Tips to flash an NVIDIA device with NVIDIA SDK Manager from Windows 11

Well, you'll soon notice that NVIDIA SDK Manager is not the best put together piece of Software in the last couple of decades. It's is best suited to run natively from a Ubuntu NVIDIA enabled PC. Running it from Windows can be kind of a nightmare. WSL2 doesn't go along with it, so better put up a VM. Virtual Box gave me some trouble (flashing stopped when showing 99% progress), VMWARE Player also had the exact same trouble until I changed the USB configuration from the default 2.0 (why VMWare?) to 3.1.

So, easiest approach is:

VMWare Player w/ Ubuntu 20.04, use at least 80GB HDD and set USB to 3.1 at least in the created VM, share the Nvidia USB on VMWare player

You can deselect the Host installation and to accompany the setup you can tail ~/.nvsdkm/sdkm.log -f

When Flashed you just need to connect your box to a monitor, keyboard and mouse, setup it's Ethernet and continue in the SDK Manager from the VMPlayer using the Network. Beware that the Jetson Xavier at least is picky with its monitors and doesn't work (asside from the BIOS part) in an LG TV connected via HDMI, but an older VGA monitor with an HDMI adapter worked for me.

Afer you're all setup you can continue working from Windows, to Access your NVIDIA device remotely from Windows:

Install VcXsrv
Run xlaunch.exe
Use the Defaults and Disable access control

Run export DISPLAY=192.168.1.100:0 on remote bash and run any window command (e.g. gnome-calculator), the window will appear on your Windows PC, where it belongs :)

Trash directories in Android

Android has many tools to clear caches and app data but many don't clear specific dirs with cache files and files you may want to move to other media.

E.g.

<Internal Memory>/Android/data/com.miui.gallery/... (Xiaomi only, includes deleted media, thumbnails, etc.)

Telegram, WhatsApp > disable auto downloading media

I'm a robot

Configuration Tool in OutSystems 10 - Changing users and passwords

To change users and/or passwords of the 3 system accounts used by OutSystems Runtime Platform in version 10 you simply need to:

Change the Windows / Domain accounts / passwords as needed.

A. If by any chance you are running the OutSystems Windows Services with the same accounts that are used to access the database:

1. Open Services Manager in Windows

2. Change the User information for each Service:

B. Run Configuration Tool in Windows

Edit the Administator, Runtime and Log users and/or passwords

Click Test Connection for each

If all is OK click Apply and Exit

Answer no if asked to Setup Service Center, etc.

Smartwatches - A pedido de muitas famílias

A pedido de muitas famílias cá vai este post sobre Smartwatches, com um foco especial em Smartwatches para as crianças.

Smartwatches de adulto

DZ09 - Simples e barato



Vantagens:
- Permite utilizar o telemóvel atual para atender e efetuar chamadas (por Bluetooth)
- Funciona também como telemóvel com um cartão micro SIM
- Sincroniza o relógio, acede aos contactos, SMS e histórico de chamadas do telemóvel (BT)
- Permite receber e enviar SMS (com cartão SIM ou via BT)
- Permite receber notificações de qualquer aplicação no telemóvel Android
- Permite ouvir música por bluetooth ou de cartão SD
- Permite tirar fotos com o telemóvel Android ou localmente com câmara 0.3MP e gravar em cartão SD
- Permite gravar audio em cartão SD
- Tem 3 skins de relógio
- Tem Calendário (só para ver os dias do mês, não dá registar ou para sincronizar eventos)
- Tem podómetro
- A bateria dura cerca de 2 dias com uso normal
- Configurando na ligação BT do telemóvel é possível atender as chamadas noutro dispositivo (ex. auricular ou carro) e continuar a receber as notificações no relógio

Limitações:
- A distância suportada para a ligação Bluetooth é muito limitada < 10 m em muitos casos
- Não retoma sozinho a ligação BT quando se perde
- As funções de rede de dados (browser, whatapp, etc.) não funcionam na maior parte das redes 2G/3G/4G e são muito lentas

Onde Comprar?
eBay
AliExpress
GearBest



Smartwatches de criança

É necessário um cartão SIM com dados ativos para usar as funcionalidades de localização GPS.
A App (SeTracker) está disponível para iOS e Android mas tem algumas limitações
Fabricante original: http://www.iwonlex.com/whole-products/gps-tracking-watches/

Q50

- Edible silica gel (has been certified).
- GPS+LBS double location of real-time Positioning
- 0.96 inch OLED display
- Footprints: record history route
- Voice monitoring: once the phone number confirmed, watch will call the phone automatically while user don’t know.
- App available on IOS and Android Platform
- Two-way phone call and voice chat
- Setting no disturbing time when kids on class
- GEO fence safety area
- SOS Phone call and alert
- Watch removed and low power alarm
- Remote shutdown

Onde Comprar?
eBay
AliExpress

Q60 / GW900 / GW900S

- GPS+LBS real-time Positioning
- 0.66 inch LCD display
- Footprints: record history route
- Voice monitoring: Once the phone number confirmed, watch will call the number automatically while kids don’t know.
- App available on IOS and Android Platform
- Two-way phone call and Voice chat
- Setting no disturbing time when kids on class
- GEO fence safety area
- SOS Phone call and alert
- Watch removed and low power alarm
- Remote shutdown

Onde Comprar?
AliExpress

Q80 / GW400



- GPS+LBS real-time Positioning
- 1.44 inch Colorful TFT screen
- Make friends between watches
- Footprints: record history route
- Voice monitoring: Once the phone number confirmed, watch will call the number automatically while user don’t know.
- Two-way phone call and voice chat
- Records of step count, amount of exercise, distance and sleep monitor.
- App available on IOS and Android Platform
- Setting no disturbing time when kids on class
- GEO fence safety area
- SOS Phone call and alert
- Watch removed and low power alarm
- Remote shutdown

Onde comprar?
AliExpress

Q90 / GW100



- GPS+LBS+WIFI real-time Positioning
- 1.22 inch Touch Screen Colorful display
- Make friends between watches
- Footprints: record history route
- Voice monitoring: Once the phone number confirmed, watch will call the number automatically while user don’t know.
- App available on IOS and Android Platform
- Two-way phone call and voice chat
- Records of step count, amount of exercise, distance and sleep monitor.
- Setting no disturbing time when kids on class
- GEO fence safety area
- SOS Phone call and alert
- Watch removed and low power alarm
- Remote shutdown

Onde Comprar?

AliExpress

Existem versões à prova de água:
GW100S GW400S

My Hybrid tablet is faster than Azure

My Hybrid has faster storage (eMMC) than Azure's Premium storage and costs about what 1 very basic VM costs in 2 months in Azure... Oh well...

A non chronologically exact history of the planet, enjoy

CGI Procedural Animated Short HD: "De Planeta" by…: http://youtu.be/qARpMpHskTM