tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81610008517995250942024-08-31T21:50:50.921+03:00DeegitalA personal blog (might contain tech or programming related ideas)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161000851799525094.post-85765779833123493742013-11-18T13:13:00.002+02:002013-11-18T13:13:53.756+02:00Universal tea making guideMore specifically, a universal guide to how long you need to keep the tea bag/leaves in the hot water without ruining your tea.
Tea Tutorial
Enjoy
ps - I'm not totally sure but I think white&gold tea goes together with green&blackUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161000851799525094.post-65103887509441105562013-11-06T15:41:00.001+02:002013-11-12T08:49:37.952+02:00The Canyon CNA-BTKB01B (or CNA-BTKB01W) Bluetooth Keyboard
Hello.
This will be a short review on the Canyon CNA-BTKB01B (black, CNA-BTKB01W is the white version) bluetooth keyboard.
I just bought this keyboard two weeks ago (my bad) to use at work on my Windows 7 machine because of its sleek flat keys and simple layout (kind of an Apple Wireless Keyboard impersonation only with a lower price tag; again my bad).
I used it for two days at work Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161000851799525094.post-61731820728632096812013-08-29T09:38:00.000+03:002013-08-29T09:39:14.118+03:00Apps that are turning Windows 8 style
Now that Windows 8 has been released for some time, it seems apps other than Microsoft's are turning to the metro, flat Windows 8 style.
The first (and obvious) set of apps are the ones in Microsoft Office 2013
MS Outlook 2013
MS Lync 2013
MS Word 2013
MS Excel 2013
MS Powerpoint 2013
And we start to see some reaction from the outside community starting with Evernote.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161000851799525094.post-79233854693648881772013-04-18T10:51:00.001+03:002013-04-18T10:59:36.838+03:00A simple, elegant and good-looking lightweight File Manager for Nexus 4 (and Android in general)
inKa File Manager, a simple, yet elegant Android File
I just noticed that the Nexus 4 does not come with any File Manager app pre-installed. So I started searching for a good looking app to serve my purpose. (I rather enjoyed the look of the i5800's File Manager, in spite of its simplicity; see an image below)
The default File Manager shipped with Samsung Galaxy products (more Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161000851799525094.post-60706286188807854112013-04-17T12:26:00.002+03:002013-05-22T14:44:03.985+03:00Fixing Nexus 4's low volume for headphones
Google's Nexus 4
After receiving and setting up my new Nexus 4 I went forth and continued my audiobook listening activities only to notice that (even at maximum volume) the device was nowhere near my almost top notch previous phone's volume (the Galaxy 3 i5800), which basically blew the Nexus out of water.
Thus, discouraged I started looking for answers and found these two (quite Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161000851799525094.post-46490275830875288942013-03-29T12:35:00.000+02:002013-04-18T10:57:00.793+03:00Duolingo, really the best way to learn a new language
Duolingo, an interactive language learning platform
Duolingo is a website designed to help a learn a foreign language and I believe it's brilliant at it.
The experience is similar to a game including a friendly and nice-looking UI, rewards/coins received after completing exercises and a roadmap displaying your overall progress.
The Basics 1 Lessons
The Roadmap and other status Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161000851799525094.post-7698604031267843062013-02-14T08:31:00.000+02:002013-04-17T12:32:46.948+03:00Android Music Players that keep progress
If you're someone like me than you enjoy a good audiobook on your Android phone during your daily commute once in a while. And let me tell you, not all audiobooks are finely grained to about 3 minute files. Some entire books span 2 mp3 files.
Now imagine that while listening to chapter X from the first gigantic file, you run into a situation where you have to pause the book, perform Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161000851799525094.post-66547997718561503232013-01-25T15:19:00.002+02:002013-01-25T15:19:53.368+02:00Google Tasks, the Chrome Extension
It, has recently come to my attention. The extension looks pretty nice, especially as a Chrome app.
The Google Tasks Chrome Extension in action
The app also enjoys nice and quick authentication method from Google. So, set it up and nice tasking!
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161000851799525094.post-7840223624898522022012-10-11T14:37:00.001+03:002012-10-11T14:37:52.950+03:00Beautiful Windows Desktop AppsA list of eye-pleasing Windows desktop apps ('cause God knows there aren't many of them):
Sublime Text 2
Google Chrome
GeeTeeDee
Wunderlist
Nozbe
Q10
Pokki (more like webapps but still looks kinda nice)
Feel free to add suggestions in comments and I willl update the list.
ps - Other noteworthy lists include:
the Lifehacker Windows pack
this list on appstorm
Enjoy
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161000851799525094.post-49340934899623719822012-10-01T16:30:00.005+03:002012-10-01T16:36:21.402+03:00Google Calendar compatibil RDSServiciul oferit de Google, Google Calendar permite (de mult timp) utilizatorilor să primească notificări (reminders) legate de evenimentele existente în calendar.
Pentru a activa această opțiune, numărul de telefon trebuie activat cu ajutorul unui cod trimis prin SMS de către Google la numărul specificat. Până recent, pentru cei ce utilizează numere de telefon RDS, acest SMS nu se făcea Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161000851799525094.post-31699347570469346892012-09-12T11:29:00.002+03:002012-09-12T11:32:22.355+03:00Performing mvn release:prepare without testsIf for some reason (e.g. tests only run in dev environment) you wish to skip running tests during the Maven release process, this is a trick that comes in handy
mvn release:prepare -Darguments='-Dmaven.test.skip=true'
The explanation can be found here at point 6. (the short version is that you have to pass the argument to the release plugin instead of the usual command).
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161000851799525094.post-30935902293827792602012-08-29T15:48:00.001+03:002012-08-29T15:48:48.862+03:00Hide BookmarksBar
Dacă vă place modul în care Chrome face managementul bookmark bar-ului, dar sunteți în faza Firefox, Hide BookmarksBar este răspunsul pentru (aproape) toate problemele voastre.
Cu această extensie puteți să
afișați/ascundeți bookmark bar-ul cu o combinație de taste
afișați bookmark bar-ul doar pe pagina de "New tab", iar în rest să fie ascuns
și altele (ce-i drept, mai puțin importante)
&Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161000851799525094.post-75318531902534733432012-08-24T11:53:00.000+03:002012-08-24T11:53:10.184+03:00Why the next Galaxy Nexus must have quad-core CPU
I know there are a ton of rumors going around (oddly identical) that the new Nexus phone will be just a tad better than the Galaxy Nexus (slightly better processor: dual-core 1.5 Ghz, memory card support, better camera: 8Mp and an extra "HD" added to the display). And I think we can all agree that this is a pretty lousy update. But is this what Google really has planned? I mean, the Nexus 7 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161000851799525094.post-89464090782430930272012-08-23T15:26:00.001+03:002012-08-23T15:26:44.813+03:00Why the best Android phone is Galaxy Nexus (and should I buy it?)
If you stop to think about it, the best Android phone.. should (I think) deliver the best Android experience. I am right? I mean, right now, I don't have the best Android phone (not even close) and it looks like I'm not going to see Gingerbread :) (except for custom ROMs, but that's another post). So what I would want from a nice Android phone is to get all Android updates, I mean ... I don't Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161000851799525094.post-33172122975768130652012-08-21T15:18:00.003+03:002012-08-21T15:18:57.174+03:00Forcing TaskRejectedException in SpringSuppose (for testing purposes) you want to force a TaskRejectedException when using Spring Integration channels. All you have to do is
send a reasonable number of objects to the channel (let's say a minimum of 5)
configure your queue capacity to .. 0
and (important) set the thread-pool size to (as low as you can) 1
I'm using a task executor in this example:
id="someExecutor"
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161000851799525094.post-78490101224687541372012-05-24T12:40:00.001+03:002012-05-24T12:49:39.429+03:00Kyrillos' ROM - Bring back the spark to your Samsung Galaxy 3 (i5800)
Samsung Galaxy 3 (i5800)
Hello there all you i5800 fans out there!
I'd like to share with you a recent discovery I've made. If you're someone like me, then your constantly trying to improve your phone, make it faster, prettier and up-to-date with all things tech.
Considering that I've pretty much given up on the idea that any upgrade passed the Froyo (2.2) one posted here is ever coming Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161000851799525094.post-18325639233089179462012-05-03T15:12:00.002+03:002012-05-03T15:14:04.153+03:00How to find out an Android Market app's IDSimply go to the Android Market (Play) app in your browser (say the GMail app) like this
The GMail App in Google Play
and look at the URL
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.gm#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDIxMiwiY29tLmdvb2dsZS5hbmRyb2lkLmdtIl0.
The highlighted section contains the application identifier.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161000851799525094.post-80067063227719463212012-04-02T11:27:00.000+03:002012-04-02T11:32:45.722+03:00Gmail Tap - Un nou produs Google
Un nou produs de la Google care va revoluționa modul în care interacționăm cu smartphone-urile noastre, va deschide o nouă modalitate de a scrie email ..
Lansat de 1 Aprilie
EnjoyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161000851799525094.post-34100523613985290922012-03-05T12:43:00.001+02:002012-03-05T12:45:20.020+02:00Gmail Chat notifications in Firefox
If you're a person like me (who constantly changes browsers and does not use any chat client) then (oh, and that uses Gmail) during the time interval where Firefox is the default browser and you occasionally chat with a buddy using the built-in chat in Gmail, it's a serious drag when you switch windows, continue your everyday activity and don't receive any alert that your buddy wrote something Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161000851799525094.post-71899707738631103822012-02-21T14:24:00.001+02:002012-02-21T14:30:26.184+02:00Mareste volumul fisierelor MP3
MP3Gain
In cazul in care aveti un album de muzica sau un audiobook (ca si in cazul meu) care se aude prea incet si (chiar daca e acceptabil acasa sau in spatiile linistite) in momentul in care sunteti in plina aglomeratie in oras volumul dat la maxim nu e suficient, se poate folosi MP3Gain.
Cu aceasta aplicatie puteti sa analizati volumul pieselor dintr-un director si sa ajustati intensitateaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161000851799525094.post-39843445095610264292011-10-14T10:26:00.000+03:002011-10-14T10:28:26.579+03:00Noul Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot)
Ubuntu
Salut, noul Ubuntu a fost lansat (ieri) si pare pus pe treaba (cel putin in a retusa UI-ul). Pentru cei dornici de un mic preview, il puteti testa online aici. Printre schimbarile majore am vazut Lenses (modificari la interfata grafica de cautare si navigare prin lista de aplicatii, muzica si restul fisierelor), un nou Software Center si nou mod de a alterna intre aplicatiile deschise (Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161000851799525094.post-14488106353516981312011-09-27T11:06:00.000+03:002011-09-27T11:13:19.818+03:00Java in Cluj
Comunitatea Java in Cluj-Napoca
Salut, pentru cei tineri si nu numai in artele Java si .. nu numai, vreau sa va spun ca exista Transylvania JUG. O comunitate de pasionati de limbajul de programare Java (+ framework-uri, tool-uri si tot ce ar putea avea legatura) care se intalnesc in Cluj, periodic sau ocazional, la prezentari interesante tinute de personaje importante din lumea Java (aici Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161000851799525094.post-16053346320792890642011-08-22T12:43:00.001+03:002011-08-22T12:43:30.321+03:00Google Related - Browsing enhanced
Searching for a Clearcase command
Saptamana trecuta am observat aparitia unui plugin nou (pt. browsere) scris de cei de la Google, si anume Google Related. Extensia se poate gasi aici si merge doar pe Google Chrome si Internet Explorer. Mie mi s-a parut interesanta. In momentul in care navighezi pe internet te poti trezi (asta pentru ca site-urile in limba romana primesc sugestii Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161000851799525094.post-41766098000414568762011-08-01T12:09:00.001+03:002011-08-01T12:10:40.271+03:00Robocode - The Programming gameRobocode, un joc foarte interesant pentru cei care doresc sa programeze si sa se joace in acelasi timp (si nu ma refer la chestii gen sa animam un triunghi facut in openGL, de fapt partea grafica consta in alegerea unui set de culori care sa descrie tancul sau robotul tau). Este vorba de un fel de arena in care roboti creati de diferiti programatori se lupta. Partea interesanta este ca tu creezi Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161000851799525094.post-16606659887579881682011-06-20T13:56:00.000+03:002011-06-20T13:56:12.791+03:00Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years.. numele unui articol (care mi s-a parut) foarte interesant scris de Peter Norvig (cam cat de bazat poti fii in domeniu), legat de toate cartile acestea programatice care sustin ca te pot invata un limbaj de programare sau concepte complexe in x zile/ore (x pare sa apartina intervalului [3,21]).
In acele cateva randuri (nu multe, indrazniti) ne spune despre modul in care se obtine experienta siUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0