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Android Development Cheatsheet
Here’s a rundown of everything I ran into when hacking my way through android development. Setup Eclipse, run the Android SDK installer, install the correct USB drivers and finally check your device...
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Using Node.js, Cygwin and Web Sockets
If you have not heard of Node.js (or “Node” as Ryan Dahl calls it) [LINK] it is more fun than a barrel full of monkeys and faster than stink. Node.js is built around the Google V8 javascript engine...
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Stream a webcam using Javascript, NodeJS, Android, Opera Mobile, Web Sockets...
With all the recent Goruck-ness it’s time to throw out a tech post. I’ve been prepping for a NodeJS presentation recently and wanted a unique demo. I had also come across the experimental build of...
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What’s Faster Than HTTP? Try SPDY
Google is pushing for a faster web with an experimental new protocol named SPDY. Although it’s not a standard yet, if you’re using Chrome or Firefox, you’ve probably already experienced SPDY. After...
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The Greatest Technological Achievement in History
On July 4th 2012 CERN and the team from the Large Hadron Collider announced the discovery of the Higgs Boson. Since then there have been a lot of articles in the mainstream media with headlines...
View ArticleIn Response to Vivek Wadhwa – Ageism in the Tech Industry
Entrepreneur, academic and prolific writer Vivek Wadhwa has written an article on LinkedIn as part of the “Influencer” blogs. The Tech Industry’s Darkest Secret: It’s All About Age I’m a fan of...
View ArticleEssential Job Skills for the Future? Learning!
In a recent article Adam Popescu asks if Coding is the essential job skill of the future? [LINK]. As a technologist I’m always happy to read anything that espouses the virtues of programming but I have...
View ArticleThe Truth about Netflix and HTML5 vs. Silverlight
There has been a lot of hype recently about Netflix “dumping” Silverlight in favour of HTML5. A quick Google reveals multiple articles rotating the same sound-bytes [LINK], [LINK] or [LINK]. So what’s...
View ArticleBuild an MPEG-DASH player from Scratch
This post will show you how to build an MPEG-DASH video player using Javascript. tl;dr? Skip to the demo (chrome only) http://francisshanahan.com/demos/mpeg-dash. Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP...
View ArticleA Framework for Software Agents
In my post on Software Agents I described some of the scenarios in which a Software Agent might be useful. Josef Betancourt [LINK] pointed me to his excellent article with some interesting ideas of his...
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