Working on Android tablet

Today, I was shopping for Windows 8 tablet/laptop. I am a Mac user, but my wife has to use Windows for work. I have to say that I was very impressed, I liked Microsoft Surface Pro 2 and Sony VAIO fit 13.

I think the tablet/laptop or fun/work market segment will be huge.

Being an Android developer I was thinking "Why I cannot use ONE tablet to do all my stuff, namely:

1) Write Android apps

2) Edit my docs and books (Apple Pages, or Word Docs) 

3) Edit spreadsheets (time sheets, balance sheets, estimates)

4) Use misc tools for code management (code repo, diff tools)

Soon you will be able to have an Android tablet with QUAD processors and 128-256 GB of memory, and external USB hard drive, HDMI port and BT HID (keyboard, pointer).

I started to research what is available and a quick search came up with the following:

ANDROID DEV TOOLS

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aide.ui

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.assoft.DroidDevelop

ORION - browser based

http://mmilinkov.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/introducing-orion/

I will evaluate these tools, your comments and continue this article.

Ciao!

~ Uki

Working on Android tablet

Today, I was shopping for Windows 8 tablet/laptop. I am a Mac user, but my wife has to use Windows for work. I have to say that I was very impressed, I liked Microsoft Surface Pro 2 and Sony VAIO fit 13.

I think the tablet/laptop or fun/work market segment will be huge.

Being an Android developer I was thinking "Why I cannot use ONE tablet to do all my stuff, namely:

1) Write Android apps

2) Edit my docs and books (Apple Pages, or Word Docs) 

3) Edit spreadsheets (time sheets, balance sheets, estimates)

4) Use misc tools for code management (code repo, diff tools)

Soon you will be able to have an Android tablet with QUAD processors and 128-256 GB of memory, and external USB hard drive, HDMI port and BT HID (keyboard, pointer).

I started to research what is available and a quick search came up with the following:

ANDROID DEV TOOLS

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aide.ui

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.assoft.DroidDevelop

ORION - browser based

http://mmilinkov.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/introducing-orion/

I will evaluate these tools, your comments and continue this article.

Ciao!

~ Uki

Maya 3D: Texture Bump Mapping

I like the simplicity of the example in this tutorial:

- use of simple Paint created pattern
- used of negative value to flip the side,
- user of extremely simple pattern to create a wall

Maya 3D: grass

Today, I was working on realistic grass using "Extrusion" along the curve.

I started with a NURB Circle which I flattened and shaped to resemble cross section of a blade of grass. I extruded along a curve and resized the upper tip to 0.05 - I did not want a sharp point.
Then I resized the bottom of the grass to be a little smaller that the middle.
I applied a file texture with a magnified picture of actual grass.
After I had a single blade I duplicated it adjusting the curve shape each time a little to form a clump of grass blades.

Once I had a clump I duplicated it to have a lawn, each time adjusting what I copy so I don't have a tell-tale pattern.

Maya 3D porcelain toilet day 1

Take a wild guess what I was learning in school today?

That is right, NURBS!