Random Thoughts: Android launchers (home screens)
I have used Cover and Aviate but could not stay with either and am back to Nova (which offer static screen of apps).
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I have used Cover and Aviate but could not stay with either and am back to Nova (which offer static screen of apps).
A short summary of bitcoin Electronic money is all about ledger (transactions) which tells who sent money to whom, in standard financial system, central/federal/reserve bank (different nations have different names for these) and by extension, financial institutions are “trusted” to […]
Background A security company reverse engineered Snapchat’s android client and found all the api endpoints (source). Bigger issue: The published proof of concept of using “find friends” feature to find whether a phone number is registered on Snapchat or not, […]
The book Winners take all is a collection of interesting insights into how companies in the high tech sector succeed and fail. The book was written in 2006 (pre-iPhone era) so it’s interesting to see how some companies mentioned by the author […]
This blog post is a HOWTO guide for using github while collaborating during hackathons. It does not cover git in detail.
This blog post contains a collection of small tips for engineers migrating from GNU/Linux to Mac OS X for software development. Note: In another post, I wrote about why there is a dearth of a good GNU/Linux laptop.
I grumbled that I have to go through security check on a connecting airport. It turned out that my domestic flight had landed in the international section. There was no secure passage connecting it to the next terminal. I crossed the security checkpoint at […]
Since I wrote the initial set of posts, quite a few people have asked me about good credit cards. So, I decided to write one about the same.
Some experience with adb and fastboot preferred (they are part of android SDK)
(Since my previous posts, quite a few people asked me a basic plan which can be followed, here it is) The items are ordered from first thing to be done to the last thing which can be done (assuming money […]