The other day I was attempting to perform a simple task on my Galaxy S2, ring a number! This sounds so simple (and is once you know how/why) but this gave me a headache. (more…)
Once I had successfully setup my Android development environment, this is referred to in another post, I was desperate to start developing apps and test them out on the Virtual Device section (in the Android SDK). However not coming from a Java background I realised that this was not going to be a simple task. Therefore I thought it would be a good idea to undertake the examples that are provided on the Android Developer site. (more…)
Deciding to develop Android apps was the next obvious step as a web developer, as everybody you speak to has a great idea that they want to implement as an app. So firstly I thought the best way to start my journey is find a ‘How to’ from somebody who has already been through the experience (the one I used). The tutorial is mainly focused on the setup/environment needed to build android apps rather than the app itself. (more…)
Whilst constructing any form you will need to validate the data that the user has input, and alert the user to any incorrect entries made.
The quickest way to validate the data is using Javascript on the client-side (i.e. browser). This enables you to check what has been entered without the need of sending any data to your webserver.
The most basic command when starting out with php is outputting text to the browser using server-side scripting (i.e. PHP). The commands below are the two methods to achieve this: (more…)