johan.geradeaus.se

Tools of work

Johan — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:15:29 +0000

I decided to give away my trusted HTC Desire, a phone that has a very nice blend of performance and size. I’ve always liked small phones (Ericsson T68 and SE X10 Mini being favourites) but as the current crop of smartphones are growing more and more there is not that much to choose from if you want features and performance… As I’m doing development on Android the choice became easier. Last week I got hold of the new Google Nexus and now I’m trying to get used to the size…

Findings this far is that ICS is still young and that many apps need new releases to be stable or run at all. Otherwise it’s working as expected and I’m waiting for Samsung to release the scandinavian dictionary…

Nokia J

Johan — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:15:50 +0000

I’ve applied to Smartson to become a testpilot for the Nokia J bluetooth headset (http://smartsontestpilot.se/nokia-j/bli-testpilot/) - this is going to be interesting as I’ve used numerously headset for my phones over the years. So far the best sound quality has been from traditional headsets with a cord (always tangled) and the best mobility paired with sound quality I’ve found this far is the Jabra JX10. So let’s see if the Nokia is matching those (providing I get to test it of course…)!

Javascript function of the day (JFOTD)

Johan — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:10:46 +0000

Doing some manipulation of selectboxes with the help of http://www.texotela.co.uk/code/jquery/select/. Using it to add a massive amount of options with the use of ajax.

$("#QueryResp").ajaxAddOption("./persons.xsp", {}, false, setOptionValue, [{"value":strResp}]);

Yes, I’m using xPages to feed the JSON to the function. Works very well with the added performance and cache possibilities of xpage “agents”.

To be able to set a default selected option I wrote a small function that is called when loading of options is complete.
function setOptionValue(arg) { var $this = $(this); $this.selectOptions(arg.value, true); }

Very handy function to read url parameters as well;
function getURLParameter(name) { return unescape( (RegExp(name + '=' + '(.+?)(&|$)').exec(location.search)||[,null])[1]); }

All with the help of jQuery of course.

Randomize a list in formula language

Johan — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:17:50 +0000

Today I was faced with a small problem – I needed to randomize a list in Lotus Domino formula language. After looking through the available commands I ended up with the following code;

REM {Original list that should be randomized}; _list := "A" : "B" : "C" : "D";

REM {Append random value to each element in list, then sort it}; _sortedlist := @Sort(@Transform(_list; "x"; @Text(@Random) + "|" + x));

REM {Extract the original value from element and return}; @Implode(@RightBack(_sortedlist; "|"); @NewLine)

The trick is to add a random value to each of the original elements and then sort the new list. After the sorting the random value can be removed.

Problem solved!

Upgrading. How it should be done.

Johan — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:00:47 +0000

Upgrading your current wordpress installation is possible the quickest upgrade you can do. Login to your administration dashboard, click upgrade and one more confirmation click. Wait 5 seconds. You’re installation has been upgraded!

Twitter Updates for 2010-10-06

Johan — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:00:00 +0000

Godmorgon! Börjar bli riktigt mörkt nu när man åker till jobbet! #
When #Apple make #Pages on #iPad support #Dropbox I buy it! #ALotOfTags #
@jdagerot @Rutberg Skulle vilja få igång både Skandiabanken och Handelsbanken på iPad. in reply to jdagerot #
Skandiabankens Mobila Plånbok stödjer inte många funktioner. Dessutom kostar det per överföring och saldoförfrågan! #fail #
Inte så stor chans att bankid fungerar på iPad/Mobile Safari… #ipadse #
@matsfagerberg Grattis! Jag har blivit beroende av en sådan på bara en vecka… in reply to matsfagerberg #
Ohhh, this is my 1982nd tweet. Celebrations are coming up! #Soon2000 #
@claes Ja, det saknas något mellan min MacBook Pro och min iPad. in reply to claes #
@rutberg Hehe, inte lätt med bokstäverna ibland! Ursäkta att jag knackade på dörren in reply to rutberg #
Hihi! http://rumpetroll.com/ #
@sasabrkic Interesting, might have a look at it. in reply to sasabrkic #

Safari 5

Johan — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:03:58 +0000

Posting this with the ScribeFire extension in Safari 5 as I (maybe temporarily) has ditched Google Chrome as my default browser on my Mac. Safari 5 has nice speed and works really well with the new extensions. What I don’t know right now is of Safari is handling memory as good ad Chrome, but time will tell. One thing I’ve been missing so far is the built-in search in the address bar that works so good in Chrome.

Test pilot for a Canon 550D

Johan — Sat, 22 May 2010 06:11:06 +0000

I’ve applied for this http://www.smartson.se/testpilot-550D.html – keeping my fingers crossed! I really would like this one as replacement to my trusty old 350D.

Not really necessary

Johan — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:18:58 +0000

But I had to try the WordPress application on my HTC Desire!

Writeroom – the tool for infomaniacs

Johan — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:30:06 +0000

If you have the bad habit of always trying to keep updated on what is happening around you (twitter, facebook, rss, web???) and getting the feeling that whenever you sit down in front of the computer you never getting any things done (NGTD, sort of related to GTD?).

Then his is THE writing tool!

Writeroom sports green text on black background – perfect for concentrating on writing. It’s really amazing what a nice feeling such a simple program can give you – the feeling of only concentrating on one thing – writing!

More information at http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/products/writeroom