Monday, April 11, 2016

Exploring the interesting stuff via Flickr API

Today, i set out to make a page to see random flickr images
https://www.flickr.com/services/api/flickr.interestingness.getList.html
Nice API, it worked in a matter of seconds, i could get it done in no time.

and came across Flickr Pandas,
https://www.flickr.com/services/api/flickr.panda.getList.html

Fired up Postman,
Request URL: https://api.flickr.com/services/rest/?api_key=*&method=flickr.panda.getList&format=json

Response JSON:
{
  "pandas": {
    "panda": [
      {
        "_content": "ling ling"
      },
      {
        "_content": "hsing hsing"
      },
      {
        "_content": "wang wang"
      }
    ]
  },
  "stat": "ok"
}

If XML


  ling ling
  hsing hsing
  wang wang

There are 3 Flickr Pandas:

  1. ling ling - ucumari
  2. hsing hsing - lynnehicks
  3. wang wang - perfectpandas

Read more about them here!
I'll explore more soon with null and echo
before i can get ot using
https://www.flickr.com/services/api/flickr.stats.getPopularPhotos.html

Sunday, April 3, 2016

NATO Codes

A
Alpha
B
Bravo
C
Charlie
D
Delta
E
Echo
F
Foxtrot
G
Golf
H
Hotel
I
India
J
Juliett
K
Kilo
L
Lima
M
Mike
N
November
O
Oscar
P
Papa
Q
Quebec
R
Romeo
S
Sierra
T
Tango
U
Uniform
V
Victor
W
Whiskey
X
Xray
Y
Yankee
Z
Zulu

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Why Email must be the ONLY communication app on your smartphone

Although this is an Anti-Sample, this is what everyone seems to be doing nowadays.
Look at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest.
And Whatsapp, Viber, Line, Skype, Messenger. [i really want to fight all this message spam]
lot more local regional players in each country in Asia.

My goal of creating a universal app combining notifications from the same people
from all instant messaging applications is now even more stronger.
Why? i always wanted to. Plus,
i am working on Android application development recently.
I came across this while exploring documentation at
https://www.google.com/design/spec/patterns/notifications.html

i will make a watch on all messages, and display counter - "N messages received today from M people, time required for reading P hours Q minutes R seconds."
additionally, data transmissions by group of apps: "Sent : xyz uB, Received: klm uB"

Imagine, if i created an app that notifies you of every google search i made in realtime,
you'll end up with what and how much on a weekend.
Google stopped giving me smart results recently.
Does not even offer me my flights or points of interest results.
I'm thinking of moving to Bing, and see if Cortana befriends me.

category:social -from:facebook -from:twitter -from:pinterest -from:youtube -from:dailymotion -from:quora -from:myspace -from:about.me 

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Sunday, January 24, 2016

Reader View in Safari for iOS

Options:
Text/Font Size: Smaller/Larger
View Mode [Background]: White, Sepia, Dark, Black

Fonts:
1. Athelas
2. Charter
3. Georgia
4. Iowan
5. Palatino
6. San Francisco
7. Seravek
8. Times New Roman

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Getting Started with Python Web Frameworks


python -c "import flask; print(flask.__version__)"
python -c "import django; print(django.get_version())"

Monday, January 18, 2016

Mac Hot Corners

Left Right
Top Application Windows Mission Control
Bottom Launchpad Desktop

Saturday, January 16, 2016

Common Apps & Games for iOS & Android

Technology News:
BBC
CNET
CNN
Engadget
Mashable
Reuters
TechCrunch
TheGuardian
TheVerge
ZDNet

Something special:

Games for All:
Chain Reaction
Cut the Rope
Hill Climb Racing

Kids Games [Not for All]:
Angry Birds Series
Fruit Ninja Series
Subway Surfers Series
Temple Run Series

Going one step further with Kotlin & gRPC

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