Bouncing Ball

Bouncing ball for android:
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/app-builder/bouncing-a-ball-on-androids-canvas/1733

Android Tips, Spam and Kill Your Career

Cool Android tutorial on sound......
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/app-builder/getting-your-feet-wet-in-androids-soundpool/877

Cool example of using Widgets and stuff.....
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/app-builder/combining-the-android-viewpager-widget-and-the-actionbar-fragment-tabs/884

Stop spam on Wordpress blogs....
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/doityourself-it-guy/diy-two-step-process-for-blocking-spam-in-wordpress/1291

Interesting note on killing your tech career.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10things/10-ways-to-stall-out-your-it-career/3002

Developers And Users, Copyrightable Code, Mobile Apps Gone Bad and HTML5 Tools

Put the developers in some contact with the users. Good idea.......normally ;-).
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-11-2011/111129-how-devops-can-speed-app-dev.html

Interesting. The code to do something is copyrightable but not the something. Hmmmmm.......
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-11-2011/111129-programming-languages-and-copyright.html

When mobile apps go bad.....or just are bad.
If an app works better in the browser than as a native app, something is very wrong...
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-11-2011/111129-programming-languages-and-copyright.html

Cool tools for coding HTML5, etc.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/webmaster/stay-on-the-design-cutting-edge-with-these-html5-and-css3-resources/912

Tablet Future, 2011 Reflections, Needed Apps and Home Surveillance

Interesting note on tablets. I do think they will fade, especially if
cross-platforming between Android/WP7 and the desktop happens.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tablets/tablet-relevance-in-comparison-to-the-netbook-timeline/573

Neat reflections by Justin James on 2011.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/programming-and-development/a-developers-reflections-on-2011-windows-8-html5-the-cloud-more/4953

Cool thoughts on mobile apps that need to be developed.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/smartphones/smartphone-apps-that-need-to-be-created-in-2012/4005

One thing that has intrigued me is home surveillance. Cool series on such.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/app-builder/a-surveillance-android-app-developing-a-continuous-video-recorder/821

Worst CEO, SOPA, Raises and IT Trends

IT outlook for 2012 looks promising. Maybe it's time for a change ;-).
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222653/Entry_level_IT_jobs_will_be_plentiful_in_2012_experts_predict

Steve Ballmer was the third-worst CEO (by votes) in IT. It also shows the
Xeorx chief as #1. Wasn't she just promoted to such a couple of months
ago?
http://blogs.computerworld.com/19420/microsofts_steve_ballmer_is_rated_third_worst_tech_company_ceo

What I have asked in response to those lambasting anything SOPA-like. If
the greed and everything else upsets you, go do it all yourself.
http://www.infoworld.com/t/cringely/just-in-internet-not-solely-populated-pirates-and-thieves-181742

Really cool note on asking for a raise.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/career/infographic-how-to-give-and-ask-for-a-raise/3785

Privacy, Cloud Supercomputer, Free Privacy and SOPA

Fast compiles? Quote:
I sometimes fear we have lost something as well. Patience, careful consideration, attention to detail, and maybe solid planning.
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/alfredth/archive/2011/12/22/one-compile-a-day.aspx

Interesting notes on the non-existent supercomputer ;-).
http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2011/12/nonexistent-supercomputer

Amen! Free is the now expected.......ironic I posted here......
http://www.elezea.com/2011/12/facebook-ads-and-you/

I do think SOPA is a tad draconian. But something should be done. This is simply a "what can happen" comment.
http://david.weebly.com/1/post/2011/12/godaddy-a-glimpse-of-the-internet-under-sopa.html

Windows Phone Survival, Gamification, Code Analysis and Software Design

I think this guy is right on. And I think that MS can actually be better than both existing top phone dogs.
http://www.geekwire.com/2011/how-microsoft-survives-phone-wars

Gamification sucks?
http://inessential.com/2011/12/23/gamification_sucks

Interesting code analysis discussion......
http://altdevblogaday.com/2011/12/24/static-code-analysis/

I think this guy is right. Ironically, his site hurts my eyes (bad design?).
http://jeffcroft.com/blog/2011/dec/25/2012-web-design-vs-product-design/

Random.....

Very cool. Free iPhone dev courses.
http://www.infoworld.com/t/development-tools/stanford-posts-six-free-online-iphone-app-dev-courses-179415

Interesting. Makes me want to actually understand and develop db apps....
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222136/Salesforce.com_unit_launches_stand_alone_database_service

Interesting twist in one huge botnet take down.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222132/Internet_registry_questions_freeze_related_to_botnet_bust

This is handy, especially if you're making an image for recovery!
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/quick-tip-shrink-a-hard-drive-volume-in-windows-7/3616

Windows 8 App Store, IT Hiring and Languages

Cool for enterprise folks. Distribute Win 8 apps via their store. Now, that could be fraught with problems.....
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-to-offer-windows-8-business-users-a-way-to-distribute-private-apps/11349

IT is hiring......but not just anyone.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222577/Tech_hiring_boom_Yes_for_these_skills

Old, but probably still valid. 7 languages on the rise.
http://www.infoworld.com/d/developer-world/7-programming-languages-the-rise-620

And hot script languages (java?!)....
http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/php-perl-whats-hot-whats-not-in-scripting-languages-175867

Notes On Programmers, Facebook, Web Hogs and Free Web Services

Mature programmers........
http://cbloomrants.blogspot.com/2011/11/11-22-11-mature-programmer.html

Interesting. I'll have to watch the interview when I get a chance.
http://blogs.computerworld.com/19386/facebook_sponsored_stories_in_timeline_violating_privacy

Bandwidth hogs don't exist. Not surprised.
http://socialmediacollective.org/2011/12/05/bandwidth-hogs-dont-exist/

Interesting. Don't use free web services.
http://blog.pinboard.in/2011/12/don_t_be_a_free_user/

Fascinating....Hire a developer today!
http://www.forbes.com/sites/venkateshrao/2011/12/05/the-rise-of-developeronomics/

Apple To Remove Carrier IQ, Java Language Is King, Thai Hard Drives and Cool Web Gaming

Cool. Mouse lock and using game pads.
http://hacks.mozilla.org/2011/12/paving-the-way-for-open-games-on-the-web-with-the-gamepad-and-mouse-lock-apis/

Apple named in CarrierIQ lawsuit......but at least they are actively getting rid of it.............so they say.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222424/8_companies_hit_with_lawsuit_over_Carrier_IQ_software

Ummmmmm.....not sure I would ever refer to programming anything as "sexy". As cool as it may be, that's a reserved word for me.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222432/C_wins_developers_but_Java_still_reigns

This is interesting simply in that it shows that Thailand accounts for 40 - 45% of worldwide hard disk drive production.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222331/Thailand_floods_spur_rush_to_SSDs

Code Review, Comment Review and Safety Review

Some good thoughts on doing code review. In a nutshell, do it. And think about why you do it.
http://scientopia.org/blogs/goodmath/2011/07/06/things-everyone-should-do-code-review/

Some thoughts from TechRepublic

Take a moment before you touch the keyboard and ask yourself:

• Will what I’m about to say solve the problem I’m having with this person or is it just satisfying my need to lash out?
• Is what I’m about to type a productive comment or am I just feeding my desire to call someone an idiot and, indirectly, make myself feel superior?
• Am I addressing the right person about this problem? For example, if an ad feed is messing up a page, the blogger has nothing to do with it. If the website is having a problem, the blogger has nothing to do with it. If there is a typo, there is a way to point it out without calling the blogger’s character into question.

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/career/whats-with-all-the-angry-people-on-the-web/3230

A good set of "please help us make fewer bad decisions" rules. 5 Rules you should know about being online.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/stay-safe-online-5-secrets-every-pc-and-mac-owner-should-know/3542

And right along with that, supercookies! What are they and how do you get rid of them.
http://www.pemphigus.org/wordpress/2011/09/supercookies-what-why-and-how-to-get-rid-of-them/
http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.html