android Google Assistant on the desktop Google Assistant on the desktop? It's finally possible. I've been waiting for this for ages.
misc gsmblog.net revamped You might have noticed recently, that gsmblog suddenly got a new fresh modern design. But this isn't a simple re-design. This is a complete revamp, and a total re-write from scratch. And it
programming fitbit4j - java fitbit api client in maven repository fitbit4j is a fully working java API client library for the fitbit-API. I currently started working on a project that I intent to integrate with fitbit through their API, and quickly discovered a
programming Liferay Spring MVC Freemarker Portlet Maven Archetype I've just published a Liferay Spring MVC Freemarker Portlet Maven Archetype on github. It is a maven archetype for creating Liferay Spring MVC Freemarker portlets. Since this type of portlet is not officially
programming Wordpress multisite: the worst feature of wordpress Lately I've started a major overhaul of all of my sites, re-making them based on new and modern technology. First out is gsmblog.net, which I intended to base on Wordpress multisite. A
software Safely storing passwords: LastPass For a long time now I've been using Biowallet and Biowallet2browser for my password storage needs. I really liked the idea of having all of my passwords, credit card information, etc. stored encrypted
mobile Android app: Tasker If you decide to purchase a single application for you Android phone, let it be Tasker. Tasker is an application for Android which performs Tasks based on Contexts (application, time, date, location, event,
mobile Spool: Save articles and videos for later. Even offline. I received my invitation to join the private beta of spool a while back. I didn't get around to activating it until earlier this week while I was configuring my new phone. I
software Complete re-design of gsmblog.net I'm busy working on a complete re-design of gsmblog.net. I really needed a break from my minecraft plugin so I decided to spend some time working on my websites instead. First out
software WarpMarkers - my first Minecraft plug-in A few days ago I spent 48 hours creating my first ever Minecraft plug-in called WarpMarkers. This plugin outputs a JSON file containing the locations of Warppoints from the Essentials Bukkit plugin for
software New version of FlicServ released I just released version 1.1 of FlicServ. This version fixes a race condition that could cause the linebreak to be inserted before or somewhere in the barcode itself. More here. Photo by
gnu-linux My life inside Emacs: Twitter Today I came across a great add-on for Emacs: TwIt. TwIt is quite simply a Twitter plug-in for Emacs with an optional mode. You can post tweets, follow your friends tweets, list your
gnu-linux Opera bookmarks pipemenu for OpenBox I have created a pipemenu for OpenBox allowing you to have a menu of your Opera bookmarks anywhere in the OpenBox window manager. When you click a bookmark in the menu it is
gnu-linux Linux wedge (driver) for Microvision Flic barcode scanner I have a couple of Flic barcode scanners that have been collecting dust on the shelf for a couple of years. Last time I used these I was using Windows XP as my
software New N80 firmware - 4.0707.0.7 Nokia released the new 4.0707.0.7 firmware for N80 a little more than a week ago. I have now run this firmware on my N80 for a little over a week.
nokia Advanced search on your 3rd edition Nokia E-series phones have an advanced search application that allows you to search your messages, e-mails, calendar events, contacts, to-dos, notes and files. For some reason it isn’t part of their N-series