MTG Wishlist 1.1.0

MTG Wishlist 1.1.0 is here with some new features listed below:

• Sync available through Chrome's bookmark sync. Now you will be able to have the same wishlist in all of your computers, including extra column display options. Please read this before enabling this option (Thanks to George Papadakis and Duhoux Pierre-Louis). This feature needs bookmark permissions, so you could see a message asking you more permissions if you had the older version of MTG Wishlist.
• Arrows are displayed instead of the "up" and "down" buttons in the notes field. Those buttons allows you to move up or down the cards in your wishlist. If you decide to hide the notes column, arrows will disappear too.

New view with arrows

• Name cards can directly link ebay searches. Clicking the card name will open a new Chrome tab with the US ebay query. This feature is optional and disabled by default.
• When new versions of MTG Wishlist are released, the webpage containing new changes will automatically open. If there are new options, the options page will also be automatically opened.
• A Paypal "Donate" button has been included into the options page. With this, you will be able to collaborate with this young project in an easy way.

Options page

You can download MTG Wishlist here.

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Extension data Sync through bookmarks using BSync

I commonly use different computers: two at home and another on the work laptop with different OS. When I want to use some of the extensions shared between these pcs, I must set the same options four times to be updated when I change the machine. This simple task becomes very annoying when you are constantly changing. But imagine that you must bring your full mtg card wishlist (with more than 100 items) from one computer to another...
Fortunately, Google Chrome have a great mechanism to resolve this: Chrome bookmark sync.

I've been looking at the work done by George Papadakis (check it here) and the extension that bringed me to him: All Mangas Reader (by Duhoux Pierre-Louis). They developed the BSync script that I'm using in my own extensions. It allows chrome extensions to sync data helped by Google Chrome Bookmark sync.

To use extension sync you must enable Chrome bookmark synchronization (help here). This feature will create a folder under Other Bookmarks named BSync containing the extension data in files named like "Extension name.xxxxxxxxxxx". Don't delete these generated files!!!
I've taken the All Mangas Reader 5 minutes sync interval (although I'm thinking in make it customizable), that means that the syncing is not instant.

You must know that when the extensions are installed on multiple computers and you enable the sync for the first time, all data on other machines can be overwritten by the newest data. It's recommended to enable sync on one computer only, and when the corresponding file is created under Other Bookmarks -> BSync, enable it on the other computers.

Note that according to the Duhoux Pierre-Louis words, Chrome sync is limited. It allows until 100 updates of bookmarks in a day, so sometimes bookmark sync won't work.
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Android 3.0 Honeycomb is here

The Android 3.0 (Aka honeycomb) SDK has been released for developers. It has been seen at the Barcelona Mobile World congress included in several tabs like Galaxy Tab 10.1 or Motorola Xoom.

Honeycomb provides the users new conectivity options, redisigned keyboard, improved copy/paste actions, chrome bookmarks sync support and others. For developers, it has new UI Framework for creating tablet apps, high-performance 2D and 3D graphics, support for multicore processor architectures and more without loosing compatibility with older apps.

A full list of the new features of honeycomb is available on the Android website.
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Android Phones: Google Nexus S and Sony Xperia Play

I'm thinking about buying an Android smart phone. There are two models that I'm contemplating: Google Nexus S and Sony Xperia Play.

The main goal of the Nexus S is that is supported by Google, it could seem a joke but think about it. Being supported by Google means also being supported by Android. This may imply full compatibility with all versions of the OS, including the most of the features of future versions.

Google Nexus S

The Sony Xperia Play brings the play station brand to the phone world. This android phone is also known as PSPhone or PSP Phone. It includes the traditional Play Station controller behind the ultra-slim touch screen. The Xperia Play will provide a lot of old-PSP and PS3 games but you won't be able to use your old copies into this console-phone, unfortunately, you will need to buy them again.

Sony Xperia Play

The major technical specs of both phones are listed below, look and compare them yourself.

	Nexus S	Xperia Play
Processor	1GHz Cortex A8 (Hummingbird)	1 GHz Scorpion ARMv
Phone memory	16 GB	Up to 400 MB
Memory card support	none	microSD, up to 32 GB
Size	123.9 x 63 x 10.88 mm	119 x 62 x 16 mm
Weight	129g	175g
GSM	850/900/1800/1900	850/900/1800/1900
Battery	1500 mAH	1500 mAH
Screen resolution	4.0" WVGA (480x800) Super AMOLED / LCD	4.0" (480 x 854) TFT
Colors	16 M	16 M
Camera	5 megapixels	5.1 megapixels
Camera Zoom	yes	none
Front-facing	VGA (640x480)	none
Video recording	720 x 480	480p
USB	2.0	2.0
Bluetooth	2.1	2.1
Wi-Fi	802.11b/g/n	802.11b/g/n
Infrared	none	none
GPS	yes	yes
Audio	3.5 mm audio jack	3.5 mm audio jack
FM Radio	none	none
Accelerometer	yes	yes
Proximity sensor	yes	yes
Digital compass	yes	yes
Gyroscope	Three-axis	none
Magnetometer	none	yes

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MTG Finder 0.4

MTG Finder renews its image in the version 0.4. It has new frames with links (to this great side) and to the recently created options page. I've added this because I think that people don't notice the new features, and may stay tuned.

The logo has been changed because it now provides searches in wizards also (no longer only in magiccards.info), and it will provide much more in the future.

The new options page looks like the following screenshot:

You can download MTG Finder on the Chrome Webstore Site.

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MTG Wishlist

Do you often forget the cards that you wanted? Are you tired of noting all your wished cards?

MTG Wishlist allows you to save all Magic The Gathering cards that you want in a wishlist.

Imagine that you are visiting a Magic website and discover a perfect card for your deck. You only have to highlight it and click the MTG Wishlist button to display the popup and add it to your wishlist. You will no longer need pen and paper to write it.

MTG Wishlist

When you insert a card into the wishlist, you will be asked for the card quantity, the approximate card value, card rarity and a custom field named notes for your thoughts like deck or the reason to get the card. The card image will be automatically displayed if is well written in english language and it will oversize when you pass over it with the mouse.

You can sort (asc/desc) your items by card name, quantity, rarity or value by clicking on the wanted title.

There is also an options page to customize the columns to be shown.

Options page

Check it and leave your feedback at the Chrome Webstore site: MTG Wishlist

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