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IntelliSense in Eclipse

Posted by :jgezau On : May 13, 2013
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Category: Programming, Tips & Tricks

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By setting up some preferences in Eclipse, we can achieve an IntelliSense-like behavior in Eclipse. If you have ever used Microsoft Visual Studio, then let me explain what IntelliSense is. IntelliSense can speed up your coding by auto-completing your words as you type, lets say you have aVeryLongVariable in your code, as soon as you start typing aV, a box will pop-up with the suggestions for auto-completion, you can either continue typing or just press enter and your variable will be auto-completed.

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Cleaning Up GNU GRUB

Posted by :jgezau On : March 20, 2013
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Category: Linux, Tips & Tricks

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I had Fedora 17 installed and decided to upgrade to Fedora 18, upon upgrading I noticed in GRUB menu options Fedora 17 was still listed. As a good and organized computer user, I started looking and asking how to clean this messy looking GRUB and found the solution.

This is how my GRUB menu looked like after the upgrade:

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How to Tune an Acoustic Guitar

Posted by :jgezau On : January 7, 2011
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Category: Tips & Tricks

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Procedure that teaches a beginner how to tune an acoustic guitar using an electronic tuner. This must be done before playing the guitar to ensure a clear sound.

Needed

  • Acoustic guitar
  • Electronic tuner
    • KORG Guitar/Bass tuner GA-30 used in the instructions
  • or “gStrings Free” app in the Android Market

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How to Calibrate the Phone’s Battery After Flashing a new ROM or Kernel

Posted by :jgezau On : January 1, 2011
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Category: Android, Tips & Tricks

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If you are like me, changing roms very often, you will find yourself calibrating your phone’s battery very often. I remember the first rom I flashed back when I had my Sprint Hero, battery life was terrible after flashing it, and since I was a n00b back then, I did not know that I had to calibrate my phone’s battery. After some research, I was able to find out that I needed to calibrate the battery and the how-to thread.

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How to set up ADB (Android Debug Bridge) in Mac OSX

Posted by :jgezau On : October 2, 2010
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Category: Android, OS X, Tips & Tricks

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I have seen many questions regarding the set up of ADB under Mac OSX, and when I got myself a MBP I had the same question. After some research, I was able to find that is not as complicated as I thought it would be; it’s actually less of a hassle than setting it up under Windows or Linux. In OSX, ADB just works, as simple as that.

What is ADB?
ADB (Android Debug Bridge) is a handy tool that comes with Android SDK that allows you to control and interface with your Android device.

IMPORTANT Update 12/11/10 – There has been a change to the new Android SDK. ADB Tool has been moved to /android-sdk-mac_86/plataform-tools, so if you have the old SDK, please download the new one and update your path (Step 4.5 of this tutorial). If this is your first time doing this, then disregard the update and continue with the tutorial.

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How to Take Screenshots in Mac OS X

Posted by :jgezau On : September 11, 2010
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Category: OS X, Tips & Tricks

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I have been a Windows user ever since Windows 95 came out, and it wasn’t up until this past May (2010) that I decided to make the switch to Macs; it wasn’t really hard to adapt from one OS to the other. It’s just that some basic functionality is way different from from what I am used to, for example, in Windows you can cut-and-paste file and in OSX you cannot (this annoys me) unless you create a special script to do that.

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Setting Up ADB/USB Drivers for Android Devices in Linux (Ubuntu)

Posted by :jgezau On : May 13, 2010
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Category: Android, Linux, Tips & Tricks

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If you are like me and like developing in Linux, then you will find this guide useful. When I was setting up everything for my Android development, I ran into the problem that Linux was not recognizing my Android phone, and took me some time figuring out how to make Linux recognize my phone. Finally, after some research I was able to put this little guide together and decided to share it with the rest of the world.

ADB (Android Debug Bridge) is a handy tool that comes with Android SDK that allows you to control and interface with your Android device.

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How To Give a Computer Maintenance in Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit)

Posted by :jgezau On : May 8, 2010
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This will guide you through the process of giving general maintenance to a computer running Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit). If your system is not running the way it was running when first bought, then it needs a tune up. This guide will also tell you how to save some valuable space in your hard drive. The guide will use one free downloadable application (CCleaner) and the rest will be done only with Windows tools.

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