Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Object Serialization in Android

For my current project I wanted to create a persistent list of applications to be called later. I didn't want to use SharedPreferences because the data is stored as key value pairs.
Serialization can work with any object into a file provided it extends Serializeable. This is very useful for saving custom objects to call later.

Friday, April 1, 2011

Bedtime Calculator v1.1

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.burk.bedtime

What's in this version:
  1. Added "Go to bed now" feature
  2. Added app sharing
  3. AdMob support

ABGX

 Another simple app that I personally wanted for a while. I used Prowser and Jsoup libraries.

ABGX is a mobile version of abgx360.net, a popular Xbox 360 fan site. Quickly check the verification status of your favorite game using the mobile client.

Planned features:
Timed refresh and notification of game status
Searching
Filters
Downloading of files


https://market.android.com/details?id=com.burk.abgx

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Bedtime Calculator

Just put a new app on the market. It's pretty simple and still needs more features but it's good for now.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.burk.bedtime

Thursday, March 24, 2011

A Little Known Library: Prowser

In the development of my next Android app, a mobile client for a web forum, I was looking for a library to make HTTP requests. The most agreed upon library to use was Apache's HTTPClient. Which this can get the job done, it was too much for me and sought something easier. Then I came across Prowser. The description drew me in immediately.