Technically it’s the 29th. It has been a busy day for a vacation. Received and tested three new-to-me Ubiquiti M5 radios and antennas as well as two M5 radios that I previously didn’t have antennas for. Noticed as I was looking up some audiobooks for some “can’t do anything else at all” time tomorrow that Librivox‘s favicon is remarkably similar to mine. Hope they don’t mind, I really did create it without influence… and it’s my initials, so I do have some solid tie to it! Hoping I might finally get around to listening to books 3 and 4 of Leviathan, though I might also be able to go for some Locke.
January 29, 2013
January 26, 2013
Cyanogen mod 10.1 Nightly 20130123 on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 wifi
I have been running a build of Cyanogen mod that I initially discovered at http://galaxytabhacks.com/galaxy-tab-10-1-roms/cm10-jelly-bean-rom-for-galaxy-tab-10-1-android-4-1-2/ when I initially received the tablet from my wife back ATC Christmas (and had upgraded from Honeycomb within just a few hours). Since I’ve got the next week off from work and I had really wanted to get a little better performance out of Google Now, I decided to finally give one of the nightlife a try this evening. I did my Nandroid backup and performed the update, then updated gapps t the latest version from goo.im. Still working some kinks out, and indeterminate at this point whether I will remain on this version (Google Now does appear to b working great) or restore the Nandroid.
My major complaint with the nightly is that the keyboard crashes every couple of seconds; that’s a Royal pain in the ass, as its surprising just how much text entry I do on my tablet. After more pissing around than I really like, I did finally locate a replacement keyboard that is fairly similar to the AOSP version (which I find comfortable for typing and pretty accurate at replacing words with what I intended to type) and that doesn’t crash. In case you find yourself in the same boat, check out Jelly Bean Keyboard. It’s not identical, but thus far I have found it comfortable. I’ll give it a couple of days and see how it grows on me.
In hindsight I probably would have just stuck with the 10/30 build from the post I originally linked, and I may yet revert. It was ridiculously stable and the battery life was absolutely unbelievable. Also still unable to update to the most current version of Google Search from the Play Store – crashes every time I attempt to launch it after installing the update until I roll back to the default version. Still, I will give it a couple of days before I firmly make up my mind.
January 24, 2013
algorithm – How to pair socks from a pile efficiently? – Stack Overflow
How to make the hottest Android home screens yourself | Computerworld Blogs
http://blogs.computerworld.com/android/21359/make-hottest-android-home-screens-yourself
Need to share this one, I’m sure I know a few people who would find some of these customizations very enjoyable.
10 free Drupal modules that make development easier – Computerworld
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9234897/10_free_Drupal_modules_that_make_development_easier
Need to take a read through this, might have a couple of places where it could help make things easier.
January 21, 2013
More Americans Raid Their 401(k)s to Pay Bills
http://www.cnbc.com/id/100384316/
It’s not going to get any better with another four years of Obama at the helm.
January 19, 2013
Verizon | – Arbitration and Mediation
At Verizon, customer satisfaction is a priority.
via Verizon | – Arbitration and Mediation.
This was good for a chuckle. At Verizon, customer satisfaction exists only as a byproduct of customer sedation. As long as you’re not an immediate flight risk or a very loud complainer, and continue to pay your bills regularly even if you grumble a little, Verizon satisfaction is a priority at Verizon. If you’re too annoying or actually want things fixed, customer severance becomes a priority.