Tag Archives: mobile

Getting a handle on Ubuntu mobile power management

Posted on February 6, 2012 by leogaggl

To get an idea on the current power usage and some suggestions on how to improve power-management ‘powertop‘ is a must-have. sudo apt-get install powertop Powertop Screenshot For some more detailed suggestions this is a good start: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PowerManagement/ReducedPower

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Mobile Browser Testing on the Desktop

Posted on January 28, 2012 by leogaggl

If you need to check websites for mobile compliance on a regular basis you know that having a device to constantly check is painful and slows down your work during debugging and phases of constant change.   by  adactio  There are a … Continue reading →

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Open Governance Index – measuring openness

Posted on December 14, 2011 by leogaggl

This is an interesting report and info-graphic by the folks at VisionMobile on a new way of measuring the openness of some mobile open source projects. The Open Governance Index measures the true openness of eight open source projects – Android, Qt, … Continue reading →

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Install Handbrake on Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty)

Posted on May 29, 2011 by leogaggl

To convert a DVD and make it viewable on your mobile device Handbrake seems to be the most useful tool I have discovered so far. Since it is not part of the default Ubuntu Repositories here is the installation process. … Continue reading →

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My mobile personal learning environment

Posted on April 4, 2011 by leogaggl

Taking part in MobiMOOC has given me the opportunity to take stock of my own MobilePLE – the top 5 tools I find most useful as part of my ongoing learning.   Catch Notes (previously 3Bananas) – mobile note taking the … Continue reading →

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Huawei K3765 on Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid)

Posted on May 22, 2010 by leogaggl

Since I have switched my 3G data network from Hutchinson Three to Vodafone AU recently I also upgraded the USB modem from a Huwaei E220 (which used to work fine on recent Ubuntu NBR releases on my trusty old ASUS … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu – Google Mail (GoogleApps) as default mail client

Posted on December 15, 2009 by leogaggl

Since Ubuntu 9.10 NetbookRemix has been released I am again finding myself using my trusty old ASUS EEE when on the road.  And  finally it seems I have found a vanilla Linux distribution that is reasonably responsive and works ‘out of the box’. … Continue reading →

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m-learn: Mobile evidence gathering using GoogleDocs

Posted on February 18, 2009 by leogaggl

This one nearly escaped my attention yesterday. Google has just announced the ability to edit Google Docs on your mobile device via their Google Mobile Blog. Just point your mobile browser to m.google.com/docs and start editing. Along with the use … Continue reading →

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Testing mobile Twitter clients

Posted on February 14, 2009 by leogaggl

Being out and about a lot, I am a fairly heavy user of my mobile internet plan (currently with Hutchinson 3). One of the more common tasks when there is some down-time while in transit or waiting for coffee is … Continue reading →

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QR code usage in Japan

Posted on January 2, 2009 by leogaggl

Just came across this post about barcode tombstones in Japan. Shows very clearly how much public acceptance the 2D barcode technology has got in Japan. It allows visitors to the grave to access to the biography and photos of the … Continue reading →

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