Android 3.0 Widgets <font size=-2><a href=http://www.lifemichael.com/en/?page_id=73>PRO</a></font>
The Android 3.0 platform introduces new widgets we can use when developing Java applications for it. The following video clips present some of them. You can find the source code as well as the slides that explain these new widgets available for free personal usage at www.abelski.com.
Android 3.0 Activity Fragments <font size=-2><a href=http://www.lifemichael.com/en/?page_id=73 target=_blank>PRO</a></font>
The activity fragments were introduced in SDK 3.0. Each fragment represent a behavior or a portion from user interface of a given activity. We can maintain multiple fragments within a single activity. On the other hand we can reuse the same fragment across different activities. This video clip shows a simple demo for an activity […]
Chrome Extensions Page Actions <font size=-2><a href=http://www.lifemichael.com/en/?page_id=73 target=_blank>PRO</a></font>
When developing an extension for google chrome web browser we can create an icon that will be displayed within the URL address text box. We can create that icon to be displayed when the web page meets specific criteria. The criteria is in our full control. The following video clip presents a simple extension that […]
Chrome Extensions Options Page <font size=-2><a href=http://www.lifemichael.com/en/?page_id=73 target=_blank>PRO</a></font>
When developing an extension for the google chrome web browser we can include in our extension a web page through which the user will be able to configure the extension. The following video clip explains how to do it. The slides as well as the source code are available for free personal usage at www.abelski.com.
Evian Baby Dance <a href=http://www.lifemichael.com/en/?page_id=73><font size=-2>BIZ</font></a>
Evian chose to produce a user based long video clip. Users can add their content taking few photos of themselves mixed with a photo of a baby dancing according to the same music. The final result is a long video clip that includes thousands of people. The gimmick itself drives thousands of people to take […]
Google Chrome Apps Development <a href=http://www.lifemichael.com/en/?page_id=73 target=_blank><font size=-2>PRO</font></a>
The applications we develop for the Google Chrome web browser are actually web applications that the user conceived as installed ones. In the Google Chrome Extensions Development course I dedicate one topic to the development of applications for the Google Chrome web browser. This video clip presents the user experience involved with installing an application […]
Chrome Extensions Content Scripts <a href=http://www.lifemichael.com/en/?page_id=73><font size=-2>PRO</font></a>
Content scripts are files in JavaScript that execute in the background and refer the web pages the web browser renders. Using the DOM the content scripts can read the data of those web pages and introduce changes into them. Two famous examples for extensions that use content scripts are the Facebook Unfriends and the Facebook Facemoods. Those two […]
Abelski Chrome App <a href=http://www.lifemichael.com/en/?page_id=73><font size=-2>INFO</font></a>
I have recently completed to develop the abelski google chrome application. You can find it for free at Google Chrome Web Store. The current version provides a very similar experience to the one you know when browsing the abelski web site. In the future I plan to add a tighter integration with the google chrome web […]
Chrome Extensions Desktop Notifications <a href=http://www.lifemichael.com/en/?page_id=73 target=_blank><font size=-2>PRO</font></a>
The possibility to interact with the desktop in HTML5 is currently still in its early stage. The specification that should allow that are still in their draft state. Nevertheless, when developing an extension for the Chrome Web Browser we can already do it. The following video clip explains how to do it. You can find […]
Google Chrome Extensions <a href=http://www.lifemichael.com/en/?page_id=73><font size=-2>PRO</font></a>
I am working these days on the development of a professional course for learning how to develop extensions for the google chrome web browser. I have just completed to develop the first topic. It includes two video clips that guide how to develop a simple extension.