Localhost Access in Android Emulator

This is a small tit-bit I discovered today:


If you want to access your localhost through the Android Emulator - you need to use the IP Address 10.0.2.2 unlike how we do on the web browsers on our desktops where we access the local host as 127.0.0.1 or localhost itself.


This information is useful if for testing purposes you have locally installed a webserver and put a few HTML pages or if you have locally hosted web services - say REST Services that need to be invoked through a URL like this: http://localhost:8080/rest/hello, then, use the above mentioned IP address and you will be able to access your service or webpage through the emulator.


Or you could simple use your own IP address like 192.168.3.233 - whatever yours is. If you do a "ipconfig" in a windows command prompt, you will know what your IP address is. (one of the ways to find it out). However, there is one disadvantage with this method if your IP is allocated to you dynamically on your network. This will keep changing. In such a case, using 10.0.2.2 will be the equivalent of 127.0.0.1 which will not change for the localhost.


Hope this helps.

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Google Code in may the source be with you

Posted by Stephanie Taylor, Open Source Programs Editors Note: Were celebrating Computer Science Education Week through December 13, and hope to inspire students to explore CS all year long. Code-in is a great opportunity for students to start on their second hour of code and beyond.

For the sixth year running, starting today, teens from around the world will have the chance to learn and develop new CS skills by competing in Google Code-in (GCI). By working on real software projects—with help from mentors along the way—students just starting out with Computer Science can begin to investigate and discover the countless opportunities at their fingertips through code.

During the seven weeks of Google Code-in, pre-university students (ages 13-17) can browse hundreds of tasks created by 14 open source organizations. Students then get to choose the tasks they find most intriguing. A wide variety of skills and interests are required to make any software project work, so the tasks in Google Code-in are designed to reflect that diversity. Students can choose to work on projects across documentation, coding, training, research, quality assurance, user interface and outreach tasks.

The 14 organizations students can work with during the contest encompass many fields: health care for developing countries, learning activities for elementary students, desktop and portable computing, the encouragement of young women in computer science, game development, to operating systems used in satellites and robots.

Each task has at least one mentor assigned to it - not only to review the student’s work, but to help answer questions along the way. Each organization also offers beginner tasks that give students who are newer to open source development an easy and clear place to get started. Another goal of the contest is to encourage students to find a coding community that they enjoy working with and hopefully become an active contributor for years to come.

Over the last 5 years, over 2,200 students from 87 countries have successfully completed tasks by participating in Google Code-in. To celebrate CS Ed Week this year, please help us introduce even more young minds to open source software development through Google Code-in. To learn more about Google Code-in— including rules and FAQs—please visit the site and the Getting Started Guide.

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Share Clipboard and DragnDrop between VirtualBox guest Linux and host Windows

In VirtualBox, with Addition CD Image installed (refer to the post "Install Ubuntu 15.10 on Windows 10/VirtualBox"), you can enable the feature of Shared Clipboard and DropnDop to copy/cut text between host and guest..

In my case:
Host on Windows 10.
Guest running Ubuntu 15.10.

I can use both clipboard and DragnDop from host Windows 10 to guest Ubuntu, clipboard from guest Ubuntu to host Windows. BUT NOT DragnDrop from guest Ubuntu to host Windows, it make the guest Ubuntu hang-up!

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CHAOS Combat Copters HD 6 4 1 Mod Unlimited

Note: The game generally is offline, only the first entry will need to register the game online
It is only once and next time play with select Play offline offline applicable
CHAOS Tournament HD is the name of the game in the post to report it. The gunships combat simulator game where you take on the role of a professional and experienced pilot and control helicopters are equipped with advanced weapons in your hands. If you’re an experienced pilot and test your skills to fight your expertise with other airmen, compared to what Qdrtmndtryd. This game types like helicopters Ka-52, MI-24, Apache in its place is breathtaking and includes missions.

Features of this CHAOS Combat Copters HD:
** Video of the fight for the analysis and preparation for the Combatant
** 2 types of contests: Normal (including 3 league) and elite (seasoned fighters)
** Actual Helicopter Simulator
** Highly detailed helicopter models from leading manufacturers including United States of America, Russia and Europe
** Actual battle map and locations
** 8 Training Mission
** The ability to improve performance and weapon upgrades to your helicopter
Note: If you have previously registered to Delete your old profile once you have infinite money and privilege or generally create a new account
File Size: 20 MB
Requires Android: 2.1+
Source code file: www.ApkHouse.Com

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What is svchost exe Service Host Local System

I use HWiNFO recently, found that my Windows 10 computer loading raise sometimes, without any reason. Then I check which process is running using Task Manager. The highest work load task is "svchost.exe Service Host: Local System"!

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According to Wikiperia (svchost.exe):

In the Windows NT family of operating systems, svchost.exe (Service Host, or SvcHost) is a system process that hosts multiple Windows services. Svchost is essential in the implementation of so-called shared service processes, where a number of services can share a process in order to reduce resource consumption. Grouping multiple services into a single process conserves computing resources, and this consideration was of particular concern to NT designers because creating Windows processes takes more time and consumes more memory than in other operating systems, e.g. in the Unix family. However, if one of the services causes an unhandled exception, the entire process may crash. In addition, identifying component services can be more difficult for end users. Problems with various hosted services, particularly with Windows Update, get reported by users (and headlined by the press) as involving svchost.

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Get your app featured on the first smartphone with Project Tango from Lenovo

Posted by Johnny Lee, Technical Project Lead, Project Tango

Today, at CES, Lenovo announced the development of the first consumer-ready smartphone with Project Tango. By adding a few extra sensors and some computer vision software, Project Tango transforms your smartphone into a magic lens that lets you place digital information on your physical world.

*Renderings only. Not the official Lenovo device.

To support the continued growth of the ecosystem, we’re also inviting developers from around the world to submit their ideas for gaming and utility apps created using Project Tango. We’ll pick the best ideas and provide funding and engineering support to help bring them to life, as part of the app incubator. Even better, the finished apps will be featured on Lenovo’s upcoming device. The submission period closes on February 15, 2016.

All you need to do is tell us about your idea and explain how Project Tango technologies will enable new experiences. Additionally, we’ll ask you to include the following materials:

• Project schedule including milestones for development –– we’ll reach out to the selected developers by March 15, 2016
• Visual mockups of your idea including concept art
• Smartphone app screenshots and videos, such as captured app footage
• Appropriate narrative including storyboards, etc.
• Breakdown of your team and its members
• One pager introducing your past app portfolio and your company profile

For some inspiration, Lowes Home Improvement teamed with developer Elementals Web to demonstrate a use case they are each working on for the launch. In the app, you can point your Project Tango-enabled smartphone at your kitchen to see where a new refrigerator or dishwasher might fit virtually.

Elsewhere, developer Schell Games let’s you play virtual Jenga on any surface with friends. But this time, there is no cleanup involved when the blocks topple over.

There are also some amazing featured apps for Project Tango on Google Play. You can pick up your own Project Tango Tablet Development Kit here to brainstorm new fun and immersive experiences that use the space around you. Apply now!

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The RSPCA rescues rehabilitates and rehomes hundreds of thousands of animals a year with help from Google Apps for Work

Posted by Billie Laidlaw, Assistant Director IT Resources, RSPCA

Editors note: Today we hear from Billie Laidlaw, Assistant Director Resources-IT at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), the UK’s oldest and largest animal welfare charity with 1600 employees across England and Wales. In 2014 the £43 million that the organisation received in voluntary donations helped rescue more than 128,000 animals from cruelty, abuse and neglect. Read how the RSPCA is using Google Apps for Work to help give these animals a new chance.

I often refer to our IT spend as kitten food, since that helps us focus on its value. Every pound we save with our solutions helps to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome animals across the country. So when our legacy email system reached the end of its working life, we wanted great value for money in the short term and opportunities for cost-saving and innovation further down the line. With Google Apps for Work, we got both.

We started the rollout with the IT team, then added superusers, then everyone else. We called these stages “ready,” “steady” and “GO.” In the “steady” stage, we trained up superusers and gave them t-shirts and flags so their colleagues knew who to turn to for advice. We installed timers on everyone’s desktops with a day-by-day “Countdown to Google” that created a real sense of excitement about the change and used Forms to gather post-go live feedback from 1,000 members of our team. The response was overwhelmingly enthusiastic.

From the start, we saved significantly on equipment costs alone. Our previous system operated from more than 40 servers, all of which have been decommissioned and will never have to be replaced. At £3,500 per server, that saved us £140,000 just on equipment. And digital signage now costs one tenth of the price we used to pay, from £1,500 per store to a solution using Chromebox and Slides that costs just £150 per store. Chromebooks have proven so cost effective that we bought 150 this year and plan to adopt them further. And because they connect to Drive, we don’t need to carry heavy paperwork around, which is good for the environment, our budget, and our backs. Also, when we needed to add 500 staff to our email platform, we did it in a matter of days with no additional infrastructure other than the provision of Android smartphones.

Every year we find new homes for more than 50,000 animals, and Google Apps tools make that rehabilitation process so much faster. Our 500 RSPCA inspectors are out in the field every day, investigating animal cruelty and complaints. Under our old system, none of them were connected to a central email hub, but now they all have Gmail and Drive on Android phones and access to Chromebooks, so they can instantly share test results, check documentation, send pictures and request temporary accommodation for an animal at one of our animal centres. And as soon as an animal is ready for rehoming, the quest begins to find new owners. We used to make promotional videos that we would burn to DVDs and deliver to our shops and centres by hand once a month, but now we can use Slides and a Chromebox to send promotions instantly to our screens, the same day an animal’s ready for a new home. No driving, no hassle with DVDs.

We’re committed to creating a more united, mobile, flexible workforce by the RSPCA’s 200th anniversary in 2024, and with Google Apps for Work, we’re well on the way to making that a reality. Working together in Docs isn’t just making our internal processes more transparent, it’s connecting people from parts of our organisation that otherwise operate independently and allows us to share knowledge and advice across the country. Hangouts let us meet face-to-face online and keep workflow moving with instant messaging. We’re also using Calendar to keep in synch and Sheets to work out duty rosters and book holidays.

Every time a supporter puts a pound in one of our collection tins, they want it to be spent wisely. By streamlining our services with Google Apps for Work, we make sure that more of that money serves the animals who need it. In the end, it could be food for a kitten, or a puppy, a horse, a seal, a hedgehog…

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