This October I was able to attend both the O’Reilly Android Open (@androidopen) and X.commerce Innovate conferences back-to-back in San Francisco. I wrote more about Innovate in a separate DevZone article. This time, I’d like to break down the most interesting bits of Android Open from a developer-centric perspective. Fascinating morning keynotes Android Open was [...]
Passing this along for Nick Berra at Inceed. Nick has a client needing two senior Java developers for short term contract-to-hire positions. SENIOR WEB DEVELOPER The successful candidate will be responsible for developing, testing, enhancing and maintaining Java/J2EE applications. This role will participate in the design, development and test phases of the application development lifecycle. [...]
This deauthorization callback how-to is the first of an intermittent series of tips-and-tricks posts. The Health Graph now supports callback URLs for removal of user authorizations. You should specify your callback URL when you register your application in the Partner portal. Here’s how it works: Whenever a user permanently disconnects your application from their RunKeeper [...]
I’m a contributor to an O’Reilly book, “Building eCommerce Applications“, being handed out at the X.commerce Innovate 2011 conference. The book contains four chapters by yours truly: A three part series on using and building your own PayPal-enabled plugins in WordPress, plus one chapter on the ins and outs of Bitcoin. In order to get [...]
Google has launched their NFC-based Google Wallet payment solution. Click here to read the announcement post. There are some very particular requirements to use this first public release including: You must have a Nexus S 4G phone on the Sprint network You must pay with a Citi MasterCard or Google Prepaid Card (the latter is [...]
RunKeeper and the Health Graph API "Beers, Brilliance, and Baby Tooth" http://t.co/bZlQHS8P @RunKeeper hackathon recap from @sarahhodges # Another @RunKeeper hackathon write-up http://t.co/sktfk5ew (this one from @terriblelabs) including video of the event http://t.co/YBxAAPUQ # The future of health and fitness http://t.co/7qJt6iT3 and @runkeeper & the @healthgraphapi within it from @thenextweb via @sarahhodges # Health 2.0 [...]
We're less than one month away from the X.commerce Innovate Developer Conference and if you're attending, it's time to start sorting out which speakers you'd like to listen to and maybe meet and discuss your questions, issues, or problems with. The conference schedule is available online (click here to access). The main conference runs October [...]
Google has launched the first iteration of their new Google+ API, and it's built on REST, JSON, and OAuth. The new API was announced on the Google+ Platform blog thusly: Google+ gives users full control over their information, supporting everything from intimate conversations with family to public showcases and debates. This initial API release is [...]
RunKeeper and the Health Graph API How to improve your lactate threshold http://t.co/8ADdjWN via @runkeeper # I love @runkeeper examples like this one http://t.co/ooCgJRZ in the @fastcompany "What's Next For The Check-In?" piece # Two of my favorite apps @evernote @runkeeper mentioned in the same article http://t.co/xysok4YU # Visual of logging @runkeeper activities to @evernote [...]
RunKeeper and the Health Graph API Nice 3 part video series on "Managing Body Weight" http://t.co/chPT5ni http://t.co/PyxJe9D http://t.co/F6phVZA via @RunKeeper TV # PayPal X Platform @Magento resources http://bit.ly/nhL2ju # New @PayPalX site http://bit.ly/pjQOSH launched Monday Aug 29 # A @Magento community update http://t.co/hx80BIm # I will be attending @AndroidOpen http://t.co/u0OfofQ and @X_commerce Innovate http://t.co/Rj7oShX in [...]
