Thursday, September 15, 2011

Install Google Chrome In OpenSUSE 11.4

1. Go to http://google.com/chrome and download the rpm package.
2. Open terminal and type the following:
cd Downloads/
sudo zypper in google-chrome-stable_current_i386.rpm

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

My Top 3 Android Apps So Far





So I got a Samsung Galaxy Tab a couple weeks ago and thought I'd post a few of my favorite apps so far:

1. Open Home - A home replacement application that's highly customizable, fast and adds tons of functionality

2. Dolphin Browser HD - A powerful web browser that supports Flash, bookmark folders, pinch zoom, tab browsing and addons

3. Trillian - Connect to Yahoo, MSN, AIM, Facebook and more from only one app

Updated: 6-10-11

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Enable "Add To Panel" in Elementary OS [Linux]

In Elementary OS the "Add to panel" option is disabled by default. Here's how to get it back:

1.Open Terminal and type the following:
gconf-editor

2. Go to apps/panel/global and uncheck "locked down"

You're done! Pretty simple quick tip for anyone annoyed by not having that option :)

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Geeky Tattoos

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Apple's iPad Production Timing May Freeze Consumers, Android Rivals

Apple has started production of its latest iPad and talk of front facing cameras and a lighter design is everywhere. The timing of this news, delivered by the Wall Street Journal, is exquisite since it could just freeze consumers as a bevy of Android devices hit the market.

The Wall Street Journal, which has been rock solid about Apple upcoming products, reports that the new iPad will be thinner and lighter, have a camera for videoconferencing with FaceTime, and be available on AT&T and Verizon. In other words, the Journal backed most of the credible rumors about the iPad.

The most notable thing about the Apple iPad 2 production news is the timing of it all. To wit:

The iPad is in production just as Motorola starts pushing its Xoom tablet to the masses. Motorola chose to take on the iPad with a rather bizarre commercial during the Super Bowl.
This news surfaces just as Hewlett-Packard plans to unveil its tablet plans, which revolve around the webOS.
Dell is plotting a 10-inch tablet that runs on Windows 7.
And it’s also worth noting that there are a bevy of Android-based tablets on deck.
Add it up and the Apple iPad production news is perfectly timed. Just as you’re about to ponder a rival tablet, there’s a great reason to hold out a few weeks—the iPad 2. Couple the prices of Android tablets, which are generally too expensive, and the potential of a better iPad on deck and I’m willing to bet more than a few consumers will hold out for Apple’s latest dream device.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

iPhone FINALLY Available For Verizon Next Month

We've waited and waited, and now Apple and Verizon have made a million dreams come true: the iPhone is coming to Big Red. After talking up his new LTE network a bit, Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam confirmed a CDMA (non-LTE) version of the iPhone 4 is coming to Verizon Wireless next month. Talks started way back in 2008, and the phone has been in testing for a year -- it sounds like they wanted to get this one right. Current Verizon customers will be able to pre-order on February 3rd for the standard $200 price for the 16GB model on a two year agreement, $300 for the 32GB version -- everyone else can order on February 10th (see it compared with AT&T's iPhone 4). Just to clarify and put any wild rumors to bed, the phone is Verizon 3G (EV-DO) only, no 4G data or GSM roaming. It's not a world phone or an AT&T + Verizon phone, it's just a Verizon phone.

Outside of Verizon connectivity, the phone is basically unchanged, although Verizon's CDMA network doesn't support simultaneous voice and data as with the GSM version. It does have the new antenna design we were hearing about last week, but that's just because CMDA requires a different configuration of antennas. (Apple says they didn't go LTE just yet because first-gen chipsets would force unwanted design decisions, and customers want a Verizon device now.) That slight modification also equates to a slight bump in where the volume buttons and mute switch -- a new case might be required. Software-wise the big innovation is five user WiFi hotspot functionality, something that's standard on Android phones, while Apple has kept the iPhone only able to tether directly to one computer.

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