Strange I was writing a very simple JUnit test using JMockIt. But, it has a compile error. I wanted to also invoke the original mocked target object in the test. In the state based Mockup API one does this by adding a mockit.Invocation as the first argument to the method signature. Then, the original mocked [...]

I was using the trial version of SwiftKey. At the end of the trial period I had to decide, buy it? It was good, but i was not convinced. Typing was still a clunky affair. Suddenly the real Swype was released. After such a long beta period. I’m amazed. Using Swype, the keyboard becomes a [...]

I was using the trial version of SwiftKey. At the end of the trial period I had to decide, buy it? It was good, but i was not convinced. Typing was still a clunky affair. Suddenly the real Swype was released. After such a long beta period. I’m amazed. Using Swype, the keyboard becomes a [...]

Finally got Android 4.1.2 on the AT&T SGH-i717 phablet, the original Note. Looks great, the graphics are better, sound is clearer, many nice things. But … One thing that seems slower is switching from app to app. It could be my configuration, number of apps, and so forth. Still looking into it. Interesting how the [...]

Finally got Android 4.1.2 on the AT&T SGH-i717 phablet, the original Note. Looks great, the graphics are better, sound is clearer, many nice things. But … One thing that seems slower is switching from app to app. It could be my configuration, number of apps, and so forth. Still looking into it. Interesting how the [...]

Of course, all countries need to generate more people skilled in these careers. However, I was listening to Marketplace radio on NPR and this story came up about a new research paper, “The great reversal in the demand for skill and cognitive tasks”, that makes one reexamine this idea. I don’t know how sound the [...]

Of course, all countries need to generate more people skilled in these careers. However, I was listening to Marketplace radio on NPR and this story came up about a new research paper, “The great reversal in the demand for skill and cognitive tasks”, that makes one reexamine this idea. I don’t know how sound the [...]