To Root or not to Root

To Root or not to Root

One item that isn’t clear to me is the business of rooting an android phone.  On my phone, it plays the default animation.  I wanted to see if I could change it and from what I could tell, I could.  I had found several different methods to create and use custom animations, but they all require root access.  This video was specific to my model of phone. What gets me is the amount of good faith I have to give to these…

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Image Presentations and some Pi

Image Presentations and some Pi

Virtual Reality Presentations with photography During my travels to Alaska the past week and a half I had the good fortune to find a photo stitching program called Photosynth.  The idea isn’t anything new.  I had used stitching programs before in the late 90’s.  What set this apart was the rendering options.  Subjects weren’t strictly panoramic, a subject covered in great detail by Pano.  Subjects could be center pieces, along a wall, or traveled through.  The rendering brings the subjects…

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Android Application Development

Android Application Development

                          The fast rapids have given way to the open mass of water that moves slow.  I have completed introductions to developing applications on Android devices.  The interface and terminology have been the most challenging part.  I’m currently reading two books on the subject. The first book which has most of the grit is “Android in Action“ (W. Frank Ableson, Robi Sen, Chris King, C. Enrique Ortiz. Android…

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