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Disabling Android Market update

19-08-2011

I didn’t like the new android market application, and I’m not the only one. If you want to get back to old one, application name is Vending.apk available in the \system\app\ folder, you can just replace it from your old stock ROM. The easiest way is to send your old Vending.apk by bluetooth or cable to your phone and then use Root explorer to move it to the \app folder by overwriting existing one, of course to do that, you need root access. Do not forget to wipe Dalvik cache. Some developers offer a convenient package to be installed in recovery mode.

But even after rolling-back, Android Market application gets automatically updated and there’s is no option to disable this update. We can fix this by using Terminal Emulator. We will gain root access and then disable the updater application:

su -
pm disable com.android.vending.updater

That’s it, and if by chance things go wrong, you can just enable updating.

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Displaying a full-page Frameset

20-05-2011

The following code can be used to “copy” a web site X in your own. Basically, it displays it inside a full page frameset, the browser address bar will always display your site’s URL, while the contents will be site X. In the example, the page title and keywords are also controlled.

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<title>This is a Damn Full Page Frameset</title>
<META name="description" content="chlankboot.com">
<META name="keywords" content="Chlankboot, Journal,">
</head>
<frameset rows="100%,*" border="0">
<frame src="http://www.chlankboot.com/" frameborder="0" />
<frame frameborder="0" noresize />
</frameset>
<!– pageok –>
<!– 01 –>
<!– 5.1–>
</html>

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Exporting DataGrid contents to Excel

05.04.2011 computing

Here’s an example of code (the quick n’dirty way as usual) to export the contents of a DataGrid control (called MyDataGrid in the example). The example uses an empty excel file as a template. This template is to be added to the project resources. I used a template first to try and then to make [...]

Some Crystal Reports useful formulas

11.02.2011 computing

Creating a (unique*) time-based identifier (time-stamp), could be used to uniquely identify reports for example:

Command Prompt Here registry tweak

31.12.2010 computing

After downgrading from Vista to XP, I remembered its lack of the “Open Command Window Here” (available by holding the Shift key while right-clicking on a folder) and had to look for that popular registry tweak to do the same, here it is. I’m calling it “DOS it” as in the screen shot, but you [...]

Managing Comments in WordPress

25.12.2010 computing

This post will describe SQL queries useful for managing conversation in WordPress. These queries could be run within phpMyAdmin or plugins like WP-DBManager. Enable comments for all published posts Enable comments but for registered users only Disable comments for all published posts Disable comments for old posts (older than 05/05/2007 in the example)

Cimy Swift SMTP Connection timed out problem

21.12.2010 computing

Cimy Swift SMTP is one of the coolest WordPress plugins that allow to send emails via SMTP, it is simple, powerful and most of all can handle Gmail. Recently, email stopped working on all my sites using Gmail accounts along with the same plugin. When trying to send a test message I get this:

4 registry tweaks for securing your media

18.12.2010 computing

Media in general and removable media like USB drives and flash memories in particular are one of the most important vectors of malware spread, especially at corporate level or in schools and universities. They also represent the easiest way of stealing vital data from a computer. IT people think about protecting their systems from the [...]

Sending non form data with cforms II

08.12.2010 computing

Cforms II from delicious days is probably the most powerful contact form plugin for WordPress. A friend using cforms II asked me for a way to send some non form data along with the regular user entered data. The reason was the use of the same generic form in a variety of posts and the [...]

Casser la protection des fontes de caractères

18.06.2009 computing

Saviez vous que les fontes de caractères que vous avez dans votre ordinateur ne sont pas toutes libres de droits d’utilisation ? je veux dire que certaines sont seulement imprimables, d’autres éditables et d’autres ne peuvent être ni distribuées ni installées chez une tierce partie ?

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