AlaskaLinuxUser's Scratchpad

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. - Proverbs 16:3

An easy way to double check your SQLlite syntax

While in the Android Developer Course, I am finding a little problem with using SQLlite. In Android Studio, when writing Java, Android Studio knows when the code you typed has an error, and it underlines it in red, showing you something you should fix.

However, when you are using SQLlite …

Using SQLlite in your Android app

So, as part of my Android Developer Course by Rob Percival (which is excellent, and I highly recommend every computer/Android geek take), he showed us how to make use of SQLlite in our Android app. In the demonstration and challenge, he was using static inputs, like this:
// And add …

Using your Open Weather Map API key

If you are reading this, you are probably trying to figure out how to use your api key from openweathermap.org. If you are reading this and don't know what that is, don't feel bad. I didn't either until I started my Android Developer Course. In a nutshell, when your …

A brain teaser app!

For my continued education, I was required to make a brain teaser app which had several elements. Here is a download link if you want to try the finished product:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/xgmsnxqy58gdq8f/brain_test.apk

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The whole thing hinged on this random number generator. I particularly struggled …

Apache bouncy castles....

So, another day, and another error. While building SlimRoms 7 for the Note Edge, I ran into this error:

[CODE]
[ 0% 60/15886] Docs droiddoc: /home/a...rget/common/docs/apache-http-stubs-gen
external/apache-http/../../frameworks/base/core/java/android/net/http/SslCertificate.java:19: error: cannot find symbol
import com.android …

The Super Dimensional Fortress

A title like that suggests something between a B17 bomber (the "flying fortress") and Superman's hideout (" fortress of solitude "). Well this isn't either, but it is pretty cool none the less. In talking about sdf.org, a group of 8+ enterprise servers running Unix that collectively make a super computing …

Countdown or Runnable and Handler, what's the difference?

Today in class, we learned about different types of timers. Specifically, we learned the difference between a countdown timer, and a runnable and handler. Here's the app that I put together based on the class:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/0xgqkkbqjaztjmw/thefinalcountdown.apk

It's not very exciting, hense no screenshot …

AOKP 7.1.1 for the Galaxy Note Edge!

To God be the glory, my AOKP NOUGAT project finally works!

My fellow T-Mobile-ians, (N915T) you have been left out of AOSP development long enough! By God's grace I was able to use mickey387's great tbltexx work, and completely adapt it to our tbltetmo after extracting all of the needed …

TBLTETMO data fix zips!

Praise God! The TBLTETMO data fix finally works!

What is this for?
-These data fix zips allow you to use a TBLTEXX rom on your phone (provided that you can flash it, see "flashing tbltexx roms" for details on that). If you edit a TBLTEXX rom and flash it to …