Dave Riley

New Google APP Inventer for Android

Google have released a beta version of App Inventor, this allows anyone to build Apps for the Android OS without knowledge of how to program. Apps are created with drag and drop of visual tools onto a window, like a beginners version of Microsoft's Visual Studio, however the code logic and maths functions that drive the app are also built with simple drag and drop actions. Some people might say that this will result in some very inefficient code, but it really doesn't matter at the...

iPhone… the waiting!

Ok, so I finally did it. I've commited to building some iPhone apps. The mac has been ordered, a mac mini with 4gb memory and 360hd. The developer community has been joined and now we wait. No idea where this is going to go. it's exciting but nervous at the same time. I've got some ideas for some free apps that I want to introduce and will put some of the tech details here. But beyond that I do not know, hoping for some inspiration. Any suggestions or ideas for new iPhone apps to...

My name in meat

Ok, look at the banner above, this is the story of how it came about: Don't think I've been planning this,there was no months of preparation. I was up late doing a coding session and fancied a lamb and rosemary sandwich. but while cutting the lamb I noticed how easy it was to use the lamb as a method of communication. What next? Lamb-verts? Sponsored meat? Ad-beef? Pork-words? The possibilities are endless... If you want to sponsor my next sandwich, then please leave a...

Are you having a Windows 7 party?

Ok, I've got Windows 7 now, do I need to organise a launch party? Well why not? any excuse for a party is good especially in these grim times... But aren't these people a little too geeky even for my tastes? So far I think Windows 7 is cool, appart from some problems with Firefox it's been a dream to install and the new features are mostly benificial. But I don't want to get carried away. A lot of the new features should have been addressed a long time ago and this won't halt the...

Google mail and your own domains

Google mail is a great way to run multiple domain addresses as it can reply from the address it was sent too, try that in Outlook! One annoying problem for me is sometimes it "has difficulty" sending the email from your domain, maybe a timeout on the server or some other network issue. When this occurs Google will "kindly" forward your email using your gmail account instead. Now this sounds reasonable but it's annoying if you have your own business and you are effectively replying to...