Its actually called the Ubuntu Software Center but it looks like an app store and lets you install apps like an app store such as a ‘single click’ install of the Adobe Flash and Oracle Java plugins for FireFox !
Monthly Archives: October 2011
adobe air again
theres more to stacks than overflows
i’ve been finding quite a few answers to recent technical problems and questions on stackoverflow.com but what i hadnt realised is that there’s more to stack than just overflow ! it turns out that stackexchange.com that owns and runs stackoverflow also runs 68 other Q&A sites including:
- android.stackexchange.com
- apple.stackexchange.com
- dba.stackexchange.com
- sqa.stackexchange.com
- askubuntu.com
- wordpress.stackexchange.com
is upgrading your ipad to ios 5 worth the pain ?
actually it turns out upgrading your ipad to ios 5 ipad-ios-5-upgrade-breaks-ipads is worth all the pain even for just a few of the 200 new features ios-5-contains-over-200-new-features such as:
- safari tabbed browsing
- wi-fi sync (just import an audio CD onto your PC and it appears on your ipad)
- icloud backup
- future updates directly via wi-fi (without needing a PC)
iOS 5 contains over 200 new features
apparently iOS 5 contains over 200 new features but i havent noticed any of them yet !
- • Notifications
- ◦ Swipe from the top of any screen to view notifications in one place with Notification Centre
- ◦ New notifications appear briefly at the top of the screen
- ◦ View notifications from lock screen
- ◦ Slide the notification app icon to the right on the lock screen to go directly to the app
- • iMessage
- ◦ Send and receive unlimited text, photo and video messages with other iOS 5 users
- ◦ Track messages with delivery and read receipts
- ◦ Group messaging and secure encryption
- ◦ Works over mobile networks and Wi-Fi*
- • Newsstand
- ◦ Automatically organises magazine and newspaper subscriptions on Home Screen
- ◦ Displays the cover of the latest issue
- ◦ Background downloads of new issues
- • Reminders for managing to-do lists
- ◦ Syncs with iCloud, iCal and Outlook
- ◦ Location-based reminders when you leave or arrive at a location for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4
- • Built-in support for Twitter
- ◦ Sign in once in Settings and tweet directly from Camera, Photos, Maps, Safari and YouTube
- ◦ Add location to any tweet
- ◦ View Twitter profile pictures and usernames in Contacts
- • Camera improvements for devices with cameras
- ◦ Double-click the Home button when device is asleep to bring up a camera shortcut on iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch (4th generation)
- ◦ Volume Up button to take a picture
- ◦ Optional grid lines to line up shots
- ◦ Pinch to zoom in the preview screen
- ◦ Swipe to camera roll from preview screen
- ◦ Tap and hold to lock focus and exposure; iPad 2 and iPod touch (4th generation) only support exposure lock
- • Photo improvements for devices with cameras
- ◦ Crop and rotate
- ◦ Red-eye removal
- ◦ One-tap enhance
- ◦ Organise photos into albums
- • Mail improvements
- ◦ Format text using bold, italic or underlined fonts
- ◦ Indentation control
- ◦ Drag to rearrange names in address fields
- ◦ Flag messages
- ◦ Mass mark messages as flagged, read or unread
- ◦ Customise mail alert sounds
- ◦ S/MIME
- • Calendar improvements
- ◦ Year view on iPad and new Week view for iPhone and iPod touch
- ◦ Tap to create an event
- ◦ View and add event attachments
- • Game Center improvements
- ◦ Use personal photos for your Game Center account
- ◦ Compare your overall achievement scores with your friends
- ◦ Find new Game Center friends with friend recommendations and friends of friends
- ◦ Discover new games with custom game recommendations
- • AirPlay Mirroring for iPad 2 and iPhone 4S
- • Multitasking Gestures for iPad
- ◦ Use four or five fingers to pinch to the Home Screen
- ◦ Swipe up to reveal the multitasking bar
- ◦ Swipe left or right to switch between apps
- • On-device setup, activation and configuration with Setup Assistant
- • Software updates available over the air without tethering
- • iCloud support
- ◦ iTunes in the Cloud
- ◦ Photo Stream
- ◦ Documents in the Cloud
- ◦ Apps and Books automatic download and purchase history
- ◦ Backup
- ◦ Contacts, Calendar and Mail
- ◦ Find My iPhone
- • Redesigned Music app for iPad
- • Hourly weather forecast
- • Real-time stock quotes
- • Wireless sync to iTunes
- • Keyboard improvements
- ◦ Split keyboard for iPad
- ◦ Improved auto-correction accuracy
- ◦ Improved Chinese and Japanese input
- ◦ New Emoji keyboard
- ◦ Personal dictionary for auto-correction
- ◦ Optionally create keyboard shortcuts for frequently used words
- • Accessibility improvements
- ◦ Option to light LED flash on incoming calls and alerts for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4
- ◦ Custom vibration patterns for incoming calls on iPhone
- ◦ New interface for using iOS with mobility-impairment input devices
- ◦ Option to speak a selection of text
- ◦ Custom element labelling for VoiceOver
- • Exchange ActiveSync improvements
- ◦ Wirelessly sync tasks
- ◦ Mark messages as flagged, read or unread
- ◦ Improved offline support
- ◦ Save a new contact from a GAL service
- • More than 1,500 new developer APIs
- • Bug fixes
apple ios 5 bricks ipads iphones and itouches
it seems that a lot of people have found that the ipad ios 5 upgrade breaks their ipads
- news.cnet.com/ios-5-update-bricked-my-ipod-touch
- groovypost.com/apple-ios5-upgrade-problems-error-3200
- macworld.com/some_users_face_problems_upgrading_to_ios_5.html
- cultofmac.com/first-gen-ipad-owners-complain-about-bricked-devices-after-ios-5-updates
- caseyjohnellis.com/how-to-avoid-bricking-your-iphone-or-ipad-during-upgrade-to-ios-5
2011-10-29 18:00:28.224 [4928:1344]: restore library built Sep 14 2011 at 01:30:07 2011-10-29 18:00:28.224 [4928:1344]: iTunes: iTunes 10.5.0.142 2011-10-29 18:00:28.224 [4928:1344]: iTunes: Software payload version: 9A334 2011-10-29 18:01:30.526 [4928:1308]: iTunes: Specifying UOI boot image 2011-10-29 18:01:30.527 [4928:1308]: requested restore behavior: Erase 2011-10-29 18:01:30.545 [4928:1308]: amai: AMAuthInstallDebugWriteObject: debug object written: C:\Users\admi\AppData\Local\Temp\Per5256.tmp\amai\debug\tss-request.plist 2011-10-29 18:01:34.241 [4928:1308]: amai: tss_submit_job: HttpQueryInfo returned 200 2011-10-29 18:01:34.907 [4928:1308]: amai: AMAuthInstallRequestSendSync: received tss response (server version: 2.0.0) 2011-10-29 18:01:34.913 [4928:1308]: amai: AMAuthInstallDebugWriteObject: debug object written: C:\Users\admi\AppData\Local\Temp\Per5256.tmp\amai\debug\tss-response.plist 2011-10-29 18:01:35.307 [4928:1308]: amai: _AMAuthInstallBundleInstallPersonalizedEntry: entry "KernelCache" has been previously personalized; skipping it 2011-10-29 18:01:35.327 [4928:1308]: amai: _AMAuthInstallBundleInstallPersonalizedEntry: entry "DeviceTree" has been previously personalized; skipping it 2011-10-29 18:01:35.336 [4928:1308]: amai: _AMAuthInstallBundleInstallPersonalizedEntry: entry "AppleLogo" has been previously personalized; skipping it 2011-10-29 18:01:35.615 [4928:1344]: iTunes: Restore error 20000
makeuseof guides
makeuseof.com have some great intro guides to android, ios ipad and ubuntu such as
X/Ubuntu 11.10 isn’t all bad
There are many reports of problems with Ubuntu 11.10 such as the “5 app menu”, grub, sound, video, wi-fi not working but this is true for dozens of GNU/Linux distros.
Using the Xubuntu edition instead of Ubuntu itself solves the “5 app menu” problem and it has turned out to be one of the best Live CD GNU/Linux distros i’ve ever used!
Maybe I haven’t used a Live CD distro in a long time or run one on a PC with 3G of RAM but the Xubuntu 11.10 Live CD on a 3G notebook creates a 1.5G “overlayfs” ? “/cow” ? root filesystem which gives you plenty of space for patches and to install the largest of apps.
It only takes a few minutes to install the 83 patches (32M), Adobe Flash plugin and even the Eclipse IDE to create an incredibly useful live environment !
android retro
Analyticial Graphics inc 3D satellite and space viewer
Analyticial Graphics inc have a free-of-charge viewer for 3D models of earth and space and 3G of space and satellite data that you can download