Archive for June 2010

Copying Visio Drawings Without A Loss Of Fidelity

Jun 29th, 2010 | By Christian Donner | Category: Information Technology

Copying Visio 2007 drawings and embedding them into other documents can have startling effects. Lines can get routed differently, breaking a careful layout. Dotted lines can appear as solid lines, making it confusing to distringuish between different types of objects. There are 2 important things to know that can help avoid these issues.   Use the [...]



T-Mobile and Android – All Quiet on the Western Front

Jun 20th, 2010 | By Christian Donner | Category: Mobile Devices, Smartphone

The mobile providers’ device lineups are ever-changing, and the forces that create the dynamics are difficult to understand. Six month ago, when the Google Nexus One was announced along with T-Mobile as the initial service provider, this subsidiary of the German Telekom appeared to be on the cutting edge of the promising Android market and [...]



Watch NBA Finals 2010 Live Stream Celtics vs. Lakers

Jun 17th, 2010 | By Christian Donner | Category: Boston, Ethics

I just googled something along the lines of the subject, because I am sitting at my computer doing stuff, but would like to know the score and watch the game a little. I dug through about 3 pages of Google search results that contained nothing but spam and content specifically tailored to attract people in [...]



SQL error: not an error

Jun 15th, 2010 | By Christian Donner | Category: Mobile Devices, Smartphone

“SQL error: not an error” is an odd SQLite error message that can be confusing. It stumped me for a moment. The fix is quite simple: C:\Android\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb -e shell # sqlite3 /data/data/com.pod.tripsnmiles/tripsnmiles/tripsnmiles sqlite3 /data/data/com.pod.tripsnmiles/tripsnmiles/tripsnmiles SQLite version 3.5.9 Enter “.help” for instructions sqlite> select * from trip; select * from trip; SQL error: not an error [...]



Trips’n'Miles now on Android Market

Jun 6th, 2010 | By Christian Donner | Category: Mobile Devices

Trips’n’Miles for Android is available for download from the Android Market. Simply search for “tripsnmiles” on your device. Unlike with the Windows Mobile version, no separate database installation is required, which makes it much easier to install and use. Trips’n’Miles for Android has the same feature set as the Windows Mobile version and most of [...]