If you are a mobile developer and haven’t read Chet Haase’s latest book “Androids: The team that built the Android operating system” go read it now! It’s a delightful read and a wonderful trip into Android’s history! Androids The team that created Android didn’t just create a new mobile OS they also created a new career path for software engineers like me. I’ve been coding for Android since November 2008, which means almost 13 years! The projects that I’ve worked on have bee...| Multigesture.net
Like to see what your favorite Android app is doing ? I wrote an article of how you can inspect the network traffic of an app using the Android emulator and mitmproxy check it out here: Inspecting (HTTPS) Network Traffic of any Android App| Multigesture.net
I’m a big fan of Zwift, it’s a virtual cycling app that allows you to train and compete online in a virtual world. I started training indoors in November 2018 when the weather was getting colder and I wanted a home setup that I could use if it was raining or snowing outside. Instead of buying an indoor cycling bike or spin bike, I invested in a smart bike trainer (Wahoo Kickr 2018) that I could use with my road bike (Trek Domane SL5). This would allow me to keep using my comfortable bike ...| Multigesture.net
Interested to read how we (me and Seth) ported NodeBeat to the BlackBerry PlayBook platform? The BlackBerry Developer Blog wrote an article about us, our app and the journey that was involved with it: http://devblog.blackberry.com/2012/07/dev-success-nodebeat/| Multigesture.net
After receiving my BlackBerry PlayBook through the developer offer in March, I started to think of the possibility of porting NodeBeat to the PlayBook platform. As this is my first tablet (yea I know, as a multitouch enthusiast its quite weird not having an iPad or Android Tablet), I have to say that I am really enjoying the 7 inch form factor. It feels much nicer in the hand compared to most of the larger tablets (10+ inch) which can tire out your wrists quite a bit. Spec wise this device is...| Multigesture.net
Late 2008 I created my first Android application (fIRC) after obtaining the T-Mobile G1. The project was an early attempt to master the Java programming language and also a way for me to learn more about the Android mobile platform. Since the Android Market was still young in 2008, my chat application fIRC became a success. While internet group chat isn’t something new, chatting on your smartphone in real time to other people was. People loved using fIRC because it was easy to join the chat...| Multigesture.net
It’s official now, I’m proud owner of my new startup company Epic Windmill. As this blog served as my online portfolio of research work I contributed to, Epic Windmill will be serving as a place for my creative and casual software projects. For the time being, it will focus on the development of applications for handheld devices such as smartphones and tablets (Android and iOS). Currently two apps are already available from the Android Market, NodeBeat (a creative audio sequencer) and fIR...| Multigesture.net
Last month we (Seth Sandler and yours truly) released the Android port of the popular iPhone/iPad music application NodeBeat. NodeBeat was created by Seth Sandler and Justin Windle earlier this year and released in April for the iOS platform. It is an experimental node-based audio sequencer and generative music application. By combining music and playful exploration, NodeBeat allows anyone to create an exciting variety of rhythmic sequences and ambient melodies in a fun and intuitive fashion....| Multigesture.net
In the early 90s I primarly used a Commodore 64 (C64) for gaming. As Santa never gave us a Nintendo, I used the C64 until the late 90s. At that point I was introduced to the concept of emulators. Emulators are computer programs that allow you to run software that wasn’t designed for your computer platform. For example, with emulators you could run games from the NES or Sega Master System on PCs. Nowadays computers have enough resources to run games from modern consoles such as the Nintendo ...| Multigesture.net