This article originates from christophersaunders.ca I’m beginning to work on an STO application from an API that was created by Philippe Casgrain. The data was stored in a pretty big JSON file, and I decided that instead of breaking it … Continue reading
December 4, 2011
October 23, 2011
This article shows how to install the AOSP Source plugin for eclipse so when you are working with the Android API you can actually view the contents of various functions to get a better understanding of what’s going on under … Continue reading
October 11, 2011
Check out this blog post for more details on How to speed up the Android Emulator by up to 400%
July 31, 2011
The idea has been thrown around before and was recently discussed/announced on the mailing list. We now have a “chipin” page where you can securely contribute to the fundraiser. Chipin page and fundraiser details: http://tcfprojector.chipin.com/a-new-projector-for-the-code-factory
June 30, 2011
Smashing Magazine has an excellent article explaining the sometimes confusing aspects of Android development. They cover several visual design patterns for the platform as well as what you should do to ensure you application looks great no matter what device … Continue reading
May 20, 2011
Google IO Slides from (who I would consider) the top Android evangelist, Reto Meier. Android Protips – Radioactive Yak
May 7, 2011
Here’s a list of perks we get from our various sponsors: Buy n Ebooks, Get n Free* – Go to oreilly.com and use discount code: MBBGS O’Reilly book review program - Add a suggestion for the next book *1 … Continue reading
Along with announcing upcoming events through the mailing list, we’ll also be posting them on our meetup page. Ottawa Android Meetup Page
May 4, 2011
The following is a reddit AMA article by the Mario Zechner, the maintainer (and creator?) of libgdx He includes several links to free resources for people interested in mobile game development on Android.
March 22, 2011
If you would like to add your device to our community library please fill out the following form. Once the library gets big enough (>10 devices) we’ll publish the information. Ottawa Android Device Library Form
March 17, 2011
Have you ever had issues on a specific platform and been unable to verify the problems because you don’t have the device? Wish you could just borrow a device for an hour so you can debug a minor issue? Well, we’re going to be creating a device library where you and fellow Android developers can [...]
March 11, 2011
[This post is by James Puderer — Chris Saunders] As you may already know IPv4 addresses are running out. At this time it’s predicted that Asia/Pacific will run out sometime in the next 6 months; Europe and North America will soon follow. The successor to IPv4, is IPv6 and will soon be required to access [...]
As you may or may not know, O’Reilly Labs has a beta program where books that aren’t fully ready for publication are available online for free from their site. http://programming-android.labs.oreilly.com/index.html Also there is a promotion going on to save 50% off the price of the book – DDPAE.
February 16, 2011
It’s tough to keep on top of keeping everything up to date. We’re looking for someone who’s interested in helping provide content relevant to Android development as well as for any community related updates. If you are interested please get in contact with one of the organizers via email, twitter or during one of the [...]
This is a reminder about the next Ottawa Android meetup that will be happening on the 16th of February. As usual the meeting will be happening at The Code Factory (246 Queen St) and starts at 6:30pm. Feel free to show up a little bit early. For this months meeting we will be having 2 presentations: Introduction [...]
February 7, 2011
While reading up on Hacker News I came across a useful site that covers several UI Design Patterns. The site is still in “Beta”, so expect more content to be delivered every few weeks. http://www.androidpatterns.com/ GoogleIO also had a nice presentation from 2010 that talked about UI Design patterns as well. If you are looking [...]
December 16, 2010
Our meeting for January will be on the 19th and starts at 6:30pm. For this meeting we will be having the following presentations: Chris Saunders – Sexifying your Android User Interfaces Simon Mac Donald - Introduction to PhoneGap If you would like to add something to the list of presentations, please feel free to get [...]
Shopify has an opening for a Mobile developer, primarily focusing on development on the Android platform. You can get more details by visiting the following link: Mobile Developer @ Shopify
Earlier this year Chris did a presentation on using the analytics service Localytics. If that isn’t what you are are looking, you can consider using Google Analytics in your application. The following blog post by Alexander Lucas from Google is about just that. Analytics for Android Apps Google Analytics SDK for Android
November 18, 2010
We would like to thank everyone who came out to this months meeting. This month Michael Richardson did a presentation on getting a native service running on an Android device along with several pitfalls he ran into while working on that demo project. He also showed off what is required in order to start developing [...]
