Off-Topic My First Android Application The Stig Facts
The Stig Facts
This application thought me a lot about android development and this application will be the base for the coming guides that include Android Development, Layout, Some Design (as mine is not amazing), Database! and more
Now back to the application
The Stig is the Chuck Norris of the auto world
Just something about "The Stig"
The Stig is a character in the British motoring television show Top Gear. The character plays on the anonymity of racing drivers' full-face helmets, with the running joke that nobody knows who, or indeed what, is inside the character's racing suit.
Link To App On Market - Linky
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Android Development – how to start? Start Here now
So i'm going to share the next two three months of my journey....
Currently I work as a Project Manager for a software company and from time to time I do some development for my customers (Automation Scripts, Visual Basic and C#) but I really like it for fun...
Now what would be more fun than making a few $$$ (or as some would say "Coin" here in our southern area)
So? what am I talking about and what am I going to share and show? and why did I pick android and not iOS or WP7 or BlackBerry (note I didn't note WebOS well maybe I did... you got me now.)
I'm going to start with Why Android:
1. Y'all have a computer so the cost to start developing is cheap (don't have to buy a mac or anything of sort)
2. Android based phones are cheap if you want a REAL phone to play around with and I already have three (Samsung Captivate, HTC Aria and a Dell Streak on the way)
3. Android Market only costs $25
4. I like Android (although I was an iPhone user and still have an iPad.... simply get more done with an android phone)
So as i've covered the why android let's move on to what i'm going to share:
1. I'm going to share most of my ideas but will start with two small App/Util (you will know soon)
2. I will share all the revenue coming from the applications and the website (AdSense etc), not trying rub it in if I do end up making some coin just trying to give you and idea of your ROI (as you time is money)
3. How I started and tips and tricks along the way (and BTW i'm really starting now I've never done any Java...)
4. Guides for anything I do and some source code that will turn into open source.....
And now the why am I doing this?
1. I don't know
2. Sounds like fun
3. Hope to get some comments out of people to hear what they think of my journey (not that nasty Dodge... I drive a Merc and not that merc 
)
4. Still thinking about it
How's this going to work?
I opened a new Site www.inrim.net and I will have everything Android over there (so we have a clean start.....)
Every week I will post a few posts (now I sound like.... just repeating my self) about guides where to start costs etc.
It's going to be fun so join me there
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Android Development Book – Recommendation
Android Development Book - Recommendation
When I started developing it was for fun, most of my development was not really development but programming.
What's the difference between development and programing? that's a whole new story.
Back to programing, most of what I've done was for fun (with the exception of VB scripting for customers and work) with PHP and C# and mostly on my websites.
With my move from WM to RIM and then to iPhone I thought let's pick up Cocoa but I was not willing to vest major $$$ on a Mac that will not help me in the real world.
So Android was the right way and my new HTC Aria is amazing but we are getting off topic here.
I wanted to start playing around with Android SDK and build my own simple apps so I looked around for some books and this one is by far the best one I've found.
It takes you through the "Fast Trak" of Android developmetn and it's written in a fun and simple language and it's one of the best development books I've read.
Well the book is called - Hello, Android: Introducing Google's Mobile Development Platform, 3rd Edition
And can be picked up for around $25 "+" or "-" just google the name.
Check out his blog - http://eburnette.blogspot.com/
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