Protecting from Cyber Attackers

Cyber attackers are constantly looking for new ways to gain access to networks. They target servers that run old and poorly-maintained software on purpose. So it’s quite unlikely that hackers will stop looking for opportunities to break into networks. However, they are finding that certain technologies, like the use of firewalls and intrusion prevention systems … Read more

Should I Write Sponsored Posts?

I’ve had quite a few offers lately from people who would like to sponsor articles on this blog. The basic understanding being, they pay me to write about a particular topic, or include a link to their product. The payment is sufficient and helps me pay off my iva. It’s not an unusual situation in web … Read more

Android Developers on Google+

This morning Google announced a brand new Google+ page for Android Developers. The goal is to create “a place for Android developers everywhere to meet, share, and connect with the people behind the Android developer experience”. The Android Developer Relations team will be hosting Google+ Hangouts from this page, and even calling in some external developers … Read more

LeadBolt

LeadBolt is one of the leading mobile advertising networks for Android. They provide a wide range of advertising formats, including banners, interstitials, content lockers, push notifications & home screen icons. In fact, I can’t think of any popular ad format which LeadBolt doesn’t offer! I’ve been using LeadBolt for several months now, on a few of … Read more

Ethics

Here’s my policy on sponsored posts, after consulting with readers in October 2011: I will accept sponsored posts on this blog, whether the advertiser wants to sponsor the entire post, or just pay for a mention in the post. Any post which includes sponsored content will be marked as such, to be easily identifiable. Regardless … Read more

SOPA Blackout Today

January 18th is SOPA Blackout Day. I’ll be participating in this endeavour – anyone visiting the blog today will be presented with a black overlay and a link explaining why the SOPA legislation is so dangerous to the internet as we know it today. For those who aren’t aware, SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) is … Read more

Developer Directory

This directory contains a list of all the Android Developers I could find, along with their websites. If you are an Android Developer, and would like to have your blog added to this list, click here to submit your site.