These days i’ve got really nothing else to do but laundry or kill time at a cafe. Of course, i prefer the latter! Thankfully, most cafes i stay at have free Wi-Fi. That also means i’ve got almost close to unlimited time surfing the net – which, for a big part of, i spent checking the latest free Apps for the iPhone.
In the top 25 or something apps, there is 100 Cameras in 1. This app lets you modify your photos, applying one or several filters that enhances their appearance. For the free version, you only get some of the filters but if your only killing time – then that should be enough.
note: I don’t really go reviewing hardware but due to boredom – i ended up starting this post about the mouse i bought yesterday.
Powerloqic 2Go Zero Flex USB mouse isn’t a gamer’s mouse nor is it even a high-end mouse. In fact, it is one of the cheapest – that’s why i got it in the first place. I was looking for a highly portable mouse that could accompany my netbook when i travel. Using a netbook, i intend accessories to be as lightweight, portable and as inexpensive. I didn’t want a mouse that was as heavy as the laptop it was connecting to or is half its price. Good thing i’ve found Powerloqic’s product on one of the stalls in the IT shop.
ZeroFlex is quite nicely designed, coming in almost all black with just simple colored lines. It is quite sleek – as with most of their other models. Their line up are consistent with that form factor and layout. Even the packaging is nicely done.
My iPhone just blacked out on me.. again!
This has happened to me several times before. The last time, it went back on after while. This time it just went dead.
Since the iPhone doesn’t really have a battery that you can pull out (like the other smartphones) nor does it have a reset ‘hole’ that you can insert a pin or a pick – it isn’t obvious how you can hard-reset the unit. Well, not obvious if you haven’t read about it before.
How to: Hold down both the power button and the home button at the same time until it shuts down.
Of course, make sure it’s not connected to your computer (as that would give a different effect when connected to iTunes).
That’s it!
I just keep on forgetting this, almost all the time. I admit that my iPhone isn’t the only one whose got bugs. Haha.
As mentioned in my previous post as to Why and How To make disc images, I make backups of my most important discs – from Driver discs, Installer discs and even some movie discs. I could just as well burn these backup onto blank discs but most of the time I just load them up (or mount them) as virtual drives.
Even if you don’t make your own disc images, some software-makers are now opting to use ISO images for download instead of distributing them as physical discs (or at least provides the option to). And with the widespread use of netbooks (laptops that doesn’t normally come with DVD drives), you might find yourself still trying to find out how to use ISO images. Again, you can burn these files to physical drives (which you would probably still use another App) or just mount them using simple, widely available tools.
Disclaimer: You already know about software piracy so i won’t iterate the details. This post is not intended to condone it. It’s best that you just create backups of what you already own.
And by the way, this is more of a ‘Why’ than a ‘HowTo’ since the tutorial is too simple. Hehe
Drive images, specifically ISO files – is one of the reasons why my external storage devices are starting to stack up on my desk. These are the (virtual) software copies of a drive – usually a CD or DVD. Every important CD/DVD that i have, has a virtual copy. I started with the driver disks for my motherboard and video card. Then, with the installers for my major applications. They are backups I made because the physical disks are just so easily scratched and damaged over time.
Why You Need to Make Disc Images?
To avoid hair-pulling frustration over a slightly scratched DVD that just won’t continue loading because the damage was enough to cause a ‘redundant cyclic error’ or some other obscure problem – I simply create backups of every important disc I have: from driver discs, installers, games and sometimes even video discs. Their ISOs can easily be loaded as a virtual drive – appearing as if physical drives on a PC.
A much awaited sequel to Dragon Age : Origins. Although it’s not as grandeur as expected it still is a good game.
I loved Dragon Age: Origins and I am more than in love (it’s almost worship) with Mass Effect. This sequel is a sort of combination of these two games. However, I didn’t quite like it as much as i would have wanted.
Unlike Origins, it has simplified character customization and management. Which i quite-like at some level. There’s a lot less clutter and the management is simplified (which i can imagine would irk RPG/D&D fanatics) – it did have a little more focus on the action.
Thanks to the 4.3 iOS, iPhone 4 owners can now turn their phones into a personal WiFi Hotspot! Woohoo!
It beats buying a separate 3G hotpot device or router!
(although, i'm not sure if this feature has already been supported by some jailbroken app. this time it is natively supported by the iOS).
In this HowTo, we’ll be setting up the personal hotspot using a postpaid Globe Tattoo SIM. We’ll be needing the following:
1. A Tattoo SIM (or any SIM that is 3G enabled) – cut into a microsim if necessary (see my separate post)
2. iPhone 4 that’s been updated to the latest iOS version (4.3 up)
3. Other wi-fi enabled devices (laptop, other phones, e-readers)
Okay, there really is ‘supposed’ to be no need to give this how to since by default, you should be able to browse the internet using a 3G connection. Well, that’s not usually the case, particularly for iPhones that were factory unlocked and is now using a different SIM/carrier.
Here I will be posting things about computers (from software development to hardware tinkering). I do not claim to be an expert on anything but i do have some things to say about the IT world. Hope you find something interesting on your visit here! Thanks!