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Abstract classes in Jersey with JAXB/Jackson

To implement abstract classes in your Jersey app (that should be serialized/deserialized) you need to setup JAXB and Jackson in a way so those libraries know how to work with your object models.

The Skype Widget

How I created a one-click call widget

When my dad got himself an Android tablet I wanted to help him understand the whole digital world. He had almost never used a computer or tablet before (neither iOS nor Android) so I knew I had to simplify…

Update ListView item

For a podcast app I had been working on that show a list of episodes, I wanted to do two things:

1. When the user clicked to download an episode show a progress bar for that specific row and continue to update it all through the download process

AsyncTask Domination

I’m currently working on a project that is using the MediaPlayer to play MP3 files, and in my main Activity I’m using an AsyncTask to continuously update the SeekBar. But I kept running into a weird bug.

Flat Design

If you’ve never heard of flat design before you’re probably not alone. But you have most likely seen it. The Android Holo design language is arguably a flat design approach, but more recently — and more prominently — the Microsoft Metro design.