Share if you think its interesting! Control YouTube using Voice for Google Glass Concept Demo 14 Oct 2014 8:20 PM (10 years ago)

Made this in 1 day for the 1st Astro Hackathon in Cyberjaya.

This is meant to be a concept demo for Google Glass and smart wearable applications in the future using HTML5 technology

Update: 15th Oct 2014

Instructions

1. Currently only supported on Chrome laptop or desktop

2. Check here for support
3. Go to glanzd.com/EVA for the demo

4. Click the "On" to turn on the mic (better with handsfree mics)

5. Click on "Allow" for your browser

List of Voice Commands

Home Page

1. Video - Searches for Video on YouTube

2. Music - Search for Music on 7digital

*Note 7digital may shut down the API key

Video Search Page

1. Play - Plays the current video

2. Home - Go to Home Page

3. EVA - Go to Home Page

4. Hide - Toggle help bar

5. Show - Toggle help bar

6. [Any other command] - Searches YouTube

Music Page

1. Play - Plays Video from YouTube

2. Start - Plays Video from YouTube

3. Buy - Plays Video from YouTube

4. [Any other command] - Searches 7digital

Video Play Page

1. Play

2. Pause

3. Stop

4. Replay

5. Home - Goes back to Home page

Have fun!

Dark Secret Meaning of "La la la" by Naughty Boy 24 Feb 2014 3:57 AM (11 years ago)

Definitely one of the best songs of 2013! However, the music video is quite puzzling no? There is a dark story behind the music video. One that is associated with demons.
According to Ian Pons Jewell,the music video, which hints at The Wizard of Oz, is about an "aural" Bolivian legend dating to the early 20th century, which concerns a deaf boy who fled from his abusive home and found a stray dog that accompanied him since then.

After living on the streets for an undefined amount of time he discovers that he has special talent of perceiving people's troubles, which he can heal by screaming, which is said to be as loud as an earthquake and a tornado. One day, he finds an old man who is being stoned by villagers while being taunted and ridiculed. By screaming, the boy resolves the situation and revives the old man's heart (in the video, by buying him a new heart).

Together, they meet a disfigured man who was abused, considered a leper by society. The disfigured man reveals that he is a prophet who was cursed by a demon (El Tio) because he didn't worship him anymore, and abandoned the society where the demon resided. El Tio is considered as the lord of the underworld, to whom mortal people offer gifts in exchange for protection, or to ease his anger. The prophet said anybody who could hear the demon would fall under his control. He told them the demon could be found in desert, where there once was a town in which people worshipped the demon and he cursed them to kill themselves.

Together they go to the place where the demon should reside. They arrive at a mine where the demon is supposed to be, but everybody with their hearing intact could be cursed by the demon, thus the boy had to face the demon alone and out-voice him with his scream to stop him from cursing others. The video ends with an open end, considering that El Tio is the lord of the underworld who rules in the mines, which were of use for people for a prolonged period of time, whom miners sacrifice a llama from time to time to avoid from being cursed, the boy could be seen as a big sacrifice to redeem the miners from El Tio's undesirable influence. From Wikipedia

Oh my god, I so wanna go to Vienna! Simply Amazing

Gardens By The Bay and OCBC Skyway Virtual tour 20 Feb 2014 8:40 AM (11 years ago)

It is free entry to the gardens however, there are charges for the OCBC skyway which costs five Singaporean Dollars per person, and the additional buggy rides will cost around two dollars per person.

Here is the view from the lake:

And the view from the OCBC skyway

Gardens By The Bay Flower Dome Virtual Tour 20 Feb 2014 8:27 AM (11 years ago)

Okay, you're probably here because you were reading out the most Romantic Things to do in Singapore.

Well, here is a small 360 tour at a few spots around the Flower Dome.

This was near the desert ecosystem with cacti patches and desert shrubs.
This was the vantage point near the entrance, overviewing the entire dome.
Finally, here is the view near the exit.

Marina Bay Sands Level 57 Virtual Tour 20 Feb 2014 8:10 AM (11 years ago)

As part of the things to do in Singapore, here is a virtual tour of the MBS floating deck!

Note that the Observation deck is open to the public but the swimming pools are reserved for guests only. The infinity pool stretches across the top of the deck and feels like an oasis in the air.

Swimming Pool during the daytime:

At night, this becomes such an experience. Imagine overlooking city lights sipping drinks on the water!

Swimming Pool at night:

Observation Deck:

360 Virtual Tour of Marina Bay Sands Deluxe Suite 20 Feb 2014 7:13 AM (11 years ago)

One of the items that top my list of Most Romantic Things to Do in Singapore is checking in to the iconic Marina Bay Sands.

For BB and I, we checked into Tower 3 for our 10th Anniversary!

For those who are curious, here is a virtual tour of the Deluxe room!

Marina Bay Sands: Disappointed 20 Feb 2014 6:59 AM (11 years ago)

For the price, their level of customer delight is simply on par. Also, their cleanliness was also not up to the expectations the have set.

1. Note the cracked cup that I got in my room.

2. The teabag string was also too short that it always fell in upon pouring water.

3. The glass on their shower was not clean, had a hint of lime scale.

4. For goodness sake, please temperature control the pool! A suggestion is to get a heat exchanger and recycle heat from air conditioning!

Sorry I have OCD and first world problems, but that is the reason why I would pay a more for something better than the competition. Customers don't pay a premium for just good. They are most likely expecting the immaculate for their special day.

Of all the hotels I have checked in, I had the highest expectations for this one, but I was sadly disappointed. There were hundreds of other hotels on the island but I chose this for my 10th Anniversary hoping that they would take the initiative to delight a customer.

Well, do not keep your hopes up. It was the best time to test what world class meant. Answer: Not much.

5. I wrote to their customer service and asked them if they had anything special to offer for my 10th Anniversary. All I got was a price list. No more initiative after that. Zero.

Let me share with you a business that took customer delight seriously that Marina Bay Sands can pay heed to. Here is a business that went the extra mile.

Check out Sky Dining on Mount Faber!

Sky Dining at Mount Faber Sentosa Cable Car 20 Feb 2014 6:44 AM (11 years ago)

This is the best surprise of our 10th Anniversary!

Thanks Patricia from the Jewel Box for going the extra mile!

Out of the Harbourfront MRT, we cut though a mall and VivoCity, into the offices where ExxonMobil Singapore was situated.

"Why so dodgy one?" Yes it did look very dodgy the small dark paths that led to our next stop.

We arrived at a counter and it read - Sentosa Cable Car. We were going to dinner in a cable car. More precisely, we were going to have fine dining in a cable car!

This was a dining experience like no other and its boasted as the only one of the world! We took the elevator 12 stories up into the office towers and made our way to the Jewel Box at Mount Faber.

We were served with a welcome drink as we waited for the next cable car restaurant to pass by.

In a matter of minutes, the 3 course meal was placed into the cable car (no idea how the hell they pull that off but two thumbs up) and we were cozily seated.

Only the two of us, with a fine dining meal, in a cable car, hanging some 15 stories in the air. The dinner consists of 3 round trips, from Mount Faber to Vivocity to Sentosa, each round lasting 30 minutes. They would start with appetizer and after 30 minutes your car would come back to Mount Faber for the main, and another round for dessert.

What I would applaud is the way the delight their customers. I know my BB is most happy when the experience can bring her to tears.We had our dessert at the Jewel Box Restaurant forgoing another 30 minutes on the cable car. Remember to come early around 6.30pm otherwise there are limited rounds till 8.30pm.

Also, here's how the place looks in a virtual tour:
During my booking, I noted that it was my 10th Anniversary, and I did not expect anything else. However, when we got to our dessert, this was what we got! We go a personalized dessert from the kitchen! It did not really cost them a thing but it really made a huge difference that night!

Thanks Jewel Box Sky Dining!

Happy anniversary BB!

How Jetstar saved my 10th Anniversary 20 Feb 2014 6:42 AM (11 years ago)

Well, it happened on the 26th of Jan 2014 at the end of our journey when we were returning from Singapore to KL in the afternoon.

After a search for Chilli Crab and shopping on Orchard road, getting back to the airport took longer than expected. After some Olympic sprinting and Amazing race across Singapore, we reached the check-in counters on the dot, exhausted and tired.

The Jetstar check-in staff was kind enough to ensure that we did not miss our flight, and processed our documents immediately.

That could have been a disaster for our 10th Anniversary was averted as we boarded the plane with no time left to spare!

We had a few more minutes to spare and some time for the loo, sufficient for me to grab a quick shot of the place. Here's a virtual tour of Singapore Airport's Terminal 1! My sincere thanks to the ground staff of Jetstar Singapore for saving my 10th Anniversary!

Most Romantic Things to do in Singapore 20 Feb 2014 6:38 AM (11 years ago)

This is a continuation of Happy 10th Anniversary!

So, after we laughed our assess off from the silliest way to spoil a 10th Anniversary Surprise, the trip had just begun. Packing our bags just the night before, we were off to Singapore on a Friday morning till Sunday evening. If you are anywhere in South East Asia, or even in Singapore, why not try a few of these someday?

11am Taking a plane ride

What is more romantic than flying 50,000 feet in the sky on your anniversary day! Even for 45 minutes.

So far, the most value for money airlines I could find was Jetstar, which gave cheaper rates than Fireflyz, Airasia, MAS and Tiger Airways if you are flying from Malaysia.

Second time flying with Jetstar and I have to say a big thank you to the Jetstar team!

This was how Jetstar saved my 10th Anniversary.

2pm Gardens By The Bay

Here is a virtual tour of the Flower Dome if you want to explore but don't wanna get on a plane to go all the way to Singapore.

A walk in the garden at mid-day? Are you nuts? This is the equator with 35 celcius and direct sunlight! How romantic is that? Well, when you are at Gardens By The Bay, weather doesn't matter. Stop by Bayfront MRT station for this attraction.

The two uneven bra-like like buildings are actually artistically crafted greenhouses, which are air conditioned to a cosy 24 degrees Celsius. Lucky for us, the clouds were also plentiful and the weather was actually just right for a walk in the park.

If you are short of time and have an hour or so to spare, pick the Flower Dome. It is the same price as the Rainforest but its much bigger and holds more things to see. For an anniversary trip, it also made sense to see the beautiful flowers. People take their wedding photos here due to the landscape and the ambience.

The actual Gardens by the Bay itself is a large maze of nature and lakes with the most purple cow piece of art, the floating OCBC Skyway trees and bridges which takes you up to canopy level to give you a 180 degree view of the Marina Bay area. This is literary the hanging gardens as gardeners use platforms to water plants stacked vertically into the sky.

Here's a free tour for you to explore!

At night, the trees light up in a spectacular sea of lights, illuminating the bridges and the domes and is a pretty sight from atop the Marina Bay Sands.

4pm. Check-in at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel

We left our luggages at the reception here earlier which was close to the Bayfront MRT station. Expect top notch service at this hotel, where the bell boys use WhatsApp to manage traffic, and German (I think) violinists entertain diners all day. The iconic Marina Bay Sands Hotel makes an "M" seen from afar and lies isolated from the city's tall buildings. Plus it has that one of a kind floating deck on its 57th floor.

We checked in a Duluxe Suite overviewing the Gardens by the Bay. The first thing I noticed was that the curtains open automatically when you open the doors. Frigging kewl! Like Hilton in London, the bar automatically records what ever stuff taken out. Also, there was a private balcony giving you a full view of the gardens.

But here's a complaint to MBS for not meeting my expectations.

6.30pm. Sunset and Dinner, In the Sky

"We are going to be late" I looked at BB putting on make up and curling her hair. I didn't want to rush her on our 10th Anniversary but it was going to be a once in a lifetime experience that we were going to be late for.

"Where are we going now?" BB hastily got ready. "It's your next surprise!". We waded though the MRT and as usual, rushed to our next destination.

Out of the Harbourfront MRT, we cut though a mall and VivoCity, into the offices where ExxonMobil Singapore was situated.

"Why so dodgy one?" Yes it did look very dodgy the small dark paths that led to our next stop.

This led to the biggest surprise of the night! Definitely a must try experience.

It's probably the only one in South East Asia and promises the best night ever!

9pm. Infinity Pool at Marina Bay Sands

After dinner, the great time doesn't end there! We have the Singapore skyline to see! What better way to do this than 57 stories in the air atop the Marina Bay Sand's Infinity Pool. The view was breathtaking of sparkling city lights. Its like an oasis in the sky.

Atop the deck, there were 3 adult pools connected, there were bars, restaurants, a club, baby pools and the jacuzzis. Remarkably, more than half the people there were Koreans and Japanese girls! How can you tell. Revealing bikini - Koreans. Swimsuit - Japanese. The other half of the people there are the western men trying to get lucky with these oriental girls. Lol. I exaggerate.

You can see the virtual tour here!

Now it was time to get into the water! The winds were exceeding highway speeds there and naturally, the water was chilly. After a few minutes of warming up, the view from the pool was simply breathtaking! Where else can you enjoy city lights at the edge of the pool chillaxing in the water?

Happy 10th Anniversary BB! Love you lots!

Hope our 10th Anniversary was the most memorable one yet!

Happy 10th Anniversary Surprise! 20 Feb 2014 6:38 AM (11 years ago)

You don't really need a reason to surprise someone but if you want to surprise your girlfriend/wife/ex-wife/lover/spouse and you are around South East Asia, I'll recap what we did for

The Most Romantic 10th Anniversary in Singapore!

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"BB, where are we going?" BB asked.

"It's a surprise. Not telling you until our anniversary!" I replied.

It has been 12 years since we first met and January 24th 2014 marked our 10th anniversary together. Thank you BB for your love after all these years.

Such a special occasion deserves a celebration. As you would have guessed, cakes, flowers, cards, photos, videos, countdowns etc has all be checked off my list the past 10 years...

Now what? In our hectic working schedules, we needed somewhere to getaway for a few days that is not too far and a place which would be really memorable. Well, after some research, I decided to give BB a well deserved surprise!

"What should I pack for our surprise? Is it Thailand? Philippines? Australia?" BB kept asking but I wasn't spilling.

Planning bit by bit, 3 months ahead, the plan was flawless. I did all my homework, made all the bookings. Unlike earlier surprises, I kept a close lid on where we were going. BB keeps finding out my surprise one way or another, but this time, I won't let that happen.

Five days before the surprise, a bag of chocolates unopened was lying on my table.

"Where are we going?" BB asked again.

I smiled and told her "Few more days I'll let you know".

Then, with my OCD, I began tidying the room, and arranging stuff. BB continued surfing the net. Looking at the chocolates and knowing I could not finish it, I muttered,

"Should we pack the chocolates in the bag and eat them in SINGAPORE?"

I was expressionless, but BB's expression changed... She started laughing her head off. I was still clueless... until I realised I just told her where we are going! We spent the next few hours laughing about it... and we never did finish the chocolates.

What a funny way to start a Happy 10th Anniversary!

But the surprises just got started, and BB even cried tears of joy.

Here is the long recap what we did for

The Most Romantic 10th Anniversary in Singapore!

Surprise!

Mindvalley Hall of Awesomeness 10 Feb 2014 8:26 AM (11 years ago)

Hello! Just wanted to give you an inside view on what the Hall of Awesomeness looks like from the inside!

Try the virtual tour below!

Malaysia's New National Sport 10 Feb 2014 8:20 AM (11 years ago)

OMG its 1am and I am the undisputed champion of Malaysia's new national sport. No Olympic medal for this.

The Best Investment Money Can Buy In 2014 10 Feb 2014 7:21 AM (11 years ago)

Its 3am. You are fast asleep. You hear a buzzing sound from left to right. It stops. Then you suddenly feel a sting on your body. You wake up and turn on the lights. To you horror, mosquitoes are queuing up on your bedside, some already fat lil balloons of your blood. You can't take it anymore... -.-

Tadaa!! Seriously the best investment for the year. The last thing you want to do is get down with dengue.

At RM170, its a lil steep but definitely worth it in this weather and mosquito invasion.

Quite straight forward, its a fan with a UV light on top. You can get it from Ace Hardware in Malaysia. Personally I prefer the ones with high voltage electricity, which make as snap when a mosquito touches the electrified metal.

None of that here though. Its a rotating fan and mosquitoes just get sucked into a funnel below. They don't die instantly though.

It takes a a day or two for them to dehydrate and shrivel up.

The best time to use this contraption is at night when its dark. Note that mosquitos are most active at dawn and at dusk. Contrary to popular belief, here are some tips on how to use them and get the best results.

Here is how I got a hundred mosquitoes in a week.

1. Go to the gym or do some exercise that makes you sweat loads.

2. Set the machine in the middle of a room, at 1m above the ground for better results.

3. Take your sweaty shirt, put it next to the machine - spray some water for more effect.

4. Plug everything in and turn on the machine.

5. Turn off the lights. Works better in complete darkness.

6. Sleep carefree for the night

7. Wake to mosquitoes in the trap!

Happy Sleeping! Feel free to leave a comment!

Gunung Datuk 6 Feb 2014 8:20 AM (11 years ago)

Gunung Datuk is located in Rembau, Negeri Sembilan and is a two hour drive from Kuala Lumpur. Due to its remoteness, the markedly less people compared to the more popular Broga Hill. The drive itself will take you to a very small road ( that does not even look like a road at all ) deep towards the foot of the mountain. The GPS coordinates are : 2.543015,102.168705.

Despite its remoteness, there were quite a few people there. Do be prepared for the seasonal bus loads of students from around the area. These batches of students may create a bottle neck at the summit where only one ladder make up the entry and exit of the summit. The entire journey up will take 2-3 hours depending on your speed. At the summit, you might want to hang around for an hour or two and the journey back is another 2-3 hours.

We ascended at 9am. The climb is a two hour journey starting with a very steep decent for about 1 hour. It gets gradually easier or the next hour while the last 30 minutes is steep again. Reaching up the summit, a couple of huge boulders will greet you and a few tiny ladders will allow visitors to trickle up and down the rocks. As you will be reaching mid day, you might consider bringing some sun protection - the sun is really hot up there. Bring 1 litre of water per person as it does get really dehydrating in the sun. Luckily we brought umbrellas to the top which proved useful. A picnic there would be great as well and the view is just breathtaking

Try the virtual tour below!

Getting down is a challenge and will strain your knees. A knee guard or strap can help cushion the impact. On the way down, we got a little lost but managed to find our way back down in the end. The best thing down there was a small shop selling ice cold drinks in the hot weather. Special thanks to BB, Wai Kit, Sook Wan, Xing Xian, Melissa and two more companions who made the journey up!

Delay Email From Sending in Outlook 24 Oct 2013 5:48 PM (11 years ago)

Have you ever clicked send only to realize that you have sent it to the wrong person or missing the attachment? Why not delay your message for 1 minute before it gets sent?

Delay the delivery of a single message

In the message, on the Options tab, in the More Options group, click Delay Delivery .
Click Message Options.
Under Delivery options, select the Do not deliver before check box, and then click the delivery date and time that you want.

After you click Send, the message remains in the Outbox folder until the delivery time.

NOTE If you are using a POP3 account, Outlook must remain open until the message is sent. To determine the type of account you are using, on the Tools menu, click Account Settings. On the E-mail tab, the Type column lists the type of accounts that are in your active Outlook profile.

Delay the delivery of all messages

On the Tools menu, click Rules and Alerts, and then click New Rule.
In the Step 1: Select a template box, , under Start from a Blank Rule, click Check messages after sending, and then click Next.
In the Step 1: Select condition(s) list, select any options that you want, and then click Next.

If you do not select any check boxes, a confirmation dialog box appears. If you click Yes, the rule you are creating will be applied to all messages that you send.

In the Step 1: Select action(s) list, select defer delivery by a number of minutes.
In the Step 2: Edit the rule description (click an underlined value) box, click the underlined phrase a number of and enter the number of minutes for which you want the messages to be held before sending.

Delivery can be delayed up to 120 minutes.

Click OK, and then click Next.
Select any exceptions that you want.
Click Next.
In the Step 1: Specify a name for this rule box, type a name for the rule.
Select the Turn on this rule check box.
Click Finish.

After you click Send, each message remains in the Outbox folder for the amount of time you specified.

What is RESTful? RESTful Tutorial 27 Sep 2013 1:12 AM (11 years ago)

Just bookmarking one good RESTful tutorial for the road.

Checkout:

http://rest.elkstein.org/2008/02/more-complex-rest-requests.html

Start Developing Mobile Apps - Phonegap Hello World! - Setting up Eclipse for Android on Windows 21 Sep 2013 4:33 AM (11 years ago)

Last updated 21 Sept 2013

Creating a mobile app is easier than I thought thanks to the latest technologies at your disposal.
Web developers can now translate their skills into mobile apps.

PhoneGap allows developers to build apps in HTML, Javascript and CSS deployable on most platforms including Android, iOS, Windows and Blackberry. Use this tutorial if you are using Window and want to build for Android.

Step 1 - Download Eclipse + Android SDK

Eclipse is a free development environment and the Android SDK contains all the files necessary to code for Android. Google provides this with its ADT - Android Developer Tools

Download Android ADT

Follow the below steps to setup:

1. Unpack the ZIP file and save it to desktop

2. Open the adt-bundle-/eclipse/ directory and launch eclipse.exe

It will ask you where to set up your workspace. Default is C://username/workspace
That’s it! The IDE is already loaded with the Android Developer Tools plugin and the SDK is ready to go.

Step 2 - Download and Install Phonegap

Phonegap is a set of files that you include into your Android app to translate from HTML to different mobile app formats

Download Phonegap

Unpack and we will use it later.

Step 3 - Creating a project in Eclipse

Now lets start creating our project. Launch Eclipse.

3.1. Select File > New > Android Application Project

3.2. Fill up the name of your app and the package name as com.yourname.yourprojectname. I'll name this MyApp

Click Next

3.3. Here is where you put your app icon if you already have it. Click Next

3.4. Click next to create a new Activity - a working screen containing one thing - in this case your main page.

3.5. Click next - Select None for Navigation

Now you should have a blank Android Project in Eclipse.

Step 4 - Configure Phonegap

4.1. Locate your Project directory where all the above files are sitting.

To find it, right click on the Project Title and click Properties.
The location field will tell you where are the files residing.

Now we need to copy a few files from the Phonegap download into the Android Project file.
Go to Phonegap > lib > Android

4.2. Do the following to copy the required files

a. Create a folder called www under MyApp/assets
b. Copy cordova.js to MyApp/assets/www
c. Copy cordova-x.x.x.jar to the MyApp/libs folder
d. Copy xml to the MyApp/res folder
e. Right click on MyApp in Eclipse and click Refresh

You should have something like so

4.3. Add the Cordova library.
From the MyApp/libs folder, right click cordova-x.x.x.jar and select Build Path > Add to Build Path

4.4. Create a new file in MyApp/assets/www named index.html

This index.html is where you put in all your app's code.
After you have created. right click on the file and open with text editor.
Copy and paste the below code into index.html:

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<title>PhoneGap</title>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="cordova-2.7.0.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Hello World!</h1>
</body>
</html>

Step 5 - Configure Activity class

A few more configurations to get everything working.
Go to MyApp/src/com.myname.myapp and edit the MainActivity.java file

You should have the following code:

package com.mycompany.myapp;
//** Note this field is unique to your own app

import android.os.Bundle;
import org.apache.cordova.*;
// This tells the project to import Phonegap files

public class MainActivity extends DroidGap {

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
super.loadUrl(Config.getStartUrl());
//This points to www/index.html
}

}

Step 6 - Configure Metadata

Go to MyApp/res/AndroidManifest.xml

Open AndroidManifest.xml

Add the below under the <manifest> node for it to support different sized screens

android:normalScreens="true"
android:smallScreens="true"
android:resizeable="true"
android:anyDensity="true"
/>

Add the below under the <manifest> node for it to support get permission to access device features

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_LOCATION_EXTRA_COMMANDS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_VIDEO"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BROADCAST_STICKY" />

Look for the <activity> node and add this

android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|locale"

Your AndroidManifest.xml should look something like the below but you should not copy the below as certain parameters may differ.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.mycompany.myapp"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >

<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="17" />
<supports-screens android:largeScreens="true"
android:normalScreens="true"
android:smallScreens="true"
android:resizeable="true"
android:anyDensity="true"
/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_LOCATION_EXTRA_COMMANDS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_VIDEO"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BROADCAST_STICKY" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name="com.mycompany.myapp.MainActivity"
android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|locale"
android:label="@string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>

</manifest>

Step 7 - Run the application!

7.1. Now we are two steps away from the final product.
Right click on your root folder in this case MyApp>Run As>1. Android Application

7.2. You will be prompted to run it on a device. To launch a new device, click on the Android Virtual Device Manager to launch your own virtual device.

Click New

You will be prompted to create a device. I chose the following settings

When its created, find the start button to launch the emulator - a virtual device which to test your Android App.

It takes a while for the emulator to startup.

Or you can start it directly from the Run > Run Configurations > Targets

Your final result should look something like this!

Closing notes:

1. With this framework, you can start to create Android Apps the way you make websites.
2. Save this template as a start for other projects!
3. Good luck and happy developing!

List of Malaysian Venture Capital companies 17 Jun 2013 1:08 AM (11 years ago)

Here's a list of Malaysian venture capital companies. They are looking for business plans and intend to fund entrepreneurs. If you fancy starting up your company, why not send your business plans to them!

Investor Send Business Plan to

AmPrivate Equity Sdn Bhd francisng@ambankgroup.com

Arris Venture Sdn Bhd llh@arrisgroup.com

Banyan Venture One Sdn Bhd eileenck@gmail.com

BIMB Musyarakah Satu Sdn Bhd *

Bumiputera and Technology Venture Capital Sdn Bhd asadsidon@yahoo.com

Cache Ventures 1 (M) Sdn Bhd

CIMB Mezzanine 1 Sdn Bhd asma.abdulaziz@cimb.com

CIMB Private Equity 1 Sdn Bhd asma.abdulaziz@cimb.com

CMY Incubator Sdn Bhd executive@cmycapital.com.my

Commerce Technology Ventures Sdn Bhd asma.abdulaziz@cimb.com

Continuum Capital Sdn Bhd zauqi@firstfloorcapital.com

COPE Opportunities 2 Sdn Bhd aina@opusasset.com

DTA Growth Capital Sdn Bhd jesrina@maVcap.com

Ekuiti Teroka (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd *

Ethos Capital One Sdn Bhd enquiry@ethoscapital.com.my

Expedient Equity Ventures Sdn Bhd daniel@expedientequity.com

General & Global Equities Sdn Bhd *

HCP One Sd Bhd info.cp@hadronscapital.com

HDM Private Equity Sdn Bhd cykang@hdbs.com.my

Inertia AIF Sdn Bhd nizar@firstfloorcapital.com

Inflexion PEF Sdn Bhd

Ingenious Growth Fund Berhad William@ingenioushous.com

iSpring Capital Sdn Bhd david@ispringcapital.com

Istismar Capital Sdn Bhd Info@istismarcapital.com

Japan Asia Investment Co Ltd Fujiyama@jaic.com.sg

Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund Ltd ginny@mlscf.com

Malaysian Life Science Capital Fund II, LP Cheethong.foo@portcullistrusrtnet.com

Malaysian Technology Venture Two Sdn Bhd

Mavcap Biotech Sdn Bhd daniel@expedientequity.com

Mavcap ICT Sdn Bhd dali@dtacapital.com

Mavcap Photonics Sdn Bhd jehin48@gmail.com

Mavcap Technology Sdn Bhd wss@ispringcapital.com

Mayban Agro Fund Sdn Bhd

Mayban Venture Capital Company Sdn Bhd

Mezzanine Capital (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd karthi@amcorp.com.my

MGF Series 1 Sdn Bhd ad@mgicapital.com

Mindhub Pegasus Sdn Bhd William.du@mindhubcapital.com

Momentum STI Sdn Bhd

Musharaka Tech Venture Sdn Bhd noridzam@musharaka.com.my

List of US venture capital firms 16 Jun 2013 7:33 PM (11 years ago)

In case you have a good idea and want to pitch your ideas, here are some venture cap firms.

Investor Website

Highland Capital Partners www.hcp.com/contact_us

Globespan Capital Partners www.globespancapital.com/index.cfm/ContactUs

VantagePoint Venture Partners www.vpcp.com/contact_and_directions

Rho Capital Ventures www.rhoventures.com/contact-us.htm

Galleon www.galleonventures.com/contactus.html

Mayfield Fun www.mayfield.com/about/contact-us

Tallwood Venture Capital www.tallwoodvc.com/contact/

Sequoia www.sequoiacap.com/us/contact

US Venture Partners www.usvp.com/html_vers/contact.html

UMC Capital www.umc.com/English/contact/index.asp

Mission Ventures www.missionventures.com/about/reachus.html

BEV Capital www.bevcapital.com/cont/index.htm

MentorTech Ventures www.mentortechventures.com/contact

Bessemer Venure Partners www.bvp.com/contact

Accel www.accel.com/contacts

New Enterprise Associates www.nea.com/Contact/Default.aspx

Michael Dearing

Accel www.accel.com/contacts

Sequoia www.sequoiacap.com/us/contact

DFJ www.dfj.com/entrepreneur/index.html

Northgate Capital www.northgatecapital.com/

New Enterprise Associates www.nea.com/Contact/Default.aspx

Bessemer Venure Partners www.bvp.com/contact

Lightspeed Venture Partners www.lightspeedvp.com/ContactUs.aspx

Northwest Venture Partners www.nvp.com/contact.aspx

Shamrock Holdings

Pequot Capital

Compass Technology Partners

Elon Musk

Google

DFJ www.dfj.com/entrepreneur/index.html

JP Morgan

VantagePoint Venture Partners www.vpcp.com/contact_and_directions

This will save your life 16 Jun 2013 8:35 AM (11 years ago)

Well, for those who live around KL, you would know that the streets and roads are full of ***holes. Just want to share an experience that might just save your life.

Anyway, BB parked her car at Kelana Jaya one morning and there was nothing special about the day. Until we returned together later that evening.

Lo and behold, a flat tyre. The weird thing was, another car had a flat tyre as well and the couple was in the midst of changing the tyre. Unknowingly, I drove off, only to stop at a petrol station.

At the station, I got some help to pump the flat tyre up and when I capped the valve, air started gushing out. Something weird was going on. Here is what the SOB did:

Inside the cap was a small stone (Much smaller than this demo one). Placing the stone inside the cap raises the end a little bit. When you screw on the cap to the valve, the stone presses on the valve and air starts coming out. Here is the stone dislodged from the cap.

Small trick, big danger. So do beware of this. Who knew what would happen to us if. These people might be watching and probably will take advantage. Worse if you are a girl alone.

To my friends reading this, beware of this and hope this does not happen to you.

To the person who did this to my car. ..|.. and hope you get knocked down by a car.

How to Get 112GB of Free Cloud Storage Globally: Top 15 Free Cloud Storage 11 Jun 2013 7:34 AM (11 years ago)

Hello! Doing some research and found out how much each person can get out of free cloud storage!
Enjoy!

50GB Adrive
18GB Dropbox
15GB Google Drive
7GB Microsoft SkyDrive
7GB MiMedia
5GB iCloud
5GB Jungle Disk
5GB SugarSync
5GB Box
5GB Amazon Cloud Drive
5GB Open Drive
5GB iDrive
2GB Elephant Drive
2GB My Other Drive
1GB Backupify

West Japan: A Practical 7 Day Travel Guide for Kansai Area -Day 3 - East and Southern Kyoto 28 May 2013 8:58 AM (11 years ago)

Day 3 - East and Southern Kyoto

Anyway, one of the more value for money places to stay in Kyoto was Hotel Oaks. With Free Wi-Fi in the lobby. With one more day in Kyoto, we had to make the most of it.

Our first order of the day was food!

Across the hotel was a small shop called Nishinotoin.

It was a small cafe opposite the road and a typical place which was not crowded in the morning

We ordered a couple of items on the menu to sample the various types of dishes on the menu. Something light to keep us going through the day.

From our hotel we headed east to the Kyoto river. The building were all on stilts with people enjoying the river. One thing to note, Japan is surprisingly clean!

Going further east of Shijo is the Yasaka Shrine. People come here to pray and well wishers donate

Typical of each shrine of temple is pool of water and a ladle. What you have to do is use the ladle to clean your hands, and with your hands, drink the water. This is symbolic to cleanse the hands and mouths of visitors to the temple or shrine

It quite amazing how Kyoto manages to thrive while keeping its tradition amidst the bustle of the city.

There was not much of a crowd there in the morning so it was quite easy to get around

The Yasaka shrine stocks little trinkets or amulets with inscriptions of good luck.

You can choose to buy them as a token.

From the looks of it, most of the charms speak of love and lasting relationship.

The Yasaka shrine is also home to some of the famous bells in Kyoto, which ring loudly for special occasions like New Years day.

However, tourists can also come to make a wish and ring the bells for a year of prosperity

We took the train down to Gojo-dori and explored east. Honestly, kimonos are a rare sight but who goes to Japan without seeing one!

Close to the area was the preserved old buildings of Kyoto at Higashiyama. The architecture comes from an era two centuries ago but Kyoto has kept its traditional wooden houses intact. We had a picnic in the park for lunch and then it was on the train again.

The next stop was Inari Temple. We took another train with took us south east of Kyoto.

It was couple of steps from the station to the temple, not more than 5 mins walk.

The path lead to the grand The Fushimi Inari Taisha temple.

The next part is even more amazing, every part of this place is breathtaking

The grand entrance of the temple is bright red and vibrant. The entire temple is a dedication to Inari, sort of a patron spirit of foxes and business.

The temple is a huge complex of many shrines, which are built higher and higher up the mountain.

While the temple holds many trinkets of small gateways, it probably has as many huge lifesize gateways which some are 3 meters tall.

What is unique about this place is that is has 4km of individual archways painted bright red all the way up to the temple on the mountain.

Don't miss the the shopping street Shijo which was down the road, leading to the Yasaka shrine due east.
After a whole day of walking, it is time for some early dinner...

Anyway, here's my travel companion - Japan is no fun without someone you can share it with

For our last day in Kyoto, we picked a very interesting cuisine. We had a taste of Italian cuisine with a Japanese twist.

Again, not too expensive compared to what you have in KL in the RM15 range

At this point, you might be asking, Italian? Yes... you can practically get any sort of cuisine in Japan, of course with a local touch.

The final itenerary for the day was back to Kyoto central station. Next to the station was the tallest building around. The Kyoto tower peaks above the skyline and give you a 360 view of the city.

From up here, we watched the sunset and had some ice cream to enjoy a romantic last day in Kyoto. Next stop Osaka!!

Here's the rest of the trip and pictures for each day!

Day 1 - West Kyoto - Arashiyama and the Golden Pavilion

Day 2 - North Kyoto - Nijo Castle, Kurama Onsen and Gion Nightlife

Day 3 - East and Southern Kyoto - Shijo Shopping, Inari Temple and Kyoto Tower

Day 4 - Check in Osaka and Day Trip to Nara Temples

Day 5 - Central Osaka - Osaka Castle, Kuromon, Osaka Aquarium and Uemeda

Day 6 - Universal Studios Osaka

Day 7 - Free and Easy or Shopping

West Japan: A Practical 7 Day Travel Guide for Kansai Area - Day 5 - Central Osaka 28 May 2013 8:22 AM (11 years ago)

Day 5 - Central Osaka

Ooops! Slept in late again so we rushed to Osaka Castle (actually a museum built to loook like a castle).

Next, we had snacks at Kuromon market for an hour.

Next stop, Osaka Aquarium, typical but worth the visit.

Finally, enjoy the cityscape at another highest point in Osaka, Uemeda Sky Building.