Finally, merge all duplicate contacts with one button. I just tried this out and it found and merged several contacts, and now I don't need to do it manually "later" since this one-click and review option was so easy!
How? Go to Gmail > Contacts and look for the "Find Duplicates" button. Press it and follow the directions, and visit the original Gmail blog post (link above) for more detail.
Learn more about merging contacts.
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December 15th, 2009 in
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Favela: Head to the LZ to the South of the market
LISTEN TO THE ENEMY
During this mission, as in many of COD: MW2 missions it pays to listen to the enemy. First off, listen to your enemy. Even with a moderately priced ($15-$30) set of stereo headsets you can get a pretty good idea of where your enemy is - above you, below you, behind you, or to either side - you get the idea. Also listen to WHAT they say, even though you may not know the language. Many of the IMPORTANT words are similar in English. Here are some, though the spelling may be off...
covertura = cover
grenata = grenade
MOVEMENT
This area of the favela has a LOT of chickens jumping around in their cages that will make it harder to determine what to shoot. The first time in I killed as many chickens as people - partly because I started shooting them in an effort to get rid of their "ambient movement" so I'd be able to recognize threats, the gun-toting Brazialians.
Watch for shadows to give away your enemy, especially shadows from above. Shadows can be an important tip-off, but before you go attacking a shadow make sure you know its an enemy and not one of your own - friendly fire isn't friendly!
MOVEMENT ROUTES & ENEMY INTELLIGENCE
The favela has lots of different paths to move through if you look. I tend to look straight down the middle and sometimes miss flanking routes, side alleys, paths around stands and paths through stands and buildings. Keep an eye open for alternate paths, especially in areas where enemy resistance is strong.
Be sure that you remember the people of the favela knows its paths well and take advantage of the fact that most places have 2 areas and rooms of approach, if not more. Its difficult ot get your back safely up against a wall there.
In this particular area there are 4 pieces of enemy intelligence. There is a lot of "visual noise" in the favela because its a city area - things laying around like clothing, boxes, pots, pans, cans, bottles, cages, baskets, LP gas tanks etc. Keep an eye out for enemy intelligence (open laptops).
December 11th, 2009 in
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a great game (more later) but having completed it once, and playing through it again tonight I have to complain about "sticky places". If you've logged enough time on the game then you've surely gotten stuck running through a doorway or other opening where you should be able to move, but instead get stuck.
Assassin's Creed 2 has a similar glitch in which Ezio will suddenly look down as if on top of something when, in fact, he's standing in a doorway or other surface. In COD: MW2 the issue is openings (doors, wall openings, and the like) and it can be a little frustrating when you are running full tilt and get "stuck" - boom, dead.
Great game, and admittedly this is a minor glitch that is not "everywhere" and its not "every" doorway, either.
December 11th, 2009 in
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UPDATE: After a comment from a visitor I re-checked my code, did some testing and added the echo statement with formatted time, and improved the comments about how to check for the correct value of $offset. Also, note I have not used this code for a year yet so I do not know if daylight savings has been taken into account.
PHP code to get time in YOUR timezone...
<?
$mydatetime = time ();
$offset= 0; // offset in # of hours from desired location
// check the time displayed using $offset = 0 and adjust
// the offset accordingly
$mydatetime = $mydatetime + ($offset * 60 * 60);
echo date ("g:i A", $mydatetime);
?>
Check the PHP Time manual page for formatting the time. This code has only been tested on two implementations. When I wanted to display the local time for a website's "offical time" I couldn't find any simple explanations online.
Comments/feedback are invited.
December 11th, 2009 in
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Sometimes a snippett speaks for itself, and this new feature letting you know which of your IM buddies is "online" using their cell phone (hence not really online, but not offline) is one of those cases:
Turn on Green Robot, a new experiment in Gmail Labs, and you'll see a robot icon next to people who are currently using Android phones. In the case below, Shirley is online with Android, Nicolle R. is using regular Gmail chat, and Chris I. is currently away but also on Android. Slatka is not an angry robot — she's online with Android but currently busy.
- Gmail Blog: New in Labs: Green Robot Icon
Click the link above for a small screenshot and more detail (if the snippett above wasn't enough for you).
Smartphones haven't been "just for phone calls" for a long time. They have also been playing music, taking pictures and shooting video for some time now. According to Engadget (and others) NASA has developed technology to detect ammonia, chorine gas or methane using the iPhone! Maybe there will be an iPhone on the next mission to Mars?
Spock?
Yes, Jim?
I need to call Scotty, where did I put my iPhone?
MORE
1) NASA Loves iPhone
2) Oh, hey I found another alternative to buying the Nokia X6 (coming in at just under $900)... you could buy 4 iPhone 3G's and still money left!
3) Will this make it easier to Hack NASA?
On Nov 10, 2009 the Gmail blog announced lower pricing for extra storage, specifically the price for 20GB is only $5/year. Here's some extra info on that:
This extra storage acts as an overflow that you only start using when you reach the limit of your free storage, and is shared for use between Gmail and Picasa Web Albums.
- Gmail Blog
Read Gmail Post: More Extra Storage For Less
November 14th, 2009 in
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With a price tag higher than any of the current gaming consoles the Nokia X6 is sure to be a hit - for that crowd that's currently running around saying "Recession? What recession?" You know, those guys with all of that extra cash right now who aren't feeling the pinch AND have about $900 for a phone. I mean, its a cool-looking phone, but I *could* buy about 900 double cheese burgers off of the McD's value menu, or 300 meals off of their value menu. Or maybe I want Xbox 360, a Playsation 3 AND a Nintendo Wii!
NOKIA X6 on YOUTUBE
