BenWoodall(dot)Com » DIY http://benwoodall.com All My Junk -- In One Place Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:35:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 My First Google AppInventor App: SocialBen http://benwoodall.com/2010/08/my-first-google-appinventor-app-socialben/ http://benwoodall.com/2010/08/my-first-google-appinventor-app-socialben/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:40:12 +0000 Ben http://benwoodall.com/?p=674

Edit: New Version 2.0 with vibraty things and live action voices!

I don’t even remember signing up for the beta, but I got my Google AppInventor invitation this morning and figured I’d play around with it.

 

It’s pretty basic: it’s just an app that opens this blog, my twitter feed, and my photo gallery. I think there could be a lot of fun with this. There are still a few bugs for Google to work out with it.

 

Here’s the barcode link to install it on your Android phone.

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It’s official!  I took my CompTIA A+ certs this morning and passed ACED them!  Got an 875 on the 701 exam and an 840 on the 702!

Here’s a lit of resources I used:

Professor Messer: The BEST video guides and user forum

CompTIA A+ Complete Review Guide from Sybex: Gives a great general idea on Objectives.

and I have a Tag series of my own CompTIA material @ http://benwoodall.com/tag/comptia/

Woot!

~Ben

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What You Need

  • reflector mount (I went to our local bike shop, Turbo Goat, and got one for free.)(BTW, Turbo Goat, if ya’ll need a web designer, look me up.  Not saying ya’lls website sucks, but it sucks…)
  • 2″ x 1/4″ 20 thread screw
  • a nut for the screw
  • 1/4″ wing nut
  • 1/4″ metal washer
  • Two 1/4″ rubber washers

Push the screw through the hole in the reflector mount.  After that, put on a rubber washer and the metal washer.  Tighten it down with the nut.

Throw on the wing nut, upside-down, and then throw another rubber washer on top.

That’s it! Screw your camera down onto it and then position it’s height and horizontal with the wing nut.  Voila!

Here’s the first video I’ve made.  It’s of my 14 mile Peach Orchard trek :

http://benwoodall.com/2009/06/14-mile-peach-orchard-bike-pov-cam/

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~Ben

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