While I have been able to make Android say hello, I've been having trouble creating my first real Android application. I went back to the Android documentation, to see if I could learn something new. Each step forward is one step closer toward my goal.

Today I learned about the Draw 9-Patch tool.

Basically, Draw 9-Patch is part of the process to make pretty edges for the windows in your applications. Not just pretty windows, but windows that can scale. If your turn...

Isn't holiday shopping wonderful? I was in the mall, looking for Christmas gifts, when I found a present for myself -- a new case for my G1 phone.

The default case... more like a pouch ...that was included with the G1 was disappointing to me. It doesn't include a belt clip. From the first day I received my G1 Phone, I knew I needed a better means of protecting and carrying my phone. Last weekend, I succeed in that goal.

I threw out the pouch almost immediately after I...