Tag Archives: android

An Android Lover’s Take On The iPhone 4S

Posted on December 18th, 2011 by Ian G. Clifton

So what about the iPhone 4S? First and foremost, the iPhone is way too small. The 3.5 inch screen is nice when I’m holding it 8 inches from my eye, but out and about it feels like my hands belong … Continue reading →

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Current Job And Projects

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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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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RenderScript 101, Part 1: RenderScript Basics Tutorial

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

A couple of months ago, I had to do a lot of work with RenderScript. Unfortunately, there was not much documentation available then and there isn’t much more now. The purpose of this post is to provide the foundations for … Continue reading →

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