[android-developers] Re: Guide Me Right Way

2010-01-27 Thread Anthoni
Hi Kevin, Thanks for your input. That kinda puts the kibosch on the whole idea as I have major problems with my eyes anyway (losing them completely, but slowly). So it is back to being awkwardly sat up in bed with the laptop, or fork out quite a bit for a flexible e-book reader like the Kindle :)

Re: [android-developers] Re: Guide Me Right Way

2010-01-27 Thread Kevin Duffey
I'd hold off on a Kindle until you check out the Android readers coming out. I am sure apple will be releasing their table info sometime today.. but I suspect that one will be pricey. There will probably be netbook with twistable screens to make them tablets.. or complete tablets, with Android on

[android-developers] Re: Guide Me Right Way

2010-01-27 Thread Terry Stone
The CommonsWare books read perfectly fine on the Droid. I keep a copy there so I can read on flights, etc. On Jan 27, 10:21 am, Kevin Duffey andjar...@gmail.com wrote: I'd hold off on a Kindle until you check out the Android readers coming out. I am sure apple will be releasing their table

Re: [android-developers] Re: Guide Me Right Way

2010-01-26 Thread Mark Murphy
Anthoni wrote: I keep looking at them, but not taken the plunge to get them yet. Are they print books (so I can read it in bed) or just purely PDF ? I've been staying out of this thread, to keep this from turning into a commercial thing. But... The books are available in print and digital

Re: [android-developers] Re: Guide Me Right Way

2010-01-26 Thread Mark Murphy
Temitope Akinwande wrote: The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development Just got one myself. Thanks! On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 11:02 PM, Kevin Duffey andjar...@gmail.com wrote: Perhaps the best resource I've found on Android.. I keep plugging this so I am thinking I'll get a free year out of

[android-developers] Re: Guide Me Right Way

2010-01-26 Thread Anthoni
Hi all, Kinda a bit off topic, but I am looking into getting the HTC Hero as my mobile (don't currently have an android phone yet). What I wanted to know is what are these new Android phones like for viewing PDF files? Are they pretty clear etc. I was looking into getting a Kindle, as it's a

Re: [android-developers] Re: Guide Me Right Way

2010-01-26 Thread Kevin Duffey
I thought the same thing Anthoni.. I tried a PDF viewer for my moto droid. Don't like it so much. It's much harder to work with than on a laptop screen. It's much smaller of course, and you end up with a lot less realestate, so you continually have to scroll left/right. I suppose you can zoom out

Re: [android-developers] Re: Guide Me Right Way

2010-01-25 Thread Temitope Akinwande
The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development Just got one myself. On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 11:02 PM, Kevin Duffey andjar...@gmail.com wrote: The Java book is good.. Oriely has some great books as well for learning Java.  Perhaps the best resource I've found on Android.. I keep plugging this so

Re: [android-developers] Re: Guide Me Right Way

2010-01-25 Thread Kevin Duffey
That's the one. Thanks Temitope On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 7:47 AM, Temitope Akinwande takinwa...@gmail.comwrote: The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development Just got one myself. On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 11:02 PM, Kevin Duffey andjar...@gmail.com wrote: The Java book is good.. Oriely has

[android-developers] Re: Guide Me Right Way

2010-01-24 Thread Anthoni
Hi Sanj, I was also in this same predicament a few days ago. Desperately wanted to learn Android programming, but knew smatterings of Java code. What I did was the following :- -- Purchase Sams Teach Yourself Java In 21 Days Purchase Java Generics

Re: [android-developers] Re: Guide Me Right Way

2010-01-24 Thread Kevin Duffey
The Java book is good.. Oriely has some great books as well for learning Java. Perhaps the best resource I've found on Android.. I keep plugging this so I am thinking I'll get a free year out of it (Mark?? ;).. is Mark Murphy's online books. For $40, you get 3 online books that are updated every