Visual Studio Color Schemes
[StudioStyles] holds Visual Studio color schemes which are good for 2008 and 2010.
Subversion on Mac
Mac has a subversion client [SCPlugin] with finder integration after all.
VirtualBox
[VirtualBox 4.0.4] adds some GUI enhancements to the virtualization software. Be sure to also install the “VirtualBox 4.0.4 Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack” to support USB 2.0.
I had some initial issues running a guest of Windows XP on Windows-7. The same guest worked on Linux and MacOS. It turned out to be necessary to disable the 3d acceleration in the VM settings to avoid a crash during start-up.
To install 3d-acceleration on a Windows-XP guest, you have to boot into safe-mode.
Root Droid-X 2.2
Rooting your Droid-X is as easy as clicking a button. Follow the steps from [Corradokid05]. And then download the [Wifi tethering] app.
NTFS on Mac
[NTFS-3G] is a driver for Mac that lets you read and write to Windows NTFS partitions.
VMWare Fusion
Get $30 off the price of [VMWare Fusion] if you order by March 15th, 2011.
Developing Android Apps
- Eclipse makes developing apps for Android super easy with the [ADT] add-on. Download [Eclipse]. You need the [Android SDK] to develop and install your Android app over USB.
- After you launch Eclipse, install the [ADT] add-on and restart Eclipse.
- Setup the path to the Android SDK in the Eclipse preferences
- Download and setup the [AVD] Android SDK platforms to sync with a device or virtual device. Window->Android SDK and AVD Manager
- Now you can create an Android project. File->New->Other-> expand Android and select Android Project.
- [GrepCode] is a useful Eclipse plugin.
MacbookPro Upgrade 8GB RAM
So I learned a little thing about Macs. When you get a back, order the least amount of memory possible from the Apple store because they overcharge by a lot. So I overpaid, and then got a good price to max out at new egg.
When I installed the hardware, I dropped a couple of the laptop screws, which I spent 10 minutes looking for. These screws are literally the size of a spec of dirt.
After the RAM is installed, I booted from a Ununtu CD and ran the memory test.
The more RAM, the better everything works. TADA
XBOX 360 Family Settings Insufficent
It turns out even with family settings on, purchases can still be made without a password prompt. I need to root the XBOX 360 or something so points can’t be spent and purchases can’t be made without entering a password. [post]