July 2010
15 posts
Screen-scraping ethics
I’ve been struggling with this for quite a while now - how ethical is it to retrieve data from a website to be used within your own application? The information exists for the sole purpose of informing the public, so surely by further utilising this data and disseminating it, I’m giving the original author a hand. Then why do websites specifically prohibit this sort of behaviour?
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Changelog: UKRail v1.01
UKRail is a free alternative to the National Rail application in the Android Marketplace.
v1.01 adds:
Support for all devices running Android 1.5 or later versions
Nicer looking UI, in line with National Rail colours
Station input auto-completion
More bugfixes and error checks from v1.00
Scan the barcode or click here to download it straight to your Android handset!
Privacy Protection
Came across this particular article lately (thanks to Boris) and while the loss of any personal data is regrettable, I have no sympathy for these Android smartphone users.
Before you install any application in the Android OS, you’re prompted with a list of permissions that you grant to the application. Surely something must be dodgy if it’s a wallpaper application and yet it requests...
Originally I was going to join my dad on a short hike in addition to testing out the Tamron 28-300mm f3.5 lenses he lent me.
But his PC and laptop broke down and this is why I’m posting this instead of climbing a mountain. Fuck Windows.
Boris:
dude iphone is the future
android is destined for failure
i mean they name the updates after desserts
desserts are served last
after the main course
which is the iphone
Progress or Regression?
Last week I have slacked off after publishing my UKRails app on the Android market. Although I have studied and discussed with others on the project I am working on next (A Background Daily), I haven’t really made any substantial progress.
The aim for this week is to get A Background Daily sorted out and launched, and start on my next project with Raymond: Newsmap.
The 10K Challenge I
Instead of doing my usual 5K run today, I decided to increase the incline and keep the same speed, in order to push myself so I can attain a better time for my 5K subgoal. I thought it would only be marginally harder than the normal 5K I do.
Turns out I was wrong by a mile. It was like increasing the difficulty in an exponential manner. Not only was I feeling shite at the end of the 30 minutes,...
Android App Inventor lets you be the developer →
Finally! This should allow for much easier app development, can’t wait to get started with it this week!
Developing for Android
Over the last few days I’ve been working on the UI for my first Android app.
UI development is a pain. Sure, Java programming is more or less simple once you get the hang of it, but creating the UI is really annoying. No built-in drag and drop editor (as I am used to in Netbeans), which makes it rather difficult to create a nice looking UI. In comparison, I have been told from friends that...
