Category: Technologist
Reach More Goals – New Android Application
Excited to announce a brand new Android application – Reach More Goals. Actually, it’s a refreshed version of the popular Reach Your Goals app. Why the change? Well, the new application looks forward with support for Android version 3.0 and above. Also, the new application has a nominal charge to cover costs. Here’s what is [...]
Reach Your Goals – New version 2.3.0
There is a new version of the Reach Your Goals Android app available in the Google Play store. New features in this version include: – Updated sync technology. – New goals grid view. – Added reset button for sync timestamp. – New setting to specify default credit amount for new accomplishments. – New setting to [...]
AppsHive – Lessons Learned Released
Released a new app to the Google Play (Android) Market. It is called Lessons Learned, and it helps you keep track of problems you have encountered and how you went about solving them. With the goal of re-using those solutions. Check out the listing in the AppsHive site. Or go direct to the Google Play [...]
AppsHive – New Application Site
I would like to introduce my new applications site – AppsHive.com. This is my new home for all applications that I have and will develop. Do check it out.
ReachYourGoals Version 2.0 Released
Reach Your Goals (version 2.0) has been released to the Android Market (Play). Changes include: – Added application widget to view top goal due soon – based on target date. – Added ability to synchronize your goals and accomplishments with an account on the Reach Your Goals web application. – Added ability to specify a [...]
New ReachYourGoals Version
Version 1.7 of ReachYourGoals android application just released. Check it out on the Android Market.
Web Searching Can Be Dangerous For The Novice Developer
With the vast amount of information available on the web today, it’s no wonder that most developers use it as the first go-to source for coding assistance. The entry points may differ (e.g. Google search, Bing, stackoverflow, or others), but the intent is usually similar (I am stuck on a technical problem; I don’t know [...]
Is it important to know Why we are implementing something?
When given a task to implement an application, or other software technology, most developers / development teams first ask the question “What are the requirements of the application that is to be developed?” (some even jump straight to “How to develop?” – but that’s a topic for a different discussion). I believe that the first [...]
The Evils That Oppress Our Apps
In a perfect world, we would create applications that run with limitless speed, are completely open, and gets the job done exactly right the first time, each and every time. Well, this is obviously a fairy tale, because we live in a world full of evils that aim to oppress our apps. I’ll attempt to [...]
The ABCs and XYZs of IT
There exists an alphabet soup of acronyms and abbreviations within Information Technology. Included here are some of those that are important for any IT technologist to at least be aware of – but better yet to understand with some depth. AJAX – Asynchronous JavaScript and XML ALM – Application Lifecycle Management API – Application Program [...]