A friend asked me how to get started in Android Development and I thought I might have a go at answering that question here. I am by no means an expert in Android development, I do have an app in the play store so I know something. Manifest File This is probably the easiest option and also doesn’t actually create an...

For a while I have been mentoring a friend and I thought I might share some top tips I have implemented in my career so far. Hard Work At school I was told: “Only in the dictionary does Success come before Work“. Yes it is a bit of a corny saying however it has stuck in my head and it’s true. If you want to get...

Who was your hero growing up? Mine was Stephen Hawking. What is a hero? A lot is said in the media about “Heroes”. Often the sportsperson of the hour is described as a hero. I don’t like this definition and I think there is far more to being a hero than that. One definition I saw describes a hero as A person who is...

A new version of Pwned Pass is available from Google Play . A couple of weeks ago Troy Hunt released V2 of Pwned Pass onto his haveibeenpwned website. There are now over half a billion passwords that have appeared in data breaches for you to search. This time Troy has included information about how many times a...