Tall Tech Tales

My New Android Blog: The Android Parent

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on May 9, 2013October 21, 2013

Tall Tech Tales has been around in one form or another for several years now. It’s always been geared towards technology, such as mobile tech, Ubuntu, gaming etc. Lately, with much of my life now involves my beautiful kids, my focus has changed a little bit. Although I tend to continue this blog, I’ll be […]

Google Goofs Local Alaska News?

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on May 9, 2013May 9, 2013

The other day, I was doing my rounds on various sites, reading the latest news of the day. As my custom is, I hit up Google News first to get some general news before I dig into the stuff I really enjoy. However, I didn’t get too much further because Google ended up give me […]

Software Ubuntu

16 Apps I Installed After Installing Ubuntu 13.04

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on April 27, 2013

Every other blog out there does lists. Favorite apps, best things to do, new things to do. You name it, you can find it. A popular topic for Ubuntu users appears to be “10 things to do after you install Ubuntu xx.xx.” These articles shows up without fail within a week or so of the […]

Ubuntu

Ubuntu 13.04 Upgrade Complete And First Impressions

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on April 27, 2013

After spending a couple of days backing up large amounts of data I had no idea I actually still had, Friday night was the big day for the upgrade. The Installation My upgrade path this time around was a bit different than previously. I’ve been doing upgrades to existing installations for the last couple of […]

Ubuntu

Upgrading To Ubuntu 13.04 – Progress Report

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on April 25, 2013April 25, 2013

The process has begun. The ISO has been downloaded, and the USA drive prepped and loaded, ready for a fresh install. Now I just wait for the backup to finish. As you may have read in my last post, I have decided to go with a fresh install this time around. However, before I can […]

Ubuntu

Upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04 And Ubuntu File Server Project

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on April 23, 2013

Within days, the official release of Ubuntu 13.04 will be available. Although the beta has been out for a while, I have long ago stopped messing with the betas after a bad experience a few releases back and also realizing that continually messing with beta software, release software, alpha, beta etc. just takes up time […]

Android Ubuntu

Ubuntu Touch For ASUS Transformer TF101

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on March 1, 2013March 1, 2013

With the development of Ubuntu for smartphones and tablets, it’s an exciting thought to think that my TF101 one day can run Ubuntu specifically made for a tablet. Of course, as is the case in the various hardware hacking communities, work towards this has already begun. If you’re interested in trying out what’s currently out […]

Android ROMs

Upgrading The ASUS Transformer TF101 to Jelly Bean – Part II The Upgrade (Updated)

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on February 28, 2013May 20, 2016

Update (8/26/13): KatKiss released a ROM based on Android 4.3 a few weeks back. Please refer to the appropriate post for further information. Update (7/28/13): It appears that TeamEOS has disbanded and joined other efforts. The TeamEOS 4.2 ROM continues life under the new name as the KatKiss ROM. At the time of writing, it’s […]

Android

The Quest For A Perfect Contact List

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on February 28, 2013

Many of those that visit appears to be anxiously waiting for the second part of my Jelly Bean upgrade for my Transformer TF101 and while that’s coming (it’s just taking longer to write up than I had anticipated), I wanted to share another personal project I’ve started: the quest for the perfect contact list. Huh? […]

Android Hardware

Upgrading The ASUS Transformer TF101 to Jelly Bean

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on January 27, 2013March 28, 2016

It’s getting close to years since the ASUS Transformer Android Tablet launched. Since then, various iterations have been released and the series continues to be sold today. The Transformer was at the time one of the best Android tablets on the market. Thanks to the frequent software upgrades, the original Transformer eventually even received a […]