I have always loved A Cappella music. I really envy those with this talent. Peter Hollens in particular is especially talented and you’ve probably never heard of him. Check out his YouTube channel for more. Check out the video after the fold.
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Author Archives: George
Adding views to layout programatically
Recently while working on an Android project I needed to add several buttons to a layout dynamically. I wanted to create them on the fly from an array. That way whenever I need to add another all I would have to do is add another element to the array. The code wasn’t that straightforward and after a while I was able to figure out what to do. Below is what I came up with.
All Trivia is Live in Android Market
I have recently published my first App in the Android market. It is called All Trivia and is a fun little trivia game. If you like Trivia as much as I do, I invite you to give it a try. You can find more information at my other site, http://www.Rareink.net/alltrivia/. Please let me know what you think.
Truth and Deception
This guy, Marco Tempest, is really amazing. What he does with a iPod is magic in and of itself. This is another excellent well done TED talk. If you are unfamiliar with TED. Check them out here.
If you want to see how he does it then check out this next video. He starts explaining the trick at about 8:27. Many thanks to Robert Scoble who originally post this on Google Plus.
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iPad Vs. Kindle Fire

The new Kindle Fire
by Amazon looks like a nice solution for many wanting to get into the tablet movement but don’t want to spend the money many of the other tablets are commanding. On the web, The Kindle Fire is being compared primarily to the Apple iPad 2.
However, I think it will also offer solid competition for just about every other tablet out there. This is mainly because of the price, $199 and the specs it offers.
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