I work with JSON data A LOT when working with REST services. Usually when hitting these API endpoints the data is downloaded and opened up by my default text editor, TextMate. When I open this up, the data looks like this …
Category Archives: Mobile
Android: A Simple Eula for your Android Apps
There comes a time when you need to show a EULA to your users of your Android apps. Doing this is pretty easy if you decide to ALWAYS show it when the user uses your app. However, that’s beyond annoying. The best case scenario for displaying a EULA to a user would go like this…
MonoTouch: Copying a Preloaded DB
Why MonoTouch I’m working on bringing some of my works over to the iPhone and iPad and in doing so I decided to use MonoTouch (since I have a strong .NET background and absolutely no Objective-C experience other than some evaluation work). The long term plan is to master MonoTouch, which will familiarize me with…
Dummies Book: SDK Path
If you have a copy of my Android Application Development for Dummies book, then you might run into an issue with a recent update to the SDK. The recent SDK, moves the adb executable (Android Debug Bridge) and Eclipse will need to be updated in order to reflect the proper placement of the new ADT…
Already a Second Pressing of Android App Dev for Dummies
Wow! That was fast! My publisher (Wiley) recently contacted me and informed me that my book, Android Application Development for Dummies, is already having to be reprinted for a second run. That’s amazing considering the fact that the book has been out for less than a month! (Release Date: Dec 7th) A big thank you…
