Category: android

neorouter + android

By basd on Apr 7, 2012 | In linux, cloud computing, android | Send feedback »

Neorouter is fantastic, but some of the help explanations are a little linux-y.  So, I am here to help! You of course are using appbrain, so you quickly load neorouter onto your droid.  Next, you log into your vpn and see a list of your computers. S… more »

yet more reasons why android will rule the world

By basd on Feb 25, 2012 | In android | Send feedback »

Android just keeps proving me *right*, so long as we ignore the "all ur souls R belong to us" factor.  ("Us" being Google.)  Its proving to be what linux ought to be, except for the totally free part. I installed the Brother Android printer app.  I d… more »

more with less

By basd on Feb 16, 2012 | In cloud computing, android, droid3 | Send feedback »

It's a bad thing to get stuck in a paradigm. ARM processors are small, slow and ... wait a minute, why is it I can do more stuff with my Droid3 than with my netbook, laptop or desktop??? I'm not kidding.I mentioned before that circa 1982 IBM figured 80… more »

things we need on the 'ole android

By basd on Feb 7, 2012 | In android | Send feedback »

1.  Opera browser.  Add https://duckduckgo.com and https://ixquick.com for some privacy and less spammy searches.  Add the duckduckgo.com app. 2.  Add Orbot for TOR functionality and then add Orweb browser for some more privacy, which also uses duckduc… more »

that was awesome (er, easy ...)

By basd on May 29, 2011 | In linux, opensuse, android | Send feedback »

So, can I tether the Android?  Problem was, it had installers for Ubuntu and Fedora.  What to do?Well, what the heck.  I downloaded and installed easytether onto the Android.  Then I said, "hmmm ... Fedora is rpm, OpenSuse is rpm -- I'll try it. Not al… more »