tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62989848173772442172024-02-21T17:27:44.925+01:00Windows and Android CustomisationRandom tweaks, tricks and modifcations.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6298984817377244217.post-80633157606108063822013-10-07T00:23:00.001+02:002013-10-07T00:46:48.437+02:00Red inside and outAfter receiving a red <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Aluminum-Alloy-Blade-Metal-Frame-Bumper-Case-for-SamSung-Galaxy-Note-II-2-N7100-/380527743845" target="_blank">aluminium 'bumper' case</a> for my note 2, which I bought in a desperate attempt to alter its dreaded and glossy plastic exterior, I spent a good day or two customising the launcher to match it.<br />
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As I'm running a (Touchwiz-based) Android 4.3 ROM, a leaked build (MI6) for the upcoming Samsung release, there's a limit to how much it can be customised. Thanks to <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1928227" target="_blank">Wanam </a>and his <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574401" target="_blank">Xposed Framework</a> addition, <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ma.wanam.xposed&hl=en" target="_blank">Wanam Xposed</a>, I was able to modify all the aspects of finalising a fully-coloured theme.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dark shot with the contours of the aluminium frame<br />
Wallpaper is a modified version of an image taken from the Xperia Z-series devices.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quick settings 4.3</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Home screen with LMT launcher on the right. Apex launcher and simple icon text.</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6298984817377244217.post-37237517197501694042013-09-26T20:59:00.001+02:002013-09-26T20:59:46.568+02:00Benchmarking Note 2 vs. S4<p dir=ltr>Using the latest (but still old) perseus kernel, version 36.3, the note 2 performs almost as good as the S4 in every aspect. The cpu and gpu clocks in at 1800- and 800 MHz respectively, with lower than stock allocated voltage. </p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwv4rYqW0Gg-Bc4u8UZWhTk-DI14C0J4Rv0d26PWmCKZK6wY75-2TnQJhcWcTjCD3zU4KPkbN1i-ZgdcKVV7VtJ5ZCs7OML0GheS5DMaGz58qZ6kyZmQtAvsQCeQOXrr5q5PuD1g0BAMe/s1600/Screenshot_2013-09-26-20-46-29.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwv4rYqW0Gg-Bc4u8UZWhTk-DI14C0J4Rv0d26PWmCKZK6wY75-2TnQJhcWcTjCD3zU4KPkbN1i-ZgdcKVV7VtJ5ZCs7OML0GheS5DMaGz58qZ6kyZmQtAvsQCeQOXrr5q5PuD1g0BAMe/s640/Screenshot_2013-09-26-20-46-29.png"> </a> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6298984817377244217.post-79633438685945157162013-09-15T20:38:00.001+02:002013-09-15T20:38:14.243+02:00Desktop update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rainmeter desktop</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6298984817377244217.post-53356160078750692362013-09-15T17:52:00.001+02:002013-09-16T09:23:02.363+02:00Current (and recommended) Chrome extensions<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some would call it unorganised, I suppose.</td></tr>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Adblock Plus - for intrusive sites.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Awesome Screenshot - To capture entire pages, usually lists.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Chrome Remote Desktop - Controlling my home computer from anywhere if needed.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Clearly (by Evernote) - Converts a site into a perfectly readable layout by removing unnecessary objects.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Download Master - Downloading all links in a website.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Evernote Web Clipper - Clips any site to your Evernote folder of choice, integration with the desktop client.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Firebug Lite - For testing purposes.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ghostery - Blocking trackers.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Chrome to Phone - Send websites to your phone with a single click, useful if you want to download something exclusively on your phone.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Google Dictionary - One-click/select definition/explanation/lookup of words/phrases/wikis</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Holmes - Intelligent lookup for bookmarks (I have thousands).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hover Zoom - Shows images in full size while hovering.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Lastpass - Password management across platforms/devices and browsers, supports auto-login</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Personal blocklist - Allows you to disable sites from appearing in Google.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Reddit Anywhere - Check if any links have been posted to reddit, excellent way to find information about something.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Reddit Enhancement Suite - A given for any frequent Reddit visitors.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">ScriptSafe - Disable scripts on websites.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Search by Image - Useful for finding information/an original image/higher resolution of the image you choose to initiate the search with.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Session Manager - Saves the current tabs/windows.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Stylish - Install userstyles.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tabs Outliner - Excellent tab management, also allows you to save sessions, but I prefer the former</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tampermonkey - Chrome-variant of Greasemonkey, install userscripts.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">WikiTube - Adds related YouTube videos in any Wikipedia article.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">WOT (Web of Trust) - Shows security-related information about websites and warns you if you enter badly rated ones.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Xmarks Bookmark Sync - Fantastic tool for synchornising bookmarks across platforms/devices and browsers.</span></li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6298984817377244217.post-49143906152060536232013-09-15T16:49:00.002+02:002013-09-15T18:09:49.149+02:00Rainmeter desktopAside from the importunate Windows preview watermark, I'm satisfied with this desktop as my "daily driver" (if you will) for now. Using rainmeter skins from the <a href="http://fediafedia.deviantart.com/art/Omnimo-5-0-for-Rainmeter-158707137">Omnimo skin by ^fediaFedia@DeviantArt</a>. Font is Segoe UI/Light. I later changed the bar colours to white.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rainmeter desktop</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6298984817377244217.post-6425166989455851952013-09-05T22:26:00.002+02:002013-09-15T18:02:00.030+02:00Switching back to Chrome from Firefox.Chrome and Firefox; an everlasting battle consisting of customisation, usability and stability. At least in my case.<br />
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Being fairly obsessed with having everything in place and perfect order - Firefox always appealed to me because of its convenient bookmark-management, which Chrome still struggles with.<br />
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However, I was tired of the lack of well-written addons for Firefox - not implying there aren't good ones out there, but Google has a plethora of high quality services that they (for obvious reasons) don't port to Firefox.<br />
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Therefore, I decided to once again move back to Chrome. Google's new <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/launcher">App Launcher</a> is also quite handy, so that's just one more reason to switch.<br />
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I've been using Firefox since 2005 I think, up until 2008 when the first Chrome release was made publicly available. After that switch I've been switching between them at least once a year.<br />
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Here's a screenshot of my current Firefox layout, with the "MZ8"-theme:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Firefox v23.0.1, Windows 8, 05.09.13.</td></tr>
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