Category: Technology

  • How to setup a development environment to develop Andorid apps with Phonegap on Eclipse

    This is a guide on how to get started  developing  Android application using Phonegap with Eclipse.

  • Securing Your Private Key for your Android App

    Maintaining the security of your private key is of critical importance, both to you and to the user. If you allow someone to use your key, or if you leave your keystore and passwords in an unsecured location such that a third-party could find and use them, your authoring identity and the trust of the…

  • Signing your Android application for release to Google Play with Eclipse

    When you want to release your Android application to Google Play, you need to first sign your app. To do that there are some prerequisites. My examples are for Eclipse users. Before you can sign your application, you must first ensure that you have a suitable private key with which to sign. A suitable private…

  • How to find Android debug.keystore location

    Developing Android Apps on a Windows 7 platform and you need to find your android debug.keystore key, then do the following. step 1: go to – C:Program FilesJava<your java version>bin – and run jarsigner.exe first ( double click) step2: locate debug.keystore, in my case it was – C:Users<“MyUserName”>.android step3: open command prompt and go to…

  • Skype to serve up personalized ads

    Skype is a great service, that I use frequently to keep in touch with friends and family. Skype is changing, I learned today that Skype is going to serve up “Conversation Ads” during audio calls. One of the few places you do not see an ad today is during your Skype conversation – we are…

  • How to repair a corrupt MySQL Database

    How to repair a corrupt MySQL Database

    For various reasons, database tables could get corrupted, and when it happens you should not panic. Reasons could be many, table corruption should be rare when using MySQL (though an overheating server continually restarting at the most inopportune times has meant I have seen more than my fair share of corruption recently, hence the inspiration…

  • Seven Steps for Greening PCs

    Seven Steps for Greening PCs

    PCs and associated peripherals contribute approximately 31 percent of worldwide information and communication technology (ICT) energy use, and many companies would like to pare this down, but don’t know where to start.

  • Don’t forget storing your data

    In today’s world, we store large parts of our life on computers. Information such as pictures, documents, movie clips, contact lists, etc. is all stored on our computers.  There are many ways your data could get lost, a hard drive could crash, the software you using stop working or your file system could get corrupt.…

  • Five ways to transform your office from cluttered to clean

    Five ways to transform your office from cluttered to clean

    Spring is here, which means office workers across Canada are getting ready to roll up their sleeves and clear workplace clutter. Whilst some companies will choose to enlist the services of a commercial cleaning company (Click here to learn about Commercial Office Cleaning), others will give staff this task. Not only does the annual chore…