A taste of Android!

RadarLove Android Edition!

So I finally have had some time to play around in the Android SDK, and just playing around, started to see how difficult it would be to port RadarLove over to Android.  The SDK has some great libraries but I am nowhere near ready to release this yet.  Anyways, just wanted to show you what I am working on.

Later

Gudy

GolfGPS tops 2500 Courses!

The Golf GPS program for windows mobile has over 2500 courses now.  Of course, this does include some fake courses that people have made while trying out the system.  Reguardless, looking though the list, it has grown quite nicely!

On a side note, it looks like I will be leaving the Windows Mobile family for a while.  The new HTC Increadible is looking better and better every day I read about it, and it is coming to Verizon.  I haven’t played with Android all the much yet, but I like the openess of it, and the hardware of the HTC Increadible kills anything out there with Windows on it.  Windows 7 looks promising, but I don’t think I can wait that long. 

Android apps are written in Java (mostly at least).  It’s been a few years since I have done anything in Java, but it has a simular feel to C#, I only wish I could code Java in Visual Studio!  Anyways, if I do go the Android route, I will be porting some of the programs to Android, starting with the GolfGPS.  It will have the same features, and maybe some new ones, and of course, the files created with the course mapper will all work with the Android app.  I am a cheapo, so I don’t think I will release it to the Marketplace, unless I can get some major donations to pay for it.  No matter what, I will assure you it will a Free app!  Of course, donations are always accepted! 

Thanks!

Gudy

Course Maker is Fixed

Thanks to everyone that contacted me about the course maker not working.  It should be fixed up and good to go now.  I should have known that was going to be an issue, but it is what it is. 

Just a quick update on what I am working on.  I have started looking into Java as my programming language of choice.  This will allow more users to be able to use programs I create.  The first program I am going to port to Java is GolfGPS.  I am not even close to a finished product yet, but will post updates as progress is made.  I am also going to move the courses into a database system for easier searching.  Since I am starting from scratch, what features would you like to see with GolfGPS?  Post them in the forum.

Thanks

Gudy

I think I got it!

Man, what a pain.  The site is now running on a new system.  After a slight dns configuration problem, a wordpress issue, and about 6 hours of work, I think I got it all up and running!  Please let me know if you notice anything that is not working correctly.  Email system should be back online as well.  If you tried to email me (support@THISSITE.com) in the last 24 hours, you might resend it as I had issues with the mail server.  You should notice a nice improvement in speed across the site, at least I do, esp in the forum!

Here is a picture of my system after I got everything changed over:

Just kidding ;)

Gudy

February 26, 2010 • Posted in: Uncategorized • 1 Comment

Been Busy!

wow, it has been a while since I made a post.  Sorry about that.  No, this site isn’t dead; in fact, it is about to get a major overhaul.  My current hosting sucks, and after weeks of looking for a good host, I came to the conclusion that for what I need, they all suck!  So I jumped into the world of VPS.  By running my own server, I can now add my own programs to run on the web.  Not only does this open tons of options for me, it is FAST.  Average load times on this host is, well you know, slow and takes for ever.  I wrote a rather SQL/PHP heavy script to test performance.  on this server, it took 22.34 seconds to render.  On the my VPS, it was 1.078 seconds.  WOW!

One of the main reasons I decided to go with a VPS is so I can install subversion  (git, etc, haven’t made my choice yet).  This will allow me to finally be able to host my projects as true open source with source control.  The plan is to offer most of my programs in this manner.

So hold on tight, because it is going to be a bumpy ride.  As I work to migrate my sites over to the new system, I will do my best to minimize downtime, but the fact is, it could happen.  If it does, check back after a few hours and if it is still down…well…chances are I am cussing and throwing things, but rest assured it will return.

Thanks

Gudy

Music Choice like Script Beta

Sorry for the delay, but here it is, the script I was hyping earlier.  It is certainly a beta, and if you can make it better, great!  It is released under the WTFPL license, which if you don’t know what this license is, I suggest you read it. 

Get it HERE

Thanks

Gudy

XBMC Script

XBMC Music Script

XBMC Music Script (click for full size)

If you don’t know what XBMC is, well, go .  XBMC is a media dream, it plays everything, gets tons of data off the internet to make your movies, music, videos, shows, etc easy to find, sort, play, you name it.  I love it!  One thing I thought was missing was a good music player that would show band information, and pictures of the band/singer.  The really cool thing about XBMC is that not only is it open source, but supports Python Scripting!

I am currently finishing up a rather simple script that simply pulls the information from Last.fm, sorts it out, then puts it on the screen for the song that is currently playing.  It will slideshow through all the pictures found, and cycle through the biography of the artist as well.  It will also allow simple controls, play/pause, previous/next, etc.  I still have some cleaning up to do, but hope to release it later this week for testing.  Since it is a script, it will be released open source, and I hope someone with better Python skills than me will clean it up!

Gudy

Added games to the forum

I’ve always liked this game:

Your scores are saved in the forum (if you log in), check it out, see if you can beat me!

Gudy

RadarLove 0.2beta is out!

RadarLove! 0.2beta

Splash

The next release of RadarLove is out!  It is faster, smaller, and has tons of fixes and cool new features!  Some highlights:

Tons of cool new stuff.  Get it, and read more about it on the RadarLove! Page.  Once you fall in love with it, be sure to hit up the Donations!!

Thanks

Gudy
Donations go here

Screenshots of RadarLove!

As promised, here is a collection of screen shots of the redone RadarLove!  Click on an image for a better view, my CMS chops off to make it square.

I’m still working out the fine details, but things are moving along nicely.  I hope to have a version out by the end of the week!  Let me know what you think.

Thanks

Gudy

DONATIONS GO HERE