Category: Resource
Field Test for iPhone Signal Strength Returns in iOS 4.1
Archived from Mac Observer. When Apple released iOS 4.1 for iPhone Wednesday, the company once again included a utility that allows you to measure your signal strength on your device, a utility that that had been available before the release of iOS 4, but was not included when iOS 4 was introduced earlier this year.…
Cheapest days to shop online reference
Archiving via Yahoo! Shine. Mondays: Best for buying men’s and women’s dress pants. The average sale is about 48 percent off. Mondays: Also great for purchasing sunglasses. The average discount is 55 percent. Tuesdays: Best for buying men’s apparel. The average discount is 42 percent. Wednesdays: Find lowest prices on shoes. The average discount is…
Reference for jsSHA
jsSHA – A JavaScript implementation of the complete Secure Hash Standard family (SHA-1, SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384, and SHA-512) by Brian Turek About ————————- jsSHA is a javaScript implementation of the complete Secure Hash Algorithm family as defined by FIPS PUB 180-2 (http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips180-2/fips180-2withchangenotice.pdf) With the slow phasing out of MD5 as the standard hash to use…
Tips on how to prolong your laptop battery life
This applies to any device that uses lithium ion batteries (i.e. laptops, smartphones). Battery For lithium ion batteries, you do not need to discharge them fully and recharge constantly. Since they don’t have the same "memory" as older nickel-metal hydride batteries, it is actually better to discharge a lithium ion only partially (10 to 20%)…
Free POP3 access to Yahoo! Mail
POP3 access is currently only available if one upgrades to Yahoo! Mail Plus. There is a work-around, however … simply change your account time zone/preferred content to Asia and POP3 will be enabled. More details here. Happy POPing!
Open Source Version Control software list
Here’s a list of open source version control software that I found helpful — I opted for Git and TortoiseGit.