First I had blended ICS and Gingerbread together and made a great operating system. Then I stripped ICS of all its trash and rebuilt it back to make it a fast and stable operating system, now they have thrown Jelly Bean at the whole mess and now I find myself in a quandary. Do I try to blend Jelly Bean with ICS or stay with what I have done and just be happy?
Oops, I guess I better back track a second and tell you that I am talking about Android Phones and Android Operating Systems…
You see Google has tossed a new version of Android into the works (Jelly Bean) and now I have found a Jelly Bean ROM to play with and I see that the kid in me is interested in playing some more. (Attention: ROM – “Read Only Memory” and not a gypsy man or boy!)
The Russian landscape in operating system software, or any type of software is fantastic. The Russians have some of the best programers I have every seen and the truth is, it is because they do not have to look over their shoulders all the time and check to see if “Big Brother” is watching them. They are free to experiment as they please and that is how I do now, that the same pressure has been lifted from my shoulders…
So back to the phones: I have the phone now capable of lasting two or three days before charging again and anyone familiar with Smart Phones, would see that is a miracle, to say the least. It took me months to get ICS to the point that it was not a battery hog and is stable as a granite block of stone. I had to dissect it and I removed all the Google apps and replace them with better substitutes. At least the apps that I wanted to keep. I gave it half the foot print that it had in memory (RAM) and that made ICS come to life. Instead of a sluggish OS it flies. like it should…
Examples:
Google Maps replaced with Soviet Military Maps… (It has old Soviet maps and also all new maps by various sources.)
Google Play Store replaced with Bazaar… (This is a wonderful Iranian Android app store and it just plain works!)
Original Home Launcher with HOLO… (This is a light and fast launcher that will replace the original!)
Just anything and everything can be replaced by something better! Yes email to camera app. I have replaced the regular camera application with two apps that together are less than half the size and do the job better (Called Quick Camera and Quick Video!). When I mean replace, I mean remove the old and use the new in its place, not in conjunction with…
Resisting an upgrade in any operating system is a weakness I have. I just downloaded a zip file with all the Jelly Bean apps and now it is time to dissect them and see what the difference is…
Looks like I will be working on a ICS/JB blend before long… 🙂
Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia…

Think about this while you are contemplating life and why life is stupid at times…
My heart goes out to the three Russian women who comprise the Russian rock band, Pussy Riot. They were brutally deceived and used by the Washington-financed NGOs that have infiltrated Russia. Pussy Riot was sent on a mission that was clearly illegal under statutory law.
Got up this morning and the temperature said, “+5 Celsius!” I walked the dog and it was cold, wind is blowing, leaves are falling off the trees and long underwear is standard again. So is a cup of hot coffee and that is what I am having now…
I have seen the video and I know what I believe and this is definitely a sign of the way America is and will progress, until you all hide under the bed…
In June of 2012, the Russian Central Bank has increased its total deposits of monetary gold by 18.6 tons or around 595,200 ounces of gold. Thus, at present, these deposits make a total holding of 936.2 tons or around 29,958,400 ounces. The deposits included standard golden bars and coins, all of which belong to the Central bank and to the Russian government. Earlier this year, Russia’s Central Bank has announced many times that the bank was going to increase its gold deposits. The increase is to be on a continual basis indefinitely…
Before you go storming the Ecuador Embassy…
When I was little, it was Cops and Robbers and Cowboy and Indians! Then sometimes we tossed a touch of GI’s from America against Germany GI’s for good measure. The battle fields were the front yards of our homes and everyone always wanted to be either cowboy, cop or American, you know the good guy…