DLNA firewall setup
notes to self... to setup DLNA...
ipfw add pass all from any to 239.0.0.0/8 in via re0 keep-state
ipfw add pass all from any to 239.0.0.0/8 out via re0 keep-state
route add -net 239.0.0.0 -netmask 255.0.0.0 -iface re0 MSN "now playing" plugin for foobar2000 (version 0.6)
This is version 0.6 of the plug-in. Fixed the bug that MSN displayed garbage when foorbar was closed during music playing.
This plug-in is for the foobar2000 music player. It sends the song information to MSN Messenger for display.
The component is available here.
Save the file under the components directory of foobar2000 (e.g. C:\Program Files\foobar2000\components) and restart the program. There will be a new item added under the Playback menu. Select the format of info that you want to show on MSN. Also remember to turn on the "Show what I'm listening to" feature on your MSN Messenger.
The C++ source code is also available. You will need to download the foobar2000 SDK in order to build it.
This plug-in is for the foobar2000 music player. It sends the song information to MSN Messenger for display.
The component is available here.
Save the file under the components directory of foobar2000 (e.g. C:\Program Files\foobar2000\components) and restart the program. There will be a new item added under the Playback menu. Select the format of info that you want to show on MSN. Also remember to turn on the "Show what I'm listening to" feature on your MSN Messenger.
The C++ source code is also available. You will need to download the foobar2000 SDK in order to build it.
Android Safe 1.0.2
Android Safe 1.0.2 released today. No new feature or bug fix. This release is mainly for speed improvement.
I picked to implement an encryption program as my first Android application because (besides the fact that I have a real need to replace my Palm application MemoAES) I need to have an excuse to play with native programing on Android! :P I also picked a secure and computationally expensive key generation method: PBKDF2 with 1024 rounds (!) of iteration and a 256-bit key output for AES.
Both Android Safe version 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 used pure Java implementation. The Dalvik VM isn't really that bad. The key generation process took around 3 seconds. But since each of the notes in Android Safe is encrypted with different salt, that essentially translate to the fact that they are using different keys. So each open, save, and import (with different password) action requires at least one call to the PBKDF2 algorithm. The user experience is acceptable, but not that good.
Using Android NDK, the PBKDF2 part is rewritten with JNI (in C) for version 1.0.2. The speed improvement is over five-folds. Below is some test data I collected when testing the algorithm with test vectors found in RFC3962. Each test executed three times with the average taken as the result.
| 1200 iterations | 2 iterations | |
|---|---|---|
| 128-bit JNI | 330ms | 3ms |
| 128-bit Java | 1864ms | 9ms |
| 256-bit JNI | 632ms | 11ms |
| 256-bit Java | 3495ms | 97ms |
Android Safe
Encrypt notes with 256-bit AES. Keys are based on PBKDF2 with 1024 iterations and 256-bit salt. Export/Import encrypted notes to external storage. Share the encrypted messages via emails. Online tool available to decrypt the message without using Android.
中秋羊
買件無骨羊肩, 醃左佢
再加薯角... 咁又一餐!
同場加演, 肥死你牛油磨菇...
... 唔少得啤酒!
肥。到。冇。朋。友！！！
再加薯角... 咁又一餐!
同場加演, 肥死你牛油磨菇...
... 唔少得啤酒!
肥。到。冇。朋。友！！！
Star PSS-300
So I have caught the bug. Searched for replicas of air pistol used in competitions. The KSC GP100 is just too expensive for me. The solution? Go for the replica of replica! Here is the Star PSS-300 that I got.
The grip, front and rear sights, trigger etc are all adjustable. For around HKD1000, just can't beat the price.
BTW, the Maruzen APS-3 is very nice too. But again, the price is just out of reach for me... orz
The grip, front and rear sights, trigger etc are all adjustable. For around HKD1000, just can't beat the price.
BTW, the Maruzen APS-3 is very nice too. But again, the price is just out of reach for me... orz
Olympus PEN E-P1
會唔會有港版呢?
晨運 20090701
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Android bug #01
Calendar events entered via the phone won't show up on Google calendar.
Advice from Google doesn't help.
Update: Found the cause. By default, events created on phone are default to a local calendar "My Calendar" that can't be sync with any calendar in Google Calendar. And you can't change the calendar once the event is saved. A "workaround" is to select the Google Calendar for all events created on phone.
Advice from Google doesn't help.
Update: Found the cause. By default, events created on phone are default to a local calendar "My Calendar" that can't be sync with any calendar in Google Calendar. And you can't change the calendar once the event is saved. A "workaround" is to select the Google Calendar for all events created on phone.