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Mac OS Wi-Fi Settings

Context:

Mac OS

Problem:

Looking for Wi-Fi settings such as speed and whatnot

Solution:

Here are some ways:

• Hold down "option" key on the keyboard and click on the top place where you connect to the wifi network
• Apple -> About This Mac -> More Info...
• Lion:  -> System Report -> Network -> Wi-Fi
• Snow Leopard: -> Network ->AirPort
• Command+Space to bring up the spotlight search
• Type in "Network Utility"

iPad Retina Display (4th Generation) and Nexus 7 32G - No Waiting In Line - Get It Now Online

Yay!  Got my tablets.  I don't have to waste my precious sleep and wait in crazy long lines tonight.

Here's where I got my tablets:

Best Buy:

Two new iPads with Retina Display (4th Generation ) for $439.99 (excluding tax) a piece.  (free shipping)

Office Depot:

Google Nexus 7, 32G for $229.99 (excluding tax).  (free shipping)

Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!

Eat, sleep, laugh, love...

Black Friday 2012 Best iPad 2, iPad 4 and Google Nexus 7 Deals

If you're looking for an iPad 2, iPad 4 or a Google Nexus 7 this Black Friday, here are the places with the best deals that I know of at this time.

iPad 2:  Walmart  $399 with $75 gift card
iPad 4:  Target $499 with $60 gift card
Google Nexus 7:  Office Depot $229 ($20 off from $249 for a 32G)

Reading ZipEntry content from ZipInputStream

Context:

Java
MySQL
Zip

Problem:

I needed to search the content of a specific file in the Zip which was read in from the database.  I had no direct access to the Zip file except to the input stream of the Zip file.

Solution:

InputStream inStream = blob.getBinaryStream();  
// the blob contains the zip

ZipInputStream zipInStream = new ZipInputStream(inStream);

ZipEntry zipEntry = null;
while((zipEntry = zipInStream.getNextEntry()) != null) {
  String filename = zipEntry.getName();
  if(filename.matches("file_name_that_i_want_to_look_at") {
    StringWriter writer = new StringWriter();
    int i;
    while((i = zipInStream.read()) !=  -1) {
         writer.write(i);   
    } 

    String content = writer.toString();  // content of the file
  }
}

How to remove Facebook synced contacts from iPhone running iOS 6

1. On your iPhone, go to Settings, you should see the Facebook app there.

2. In Facebook settings, turn "Contacts" off.

3. Hit the "Update all contacts"

Macally Folio Stand Case (Red/White) For iPhone 5 (SLIMCOVER5R)

 

 My order of this case arrived today from Macmall.  Here are some of my pros and cons:

Pros:

• The case looks really nice.
• The leather is shining.
• The inside cover is soft.
• The feel is good when holding in hand.
• Not bulky.
• Magnetic cover, holding the cover together when closed.
• Feeling that phone is safe and secured in case.

Cons:

• Unnecessary latch:  The pictures from the Macally don''t show it, but there's a little red plastic latch.  If you look at the picture above, there's that red latch in the middle.  There's one like that on the opposite side to hold the phone secured.  Why do I think it's a con?  Well, because I like to use it as a stand and having it there prevents me from doing so.  Having it there is unnecessary in my opinion (the other three you see in the picture above should be enough).  The latch makes it hard to quickly put it in stand mode.  You have to unlatch your phone first.  Maybe, it's just me, but I'm afraid that by taking phone out and putting it in may scratch that side of my phone.
• The leather is very nice but not strong enough I think.  I was holding the case with the phone in my hand along with some boxes of hair dye (I was shopping for my mom :).  Unintentionally, I must have held it at such an angle that one of the corners of a box was poking at the case; now, I have a small cut on the case.  It was my fault.  Not sure if other kinds of leather would have had the same damage by the same force.  Since I got the white case, the cut is more visible.  Well, I guess the case did its job of protecting.  LOL

Overall:

•  So far, I like it.  I know there's no perfect case.  I would have liked it a lot more if it were not for those two cons mentioned above.