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Migrating from Fedora 12 to Ubuntu 9.10

Just a little update. Finally I manage to migrate from F12 to Ubuntu 9.10. The main reason is

1. Android Development - More and more tutorials are refering to Ubuntu, even from the Google itself suggested using ubuntu

2. Sound - Like crap in F12. In Ubuntu I get more surround sound.

Settings up like backup the /home folder in F12 and complete install Ubuntu just around 30mins and up installing java, eclipse, in an hour. Lucky in a fast connection.

[Android Apps] Radio Songs by me. yeah me.

Finally I got all things working. Now my first app for android, Radio Songs.
So What is Radio Songs?
Radio Songs is the apps that inform you the current songs that play on AMP Radio Network (Malaysia) such as Hitz FM, MY FM, Era FM and so on. Curious what songs play on the radio, fire up Radio Songs from your Android and select the radio station. It will display the current song, name and iamge of the artist.
Radio Songs is now on Android
Yes, you heard it right, Radios Songs is now on Android. Download the apk files below. Develop in 1.5 (SDK) and should be working on 1.6 (because I am using it)
Changes
Version 1.1 (Download here -> Radio Songs 1.1) - 24 November 2009
- Added splash screen
- Added artist image from Last FM (almost 95% correct preview)
Version 1.0 - 23 November 2009
- Initial release
Donation : Well, I do this on my leisure time. If I put this on Market, it will cost me USD25 just to be listed on Android Market, and I don’t think I will make profit from it. For initial release, there is no ads in my apps. If you like my apps why dont you buy me a Prosperity Burger or Teh Tarik by donating to my PayPal account. Thanks.

[How To] Android - Change Sync Behavior

Android user have a great sync adavantages. With just one gmail account, you can sync to Gmail, Google Contacts and Google Calendar. Developers also take this opportunity to use the default sync option to sycn their applications.

I am a K-9 Mail user, an android mail client that replace the default email client. I configured my work mail to work with this app. One thing is missing. I cannot customize the sync behavior. I don’t want to receive my work mail at midnight. I need to customize it, where only sync from Monday thru Friday at 9AM to 5PM. There is no option under K-9 Mail.

Now with the integration from Locale and Locale Sync Plugin. You can now customize the sync behavior for any situation for your android phone. For my example, I want to customize sync behavior for my K-9 Mail syncing.

1. Head to Market from your android phone and search for “Locale” and “Locale Sync Plug-in”

2. Download it and installed.

3. Open the drawer and click Locale icon, you will be presented to this screen.

4. The default is blank but my screenshot below show 4 Situation that I’ve created before.

5. To use my example, first we click Add Situation a and named it “Syncing Option On” and we presented to this screen.

6. Click Time and choose what time you want to sync, click Menu and Save.

7. Now on Settings tab, click Add Settings, and pick Sync, and hit the button until it change On.

8. Click Menu and Save.

Now you have a situation where Every Monday to Friday from 8.15AM till 6:15PM to receive all syncing (Mail, K-9 and everything.

At the default screen, you will see the bold text means that the we are in the middle of the situation.

Now, you can play around with Locale to optimize the usage of your Android. For me, I have add some situation where from 7.00AM to 10:00PM my ringing colume is max and from 10:00PM until 7:00AM , I set it level 2.

Have fun exploring Locale.

Google Barcode Image

While browsing twitter, the trending topic that caught my attention is “New Google Logo”. So I fired up my browser and type google.com . And there it is, the google logo is now change to some barcode image.

To my curious, I open up my HTC Dream and open Barcode Scanner application. And this is the screenshots