Transfer .apk (andriod) apps between devices (any device)
So..
I’ve got this new AT200 tablet, and if you’ve read my previous installment, you’ll know it’s virtually useless.
Thankfully, using my brain and modern technology, I’ve overcome the hurdles set-up for me by the large multi-nationals that won’t let me install whatever software I like on my machine.
Installing Play Store apps on the AT200
This little guide is to help the owners of the defunct AT200, which is virtually a dead dog if you don’t have the right software installed, put more and better apps on their machine.
I did this using a phone. Cracked Samsung GT-7566. Relatively cheap Chinese model. Set-it-up to receive apps from Google Play Store. …
Trip to Thailand’s Best Islands
Have these islands in mind. **Update** (ps. If you have anything to add, pls comment).
I’ll be there for the holidays.
Koh Samui
Apparently one of the better islands for an ‘all-round’ experience.
“Back in the days when backpackers to Southeast Asia were first discovering Ko Samui in the 1970s, a basic thatched hut with running water and electricity was considered luxury. Now Ko Samui is home to some of Thailand’s best luxury resorts and in the popularity stakes is surpassed only by Phuket.
With an international airport, a mass of ferry connections and close to 500 hotels and guesthouses, this is not somewhere to come to glimpse a corner of the Thai kingdom untouched by tourism development. One good thing about tourism development on the island is the written law that no building may be taller than the nearest coconut palm; this means that, unlike Phuket, tall apartment blocks and hotels do not ruin the skyline. The highest building is about four storeys high, and bungalow-type accommodation is still the style that is most abundant.” – Travelfish
I want to do some diving. I’ve got my PADI Open Water License, which allows me to dive to 20m if I remember right.
It’s pretty close to Koh Tao, which has some of the more popular diving in the area and likes to compare itself to Cairns in terms of licenses issued.
Should be fun way to spend the days.
Nights
Nights? Maybe bars or other entertainments. There’s not going to be a shortage of this on Samui. You’ve got various grades of beach to apply to your level late night requirements. I can’t say how I’ll feel when I arrive, but I generally like to be out of the way so I can sleep at night.
I’d like somewhere calm where I can relax and nurse a hangover, and maybe knock out a blog or two. Enjoy a decent meal and be close to the beach.
Biblical snowstorm: Rare flakes in Cairo, Jerusalem paralyzed by over a foot
Biblical snowstorm: Rare flakes in Cairo, Jerusalem paralyzed by over a foot.
Saw a piece on this this morning on CCTV, (the local TV news channel).
It mentioned Cairo. But not Jerusalem.
Chinese Cyclist vs Innocent Laowai (me)
I have a little story.
Today. Mid-day, walking back from Morning shift at work:
Busy pavement in the center Kunshan, man approaches me on his pushbike.
It’s usual to get bikes on the pavement in China, this guy was right in the middle of the pavement, not at the side, like you should be.
Also, he was heading in the wrong direction, even though there is no direction for pedestrians.
Bloke proceeds to head RIGHT toward me and I mean RIGHT at me. He hits me, and I push him out of the way, in the shoulder to avoid the full force of the blow. …
Spies paid to play online games
Tail chases dog! – Shocker!
Not when it involves ‘our’ intelligence and the ‘threat’ that they manifested in the first place ie. Muslim fundamentalist terrorism.
This time, they’re chasing the elusive enemy amongst the dwarfs, elves and gnomes of Gnomeregan on the World of Warcraft gaming platform. …
Taicang 3 & 3 Christmas Performance
I’ve realised how these kids like to perform.
There always seems to be some performance they’re training up for.
This one is no exception. We’re getting ready for Christmas. Not a big thing in China. Still worth a performance.
The stress levels involved in getting them to do things seems high. …