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App Config lets you configure system settings for each individual Android app

Apr21
by on April 21, 2014 at 1:11 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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If you frequently find yourself tweaking your device settings to suit a specific app, then you might like App Config for Android. Let’s say you prefer Netflix on full-brightness while streaming over WiFi only, but then you’re happy to read BBC News on a dimly-lit screen using mobile data, this is the exact scenario App Config caters for. You click on the apps you wish to configure, at which point you can stipulate screen orientation, volume and screen brightness, while confirming whether you wish to activate Bluetooth, WiFi or mobile data connections.     The free version will likely be fine…

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The Error Class Revisited

Apr21
by on April 21, 2014 at 11:30 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Classes, Events

In the comments to Error Handling Via an Error Class, Peter found that the problem with this method is the absence of the Stop and Resume in the error handler than let you debug at the line that caused the error. Yeah, that stinks. Then Jase got me thinking that I just wouldn’t create the class in debug mode. Well, that wasn’t quite right. What needed to happen was that the error handler should not be set in debug mode. Here’s a rewrite of the entry point procedure.

Sub EntryPoint()
   
    Dim clsError As CError
   
    gbDebugMode = False
                   
    If Not gbDebugMode Then On Error GoTo ErrHandler
   
    Set clsError = New CError: clsError.SetLoc "Module1", "EntryPoint"
   
    SubProc1
     
ErrExit:
    Exit Sub
   
ErrHandler:
    Set clsError = Nothing
    MsgBox Err.Description
    Resume ErrExit
   
End Sub

When gbDebugMode is False, the error handler is set and it works as described in the original post. That is, the user gets a message box and the code exits gracefully. When gbDebugMode is True, the error handler is not set. It’s like you don’t have an error handler at all – because you don’t. When in debug mode, you get kicked to the line that caused the error.

Is that that last hurdle?

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Meeting Assistant’s slick meeting-management app lands on Android

Apr21
by on April 21, 2014 at 11:03 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Way back in February last year, we brought you news on Meeting Assistant for iPad, which we said was setting out to change the game for managing business meetings. And one year on, Meeting Assistant is now available for Android too – though it’s restricted to tablets for now. To recap, Meeting Assistant is all about preparing for meetings, creating agendas (with built-in templates) and minuting key outcomes to circulate there and then to everyone present. With an Android incarnation now in tow, a number of new additions have been introduced too, including a redesigned layout and meeting view to…

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Solar Walk for Android guides you through our solar system with stunning visuals

Apr21
by on April 21, 2014 at 10:43 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Already a roaring success on iOS and Mac, software developers Vito Technology has brought its stunning exploratory solar system app to Android. Solar Walk serves up a visually impressive 3D model of our solar system. Set against a haunting, atmospheric soundscape, the app shows planets and satellites in their correct positions, and offers mini movies, facts and other related tidbits.     While the free incarnation gives you access to a significant chunk of visuals and factoids, you can cough up $2.99 for the full version to view a 3D model of the solar system in motion, more details around planets, asteroids,…

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Solar Walk for Android guides you through our solar system with stunning visuals

Apr21
by on April 21, 2014 at 10:43 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Already a roaring success on iOS and Mac, software developers Vito Technology has brought its stunning exploratory solar system app to Android. Solar Walk serves up a visually impressive 3D model of our solar system. Set against a haunting, atmospheric soundscape, the app shows planets and satellites in their correct positions, and offers mini movies, facts and other related tidbits.     While the free incarnation gives you access to a significant chunk of visuals and factoids, you can cough up $2.99 for the full version to view a 3D model of the solar system in motion, more details around planets, asteroids,…

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