How to Root Android Phone - Galaxy Note N7000

First browse to downloadandroidrom.com

Select the right phone model, for example mine is Galaxy Note -> Rooting -> ICS

which brings me to http://downloadandroidrom.com/file/GalaxyNote/rooting/ICS

download 2 files

CWM.zip
CWM ... supersu ...zip

its best to put them in external SD card.

Hit all 3 buttons the same time HOME + Volume UP + Power
until the system screens show up

use volume up and down button to select Apply Update from external storage
press power button to select that option

select CWM.zip and press power button again.

( now you have entered the so called Clock Wok Mod )

you can use finger to scroll the options now.
select Install Update from Internal SD

( here the external is called internal and the external is called SD card, hopefully by the time you read this guide, the term has been fixxed.  Either way, just browse to wherever you have save the CWM ... supersu ... zip file )

select CWM ... supersu ...zip file

Goback through the menu and Reboot

You should see the superSU app on your phone now.


Video tutorial here
http://rootgalaxynote.com/galaxy-note-root/how-to-root-ics-on-galaxy-note-gt-n7000-no-computer-required/

Chart Nexus Programming Problem

ChartNexus is supposed to be a JAVA application, which means it can run anywhere ( windows, unix, Apple etc ) as long as there is a Java in there.

But the latest version 3.3.3 is asking for a Visual C++ redistribution DLL file !?!?

If you are having any other "confused" application like this, just download these files ... and get it over with.  Most programmers nowadays don't really have a good fundamental on usability design.

x86 http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5555
x64 http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=14632

Test your Web Browser against HTML 5

You can test how ready is your web browser for HTML5 by simply visiting html5test.com

seems like IE doesn't care about HTML 5 at all . . .

Avast 2012 takes on Remote Assistance

Avast has been my choice of FREE antivirus solution for many years now.  But the most recent upgrade seems to fail miserably when the Real Time Shield could NOT turn on no matter what I do.  So I had to un-install it.

Coincidently my TeamViewer also didn't work properly.

Then when I try to download a new version and I saw this ...

So it seems like Avast is trying to take over Remote Assistance software market by bundle into its FREE anti-virus software.  This reminds me of how Microsoft ships IE for FREE when Netscape was the real deal.

During the installation, it won't allow you to un-tick any options.

I am still trying to bring my Avast up, but once this trial fails, I shall move on to the next best free antivirus.  Anyone any recommendation please ?

Samsung galaxy note - move s memo

to me it is NOT intuitive to move a sMemo to a folder. it should have been an easy touch-hold-drag process. then again Samsung is pretty weak in thumbs interface design so far. .. its lacking big time human factor and too much engineering. which original Google android interface has fixed since version 2.1