Category: android

Your Man Reminder

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I know I posted a video yesterday too, but this – via my wife’s facebook page (and, bearing in mind that it’s 2½ years old already, probably several other places too) – tickled my fancy. (Not in that way, you understand, but my fancy did indeed find itself tickled).

There will be those who will cry out about the stereotyping of women as individuals psychologically susceptible to the sight of a male model’s body and there will be those who will be aghast at the objectification of male body (ja, right).

There will be those who wonder about the true nature of my fancy and what on earth I am doing posting this on 6000 miles…

Me? I reckon that the ends justify the means in this case. If the message gets across to just one more woman because of this or if one more life is saved, then it’s a winner and its detractors must sit down

Well done, RethinkBreastCancer.com.

Here’s a link to the app and a helpful QR code for Android users.

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And, because it’s for a good cause, an iTunes Store link as well.

Feedly so far

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As part of that “What do we do now that Google Reader is disappearing?” post, I mentioned that I was going to try the “seamless transition” for Google Reader users promised by Feedly.

It’s been a few days since I “defected” (according to Engadget), but I took at least 499,999 others with me.

It multiplied its bandwidth ten times over, added new servers to cope with the sudden influx and hopes to keep the service up as much as possible as more users pour in. In an effort to keep its new clientele happy, Feedly has promised to listen to suggestions and add new features on a weekly basis as well.

What is interesting is that with so many different RSS aggregators out there and with Google Reader still working as usual until 1st July, if 500,000 Google Reader users have already gone to Feedly, exactly how many users did Reader have?

Lots of upset people.

As for me and Feedly, we’re getting on just fine. Syncing is quick and accurate across devices and the UI is decidedly similar to where I came from, which is nice as well. Sharing is easy and I’ve also installed Pocket, which integrates beautifully with Feedly and which I’ve already used more than I thought I ever would.

So, no problems thus far here: I’m happy with my choice and I’d recommend it if you’re still looking for an alternative RSS reader.

Super 15 Android app

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With the new Super Rugby season recently arrived and looking like it’s going to stick around until Christmas (ish), I’ve been looking for a decent app to replace the rather slow and often iffy “Rugby Nut” I used last season.
And it seems that, after trying a couple of other contenders over the weekend, I have found it in the Sportsmate Mobile Super XV app, here.

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Yes, it’s Aussie based (but that makes no difference on matchday) and at 22MB, it’s not small, but it’s free, fast and accurate. It also has live text commentary options, plus loads of stats which will make you look smarter than your average bear at the Saturday afternoon braai.

Go get it.

Beautiful phone, beautiful city

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As these things do, my “new” Sony Xperia T smartphone – the flagship of the Xperia range – has been superseded by the new flagship of the Xperia range, the Xperia Z. It is an absolutely beautiful device, and the advert is filmed in Cape Town, which (obviously) is also absolutely beautiful.
Together, these two facts make it unavoidable blog fodder:

To be honest, aside from a slightly larger screen (not something I wanted anyway) and a couple of video enhancements on the Z, it does appear that there’s not an awful lot to choose between the two handsets, and thus I remain very happy with my phone.

UPDATE: Dammit. Just seen that it has 2GB RAM. OK, that’s quite a lot to choose. But I still remain very happy with my phone.
*seethes quietly*

In terms of units sold, Sony certainly isn’t Samsung just yet, but once users onto the fact that it keeps producing really, really good top-end mobile hardware like this, surely its market share will deservedly increase.

Digital Clock

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One thing I simply can’t manage without at night is a clock. I’ll readily take the hit of waking up in the middle of the night hoping it’s 1am before finding it’s actually 5am, simply for the reverse of that same situation, and the joy of knowing that you have 4 “extra” hours in your bed. There’s nothing better.

Either way, I need to know what’s going on.

That’s where Digital Clock comes in, turning your Android device into… er… a digital clock. It’s especially huge and rather fun on the tablet.

There are probably a lot of apps out there that  do much the same as this one, but maybe I just got lucky by downloading this one first. It works perfectly.