How to create and use Offline Maps with an Android App?
When building an app we know is going to be used in areas with no wifi or cellular networks nearby […]
Android
Android
Using an Existing SQLite Database with an Android Project
This article highlights how to use an Existing SQLite database with an Android Project. Prerequisites A sqlite3 database is required […]
Android
Root and Backup your Android Device on Ubuntu
How to Backup your Android Device on Linux Prerequisites: Android SDK Installed ADB is accessible in path USB cable connected […]
GNU/Linux
How to Change Desktop Environment from Xfce to KDE
Don’t use Xfce, use KDE! Update 2021: I wrote this a long time ago. All desktop envs are different. Try […]
Android
The Essential Android Developer Toolbox and Reference
“XML is crap. Really. There’s just no reason for that horrible crap to exist” First off this list has nothing […]
Android
How to Debug or Sniff Network Activity on Android Emulator?
Update 2022: proxyman or httptoolkit may be simpler to setup and use on multiple different operating systems than Fiddler. To […]
Android
Android Material Design Best Practices in a Bottle
This post provides a compressed tl;dr of the Android Material Design guide with Android Devices in Mind. Raising Things We […]
Android
Use Retrofit with a self-signed or unknown SSL certificate in Android
In this post I will highlight how to use Retrofit with a self-signed or unknown SSL certificate in Android First […]
PHP, PHP 5
How to ace a PHP job test in South Africa
Initial Preparation First of all do a project in PHP that utilises the database. I am talking about pure PHP […]