Tag Archives: android

An Evolving Career Path

Posted on August 9th, 2011 by Ian G. Clifton

As you can probably guess, I’ve always been interested in technology.  My career didn’t lead directly to mobile development though. I worked with tactical satellite communications in the Air Force and even earned a degree and certification for teaching English … Continue reading →

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Asus Transformer Review

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

I received my Asus Eee Pad Transformer more than a month ago, and I have to say that I am very impressed with it. The ability to add on the keyboard dock adds a huge amount of value to the … Continue reading →

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Simple Android Developer Mistakes

Posted on May 22nd, 2011 by Ian G. Clifton

I would really like to write more tips, tricks, and tutorial posts relating to Android, but I’ve been extremely busy on apps both professionally and personally, and I am also doing technical review on an Android dev book due out … Continue reading →

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Android Layout Optimization: TextViews

Posted on April 6th, 2011 by Ian G. Clifton

One of the best things you can study when first learning Android is how to approach layouts in a way that keeps them simple and logical. Typically, you start with learning LinearLayouts and Views that commonly go in those (TextView, … Continue reading →

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Counting Android Tablet Apps

Posted on March 29th, 2011 by Ian G. Clifton

Steve Jobs said that Android had “at most 100 apps” that make use of the additional screen space offered by the tablet form factor; clearly, this wasn’t intended to be an exact figure but an estimate designed to show the … Continue reading →

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