Author Archives: n3wjack

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getting the old Acrobat Reader back on Android

Acrobat Reader is as far as I know the best PDF reader on an Android device. So every time an update was available, I gladly downloaded it from the market to check out the new features and it’s usually fancier layout. After the update to Acrobat X however, I found out that they killed the [...]

android ringtones, alarms and notifications the easy way

Lot’s of smartphones come with software tools from the phone’s manufacturer to easily sync data, add ringtones, media etc. Most of those tools however suck so hard, they can suck a golf ball through a garden-hose. With Android however you don’t need to install that crapware as you can get access to your sd card [...]

how to edit mp3 id3 tags with free software

So you’re putting those cool mp3′s online filled with great music. But when people download them, all they get to read off their fancy smartphone, iPod or mp3 player’s display is an ugly ass file name. Bummer. Wouldn’t it be sweet as pie if you’d see an album title scroll by, maybe even an artist [...]

fanu – breakbeat liberation army

Fanu is one of those junglists that keeps the oldskool spirit alive while giving it a new and modern twist. I found this great Fanu set on this Grindthieves blog and since everything is right there I’m just gonna link to it cause I don’t feel like being too copy-pasty. Anyway, be sure to get [...]

break out of the search bubble

Did you know that when you search on the popular search engines these days you’re actually doing that from inside a “search bubble”? Google, Bing and Yahoo all do it, to give you more tailored and “relevant to your interest” results. Let’s take Google for example, since most people are using that one anyway. They [...]

darkmatter 10 year celebration set by minion & resurrector

Darkmatter soundsystem apparently exist 10 years now, which is great! Known for pimping the harder kind of electronic music they also threw a party and thanks to the awesomeness of the internet we can enjoy some of the sets thrown there. Here’s one you can actually download in AIFF format. Why? I have no idea. [...]

posting content anonymously

One of the cool things emerging from the gazillion web 2.0 sites that popped up like zits on an unfortunate teens face are websites where you can publish your stuff without creating accounts or registering in any way. Anonymous so to speak. Posting a quick snapshot online? Want to share a snippet of code? A [...]