Sunday, November 13, 2016

Unable to start the daemon process



I got the following error in trying to build my project on Android

Error:Unable to start the daemon process.
This problem might be caused by incorrect configuration of the daemon.
The following resolved the problem

Step 1 : Close the open project. Go to File > Close Project

This will throw you to welcome screen.

Step 2 You will see Settings option on splash screen. Click it

This will open  the Settings window.


Step 3: Go to Compiler > Android Compilers
Add  -Xmx512m in Additional VM Options as shown below.



Step 4: Click OK. Reopen the project and build it. It should work fine.

Saturday, November 12, 2016

Analysing money in Banking System over the past few months


This analysis is based on Money and Stock Measures Report provided by RBI on a monthly basis (links provided at the end)

Money in Banking System
 In Billion Rupees
Change over previous month (in Billion Rupees)
May-16
                 104,550.10

Jun-16
                 105,089.50
                                                   539.40
Jul-16
                 105,899.70
                                                   810.20
Aug-16
                 106,448.30
548.60
Sep-16
                 111,653.70
                                                5,205.40

Investigation shows the banking system (consisting of Deposit money of public, Time Deposits with Banks and Total Post Office Deposits) has received nearly 10 times more money amounting to 5205 billion or 5.2 Lac crores in September 2016 as compared to previous month.


Possible Explanations



1. Is this an annual pattern?

Possible Explanation : May be every year due to financial activity money in banking system goes up.
Conclusion: Doing the same analysis for last year data does not support this explanation.The deposit was only 386.1 Bn INR last year in September.

2015
Money in Banking System
 In Billion Rupees
Change over previous month (in Billion Rupees)
Jul-15
                   96,931.40

Aug-15
                   97,454.00
                                                522.60
Sep-15
                   97,840.10
                                                   386.10
2. Is this due to hike by pay commission?

Possible Explanation: May be the increase is due to arrears deposited by government due to hike by pay commission.
Conclusion: The deposit by government for arrears amount is estimated at 34,600 crores (as estimated by India Ratings and Research Private Limited). So even this explanation cannot explain the complete deposit increase.

Source : http://www.ibtimes.co.in/7th-pay-commission-salary-arrears-seven-months-credited-bank-accounts-pensioners-691960


How this calculation was done

RBI provides monthly report on the following parameters of money system

1. Currency with the public (which in simple terms is the cash You and I transact with)
2. Deposit money of the public
3. Time Deposits with Banks
4. Total Post Office Deposits

I have arrived at money in Banking system using following formula
= Total Post Office Deposits + Time Deposits with Banks + Deposit money of the public - Currency with the public

In short add all deposits with Bank and post office and subtract currency with public.

Source :
https://m.rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_ViewBulletin.aspx
Refer Section 6. Money and Stock Measures pdf report for month of July, August, September, October, November 2016.

Android Studio Not Starting jvm error code -4

So the other day I got the following message when I tried to launch Android Studio

failed to create jvm error code -4 JVM Path: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_45\jre If you already have a 32-bit JDK installed, define a JAVA_HOME variable in 

Solution

Go to the file studio.exe.vmoptions in your bin folder inside android studio installation (Usually it isC:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio\bin\)
Open the above file with notepad. some times it will not be editable so give administrative permission and change the following attributes:
-Xmx512m to -Xmx256m
-XX:MaxPermSize=250m to -XX:MaxPermSize=128m
Or change:
-Xmx750m to -Xmx512m
-XX:MaxPermSize=350m to -XX:MaxPermSize=250m

I don't know the reason of why it works (would be glad if somebody could)
Source : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33094132/failed-to-create-jvm-error-code-4-android-studio

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Refer and earn

Use this to get 100 rupees for signing up on Amazon

Link

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Which phone to buy?

It is often confusing to decide which phone to buy
Do you have to necessarily buy an expensive iphone to get a good experience Or Is there a phone in market which does not skimp on any feature and still reasonably priced. Good news is there is.

I am a normal user of phone : I use it to call, whatsapp, hangout, click photos of places I visit, play some games when free (necessarily in that order)

I found Redmi Note 3 (32 GB inbuilt memory, 3 GB RAM) to be a superb phone
1. Good battery backup
It always lasts me 2 days or more in 3G mode due to it's huge battery capacity 4000mAh.
Even more when I turn on 3G mode only when I want to surf the web on my phone. (Disclosure: At home I use Wifi to surf, cheap and fast. :) )

2. Smooth operation
The phone works smoothly (Thanks to latest Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650 chipset clocking 2*1.8 GHz cores and 4*1.4 GHz cores). I have previously owned a Blackberry which had 2*1.2 GHz processor. So I am sure I have felt the difference between the 2 processors (I loved my Blackberry phone too just not for its okay processor).

3. Good camera
The camera pics are good. I take pics of places I visit and occasional selfie with people (people are weird! :P)
Unless you are a budding photographer who needs to shoot photos as good as DSLR camera the camera is good. If the main purpose of your phone is the camera, I would recommend buying a Nikon Camera instead of spending a bomb on buying a phone.

4. SD Card support
It is a deal breaker for me while purchasing a phone if it does not support sd card - what with my ever increasing movies and music library that comes in handy when you are travelling. Redmi note 3 supports sd card upto 256 GB along with 28 GB of phone memory available (1 sim slot, 1 sd card Or 2 sim cards if you wish to use dual sim and sacrifice sd card slot)

Currently it is available at Amazon for 11k due to festival discount offer (I bought it a month ago for 12k from Mi store but no problem :) ) If you want to buy, Please click the below link. It will take you to Amazon page where Redmi note 3 (32 GB inbuilt memory, 3 GB Ram) is available for 11k.

http://amzn.to/2cRp6QX

Hope this review helped you in making a decision on phone. Comments are welcome.

Monday, October 3, 2016

Washing machine Llyod LWMF70

Pros
Good company
Reasonable price
Front loading machine

Cons
None

Why wait?
Click below and buy