I've been using SensatioN for the past couple of months. The rom is phenomenal, one of the best I've used so far! It's smooth, fast and efficient at memory usage. There are some things that were a problem for me however.
Well the first thing I did was flash a rooted kernel called atomic fusion. I then flashed SensatioN the normal way through clockworkMOD and restored through TiBu.
Some of the problems were I couldn't sync with any of my saved contact or the apps that I've downloaded. If it wasn't for TiBu I wouldn't have any of my apps but that's why I use TiBu.
Sorry this entry isn't as verbose as the last few but I really didn't find anything wrong with it. I would definitely use this as my primary ROM. I would highly recommend this rom to any Samsung Galaxy S flasher; at least to test out.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Illuminance - Review
Illuminance - Custom Rom
For the past week I've been using this rom and I do have to say if you want a stable rom that looks very close to stock then this is the one for you. As you can see from the screen shots that the gui looks very nice.
Performance wise, it's fast and unlike Fusion IX I rarely had that home button problem. Almost everything loaded up nicely except for Gallery. I could get it to load but nothing would show up. I would recommend getting a different picture viewer if you want to use this rom with pictures.
This rom is rooted so you can install programs that need su. What comes with this rom is all the standard apps like video player, music player and all the other standard android apps. Something that's pretty nice is you get Polaris Office with this rom but I prefer QuickOffice.
One thing to note is that you won't be getting any advanced options in the settings with this rom.
Other than all that if you were to ask me if I would return to this rom in the future, I would most definitely come back. I may even save all my info with TiBu so I can come back to it as if I have never left it...
Friday, October 28, 2011
Fusion IX Review
XDA-Fusion
For the past week and a half I was playing around with Fusion IX which is a customizable rom for the Samsung Galaxy S Android phone. Not sure if it was me but this one seems like the buggiest rom I've played with. It has some major bugs that I would consider a deal breaker if I were choosing this as my "default" rom. If I knew more about programming I would come up with a program to emulate these roms so you don't waste time flashing them. If there isn't one out there yet, I call this mine!!
Back on topic, the stock theme of this rom is quite colorful to say the least! The colors are a little too much if you ask me, from purples to blacks and some blue accents make the default theme a little too contrasting. That said, the designer definitely got something right with an animated notification drop-down menu, toggle and status bar icons. If I could find them in the zip file, I would definitely use these on my theme design.
Other than that, the rom has a problem with going back to home. What I mean is that when you press the home button on the phone itself, it takes you to the app list rather than the home screen. Once you actually get to the home screen it takes forever to load the widgets you have. This could be because my phone can't handle it but it's a samsung galaxy s!
The other biggest bug I've seen is that it fails at syncing up with google. I can't get my apps to download unless I use an app like titanium backup. My gmail contacts don't even sync up not does at&t contact backup service.
If it wasn't for these bugs, I would totally recommend this rom but until the collective fixes these bugs I would use this rom.
For the past week and a half I was playing around with Fusion IX which is a customizable rom for the Samsung Galaxy S Android phone. Not sure if it was me but this one seems like the buggiest rom I've played with. It has some major bugs that I would consider a deal breaker if I were choosing this as my "default" rom. If I knew more about programming I would come up with a program to emulate these roms so you don't waste time flashing them. If there isn't one out there yet, I call this mine!!
Back on topic, the stock theme of this rom is quite colorful to say the least! The colors are a little too much if you ask me, from purples to blacks and some blue accents make the default theme a little too contrasting. That said, the designer definitely got something right with an animated notification drop-down menu, toggle and status bar icons. If I could find them in the zip file, I would definitely use these on my theme design.
Other than that, the rom has a problem with going back to home. What I mean is that when you press the home button on the phone itself, it takes you to the app list rather than the home screen. Once you actually get to the home screen it takes forever to load the widgets you have. This could be because my phone can't handle it but it's a samsung galaxy s!
The other biggest bug I've seen is that it fails at syncing up with google. I can't get my apps to download unless I use an app like titanium backup. My gmail contacts don't even sync up not does at&t contact backup service.
If it wasn't for these bugs, I would totally recommend this rom but until the collective fixes these bugs I would use this rom.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Continuum 6.1 - 2.3.4
This is my review of the rom Continuum 6.1 created by Team Continuum. It's a customized rom that runs on a Samsung Galaxy S using the android OS 2.3.4. It also utilized the Talon kernel (ver. 0.3.1) from TalonDEV - XDA Developers.
Now this is a forewarning, I don't have nearly the technical skills to go really in depth into this rom solely because I don't have the experience in coding such things (I'm teaching myself Java as I write this) so forgive me if I'm not too technical. As my knowledge improves so will my jargon and descriptions. Go here if you want a more in depth specs XDA-Developers - Continuum 6.1
To get this review started, after you're done flashing you are greeted with the AT&T World Phone splash screen then the Talon Logo. Next is a fun boot animation that starts with a star field and merges into the word CONTINUUM...pretty cool! The phone then loads the rom and media scanner activates....
This is by far one of the more stable roms I've had so far. I was using Cognition 4.4.3 for awhile then switch to Firefly 3.0 (my fav until Continuum). Coming from Firefly, this one is almost exactly like it in that it's very smooth although there are some lagginess but more on this later. All the apps I've run have loaded fast and super smooth. I like the launcher with this rom because of the transitions between the home screens, app list and the actual app. They all seem to go to the background. If I'm not mistaken, it uses the Touchwiz 3.0 instead of Touchwiz 4.0. I wish I could play with the new interface but if it is 3.0 and it works. Speaking of the launcher if you hold down on the app list button, 5 mini home screens appear with what's stored in them...pretty cool!
Over all battery is good, after a day of use, I'm normally down to 40-30% life (this is with texting, surfing on the net, using apps like intune and watching a few videos...,etc). I haven't had to recycle the battery yet but I hear it's a good idea to do that when flashing new roms.
After a few months of using this rom, it appears to have some bugs in it. I would have to restart the phone because it was just too slow at loading apps and widgets. When it was a fresh reboot, the rom ran smooth and fast but having to reboot so much just killed this rom for me. Perhaps it was something to do with my own setup and installation process. I look forward to the next version to see if any of the bugs still persist.
Now this is a forewarning, I don't have nearly the technical skills to go really in depth into this rom solely because I don't have the experience in coding such things (I'm teaching myself Java as I write this) so forgive me if I'm not too technical. As my knowledge improves so will my jargon and descriptions. Go here if you want a more in depth specs XDA-Developers - Continuum 6.1
To get this review started, after you're done flashing you are greeted with the AT&T World Phone splash screen then the Talon Logo. Next is a fun boot animation that starts with a star field and merges into the word CONTINUUM...pretty cool! The phone then loads the rom and media scanner activates....
This is by far one of the more stable roms I've had so far. I was using Cognition 4.4.3 for awhile then switch to Firefly 3.0 (my fav until Continuum). Coming from Firefly, this one is almost exactly like it in that it's very smooth although there are some lagginess but more on this later. All the apps I've run have loaded fast and super smooth. I like the launcher with this rom because of the transitions between the home screens, app list and the actual app. They all seem to go to the background. If I'm not mistaken, it uses the Touchwiz 3.0 instead of Touchwiz 4.0. I wish I could play with the new interface but if it is 3.0 and it works. Speaking of the launcher if you hold down on the app list button, 5 mini home screens appear with what's stored in them...pretty cool!
Over all battery is good, after a day of use, I'm normally down to 40-30% life (this is with texting, surfing on the net, using apps like intune and watching a few videos...,etc). I haven't had to recycle the battery yet but I hear it's a good idea to do that when flashing new roms.
After a few months of using this rom, it appears to have some bugs in it. I would have to restart the phone because it was just too slow at loading apps and widgets. When it was a fresh reboot, the rom ran smooth and fast but having to reboot so much just killed this rom for me. Perhaps it was something to do with my own setup and installation process. I look forward to the next version to see if any of the bugs still persist.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Learning Java
06/28/1: Today is the inaugural day that I begin yet another subject of study: Java programming. I've just created my first java program called Saluton. It displays Saluton mondo which means hello world; a nice take on the age old program "hello world".
What's interesting is that the way I'm making these programs isn't through Eclipse or Jbuild but through a text editor the javac program and the interpreter java. Perhaps later on when I learn to do more complex programs, I will need those development tools.
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07/1/11: Today I learned how to implement arguments into a Java as well as learning about number variables and strings. I've learned how to manipulate the number variables into an mathematical expression and I've also learned how to use strings variables to make messages on in the program.
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07/5/11: Today I began learning comparison arguments using the if, then, else statements. I haven't delved too far into it but seems logical enough.
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07/25/11: (I kept on going back and forth between various hobbies so I was learning it but only here and there) Today I finished what I started 20 days ago and I actually understand how to use both if, then, else statements along with switch statements. My only problem is learning how to utilize them in my programs...only experience will teach me that! I also made a program that displays the computer's system time while giving you a greeting. It was fun after I got some of the bugs out, cool concept...! Next is using loops....
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7/26/11: Today I learned how to use three different loops for, while and do. For is probably the most powerful and efficient one since you declare your variables in a method; the loop checks what has happened before it goes back into the loop, pretty cool! While you have to declare all the variables before you run the loop, it's different than the for loop. Do is the exact opposite of for. What do does is run the loop first than checks the arguments in the method and reinializes the loop (so you will always start with one loop before).
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7/27/11: Today I learned about Arrays. This wasn't too bad once I got behind the concept that it's a storage place for predefined variables, either numeral or String. The problem is that variables can't be added or taken away in an array so you really have to think how to use them.
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7/28/11: Today is the big day I learned how to use Objects. I learned how the hierarchy works (superclass and sub-class). I learned how to create an object from the attributes and methods defined in them. I also learned how to utilize the hierarchy system in a program. Next is programming a GUI, fun!
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What's interesting is that the way I'm making these programs isn't through Eclipse or Jbuild but through a text editor the javac program and the interpreter java. Perhaps later on when I learn to do more complex programs, I will need those development tools.
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07/1/11: Today I learned how to implement arguments into a Java as well as learning about number variables and strings. I've learned how to manipulate the number variables into an mathematical expression and I've also learned how to use strings variables to make messages on in the program.
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07/5/11: Today I began learning comparison arguments using the if, then, else statements. I haven't delved too far into it but seems logical enough.
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07/25/11: (I kept on going back and forth between various hobbies so I was learning it but only here and there) Today I finished what I started 20 days ago and I actually understand how to use both if, then, else statements along with switch statements. My only problem is learning how to utilize them in my programs...only experience will teach me that! I also made a program that displays the computer's system time while giving you a greeting. It was fun after I got some of the bugs out, cool concept...! Next is using loops....
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7/26/11: Today I learned how to use three different loops for, while and do. For is probably the most powerful and efficient one since you declare your variables in a method; the loop checks what has happened before it goes back into the loop, pretty cool! While you have to declare all the variables before you run the loop, it's different than the for loop. Do is the exact opposite of for. What do does is run the loop first than checks the arguments in the method and reinializes the loop (so you will always start with one loop before).
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7/27/11: Today I learned about Arrays. This wasn't too bad once I got behind the concept that it's a storage place for predefined variables, either numeral or String. The problem is that variables can't be added or taken away in an array so you really have to think how to use them.
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7/28/11: Today is the big day I learned how to use Objects. I learned how the hierarchy works (superclass and sub-class). I learned how to create an object from the attributes and methods defined in them. I also learned how to utilize the hierarchy system in a program. Next is programming a GUI, fun!
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Friday, June 24, 2011
Politics and the Media
I was watching the interview between Chris Wallace and Jon Stewart and some topics came up that I think really need to be addressed. For one, I do think Jon was right when he was talking about the 24-hour news channels (Fox, CNN, MSNBC...,etc) sensationalising the news and making it about conflict. This has gotten so bad that I have to go to Al-Jezera or BBC News to get anything that's objectified or straight to the point.
Case in point, when former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi held a press conference; all the news organisations ran with her commenting about Anthony Weiner's resignation. Once she arrived at the podium and stated that she wouldn't answer any questions about former Rep. Weiner, all the news organisations cut from the conference. The topic of the press conference was about jobs and the deficit, which is something that needs to be reported on. That's ridiculous and shows just how subjective these new organisations are!!
The second point that I'm in agreement with Jon is that he doesn't just ridicule Fox News even though they do deserve it. He ridicules many other news organisation that have been disingenuous about the facts. I've seen Jon bitch out Keith Olberman about his idiots of the week segment or Rachel Maddow about her cynicism on his show. I've also seen Jon complain about some of the local news sensationalism. He ridicules Fox because they're the ones who over-sensationalise what they broadcast.
The one thing I don't agree with Jon is that he does put a liberal/progressive slant in his show but only on topics he's passionate about like the First Responders' Bill. Other than that, he just makes fun of all the bullshit that's going on right now.
Case in point, when former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi held a press conference; all the news organisations ran with her commenting about Anthony Weiner's resignation. Once she arrived at the podium and stated that she wouldn't answer any questions about former Rep. Weiner, all the news organisations cut from the conference. The topic of the press conference was about jobs and the deficit, which is something that needs to be reported on. That's ridiculous and shows just how subjective these new organisations are!!
The second point that I'm in agreement with Jon is that he doesn't just ridicule Fox News even though they do deserve it. He ridicules many other news organisation that have been disingenuous about the facts. I've seen Jon bitch out Keith Olberman about his idiots of the week segment or Rachel Maddow about her cynicism on his show. I've also seen Jon complain about some of the local news sensationalism. He ridicules Fox because they're the ones who over-sensationalise what they broadcast.
The one thing I don't agree with Jon is that he does put a liberal/progressive slant in his show but only on topics he's passionate about like the First Responders' Bill. Other than that, he just makes fun of all the bullshit that's going on right now.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Hard Bricked Phone
Apparently you can actually hard brick a Samsung Galaxy S Captivate (here on in: Captivate) just by not clearing the phone and just running Odin 1-click. So now I'm back on the iPhone, yuck, until I fork up the $50 to fix the problem (if it's even fixable)!
If you want to know my opinion, I think android can learn a thing or two from apple. I like how on an android you can do almost anything you want if you're technical enough but I feel like android should come with a proprietary software like iTunes, even though I'm against this, just so you have the option to simplify things. Don't get me wrong, I love the control you get from the current system but it should be somewhat automated.
What I have to do to backup anything on an my Captivate is first root the phone, then I have to download/side-load the program titanium backup. After the backup, I have to plug in my phone to my Linux laptop and copy all the files from the titanium backup and any other pertinent data (I use terminal to do this, so that adds to my exhaustion). With the iPhone, all I have to do is run iTunes and hit sync....simple.
Earlier that day, my brother and I were talking about object oriented programming...Java. My experience in programming is visual basic 98 i.e. entry-level. This was a whole new ball game but I think I got the concept of objects. If I can wrap my head around programming, I might be able to find a job as a coder which apparently is very lucrative right now; although I think I'm going to stick with Network Security for now.
If you want to know my opinion, I think android can learn a thing or two from apple. I like how on an android you can do almost anything you want if you're technical enough but I feel like android should come with a proprietary software like iTunes, even though I'm against this, just so you have the option to simplify things. Don't get me wrong, I love the control you get from the current system but it should be somewhat automated.
What I have to do to backup anything on an my Captivate is first root the phone, then I have to download/side-load the program titanium backup. After the backup, I have to plug in my phone to my Linux laptop and copy all the files from the titanium backup and any other pertinent data (I use terminal to do this, so that adds to my exhaustion). With the iPhone, all I have to do is run iTunes and hit sync....simple.
Earlier that day, my brother and I were talking about object oriented programming...Java. My experience in programming is visual basic 98 i.e. entry-level. This was a whole new ball game but I think I got the concept of objects. If I can wrap my head around programming, I might be able to find a job as a coder which apparently is very lucrative right now; although I think I'm going to stick with Network Security for now.
Monday, June 20, 2011
My Inaugural Post
This is a new experience for me, an outlet for expression between everyday life and what's going on in the world. From politics that's happening now to new technology that I've come across, this will be my voice, my opinion, my perception. Come along and enjoy the ride!!
I start this blog with what everyone is talking about, Anthony Weiner. I understand why he should resign but it's not like he actually committed adultery! Compared to some of his colleagues, this is nothing. The only thing he got out of the situation was some dirty talk and pictures.
I'm of the "if it didn't happen, who cares" camp; so who really cares about what he does on the Internet so long as he doesn't actually try out what he says. Now, if was trying to get some then I can see why a lot of people are outraged. I do have to say that he didn't handle it the way he should have. All he had to do was say that it's a private matter and I think a lot of people would have been satisfied but no he had to make a circus out of it.
I start this blog with what everyone is talking about, Anthony Weiner. I understand why he should resign but it's not like he actually committed adultery! Compared to some of his colleagues, this is nothing. The only thing he got out of the situation was some dirty talk and pictures.
I'm of the "if it didn't happen, who cares" camp; so who really cares about what he does on the Internet so long as he doesn't actually try out what he says. Now, if was trying to get some then I can see why a lot of people are outraged. I do have to say that he didn't handle it the way he should have. All he had to do was say that it's a private matter and I think a lot of people would have been satisfied but no he had to make a circus out of it.
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