My experience with Android Studio

I love to learn or try a new thing everyday. Yesterday, I downloaded Android Studio and installed on both Mac OS/X Lion 10.7  and Ubuntu 13.04 laptop. Here is the screenshot of Android Studio my MacBook Pro.

I'm still figuring out how to fix this error: "emulator: ERROR: unknown skin name 'WXGA720'" when  attempt to load Android Virtual Device without using Eclipse Juno to launch the AVD first.

For Ubuntu 13.04, I must using Oracle Java Development Kit instead of OpenJDK to run Android Studio. With Eclipse IDE, I can use OpenJDK. Here is the screenshot when I make a new Android project imported from my GitHub account:

I also trying to install Android Studio on Microsoft Windows. To save time, you need to read carefully the note on http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/studio.html

Since this is a preview release, I don't expect much. I hope Google will make Android Studio tool better.

Google's Project Glass

I watched Google's Project Glass video few days ago. It's really interesting. But, I'm feeling overwhelmed if I wear this Google Glasses. No, I will not buy this. I don't want my stress level increase. I don't want my life ruined by technology.

“There’s more to life than increasing its speed.” - Mahatma Gandhi

How to hide your circle in Google+

1. Click Profile button on the menu on top
2. Click Edit Profile button in blue background on top right
3. Move the mouse to the Circle area on bottom left and click to edit

4. Check off the button to show your circle

5. Click Done Edit button on top menu.

Google+

A week ago, Google introduced a new social product called Google+ (Google Plus). From what I read on the web since June 28, it sounded good. Someone said it maybe better than Facebook. Every technology sites I visited talked about Google+. It made me curious.

I did not social much but I love to learn a new thing. I love a new technology. I would like to experience Google Plus by myself. Yesterday, I posted on Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook to ask for the Google+ invitation. Today, I got one.

At first, I like it. It's looking good. At the start, you select the people you know into some pre-define circles: family, friend, acquaintance, following,... I made some extra circles for each group of friend. I thought Google+ is better than Facebook in one thing: the privacy. It seems to me the default settings of Google+ are private. In Facebook, the default settings are public, everyone. To maintain your privacy, you need to change you Facebook setting to private, friend only.

Now, I wonder can Google Plus beat Facebook? Anyone need a Google+ invitation?

Google I/O 2011 Sold Out

Cannot believe it. I just read the announcement "Calling all developers! Registration is now open for Google I/O 2011" on Facebook and when I got back to registration page from work, 20 minutes later, it SOLD OUT. VicGundotra tweets: "Google I/O '09 sold out in 90 days, '10 in 50 days... #io2011: 59 minutes"

This is the only developer conference I'm love to attend.

Google I/O 2010

Since Google I/O 2010 soldout early, I could not attend this great developer event. I watched the I/O keynotes live on the GoogleDevelopers YouTube channel from my office. With two computers, I multitasks: listened to speaker while worked on my desktop.

What I learn from Google I/O 2010:

• HTML5, VP8, webM
• Google TV
• Chrome Web Store
• Google Web Toolkit integrate with Spring Roo
• Using Google Wave to collaborate
• Google Apps Engine for Busines
• Google Google Storage for Developers

and of course, my favorite, Android development.

There are a lot of technical sessions I need to view this weekend. I'm so excited about Google development. I tell myself I will not miss the next Google I/O.

Sold out

Earlier this year, I planned to attend the Google I/O 2010. It would be my first technical conference in 10 years. Yesterday, I checked it back prior to register. It sold out. Yes, "Google I/O is now sold out and registration has closed." Oh geez, Google I/O 2010 is hot. Many people interesting in Google technology.