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12Nov/110

Been running the latest version of OS X…

And although I understand what they're trying to do, I'm not too sure I like it.

My biggest pet peeve currently is the fact that by default ctrl+ left and ctrl + right will force you to jump between spaces... I'm a big proponent of keyboard shortcuts, and jumping between words is one of my most often used shortcut. Why Apple... why?!

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18Jan/110

Updated RIM’s PillButtonField to allow for custom themes

Lately I've been delving into the Advanced UI fields that RIM has published. While perusing their PillButtonField, I noticed that, unlike the EmbossedButtonField, you are unable to change any of the colours associated with each field.

I have taken it upon myself to change this. Check my snipplr account for the code.

http://snipplr.com/view/47427/updated-pillbuttonfield-in-rims-advanced-ui-examples/

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29Oct/100

A quick note for BlackBerry developers

When you're developing for the BlackBerry, you may have to do a lot of hard resets. This involves pulling the battery and replacing it.

Now on most BB devices this is fine, however I've come to notice that on the Torch, removing the backplate can be quite a hassle!

My new favourite BB keyboard shortcut is now:

ALT+RIGHT SHIFT+DEL

Holding that key combination for 2-3 seconds will force your BlackBerry to restart. Kind of like a ctrl+alt+delete on your windows box.

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13Oct/100

How to calculate the distance between two lat/lon points on the blackberry

I have posted a code snippet to my snipplr account. Check it out here If you have any recommendations on how to make it faster/more efficient I'd love to hear it.
Yes, I realize that this won't work with j2me, but RIM has implemented some good helper classes to make this calculation much easier.
This calculation uses the Haversine formula.
14Aug/100

Latest app, FlexTi.me ready for Beta play

Well, I’ve finally reached the Beta phase for my latest project FlexTi.me.

FlexTi.me, take your time back

We created this system because we got tired of having to maintain our projects in a million different places. Spreadsheets, bug lists, project management lists, to-do lists. Needless to say, this got confusing, fast. Why not get all of these items into one place where everyone can interact with it? Hence, FlexTi.me.

At it’s basic level, FlexTi.me allows you to manage and track your projects. It allows you to create task lists, milestones, and to-do items. You can assign to-dos’ to different users in your account. The system will keep everyone abreast of the latest developments by sending timely emails to everyone associated to different tasks.

Now, the place where FlexTi.me really excels is in the transparency it gives your clients. No longer will you be inundated with requests from your clients asking for updates to different projects. They can now log into their accounts and see exactly where everything is for themselves! A HUGE time saver for any company!

They can also log into their account and submit requests to you, allowing you to assign those items to different employees, and to toss that request into a to-do list. Requests from your clients will no longer get lost in the endless shuffle of emails.

If you’re interested in signing up for the beta, then head over to http://www.flexti.me/Users/create to sign up! Currently the service is free, and you can have as many clients/projects/users as you want.

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14Jul/100

Well, I finally reached Beta s…

Well, I finally reached Beta stage of my latest #BlackBerry #app, Toller! If you're interested in beta testing head to http://tiny.cc/toller

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8Jul/100

Really excited to get working …

Really excited to get working in C# again. It's been too long.

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5Jul/100

Chrome JavaScript debugging is…

Chrome JavaScript debugging is fantastic! #googlechrome is great!

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