Lorenzo Zanirato - Life and thoughts

Download And Install Android 3.2 Honeycomb On ASUS Eee PC Or Laptop [How-To Tutorial] : Go figure, it seems that Honeycomb is able to run on a PC. An open source project by the name of Android-x86 has been attempting to boot the latest Honeycomb build to netbooks and laptops with some success.

SINGAPORE: Singapore is now connected to all nine ASEAN city states with the arrival of Lao Airlines from Vientiane, the 11th new city link for Changi this year. Lao Airlines will have thrice-weekly services between Singapore and Vientiane. And its direct service comes on the back of strong bilateral ties between the two countries. Singapore is among Laos' top 10 foreign investors, with investments in sectors ranging from manufacturing to hospitality. In the first nine months of this year, bilateral trade saw a substantial growth of 40 per cent year-on-year to reach about US$29 million. Singapore and Laos have also been regular cooperation and exchange partners since Laos joined ASEAN in 1997, across areas such as education, healthcare and tourism. In a statement, Changi Airport said the number of passengers travelling between the two countries has grown steadily over the last five years. During this period, Singapore visitor arrivals into Laos grew about 8 per cent annually...

Precipitate Precipitate Precipitate is a very, very cool PrefPane that synchronizes your Google Docs, Bookmarks and Picasa with Spotlight, so that you can make searchable all of your information from those services, right from your handy Cmd+Spacebar shortcut. Price: Free Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5 or later Developer:  Link

A Simple Guide to Rooting the HTC Desire HD on Gingerbread : I spent a long time trying to find a valid root guide for my HTC Desire HD on Gingerbread. When I finally did, I ran into a few snags. To help people who wish to root their Desire HD in the future, I’ve written this guide, to try to explain everything clearly so the risk of making a mistake or getting stuck is minimal. As far as I know, this root procedure works on all Desire HDs worldwide. It also removes carrier locks ! This is done through converting your SD card into what’s known as a GoldCard . (No data is ever removed from it in this process, though.) Another plus to using this method is that no ROM downgrade is needed prior to attempting to root. Many other more complicated methods out there do insist you downgrade your stock ROM first. I won’t get into what rooting is, or the pros and cons. For a discussion of that, read this article: ‘ To Root or Not to Root? ‘. This guide has been written for Linux users , however ...

JetLag JetLag JetLag is a simple PrefPane that automatically changes your Mac’s timezone depending on the location. It uses local wifi networks to pinpoint your location so that when you move between different areas, your timezone is always up to date. It also notifies you through Growl about when your timezone changes. Price: Free Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5 or later Developer:  Oompha

GeekTool GeekTool GeekTool is a popular PrefPane that lets you display information on your desktop through certain plugins that it has. It has three plugins, that let you display files, scripts, or system information. You can do some very cool things with it, but you need to know what you’re doing (get started here ). I guess it is very accurately described by the developer, “not an app for general Mac Users”. Even the name says it. Price: Free Requirements: Mac OS X 10.6 or later Developer:  Tynsoe

MagicPrefs MagicPrefs aims at making your Magic Mouse or Trackpad a lot more functional, by allowing you to create gestures which activate things like the Dashboard, or whatever you want it to do (even Tweet!). But it doesn’t stop there, it also lets you increase the speed of your pointer beyond what is allowed by default, among some other features. I’m a supporter of a similar app called jiTouch which I really like, but when I heard about all the things that this one can do, and for free, I seriously thought about switching. And I might. Price: Free Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5 or later Developer:  Vlad Alexa

Tinkertool TinkerTool is a PrefPane that opens up a bunch of “hidden” settings in your OS. With it, you can do things like mess around with Finder, disable the Dashboard or even add a stack of recent items to your dock. You can review all the settings it makes available  here . Even though the developer says that it is safe to use and nothing can go wrong with it, I’d rather not mess with shady settings that may slow down my machine even more or cause unexpected things to happen. But to each his own, and I might even try some of these myself! Price: Free Requirements: Mac OS X 10.6 or later Developer:  Marcel Bresink

10 of the Best Photo-Sharing Apps for Android : Photo-sharing is a booming market on mobile platforms, with all manner of services popping up almost on a weekly basis. Many such apps, especially on Android, are perhaps the ripples from the splash created by the iPhone photo-sharing titan Instagram. The good news is that Instagram plan an Android release in the future . However, until we see what they have to offer us Android users, there is still a huge interest in sharing pictures effectively. This round-up aims to present an overview of arguably the best photo-sharing platforms available on Android. Now, this includes apps that focus most heavily on pictures, rather than the far larger social networks such as Google+, Facebook and Twitter which serve a wider purpose. These apps are more dedicated to sharing pictures, and make it as easy as possible to do so from your mobile phone. This round-up also doesn’t include purely photo-editing apps; apps like Pixlr-o-matic and BeFunky are...

Supporting entrepreneurs around the world with Startup Weekend : We recognize the transformative power of startups and the entrepreneurs behind them that have the passion and courage to pursue a dream; the impact they can make on society can be significant. Google was once a startup in a garage, and Google Ventures is a testament to our ongoing commitment to entrepreneurialism. As we head into Global Entrepreneurship Week , it’s clear that having a robust community of entrepreneurs, mentors and educational resources can be a key ingredient in a startup’s success, and we’re excited to be part of that. Today, we’re announcing a partnership with Startup Weekend —a global organization committed to promoting real entrepreneurship in local communities. In more than 200 cities and across six continents, Startup Weekend holds 54-hour startup creation events, bringing together entrepreneurs from engineering, product, design, marketing and business backgrounds. Participants gather on Friday, an...

How To Install OS X Lion On Your Hackintosh PC With UniBeast All-In-One Bootable USB Drive [The Easy Way] : If you’ve ever attempted to install OS X Lion onto your PC (a process known as hackintosh), you will be aware that although the result is pretty good, the effort required to get you there is quite high in what is a rather tedious process . You have to install Snow Leopard, and follow an upgrade process in order to enjoy Apple’s famed operating system on an ordinarily Windows-based PC. Hardware wiz tonymacx86 is renowned for developing the hackintosh project, and has now made the process a whole lot simpler by introducing UniBeast all-in-one bootable USB drive. The new utility enables you to create a bootable Lion flash-based drive for hackintosh, and also eradicates the necessity of using an iBoot CD to boot. So unlike the previous method, no optical drive is needed for you to create your own hackintosh. We’re going to demonstrate how you can install OS X Lion on your hackintosh...

PayPal opens Malaysia office, plans to hire up to 500 : Online payment giant PayPal has opened a Southeast Asia operations centre in Malaysia, reported the Business Times . With a 200-strong staff already on-site, they plan to hire 300 more by 2013. The office will provide customer support to PayPal’s growing user base in Southeast Asia. Their services will be provided in English, with local Asian languages to be added soon. PayPal senior vice president of global operations, John McCabe, said: “People are the most important asset and we are making a significant investment here in terms of hiring local talent, and providing them extensive training to better serve our customers around the world.” The new center is located near PayPal’s international office in Singapore. The company also has another operations center in Shanghai. Their increased presence in Asia signals a growth in the mobile e-commerce sector in the region. It also indicates that Malaysia is becoming a popular destinatio...

"I've been using this new Google Reader for a full hour now and here are a few observations.    Note that my background with Google Reader is that I read 312 feeds through it and do end my day with 0 unreads. This means that, on most month, I consume about 30,000 stories, seldom clicking away from the reader itself as I read mostly full feeds.    The first thing that struck me is how much slower this reader is. There seems to be a refresh on every new move forward, which was less noticeable on the previous version, if at all. There also seems to be a substantially slower response time, on the order of a couple of seconds. This is particularly noticeable if you read the HN firehose feed and try to "N" through the entries.  The left column is mostly OK and it does seem cleaner than the previous version.    The top is dreadful, with a new line taking about 20% of the screen real-estate. While this gives a more "airy" feeling to the Reader, thi...