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SIO2Arduino

Posted by Dan, in Miscellaneous 03 January 2012 · 242 views

I spent the long holiday weekend on a fun little project I've unimaginatively dubbed SIO2Arduino. Yes, I'm a geek :-)


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BlueSMiRF Silver Bluetooth modem and Mac OS X

Posted by Dan, in Servus, Miscellaneous 09 December 2011 · 371 views

For creating a prototype for a wireless Servus PagerLink device, I decided to use an Arduino Uno and Sparkfun's BlueSMiRF Silver bluetooth modem. The process of setting everything up...


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Free Android apps outnumber free iOS apps

Posted by Dan, in Android, Miscellaneous 30 April 2011 · 61 views

According to Distimo, the number of free Android apps outnumber free iOS apps 134,342 to 121,845. However, I think that statistic is misleading.

A quick search of the term "hello world" on the iOS App Store returns 4 free results, most of which seem to have a useful purpose. A similar search on the...


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The state of the Android tablet market

Posted by Dan, in Android, Miscellaneous 18 February 2011 · 74 views

I'm currently engaged in a really exciting project that will involve using tablets of the 9" - 10" variety. While I'd love to use an iPad, the project's sales model is pushing me more towards Android. As such, I've spent some time researching what's currently available in the Android tablet space.

The first thing I found when...


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Verizon gets the iPhone

Posted by Dan, in Miscellaneous 15 January 2011 · 35 views

Well, the first sign of the apocalypse is upon us - a carrier other than AT&T will offer the iPhone. And while the thought of having an iPhone that works reliably is enticing, I think there's a compelling reasons to stick it out with AT&T in the short term.

Verizon's CDMA network is getting long in the tooth. When I think about all the...


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Android Software Piracy

Posted by Dan, in Android, Miscellaneous 08 August 2010 · 78 views

Here is an interesting story on the state of software piracy on the Android platform.


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iPhone & iPad Fonts (with preview)

Posted by Dan, in Miscellaneous 07 June 2010 · 114 views

This list of fonts available on the iPhone and iPad is invaluable. A big thanks to Michael Critz!


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App Store Reviews

Posted by Dan, in Miscellaneous 22 March 2010 · 45 views

I've read quite a few reviews on the app store and received quite a few for Whizzo's apps. The quality of the reviews vary wildly and it's really a shame that there is no way for a developer to respond to reviews and/or somehow contact a reviewer to understand their concerns better.

The Good

Sometimes you luck out and a user that leaves...


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iPhone vs. Nexus One

Posted by Dan, in Miscellaneous 12 March 2010 · 267 views

Having been an iPhone user for a couple of years now, my acquisition of a Nexus One at the GDC conference gave me an excellent opportunity to compare the latest Apple and Google offerings in the mobile space. I put my SIM card into the Nexus One and used that device exclusively for a few days to get a feel for the experience it delivers.

What I...


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Installing Weblogic 10.3 on Snow Leopard

Posted by Dan, in Miscellaneous 11 September 2009 · 77 views

I found this blog entry that details how to get Weblogic 10.3 installed on OS X. I don't know if something has changed with Snow Leopard, but I found that a few things didn't work correctly.

Below are the modified steps I took to get it...






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