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Block ads on your computer and smartphone
Do you like ads in your browser? In Skype? In your phone’s apps? No? I’ll show you how to get rid of them. Yes, this even works on smartphones! Continue reading
Get more screen space on your Android
*Swipe Navigation* lets you use intuitive gestures instead of the black navigation bar. Even better, it can hide the navigation bar so you win that extra screen space for your apps instead. It’s like getting a bigger screen without it being _bigger._ Continue reading
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Tagged android, geek, software
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Daylight wallpaper (Linux script)
*Daylight wallpaper*
I discovered a website with a beautiful world map that updates throughout the day to show sunlight *right now*. I thought it would make an excellent wallpaper, so I created a script that automatically pulls the image every half hour and sets it as the desktop background. Continue reading
The Hacker’s Diet
The Hacker’s Diet, notwithstanding its silly subtitle, is a serious book about how to lose weight and permanently maintain whatever weight you desire. It treats dieting and weight control from an engineering and management standpoint, and provides the tools and an understanding of why they work and how to use them that permit the reader to gain control of their own weight. Continue reading
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Tagged books, fitness, free, geek, health, online, weight, weight-loss
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How to update your Nexus 4 to Android 4.4.4
Back when Android 4.4 came out in November and the automatic OTA update didn’t work for me, I posted a guide on how to upgrade manually. Now that version 4.4.4 is out, here’s an updated guide. Most importantly, make a … Continue reading