Bangalore Open Air 2014 - metal concert

Bangalore Open Air takes place on September 13th, 2014 at CounterCulture, Bengaluru.

Three international headline acts

• Destruction - German thrash metallers
• Rotting Christ - Greek extreme metal band
• Cadaver Mutilator - Italian brutal death metal band

Three Indian metal bands,

• Threinody
• The Down Troddence
• Armament

Entry: 

Rs 2,000 (early bird)
Rs 2,500 on the day of the event.

Event location:
CounterCulture
2D2, 4th Cross, Dyavasandra Industrial Area,
ITPL Main Road, Whitefield, Bangalore

Event details
http://bangaloreopenair.com/

Adding/integrating Google play services with Android app project

When adding the below element tag to AndroidManifest.xml file

<meta-data  android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
 android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" />
 
If you see the below error message then it means that Google play services library is not present for the current Android project.
The error is:
   No resources found that match the given name (at 'value' with value '@integer/google_play_services_version').

 To add Google play services lib, follow the below steps
1)      Select File -> Import
2)      browse to the folder where ‘Google play services library’ is present
3)      Note: ‘Google play services library’ is located in \sdk\extras\google\google_play_services
4)      select ‘Google play services library’ and ‘copy project into workspace’
Note: “copy project into workspace” must be selected so that the lib does not get modified
5)      right on your project -> properties -> android -> library and select the Google play services lib
6)      Rebuild your project which will clear the error

.

How to play music play music from microphone input

If you have forgotten your headphone/earphones and still need to listen to music on the go and have a laptop and your favourite audio device then you can follow the steps below to listen to music.

You will need to have
1) windows 7 installed
2) 3.5mm male to male audio stereo cable
3) your favourite music player ipod, mp3 player, etc

Steps:
1) click on 'control panel' and navigate to your 'sound settings'
2) click on the 'microphone' then 'properties'
3) Tick mark 'Listen to this device'
4) make sure that 'playback through this device" is set to "default playback device"
5) click "apply" then "ok"
6) connect the 3.5mm cable from your music player to the microphone input of your laptop/desktop
7) start playing music and adjust the volume from your laptop/desktop as necessary.

3.5mm male to male audio cable.

3.5mm male to male audio cable.

Adding external/third party jars to Android project in libs folder

1. Download the jar files to your computer.
2. Create a new folder, libs, in your Eclipse/Android project (if it does not exist)
3. Right-click libs and choose Import -> General -> File System, then Next, Browse in the filesystem to find the parent directory where the jar(s) were downloaded.
4. Click OK, then click the directory name (not the checkbox) in the left pane, then check the relevant JAR in the right pane. This puts the library into your project.
5. Right-click on your project, choose Build Path -> Configure Build Path, then click the Libraries tab, then Add JARs..., navigate to your new JAR in the libs directory and add it.This step is when the new jar gets converted to a Dalvik-converted JAR that can be used with the Android project.

Microsoft outlook folders not syncing with blackberry

By default, only messages in the Inbox and Sent Items folders of Microsoft Outlook are redirected to a BlackBerry device.

If you have setup rules to forward incoming emails to specific folders in Microsoft Outlook then these emails will not be sent to your BlackBerry device.

To get these emails on the BlackBerry device, you need to
1) disable all rules in Microsoft Outlook
2) Close Microsoft Outlook
3) on the BlackBerry device, select 'messages' -> reconcile now
Note: Any emails received in Microsoft Outlook prior to this setting will not be delivered to BlackBerry device.
4) you should be able to see all new emails on the BlackBerry device.

Once this has been done, you should re-enable all rules in Microsoft Outlook.

For more details, please refer below links

How to configure folder redirection to receive email messages delivered to folders other than the Inbox

How to redirect Outlook email message folders to a BlackBerry device

Delete a paired Bluetooth enabled device Blackberry

You must turn on Bluetooth technology on the smartphone.

You must disconnect your BlackBerry smartphone from the Bluetooth enabled device.

1. On the home screen, click the connections area at the top of the screen, or click the Manage Connections icon.
2. Click Networks and Connections > Bluetooth Connections.
3. Highlight a paired Bluetooth enabled device.
• To rename the device, 
•  press the BlackBerry Menu key > Device Properties. In the Device Name field, change the name for the Bluetooth enabled device. Press the BlackBerry Menu key > Save.
• To delete the device, 
•  press the BlackBerry Menu key> Delete Device.

BlackBerry Menu key

Pair Bluetooth device with BlackBerry smartphone

You must pair your BlackBerry smartphone with a Bluetooth enabled device before you can start using it.

Each Bluetooth device has different ways to be setup in pairing mode so its better to check the instructions/documentation that came with the Bluetooth device. 

Once the Bluetooth device is setup in pairing mode, if you search for Bluetooth enabled devices from the BlackBerry smartphone, you should be able to see it in the list of discovered Bluetooth devices.

 From the BlackBerry smartphone,

1. On the home screen, click the connections area at the top of the screen, or click the Manage Connections icon.
2. Click Networks and Connections > Bluetooth Connections > Add New Device > Search.
3. Click a Bluetooth enabled device.
4. If necessary, do one of the following:
• If the Bluetooth enabled device does not have a keyboard (for example, a wireless headset), on your BlackBerry smartphone, type the pairing passkey that either appears on the Bluetooth enabled device or is provided in the documentation that came with the Bluetooth enabled device. The passkey is most often a numeric or alphanumeric code.
• If the Bluetooth enabled device has a keyboard (for example, a laptop), type a pairing passkey of your choice on both devices.

Passkey might 0000 (four zeros)

5. After entering the passkey, you should be able to see the Bluetooth device connected to your smartphone..