3. Select the CSC that you want.
4. Click Install.
5. Phone will reboot.

Friday, October 21, 2011

Justice League on Android and iOS

Saw this on Facebook. Dr Sheldon Cooper will not be pleased with iPhone.




Monday, October 17, 2011

Howto add alternative keyboard to rooted Nook Color

We shall install Gingerbread Keyboard for this example. This is especially for those using Manualnooter from xda-developers but should apply to any replacement ROM.
1. Download Gingerbread Keyboard apk.
2. Install File Expert from Android Market.
3. Run ES File Explorer, a free app.
3a. Enable "Root Explorer" and "Mount File System" in Settings.
3b. Copy apk to \data\app (Use copy and paste icons from "Oper" in bottom toolbar)
3c. Copy apk to \system\app (Use copy and paste icons from "Oper" in bottom toolbar)
4. Restart / Off and On Nook Color
5. Run NookColor Tools and Choose Keyboard. The keyboard should be there.
5a. If keyboard doesn't show up, run the keyboard apk from file explorer.

Sunday, March 06, 2011

Download iTunes movie trailers to your PC without Quicktime or iTunes

I hate Quicktime and iTunes. Fortunately its possible to download iTune movie trailers without these bloated programs.

Save Apple movie trailers to your PC without Quicktime or iTunes - Rusty Lime

The guide using wget still works. Alternatively an easier method as mentioned in users' comments, use Firefox with agent switcher extension and set to "iTunes 6.5".