Useful Stuff

ack: beautiful grep replacement

2008-12-08T12:12:00.004-07:00

A friend of mine pointed out ack to me today. ack is a perl replacement for grep. I must say I am impressed and at the same time baffled that I had not been bothered much by this before.

It's one of those cases where once you see the light, you never want to go back. Check out this search with both grep and ack:

ack ignores .svn (and other VCS files) automatically, and is much better that showing you the information you are looking for, which is why you were looking for it in the first place. The file name is above the match, make the match itself clearer, and the match is color highlighted.

Beautiful. Oh, and it's cross-platform too.

Upgrade the BlackJack II

2008-09-28T19:30:00.002-06:00

I discovered this week there is an upgrade for the BlackJack II to Windows Mobile 6.1 which adds quite a bit of compelling reasons to upgrade:

Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 (AKU1.0.1)
Pocket Internet Explorer, 7.11
Microsoft Voice Command v1.6.19
Microsoft Office Mobile (including One Note,)
TeleNav & MobiTV capable
Modified UI with updated text & icons in several areas
Enhancements to improve call quality (Qualcomm patches)
Fixed, Several Bluetooth improvements for BTCK ‘including Peiker, Nokia, Audi, BMW, Acura, and others
Fixed, Several Bluetooth issues relating to BTHS Jabra, Motorola, Samsung, and others
Fixed, Bluetooth audio routing
Fixed, Audio playback issue /w certain applications
Fixed, Video Calling problems
Added, Track Wheel speed values
Added, Sliding Media Pane
Added, Phonebook Access Profile (PBAP) for Bluetooth
Added, Leap year calendar patch for wallpaper
Added, Integrated BMW iDrive Patch
Removed, Good Messaging Application
Email and SMS Messages displayed in threaded format

If you an AT&T customer, here is where I upgraded mine:
http://ars.samsung.com/customer/usa/jsp/faqs/faqs_view.jsp?SITE_ID=22&PG_ID=557&PROD_SUB_ID=558&PROD_ID=957&AT_ID=132707

Master Reset on BlackJack II

2008-05-05T10:17:00.002-06:00

Perform a Master Reset for the Samsung Blackjack

Goal: Perform a Master Reset for the Samsung Blackjack Fact: Samsung Blackjack Fix:
Samsung Blackjack Keypad Layout
Soft Reset To soft reset the device, remove and re-insert the battery.
Master Reset
IMPORTANT: The device will be set back to factory settings; all data stored on the device will be lost. The device may not be functional for up to 15 minutes after a master reset is performed.

From the standby screen, press Start.
Scroll to and select Settings.
Scroll to and select More....
Scroll to and select Security.
Scroll to and select More....
Scroll to and select Reset.
Enter password, press Done.
NOTE: Default password is 0000.
To confirm reset, press Yes.
NOTE: The device will automatically reset and may not function for up to 15 minutes following the master reset.

Note:
Alternate master reset instructions

Power the device off.
Press Up on the directional key.
Press and hold the Power button.
Press the 1 key.
A confirmation screen appears, press the Y key to proceed.