microsoft synctoy to back up data

microsoft sync toy download from here

Follow the instructions on using synctoy @ 

http://goo.gl/D9lfq

Moving to Macbook? Here's what you need to know

For a Linux user migrating to Macbook, the linux apps are very important. The biggest ones are vim, ctags, cscope.

Good news is that there is an opensource project "Macports" that has ported many of the Linux apps to Macbook and installing them is so easy. If you are familiar with installing apps on Ubuntu using command line then this thing shouldn' t be so easy.

MacPorts Project: http://goo.gl/7XwBe

From command line "sudo port install ", thatz it. The app gets installed for you.

Prerequisite for Macport is XCode that needs to be installed from the Market. The worst part is that it is 4GB in size.

After this you are done. Ready to install almost all the Linux app onto Macbook.


BUILDING ANDROID FOR LION

With LION update the Android source build is broken. I had a tough time getting XCode 3.2.6 and following the instructions @ http://goo.gl/W9eqp for setting up LION to build Android source.

Well atleast there is a solution till Google decides to fix it which will definitely be happening with ICS release.

Why do I say that? Since I have found most of the Google employees using Macbook Pro and obviously they should be having a solution for this.

How to install MIUI on Motorola Defy

This is the fourth device in Family that is running MIUI :-)

Welcome to Motorola Defy, itz an excellent phone with loads of Software bugs.

Any defy users out there interested in moving on to the latest and greatest version of Android?

Follow the instructions below

Below is the collated information for installing MIUI ROM on defy

1. Device needs to be rooted. Follow instructions located @ http://goo.gl/hqLyS

2. Backup your existing SMS and call logs using these apps from Android market: http://goo.gl/PQovE

3. Backup market apps using titanium back up from Android market: http://goo.gl/p1XYU

4. 2nd init needs to be installed from the market. http://goo.gl/2pz1Z

Information regarding installing the 2nd init can be found @

http://goo.gl/tQCjc

When booted into custom recovery, the first thing I recommend is backup of the existing ROM.

5. Download the ROM from miuiandroid.com,

place the zip in sdcard, boot into custom recovery,

backup the current rom and then install the miui downloaded from

miuiandroid.com.