The update process for me was a long gruelling one, but i do think it was my fault. I had gone ahead with the update even though i had only 1 or 2 GB left. Apart from the fact that the data migration took forever (overnight since there were 2 updates and i fell asleep… Continue reading Windows Phone 8.1
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Pic My Quotes was: Pic Quote
Apart from realizing there was another app named Pic Quote, I realized when said in my local dialect, it means… something. So after work in the cab, I quickly made some minor edits, including changing the aspect ratio of the image to something that displays better on the twitter without having to expand the image.… Continue reading Pic My Quotes was: Pic Quote
Pic Quote v0.0.0.2
Killing time at a Starbucks, waiting for F to finish work, I thought I’d make an update to my app. This was a good refresher to databinding on windows phone. Now at least my app is not using brute force to update values. http://developer.nokia.com/community/wiki/Data_Binding_to_controls_on_Windows_Phone Next activity will probably be some UI enhancements to justify a… Continue reading Pic Quote v0.0.0.2
Pic Quote
Got really inspired to build an app today, was looking at my twitter feed and there were quite a number of posts coming out from #SMMW2014Follow Jocelyn Englund's board Quotes on Pinterest. //assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js I got inspired to build an app that would easily generate these images for sharing on the social network of your choice.… Continue reading Pic Quote
LinkedIn’s People You May Know Uses Your Contacts to Get More People to Sign Up–and how to stop it
I was browsing through the People You May Know section of LinkedIn and noticed my son was suggested as a connection. My son is 22 months and i don’t think he had been able to sign up all by himself but i tried the “forgot password” feature and it told me they couldn’t find a… Continue reading LinkedIn’s People You May Know Uses Your Contacts to Get More People to Sign Up–and how to stop it
Phishing on the Mobile + Internet Front
I received an SMS from DBS this afternoon: Fr DBS: Due to security reasons, your DBS/POSB Card(s) must be urgently replaced. Please call the Bank now on 18001111111 or +6563272265. Of course, I straight away clicked on the number in the message to make the call. I went through their IVR system, to a customer… Continue reading Phishing on the Mobile + Internet Front
A Quick Review of the Cintiq Companion
His & Hers: My Helix Meets the Companion My husband had been waiting for the Cintiq Companion for quite sometime and today was the day it was delivered. Unfortunately for him, he had a dinner appointment so I got the pleasure of getting it up to date and trying it out for the first time.… Continue reading A Quick Review of the Cintiq Companion
The last USB device you connected to this computer malfunctioned…
I got this error message as i plugged in my mouse to my Thinkpad Helix on my first day back at work from maternity leave. I’m not a trackpad/trackpoint person so i spent a good part of my day trying to find out what was wrong. I even bought a new mouse thinking my arc… Continue reading The last USB device you connected to this computer malfunctioned…
Daytrip to Legoland
My brother and his girlfriend are visiting over the weekend and they wanted to go visit Legoland. We previously attempted to go with Erik but it ended up being a really hot day and so we roamed around Puteri, Harbor instead. Erik would have been too you to appreciate it anyway, at least at that… Continue reading Daytrip to Legoland
Got Myself a Lumia 1020
I got mine through Starhub and and because of the little bub, I haven’t actually been able to play around with it much. The Starhub package came with quite a bit of accessories: Camera Grip in Black regardless of the color of your phone (mine was yellow ^_^ Wireless Charging Case in matching color Wireless… Continue reading Got Myself a Lumia 1020
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