Adobe Acrobat Reader is slow or not opening in windows 10

There are two type of this problem.

1. Adobe reader start taking more than 5 minutes to load.
2. Adobe reader not starting and it's showing multiple adobe reader processes in  windows task manager.


The Solution

1. End all adobe reader tasks in task manager.

2. Right click on adobe reader short-cut and set compatibility mode to windows 8.

3. Open adobe reader. Now adobe reader will load without a problem.

4. Go to Edit > Preferences >  Security ( Enhanced ) 

5. Set the compatibility mode  back to normal. 

6. Restart adobe reader. 

Microsoft Office alternative options for windows, linux and mac

As Microsoft Office 360 and 2016 is bit expensive for most users it is a good idea to go for open source alternatives.


https://www.libreoffice.org/

Libre office is a good alternative and I have used libre office in my Mac and Ubuntu operating systems. Libre documents can open using MS office and vise-versa.

https://www.openoffice.org/

Open office is also a good  alternative software for MS office suit. I haven't use open office for long time but it is a reliable software to use in most platforms.

Tips to save money when buying computer, laptop parts and cables

Please  note that this article using facts and data in Australia but I think this is true for most developed countries.



1.  Don't buy  

Again this is the best advice I can give for most common laptop, PC and Mac users. Sometime you actually really need the device and you just blindly buying it just because some retail shop giving you a 10% discount on the product. So please think at least 3 times before buy something.

Also if it's for a one time use just try to burrow it from a friend. But always return it on-time.

2. Do no buy it from major retail shops

This is a common mistake most people do when they need a cable or some other small part for a computer. These big retail giants has lots of expenses like rent, wages of workers and insurance etc.
Just try to buy the product on ebay, amzon or ali express and you will find the same product with a discount more than 30%-50%.


3.Try facebook market place or gumtree

Some times offices  and some people tend to put these items on online market places for free or for a very small amount of money. Even these things are used, especially cables they can last longer. .


4.Cables and Accesries for Apple products are expensive 

Just consider this as when you choosing an apple product, They are very good products and comes with an additional cost.

5.Do not throw cables away

You never know when you need things and please keep your old cables and other commuter parts for at-least four to five years.








 

iTunes connect UI freezes.

When you publishing apps for apple store using itunes connect screens are freezing more often. Main reason behind for this is poor internet connection. Make sure you have a good internet connection when you publishing apps to apple store.

I'm always using my mobile's hotspot if the wi-fi or LAN is super slow.

Android app missing permissions after publishing - Cordova, Visual Studio 2017

Hi All

All you have to do is update your android manifest file with required permission before create the release APK.

** You have to do it before every release if you cleaned the project.

 android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
 android:name="android.permission.FLASHLIGHT" />
 android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
 android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
 android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />

Tips to save money when you buying a laptops and computers.

Tip 1 : Do not buy!!!

I know this is a strange tip. When you got the first idea to buy a new laptop and computers please consider why you need that. It may be your old laptop is broken or has some sort of software issue.
Try to repair it by yourself or go for a professional technician or ask  for help from your friends. You'll save lot of money this way. Laptops are designed to last for at-least 2-4 years. 

Tip 2 : Do not buy any software from the retail shop!!!

When you buying a laptop or desktop pc sales person will try to sell some products like antivirus software, office suits and some other commercial software.  Please try to buy these stuffs from online sources and you can save up-to 20-30 dollars .

Regarding antivirus you may do not need one as windows defender is good enough to protect you form most of the attacks.



Tip 3 : Buy used.

Buying a used laptop/desktop will at-least save you  100-200 dollars. Use ebay, gumtree ot facebook market place to buy used items.

Cordova Gradle wrapper missing in android SDK

When you develop apps with Cordova and Microsoft Visual Studio there are some important facts you should know. I learned these things over 2.5 years of period.

1. Visual Studio tools for apache cordova is Microsoft product  and it's not updated alongside with other tools using by app developers.

• Android SDK - Updating Regularly
• X-Code -  Updating Regularly ( I would recommend not to use windows based tools to publish your app to apple store. please follow this to learn how to publish your app to apple store without using remote debugging tools. https://guntucomputerhacks.blogspot.com/2016/11/visual-studio-2015-cordova-remotebuild.html  )
• Cordova and Plugins - There is a big version gap between microsoft tools for Cordova.

So lets focus on this graddle issue. The latest android version released in 2018 is android 8.0 and 8.1 Oreo . But unfortunately microsoft tools for apache cordova is still supporting Android 7.1 - Nougat.

So in case you have updated your android  SDK and tools you might need to rollback that update to use Microsoft tools to build and release your app to Google Play. 

But again try to  keep Visual Studio for development tasks and always try to native tool set for release purposes.