More than one Nexus 7 - first impressions.

Update: just discovered how to add users under settings,  which is different from accounts...  Mmmmmm confusion now cleared. 

Disclaimer: I'm a recent convert to android. Don't know where I have been all this time !!

Managed to Grab a Nexus7+ 32GB + HSPA device. As I already had a standard 16GB Nexus 7 , I was looking forward to seeing how google would handle my account across two nexus 7 devices. Suffice to say I was surprised.

After unboxing, things that raised my eyebrows :

- poor printed manual. Diagrams which did not match the actual device. It was as if the manual was for ASUSs' own tablet and they just dumped the leaflet/manual into the box of the Nexus 7. That's pretty lazy.

- a paper clip type device to help you "pop" open the sim card holder !! nice addition and it works well and it saves you hassle. Lost count of how much time I have lost trying to pop open sim card caddies in mobile phones, over the years. I didn't have a uSIM to hand, so never interested a uSIM card.

After charging the device and powering it on, I followed the setup process using my google account details. Once initial setup was done, the device proceeded to download ALL the apps I had installed on my other device. This is what surprised me, this included all the paid for apps too !! gobsmacked !! I was expecting some form of DRM control to say to me I cant use "this" app as I paid for it and already installed it on some other device. So this was nice.

Half the apps failed to install, automatically, this was a pain. It would have been nice if  the system installed the system update software BEFORE any app installation. Anyways I updated to Jelly Belly , and then manually installed all the failed apps.

Next what I wanted to check is the multi-user account feature. So I added another google account to the device.  What did this result in ? Well it meant if I opened up a google app like gmail / reader / google+  , I would be asked to select the google account I wanted to use with the app.

I have mixed feelings about this. It means you can manage multiple google accounts for the services on the device. BUT if the accounts are related to different people using the same device, then there is no privacy as the user can just pick any account from the list. Not sure if there is an app to manage multiple user accounts on one device and compartmentalise between them or if I have missed an options settings. If you have an element of trust in your household, then multiple google accounts on the same device and everyone being able to access all the accounts should be ok !! :-)

Also, It will be interesting to see if the build quality has improved. The original Nexus 7 had issues with the  LCD popping out and the headphone jack socket giving audio in one channel only as it seems to have come away from the main board and you have wiggle the headphone jack!! lets see.....

regards,
user

Boom Boom Afridi....

from http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showthread.php?t=131272

BOOM BOOM is coming to Hampshire....Rock n Roll

List of records held by Shahid Afridi

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Pakistan's Shahid Afridi is arguably one of the most loved and followed cricketers in Pakistan. Afridi came to the limelight after scoring the fastest one-day international century (102 off 37 balls) against Sri Lanka in Nairobi on October 4th 1996, a record that is yet to be surpassed (and one that may never be). Here is list of the records held by Shahid Afridi.

Fastest Century:
In his second One-day International, and his very first innings, Shahid Afridi walked in with Waqar Younis' bat [gifted to Waqar by Sachin Tendulkar], and blasted the then World Champions, Sri Lanka for the fastest ever 100 in one-day International cricket. His destructive innings brought up three figures in just 37 balls.

Afridi also holds the record for the 4th (100 of 45 deliveries) and 7th(100 of 53 deliveries) fastest hundreds which he smashed against India and Bangladesh respectively.

Fastest Fifty:
Shahid Afridi also holds the record for twice hitting the second fastest fifty in one-day Internationals (off 18 deliveries), and he has the record for hitting the 5th fastest fifty to his name as well (off 19 deliveries).

Shahid Afridi has also scored fifties off 20,21 and 22 deliveries.

Youngest player to score a hundred:
Shahid Afridi is the youngest player ever to hit a one-day International's century. He scored his first century of International career at the age of just 16-years and 217-days.

Highest career strike rate:
Shahid Afridi has the *highest strike-rate in one-day International's [5882 runs] at a strike-rate of 113.82 per 100 balls.

*Minimum qualification for this record [1000 ODI runs]

Most sixes in career:
Shahid Afridi holds the record for hitting the most sixes in one-day International's, he has so far smashed 289 sixes in 325 matches. Sanath Jayasuriya who is second in the list has 270 sixes to his name in 444 ODI matches.

Most runs off one over:
Shahid Afridi holds the number two position in scoring most run off one over in ODI's, in 2007 he smashed Sri Lanka's CM Bandara for 32 runs in over [the most runs off one over record belongs to South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs 36 in one over].

Most matches in career:
Shahid Afridi is 10th in the list of most one-day International's played by a cricketer. Among the Pakistani cricketers he sits in at number three behind only Inzamam-ul-Haq and Wasim Akram.

Most Man of the Match Awards:
Shahid Afridi has won the man of the match award 24 times in his career, among Pakistani's he is second only to Saeed Anwar who has 28 man of the match awards.

Most wickets in career:
Shahid Afridi is one of eleven players who have taken more than 300 wickets in one-day Internationals, he sits at the number ten position jointly with India's Javagal Srinath, having taken 315 wickets in one-day Internationals. Shahid Afridi is also the third highest wicket-taker from Pakistan in one-day International's behind two legends of Pakistan cricket Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis.

Most wickets in T20 career:
Shahid Afridi also holds the record of being the leading wickets taker in T20 International's, he has 53 wickets to his name leading fellow Pakistani's Umar Gul, second with [47 wickets] and Saeed Ajmal, third with [43 wickets].

Cricket..cricket...cricket...

Champions Trophy

and

T20 champions league

Premier League model ?

Good article on the guardian site, on sporting premier league models...

Let the Battle Commence

Nokia N95 8GB and the iPhone mickey taking :..

LMAO

Push it to the limit..

Want to be inspired ? well I am not a big fan of the williams sisters.. but what Serena did today, well you got to admire her grit & courage.. read on...

30 June uk bombers are nutters

These nutters were not homegrown : read on..

General Musharraf on the Daily Show in the USA

Good interview:

Untold stories of Pakistan & Musharraf

The real stories behind historical events are usually found out many years later. Many in pakistan have criticised Musharaff and his alignment with the USA... but now he tells his story, in his book, "In the Line of Fire"... read some of the excerpts on The Times of London website :

'America paid us to hand over al-Qaeda suspects' - World - Times Online

PRESIDENT Musharraf of Pakistan says that the CIA has secretly paid his government millions of dollars for handing over hundreds of al-Qaeda suspects to America.

I took a ruthless decision for the sake of my people - World - Times Online

SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, was an uneventful day in Pakistan, at least while the sun was high. That evening I was in Karachi, inspecting work at the beautiful gardens of the mausoleum of our founder Quaide-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. I was happy to be in the city I

All hell broke loose. It went dark - World - Times Online

THE events of December 2003 put me in the front line of the war on terror and are part of my reason for writing this book now, while I am still fighting. On December 14, I landed from Karachi at Chaklala Air Force Base, about 2.5 miles from Army House

it's a bit of an eye opener......

USA carries out terrorism itself...

A BBC News articles details the threats made to Pakistan, if they did not help the USA. This in effect shows the USA itself making use of terrorism... bunch of f*@&%ing hypocrites !! read on for more... a bit more detail in the times..

The real 9/11 conspiracies ?

Interesting article in the Times today talking about what conspiracies about 9/11 are doing the rounds.. quotes of note are:

The American death toll in the war will soon exceed the death toll in the original attack; and for the Iraqi people that figure is exceeded every three weeks.

and also:

Asked in a recent survey to explain their presence in Iraq, 85 per cent of American soldiers said that the “main mission” was “to retaliate for Saddam’s role” in the September 11 attacks.

The sheer stupidity of americans !!!!! LMAO !
You can to read the whole article here.

A prelude to an attack onm Iran ?

The Israel invasion on Lebanon, is this a prelude to an attack on Iran by the USA ?

USA Complicit with Israel..

A very good article by George Monbiot, summarising the close relationship and complicity between the USA and Israel... or you can read it on his own site.

Israel itself is founded on terrorism.....

It is not very well known, but the state of Israel was founded from terrorism. Not many people know this. One example is the story of how the Israelis bombed the british.. Go through history and you will find many other examples.. The following sayings come to mind:

one mans freedom fighter is another mans terrorist

all men are created equal but some are more equall than others

These are the double standards of the west... Blair and Bush (B&B) talk the talk, but only when it does not apply to them...

The Arab nations are just as much to blame. If they turn off the taps to the oil supply, then I bet we will have a very quick resolution to the Middle East problems !!!

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Brainwash the kids with hatred ?

shocking picture.. you would think that at least after the 2nd world war, there would be some morality on how to bring up the kids ....

Double standards of US Policy .

This "The Indpendent" Article sums it all up. It describes the double standards of the USA .. to quote:

...George Bush used his presidential veto to block a bill on stem cell research, saying he couldn't support the 'taking of innocent human life'. In Iraq, six civilians are killed by a US air strike, while casualties in Lebanon and Israel mount. George Bush (and Tony Blair) oppose UN calls for an immediate ceasefire....

Read on for the full article.,...

Rounded review of the Nokia N770

A good, well rounded review of the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet...

Captured to Convert

From Captured to Convert... The Yvonne Ridley story..
Not many people are aware of Yvonne Ridley, she was a reporter when Afghanistan was invaded. She was captured by the Taliban, and as a result she decided to convert ti Islam... read her story here...

Goodies for your NOKIA 6680

quite a few people I know have got a NOKIA 6680, they got them last year on a deal from the 3 Network.. so here is a link to some free goodies for the phone ..

- on the NOKIA site for 6680 support
- http://3lib.ukonline.co.uk/nonagss60.htm
- at symbian diaries
- at my symbian.com
- http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/

Sorry state of affairs in Iraq

reading this news item, make sme sad for the people of Iraq : http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article347806.ece

muslim in-fighting.. but thats been the problem with muslims down the ages... no unity..

maybe this is reason enough to accept, that some countries cannot survive/develop in a democracy..

in the past, the west has , tacitly accepted this among the african nations...

dunn, but this will only prolong the Iraqi occupation and the real losers are the Men, Women and children on the street...