[free apps] Floating Stickies

I always like stickies since high school time, it helps to remind me of project due dates, what should I focus on, what are the homework. of course that time that stickies is the real papers. It save money, I recycled papers that I collected from PC fair, at that time you can get whole stack of papers just take around at the PC fair, most of them just being print on one side, so I get to use the other side.

When I start working, stickies still a great tool for me. There are a few stickies program for Windows XP. First version of Windows 7 come with a gadget that is exactly a stickies, however Microsoft removed it on sub-sequence version of Windows 7. Now with almost everyone on smartphone, there should be stickies for smartphone right?

Wrong, of all the stickies (Android, iOS, and others), stickies has to works within that apps itself, there is not way to take a note on stickies while looking at other apps (browsers, emails, sms, etc). Unless you have Galaxy S 3 or Note 2 that have multiple windows function, you have to do these:
1. You remember the numbers or words, then close the apps, open stickies and write it on stickies. Oh-no, what was the last digit? Okay, you have to open the apps just now and repeat the steps.
2. Write it on a piece of papers and then write it back to the stickies apps. Sigh.
3. Print screen.

Now I found the real stickies on XDA forum. It works just like the one on Windows. It is called Floating Stickies.

You can dock it to side of the screen, as well as resize it. I like it!

Watch the demo video, I am installing this apps now!


Since it supports Android 2.1 and above, majority of Android users can install and use it!


I have a quick check on iTunes, no iOS apps works like this one. Take that Apple fan boys, muahahahaha.

Get it from Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=genius.mohammad.floating.stickies


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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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[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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[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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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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[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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