Spurred by a comment left on a previous blog post about ridiculously simple Javascript Rock Paper Scissors game, I thought I’d see how quickly I could turn the web version of the game into a self-contained app for the BlackBerry PlayBook. And it took virtually no time at all. The most difficult part was creating [...]
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How to Use Apache Ant to Automate BlackBerry PlayBook Builds
December 15th, 2010
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A couple of nuances that I’ve come across with using the PlayBook SDK from the command line include both the need to pass a boat-load of parameters and a lack of documentation on just how to use them. Through a bit of trial and error, I managed to get debugging with the command line tools [...]
PlayBook Dev – Blitting with Copy Pixels Does Not Draw When App is in Background
November 21st, 2010
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Thought I’d share this. I’m using the CopyPixels ActionScript method to blit images to the screen for animation. In this sample, notice how the CopyPixels method doesn’t update the sprite when the app is pushed into the background. This is unlike some of the device demos where we see movie footage continuing to run when [...]
10 Tips for Developing for the BlackBerry PlayBook
November 15th, 2010
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So it’s been a couple of weeks now since RIM unleashed the PlayBook development SDK and simulator. I thought I’d share some of the things that I’ve experienced – issues, tips, etc in a quick blog post. Flex Builder 4.0 isn’t going to cut it. You need to download the 4.1 update in order to [...]
How to Install the HelloWorld app into the BlackBerry PlayBook Simulator
October 26th, 2010
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Just a couple of weeks ago, it seemed like the BlackBerry PlayBook was borderline vaporware – with all its glass enclosure protection at press conferences and such. But yesterday RIM unleashed the BlackBerry PlayBook SDK and OS simulator to the public, showing that the PlayBook indeed is not just an mp4 on repeat. As soon [...]
Thoughts on RIM, QNX and the PlayBook
September 28th, 2010
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When RIM first announced that they were bringing a tablet to the market, I was excited. I felt like the odd man out thought. Scouring the web, it was apparent that many were skeptical. Beyond skeptical actually, suggesting it was not a market that RIM should be entering, or that RIM is a company on [...]
