Near Field Communication (NFC) BIZ
The NFC (Near Field Communication) is a set of short range wireless communication technologies that enable the receiver to be a simple tag or a sticker without any power source. The Android platform built-in support for NFC sets the foundation for new breed of applications. According to rumors, the support for NFC shall be added […]
The Notification.Builder Class PRO
The Android 3.0 platform includes the Notification.Builder class that assists with the creation of user notification. Notification.Builder builder = new Notification.Builder(NotificationBuilderDemo.this) .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.icon_noti) .setAutoCancel(true) .setTicker(“Hello Bonga!”) .setContentText(“La La La BONGA”) .setContentIntent(intent); NotificationManager manager = (NotificationManager)getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE); manager.notify(text.hashCode(), builder.getNotification()); The Notification.Builder class introduces a clear implementation for the Builder design pattern. The Android 3.0 Tablets UI course I […]
Android 3.0 Activity Fragments PRO
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 PRO
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 […]
Evian Baby Dance BIZ
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 Extensions PRO
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.
Squirrel Client & Derby DB Jump Start PRO
The Derby DB is a simple open source database application you can download for free at http://db.apache.org/derby. The Squirrel SQL is a simple client application that can connect nearly any database. You can download it for free athttp://www.squirrelsql.org/#installation. The following five video clips explain the first steps when using these two.
Android App Widgets Jump Start PRO
The android app widgets are tiny applications the user can install on his android device home screen desktop. While the home screen activity belongs to a separated process (from the one the app widgets code belongs to), it would be more accurate to define the app widgets as small user interfaces the home screen activity […]
IntelliJ Scala Plugin PRO
I have recently started to play around with the IntelliJ Scala plugin. Unlike the Scala plugin for the Eclipse IDE (Gallileo 3.5) I still haven’t encountered any bug. You can download this plugin at http://plugins.intellij.net/plugin/?id=1347. The first video clip explain how to develop a simple Scala application using the IntelliJ. The second video clip explains how […]
Oracle java.net Facelift INFO
The www.java.net community web site has been redesigned. I find the new web site simpler to navigate and less crowdy. You can find my blog on this web site at http://www.java.net/blog/576513.