electric skateboard Describing my electric skateboard build. I have only driven this board seven miles so I cant say how far it will go. But I can say that its scary fast and very fun! Electrical was a cinch! Below you can see the layout of the parts that are needed for the electronics. […]
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Updating the easy time card app
easy time card app android Updated and revised After releasing the easy time card app I realized that it looked very dull and relied heavily on androids basic graphics. It was a utility app I made for myself so early on this was ok. But after releasing it I wanted it to look […]
Git Hub Tutorial / Cheat Sheet
git tutorial / cheat sheet Using Git was a bit of a headache the first time around. I remember day 1 complaining about it every 5 minutes. After a few days it becomes a trusted friend. Here is the tutorial I wish I found when learning to use it. Enjoy…and download the pdf […]
Adding a splash video player on Android
On my app I wanted to include an introductory video loaded directly ino the app instead of pulled form an internet source. Once the app was created I used a resource called handbrake which compressed my video into just a few megs. The I applied the following code… My main activity has two […]
Building a pdf programmatically on Android
In my recent project I needed to build a pdf and email it to a user. Android has a great library for this and I found it only took a few hours to get a reasonably readable pdf onto my screen. The basic outline goes as follows //create the pdf <pre>PdfDocument reportDocument = new […]
Draw an animated bar chart on Android
How I drew a live bar chart in my sound proofing and STC app available on google play Fast Fourier transform FFT android The above picture is a screenshot of my android app where I needed to live display over 100 data points onto my screen. Here is how I did just that. Important to know is […]
Getting Fast Fourier Transform data on Android
How I broke down the sound waves in my sound proofing and STC app available on google play In order to build this app I needed to understand how loud a sound was as well as which frequency I was hearing. Truthfully when I started this app I underestimated how difficult this would be. […]
Sound Proof STC APP – Available for android on google play store
The essence of construction if building a barrier between us and the elements of nature or often, just as importantly, other annoying people. But how do we do that relating to sound? In the late 60 sound proofing became a more examined topic in construction. It continues to evolve today but very little of […]
Project Recaps
Interested in some recent projects completed? Laboratory Long Beach, Ca This project was local and was a cinch to handle. Turning a torn up commercial mixed use building into a laboratory. The scope of work included a new electrical service, architectural repairs, cabinetry, rooftop HVAC units and other amenities associated with a laboratory. Here […]
Project Recaps
Interested in some recent projects completed? Laboratory Long Beach, Ca This project was local and was a cinch to handle. Turning a torn up commercial mixed use building into a laboratory. The scope of work included a new electrical service, architectural repairs, cabinetry, rooftop HVAC units and other amenities associated with a laboratory. Here […]