Monthly Archives: August 2012

Json: sending/receiving Binary Data

Posted on August 22, 2012 by

You cannot just send raw binary data in JSON. You need to do a conversion first. The general way to encode binary data to a String is to use an implementation of Base64 encoding. Encode: String Base64.encodeToString(byteArray, Base64.DEFAULT); Decode: byte … Continue reading →

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Cross compiler CFLAGS thought

Posted on August 21, 2012 by

What’s the difference between mtune and mcpu. I’ve seen some that say to use mtune and I’ve been using mcpu.

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Apigee Usergrid: Getting access token for Application User

Posted on August 17, 2012 by

I’m using Usergrid for my backend for my app and while I’m working on obtaining the access token for an application(normal) user I noticed an error in their documentation. Usergrid Documentation: http://api.usergrid.com/management/<org-name>/<app-name>/token?grant_type=password&username=<username>&password=<password&gt; Testing it out I realized that it should … Continue reading →

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Android: Adding a default app when building by source

Posted on August 6, 2012 by

I’m building Android for my TAO 3530 board, booting for a SD card, and wanted to install my own app onto the Android “image”. Here is how I did it If you’ve got a built apk place it in: /rootfs/data/app … Continue reading →

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