So i was quite excited when i was browsing around the Kindle Facebook page and saw some buzz about how the kindle 2.5.2 update was available for international users. It posted a link to the engadget article who in turn links to the forums. I had a bit of difficulty downloading the files listed on… Continue reading TechFriday: Amazon Kindle 2.5 Update!
Useless Tutorial: How to have 2 Accounts with same login name on youtube
I stumbled on this when I logged into YouTube using the wrong password and found myself logged into an account where I had no activity/uploads whatsoever, when I distinctly remember adding favorites and uploads on my account. Apparently, this is what happened: 1. A while back I created a YouTube account with the username Foo,… Continue reading Useless Tutorial: How to have 2 Accounts with same login name on youtube
Techfriday: Looping Panorama for Windows Phone 7 Series
Just a quick note: I’m sure MS will be providing controls to this interface in the future so we don’t have to spend too much time building these controls ourselves This post, as with the previous one, was meant more as an Expression Blend Exercise for myself to be explore the features of Silverlight /… Continue reading Techfriday: Looping Panorama for Windows Phone 7 Series
Panoramic Navigation on Windows Phone 7 with No Code!
I was reading through the UI Design and Interaction Guide for Windows Phone 7 Series and found out that there is currently no panoramic application template or control provided as part of the standard application platform. Nothing stops us from creating our own though. To make things easier, I’ve made a behavior library for everyone… Continue reading Panoramic Navigation on Windows Phone 7 with No Code!
Consuming data from Nimbus Using LinqToXML (Updated) on iPhone + WP7!
I’ve been starting to explore iPhone development lately. At first I was taking my time at learning at Objective C which went fine for a while but one of the guys on the project was asking if I could help build some apps for Project Nimbus, translation: build stuff fast. We talked about MonoTouch.NET which… Continue reading Consuming data from Nimbus Using LinqToXML (Updated) on iPhone + WP7!
Fixed Red Light & Low Audio Quality problems in Win7 on my MBP
I started out with two problems, the insanely low audio quality + this strange red light emitted from my headphone jack, and not being able to update to Bootcamp 3.1. I've been wrestling the internets to find out how to fix both these problems and it turns out, the former can be solved if you… Continue reading Fixed Red Light & Low Audio Quality problems in Win7 on my MBP
TechFriday: iPadding V1 – The Designer Story
With the whole iPad buzz going around last week, I decided to build last friday’s TechFriday app around the theme. Introducing iPadding v1! It’s basically a WPF application that allows you to drag and drop shortcuts onto the screen and save it for when it’s presentation time. My desktop is constantly cluttered and as much… Continue reading TechFriday: iPadding V1 – The Designer Story
New Year Deserves A New Post
I have a good feeling about 2010. I think this year is going to be a year of change. I just realized that this year I’ll be turning 27 and that to me is just a bit scary. I still have a lot that I want to do and if I don’t start putting my… Continue reading New Year Deserves A New Post
Pickupflowers.com Review
Doesn’t guarantee mean anything anymore? I call BS on this as I've had a TERRIBLE experience. I made an order with them on 22nd of December, specifically because they had a statement on their site that they guarantee delivery on or before Christmas. I received a confirmation email with the following note: "Order Before… Continue reading Pickupflowers.com Review
Happy Holidays Everyone!
I was listening to some Christmas music today and the holiday spirit got the best of me. I managed to make a customizable e-greeting card using Silverlight 4. Since MS has only released a developer beta and no go-live license, users will have to manually download the Silverlight 4 beta plugin. I modified the html… Continue reading Happy Holidays Everyone!
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