jonwestfall: Looking to flex my programming muscle a bit. Any suggestions for a simple yet useful Android app?

“Write software for your Smartphone, PocketPC and PC in minutes using our new programming language. PPL is a fast and easy-to-learn programming language that is fully object-oriented.”

PPL is on sale now until August 31 for $37.35 CAD / $34.95 USD / 18.68 GBP / 223.89 SEK (OK, I gotta stop playing with the currency drop down on their shopping cart page). Here’s the link for anyone interested in this pretty nice deal.

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“PPL is a fast and easy-to-learn programming language that is fully object-oriented. PPL runs on all PocketPCs and PC’s. Programs written for one system are 100% compatible with each supported platforms. PPL comes with a complete development environment on the PC and PocketPC allowing you to develop anywhere from your PDA.Write high quality games in no time using our easy-to-use GameAPI that incorporates physics, isometric display support, pixel-perfect collision detection and so much more… Design forms visually on your PDA or desktop computer with the visual form builder. Edit components properties and code events within the same interface.”

PPL 1.3 is now out, and with it, lower prices. PPL professional is now $69.95, Standard is now $35.95. If you’re not ready to go full-out with developing on a platform like Visual Studio, check out PPL!

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“Write software for your PocketPC and PC in minutes using our new programming language. PPL is a fast and easy-to-learn programming language that is fully object-oriented. PPL runs on all Pocket PC using PocketPC 2000, 2002, Windows Mobile 2003, 2003SE, and Windows Mobile 5.0 (VGA compatible). PPL also runs on Windows 2000, XP, 2003 Server desktop computers. Programs written for one system are 100% compatible with the other.”

We got word last night that a 48-hour sale on Pocket Programming Language is now on, dropping the price from $99 to $59. I’m not sure when the promotion ends, so you may want to check it out ASAP if you’re interested. It’s 48-hours long, however I’m not sure 48-hours from when!

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News personalities, agencies, and organizations should be ashamed of themselves for how they are using the 5th anniversary of 9/11/2001 today to bring up their ratings under the guise of “respect”.  Want respect? How about suspending regular programming for the day? How about not trying to “One-up” the other guy for once?
The Today show on NBC this morning started with the obligatory somber music, the dramatic delivery of Matt Lauer, and a snipped of phone call from a hijacked airliner that would never land. This is respect? No, this is sensationalizing. When you play audio of a woman saying goodbye to her loved ones on a news program on the anniversary of her death, you’re not respecting her, you’re using her – plain and simple.
You know how I’m honoring those who died 5 years ago? I’m not watching news coverage that seeks to use their deaths and the scaring of a nation purely to boost ratings and, by virtue, the bottom line. Financial wheeling and dealing is why Muslims are annoyed with us, and today anyone who realizes that the “tributes” are all purely to make mo
ney will realize a little bit more why we were attacked 5 years ago (Unless you still believe that it’s religious differences…)

Computer screens have opened the doors to much of the opprotunities in my life. It was a computer screen that allowed me to become interested in networking, programming, exploration of the internet, computer certifications, and teaching and persuing an academic career. It is also those bloody computer screens that have turned my 21 year old eyes into crap. Lets recap my average daily experience with them:
1. Work on laptop for more than 15 minutes, look up, and experience a mini-headache for about a minute while my eyes focus on everything else around me.
2. Work on my setup at home and get a headache from staring at a CRT and LCD.
My Setup:
3. Start reading a novel (something I love to do) and have to quit about 20 min. in because my eyes can’t adjust to that type.
So what do I do? Well, yesterday I set my monitor on 120 DPI and its actually helped a lot, but now my screen is
assedly huge. Oh well, guess I’ll have to do something.
I find that the less I expose myself to computers, my problems go away a bit. So I try to cut back my exposure. My advice to all those little techie kids out there (and parents, friends of them), follow OSHA regs regarding computer monitors. Take eye breaks, focus on other things, and above all, stay away from 12 hour work sessions like I used to pull as a kid.
But don’t feel too bad for me… my eyes have gotten better since I’ve started being aware of this issue. Just heed my advice.
Oh, and a miscellaneous quote:
Yea buddy… life is funny.. I have the money to have you killed by somebody that has nothing
Good Old Eminem