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Robolectric and Roboguice not Injecting Views
Roboguice will inject views under test when using Robolectric, but if the xmlns is anything other than android then the view will be null.
2012.03.27Read →
Waterbottles for Nerds
After years of leaky bottles, the CamelBak Podium Chill and Nalgene Tritan Grip-N-Gulp for kids finally solved my desk-hydration problem.
2012.03.24Read →
Airport Extreme and Brother 2170w Setup
Step-by-step fix for pairing a Brother HL-2170W wireless printer with an Apple Airport Extreme when the official setup instructions don't work.
2012.02.01Read →
Minimum Viable Programming
Stop over-engineering your MVP. Minimum viable programming means shipping the ugly hack first and cleaning up code only once it makes money.
2012.01.10Read →
The Wrong Time and Wrong Market (or Failing in the Entertainment Industry)
How I sank $140K over 7 years running an indie record label, why it failed, and the hard lessons on accounting, contracts, and cutting losses early.
2011.12.14Read →
Building an Android Notification Bubble
How to build an iOS-style red notification bubble in Android using an XML drawable and FrameLayout, with no 9-patch images required.
2011.12.02Read →
Android Validation with EditText
Skip the validation dialog box. Android's EditText has a built-in setError method that shows an inline icon and popup message instead.
2011.11.23Read →What’s New in Android Development Slides
Slides from my 'What's New in Android Tablet Development' session at AnDevCon, covering the latest tablet APIs, tools, and SDK changes.
2011.11.07Read →AnDevCon Tablet Programming Workshop Presentation
For those of you who attended todays workshop at AnDevCon II, here is the PDF of the presentation that we covered today. Enjoy!
2011.11.06Read →Android Tablet Programming Class at AnDevCon III
Logistics for my Hands-On Android Tablet Programming class at AnDevCon III: prerequisites, what to install, and what to bring to keep up.
2011.10.26Read →I’m Teaching a Free Android Tablet Programming Class Oct. 25th in AZ
I'm teaching a free, hands-on Android Tablet Programming class October 25th at Gangplank in Arizona -- seats are limited, register only if you're sure.
2011.10.13Read →Android’s Locale Implementation Is Broken
Android devices only ship with a subset of locales installed, so Currency and DateFormat can render wrong or garbled for locales you need.
2011.08.23Read →