Creating an Android application without a line of code

Believe it or not, not all geeks do Java Programming. When it comes to language, many are happy enough to speak some Klingon already. But this doesn't  help much to create your own application for Android... Google understood this by launching the beta program of its AppInventor: A very simple set of applications to allow people with ideas but not Java programming skills...

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Synology NAS just got even better ... DSM 3.0

One of my best purchase in 2010, the Synology DS109 (and family) is getting even better with the release of Disk Station Manager 3.0. The huge quantity of features added over time during the DSM evolution resulted in a revamped and multi-tasking user interface to make the server configuration even more intuitive than before.Difficult to tell which AJAX web interface from QNAP...

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A point regarding the Foscam recovery files

I published my post, Bring your paperweight back to life, in December 2009 with recovery files received from Foscam at that time.This worked fine for all users of FI8908W (and FI8904W) until some hardware revision that occurred in Foscam's produced during 2010. The initial files didn't work any more for these newer cameras.I have updated my post with files (+ mirror) that Foscam...

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Foscam FI8918W out soon

This September month should see some new things out from Foscam. The most obvious is the FI8918W, a natural evolution of the good old FI8908W. hands-on review here The picture and description from foscam.com don't give much clue about the changes but, thanks to the information from foscam.us on their pre-order page, it looks like Foscam has been listening to users suggestions:The...

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