AppFuse jetty:run throws error “ZipException: invalid distance too far back”
Problem: When running mvn jetty:run to launch jetty, Appfuse throws error “java.util.zip.ZipException: invalid distance too far back” Reason: One of the jars in...
Category: technology
A Simple Server
The task is to construct a simple server which just passes a string to the client. Client/server describes the relationship between two computer programs in whi...
Fixed: USB Drive Read Only in Ubuntu 13.04
Problem : USB disk/storage devices are auto loaded as Read Only in Ubuntu. When attempting write operation it gives the message like “Read only file system…”. R...
Android development primer: Know the AndroidManifest.xml
Enough programming. Let’s take a break and look into one of the vital components of any Android application, the AndroidManifest.xml file. Every Android applica...
Android development primer: Creating Options Menu in Android – Part IV
This is the last post in the Creating Options Menu in Android section. I told you in the first post of this section, that the Options Menu layout can also be c...
Android development primer: Creating Options Menu in Android – Part II
In the previous post, I showed you how to create a basic Options Menu in Android activity. Sometimes, a situation may arise that you need to change the menu ite...
Android development primer: Multiple Screen Support for Android, using Intents
We saw that on creating an Android Application Project, a skeleton “Hello World” application is created. The “Hello World” module is always the first step to le...
Linux intro and Basic commands
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system. Linux was originally developed as a free operating system for Intel x86-based personal computers. Now its popula...
Android development primer: Layout elements in Android
I’m sure when you look at the Graphical Layout of any xml file in Android, what catches your attention more than the layout itself is the long list of elements ...
Android development primer: Creating your first Android Application
So now that you have a little idea what Android is all about, we will create our very first Android Project. Launch Eclipse IDE. Navigate to File->New->An...