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How does Visual Studio.net (VS.net) works on ASUS EEE 1000H – Programmer’s view

I’ve been received atleast a couple of emails from the programmers to tell them how the Visual Studio performs on the ASUS 1000H. I’ve pointed this already in the full review of the ASUS 1000H that it is perfect for the programmers due to these reasons:

  • Great and very usable keyboard
  • Nice CPU speed
  • Great battery life
  • Adequate screen size
  • Adequate screen resolution

The installation of the Visual Studio.net 2005 went great with no errors. Here is the screenshot of how the Visual Studio looks on the ASUS EEE 1000H. I made a sample web page. You can click on any screenshot to see the bigger actual resolution screenshot.

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HCL MiLeap MH 04, X series, Y series, V series, S series and L series = Just Rebranded products

In this post, we will take a quick glance at the RE-BRANDED HCL products. This means that the HCL does not manufacture any of the products in it’s MiLeap range.

I will make you aware of the devices which the HCL imports and rebrands them as an HCL product.

1) HCL MiLeap MH 04: This is just a rebranded MSI Wind. HCL didn’t even introduce it with better battery. Nothing much to talk about here. Strange thing is that the Wind is also on sale in India and is cheaper than MH 04.

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HCL MH 04
MSI Wind

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Play the Online Games of Spb – for both Pocket PC and Smartphone

Spb Software, the world’s leading maker of Windows Mobile applications announces the release of Spb Online Games as a separate suite. Originally, part of Spb Online – a set of online services under one roof, which attracted over 15,000 users in under two weeks (at the rate of more than 1000 users per day) – Spb Online Games is a collection of four instant online games, supplemented with an online chat service.

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How To Improve battery life of HTC Diamond

HTC Diamond comes with 900maH battery. Even though that figure does not look very impressive on the paper, HTC Diamond has pretty ‘ok’ battery life. But, heavy use of it can drain the battery at a very high rate. I’ve compiled a list of tips that will make your Diamond yield better battery life for sure.

Go to start>settings>connections>Beam. Turn the Beam off from there
Go to start>settings>connections>advanced network. Turn off “HSDPA” if you are not using it right now. It is a huge battery sucker
Go to start>settings>Phone. Go to the Band(tab). Select GSM from the “network type”
Make sure the WiFi radio is off, if you are not using it.
Use the task manager to terminate the applications that are not in use.More the number of applications running in the background implies more load on the CPU and thus, it will suck more battery than you can imagine. Fortunately, almost all versions of the HTC Diamond come with HTC Task Manager to manage the tasks.
Personally, I recommend using the Dinarsoft Handyswitcher (reviewed here) instead as it is much more faster and responsive than the HTC’s own task manager. Before installing it, please make sure to disable the HTC’s task manager. To do this, go to start>settings>system>’task manager’>button (tab)>”untick” both of the checkboxes to disable it.
Make sure the “key lock” is on. It will prevent accidental key presses when your device will be in your pocket. To do this, go to start>settings>system>key lock and select “lock all buttons except power button”.
If none of the above suggestions work for you, sell your Diamond.

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Auto Screen Rotation on HTC Diamond – Gyrator

A screen rotating application which uses the GSensor to detect the orientation of the device, and rotate the device screen accordingly. It has a graphical configuration system for blacklisting/whitelisting applications where auto-rotation should not be performed.

Requirements:

  • HTC Diamond / HTC Diamond Pro
  • WM6/WM6.1
  • NET Compact Framework v3.5

Download the application from here

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Play with the Tmobile G1 even before you buy it!

Click the buttons, go through the menus, get to know the functions and it’s capabilities. Yes, you can do all that with the emulator of the Tmobile G1. When the page has loaded, click on the emulator to play with it. It is obvious that you won’t be able to use wifi and GPS on it.

It is really nice to know that Tmobile has gone for the innovative medium of making people play with the (new) Android OS before they buy it.

Link to the emulator

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REVIEW: Sandisk Sansa Fuze 4GB MP3 player – Take that iPod Nano!

When you want to be a part of I-do-not-want-to-buy-an-iPod list, Sandisk has been on the progressive line of making feature-rich MP3 players. They have learned quite well from the past mistakes and have come out with great innovations in their new range of MP3 players. In the new Sansa range, they have improved the built quality; screen quality and sound quality. They have made something which can actually stand against the iPod Nano

Just look at the impression the Sansa makes on it’s user. It is under $100; packs more functionality than the iPod Nano; looks very sleek and is very fashionable. Packed with lot of great features like built in FM, video player, photo viewer and an great MP3 player, this one is not something to let go easily.

Design

The Sandisk Sansa Fuze is just 2.0 inches wide by 3.1 inches tall by 0.3 inches deep. Due to those comfortable dimensions, it is very easy to hold in your hand. It has very nice illuminated job wheel in the middle which is used also used to change the volume when playing a song. It is a very well designed MP3 player. It has a rubberized back and glossy front, together making it look very snazzy. I would prefer the rubberized back of the Sansa way more than the slippery back of the iPod Nano any day. In other words, the Sansa does not look like the cheap MP3 players from China

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