I’m documenting here my first successful crack at adding a google map to an android application. Below are the steps I followed, with prerequisite steps of having the Android SDK and Eclipse installed, and being all set up for Android development (documented here). Created a new Android project Navigated to Help->Install New Software in Eclispe….
As I’m getting back into Java and particularly Spring MVC, it’s a bit of an adjustment period, as it always is when you’re dusting off old skills or trying something new. Things that should be easy are maddeningly beyond your reach. In light of that, I’m going to document a series of small milestones as…
Last time in this series, I covered turning a lamp on and off with a keychain. Today, I’m going to up the ante and describe how to control an overhead light with your same keychain. This will be accomplished by replacing the switch for the light that you want to control with a new switch…
Quick Information/Overview Pattern Type Structural Applicable Language/Framework Agnostic OOP Pattern Source Gang of Four Difficulty Easy Up Front Definitions Component: This is the abstract object that represents any and all members of the pattern Composite: Derives from component and provides the definition for the class that contains other components Leaf: A concrete node that encapsulates…
So, as I blogged previously, I’ve been re-appropriating some old PCs and sticking Ubuntu 11.10 on them. I had one doing exactly what I wanted it to do in the context of my home automation network with one small but annoying exception. Whenever I would play music through headphones or speakers, there would be a…
