7
Aug2012
The Curious Case of the Missing YouTube App
Yesterday Apple released the latest beta version of iOS6, and with that the blogosphere went a little crazy over conspiracy theories as to why the YouTube app is no longer part of iOS. There were lots of speculations, but I think the case is clear cut. It had much less to do with the history between Apple and Google, and much more to do with…
26
Jul2012
Is Mountain Lion Worth The Upgrade? (Updated)
OSX Mountain Lion was released yesterday and it brings with it many new features and add-ons which is a great offer at $20 for the upgrade, but there are a few catches: You have to have a relatively recent Mac to get all the features. For example, AirPlay screen sharing is only available if you have an early 2011 Mac Book Pro or later. You…
26
Jul2012
Feed Your Sweet Tooth With Jelly Bean!
The Jelly Bean (4.1.1) update for the Nexus S is finally here. I got the update notification yesterday and I must say that Google has done a tremendous job of turning things around with Android 4.x. Even though the Nexus S is now and old phone by all standards, it is snappier now on Jelly Bean than it ever was with its original Android Gingerbread…
19
Jul2012
Configure Witopia VPN on DD-WRT
I like using a VPN service for a more secure browsing experience and I have used Witopia for the past little while with great success. The only issue was that I had to install it on all the PCs that I wanted to use it with and then remember to turn it on, etc which I did not like very much. So after a decent…
12
Jul2012
Calculate the Broadcast IP for your network
There is a good article on how to calculate the broadcast IP based on your IP address and net mask on eHow. What I have here is a quick utility to facilitate things. provide IP and netmask: IP: Netmask: Broadcast IP:
12
Jul2012
Installing MySQL on CentOS
First thing you need to do is make sure the binaries are installed using yum. Note that this will only install MySQL and that you may need to run it as root depending on your systems permissions. [korey@localhost ~]$ yum install mysql-server mysql The next thing is start MySQL: [korey@localhost ~]$ service mysqld start Once you start the service, it will give you some instructions…
13
Jun2012
Why Apple is Smarter!
Apple announced their iOS6, along with OSX Mountain Lion, and bunch of new hardware on Monday. Amongst the new features announced were features that already exist on over platforms but now they do on Apple’s platform as well. Take do not disturb for example! This feature is nothing new, and platforms like BlackBerry have had it for years, so what makes it awesome on iOS?…
25
May2012
Installing your Android App on your Phone
One part of testing an Android app is installing it on an actual phone and making sure that it still behaves as you expect. Given the fact that there are so many different vendors that tweak the OS in order to create a unique experience for their end users before shipping it off with their custom screen resolution phone, there is a lot that can…
10
May2012
Default path on OSX
Started working with Homebrew recently instead of Macports to install third party packages on OSX. Homebrew comes with a doctor command that lets you know any conflicts that may cause it to not function properly. Short of it all is that Homebrew told me I needed to modify my path to make sure the /usr/local/bin is before /usr/bin. But where is the path defined on…
10
Mar2012
Does inconvenience give you security and peace of mind
Recently, a YouTube video went viral showing how easily the airport body scanners can be fooled. The TSA has now responded to that, but it basically says: “Don’t ask us how it works, just trust us that it does. You are safe now.” It reminds me of the Knight and Day movie with Tom Cruise where he is talking about words and sentences to watch…