sigizmund.com » google http://sigizmund.com Geeky fairytales Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:51:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Q: How To Sneak Into Google Office (A: NO WAY!) http://sigizmund.com/q-how-to-sneak-into-google-office-a-no-way/ http://sigizmund.com/q-how-to-sneak-into-google-office-a-no-way/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:24:24 +0000 sigizmund http://sigizmund.com/?p=422 This way clearly doesn’t work, so don’t try it at home to repeat it.

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  1. To start with you will need to switch your Cr-48 to dev mode – which is easy if you follow this manual.
  2. While you’re here, with your battery out, you can also plug in your SIM card into the laptop. Here’s an information I figured by trial-and-error method: on current build, which is 0.10.156.46, Vodafone and O2 do not work. Of all SIM cards I had available, T-Mobile works with no problems whatsoever.
  3. Plug your battery back in, turn laptop on, wait a couple of seconds, login…
  4. Now press Ctrl-Alt-T. It will bring you to shell window. Since you’re now in dev mode, you can type “shell” and get a real Linux console.
  5. Type “modem_set_carrier Generic UMTS” – no quotes, register matters. Press Enter. Wait to see command produce some output, which could make sense to some of us after all.

That’s it. Now wait couple of minutes, and your laptop should see network called “Generic UMTS” when you click wireless connectivity sign. Do not do activation as it won’t work anyway – just choose “Generic UMTS” in network list after clicking wireless icon, and with some luck soon it should connect. You can verify results by going into Network Settings, finding “Generic UMTS” connection and clicking Options button.

That’s it boys and girls. Tell me if something doesn’t work out, but don’t hold your breath – I’m only wandering around, and sometimes discover something by accident :-)

]]> http://sigizmund.com/google-chrome-os-and-cr-48-and-3g-connectivity-using-vodafone-o2-t-mobile-uk/feed/ 0 “Ah, this is so un-Agile” or Agile People Still Don’t Get It http://sigizmund.com/ah-this-is-so-un-agile-or-agile-people-still-dont-get-it/ http://sigizmund.com/ah-this-is-so-un-agile-or-agile-people-still-dont-get-it/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:20:10 +0000 sigizmund http://sigizmund.com/?p=395 Early in the development cycle, it’s perfectly acceptable to go for a policy of “zero bugs” and “100% tests”. But as the deadline looms, these choices need to be reconsidered all the time and evaluated while keeping a close eye of the final goal. Very often, Agilists simply forget that their job is to produce [...]]]>

Early in the development cycle, it’s perfectly acceptable to go for a policy of “zero bugs” and “100% tests”. But as the deadline looms, these choices need to be reconsidered all the time and evaluated while keeping a close eye of the final goal. Very often, Agilists simply forget that their job is to produce software that satisfies customers, not software that meets some golden software engineering scale.

Worthy article written by someone who understands stuff. Read it.

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I didn’t — and now it occurs to me it’s a nice way of browsing through news. Granted, it isn’t the most productive way if you need to find what’s going on in the world — quickly, but can certainly be used to kill some of that invaluable resource we all love to [...]]]> Screen shot 2010-04-19 at 16.25.03.png

I didn’t — and now it occurs to me it’s a nice way of browsing through news. Granted, it isn’t the most productive way if you need to find what’s going on in the world — quickly, but can certainly be used to kill some of that invaluable resource we all love to waste so much :)

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]]> http://sigizmund.com/google-fast-flip-%e2%80%94-have-you-seen-it/feed/ 0 Chrome Dictionary — very useful extension, at least for me http://sigizmund.com/chrome-dictionary-%e2%80%94-very-useful-extension-at-least-for-me/ http://sigizmund.com/chrome-dictionary-%e2%80%94-very-useful-extension-at-least-for-me/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:55:25 +0000 sigizmund http://sigizmund.wordpress.com/2010/01/22/chrome-dictionary-%e2%80%94-very-useful-extension-at-least-for-me OK, fine, I know — an average Englishman is fairly unlikely to need a dictionary when reading in his very own native English; an educated Englishman will hardly need dictionary ever. However, for us, foreigners, expats, or simply people who struggle (to whatever degree) to speak and read the language of Shakespeare, Jane Austen and [...]]]> OK, fine, I know — an average Englishman is fairly unlikely to need a dictionary when reading in his very own native English; an educated Englishman will hardly need dictionary ever. However, for us, foreigners, expats, or simply people who struggle (to whatever degree) to speak and read the language of Shakespeare, Jane Austen and Austin Powers, this may become handy. 

You see the word. You don't understand it. You double click it. Now you do [understand it and go ahead]. 

That's pretty much the whole usage pattern for a new Google Chrome extension — Google Dictionary, offered, surprisingly, by Google itself. Well, it's not your average dictionary, it looks just a bit more sleek and fun, explaining things in a language which is likely to be understand by someone who doesn't have a PhD in English literature; well, it works for me. Take a look yourself if you're like me — not feeling entirely confident in a grim and dangerous world of irregular verbs, past perfect tenses and their ilk; or again, may be you're just curious. Take a look anyway.



]]> http://sigizmund.com/chrome-dictionary-%e2%80%94-very-useful-extension-at-least-for-me/feed/ 0 Custom Search Engines in Google Chrome http://sigizmund.com/custom-search-engines-in-google-chrome/ http://sigizmund.com/custom-search-engines-in-google-chrome/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:48:38 +0000 sigizmund http://sigizmund.wordpress.com/2010/01/22/custom-search-engines-in-google-chrome Did you know you can define custom search engines in Google Chrome? Yes you can. When I want to find a map of something, I type "map <mysomething>" in address/search bar and — voila, a map appears. How to do it? It's simple, really:
Right-click your address bar Click "Edit Search Engines" Click "Plus" [...]]]> Did you know you can define custom search engines in Google Chrome? Yes you can. When I want to find a map of something, I type "map <mysomething>" in address/search bar and — voila, a map appears. How to do it? It's simple, really:
  1. Right-click your address bar
  2. Click "Edit Search Engines"
  3. Click "Plus" button 
  4. Type your search engine name
  5. Type an activator (a short keyword you should use to tell Chrome that you want to use a custom search)
  6. A search URL, with query replaced to "%s"
It's even more simple once you've seen the pictures. Try it for yourself — saves a lot of time.






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