JavaOne turned out to be better than I'd hoped. I found the layout in multiple hotels confusing at 1st, but finally got the hang of it. Here's hoping Oracle keeps it separate from Open World next year.
The session quality was good and there were food & drinks everywhere if you knew where to look.
The Complete Photo Set on Flickr
Ironman had a presence.
As did Exadata.
Concurrency Discussions were everywhere.
Best Session was by Adam Bien
Agile too.
My coworker asks Mark Reinhold a Question
I guess I wasn't paying attention and couldn't believe it when Ray Kurzweil walked on stage.
He even had a Mandelbrot picture.
MLB was there and gave Richard Bair a Hat
And also demoed their Draft Software (Go Rangers!)
General Silliness for the Laser Scanning Demo.
And remember, don't feed the pigeons.
BBB
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Todo Q Forums
Todo Q now has official support forums at todo.io, which is also the future home of the web client. A FAQ has been posted and we are monitoring the forum.
A new landing page, video tutorial, and more information is coming soon.
BBB
A new landing page, video tutorial, and more information is coming soon.
BBB
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Google drops out of JavaOne
Very disappointed to hear that google has cancelled all their talks at JavaOne. Kinda has that "I'm going to take my football and go home" feeling to it.
In the post, Josh Bloch says:
I'm aware of the patent infringement action, but don't remember Oracle suing the open source community. A little whiny.
I have seen Josh speak many times at JavaOne and his talks will definitely be missed. The puzzlers talk was great. I also see that Crazy Bob Lee dropped out in support. A quick twitter search shows a lot of activity.
For the record, I will be at JavaOne.
BBB
In the post, Josh Bloch says:
Like many of you, every year we look forward to the workshops, conferences and events related to open source software. In our view, these are among the best ways we can engage the community, by sharing our experiences and learning from yours. So we’re sad to announce that we won't be able to present at JavaOne this year. We wish that we could, but Oracle’s recent lawsuit against Google and open source has made it impossible for us to freely share our thoughts about the future of Java and open source generally. This is a painful realization for us, as we've participated in every JavaOne since 2004, and I personally have spoken at all but the first in 1996.
We understand that this may disappoint and inconvenience many of you, but we look forward to presenting at other venues soon. We’re proud to participate in the open source Java community, and look forward to finding additional ways to engage and contribute.
By Joshua Bloch, Google Open Source Programs Office
I'm aware of the patent infringement action, but don't remember Oracle suing the open source community. A little whiny.
I have seen Josh speak many times at JavaOne and his talks will definitely be missed. The puzzlers talk was great. I also see that Crazy Bob Lee dropped out in support. A quick twitter search shows a lot of activity.
For the record, I will be at JavaOne.
BBB
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Todo Q now compatible with DroidX
Apparently there is a bug in the DroidX maps implementation. Recently I started getting bug reports in the maps area of my app, which is usually very stable. The app would crash, but w/o a FC dialog.
Luckily I was able find an article by another developer and release a patch as v1.1.21.
Hard to believe this basic class in Android is broken in the DroidX. I heard this is a leftover from 1.6 that didn't get ported, but have no proof.
Thanks go to Jonathan W. for helping me find & debug this issue.
Here's the stacktrace. Maybe it will help some other poor developer looking for this bug.
Todo Q is only $1.99 on the android market.
Luckily I was able find an article by another developer and release a patch as v1.1.21.
Hard to believe this basic class in Android is broken in the DroidX. I heard this is a leftover from 1.6 that didn't get ported, but have no proof.
Thanks go to Jonathan W. for helping me find & debug this issue.
Here's the stacktrace. Maybe it will help some other poor developer looking for this bug.
om.billybobbain.android.todoqueue.ToDoMap$1@45e159c0 08-05 08:50:44.839 4493 4493 W dalvikvm: threadid=3: thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0x4001e278) 08-05 08:50:44.847 4493 4493 E AndroidRuntime: java.lang.ClassCastException: android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable 08-05 08:50:44.847 4493 4493 E AndroidRuntime: at com.google.android.maps.MyLocationOverlay.drawMyLocation(MyLocationOverlay.java:561)
Todo Q is only $1.99 on the android market.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Repeating Tasks Use Case
Repeating Tasks are a common request for Todo Q & something I've been working on for a while. The implementation will allow the easy addition new or custom repeat rules. The following is a raw document I created and just decided to release. I welcome input on alternate repeat rules and or strategies that I might have missed.
Use Case: Repeating Tasks
Tasks can be marked as repeatable with a custom time period.
The user can select one of the following values in the dropdown:
Every Day
Every Week
Every Month
Every Year
Custom
The application will then store this value & use it when a task is completed
to schedule the next one. Custom repeating tasks require additional user input.
Custom Repeating Tasks
Daily
D1-Every day
D2-Every weekday
D3-Every N days
Weekly
W1-Every Sun/Mon/etc
W2-Every N weeks on {d1, d2, ..., dN}
Monthly
M1-Day X of every N months
M2-The first/second/etc Sun/Mon/etc of every N months
Yearly
Y1-Every year on MM/DD
Y2-The first/second/etc/ Sun/Mon/etc of Jan/Feb/etc
No end date
End after N occurrences
End by X date
Repeat Rules
D1 - no inputs
D2 - no inputs
D3 - how many days
W1 - which day of week Sun/Mon/etc
W2 - how many week apart, which days of week
M1 - which day of month, how many months apart
M2 - which one, which day of week, how many months apart
Y1 - which date MM/DD
Y2 - which on, which day of week, what month
RRTYPE
RRVALUE
RepeatRule
String ruleType
String ruleValue
DateTime calculateNext(RepeatRule rule, DateTime time)
---
Please comment below or email me if you have suggestions for the repeating tasks implementation.
Todo Q is available for $1.99 on the android market.
bbb
Use Case: Repeating Tasks
Tasks can be marked as repeatable with a custom time period.
The user can select one of the following values in the dropdown:
Every Day
Every Week
Every Month
Every Year
Custom
The application will then store this value & use it when a task is completed
to schedule the next one. Custom repeating tasks require additional user input.
Custom Repeating Tasks
Daily
D1-Every day
D2-Every weekday
D3-Every N days
Weekly
W1-Every Sun/Mon/etc
W2-Every N weeks on {d1, d2, ..., dN}
Monthly
M1-Day X of every N months
M2-The first/second/etc Sun/Mon/etc of every N months
Yearly
Y1-Every year on MM/DD
Y2-The first/second/etc/ Sun/Mon/etc of Jan/Feb/etc
No end date
End after N occurrences
End by X date
Repeat Rules
D1 - no inputs
D2 - no inputs
D3 - how many days
W1 - which day of week Sun/Mon/etc
W2 - how many week apart, which days of week
M1 - which day of month, how many months apart
M2 - which one, which day of week, how many months apart
Y1 - which date MM/DD
Y2 - which on, which day of week, what month
RRTYPE
RRVALUE
RepeatRule
String ruleType
String ruleValue
DateTime calculateNext(RepeatRule rule, DateTime time)
---
Please comment below or email me if you have suggestions for the repeating tasks implementation.
Todo Q is available for $1.99 on the android market.
bbb
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Todo Q for Android is now available in French and German
Todo Q for Android has been localized to French and German. The screenshots below are from my eclipse development environment. Comments and better translations welcome.
French
German
Todo Q is available on the android market for $1.99.
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French
German
Todo Q is available on the android market for $1.99.
bbb
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Todo Q now runs on Froyo
Todo Q v1.1.18 was just released supports the "unofficial" Froyo build. I used the MyDroidWorld instructions to update a spare droid for testing. (thanks for the link Nathan!)
Todo Q is available for $1.99 on the android market.
bbb
Todo Q is available for $1.99 on the android market.
bbb
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Android Market Crash Reports, Release Info, and Froyo
Just a quick update.
The android market crash reports have already helped me find a bug in Todo Q.
Recent releases have also fixed a couple of bugs in address lookup and added features to control the custom icons and category assignment.
The only other thing on my mind right now is Froyo. Seems the Calendar provider changes are breaking applications everywhere. Time to go back to gdata. Ugh. (bug on google code)
Todo Q is only $1.99 on the android market. Give it a try today.
bbb
Update 1:
This bug comment says the provider URI was updated.
Content provider URI
Old (2.1 and before): content://calendar/
New (2.2): content://com.android.calendar/
The android market crash reports have already helped me find a bug in Todo Q.
Recent releases have also fixed a couple of bugs in address lookup and added features to control the custom icons and category assignment.
The only other thing on my mind right now is Froyo. Seems the Calendar provider changes are breaking applications everywhere. Time to go back to gdata. Ugh. (bug on google code)
Todo Q is only $1.99 on the android market. Give it a try today.
bbb
Update 1:
This bug comment says the provider URI was updated.
Content provider URI
Old (2.1 and before): content://calendar/
New (2.2): content://com.android.calendar/
Sunday, May 9, 2010
New Features in Todo Q for Android
Todo Q was updated recently to make entering & reviewing tasks easier. The new button bar has buttons to quickly add tasks, toggle the display of completed tasks, open settings, and open maps.
The widget was also updated to a 3x2 and displays up to 4 items.
Todo Q is available for only $1.99 on the market.
BBB
The widget was also updated to a 3x2 and displays up to 4 items.
Todo Q is available for only $1.99 on the market.
BBB
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Todo Q v.1.1.11 for Android has Faster Task Completion
Todo Q v1.1.11 was recently released to the android market. The main enhancement was the addition of star-style checkboxes on the task list that can be used to complete a task. The long-click menu still exists, but the star-style checkboxes make it much more intuitive.
Currently working on a button bar for the list with common functions such as add task, show completed tasks, settings, and filter by location. On a longer term, trying to rework the location services to support additional location providers and improve battery life. These are harder problems, but definitely worth solving.
Todo Q is available for only $1.99 on the android market.
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Currently working on a button bar for the list with common functions such as add task, show completed tasks, settings, and filter by location. On a longer term, trying to rework the location services to support additional location providers and improve battery life. These are harder problems, but definitely worth solving.
Todo Q is available for only $1.99 on the android market.
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Saturday, April 17, 2010
Todo Q v1.1.10 for Android Released with Widget
Todo Q v1.1.10 includes several new features designed to make managing tasks easier.
My first task this morning is to replace my video card. It looks like I'm late already.
Clicking the widget opens the task list. (principle of least astonishment)
Todo Q is available for only $1.99 on the android market.
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- improved help with new content and screenshots
- new widget showing next task with time and location
- improved foursquare venue lookup provider (beta) (see video)
My first task this morning is to replace my video card. It looks like I'm late already.
Clicking the widget opens the task list. (principle of least astonishment)
Todo Q is available for only $1.99 on the android market.
BBB
Friday, April 16, 2010
Todo Q Screencast
Just ran across this really cool androidscreencast project on google code. Only a few frames a second, but I sort of like the effect.
Here's a capture of me walking through the app.
screencast
This uses the beta foursquare lookup to find the grocery store. What do you want to see me demo next?
Sorry, no audio at this time. Ya'll don't wanna hear my Texas twang anyway.
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Here's a capture of me walking through the app.
screencast
This uses the beta foursquare lookup to find the grocery store. What do you want to see me demo next?
Sorry, no audio at this time. Ya'll don't wanna hear my Texas twang anyway.
BBB
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
As the World Turns
Eek! It looks like I let my frustration leak onto the blog. Sorry.
I REALLY want Todo Q to sync with google tasks, but need a reliable method.
I appreciate the input & haven't given up on it.
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I REALLY want Todo Q to sync with google tasks, but need a reliable method.
I appreciate the input & haven't given up on it.
BBB
Monday, April 12, 2010
Blame Google, Not Me
I'm getting beat up over the lack of google task sync. Flames for me instead of the software missing the API. If there was an API for google tasks, it would be integrated. I refuse to resort to screen scraping or use a backdoor that might end up in lost customer data.
Sorry, that's just the way I am.
Thanks.
BBB
Sorry, that's just the way I am.
Thanks.
BBB
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Todo Q v1.1.9 for Android Released
Todo Q v1.1.9 for Android adds a few new features to the the task editor. A new "All Day?" checkbox was added to allow the creation of all day events. The task editor also replaced the "Add to Calendar?" checkbox with a dropdown listing the calendars known to the account. You can now assign a task to any of your calendars, instead of only the default defined in settings. The default still affects the imported calendar. (for now)
Here's a shot of the task editor showing the "All Day?" checkbox is selected. This hides the normally visible start & end time buttons. The calendar dropdown is visible at the bottom showing the Billy Bain calendar is selected.
Since the last blog update, Todo v1.1.8 was also released with the following features.
Todo Q is available for only $1.99 on the android market. BBB
Here's a shot of the task editor showing the "All Day?" checkbox is selected. This hides the normally visible start & end time buttons. The calendar dropdown is visible at the bottom showing the Billy Bain calendar is selected.
Since the last blog update, Todo v1.1.8 was also released with the following features.
- using a contact address on a task to avoid retyping
- a new preference to force use of the gps to autofilter the list
- a very beta foursquare lookup enabled via a new global preference
- and a few bug fixes
Todo Q is available for only $1.99 on the android market. BBB
Friday, April 2, 2010
Droid 2.1 update makes Todo Q maps say pinch me!
My droid was updated to 2.1-update 1 this morning. I ran a quick test of Todo Q and everything seems to work normally. When testing the maps in Todo Q, I was surprised to find that "pinch to zoom" worked flawlessly. (!) I figured it would require additional work, but I guess they built it right into the component. Good job Google.
Todo Q is available for 1.99 in the android market.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Todo Q v1.1.7 for Android Released
A weekend full of work resulted in a few bug fixes and enhancements released as Todo Q v1.1.7.
Todo Q is smart to do list that filters based on your current location. Todo Q unifies the calendar, contacts, and navigation functions seamlessly into a single interface. This integration plus advanced sorting & filtering, time & location alarms, gps/nav integration, gui configuration, send via sms, custom icons, backup to SD, and much more make for a full-featured application.
Here's a summary of the new features in 1.1.7.
Todo Q is smart to do list that filters based on your current location. Todo Q unifies the calendar, contacts, and navigation functions seamlessly into a single interface. This integration plus advanced sorting & filtering, time & location alarms, gps/nav integration, gui configuration, send via sms, custom icons, backup to SD, and much more make for a full-featured application.
Here's a summary of the new features in 1.1.7.
- New "Notify" field with Vibrate, + Audible, + Repeating Audible values is a dropdown located just above the priority dropdown that allows task level control of notifications.
- Reminder field can now be a dropdown or slider and is controlled by a setting. The default is still a slider for now, but I like the dropdown.
- Categories can now have custom labels which are established in the settings.
- Fixed the bug where the task contents weren't being autoselected in the editor, causing extra keystrokes. This still seems to be acting differently since upgrading development kits.
Things I'm working on for upcoming releases that will hopefully see the light of day.
- Foursquare integration, with other location providers coming in the future. (testing now, very nice)
- Use a contact address with task for navigation, etc.
- Better battery/power management for location alarms.
- Google tasks integration (this is hard!)
- Multiple gmail accounts (even harder!)
- Usability
All of these features were requested by customers. I am too clueless to come up with this stuff on my own. ;)
Todo Q is available in the android market for only $1.99.
Todo Q is available in the android market for only $1.99.
Droid 2.1 rollout
Engadget says it's finally coming. Todo Q has been tested on 2.1 before, but not on a Droid. I bought mine day one & hope this all goes smoothly. They've had enough time to get it right.
If there are issues, please email me at billybobbain@gmail.com.
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If there are issues, please email me at billybobbain@gmail.com.
BBB
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Plasma Fractal Generator source added to github
The plasma fractal generator project has been added to github at http://github.com/billybobbain/Plasma. Maybe I'll find some time, but I really wish someone would add color cycling using a 256 color palette ala Fractint.
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Saturday, March 20, 2010
Todo Q v1.1.5 for Android released
Todo Q v1.1.5 was just released to the android market and includes many new customer requested features.
Backup to SD Card
The Todo Q database can now be backed up to the SD card. If something bad happens to your phone and you have to reinstall your applications, Todo Q will automatically restore from the backup database.
Usability Enhancements
Backup to SD Card
The Todo Q database can now be backed up to the SD card. If something bad happens to your phone and you have to reinstall your applications, Todo Q will automatically restore from the backup database.
We added new save and revert menu items on the Todo Q Editor menu for users that prefer a direct command to save or cancel changes instead of the automatic save. Plus we added confirmation messages for anytime we save or cancel an update to a tasks to give you more feedback.
Clear Filter Button with Task Counts
The Todo Q list sports a new button adjacent to the filter field that displays the count of visible tasks vs total tasks as a label. When clicked, this button clears the filter and refreshes the list to show all tasks.
Here's a screenshot of the task list unfiltered...
... and filtered based on the string "3141".
Each item is visible for a different reason:
Todo Q searches across multiple fields when filtering and updates the list and task counts dynamically as you type in the filter field.
Todo Q is available for only $1.99 on the Android Market. Give it a try today.
Follow me on twitter here.
Clear Filter Button with Task Counts
The Todo Q list sports a new button adjacent to the filter field that displays the count of visible tasks vs total tasks as a label. When clicked, this button clears the filter and refreshes the list to show all tasks.
Here's a screenshot of the task list unfiltered...
... and filtered based on the string "3141".
Each item is visible for a different reason:
- Find Me 3141 has "3141" in the description
- Find Me Too has "3141" in the custom field
- Find Me Three has "3141" as part of the address / location field.
Todo Q searches across multiple fields when filtering and updates the list and task counts dynamically as you type in the filter field.
Todo Q is available for only $1.99 on the Android Market. Give it a try today.
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Friday, March 12, 2010
Stealing Time with Todo Q
A few years ago I met a guy at work named John that just had his hands in everything. He had more than a full-time job, did outside consulting, wrote papers, was on forums & expert groups and anything else that interested him. I once asked him how he found the time and he said it was really simple. You have to learn to "steal time." I'm like, WTF does "steal time" mean? He says, "You know those moments when you had a breakthrough, were interrupted, or maybe a meeting ended early?" View those as opportunities to "steal time" and work on something else. I started trying to do this and I do find it to be effective. Everyone does it... when you are paying a bill standing in line at the market, or even while supposedly listening to your wife. He just advocated taking it to the extreme. I'm not as good as John, but I've learned to apply this technique and it seems to have helped my career and life in general. Not sure wife would agree.
One of the other things I heard about a couple years ago on TED was the cognitive surplus that is wasted in the world by idle time, mainly watching TV. I especially like the comparison of TV to Gin in the past. (John would like that too) I've started apply stealing time to TV... so if I sit down to watch TV, I ask myself does this show suck? If so, then turn off the TV and do something else. Or if a (insert your favorite sport here) game blows out, steal that time and do something else.
The ultimate question becomes, what to do with all the extra time? So I made a list, which turned into a to do list or queue, which is now Todo Q. Available for $1.99 on android market.
Hope you enjoyed my little story. I stole the time to write it because the smoke alarm started a low-battery beep this morning and after that, I was up. Steal some time today.
Billy Bob Bain
P.S. - Here's John in the past with book and some trophy. Like I said, it was always something.
One of the other things I heard about a couple years ago on TED was the cognitive surplus that is wasted in the world by idle time, mainly watching TV. I especially like the comparison of TV to Gin in the past. (John would like that too) I've started apply stealing time to TV... so if I sit down to watch TV, I ask myself does this show suck? If so, then turn off the TV and do something else. Or if a (insert your favorite sport here) game blows out, steal that time and do something else.
The ultimate question becomes, what to do with all the extra time? So I made a list, which turned into a to do list or queue, which is now Todo Q. Available for $1.99 on android market.
Hope you enjoyed my little story. I stole the time to write it because the smoke alarm started a low-battery beep this morning and after that, I was up. Steal some time today.
Billy Bob Bain
P.S. - Here's John in the past with book and some trophy. Like I said, it was always something.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Todo Q v1.1.2 for Android adds Custom Icon Support and Send over SMS
Todo Q v1.1.2 adds the following user-requested features.
- send todo & location over SMS as plaintext
- custom icons can be assigned to a todo or location
- added preference to define custom icon folder
- ability to delete a location and optionally todos from location editor
Below is a screen shot showing both custom and built-in icons in the list.
Todo Q with Custom Icons |
Todo Q is available for 2.0+ devices such as droid and nexus on the android market for only $1.99.
BBB
Friday, March 5, 2010
Five Great Applications for Android
I am a developer with a Droid. Here are my five favorite android applications that don't have the word google in them.
Thinking Space is a mind mapping tool that is fun to use.
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RealCalc is a multifunction calculator with the RPN I crave.
Minishot Basketball is one of my 6 yr old son's favorite games.
Solo Guitar makes even me sound pretty good.
Chess is great and looks better on my droid with each release.
That's my five. What are yours?
BBB
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Mixing it up with Android and Google App Engine
In my opinion, Google has solved the mobile development puzzle when it comes to networking and security. A handset only application is fine, but a secure networked application is much more fun.
I've been theorizing a "Send to Friend" feature for Todo Q for a little while. I have more than one user (ok, just one) who wanted the ability to send tasks to their spouse and/or kids. (we too are an all droid family)
I really liked this customer's idea, but had trouble deciding how to implement the feature. A few of the ways to implement:
- a "break-it-up-over-SMS" idea
- some kind of email kludge
- shared calendar with auto import
- or some kind of server-based solution
The "break-it-up-over-SMS" idea was workable, but looked ugly and cluttered the users SMS inbox. Maybe there is a way to send it to an application "port", but it wasn't documented well enough to figure out and you still had the multiple message issue. The email kludge was also possible, but I didn't like that solution really even though Mailinator would have made it easy. The shared calendar solution would get most of it, but Todo Q carries location data and mangling that into the google calendar would have resulted in ugly calendar entries. When I 1st wrote Todo Q, it didn't have its own database and just piggybacked on the google calendar. I didn't really want to go back that direction, so it fell to the server-based solution.
The server-based solution was a bit daunting due to security concerns. Was I going to have to write a whole security framework just to support this feature? Seemed like more trouble than it might be worth. I had written a couple of applications on Google App Engine (GAE) before and knew I wanted to use it again for this feature due to the minimal cost and maximum scalability. Amazon EC2 was another option, but the cost is just too high for a micro-isv like me. (I do have experience with EC2 costs)
Turns out that others, such as Gast Studios, have already been down this road with Android and GAE. Todo Q supports only 2.0 devices and higher, so my solution was a little easier than the Gast solution. His post at stackoverflow.com had all the details necessary to implement the security feature. Instead of inventing my own security, Todo Q could use the google account associated with the device. No username & password prompting, credential caching or anything nasty was involved. The final solution uses the device AccountManager to get the "authorization token" and perform an HttpGet to appengine which returns a cookie that identifies the user. Subsequent requests to app engine will automatically use this cookie and be authenticated as the app engine user. Once again Google let me focus on my application and not build another framework.
Todo Q for 1.1.0 has support for "Send to Friend" and is available for $1.99 from the android market.
Follow me on twitter here.
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Turns out that others, such as Gast Studios, have already been down this road with Android and GAE. Todo Q supports only 2.0 devices and higher, so my solution was a little easier than the Gast solution. His post at stackoverflow.com had all the details necessary to implement the security feature. Instead of inventing my own security, Todo Q could use the google account associated with the device. No username & password prompting, credential caching or anything nasty was involved. The final solution uses the device AccountManager to get the "authorization token" and perform an HttpGet to appengine which returns a cookie that identifies the user. Subsequent requests to app engine will automatically use this cookie and be authenticated as the app engine user. Once again Google let me focus on my application and not build another framework.
Todo Q for 1.1.0 has support for "Send to Friend" and is available for $1.99 from the android market.
Follow me on twitter here.
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Sunday, February 28, 2010
Todo Q for Android has Send To Friend
Todo Q v1.1.0 is released to the android market with the new Send to Friend feature. This feature enables tasks to be sent from one Todo Q user to another. My wife loves this new feature.
Below is a summary of the new functions.
Todo Q is only $1.99 on the android market. Give it a try.
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Below is a summary of the new functions.
- Task detail including description, location, start date, due date, reminder date, category & subcategory
- Location details including icon, location text, and gps coordinates
- Remembers last user to a quick send
- Can receive one, many or all at once
- Currently a manual pull function, but will be automated in a future release if demanded
- Secured via google account for both sender & receiver
Todo Q is only $1.99 on the android market. Give it a try.
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Friday, February 26, 2010
A Little Can Be A Lot in Todo Q
Recently we added a custom field at the request of a user. We labeled it identifier, and it is located below the priority field in the editor. The label for this field is customizable via the settings menu. This is why I love this model. In my day job, I NEVER talk to customers.
Here' a shot of the editor and the new custom field.
This field is indexed and you can filter on it from the task list.
Todo Q is available on the Android Market.
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Here' a shot of the editor and the new custom field.
This field is indexed and you can filter on it from the task list.
Todo Q is available on the Android Market.
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Todo Q on Droid Forums
We will be monitoring the application forum on droid-forum.com for Todo Q related questions.
http://www.droid-forum.com/droid-applications-f7.html
If you have questions, or just want to talk about possible future enhancements, this is the place to do it. I have no ties to this forum, but have been chatting with the admin & can tell you he's a droid fanatic.
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http://www.droid-forum.com/droid-applications-f7.html
If you have questions, or just want to talk about possible future enhancements, this is the place to do it. I have no ties to this forum, but have been chatting with the admin & can tell you he's a droid fanatic.
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
Todo Q v1.0.21 for Android Links Contacts, Calendar, And GPS
Todo Q v1.0.21 for Android merges the Contacts, Calendar and Navigation functions of your phone into one application. This latest release adds a searchable, customizable field to the task entry screen. Very useful if you have a piece of "identifying information" on a client, etc. We've also recently added due date and a high priority indicator to the task list, plus even more sorting and filtering options.
Here's a shot of the task list showing location icons, contact icons, and the new mm/dd due date display and "!" indicator for high priority tasks.
Here we see the editor screen with the Quick Contact Badge enabled after we've selected a contact from the phone. The "Add to Calendar" checkbox will add the task to your phone calendar & sync with the online calendar.
The locations associated with tasks are mapped & available as navigation destinations from the task list, location list, and location editor.
Here are a few of the many preferences that allow you to customize the application.
Todo Q is available for $1.99 on the Android Market. Give it a try.
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Here's a shot of the task list showing location icons, contact icons, and the new mm/dd due date display and "!" indicator for high priority tasks.
Here we see the editor screen with the Quick Contact Badge enabled after we've selected a contact from the phone. The "Add to Calendar" checkbox will add the task to your phone calendar & sync with the online calendar.
The locations associated with tasks are mapped & available as navigation destinations from the task list, location list, and location editor.
Here are a few of the many preferences that allow you to customize the application.
Todo Q is available for $1.99 on the Android Market. Give it a try.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Todo Q v1.0.19 for Android Released
Todo Q v1.0.19 adds additional user requested features to sort by due date, category, and priority, display the due date on the list and fixes an existing sort bug.
Below we see the due date field formatted as mm/dd next to the location name.
Todo Q is available on the Android Market for $1.99.
Below we see the due date field formatted as mm/dd next to the location name.
Todo Q is available on the Android Market for $1.99.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Todo Q v1.0.12 for Android adds animation effects
Instead of an abrupt removal, a completed or deleted task will shrink until it disappears from view. Just a little eye candy to reward you for completing that last task. More to come, but only where it makes sense.
Todo Q for Android is available on the Android Market for $1.99.
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Todo Q for Android is available on the Android Market for $1.99.
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Friday, February 19, 2010
Todo Q v1.0.11 for Android has traffic & maps
Todo Q v1.0.11 adds support for a map view in addition to the existing satellite view of locations associated with a task. This, and a traffic layer are all enabled via preference.
Here is a capture of the map with traffic layer enabled.
And a satellite view with traffic.
Todo Q is available on the Android market for only $1.99.
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Here is a capture of the map with traffic layer enabled.
And a satellite view with traffic.
Todo Q is available on the Android market for only $1.99.
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Sunday, February 14, 2010
Todo Q v1.0.10 for Android Released
Release v1.0.10 adds a little more integration with the contacts on the device. The Todo list will optionally display the associated contact's icon, if it is available. Otherwise it will fall back & display the location's icon.
In the screenshot below, the 1st items are using contact icons, while the last two are using the location icons.
Todo Q for Android is available on the market for only $1.99.
In the screenshot below, the 1st items are using contact icons, while the last two are using the location icons.
Todo Q for Android is available on the market for only $1.99.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Todo Q v1.0.9 for Android Released
This release adds a user requested preference to control alarm notifications from within Todo Q. This allows for finer control since you can specify audible or vibrate only notifications. The setting takes effect immediately for both time and location based alarms. Alarm related preferences were organized into a separate category to make them easier to find.
Here's a look at the preference screen.
Also added a release notes dialog to help users understand what changes are in a release.
Todo Q for Android is available on the market for only $1.99.
Here's a look at the preference screen.
And a shot of the Q.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Todo Q for Android Quick Tutorial in PDF
Here is a copy of the tutorial in PDF format. Maybe I should call it more of an overview, but the point is that you don't need a book to use it.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Todo Q for for Android has Rebalance for Categories
One popular time management technique is to assign categories and subcategories to a task.
In Todo Q, categories are represented by letters, such as A, B, C, D, E, F. Subcategories are defined as numbers, 1, 2, 3,..., 10.
When a task is created both category & subcategory can be assigned. The concept is that you ONLY work on each task in its order of importance until completed, or something is blocking the task. Each night you reassign the rankings so that those that become important can move up the list.
Todo Q helps with the reassignment step, we call it rebalancing the list.
Suppose you start with a full Q. Ok, not so full, but enough to demonstrate the technique.
After a busy day, you look at your list and see there are gaps.
So you open the phone menu and choose Rebalance Categories.
Now your list is rebalanced. Rebalance keeps tasks within the same category, while adjusting the subcategory to make them sequential.
Todo Q integrates with the calendar, contacts, gps, navigation, maps on your device and makes it easier to use them together. Todo Q is available for Android 2.0+ devices on the Android Market for only $1.99.
Give it a try... and Follow me on twitter here.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Todo Q for Android Quick Tutorial
I posted a short tutorial on using some of the features of Todo Q.
Plasma Fractal Generator for Droid
Learning about 2d graphics in Android, I decided to convert an old plasma fractal applet to android. It was surprisingly easy. It takes a few seconds to render on my droid.
A couple of other things I've hacked with lately are a julia set generator and a simple graph demo. Both are written in processing js. The julia set generator is based on another applet, whose link escapes me just now.
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