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Android dev: Multiple APK support for applications

May 25, 2013 /
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Google announced multiple APK support on Google Play, which allows you to transfer various forms of a APK file for a single app posting, instead of having to upload a single APK for each adaptation of your app. Explained in more detail below, is how this new feature can help solve some of your development issues when publishing to Google Play.  At Google I/O, Google had announced plans to add several capabilities to help developers…

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Android Dev: cheatsheet for graphic designers

April 30, 2013 /
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Graphic designers aren’t programmers and sometimes don’t know how to best prepare graphic assets for developers. This simple cheat sheet should help them to do their job better and should simplify developers’ lives. Petr Nohejl has released the following under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Covering from: Dimensions Screen densities and icon dimensions Google Play asset dimensions Size buckets Views dimensions and spacing Action bar…

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Quick Development Tip – Android: Refactoring strings.xml

February 05, 2013 /
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How to easily extract strings from your Android code into the strings.xml file

This handy little feature can save a lot of time and manual work when working with Android apps. If you during Android development in Eclipse use hard-coded strings in your Java code, like in the example below:   package test.layout; import android.app.Activity; import android.os.Bundle; import android.widget.Button; public class LayoutTest extends Activity { private Button btn; @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);…

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Year 2038 problem

January 22, 2013 /
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Today is the 22nd of January, 2013. Which means 22nd of January, 2038 is now exactly 25 years away from us. Why does it matter? Because at 03:14:07 UTC on 19th of January 2038 we will run into the Year 2038 Problem. Many Unix-based system can’t handle dates beyond that moment. For example, common Unix-based phones today won’t let you set the date beyond 2038. This applied to all iPhones and Androids we tried it on (iOS is based…

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Our Top Android Development Tips

June 07, 2012 /
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Android offers many exciting possibilities. We at Visual Design round up 10 important tips that will help you make the most of your development time

A smartphone war is flaming, pitched as a neck and neck fight for market share; but I see it in another way. Android is an open base, iphone is a wonderful product, everything else is decor. Android is most interesting in its incarnations outside of what is likely in mobile,…

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Solidifying WP Security

December 01, 2011 /
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Designed with PHP, and powered by mySQL directories, WordPress is used by an amazing 8.5% of all websites. Web delivered spyware and web page hacking are becoming progressively more common. With such a lot of web content using WordPress as a CMS, any security weaknesses in the CMS structure or core could impact a lot of websites. In this article, we’ll describe how you can best secure your WordPress CMS site from malware and attacks.

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PayPal Access – One Web Payment System to rule them all?

November 15, 2011 /
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eBay prepares to unveil PayPal Access, a service to allow users to use their PayPal accounts on other websites without having to register an account or credit card. The service, which makes its debut Wednesday at the eBay X.Commerce Developers Conference in San Francisco, virtually eliminating the need to register for an account of other retail sites, thus reducing the online risk of fake credit card information being used.  a PayPal spokesperson told Mashable.  …

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Social Networking In Ireland Infographic

November 14, 2011 /
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In May, statistics compiled by Luke Neworld blog on the use of social networking in Ireland. It ‘was this knowledge, and various other sources of Connexia Ireland/UK has decided to design what is arguably one of the first graphical information for social networking in Ireland. This social network graphics shows some interesting facts about social networks in Ireland and trends that have developed through Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Linkedin and Foursquare. (Click “Fullscreen” in the corner…

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How to maintain creativity & productivity working from home

October 13, 2011 /
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Keeping motivated and inspired are two of the biggest challenges that working from home offers, so how do you sustain momentum over time? We’ve put together some practical tips and advice for working effectively and creating a healthy work/life balance.

How to bypass procrastination and distractions

There are always tasks which you’ll put off because you just don’t want to do them. Set a timer, alarm, or visual alert of some kind, get your head…

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SEO Benefits from Links on Sites with Great Page Rank

October 13, 2011 /
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Search engine optimisation is most effective when a diverse array of tools and techniques are employed in unison, and PageRank is just one factor of many. The message from the world’s number one search engine (it starts with a G) is that PageRank is not the be all and end all when it comes to SEO and getting your site to page one of the search results, but a link to your site from a…

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