paperless office

Funny enough we don't lack software solutions to build paperless offices, but electronic paper to get rid of the real one. We're solving the problem from the wrong end.

autumn is for mushrooms dot get

Looks like google got bored with their market for android and that's why they silently push("this ice cream is so disgusting, I'll better go make my own") people to create alternative ones. I don't see other rational explanation why official market is still in such lame stage and why custom markets (aka app stores) appear like mushrooms.


Apart from being a mistake of course.

oldest guild

Affordable expert-programmers from India (15€ an hour)

Some time ago it was just a joke that software development jobs are not that far from prostitution.

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Meditation tracker 1.0.1 & 1.1

 So. There were no crash reports so far, we have about hundred real users and I'm waiting for the final images to pack into current version and re-release it as not-beta-testing-anymore.

As for the next version (1.1), here's what I have in mind about changes (updated as mind fills up):

1. Move start/stop timer buttons in menu in practice window
2. Custom mala size per practice
3. Auto-silent mode during practice and corresponding setting 
4. Proper calculation of the no-scroll-list's height
5. Display values of dialog-based settings (i.e. mala size: 108, timer duraion 20min etc)

Nice to haves (not in 1.1):

1. Gallery with standard images
2. Cloud storage/sync for at least current state for backup

Comments?

some statistics

"top ten per cent applications in iTunes get about 75,000 downloads, the next ten per cent only 9,000 and the vast majority fewer than 1,000"

OK, I know it's not fair, but we've got 135 downloads already with almost no publicity and no complaints/bug reports (wow? I guess wow!)

That means that in next couple of weeks (a month tops) there will be proper 1.1 release with adequate graphics, polished interface and I guess at least one translation into Russian. I don't feel like mixing bug-fix and new-feature releases so next one will have no new functionality.

Meditation tracker technical post

In this post I'll try to keep current state of development of the aforementioned¹ application.

Here's what I've got so far:

<sup>1. All screens layouts:
    a. main - done
    b. add - done
    c. practice - done
    d. preferences - done
    e. schedule - done

2. add/edit form
    1. resize/crop image - done
    2. save big and thumb in private storage - done
    2.5 add/edit db action - done
    3. handle edit params  - done
    4. insert/update persistence - done/done
    5. little icon/ big icon issue - done
    6. edit currentCount bug - done

3. main form
    1. smart id/url image display - done
    2. practice long-press context menu with
        a. open, - done
        b. edit, - done
        c. delete - done
    3. show statistic sub-text - done

4. practice form
    1. start practice - done/temp
    2. schedule - done
    3. edit - done
    4. update scheduled date sql - done
    5. big picture's not loading - done
    6. properly format dates - done

5. schedule form
    update date picker - done

6. icon - done

7. session form
    1. layout - done
    2. timer/clock action ? test in real dev - done
    3. handle mala count - done
    4. handle date change - done

BUGS:
    major:
        current count reset after schedule edit - done
        crash on save new - done
        last practice date is one month ahead - done
        crash after taking picture on NEXUS
        custom picture's thumb not showing in main list - done
        scheduled date is one day behind - done
        handle screen rotation for session - done

    minor:
        no-scroll list unjust height calculation
        prevent screen from lock during session - done

FEATURES
    custom mala size
    remove temp image from sd after shot</sup>

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¹ using this word is absolutely irresistible. I just envy the bureaucrats.