Author Archives: Ian G. Clifton

About Ian G. Clifton

He served in the USAF and earned his secondary level teaching certification in Washington State. After that, he worked as a web developer and then as a mobile app developer, specializing in Android. He currently works in Seattle, WA as an Android developer and spends his off time on photography, drawing, developing, and doing technical review for other Android developers. You can follow his posts on this blog or his ramblings on Twitter.

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Posted on November 1st, 2011 by Ian G. Clifton

I had expected to write this post quite a while ago. In fact, I mentioned my intent to write it at the end of my An Evolving Career Path post, but that career path changed more rapidly than I had … Continue reading →

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Android for Programmers: An App-Driven Approach

Posted on October 23rd, 2011 by Ian G. Clifton

For the past few months, I spent some of my off time working as a technical editor/reviewer for an Android book called “Android for Programmers: An App-Driven Approach.” From a reader’s perspective, this is a great book to dive right … Continue reading →

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Lasik: Three Months Later

Posted on September 17th, 2011 by Ian G. Clifton

Some time around middle school, I realized that my eyes were pretty bad.  I prefered to sit toward the back of the classroom, so that meant I couldn’t read the whiteboard.  Eventually, I got glasses and contacts.  When I first … Continue reading →

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Patents To Stifle Innovation

Posted on September 5th, 2011 by Ian G. Clifton

In Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution, Congress is given the power to “…promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings … Continue reading →

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RenderScript 101, Part 2: RenderScript Interaction

Posted on August 24th, 2011 by Ian G. Clifton

Note: This tutorial continues on from RenderScript 101, Part 1: RenderScript Basics Tutorial. If you have not yet read that tutorial, you should do so before starting this one. The previous tutorial ended with a simple app built that could … Continue reading →

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