Regarding WebAssign
Jan 19, 2012 No Comments ›› tbarrassoDoes it really make sense to pay to do your homework? Let me make myself abundantly clear: WebAssign is the worst piece of software that I have ever had to deal with to date! The reasons for this are rather simple: from a software engineers perspective the user experience is awful, very circa 1999. There is ...
Continue ReadingSignal Strength Detector in the Android Market
Dec 28, 2011 No Comments ›› tbarrassoDo you have a WiMAX, LTE, or HSPA+ device or just want to improve StatusBar+? If so, check out Signal Strength Detector in the Android Market. It is a simple application designed to allow the Seven+ team to improve the way in which signal strength is calculated. While most CDMA/ GSM users are quite content ...
Continue ReadingunLock Pick – Automatic Screen-On for Android
Dec 23, 2011 No Comments ›› tbarrassoYesterday I pushed unLock Pick to the Android Market. It is a simple application that automatically turns your device's screen on when it receives a notification. It features controllable notifications (respond to some, not all), in-pocket detection (wait until the device has been removed from your pocket before turning the screen on), and a controllable ...
Continue ReadingPaper Forest Live Wallpaper
Dec 3, 2011 No Comments ›› tbarrassoJust encouraging all to check out the latest application on the Android Market, Paper Forest Live Wallpaper. It is a simple, elegant application that displays the current weather graphically. It can also scroll along side your Launcher, which is something few live wallpapers support.
Continue ReadingAndroid Keyboard Meta-State
Dec 3, 2011 No Comments ›› tbarrassoAfter owning a Motorola Droid for two years I put a great importance on handling hardware keyboard events in my applications. However, most apps do not handle such events properly. An example: most non-AOSP calculator apps make it necessary to press the shift key in order to use the number row. Why? Perhaps it is ...
Continue ReadingLet The Blogging Begin
Dec 3, 2011 No Comments ›› tbarrassoThere is not much to say other than that I will begin blogging. Here I intend to keep people up-to-date on my endeavors, post tutorials from my experiences, and much more. Twitter is nice, but with a 140 word limit it is no blog. Keep checking in for all the latest, and happy coding.
Continue ReadingAlquerque for iOS is now Open Source
Dec 3, 2011 No Comments ›› tbarrassoSome time ago I made an application for Apple's iOS called Alquerque which has just been made available open source under the GNU GPLv3 license on GitHub. For more info check out the link above or my profile on GitHub and let me know what you think. Unfortunately I am still too young to post ...
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