The Future is Here ...

Samsung Galaxy Note: How to Root - video guide 2 - new recommended Root...

2012-01-01T17:11:00.000+08:00

Top 5: Reasons Android is better than iPhone

2012-01-01T13:46:00.001+08:00

What's your reason?
I think the main people use Android is due to their Open Source. The ability to customize and take control of your widgets, themes and home screens.
But again - its not easy for any non-techie to do the "Rooting" and Flashing ROMS or Kernels.

Zemanta - Your Blogger Personal Assistant

2012-01-01T12:04:00.002+08:00

Image via CrunchBaseZemanta is a tool that looks over your shoulder while you blog and gives you tips and advice, suggests related content and pictures and makes sure your posts get promoted as they deserve to be.

Zemanta are thinking hard to help make blogging easier for you. In fact this tool help you get the most out of your blogging time.

[HOW-TO] - Install the Ice Cream Sandwich Keyboard on Your Android Phone

2012-01-01T09:37:00.001+08:00

Installing Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) on your Android phone sounds cool. But, all those unstable custom firmware versions, voided warranty, and bugs would probably make you think otherwise. It’s better to play it safe than be sorry in the end. You can, however, try some of ICS’s features on your phone without having to risk too much.

For instance, you can put the new Android ICS keyboard on your phone. The new ICS keyboard is said to be a better and improved version, with enhancements in text prediction and spelling correction. The best part is you won’t be needing to root your phone to enjoy this keyboard.

Aside from a new look and neat features, the Ice Cream Sandwich keyboard supports Arabic, Croatian, Czech, Danish, English (UK), English (US), Finnish, French, French (Canada), French (Switzerland), German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian Bokmai, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Spanish (United States), Swedish, and Turkish.

This keyboard doesn’t support haptic feedback and is only compatible with mobile phones. We will have to wait for future updates to enjoy these features. If haptic feedback isn’t a big deal, let’s now proceed to install the Ice Cream Sandwich keyboard on your Android phone.

How to Install the Ice Cream Sandwich Keyboard

Download the Ice Cream Sandwich Keyboard APK here.
Connect your phone to your computer via USB cable.
Copy the APK file to your phone’s memory.
Disconnect your device from your computer.
Using your phone’s file manager, open the APK file. It will attempt to install the app.
A message box will appear saying “This application you are installing will replace another application. All previous user data will be saved.”
Press “OK”.
A new screen will ask you for confirmation. Tap on the “Install” button to begin installation of the ICS keyboard.
Check if installation was successful by trying to compose an email or SMS message. If the ICS keyboard is not active, go to “Locale and Text” option and set “Ice Cream Sandwich Keyboard” as default keyboard.

Congratulations! You may now use the Ice Cream Sandwich keyboard on your Android phone.

[SOURCE: Android Authority]

[HOW-TO] - Add Any RSS Feed to Android Browser and Read in Google Reader

2012-01-01T09:35:00.000+08:00

If you’re that person who constantly keeps tabs on the latest news feeds from various Web sites, then you’re probably familiar with using RSS feeds. RSS feeds are becoming popular these days because with RSS feeds, you can enjoy the freshest news as it unfolds right on your mobile phone, tablets or PC.

One popular RSS reader is Google Reader. It is a great companion for everyday updates of news and information. The web-based application is capable of reading Atom and RSS feeds online or offline.

In this guide, we’ll teach you how to add your favorite RSS feeds to your Android browser and be able to read them in Google Reader. Before proceeding with this tutorial we recommend that you first set up your Google Reader account.

Instructions

Start by launching your web browser in your Android-powered device.
Open a site that has an RSS feed enabled. You can spot that a website supports RSS feeds by checking out the RSS feed logo on the browser’s address bar. Most of the time, blogs, sports, and news sites usually have an RSS subscribe button located visibly for potential readers who would like to subscribe to their content.
Select the RSS Feed icon at the end of the site’s URL.
The next page will load all of the sites RSS feed. Google will then ask you to log in to your account so that you can get through Google Reader.
Once you’re done entering your personal account, Google Reader will automatically subscribe your account to the RSS feed of that site.
Open your Google Reader account and hit the Reader tab. In here, you can find all of your RSS feed subscribed content.

Google Reader is a great application that can help you keep track of important things on the web. New and fresh content will be delivered to your Google Reader account once the news is posted on your favorite website. The application can also keep track of RSS feeds that have not been read, so once you finish reading an article, all unread items will be marked.

The best thing about using Google Reader is that you no longer need to key in your favorite website’s URL. Gone are the days of visiting individual sites just to get a hold of the latest news. All of your favorite websites and news feed will be placed in a magazine-like design for you to enjoy. Consider Google Reader as your personalized magazine.

[SOURCE: Android Authority]

iPhone 2G/3G/3GS/4 Speed Comparison

2011-12-29T07:45:00.000+08:00

pod2g's iOS blog: A4 release

2011-12-28T08:04:00.001+08:00

pod2g's iOS blog: A4 release:

Hello, as expected, the Chronic Dev Team and the iPhone Dev Team have released the A4 untethered for 5.0.1 based on my work. It is exactly...

Full details on how to Untether Jailbreak iOS 5.0.1 for A4 devices - HERE.

Download the Android SDK

2011-12-16T15:31:00.002+08:00

Welcome Developers! If you are new to the Android SDK, please read the steps below, for an overview of how to set up the SDK.

If you're already using the Android SDK, you should update to the latest tools or platform using the Android SDK and AVD Manager, rather than downloading a new SDK starter package. See Adding SDK Components.

Platform	Package	Size	MD5 Checksum
Windows	android-sdk_r16-windows.zip	29562413 bytes	6b926d0c0a871f1a946e65259984701a
Windows	installer_r16-windows.exe (Recommended)	29561554 bytes	3521dda4904886b05980590f83cf3469
Mac OS X (intel)	android-sdk_r16-macosx.zip	26158334 bytes	d1dc2b6f13eed5e3ce5cf26c4e4c47aa
Linux (i386)	android-sdk_r16-linux.tgz	22048174 bytes	3ba457f731d51da3741c29c8830a4583

android-sdk_r16-macosx.zip is now downloading. Follow the steps below to get started.

Here's an overview of the steps you must follow to set up the Android SDK:

Prepare your development computer and ensure it meets the system requirements.
Install the SDK starter package from the table above. (If you're on Windows, download the installer for help with the initial setup.)
Install the ADT Plugin for Eclipse (if you'll be developing in Eclipse).
Add Android platforms and other components to your SDK.
Explore the contents of the Android SDK (optional).

To get started, download the appropriate package from the table above, then read the guide to Installing the SDK.

[HOW-TO] - Android SDK Installation Guide

2011-12-16T15:25:00.001+08:00

Full Article from - HERE

Android SDK Installation Guide

by Chris Moor

Here’s a quick start installation guide to get you up and running with the Google Android Software Development Kit (SDK). This guide will describe how to install the Android SDK and set up your chosen development environments. If you’ haven’t already done so you can download the Android SDK from the link below, then we can get started.

First you’ll need to download the Android SDK source files:
( http://code.google.com/android/download.html )

System Requirements

In order to first use the Android SDK code and tools for development you will of course need a suitable environment develop from.

Currently the following operating systems are supported:

Windows XP or Vista
Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later (x86 only)
Linux (tested on Linux Ubuntu Dapper Drake)

You will also need to install a suitable development environment such as:

Eclipse

Eclipse 3.2, 3.3 (Europa) Android Development Tools plugin (optional)

Other development environments or IDEs

JDK 5 or JDK 6 (JRE alone is not sufficient) Not compatible with Gnu Compiler for Java (gcj) Apache Ant 1.6.5 or later for Linux and Mac, 1.7 or later for Windows

Installing The Android SDK

First you will need to download the Android SDK pack .zip archive, once downloaded find a suitable installation location on your machine and extract the zipped files.

Please note: This installation location will be referred to as $SDK_ROOT from now on through this tutorial

Alternatively you can add /tools to your root path which will prevent the need to specify the full path to the tools directory along with enabling you to run Android Debug Bridge (adb) along with other command line tools.

To add /tools:

Linux

Edit the ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bashrc files looking for a line that sets the PATH variable.
Add the full path location to your $SDK_ROOT/tools location for the PATH variable.
If no PATH line exists you can add the line by typing the following:
export PATH=${PATH}:<path to your $SDK_ROOT/tools>

Mac OS X

In the home directory locate the .bash_profile and locating the PATH variable add the location to your $SDK_ROOT/tools folder.

Windows XP / Vista

Right click on the My Computer icon and select the properties tab.
Select the Advanced tab and click the Environment Variables button.
In the new dialog box dowble-click on Path (located under System Variables) and type in the full path location to the tools directory.

The Android SDK also requires a suitable development environment to work in, here’s the installation guides for each of the supported environments.

Android Eclipse Plugin (ADT)

If you choose to use the Eclipse IDE as your Android development environment you will have the opportunity to install and run a plug-in called Android Development Tools. ADT comes with a variety of powerful tools and extensions that will make creating, running and debugging your Android applications much easier and faster.

In order to download and install ADT you will first need to configure an Eclipse remote update, this can achieved via the following steps:

Start Eclipse, then select Help > Software Updates > Find and Install….
In the dialog that appears, select Search for new features to install and press Next.
Press New Remote Site.
In the resulting dialog box, enter a name for the remote site (e.g. Android Plugin) and enter this as its URL: https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/.
Press OK.
You should now see the new site added to the search list (and checked).
Press Finish.
In the subsequent Search Results dialog box, select the checkbox for Android Plugin >Eclipse Integration > Android Development Tools and press Next.
Read the license agreement and then select Accept terms of the license agreement, if appropriate.
Press Next.
Press Finish.
The ADT plugin is not signed; you can accept the installation anyway by pressing Install All.
Restart Eclipse.
After restart, update your Eclipse preferences to point to the SDK root directory ($SDK_ROOT):
Select Window > Preferences… to open the Preferences panel. (Mac OS X: Eclipse >Preferences)
Select Android from the left panel.
For the SDK Location in the main panel, press Browse... and find the SDK root directory.
Press Apply, then OK

Updating the ADT Plugin

To update the ADT plugin to the latest version, follow these steps:

Select Help > Software Updates > Find and Install….
Select Search for updates of the currently installed features and press Finish.
If any update for ADT is available, select and install.

Alternatively:

Select Help > Software Updates > Manage Configuration.
Navigate down the tree and select Android Development Tools <version>
Select Scan for Updates under Available Tasks.

How-To Use Eclipse To Develop Android Applications

In order to begin development on your Android applications you will first need to create a new Android project and then configure a launch configuration. Once completed you will have the capability to write, run and debug your Android creations.

The following sections below will provide you with the necessary instructions to get you up and running with Android provided you have installed the ADT plugin (as previously mentioned) in your Eclipse environment.

Creating A New Android Project

The Android Development Tools plugins kindly provides a Wizard for setting up new Projects which will allow us to create new Eclipse projects relatively quickly for either new or existing code.

Select File > New > Project

Select Android > Android Project, and press Next
Select the contents for the project:

Select Create new project in workspace to start a project for new code. Enter the project name, the base package name, the name of a single Activity class to create as a stub .java file, and a name to use for your application.
Select Create project from existing source to start a project from existing code. Use this option if you want to build and run any of the sample applications included with the SDK. The sample applications are located in the samples/ directory in the SDK. Browse to the directory containing the existing source code and click OK. If the directory contains a valid Android manifest file, the ADT plugin fills in the package, activity, and application names for you.

Press Finish.

Once completed the ADT plugin will go ahead and create the following files and folders as appropriate for the type of project selected:

src/ A folder that includes your stub .java Activity file.
res/ A folder for your resources.
AndroidManifest.xml The manifest for your project.

Creating A Launch Configuration For Eclipse

In order to be able to run and debug your own Eclipse applications you must first create a launch configuration. Simply, a launch config is used to specify which project to launch, which activity to start and the specific emulation options to use.

To create a launch configuration for the application, please see the following steps:
1. Select Run > Open Run Dialog… or Run > Open Debug Dialog… as appropriate.
2. In the project type list on the left, right-click Android Application and select New.
3. Enter a name for your configuration.
4. On the Android tab, browse for the project and Activity to start.
5. On the Emulator tab, set the desired screen and network properties, as well as any other emulator startup options.
6. You can set additional options on the Common tab as desired.
7. Press Apply to save the launch configuration, or press Run or Debug (as appropriate).

Running and Debugging an Eclipse Application

Once both steps 1 and 2 have been completed and your project and launch configs are up and running you will now be able to run or debug your application.

From the Eclipse main menu, select Run > Run or Run > Debug as appropriate. This command will run or debug the most recently selected application.

To set or change the active launch configuration, use the Run configuration manager, which you can access through Run > Open Run Dialog… or Run > Open Debug Dialog….

Running or debugging the application will trigger the following actions:

Starts the emulator, if it is not already running.
Compile the project, if there have been changes since the last build, and installs the application on the emulator.
Run starts the application.
Debug starts the application in “Wait for debugger” mode, then opens the Debug perspective and attaches the Eclipse Java debugger to the application.

Developing Android Applications with Other IDEs and Tools

Although it is recommended you use Eclipse with the Android plugin to develop your applications, the SDK also provides tools which will enable you to develop with other IDE’s including intelliJ (alternatively you could just use Eclipse without the plugin).

Creating an Android Project

Bundled with the Android SDK is a program called activityCreatory. activityCreator will generate a number of ‘stub’ files for your chosen project alongside a build file. This can be used to either create an Android project for new code or from existing code.

For Linux and Mac users the Android SDK provides a Python script called activityCreator.py, with Windows users receiving a btach script called activityCreator.bat. The program is used in the same way regardless of operating system.

In order to run activityCreator and create an Android project, follow these steps:

In the command line, change to the tools/ directory of the SDK and create a new directory for your project files. If you are creating a project from existing code, change to the root folder of your application instead.
Run activityCreator. In the command, you must specify a fully-qualified class name as an argument. If you are creating a project for new code, the class represents the name of a stub class that the script will create. If you are creating a project from existing code, you must specify the name of one Activity class in the package. Command options for the script include:

–out <folder> which sets the output directory. By default, the output directory is the current directory. If you created a new directory for your project files, use this option to point to it.

–ide intellij, which generates IntelliJ IDEA project files in the newly created project
Here’s an example:

/android_linux_sdk/tools$ ./activityCreator.py –out myproject your.package.name.ActivityName
package: your.package.name
out_dir: myproject
activity_name: ActivityName
~/android_linux_sdk/tools$

The activityCreator script generates the following files and directories (but will not overwrite existing ones):

AndroidManifest.xml The application manifest file, synced to the specified Activity class for the project.
build.xml An Ant file that you can use to build/package the application.
src/your/package/name/ActivityName.java The Activity class you specified on input.
your_activity.iml, your_activity.ipr, your_activity.iws [only with the -ide intelliJ flag] intelliJ project files.
res/ A directory to hold resources.
src/ The source directory.
bin/ The output directory for the build script.

Once complete you will now be able to move your folder wherever you choose for development but you’ll need to bear in mind then you will need to use the adb program in the tools folder in order to send the files to the emulator.

How-To Build An Android Application

Here’s how to use the Ant build.xml file generated by activityCreator to build your application.

If you don’t have it, you can obtain Ant from the Apache Ant home page. Install it and make sure it is on your executable path.
Before calling Ant, you need to declare the JAVA_HOME environment variable to specify the path to where the JDK is installed.Note: When installing JDK on Windows, the default is to install in the “Program Files” directory. This location will cause ant to fail, because of the space. To fix the problem, you can specify the JAVA_HOME variable like this: set JAVA_HOME=c:\Prora~1\Java\. The easiest solution, however, is to install JDK in a non-space directory, for example: c:\java\jdk1.6.0_02.
If you have not done so already, follow the instructions for Creating a New Project above to set up the project.
You can now run the Ant build file by simply typing ant in the same folder as the build.xml file for your project. Each time you change a source file or resource, you should run ant again and it will package up the latest version of the application for you to deploy.

How-To Run An Android Application

In order to run a compiled application you will first need to upload the .apk file to the /data/app/ directory in the emulator using the adb tool:

Start the emulator (run $SDK_HOME/tools/emulator from the command line)
On the emulator, navigate to the home screen (it is best not to have that application running when you reinstall it on the emulator; press the Home key to navigate away from that application).
Run adb install myproject/bin/<appname>.apk to upload the executable. So, for example, to install the Lunar Lander sample, navigate in the command line to $SDK_ROOT/sample/LunarLander and type ../../tools/adb install bin/LunarLander.apk
In the emulator, open the list of available applications, and scroll down to select and start your application.

Please Note: When installing an activity for the first time you may need to restart the emulator engine in order for the activity to show up in the application launcher or before any other application can call. This is usually down to the fact that the package manager normally only examines manifests completely on emulator start-up.

How-To Attach a Debugger to Your Application

The following section details how to display debug information directly onto the screen (for example CPU usage). It also shows you how to hook up your IDE to debug running applications on the emulator.

The Eclipse plugin automatically attaches a debugger but you can configure other IDE’s to wait on a debugging port by doing the following:

Start the Dalvik Debug Monitor Server (DDMS) tool , which acts as a port forwarding service between your IDE and the emulator.

Set optional debugging configurations on your emulator, such as blocking application startup for an activity until a debugger is attached. Note that many of these debugging options can be used without DDMS, such as displaying CPU usage or screen refresh rate on the emulator.
Configure your IDE to attach to port 8700 for debugging. We’ve included information higher up on how to set up Eclipse to debug your project.

How-To Configure Your IDE To Attach To The Debugging Port

DDMS will automatically assign a specific debugging port for every virtual machine that it detects on the emulator. You must either attach your IDE to that port, or use a default port 8700 to connect to whatever application is currently selected on the list of discovered virtual machines.

Ideally your IDE will attach to the application running on the emulator, showing its threads and allowing you to suspend them, inspect them, or set breakpoints. If you choose to “Wait for debugger” in the Development settings panel, this will cause the application to run when Eclipse connects therefore you will need to set any breakpoints you want before connecting. If you change the application being debugged or the “Wait for debugger” then the system will kill the selected currently running application.

This can be handy if your application is in a bad state, you can simply go to the settings and toggle the checkbox to kill it.

Debugging Android

Google Android has a fairly extensive set of tools to help you debug your programs:

DDMS – A graphical program that supports port forwarding (so you can set up breakpoints in your code in your IDE), screen captures on the emulator, thread and stack information, and many other features. You can also run logcat to retrieve your Log messages. See the linked topic for more information.
logcat – Dumps a log of system messages. The messages include a stack trace when the emulator throws an error, as well as Log messages. To run logcat, see the linked topic. …
I/MemoryDealer( 763): MemoryDealer (this=0x54bda0): Creating 2621440 bytes heap at 0x438db000
I/Logger( 1858): getView() requesting item number 0
I/Logger( 1858): getView() requesting item number 1
I/Logger( 1858): getView() requesting item number 2
D/ActivityManager( 763): Stopping: HistoryRecord{409dbb20 com.google.android.home.AllApps}
…

Android Log- A logging class to print out messages to a log file on the emulator. You can read messages in real time if you run logcat on DDMS (covered next). Add a few logging method calls to your code.

To use the Log class, you just call Log.v() (verbose), Log.d() (debug), Log.i() (information), Log.w() (warning) or Log.e (error) depending on the importance you wish to assign the log message. Log.i(“MyActivity”, “MyClass.getView() — Requesting item number ” + position) You can use logcat to read these messages

Traceview – Android can save a log of method calls and times to a logging file that you can view in a graphical reader called Traceview. See the linked topic for more information.
Eclipse plugin – The Eclipse Android plugin incorporates a number of these tools (ADB, DDMS, logcat output, and other functionality). See the linked topic for more information.

Debug and Test Device Settings – Android exposes several settings that expose useful information such as CPU usage and frame rate.

Debug and Test Settings on the Device

Android enables you to set a number of options that will make it far easier to test and debug your applications.

To get to the development settings page on the emulator simply go to Dev Tools >Development Settings. This will in turn open up the development settings page with the following options (among others):

Debug app Selects the application that will be debugged. You do not need to set this to attach a debugger, but setting this value has two effects:

It will prevent Android from throwing an error if you pause on a breakpoint for a long time while debugging.

It will enable you to select the Wait for Debugger option to pause application startup until your debugger attaches (described next).

Wait for debugger Blocks the selected application from loading until a debugger attaches. This way you can set a breakpoint in onCreate(), which is important to debug the startup process of an Activity. When you change this option, any currently running instances of the selected application will be killed. In order to check this box, you must have selected a debug application as described in the previous option. You can do the same thing by adding waitForDebugger() to your code.
Immediately destroy activities Tells the system to destroy an activity as soon as it is stopped (as if Android had to reclaim memory). This is very useful for testing the onFreeze(Bundle) / onCreate(android.os.Bundle) code path, which would otherwise be difficult to force. Choosing this option will probably reveal a number of problems in your application due to not saving state.
Show screen updates Flashes a momentary pink rectangle on any screen sections that are being redrawn. This is very useful for discovering unnecessary screen drawing.
Show CPU usage Displays CPU meters at the top of the screen, showing how much the CPU is being used. The top red bar shows overall CPU usage, and the green bar underneath it shows the CPU time spent in compositing the screen. Note: You cannot turn this feature off once it is on, without restarting the emulator.
Show screen FPS Displays the current frame rate. Mostly useful for games to see the overall frame rate they are achieving. Note: You cannot turn this feature off once it is on without restarting the emulator.
Show background Displays a background pattern when no activity screens are visible. This typically does not happen, but can happen during debugging.

Why The Samsung Galaxy Note Is Perfect! (3D UI)

2011-11-27T09:51:00.000+08:00

A lot of my friends was surprised why an Apple Fanboy like me bought this device.

Take a look at the vide... that's why...

However, I am still new to this Android world... need time to customize my screen...

[HOW-TO] - Install NS2 on Mac OSX Snow Leopard

2011-07-03T08:25:00.001+08:00

1. Download xcode from the official website of apple developer.

2. Download NS2 all in one set from the NS2 official website.

3. Untar it and move the folder to the directory which there is no space in the path name.

4. In the folder of ns-allinone-x.xx, use xcode to open the file “install.”

5. Modify the sections shown below to:

#! /bin/sh
#
# Copyright (C) 2000 by USC/ISI
# All rights reserved.
#
# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted
# provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are
# duplicated in all such forms and that any documentation, advertising
# materials, and other materials related to such distribution and use
# acknowledge that the software was developed by the University of
# Southern California, Information Sciences Institute. The name of the
# University may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from
# this software without specific prior written permission.
#
# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
# WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
# MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
#
# $Header: /cvsroot/nsnam/ns-2/allinone/install,v 1.31 2007/03/10 23:40:05 tom_henderson Exp $

X_INCL = /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.6.sdk/usr/X11R6/include
X_LIBS = /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.6.sdk/usr/X11R6/lib
MACOS_CONF = “--x-include=$X_INCL --x-libraries=$X_LIBS”

die() {
echo “$@“ 1>&2
test ! -z “$blame” && echo “$blame” 1>&2
exit 1
}

warn() {
echo “$@“
}
。。。
。。。
# Build otcl

echo “============================================================“
echo “* Build OTcl-$OTCLVER”
echo “============================================================“

cd ./otcl-$OTCLVER

blame=‘Please check http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/ns-problems.html
for common problems and bug fixes.’
if [ “${test_cygwin}” = “true” ]; then
./configure --x-libraries=/usr/X11R6/lib --x-includes=/usr/X11R6/include || die “otcl-$OTCLVER configuration failed! Exiting ...”;
else
./configure --x-libraries=/usr/X11R6/lib --x-includes=/usr/X11R6/include CFLAGS=“-framework CoreFoundation” || die “otcl-$OTCLVER configuration failed! Exiting ...”;
fi

if make
then
echo “otcl-$OTCLVER has been installed successfully.”
else
echo “otcl-$OTCLVER make failed! Exiting ...”
echo “See http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/ns-problems.html for problems”
exit
fi

cd ..

# Build tclcl
echo “============================================================“
echo “* Build Tclcl-$TCLCLVER”
echo “============================================================“

cd ./tclcl-$TCLCLVER

if [ “${test_cygwin}” = “true” ]; then
./configure --x-libraries=/usr/X11R6/lib --x-includes=/usr/X11R6/include || die “tclcl-$TCLCLVER configuration failed! Exiting ...”;
else
./configure --x-libraries=/usr/X11R6/lib --x-includes=/usr/X11R6/include --with-otcl=../otcl-$OTCLVER || die “tclcl-$TCLCLVER configuration failed! Exiting ...”
fi

if make
then
echo “tclcl-$TCLCLVER has been installed successfully.”
else
echo “tclcl-$TCLCLVER make failed! Exiting ...”
echo “See http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/ns-problems.html for problems”
exit
fi

cd ../

# John’s hack
test -f ./otcl-$OTCLVER/libotcl.a && rm ./otcl-$OTCLVER/libotcl.so

echo “============================================================“
echo “* Build ns-$NSVER”
echo “============================================================“

cd ./ns-$NSVER
if [ -f Makefile ] ; then
make distclean
fi

if [ “${test_cygwin}” = “true” ]; then
./configure --x-libraries=/usr/X11R6/lib --x-includes=/usr/X11R6/include || die “Ns configuration failed! Exiting ...”;
else
./configure --x-libraries=/usr/X11R6/lib --x-includes=/usr/X11R6/include LIBS=“-framework CoreFoundation” --with-otcl=../otcl-$OTCLVER --with-tclcl=../tclcl-$TCLCLVER || die “Ns configuration failed! Exiting ...”;
fi

if make
then
echo “ Ns has been installed successfully.”
else
echo “Ns make failed!”
echo “See http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/ns-problems.html for problems”
exit
fi

cd ../

# Build nam

echo “============================================================“
echo “* Build nam-$NAMVER”
echo “============================================================“

ln -s otcl-$OTCLVER otcl
ln -s tclcl-$TCLCLVER tclcl

cd ./nam-$NAMVER

# XXX temporary OS X hack
if [ “${test_darwin}” = “true” ]; then
ln -s /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Versions/A/CoreFoundation libcorefoundation.dylib
fi

if [ “${test_cygwin}” = “true” ]; then
./configure --x-libraries=/usr/X11R6/lib --x-includes=/usr/X11R6/include --with-tclcl=$CUR_PATH/tclcl-$TCLCLVER || die “Nam configuration failed! Exiting ...”;
else
./configure --x-libraries=/usr/X11R6/lib --x-includes=/usr/X11R6/include V_LIBS=“-framework CoreFoundation” --with-otcl=../otcl-$OTCLVER --with-tclcl=../tclcl-$TCLCLVER || die “Nam configuration failed! Exiting ...”;
fi

6. Execute “install” in Terminal.

7. In the very directory, use the command:
echo “PATH=/Users/username/ns2/ns-allinone-2.31/bin:$PATH” > .bashrc
Remember to modify the red parts to the directory that you keep the NS2 folder.

8. Go to your home directory, add the following line to “.profile” :

export PATH=$PATH:/Users/wangxiaofei/work/ns/229/bin:/Users/wangxiaofei/work/ns229/tcl8.4.11/unix:/Users/wangxiaofei/work/ns/229/tk8.4.11/unix

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/Users/wangxiaofei/work/ns/229/otcl-1.11:/Users/wangxiaofei/work/ns/229/lib

export TCL_LIBRARY=/Users/wangxiaofei/work/ns/229/tcl8.4.11/library
Again, remember to modify the red parts.

9. Use the command: source .profile

10. Use the command “ns” and “nam” to see if the installation success or not.

11. If command “nam” is not working, try to find the folder nam-x.xx in the ns-allinone-x.xx. Make again. And then add the path to .profile as mentioned in step 8.

12. If you have any problem following this tutorial, feel free to ask questions.

13. Reference:
http://ns2-dalingege.blogbus.com/logs/66591956.html
http://old.nabble.com/Ns2-on-Mac-OS,-problem-invoking-Nam-td31055904.html

MobileMe Subscription Automatically Extended to June 30, 2012

2011-06-07T11:37:00.003+08:00

Dear MobileMe member,

We'd like to share some exciting news with you about iCloud — Apple’s upcoming cloud service, which stores your content and wirelessly pushes it to your devices. iCloud integrates seamlessly with your apps, so everything happens automatically. Available this fall, iCloud is free for iOS 5 and OS X Lion users.

What does this mean for you as a MobileMe member?

When you sign up for iCloud, you'll be able to keep your MobileMe email address and move your mail, contacts, calendars, and bookmarks to the new service.

Your MobileMe subscription will be automatically extended through June 30, 2012, at no additional charge. After that date, MobileMe will no longer be available.

When iCloud becomes available this fall, we will provide more details and instructions on how to make the move. In the meantime, we encourage you to learn more about iCloud.

Sincerely,

The MobileMe Team

Apple iCloud Might Have Better Advantage Compared to Amazon and Google

2011-06-06T14:17:00.000+08:00

Referring to the recent article by Bloomberg Business Week.

Apple might be able to transform the Music Industry.

“Label executives say they are negotiating aggressively to make sure they profit from the shift to the cloud. It may be the last opportunity to stem rampant piracy and years of plummeting sales.
Apple (AAPL), the reigning heavyweight of the music business, may have solved this cloud conundrum. It has reached agreements with three of the four major music labels and is close to reaching terms with the fourth, Universal Music, according to people with knowledge of these deals but who can't speak on the record because the talks are private.”
Let’s wait for the announcement of iCloud by Apple today at WWDC 2011.

Stoke Mobile Data Offload

2011-06-03T16:44:00.000+08:00

How to Fix iTunes Error 1013

2011-05-17T15:21:00.000+08:00

This is one of the most common error (iTunes Error 1013) and unable to exit from the Recovery Mode.

Here's how to solve it --> My Gadget: How to Fix iTunes Error 1013 When Updating iPhone to to iOS 4.3.1

How Twitter Can Help My Research Work?

2011-05-14T17:30:00.000+08:00

In the next two days, I would like to complete my research article and presentation slides regarding a topic on “Using Social Media to Improve Employee Engagement”. As of today (Saturday), I would like to test the theory of how Twitter can help in your research work.

I heard success stories telling people get help from just sending some questions on their Twitter and within minutes managed to get answers.

Let me try this using my Twitter Account @edoraslyn and see whether I am able to complete my work in time with the help of the Twitter friends.

Here are some resources I managed to compile from the Net so far...:

Company success news can help fuel employee engagement

Using social media to improve employee engagement

Introducing social media to your employees

iPad 2 Screen Bleeding?

2011-05-12T21:07:00.000+08:00

Anyone facing this problems?

[HOW-TO] - Fix iTunes Error 3194 When Restoring / Updating To Stock or Custom 4.3.3 Firmware

2011-05-08T23:47:00.000+08:00

Just like how it was when iOS 4.3.2 was released, it seems like some iPhone users are having trouble when restoring their device to either stock, or custom iOS 4.3.3 firmware.

Turns out, if you have changed your system’s host file to point to Cydia’s SHSH caching server (possibly for downgrading purposes), you wont be able to restore/update to iOS 4.3.3. iTunes throws Error 3194:

The iPhone could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (3194).

This is apparently due to a bug in Cydia’s backend which should be fixed soon.

Temporarily, you can fix this by removing Cydia’s SHSH caching server from your host file. This can either done manually by removing Cydia’s IP address from your system’s host file, or by simply using TinyUmbrella, instructions for which are as follows:

Step 1: Download the latest version of TinyUmbrella for Windows or Mac.

Step 2: Switch to “Advanced” tab and uncheck “Set Hosts to Cydia on Exit” option.

Step 3: Click on “Apply Changes”, followed by restarting your PC or Mac.

That’s it! You should now be able to successfully restore or update your iPhone to iOS 4.3.3 firmware.

[SOURCE: Ultrasn0w]

NEW Tethered Jailbreak 4.3.3 Firmware iPhone 4, 3Gs, iPod Touch 3, 4 & iPad (Video)

2011-05-05T20:05:00.000+08:00

iPad 2 and iPhone to be Jailbreak for Life

2011-05-01T17:16:00.000+08:00

A recent Tweets from Veeence and p0sixninja revealed that Geohot might provide an exploit that can Pwned iPad 2 (A5) and iPhone for life. Isn’t that awesome!

Apple's Cloud Services - iCloud.com ?

2011-05-01T10:19:00.000+08:00

It was reported in Gigaom that Apple has snapped up iCloud.com.
As we all knew, Apple is gearing up for their upcoming Cloud services. The iCloud.com was a domain name owned by Linkoping, a Swedish-based desktop-as-a-service company, Xcerion. And now, iCloud.com service has been rebranded as CloudMe.

UPDATE: Just received a notification from MobileMe asking to upgrade my calendar to maintain syncing and calendar web access. It seems that the old MobileMe calendar will be discontinued in 7 days.
What does it mean? Most probably Apple is going to start migrating its MobileMe to iCloud very soon, eh? What do you think?

Whatsapp for Mac OS

2011-04-27T07:42:00.001+08:00

Whatsapp is one of the most popular Internet Messaging application on various platforms (iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Nokia).
However, one thing is missing, they still don;t have the desktop version. Many users are now asking for this.
How about you?

iPad 2 will be launching in Malaysia on April 29, 2011

2011-04-27T07:28:00.002+08:00

Book your iPad 2 now! Its coming this Friday!
Here’ some information regarding the imminent launch of iPad 2 in Malaysia!

Store Booking Status and Friday sales confirmation
- MacStudio : Reservation closed. Filled up their reservation slots. Confirmed sales on Friday.
- Epicentre : Reservation still available. Got batch 1, batch 2, batch 3? WTF. Ask when you get before paying.
- Harvey Norman : Verbal Booking, no receipt or payment. Confirm sales on Friday
- Apple Campus Experience Center (Taylor’s College) : No Reservation. But leaked sales info. Confirmed got stocks already.
- MacCity : Just a waiting list. Staff confirms sales starting on Friday.
- iStudy : No reservation.Staff accidentally blurted out that friday sales will have more stocks in Subang store.
- myBytes : No reservation yet. This is where the picture of smart covers were taken.
- Switch : No reservation yet. Still in denial on iPad’s launch this Friday
- Machines : 1 LYN member reported he filled in for waiting list. I managed to trick 1 worker to talk about Friday launching, confirmed.

I presumed with the strong Ringgit compared to USD, we can get cheaper iPads now... :-)
Price (below is estimation. price range +/- RM100)
iPad2 16GB/32GB/64GB Wifi Only = RM1549/RM1849/RM2149
iPad2 16GB/32GB/64GB Wifi+3G = RM1999/RM2299/RM2599
Smart Cover Poly : RM150
Smart Cover Leather : RM250

Celcom announced that it will launch Apple's iPhone 4

2011-04-22T19:55:00.000+08:00

22 April 2011 – Celcom announced that it will launch Apple's iPhone 4 as part of its smartphone lineup, with prices starting at RM 248 for the 16GB model and RM 538 for the 32GB model.
 For an industry that relies heavily on the first-mover advantage to stay ahead of the competition, Celcom firmly believes that being late is better than never.
The launching began with much excitement, as Celcom's Director of Marketing; Zalman Aefendy Zainal Abidin took the stage to showcase the already familiar iPhone 4. "We Saved the Best for Last” quipped Mr Zalman as an early response to the main question in the attendees’ minds; "Why so late?"

To justify Celcom's unhurried entry as a contender, the Zalman offered a number of reasons why customers should make the jump and sign up with them.

Among other things, Celcom is offering free talk time not only within their network but to other networks as well.

Free SMSes. Again, this is not limited only within Celcom's network but to other networks as well.

Celcom offers a whooping 6GB data plan that should satisfy even the most hardcore of users.

To sweeten the deal, Celcom will extend its warranty to up to 24 months.

Upon further questioning from the press, Celcom's Chief Executive Officer, Dato' Sri Shazalli Ramly added that the company wanted to ensure that its infrastructure was at an optimum level before finally launching the smartphone. With the deployment of its latest networks and touchpoints, Celcom is confident that it has what it takes to be the number one smartphone environment in the country. Furthermore, the company claims to have also revamped its call centres to be more iPhone-centric, so as to cater to queries from customers regarding the device. Note that these are available only for Executive users, with prices and rates for normal consumers to be revealed sometime a month later.
 [Source: Mobile88]

From my market information, main reason for the delay is because initially the negotiation with Apple is not in favor to Celcom. Furthermore, Celcom prefer Blackberry over iPhone. They just don’t want to be at the mercy of Apple.
However, Apple’s branding is too much to avoid. Celcom customers have churned to Maxis and Digi who have been offering iPhone packages. In addition, with the Mobile Number Portability (MNP), a Celcom customer don’t have to worry of changing their 019 or 013 number.

How to Use Your iPad as a Touchscreen Monitor For Your Mac

2011-04-21T23:23:00.000+08:00