Android Running on iPhone!!!

This is so cool!!

GIMP Resynthesizer - Must watch!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2gonFtc1yc&feature=player_embedded

How to access ext2 or ext3 file system from Mac OSX

I have always wanted to access my Ubuntu harddisk in my Leopard. For months, google has been telling me not possible but, today came as a surprise, you are able to do so by installing fuse. Fuse is a user space file system which allows system to read different type of file system provided the developers has followed the Fuse inferface. It is originated from Linux and it has been ported to Max OS. Man, I really like FOSS. For more infor in fuse, http://fuse.sourceforge.net/

So to start, 

1. go to http://code.google.com/p/macfuse/ and download the latest version

2. go to http://sourceforge.net/projects/fuse-ext2/ and download the latest version. You should be able to download dmg format under the "Files" type

3. Install macfuse first

4. Install fuse-ext2

5. Reboot and you should be able to read ext2/3 formated drive.

PS: Just a note, there is another ext application for Mac however, I tried and it does not work for me.

How to install iPhone SDK 3.1.2 with xCode 3.1.4 on Mac OS X 10.5.5

After a clean install, I need to install the xCode with iPhone SDK again on Mac OS X 10.5.5. However, you should see an error telling you that it support 10.5.7 and above. To resolve this, you can do the following.

1. Edit the file /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist under superuser mode. I like to use vim

sudo vim /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist

The password should be your user password.

2. Change all the 10.5.5 to 10.5.7

3. Save and exit.

4. Start installing!

Problem with HFS+ Journal - Bad Journal Magic

I think i am just not suitable to use HFS+. I though Journal will auto recover faster and easier, in the end I am more problem. The whole thing started when My eeepc starts to hang/crash randomly especially after a major shift to the machine. I serious thing some parts is spoil or loose from the recent dismantle of the machine.

In short, after the recent crash which cause me to reinstall my Mac OS, I choose to use HFS+ Journal believing that it will recover easier. However, after it's first crash, I have this problem, Bad Journal Magic Number or something similar. Which means, it cannot read the first journal node. I have not found any solution to recover this but to make the device boot again, this is how you can turn off the journal bit.

1. Boot with Mac OS X dvd
2. Launch terminal
3. Run the following command

/System/Library/Filesystem/hfs.fs/hfs.util -N /dev/disk1s1

4. Close Terminal
5. Run Disk Uitility
6. Select the correct partition and run "Repair Disk"
7. After it shows, partition repaired, run "Verify Disk" again to verify

Good luck! Anyway, I think I cannot get along with HFS+.

How to enable Bookmark Sync in Mac

Download the latest Google Chrome from here. The version should be 5.0.307.9 beta and above.

Initially I wanted to list down how to enable it from 4.0++ beta but after upgrading I realize it is available widely, so this simple example. Enjoy!

New Layout!

I have just change a new template. At least this looks more presentable for quotes, maybe i should try to do my own customization on the template when I have time. :)