Android: Changing TextView alpha transparency across different target SDKs

Sometimes you may need to make a TextView (label) look a little transparent to make emphasis on other parts of your UI. The .setAlpha() function on TextView is not supported after later in the SDK. Here’s a static workaround you can place on some sort of UIUtils class you may have in your project. [java] […]

My first Facebook Gift Experience

November 22, I buy a gift for my wife. I notice the selection is already sizeable, seems like they’ve cut out deals (or just integrated) with Starbucks and other smaller but exclusive brands. I’ve picked a Sarabeth’s Jam, I’m given the option to choose the flavor or to let my wife pick the flavor for […]

[SOLVED] Kindle Fire HD not being detected by adb

OSX Setup Modify your adb_usb.ini Open the ~/.android/adb_usb.ini file for editing and add 0x1949 0x0006 Save the file. Note: Make sure there is only one entry per line. If the file does not exist, create the file and make sure you have the required Android SDK prerequisites configured. Restart the ADB server and confirm your […]

Get FrostWire 1.0 for Android

If you are getting an Android device this holiday season, we’ve spent the last 5 months building a must-have app for it. Install FrostWire via Google Play. Download the .apk installer. Here’s a few things you can do with our completely re-designed and easy to use file sharing client and media player. Improved search that […]

How to process thousands of WordPress posts without hitting or raising memory limits.

So you need to write a script that processes all the posts in your wordpress database, you don’t need to use the stupid wordpress loop because you’re not writing web facing code, you might just need to fix some metadata on each one of the posts, but every time you iterate through your posts, no […]

No Bad CODE – Files Included to Print your own stickers – #CODE #streetart #wheatpaste #pasteup #streetart

Enjoy and print my latest creation (links at the end) inspired in the coding philosophy of “No Broken Windows” of the book The Pragmatic Programmer Save the .pngs, print with Photoshop (Fit to Screen) Single Sticker PNG Multiple Sticker PNG LICENSE Share all you want, no commercial use. If you want to use this design […]