AlaskaLinuxUser's Scratchpad

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. - Proverbs 16:3

Gello and Maven errors while compiling AOKP MM!

Let's take a look at the problem code:

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[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-dependency-plugin:2.10:get (default-cli) on project standalone-pom: Couldn't download artifact: Could not transfer artifact org.cyanogenmod:gello:apk:40 from/to central (https://maven.cyanogenmod.org/artifactory/gello_prebuilds): peer not authenticated …

​Android number guessing game gets better!

Last post I made a number guessing game for Android. It is simple and short, but works well enough. However, my online course teacher pointed out a problem that was in my game.

If the user did not make any guess, but just clicked the guess button, then the app …

​Android number guessing game!

In the continuing adventures of higher education and personal learning, I made a simple little guessing game for Android, as instructed by my online course for Android app development. It is a very basic game, where the user must guess the number Android is thinking of. You can download it …

A real GitHub client for Android!

GitHub. Android. They should be friends. At least, that's what I thought. Yet time and time again, I was settling for less than fully functional GitHub apps. Sure ForkHub and other similar apps are great for BROWSING GitHub, but I wanted an app to actually CONTROL GitHub. Finally, I found …

Breaking down a voltage control app

I learned so many things while making the S4 GPU voltage control app, that I thought it would be appropriate to break it down into groups.

Here is the source on GitHub:

https://github.com/alaskalinuxuser/S4_GPU_voltage_control_app

And a download link for the app itself: http://www.mediafire.com/file …

A New S4 GPU Voltage Control App!

With the code from Ktoonsez to allow the control of the GPU voltage added to my Galaxy S4 kernel, one could now adjust the voltage of each stage of the GPU frequencies. However, until now, to the best of my knowledge, the only way to control it is to manually …

​Changing your Android app icon.

As I continue my studies in Android app making, I was a bit surprised that we had not yet covered how to change your application's icon. I suppose making the app actually work is the most important part, so I am glad that we are focused on that. However, the …

Making Toast

As I have mentioned previously, I am continuing my studies with an online course from Udemy by Rob Perceval about how to build Android apps. Here is my latest creation:

https://www.mediafire.com/download/1l8ba54llk4c2y4
It's a simple app, but I am excited because it is the first truely …