Well i was reading an article on techcrunch this morning that i found very interesting, apparently there is a bug with the latest version of android for the droid device on verizon. Basically the exploit allows you to bypass a persons security “pattern” and go straight to their home screen. Heres how its done.
1. Have someone call the droid phone
2. Answer the device and then press the back button during the call
3. This will leave you at the android home screen.
You can then go ahead and access anything you would like to on the phone. Google said their working on a patch to fix the issue, but this leaves you to wonder, what are their programmers thinking? Or was this intentional? It seems a little too ironic to believe that some of the best programmers in the world would not have caught on to such a simple issue.
So, currently there are over 30 million Xbox 360 consoles world wide. Over 10 million of those consoles are actively connected to Microsoft’s Xbox Live service. Sure its great for games and a variety of other tasks, but playing video files from the internet has always been a problem due to codec licensing. To counter this issue, Microsoft came up with the idea of media sharing through the home network, but once again the issue of codecs and licensing came into play. So how exactly can you get any type of video file to play on your xbox 360? This guide will explain.
There is a software called Tversity, it has been in development for quite some time now, but it definitely is a great substitute for Windows Media Sharing.
Disclaimer: I take no credit for the creation of Tversity, i only promote this software because i believe it is great free software.
2. Install the Tversity software, this could take some time depending on what your computers configuration is.
Step 2:
1. Add the folders that you wish to share into the Tversity interface, it will automatically scan these directories and add all appropriate media files to the repository.
2. Once the media files have been located and scanned in, turn on your Xbox 360 and head over to the appropriate media tab. For example, if you added a music folder using Tversity on your PC, head over to the music folder.
3. Make sure that the console and the computer are on the same local area network so they can recognize each other.
4. On your xbox 360 console, change the media source setting and once you open that page, Tversity should appear as an option to connect to.
5. Connect to it and enjoy live streaming of all your media from your computer.
So recently my chemistry professor and i have decided to build a small program that would allow chemistry students to test their chemical naming knowledge. The system tests both organic and inorganic substances, provides questions using images, equations and of course chemical compounds.
Technically speaking, the system had to be “refresh-free” and feel like a desktop application of some sort. So i had a few options, one was to use Ajax and PHP, and the other was to use adobe AIR. Myself, I’m a PHP developer so i went with the traditional ajax/php combo. The result came out pretty nice. We worked on revising it for about 2-3 weeks, changing both chemical and technical aspects. Although its a work that is still in development, the application itself can easily be used at its current state.
I was recently working on a project that required a chemical equation formatter for the WEB. So i decided to write one, and you guys can try it out here.
You can pretty much plug-in any chemical equation and it should convert all the superscripts and subscripts automatically for you. Enjoy! I might even release the source code soon.