Monthly Archives: July 2011

BeatBox – Ubuntu Music Player With Smart Playlist Editor & Album Art Support

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BeatBox is a fast, simple, and elegant music player for Ubuntu Linux, with album art and playlist support. It allows creating playlists with detailed information regarding the track including the artists and album’s name, date, genre, comments, play count, year, rating, length and other related information. BeatBox volume options can be easily configured from the system tray. Album art and music files can be added by simple drag and drop. Read More

Capture Your Windows Phone 7 Screen On Your Computer

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Just a few months ago Windows Phone 7 got the capability to capture screenshots and record your screen activities in the form of video and images, and we covered them in our guide to taking screenshots in WP7. That was a significant development for this platform and now things have gone a step further. Now your Windows Phone 7 device can connect to any computer and via that desktop you can monitor and capture the activities currently going on at your phone screen! Read More

Customize Your Google Plus Appearance With Google+ CSS For Chrome

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We recently reviewed a Chrome extension that allowed you to set a background image for your Google+ profile. If a background image wasn’t quiet what you had in mind and would be satisfied with just changing the background color or perhaps tweaking a few things in either the left and right column as well as the Google bar then try Google+ CSS. It’s Chrome extension that adds CSS tweaks to your Google+ profile. It allows you to float columns, bars, set background, text and link colors for different columns and hide profile suggestions among other features. Read More

How To Unbrick Samsung Infuse 4G And Fix Partition

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If you’re not an experienced Android user with a Samsung Infuse 4G, but are brave enough to experiment and learn on the go as you try to mod your it, chances are that you might, or might be stuck with a bricked device. If you’re reading this and wondering if life would ever go back to normal again, worry not, for your device may still have a chance of breathing again. XDA-Developers forum member gtg465x has released a solution that could most likely unbrick your device. We’re not saying, it WILL, we’re saying it could, and has in some scenarios.

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Install Latest MIUI 1.7.22 Custom ROM On Nook Color Android Tablet

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The latest MIUI 1.7.22 ROM based on Android 2.3.4 for the Nook Color tablet has ben released. While the Nook color has not received much attention in the form of custom ROMs, the fact that the device is being supported by MIUI cannot be discounted. The Nook Color does have the CM7 ROM on its table, but with MIUI as a choice, users who prefer a more elegant and bold user interface can finally have their way. This MIUI 1.7.22 ROM comes straight from the developers at MIUI.US and contains all the goodies that MIUI ROMs contain. Read More

Sync Browser Bookmarks With Your Windows Phone 7 [Guide]

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If you are a big fan of the whole bookmarks concept and your web browser has a whole lot of bookmarks saved on it for later viewing, then you might really miss your precious accumulations while surfing the net on your Windows Phone 7 device. By default Internet Explorer is the browser used in WP7 phones, and it doesn’t allow you to sync the bookmarks from your PC to your phone. Do you wish that you had the ability to import all the bookmarks from your PC to the WP7 device you are using and vice versa? It is possible, and it’s simple! Read More

ToneCheck – Avoid Writing Rude & Emotional Emails In Gmail [Chrome]

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Ever send off a fiery email, felt great for a few minutes about how you ‘really showed that guy you meant business’ but later regretted it because your work either got stuck in the pipeline or resulted in Email Combat – Battle Till The Last Word? It can happen and needless to say communication doesn’t make much allowance for how you feel. Staying as passive as you can ensures your actual message can get across and not be misunderstood. ToneCheck is a web service that came out recently with a Chrome extension ToneCheck for Gmail beta. It currently supports Gmail and highlights words or phrases that may appear to be in an alarming or offensive tone to the recipient and may result in your message being interpreted the wrong way.

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SkyAMP For Android Streams Music From Your Windows Live SkyDrive

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Not having the official SkyDrive client to access their Windows Live content is undoubtedly frustrating for Android users, but that does not imply that people are completely isolated from their cloud content when on Android.   There are numerous third party clients that help you connect to your Windows Live account, and most of them bring a specific purpose to the table. For instance, some are photo browsers, some file explorers and the like. SkyAMP is a cloud-based MP3 player for Android that allows you to stream and download audio from your Windows Live SkyDrive. Just upload your favorite tracks to your Windows Live SkyDrive from your PC and stream them on your device anytime and anywhere. The app allows access to registered Windows Live users only. Get a SkyDrive ID now if you don’t have one already. Read More

ColorSmart For Android – Eye Dropper Tool For BEHR Paint Colors & More

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ColorSmart by BEHR Mobile is the official mobile client for Behr (interior paint and wood stain supplier) and a handy tool for customers looking to preview the new paint they plan to apply to their home or office interior. Find perfect color combinations and paint patterns for your interior designing projects right on your device by browsing through Behr’s Premium Plus Ultra and Premium Plus color range. Just pick a color of your choice from a captured snap or built-in color templates and find the perfect paint color for your home décor. Locate Behr stores worldwide and share your favorite color schemes with your friends. And hat's not all. ColorSmart has integrated support for precise calculation of required quantity of paint for various room sizes and much more. Read More

Install Android 2.3.5 Based Custom ROM On T-Mobile LG G2x [How To]

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Just a while back, the Android 2.3.5 firmware was released for the Nexus S 4G and while that came out abruptly, RootzWiki forum member roman has managed to release this firmware for the T-Mobile LG G2x by using the latest CyanogenMod nightly commits to come up with a custom AOSP ROM named Trigger 2x. According to the him, the goal of this ROM is to add G2x specific functionality / features / fixes to CM7 along with some user customizability.

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How To Turn Off Windows Phone 7 Camera Click Sound [Hack]

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Windows Phone 7 is a nice platform overall, but in some departments the tendency of Microsoft to act like a strict school headmaster clearly shows. We all know Windows is pretty big on security and privacy, but sometimes this could turn into a nuisance and annoyance for the end users. Lack of features like accessibility to hidden Wi-Fi networks and MMS issues somewhat tarnish the WP7 experience. Another such feature that has caused a few raised eyebrows is the ever-present camera shutter sound. No matter what you do, it just refuses to go away (except on a few devices). On most other smartphone, or even feature phone, platforms, the camera shutter sound follows the overall profile of the device. This means that if you put your device into silent mode, the camera will be silenced as well. This is not the case in Windows Phone, unfortunately. Want to get rid of the annoying “click”? Read More

How To Root Motorola Triumph With GingerBreak [Guide]

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If you opted to go for Motorola Triumph, the 1.0 GHz beauty with a classy 4.1 inch screen, and were waiting for root access on your phone, get ready to get into action! Apparently some folks at XDA tried Gingerbreak – the newest single click rooting method – and it worked without flaw! The phone ships with Android 2.2 Froyo on board which means that gaining root will open possibilities for custom ROMs, kernels and other awesome post-root stuff. According to some testers, the root access is permanent, so you won’t have to hack away stuff on every reboot. Read More

Xperia X10 Official Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread Rolling Out Now

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Wow it’s finally here! Yes. Ladies and Gentlemen, Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread for Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is officially on the roll now. Well some of you might not believe, others might think it’s a hoax, but today its nothing but real. Of course if you have had your Xperia X10 around for some time and have been hacking away to release it from SE’s prison, then this update isn’t yet ready for your consumption. By this we mean that if you have root on your phone with extras like custom Recoveries, kernels and other bacon, then you should avoid this update to retain full control of your device. Of course once developers get their hands on this one, they will start merging the changes into their custom ROMs and you will be all set to get the flavor. Read More

MailTriage – Group Emails Into Conversations In Outlook 2010

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Outlook 2010 Send/Receive process is responsible for downloading and synchronizing all Outlook folders with your configured email accounts. When you launch Outlook, it immediately starts downloading all the latest emails, syncs sent items, updates schedules & calendars, etc. Since it syncs all type of Outlook items, users often have to wait until all the folders get completely updated. MailTriage is an Outlook 2010 add-in that can significantly reduce the time involve in updating email items. Instead of replacing Outlook native Send/Receive process, it increases the efficiency of processing emails. Read More

Auslogics Benchtown System Benchmark Tool Lets You Test And Share Results

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Benchmark utilities are written to measure the capability of software and hardware components installed on the system to provide a detailed compatibility and system performance report. Both Windows Vista and Windows 7 have the option to rate PC through build-in Windows Experience Index which actually does the same; it assess the capability of software configuration and hardware components but instead of providing a report on installed software and hardware devices, it shows result as a number, referred to as base score. Depending on that number,  you can infer the overall performance of your PC. But If you’re not satisfied the way it measures your PC performance, you can consider using advance third-party benchmark utilities like Auslogics Benchtown to evaluate system capability to withstand immense stress and resolve performance-related issues under low resources. Read More

Test Websites On Desktop, Tablet & Mobile Resolutions With Screenfly

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With the variety of different devices available to surf the web, it isn’t enough to have a website that you can view easily from your desktop. Websites not only need to render perfectly in different browsers but also on desktop PCs, tablets and mobile devices. While there are browser extensions available to help you view a webpage in a different resolution they don’t support all sorts of resolutions and many of them just shrink the viewing area as opposed to loading the mobile site. Screenfly is a free web app that lets you view a website on different screen resolutions; it supports Samsung Galaxy Tab, Apple iPad 1 & 2 and Motorola Xoom tablets among others and Apple iPhone 3 & 4, Google Nexus S, LG Optimus S among other mobile screen resolutions. It also supports different size desktop screens and different TV resolutions. Read More

NetRoute – Use Network PC As TCP/IP Router To Achieve Server Load Balancing

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There are certainly endless ways in which server load management techniques can be implemented on network. Before applying any of the techniques, system administrators have to consider the total number of nodes connected in the network, server response time, and in some cases, the rate of data transmission between nodes acting as member servers and main servers. In server-member server-client network architecture, load balancing methodologies can’t be applied unless we know how much data has to pass through routers and what type of response clients are seeking when data send and receive requests are made. Read More

Chop Makes Code Reviewing Easier For Developers

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Code reviewing can be an act of simple courtesy from one developer to another or it can turn in to an endless thread of criticisms aimed at proving one’s prowess in developing. Regardless of what intentions lie behind one developer reviewing another developer’s code, there are few easy and well structured ways of doing it. Chop is a web service that lets you share code with anyone and post comments to different parts of it. Anyone you choose to share the code with using Chop can then add further comments to yours and help you fix/review it.

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Create XPI Files For Firefox Extensions With Zippy Extension Packager

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XPI files are installable Firefox extension files that have everything you need to get an extension up and running in your browser. The average user isn’t likely to be bothered about these files but extension developers who are looking to turn their creations in to a simple XPI file or ones who would like to create one out of an existing extension and take it apart might be interested in Zippy Extension Packager. It’s an extension for Firefox that packages installed extensions in to an XPI file.

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