Substance of Code

I did some programming for the RSS Reader MIDlet. New version of RSS Reader includes the following new features:

Sync feeds from OPML
Save feed items when application is closed
Update all feeds with one command
Improved text rendering (HTML tags are removed)
Improved feed support

You can download the latest binaries and source code here. I also was able to [...]

Ever since I bought the first GPS unit I wanted to be able to record my biking trips and other activities so that I could explore them afterwards on my computer. I couldn’t stop myself from coding this app when I finally acquired Nokia N80 that supported both Bluetooth connections (JSR 82) forreading GPS [...]

There were some anonymous requests for releasing a BlackBerry version of the RSS Reader MIDlet so I took the challenge and was able to build a version for BlackBerry. The application seems to work with the BlackBerry emulator and according to the anonymous comment it installs over the air on the actual device. Here are [...]

I added OPML (Outline Processor Markup Language) support for RSS Reader MIDlet. User can now import list of RSS feeds from simple text file or OPML file.
User can import list of feeds by selecting “Import Feeds” command from main menu. Next user needs to enter the URL address for the text file or OPML file. [...]

I was finally able to put some time to add a long requested feature for the Car Manager MIDlet. Now user is able to choose an entry type from application settings. Entries can be now entered with the old way (total fill-up) or the new way (cost per liter).
The cost per liter must be entered [...]

There was one feature request made for my RSS Reader application. It was suggested that the application should support basic authentication like the one you get with the htaccess file. The feature was actually a lot easier to implement then I thought in the first place. With a few google searchs I found a specifications [...]

I’ve been a bit busy on various projects but finally I was able to publish a new mobile application called “Saferoom”. The Saferoom is an application that can store your passwords and usernames for various services. User needs to memorize one main password that is used to encrypt the data using the RC4 algorithm. [...]

If you have ever programmed a bit more complicated mobile applications you have noticed that you need to make your own custom UI controls. The J2ME 2.0 brought few additional controls to the default palette but still one needed to make their own components for their killer applications. Fortunately the NetBeans IDE’s new Flow Designer [...]

I have been using the mobile TV recorder for a few weeks now and it is working just as well as I expected. The only problem is that I must keep my server up and running all the time :) I have made the user interface a little more user friendly as user is now [...]

I got a little jealous about my friend’s new digital video recorder. You know, the set top box that is able to record TV on a harddrive. Therefore I thought that I should create something a bit more interesting so I wouldn’t look so old fashioned with my old VCR :). And this is what [...]