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Android Java

Android Studio git ignore file

The default .gitignore file in Android Studio is good enough but not great. Whenever an IDE or SDK update takes place, files change and need to be committed to git. This becomes a bigger problem when the project is checked out on more than one computer. You will need to update projects on command line […]

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Google Glass

Google Glass – A story of joy and sadness – Part 2

After developing a Glass GDK app for several weeks, I had noticed some warnings on Glass that it needs to cool down to operate properly. At this point I would disconnect the USB cable and power down the device. On one such event everything changed. When I powered on Glass, the device failed to start […]

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Google Glass

Google Glass – A story of joy and sadness – Part 1

In November of 2013 I received an invite to join the Google Glass Explorer program. As a long time developer and a recent Android developer I decided to drop the $1500 and get on board. After receiving Google Glass I focused on the product capabilities to truly understand what it can and cannot do. Immediately […]