Well, I finished another PhoneGap Build app. This is another “Joe scratches his own itch” app. It’s an app that shows the entire Security Now back catalog and lets you browse through the various topics. This is the final app in my 30 day challenge, so my pace of new development is going to slow …
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This is a quick thing. When you build an app in PhoneGap Build, it asks for a keystore file. So, how do you get one? Here is the command for on the mac. keytool -genkey -v -keystore [Name for the file].keystore -alias [Name for the app] -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000 Remember to replace [Name …
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This week’s phone app is the Network+ Vocabulary App. I have been taking a Network+ class at the Milwaukee Area Technical College and I figured that writing a study guide for the test, would both net me another app and help me study. For note, this covers the vocabulary for exam N10-005. Try it in …
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I have had an idea for a while. I am a huge fan of a good bowl of soup and when lunch rolls around, I check a half dozen websites for daily soup specials. I have always wanted a singular place to see what soup is available today. I have written an app to be …
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Last week, we built a basic RSS reader, based upon an earlier experiment. This week, I thought we would evolve the UI a little. The UI uses jQuery Mobile now. PhoneGap Build Page Download it from the Google Play Store Try the app in your browser So, you might be wondering where I’m going …
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You may or may not remember our earlier experiments with building an RSS Reader in JavaScript. I was curious how well it would work to reuse that experiment, to create a basic RSS reader. I found a decent jQuery accordion to use for it. It would not be a native UI for any device but …
Continue reading "Building a basic RSS App With PhoneGap Build"For years, I have wanted to develop for Android but I haven’t gotten off my butt and done it. I recently decided to force myself to explore development, using PhoneGap. Today, I wrote a very basic proof of concept. I have to admit that it was pretty easy. I wrote the app using HTML, JS, and …
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