Today, I released version 1.4.0 of PingPong. This is major about release as it contains some minor bug fixes and some improvements. The improvements are as follows: Firstly, a new progress bar is added that is shown during hostname resolution. This means that the user is informed about ongoing work if a hostname is entered and the DNS systems is queried to resolve the hostname to an IP address. Especially, if the smart-phone is connected by UMTS or EDGE to the Internet it can take some time to get a response from the DNS system. Secondly, Admob mobile marketing is added to give me the opportunity to learn more about the Admob ecosystem. I am eager to learn more how mobile marketing works and how well Admob is integrated into Android. So far, I am really impressed about what Admob is doing. The subsequently shown picture shows how Admob is integrated into PingPong. I tried to minimize the impact of the space requirements of Admob on the user experience of PingPong. For that I optimized the layouts and I think I did a good job! :-)
Finally, I would like to reference an article over at SearchNetworking. In this article they are talking about PingPong and how it can be used. Thanks guys!
Best regards,
Thomas
Posted by Thomas King at 01:07 2010-08-04 | Trackbacks (0) | Comments (0)
What about RFC 5389? (JSTUN)
I am looking for a way to enhance the current "JSTUN" implementation to support the new Session Traversal Utilities for NAT (STUN) protocol as described in RFC 5389. If you are interested in supporting this effort with code or money please drop me a mail (king[at]t-king.de).
Cheers,
Thomas
Posted by Thomas King at 21:48 2010-07-05 | Trackbacks (0) | Comments (0)
MobileKnox for Android: Second Preview (Android)
The automatic lock for MobileKnox is finished. If MobileKnox is unused for a certain amount of time access to sensitive data stored in it is restricted by an automatic locking mechanism. To regain access to MobileKnox the master password must be entered. The following picture shows the screen that asks for the master password in order to unlock MobileKnox.
The automatic locking mechanism can be configured as shown in the subsequently listed picture. Besides enabling and disabling the automatic lock the amount of time that must elapse before the lock is activated can be configured.
We are getting closer to a first release of MobileKnox for Android. Stay tuned! ;-)
Best regards,
Thomas
Posted by Thomas King at 00:31 2010-06-23 | Trackbacks (0) | Comments (0)
MobileKnox for Android - Preview (Android)
We are currently working hard to get MobileKnox running on Android. As we have already spend some time most of MobileKnox's core features are implemented and tested:
- Bullet-proof encryption:
- AES 256 encryption
- SHA256 and SHA512 hash functions
- Categories and entries
- Import of encrypted XML data generated by MobileKnox or DesktopKnox
- Synchronization
- Auto-Logout
Screen 1:
Screen 2:
Screen 3:
We are looking for skilled beta-testers. So, please feel free to drop me an email at support@mobileknox.com if you like to participate in our beta program.
Best regards,
Thomas
Posted by Thomas King at 01:00 2010-06-15 | Trackbacks (0) | Comments (0)
Being the Groomsman (General)
Last Saturday my good old and closely connected friend Matthias got married. He married his long time girlfriend Conny. The weeding started with a photo session lead by a professional photographer. The photo session was much fun as the weather was lovely, the photographer had great ideas about scenarios, and we were all in a great mood. After the photo session, the church wedding started. The priest did a great job and the band played thrilling music. The whole ceremony was just touching! After the church a reception was hold before the wedding party left for the final destination of this day. The dinner and the party took place in the lovely hotel Hohenkarpfen. About 85 people attended the delicious dinner and celebrated with the bridal couple before a massive firework started the unofficial part of the night. A DJ which changed the music genre from time to time played great party music until early Sunday morning.
For me the wedding was just a great event and lots of hard work. Being the groomsman is a challenge. However, I think it was worth the effort as all planning played out. Conny and Matthias really enjoyed the weeding and that was the goal of the day! ;-)
The pictures below show Conny and Matthias as they are in the church hugging each other and as they leaving the church in a rain of red hearts, respectively.
Cheers,
Thomas
Posted by Thomas King at 22:45 2010-05-26 | Trackbacks (0) | Comments (0)
