Privacy Policy, Change Log and the App Menu Definition

In an attempt to get a free Red Z10, I tried to get my Meetup application finished by a drop dead date and submitted to Built for BlackBerry by Oct. 21st.  That didn’t work, but the app is available, in probably more of a beta state.  I’m working on the fixes when I can.  As part of the Built for BlackBerry requirements, you have to provide a link to a Privacy Policy from your application.  From the developer forums, there were two ways to link to the Privacy Policy.  One method seemed to be a link from the vendor portal, Continue reading Privacy Policy, Change Log and the App Menu Definition

Adobe Edge and HTML5

Last night I downloaded Adobe Edge, which is Adobe’s tool for creating HTML5 basic animations. Adobe® Edge is a new web motion and interaction design tool that allows designers to bring animated content to websites, using web standards like HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS3. Edge will be updated regularly to add new functionality, stay ahead of evolving web standards, and incorporate user feedback to provide the best functionality and experience possible. This is an early look at Edge with more capabilities to come. The current capabilities are very limited.  You can added Text and boxes to a canvas, plus you can Continue reading Adobe Edge and HTML5

Download graphing

The BlackBerry PlayBook was officially launched on April 19th.  I wasn’t expecting too much from my little Meetup Search application, because I don’t consider it done.  The API wasn’t a full release yet and I sort of rushed to finish it in time for the free PlayBook giveaway.  Now that the API 1.0.1 version has been released, I will go back and clean up my application.  I am still waiting for my free PlayBook, which was supposed to arrive to developers “around the time the device is available in the area”, which was on the 19th.  Rumor has it, we’ll Continue reading Download graphing

Welcome to the App World

Today I made my Meetup Search available on the BlackBerry App World.  It is really rough right now and I am very eager to try it out on the BlackBerry PlayBook.  And why do I say I am “eager”, well it is because I will be getting a free PlayBook!  After going through the struggles of trying to create an application and getting the software, I got my app in before the deadline and now it is signed and ready for download.  And because it was in before the deadline and accepted, I qualified for the free PlayBook offer.  Rumors Continue reading Welcome to the App World

Today is the day!

Well, today is the deadline for the Free BlackBerry Playbook offer.  This is the third and final deadline for getting applications submitted, and I hope that I can get mine in.  I’ve registered and sent identification information, so now I am waiting for a response back in order to actually upload my application to the App World. I have until midnight, so hopefully they’ll get the reply back to me and things will get done. I have been trying to create an application since around Christmas.  I’ve had a few setbacks.  For one, I didn’t have a paid version of Continue reading Today is the day!

Simple Countdown Timer

After creating the simple Egg Timer application, I made some changes to make it a little more flexible. The original Egg Timer was just a 1 or 2 minute timer that just showed the time elapsing. The new Countdown Timer does the same, but also adds 15 second and 10 second markers to the timer and allows for selection of different time periods. I also made changes to a simple clock counter that I created. The original clock counter would count up from a specific time. I made a change to set it to count down or up. Adding the Continue reading Simple Countdown Timer