5 Dollar Bonanza...Yee Haw!

If you have wanted to learn a new technology, I believe a good way of doing that is using a book that teaches by example.  I have used this to get a good foundation on Primefaces, Excel Pivot Tables and Java EE and Eclipse, just to name a few.  The good news is that Packt is having it's annual sale.  $5 for any eBook (my preference) or video.  There are some great tech titles out there.  Take a look and buy one today!

https://www.packtpub.com/packt5dollar/?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=JustinK

From Packt:

Following the success of last year’s festive offer, Packt Publishing will be celebrating the Holiday season with an even bigger $5 offer. From Thursday 18th December, every eBook and video will be available on the publisher’s website for just $5. Customers are invited to purchase as many as they like before the offer ends on Tuesday January 6th, making it the perfect opportunity to try something new or to take your skills to the next level as 2015 begins. With all $5 products available in a range of formats and DRM-free, customers will find great value content delivered exactly how they want it across Packt’s website this Xmas and New Year.

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Bouncing Ball

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

Privacy and Mobile Development Environemnts

Beginning Android Development:
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/app-builder/a-newbies-guide-to-android-development/1216

Mobile Ad Networks:
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/smartphones/app-spots-hidden-ad-networks-on-android-phones/5067

People Do Care about Privacy:
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/survey-says-people-do-care-about-their-privacy/8236

And Apple......
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/app-builder/assembling-an-ios-development-environment/1239

And Microsoft:
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/programming-and-development/my-first-windows-8-application-a-wrap-up/5342

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

SOPA/PIPA

Mostly, I enjoy reading "Low Orbit Ion Cannon". :-)
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223601/Anonymous_dupes_users_into_joining_Metaupload_attack

And just a smattering of other stories.....

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/where-sopa-supporters-went-wrong/7226
http://www.infoworld.com/d/networking/sopa-and-pipa-the-pros-and-cons-184397
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223588/US_Senate_postpones_Tuesday_vote_on_PIPA
http://www.infoworld.com/d/the-industry-standard/sen-leahy-criticizes-knee-jerk-reaction-pipa-sopa-protests-184641
http://www.infoworld.com/t/cyber-crime/megaupload-rises-again-anonymous-knocks-out-sopa-supporters-sites-184605
A funny quote from above:
Megaupload was taken down w/out SOPA being law. Now imagine what will happen if it passes.
http://blogs.computerworld.com/19609/megaupload_down_doj_charges_7_anonymous_fights_back
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223566/Anonymous_retaliates_for_Megaupload_shutdown_attacks_DOJ_others
http://blogs.computerworld.com/19605/sopa_pipa_dead_as_open_bill_rises_from_ashes
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223541/Issa_introduces_SOPA_alternative_in_the_House
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/project-management/what-sopapipa-would-mean-for-it-consultants/4119
http://blogs.computerworld.com/19601/microsofts_opposition_to_sopa_is_solid_and_sincere_not_half_hearted
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223521/Wikipedia_anti_SOPA_blackout_bypass_trick_roils_backers
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223504/Bill_sponsor_says_SOPA_hearing_to_resume_in_February
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223509/Mozilla_Firefox_join_anti_SOPA_strike
http://blog.curry.com/stories/2012/01/16/sopaIsARedHerring.html
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/sopa-shelved-for-now-but-what-does-the-future-hold/7249
http://blogs.computerworld.com/19594/sopa_pipa_down_but_not_out_yet
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/5-reasons-why-sopa-protect-ip-and-other-legislative-idiocy-will-never-die/11087

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

Tracking You, Outsourcing Innovation, Web Servers, ASP.Net Development

Just another in a long string of sigh moments. Tracking you at the mall.
http://www.infoworld.com/t/security/us-senator-demands-suspension-phone-tracking-system-180215

Interesting article on outsourcing and innovation.
http://www.cio.com/article/694718/Is_There_a_Lack_of_Innovation_From_Outsourcers_

Interesting data point on web servers.
http://www.webperformance.com/load-testing/blog/2011/11/what-is-the-fastest-webserver/

Not a .net developer, but interesting nonetheless.
http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/editorials/why-many-developers-hate-asp-net-and-why-they-are-wrong/