March 2014 - Tech Tips & Tricks

50GB Free Storage From FireDrive On Signup

March 31, 2014 by blogmeister·0 Comments

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Firedrive for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

This does not happen often. I mean, probably only a few gives out 50GB of free cloud storage on signup and do you even know which one of them does? I know maybe 1 or 2 and I found out about them too late.

Which was why when I learned about FireDrive and its 50GB free storage, I immediately signed up. Why not, right? 50GB is awesome!

Here are some features that you will be able to do when you use the Firedrive - Cloud Storage service.

You can access your files from any device
Everything is stored privately unless you choose to share
You can convert any folder into a filedrop, this allows website owners to receive files from their users without them having to register and they just appear in that folder.
1-Time downloads allow people to make sure a file is downloaded only once.
FTP Uploading
Drag and drop moving and copying of files and folders
View files quickly in your control panel using the quickview menu
Public profiles allow you to push files and folders to your profile.

Pretty slick, right? And the user interface is pretty clean and minimalist in design so navigating around and do what you do is pretty easy.

Now, if you feel that 50GB is not enough, you can go PRO and choose their other plans. They are not expensive. In fact, the subscription rates are fair if you ask me.

Head on to FireDrive and sign up for your ffree 50GB storage!

How To Refresh ListView ArrayAdapter In AsyncTask

March 29, 2014 by blogmeister·0 Comments

Honestly, I am glad I got this to work the first time. Otherwise, I totally would have been stuck for who knows how long.

It probably had been more than 2 years since I used ListView and modified its contents like adding, removing and updating. When I made another go recently, I was confused why the ListView does not refresh its content.

I thought calling the notifyDataSetChanged() of ArrayAdapter after add() or remove() will do the trick in the onPostExecute() of the AsyncTask class.

The solution is not to use the add() or remove() method of the ArrayAdapter class. Instead, you place a global variable in your class for the ArrayList object that you will pass to the ArrayAdapter.

I instantiate an ArrayAdapter like this:

new MyArrayAdapter(this, R.layout.mylayout, myArrayList);

1	new MyArrayAdapter(this, R.layout.mylayout, myArrayList);

Make sure the myArrayList variable is global. So that within your AsyncTask class, you can call add() or remove() method of the ArrayAdapter class within doInBackground() of AsyncTask and call adapter.notifyDataSetChanged() onPostExecute().

That should refresh your ListView contents.

See sample below:

MyAsyncTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Integer, Void> {
	@Override
	protected Void doInBackground(Void... params) {
		// do something here
		MyArrayAdapter adapter = (MyArrayAdapter) myListView.getAdapter();
		// do something here like delete from database
		myArrayList.remove(myobj);		
		return null;
	}
	@Override
	protected void onPostExecute(Void result) {
		ListView myListView = (ListView) findViewById(R.layout.mylistview);
		MyArrayAdapter adapter = (MyArrayAdapter) myListView.getAdapter();
		adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
	}
}

MyAsyncTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Integer, Void> {

@Override

protected Void doInBackground(Void... params) {

// do something here

MyArrayAdapter adapter = (MyArrayAdapter) myListView.getAdapter();

// do something here like delete from database

myArrayList.remove(myobj);

return null;

}

@Override

protected void onPostExecute(Void result) {

ListView myListView = (ListView) findViewById(R.layout.mylistview);

MyArrayAdapter adapter = (MyArrayAdapter) myListView.getAdapter();

adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();

}

Make A Professional Presentation

March 26, 2014 by blogmeister·0 Comments

Developing a great presentation is a skill that not everyone has. If you struggle to create something that your boss or others who you present to will see as credible and professional, it may be a good idea to outsource the creation of your presentation to Powerpoint specialists who can help you make something that is more becoming of your status as a professional.

A specialist can help create stunning visuals that will wow those who view your slides. With the right colors and graphics, you can keep your audience engaged and interested throughout your entire speech regardless of how long it is.

When you are able to connect with your audience, it makes it easier to sell your products and services to those who you are pitching to. If you are trying to convince a busy client to invest in your company, having a presentation that gets to the point and brings out the key information clearly and quickly increases your odds of winning that investment money.

You only have one chance to make a good first impression on somebody. By having a professionally crafted Powerpoint presentation, you come off as knowledgeable and something worthy of respect when you talk.

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