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Thursday, January 31, 2013

Can't hide from this camera

Nothing is going to escape this camera. Oh-oo.



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BlackBerry Z10: Hands-On

Wow, looking good. I like the gestures. Navigating the UI can be handle using thumb only. NICE!



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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

[Free Game] Sheep Jump 8-bit

If you are too young, you might don't know what is 8-bit. 8-bit was once rules the gaming world, where all the game are just 256-colors. No 3D, but we did enjoyed Wolfenstein 3D.

Sheep Jump is purposely made 8-bit. Have that kind of retro feel.
What Sheep Jump have to offer:
1. infinite amount playtime -> can't stop playing if you are addicted
2. endless level -> can't finish the game??????
3. unpredictable jumps -> the sheep or the player?
4. controlled physics -> who? God?
5. Global leaderboard -> I just want to enjoy this game, don't care the score at all
6. support multiple players -> you can compete with family/friends on same phone

Problems that I found on Sheep Jump:
1. you need to connect to internet to create player
2. must register in order to play
3. ads when you are connected to internet -> hate it, should ban apps with ads with any "free" name or keyword.
4. some users claimed that ads interfered with the game play.

Anyway, if you still interested, download it from Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.co.za.rainisfalling.SheepJump


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Sunday, January 27, 2013

[Free apps] Spy Camera OS

Okay, OS is not Operating System, it is Open Source in this case.

Ever since smartphone come with decent camera, everyone keep on snapping photos with their smartphone, either Android, iPhone, WP, BB, etc. While stock camera apps and free and paid camera apps try to make you know that you are snapping a photos by creating a camera sound. However at some cases you just want to take the photo without anyone noticing it. Okay, you can change to mute to avoid people noticing it, but the preview on the screen already tell others that you are taking a photos. So how now?

Senior member of XDA created this camera apps, called Spy Camera OS.

As you can see from the picture below, the preview is very small.
Here is what Spy Camera OS will does:
1. Automatically mute the phone when apps start -> no camera sound, it will switch back to your existing setting after you exit the apps.
2. Take video -> even though author claimed that it is still experimental, I have tried it out, and it works!
3. Take photo with black screen -> now no one will knows you are taking photos, but problem is you don't know are you aiming correctly, this should work together with auto mode. Also take photo when touch the screen during black screen.
4. Auto mode -> take photo at the period that you set (1 photo every 1 to 10 seconds).
5. Hide the photo folder -> in case you still get caught, they can't find the photo.
6. Configure photo/video size upfront -> so that you don't run out of memory or taking a photo that is too blur.
7. Configure volume buttons to take photo/video/etc -> nice!
8. Face detection auto shot -> I tried, but it didn't works on me, can't recognize my face??????
9. Save to internal or external storage -> every apps should have this setting!


What are the things Spy Camera OS that missed out:
1. burst mode
2. make the preview transparent

XDA even make a review video of this apps:


To get it, go to Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jwork.spycamera


To feedback on this apps, go to this XDA forum thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1934513

If you are a developer and wanted to look at the code, here is the code (that's why it is Open Source):
https://bitbucket.org/jimmod/spycamera

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Friday, January 25, 2013

Waste Time Saturday

woohoo, I seldom do waste time post on weekend. Here you go. Did you know? facts. Waste time or not, it is up to you to decide.



Have a nice weekend!

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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

[Free] Audacity - the real free audio editor

If you google (or bing or yahoo) for audio editor, you will find thousands of "free" audio editors, but how many of them are really free? I found out usually those free software are not really free. Some are time limited trial, some are feature limited and trying to sell you the full feature of the software for 9.90, 19.90, 29.90 or 39.90. However we shouldn't paying for just some simple software. Software usually should be free, except for business use.

I have been using Audacity for editing audio for many occasions, ringtones, audio for video, etc. When I checked the posts that I posted in the past, I noticed that I haven't share this software with you. So here you go:

Audacity Advantages:
  1. It is completely free
  2. It runs on Windows, Mac OS, and Linux
  3. Live recording from microphone, line input, USB/Firewire, etc
  4. Timer record, and sound activated recording
  5. Multi-track recordings
  6. Import and export many types of file (WAV, AIFF, AU, FLAC, OGG, MP2, MP3, AC3, M4A, AAC, WMA) - might need to install additional library
  7. Supports 16, 24, 32-bits
  8. Easy editing
  9. Unlimited undo and redo
  10. Automatic crash recovery
  11. Lots of effects
  12. Tons of plug-ins





Audacity is as good as professional, paid software. Therefore, go download it now:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/



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Monday, January 21, 2013

List of Online Banks that Pay PBA

PBA is Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang. It is the company to supplies waters to residents of Penang state. Since it is dealing with just residents of Penang state, some Malaysian banks decided not to provide the bill payment through their online banking. Fortunately there are less a handful of Malaysian banks that provide the bill payment of PBA. Here is the list:

Bank/PBA link Method of payment accepted Note
PBA Website http://www.pba.com.my/payment/login.asp PFXOnly confirmed after 3 working days, therefore you should pay the bill at least 3 days before the due date.
PBA Prepaid PBA link as above
FPX; pay to PBA customer service centers
Good for people that are out of town for a long period.
Public Bank https://www2.pbebank.com/ Deduct from saving accountNot sure if can pay using credit card
HSBC http://www.hsbc.com.my Deduct from saving accountConfirmed cannot pay using credit card (I confirmed it! see this post)
Maybank http://www.maybank2u.com.my Deduct from saving accountNot sure if can pay using credit card
UOB https://payonline.uob.com.my Deduct from saving accountNot sure if can pay using credit card
BSN http://www.mybsn.com.my Deduct from saving accountNot sure if can pay using credit card
CIMB http://www.cimbclicks.com.my Deduct from saving accountNot sure if can pay using credit card
Bank Rakyat https://www.irakyat.com.my Deduct from saving accountNot sure if can pay using credit card
AmBank https://ambank.amonline.com.my Deduct from saving accountNot sure if can pay using credit card


Standard Charted was in the list until it stopped the bill payment for PBA on 2011. It is too bad, because I have been enjoy 0.5% cash back by paying the PBA bill using Standard Charted Credit Card.

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