Lorenzo Zanirato - Life and thoughts

How to make video Skype calls on HDTV with AirPlay Mirroring

2012-02-09T04:57:00.000+08:00

How to make video Skype calls on HDTV with AirPlay Mirroring: Sometimes you want to make video calls between two groups of people, not just individual person-to-person calls. For such occasions, here are a few little tips that will make the experience of placing video calls on your iPhone 4S a much better one. The goal: Live video calls over the internet to a large HDTV in the family room. The

Mozilla FireFox v10.0 Final Portable

2012-01-31T23:22:00.000+08:00

Mozilla FireFox v10.0 Final Portable: Mozilla FireFox v10.0 Final Portable | 26.1 MB Mozilla Firefox - faster, more secure, easier to use and sporting a new look, this latest Firefox release sets a new standard for web browser innovation. Mozilla Firefox project (formerly Firebird, which was formerly Phoenix) is a redesign of Mozilla's browser component, written using the XUL user

How To Install Android 4.0.3 ICS MIUI ROM On Galaxy S II [Tutorial]

2012-01-27T20:27:00.000+08:00

How To Install Android 4.0.3 ICS MIUI ROM On Galaxy S II [Tutorial]: Ever since the source code for Ice Cream Sandwich was released some two months back, many talented developers have been tirelessly experimenting in order to bring a range of custom ROMs for those running certain Android devices. One such ROM is MIUI, which, based on CyanogenMod, is one of the more popular custom builds due

Pasir Ris beach reopens after water quality improves

2012-01-27T15:29:00.000+08:00

Pasir Ris beach reopens after water quality improves: Pasir Ris beach reopened to the public on Friday, after the quality of its water was upgraded by the National Environment Agency. The water, which previously received a 'Fair' grading, has improved to meet 'Good' standard.

Get Your Game On With These 30 New and Classic Boardgames for Mac

2012-01-26T21:18:00.000+08:00

Get Your Game On With These 30 New and Classic Boardgames for Mac: Are you looking for a good way to have fun on your Mac but don’t really consider yourself a gamer? Perhaps you’re nostalgic for the days when playing a game involved a couple of dice, a colorful board and some interestingly shaped pieces to move around that board. Well you’re in luck because there are a ton of board game apps

The Best Apps for your Dropbox

2012-01-12T16:00:00.000+08:00

The Best Apps for your Dropbox: Dropbox has made our digital lives so much easier. You put a file in your Dropbox folder and it becomes available on mobile phone, your tablet and on all your other computers. If you have shared a Dropbox folder with another person, say your mom, any files that you add to the shared folder instantaneously appear on her computer. So useful! The Best Web Apps

Photoshop Actions for HDR Effects

2012-01-11T21:09:00.000+08:00

Photoshop Actions for HDR Effects: Free HDR Photoshop Actions: Fake HDR Photoshop Action by 2KOOL4U Pseudo HDR by FinesseFX HDR Effect by ALfannan8w HDR Portrait by ALfannan8w HDR Tools by forfie HDR Effect 4.3 by sa-cool Dylan’s HDR Detail Action by Toxic-Designs-Redux HDR Action by SuperSzajs

How to convert any video file to an animated GIF

2012-01-05T23:22:00.000+08:00

How to convert any video file to an animated GIF: Have you ever wanted to convert a clip from a video file into a GIF image?, say for use as an animated Avatar image or for publishing on a website, etc. This post will present a relatively quick and easy method to convert any video file to GIF at the press of a button, without having to export your video into individual image frames first and

Free Download: Interactive Portfolio PDF (InDesign Template)

2012-01-05T15:46:00.001+08:00

If you find yourself frequently exchanging emails with potential clients, you may be interested in sending them a PDF file that shows off your work. This free InDesign file will allow you to do just that. You can customize the file to include your own details and samples from your own portfolio, save it as an interactive PDF and email it to potential clients. This InDesign file has been

10.6: Setting up the free iCloud account in Mail

2012-01-04T15:15:00.000+08:00

10.6: Setting up the free iCloud account in Mail: This hint describes how to connect your free me.com iCloud account with Mail.app on Snow Leopard.Open Mail and do the following: Set a new account (+) (in prefs on Mail.app). Set the new account to use IMAP (this is important). Set the incoming mail server: imap.mail.me.com. Set the outgoing mail server: p04-smtp.mail.me.com. Set the user name:

The 20 Best Mac Apps of 2011

2012-01-04T13:01:00.000+08:00

The 20 Best Mac Apps of 2011: As we bid farewell to 2011 and greet 2012, we always like to take a look back and see which apps really stood out over the last year. There’s never a shortage of amazing apps to discuss, the hardest part of this post is simply narrowing down the options to something manageable! We put out a call to all our contributors and Twitter followers and asked for your

HTC Super Tool: The Latest All-in-One for Your HTC Device

2011-12-26T14:34:00.003+08:00

Do you own a new HTC device? Is your device bootloader locked? For most of us to obtain root, using the HTC method of unlocking is tiresome. Go here, input this command, copy this, push that, and all to let HTC know that you want to void your warranty. Until now that is. Say hello to the latest creation from XDA developer: frigid. Known as HTC Super Tool v2, this bad boy roots a number of

Here’s How To Get The New Twitter Web Interface Right Now

2011-12-10T15:39:00.000+08:00

Here’s How To Get The New Twitter Web Interface Right Now: If you’re an avid Twitter user like the most of us here at Redmond Pie, then you’re probably aware that yesterday was a big day over at Twitter HQ when they rolled out some major changes to their web interface and mobile apps.The Twitter for iPhone and Android apps were completely revamped, and are now at version 4.0 and 3.0 respectively.

Skyrim Live Wallpaper for Android

2011-12-08T15:02:00.001+08:00

Requirements: Android 2.1 and up Overview: This app was developed to be run exclusively on NVIDIA® Tegra™-powered devices. NVIDIA’s engineers worked with the team at Bethesda to bring the best Skyrim experience to the PC and we became such fans of the game we thought we would get some live wallpaper made and provide it for free to the Skyrim fans in our Tegra community. Skyrim reimagines the

Time-lapse video of Ho Chi Minh City in action

2011-12-06T14:40:00.000+08:00

Time-lapse video of Ho Chi Minh City in action: In a city of 7+ million people and nearly as many motorbikes zipping through the streets, the traffic situation in Vietnam’s largest city plays out like frantic, yet perfectly synchronized dance.Rob Whitworth captured the frenetic energy of the city in a beautiful time-lapse video created using 10,000 RAW images.All the web's top videos. Permalink

Download And Install Android 3.2 Honeycomb On ASUS Eee PC Or Laptop [How-To Tutorial]

2011-11-25T03:30:00.001+08:00

Download And Install Android 3.2 Honeycomb On ASUS Eee PC Or Laptop [How-To Tutorial]: Go figure, it seems that Honeycomb is able to run on a PC. An open source project by the name of Android-x86 has been attempting to boot the latest Honeycomb build to netbooks and laptops with some success.

Lao Airlines connects S'pore to all ASEAN cities - TIME TO TRY

2011-11-24T19:21:00.002+08:00

SINGAPORE: Singapore is now connected to all nine ASEAN city states with the arrival of Lao Airlines from Vientiane, the 11th new city link for Changi this year. Lao Airlines will have thrice-weekly services between Singapore and Vientiane. And its direct service comes on the back of strong bilateral ties between the two countries. Singapore is among Laos' top 10 foreign investors, with

Useful Third Party Preference Panes for Mac #5

2011-11-19T17:06:00.000+08:00

Precipitate Precipitate Precipitate is a very, very cool PrefPane that synchronizes your Google Docs, Bookmarks and Picasa with Spotlight, so that you can make searchable all of your information from those services, right from your handy Cmd+Spacebar shortcut. Price: Free Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5 or later Developer: Link

A Simple Guide to Rooting the HTC Desire HD on Gingerbread

2011-11-19T10:50:00.000+08:00

A Simple Guide to Rooting the HTC Desire HD on Gingerbread: I spent a long time trying to find a valid root guide for my HTC Desire HD on Gingerbread. When I finally did, I ran into a few snags. To help people who wish to root their Desire HD in the future, I’ve written this guide, to try to explain everything clearly so the risk of making a mistake or getting stuck is minimal.As far as I know,

Useful Third Party Preference Panes for Mac #4

2011-11-18T16:07:00.000+08:00

JetLag JetLag JetLag is a simple PrefPane that automatically changes your Mac’s timezone depending on the location. It uses local wifi networks to pinpoint your location so that when you move between different areas, your timezone is always up to date. It also notifies you through Growl about when your timezone changes. Price: Free Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5 or later Developer:

Useful Third Party Preference Panes for Mac #3

2011-11-17T16:02:00.000+08:00

GeekTool GeekTool GeekTool is a popular PrefPane that lets you display information on your desktop through certain plugins that it has. It has three plugins, that let you display files, scripts, or system information. You can do some very cool things with it, but you need to know what you’re doing (get startedhere). I guess it is very accurately described by the developer, “not an app

Useful Third Party Preference Panes for Mac #2

2011-11-16T15:56:00.000+08:00

MagicPrefs MagicPrefs aims at making your Magic Mouse or Trackpad a lot more functional, by allowing you to create gestures which activate things like the Dashboard, or whatever you want it to do (even Tweet!). But it doesn’t stop there, it also lets you increase the speed of your pointer beyond what is allowed by default, among some other features. I’m a supporter of a similar app

Useful Third Party Preference Panes for Mac #1

2011-11-15T21:48:00.000+08:00

Tinkertool TinkerTool is a PrefPane that opens up a bunch of “hidden” settings in your OS. With it, you can do things like mess around with Finder, disable the Dashboard or even add a stack of recent items to your dock. You can review all the settings it makes available here. Even though the developer says that it is safe to use and nothing can go wrong with it, I’d rather not mess

10 of the Best Photo-Sharing Apps for Android

2011-11-12T13:26:00.000+08:00

10 of the Best Photo-Sharing Apps for Android: Photo-sharing is a booming market on mobile platforms, with all manner of services popping up almost on a weekly basis. Many such apps, especially on Android, are perhaps the ripples from the splash created by the iPhone photo-sharing titan Instagram. The good news is that Instagram plan an Android release in the future. However, until we see what

Supporting entrepreneurs around the world with Startup Weekend

2011-11-11T13:37:00.000+08:00

Supporting entrepreneurs around the world with Startup Weekend: We recognize the transformative power of startups and the entrepreneurs behind them that have the passion and courage to pursue a dream; the impact they can make on society can be significant. Google was once a startup in a garage, and Google Ventures is a testament to our ongoing commitment to entrepreneurialism. As we head into