Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/11/acers-dualscreen-laptop-leaks-out-with-sizable-screens-core-i5/
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Source: http://lifehacker.com/5632782/how-flash-can-be-actually-useful-on-an-android-phone
Image via RJL20.
To fix that, at least on phones with the stock Android or generous manufacturer modifications, open your phone's stock Browser, hit the Menu key, choose the More option, then pick Settings. Scroll down to find the "Enable plug-ins" entry, tap it, then pick "On demand" from the options that pop up. Now when there's a Flash video or control on a page, it shows up with a downward-facing green arrow, which you can click to activate Flash for just that page. It's a lot more hospitable than just hoping that sites have a good mobile version with minimal Flash.
In many tests of Flash video, the videos being loaded are longer takes or extended trailers in HD—the kind of thing you'd normally sneak into a lunch break at work. Depending on your device, this either works out decent, or results in a kind of slide-show-like stuttering. That has to do with memory as much as processing power.
It's not quite the advice you'd like to hear, but stick to shorter videos, if you're going to play them through Flash, and try to hunt down the non-HD version whenever possible. If you're finding a video just impossible to play, head to m.youtube.com or m.vimeo.com, where most videos are available for non-Flash, HTML5 streaming direct to Android phones—usually at better resolutions and rates than through Flash or the YouTube app, too.
Honestly, Flash isn't something the Lifehacker editors use all the time while browsing on their Android phones—the editors that do have Android 2.2 running, anyways. It's just something that's available for sites that need Flash to work properly—for better or worse.
Lifehacker reader @soul4real uses Flash to get at the educational web sites she needs access to, and that makes sense. Many sites, like @sabiddle's bank, use Flash elements for login forms, in part to offer secure "virtual keyboards" and other elements that can't be trapped or traced as easily as HTML. Lifehacker's own content editing system uses Flash to upload and modify multiple photos, and I've used it from my Nexus One in a pinch (usually with an assist from the handy Dropbox app).
@keatonreckard noted that many restaurants, and some businesses, simply love Flash for displaying menus or even simple contact information. You can feel free to call up these businesses and browbeat their web managers, or refuse to frequent them on the principle that they must have hired a scammer for a web developer, but in the meantime, it's helpful to have click-on Flash access to the information you'd like to know.
Had it up to here with too-slow Flash on your device, but still want access to nifty videos around the web? You've got options, in the form of free apps.
Source: http://lifehacker.com/5634210/repurpose-a-chemistry-stand-for-dead-simple-3d-images
John Edgar Park, a photographer, tinkerer, and DIY enthusiast, shares his simple setup for capturing 3D images.
Fancy stereoscopic camera rigs have two lenses on a single camera body, or two bodies and set of mirrors and lenses to achieve that distance. Or, you can simply take a photo, slide your camera sideways and take another. This works for still subjects only.
I build this simple rig out of chemistry lab equipment. (Yes, it's the same bar stand and clamp set I used to build my Florence Siphon vacuum coffee brewer apparatus.) I pulled my focus and other settings, took a photo, slid it all about 2.5″ to the left and shot a second photo.
Check out his full guide for setup tips and additional information about combining your photos together to create a finished 3D image. While you're in the 3D mood, make sure to check out how to create 3D images that don't require colored glasses.
Source: http://lifehacker.com/5634062/fontpark-is-a-searchable-sortable-database-of-over-70000-free-fonts
With 70,000 free fonts it can be hard to narrow it down, so FontPark has a bunch of filtering and sorting options so you can browse only the top fonts, for example. You can also search the site if there's something you're looking for in particular. If your typographic gluttony doesn't cap off at 70,000, you can also find great free fonts at DaFont (our take), The League of Movable Type, and Urban Fonts.
Got any places to find great free fonts? Share 'em in the comments!
Source: http://gizmodo.com/5634916/watching-divx-movies-with-vlc-video-player-for-ipad
If everything goes well, every iPad user would be able to play movies and shows in DivX, Xivd and many other media format not supported by Apple's native QuickTime player. All thanks to the free VLC Media Player
If Apple approves it, that is. Right now, VLC is going through the approval process. Since it doesn't break any rules, I'm sure (I hope) there will be no problem.
VLC will allow you to play your own high quality video without having to go through Apple's iTunes Store or converting to H.264. According to AppAdvice, it works great:
It performs very well, and all your DivX and Xvid files will play smoothly and normally, displaying all their original quality. It also supports a bunch of other formats, and it's extremely simple to use. As for the interface, it's nice and polished.
Crossing fingers. [AppAdvice]
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