Downgrade Hangouts to get swiping feature back

With version 2.3 of Hangouts Google introduced some new features, but unfortunately also disable many good things like swiping. Before you could switch between hangout chats, archive chats or delete messages just by swiping. Until they bring back that feature you can downgrade to the last version that supported swiping: 3.1.317 ++== Disclaimer ==++ I … Read moreDowngrade Hangouts to get swiping feature back

Android : Stereo recorder for Samsung Note 2

I have been searching for a tool that can record in stereo on the Note 2 from Samsung. This seems to be a rare feature giving developers some difficulties to efficiently implement. Especially because the Note 2 uses two separate microphones for stereo recordings. The Samsung Note 2 (and maybe also the S3, I’m not … Read moreAndroid : Stereo recorder for Samsung Note 2

All-in-One Event Calendar custom template code php

I recently used All-in-One Event Calendar on a WordPress site. It’s a very rich plugin with a lot of options. Tough there is a whole theme structure behind the plug-in, real customization is a little tricky. There is that possibility to use short-codes in posts, but when I wanted to use these in WordPress templates, … Read moreAll-in-One Event Calendar custom template code php

Installing Android x86 4.0 in Vmware Player

This is what I did to get Android 4.0 (x86 version) to work in my Vmware Player. First, download and install Vmware Player. Then, download the installation image (cd-image) of Android from Google: http://code.google.com/p/android-x86/downloads/list (I tried android-x86-4.0-RC1-eeepc.iso in this example). Creat a new virtual machine to run the installation: Point the “Installed disc image” to … Read moreInstalling Android x86 4.0 in Vmware Player