Phoronix Test Suite Distro

Phoronix Test Suite is a comprehensive testing and benchmarking platform available that provides an extensible framework for which new tests can be easily added. The software is designed to effectively carry out both qualitative and quantitative benchmarks in a clean, reproducible, and easy-to-use manner.

And PTS is even available on an Ubuntu based Live-CD PTS Desktop Live 2010.1

Refs

http://lifehacker.com/5409658/pst-desktop-live-makes-performance-benchmarking-simple

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/benchmark-your-system-with-pts-desktop-live-linux/

android sdk screen dumps broken

if you update your google android sdk you may find that Ctrl-S screen dumps are now broken and it just says “Screen Unavailable” this may be because in the latest SDK 8 google have split the binarys (adb, ddms, etc) into two subdirectories /tools and /platform-tools

try re-editing your bashrc so that your PATH  includes both these subdirs

export PATH=${PATH}:<android-sdk-linux_x86>/tools:<android-sdk-linux_x86>/platform-tools

rerun ddms and try a Ctrl-S screenshot again

Ericsson Labs Social Media

Ericsson Labs on Business Media Networks  & Social Media Networks

• http://www.twitter.com/ericssonlabs
• http://www.facebook.com/Ericsson.Application.Awards
• http://ericssonlabs.amplify.com
• http://www.slideshare.net/ericssonlabs
• http://www.youtube.com/ericssonlabs
• http://www.delicious.com/Ericssonlabs
• http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=1927063

 

gnu/linux and dvds

ubuntu gnu/linux still doesn’t play my ‘mamma mia’ or ‘postman pat’ dvds !

intel appup store everywhere

you can now find the intel appup powered app stores everywhere !

• compusa
• tigerdirect
• bestbuy canada

and the intel appup sdk for intel atom netbooks is available for C, C++, .net, meego & now java too !

drupal dependancy hell

why didnt anyone warn me about drupal dependancy hell ?

Google Analytics API depends on

Chart Api depends on

Drupal System Charting

Views

Views Calc

Countries Api depends on

Services

so thats 7 drupal module dependancys ! is there an aptitude or yum like installer for drupal ?

CloudMade OSM webdev tips

CloudMade OSM webdev tips

• Leaflet is a lightweight JavaScript library for map display
• Location Management Toolkit
• Location Based Advertising

android ubuntu screenshots

if you are getting any of the following errors when trying to use adb or ddms to get screenshots from a htc or samsung android mobile phone on a ubuntu pc

$ adb devices
List of devices attached
???????????? no permissions

or

$ ddms


12:39:48 E/DeviceMonitor: Sending jdwp tracking request failed!
12:39:48 E/DeviceMonitor: Failed to start monitoring HT0XXXXXXXX
12:39:48 W/DeviceMonitor: Adb rejected command to get device HT0XXXXXXXX info: device offline


12:39:50 E/DeviceMonitor: Sending jdwp tracking request failed!
12:39:50 E/DeviceMonitor: Failed to start monitoring HT0XXXXXXXX
12:39:50 W/DeviceMonitor: Adb rejected command to get device HT0XXXXXXXX info: device not found

then try creating a file /etc/udev/rules.d/70-android.rules containing

SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="04e8", ATTRS{idProduct}=="681c", MODE="0666" # samsung
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="18d1", ATTRS{idProduct}=="4e12", MODE="0666" # htc

then

# service udev reload

then disconnect reconnect and reenable usb debugging

see also

• http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/device.html
• https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AndroidScreenshots

Mobile Developer´s Guide To The Galaxy

It turns out the trudge through 4″ of snow to todays Apps World today was worth it. Not least for picking up a copy of the Mobile Developer´s Guide To The Galaxy (6th edition) – and thats not just Samsung Galaxy s!

Thanks to Enough Software it turns out any other potential mobile developers can avoid the snow and download a PDF version directly !

The Creative Commons Some Rights Reserved licenced MDG2TG is a great intro to mobdev on any platform and includes links to such gems as

• .mobi test tool

making you mob/web app geo location aware using

• location-location-location
• W3C Geo Location spec
• geo-location-javascript

test your mob/web pages

• by customising your firefox user agent

and finally plenty of diagrams and tables such as

• a table of mobiles & their supported audio video standards
• a table of mobile platforms & their strengths and weaknesses

Apps World days 1 and 2

Apps World mobile phone tv app world days 1 and 2 summary

Day 1

• apps world day 1

Day 2

Platforms

• android
• bada
• blackberry
• meego
• osx
• symbian
• webos
• windowsphone

Toolkits

• http://www.x.com
• developer.sonyericsson.com
• appshed.com
• appup.com
• appdeveloper.intel.com
• appgamekit.com
• tricastmedia.com
• creditcall.com
• j2mepolish.com
• runrev.com