Tech Review Notes: Friday, November 11, 2011

Shape Collection Files (Falconview)

• http://www.falconview.org:8080/svn/FalconView/trunk/public/Applications/FalconView/overlay/FctryList.cpp

C# and FalconView

• http://www.falconview.org/trac/FalconView/wiki/MapRenderingEngine
• http://www.falconview.org/trac/FalconView/wiki/RenderEngineCodeSample

AMRDEC (Aviation & Missile Research, Development & Engineering Center)

• http://www.redstone.army.mil/amrdec/Business/index.html

ViewSonic

• http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=782735&sku=V18-0028
• $150
• Andriod 2.2
• 7"
• can be rooted
• http://bestcomputertablet.com/viewbook-vb730-7inch-tablet-android-2-2.html
• http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/viewsonic-tablets/25166-viewsonic-viewbook-730-a-2.html

Repast Simphony Graphics Tutorial

• Documentation
• http://repast.sourceforge.net/docs/docs_main.html
• Selfstudy
• http://www2.econ.iastate.edu/tesfatsi/repastsg.htm
• RepastJ
• Repast Simphony "no-GUI" Tutorial
• http://portal.ncess.ac.uk/access/content/group/mass/SimphonyTutorialImages/repastTutorial.pdf
• EMCAS Agent-Based Architectures
• http://www.mcs.anl.gov/~leyffer/listn/slides-06/MacalNorth.pdf
• Repast Simphony Continuous Space
• http://repast.sourceforge.net/docs/reference/SIM/Continuous%20Space%20Projection.html
• Class DisplayOGL2d
• http://repast.sourceforge.net/docs/api/repastjava/repast/simphony/visualizationOGL2D/DisplayOGL2D.html
• Interface ProjectionListener (Repast Simphony 2d projection)
• http://repast.sourceforge.net/docs/api/repastjava/repast/simphony/space/projection/class-use/ProjectionListener.html
• http://repast.sourceforge.net/docs/api/repastjava/repast/simphony/space/projection/class-use/ProjectionListener.html#repast.simphony.visualization.visualization2D
• Repast MouseTrap (Example of 2D Custom Display Code)
• http://repast.sourceforge.net/docs/TrapInitializer.java
• http://repast.sourceforge.net/docs/api/repastjava/repast/simphony/demo/mousetrap/TrapInitializer.html
• http://repast.sourceforge.net/docs/CustomDisplay.java
• Repast Simphony FAQ
• http://repast.sourceforge.net/docs/RepastSimphonyFAQ.pdf

Java Encryption Wizard

Not a self contain application.  I takes the file you drop into it and encrypts them.  You have to have the app and the encrypted file together.  Will not work with a 'headless' Java JRE.

Part of Software Protection Initiative

• http://www.spi.dod.mil/index.htm

Download and Instructions

• http://www.spi.dod.mil/ewizard_down.htm

Which Version of Ubuntu am I running?  Which Version of Linux am I Running?

For Ubuntu:

• $ cat /etc/issue
• http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/ubuntu/how-to-tell-what-version-of-ubuntu-you-are-running/

Installing OpenSSH Server

• https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/serverguide/C/openssh-server.html
• sudo apt-get install openssh-server

What is BDI? (Belief-Desire-Intention)

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belief-Desire-Intention_software_model
• lack specific mechanisms for to learn from past behavior
• http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-204/D02.pdf
• PRACTIONIST
• uses JADE and Prolog

Tech Review: Friday, October 14, 2011

New 6" Kindle for $79

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ref=pe_70020_21439970_pe_hero/?ASIN=B0051QVESA

• 800,000 titles for $10
• very small
• Wi-Fi
• E-Ink display
• holds 1,400 Books
• this seems a little small
• read up to one month on the battery
• adjustable text sizes
• email PDF and personal documents to device
• free cloud backup
• borrow from you public library
• buy once, read everywhere
• NO TOUCH!
• lots of difference between Kindles

Secure Android Kernel and 'classified' smart phones

http://gcn.com/articles/2011/10/11/ausa-secure-andriod-kernel-technology.aspx?s=gcndaily_141011

• research team
• Google
• George Mason University
• National Security Agency
• hardened kernel for Android 3.0
• final stages of certification testing
• secure national wireless network for first responders
• looking to replace radio with smart phones
• Connecting Soldiers to Digital Applications (CSDA) program
• Michael McCarthy
• Army's Brigade Modernization Command's Mission Command Complex
• right security accreditation to operate on military networks and classified networks
• hardware accreditation
• software accreditation
• triple-level security
• OS accreditation help from NSA
• Android kernel being tested for Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 certification
• mid-Oct
• testing complete, just filling out paperwork 
• FBI and Justice planning pilot projects on a larger scale than Army

Android a likely target once mobile crime pays

http://gcn.com/articles/2011/10/11/android-malware-trends-waiting-for-money.aspx?s=gcndaily_121011

• open-source Android operating system
• enabling an increase in malicious applications
• researchers say
• which researchers?
• huge uptick on malicious software targeting devices
• smart phones?
• Android?
• poor return on investment for mobile malware
• keeping the market for this type of crime small
• Vikram Thakur
• security response manager for Symantec
• PDF paper mentioned
• http://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/enterprise/media/security_response/whitepapers/motivations_of_recent_android_malware.pdf?om_ext_cid=biz_socmed_twitter_facebook_marketwire_linkedin_2011Oct__androidmalwarewhitepaper
• Premium Rate Number Billing
• example code
• Spyware
• Search Engine Poisoning
• Pay-per-click
• Pay-per-install
• Adware
• mTAN Stealing
• Transaction Authentication Number (mTAN)
• sent by bank
• Android.Smssniffer
• There should be some ways to safeguard this number
• ok
• near-field communications (NFC)

Google's Dart Web Language

http://gcn.com/articles/2011/10/11/google-dart-web-programming-language.aspx?s=gcndaily_121011

• all-purpose programming language for Web development
• class-based optionally typed
• company blog about
• http://googlecode.blogspot.com/2011/10/dart-language-for-structured-web.html
• design goals
• structured yet flexible
• familiar and natural
• high performance
• main site
• http://www.dartlang.org/
• runs two ways
• browser VM
• Chrome
• JavaScript engine
• resistances from JavaScript enthusiast 
• complex operation without plugins
• in HTML 5

New Style of Attack Can Slip Past Firewalls, Prevention Systems

http://gcn.com/Articles/2011/10/12/AETs-delivered-via-HTTP-traffic.aspx?s=gcndaily_141011&Page=2

• techniques minipulates TCP/IP protocols to fragment packets and TCP segmentation.
• confuses intrusion prevention systems
• packets reassembled by host device
• advanced evasion technique (AET)
• Stonesoft
• Finnish security company
• Vasburgh

Java Review: Tuesday, October 12, 2011

Java Run-time Exceptions

http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/IllegalStateException.html

• Class IllegalStateException
• example
• throw new IllegalStateException();
• use to catch programming development errors.
• exception should never occur unless there is a programming error.

http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/exceptions/throwing.html

• tutorial

http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/RuntimeException.html

• Class RuntimeException
• not checked
• not extra code
• danger of being a 'lazy programmer'

http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/exceptions/runtime.html

• can use to side step catch and specify requirements
• Runtime exceptions represent problems that are the result of programming problems
• If the client can reasonable be expected to recover from an exception, make it a checked exception

Garbage Collection in Java VMs

http://terracotta.org/products/bigmemory?asrc=eliminate-java-gc-tuning-2-gc-sno&gclid=CKzY28G346sCFcPt7Qod4kU9Rg

• Big memory
• works with
• JVMs
• HotSpot
• IBM JDK
• JRockit
• what about Dalvik?
• off-heap store
• not subject to Java GC
• Terracotta's tiered cache
• Enterprise Ehcache
• store up to a terabyte in the off-heap

http://www.koushikdutta.com/2009/01/dalvik-vs-mono.html

• Dalvik vs Mono

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3078301/dalvik-memory-allocation-how-to-change-the-default-limits

• heap-limits set by OEM with Dalvik

http://pallergabor.uw.hu/androidblog/dalvik_opcodes.html

• Dalvik opcodes

http://mylifewithandroid.blogspot.com/2008/12/dalvik-opcodes.html

• DEX file format

http://mylifewithandroid.blogspot.com/2009/12/understanding-dalvik-bytecode-with.html

• Dalvik bytecode and Dedexer tool

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Virtual_Machine

• overview of Java VM

http://ryanolson.wordpress.com/2010/07/13/test-how-changing-the-max-amount-of-memory-per-vm-heap-can-effect-your-rom-cyanogen/

• Cyanogen allow Dalvik VM settings to be modified

http://blog.javia.org/android-allocation-free-code-avoids-the-gc-freeze/

• allocation-free code to avoid GC freeze

http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/design/performance.html

• Android, designing from performance

http://www.xinotes.org/notes/note/1449/

• heap size can be change in 'dx'
• example of changing

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2298784/determine-when-the-android-gc-runs

• code to see the android GC run

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1521317/is-it-possible-to-call-gc-in-android

• requesting GC
• System.gc();
• no guarantee it will run

Java Constants and Conditional Compile

http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/javatips/jw-javatip5.html

• No textual preprocessor
• constants and conditional compilation
• use public static final boolean constant for  a regular if statement in regular code
• Have class using the constant interface implement the constant interface

Tech Review: Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Maylong M-250 7" $100

http://www.maylonggroup.com/M-250_MID.htm

• 7 "
• Resistive
• Stylus
• Android 2.2

Android Tablets . Net

http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/

Nice site on Android Tablets

Re: Sungale 10.1 Inch Android 2.2 Tablet PC w/ Wi-Fi, Front Camera, and HDMI for $170

http://www.sungale.com/

On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 1:06 PM, Stan Hughes <hughes.stan@gmail.com> wrote:

http://shop.retrevo.com/m/dailydeal?prodid=rd-s13.RVO-20110608-6&cmpid=EmailJun8

• Is it multi or single touch?
• Can the Android be updated to 3.2 Honeycomb?
• Could the CPU support 3.2?
• Could it be used for video conferencing?
• How are the pictures with a 2 MP Camera?
• Is there only one camera?

The ID1010WTA tablet features a 10" 1024x600 touchscreen display, Google Android 2.2, MP3 player, 802.11g wireless, microSD card slot, 4–hour battery, USB connectivity, HDMI, and more.

Features:

• Android 2.2 operation system
• 720Hz CPU and 128MB SDRAM
• Built–in 802.11g. and able to benefit from the fastest WiFi network
• Auto link to your home wireless router, auto configuration
• View and download your information on the Internet
• The web browser puts the internet in your hands
• Support Online video, online TV, online Movie, Online Music, Online Radio
• The mail app gives you a natural new way to reach your email
• HDMI standard mini port, support HDMI1.3,support full screen output to HDMI Devices
• 3D Game can be supported by internal 3D accelerator of hardware
• Download any applications from Android market, more than 20000 applications for your options
• Built–in 2000mah battery supports up to 4hours operation
• Built–in speaker with earphone audio output
• USB 2.0 for PC connecting and power charge
• Front Camera

Specifications:

• Resolution: 1024x600pixels
• Wireless: WiFi 802.11b/g
• Photo File Formats: JPG, BMP, PNG, TIFF
• Audio File Formats: WMA, MP3(optional but not included),wav, aac, ogg
• Video File Formats: AVI, 3gp, flv, divx, xvid, wmv, dat, mpg, mov
• e–book File Formats: TXT, PDF, HTML, EPUB, PDB, UMD, CHM,WORD, EXCEL, PPT
• Memory Card supports: Micro SD
• USB connection: USB device 2.0
• Power supply: AC 100—240V, DC 5V 2A
• Camera: Video 0.3 Mega Pixels (VGA), Photo 2 Mega Pixel

Accessories:

• AC adapter
• USB cable
• Cleaning pad

Sungale 10.1 Inch Android 2.2 Tablet PC w/ Wi-Fi, Front Camera, and HDMI for $170

http://shop.retrevo.com/m/dailydeal?prodid=rd-s13.RVO-20110608-6&cmpid=EmailJun8

• Is it multi or single touch?
• Can the Android be updated to 3.2 Honeycomb?
• Could the CPU support 3.2?
• Could it be used for video conferencing?
• How are the pictures with a 2 MP Camera?
• Is there only one camera?

The ID1010WTA tablet features a 10" 1024x600 touchscreen display, Google Android 2.2, MP3 player, 802.11g wireless, microSD card slot, 4–hour battery, USB connectivity, HDMI, and more.

Features:

• Android 2.2 operation system
• 720Hz CPU and 128MB SDRAM
• Built–in 802.11g. and able to benefit from the fastest WiFi network
• Auto link to your home wireless router, auto configuration
• View and download your information on the Internet
• The web browser puts the internet in your hands
• Support Online video, online TV, online Movie, Online Music, Online Radio
• The mail app gives you a natural new way to reach your email
• HDMI standard mini port, support HDMI1.3,support full screen output to HDMI Devices
• 3D Game can be supported by internal 3D accelerator of hardware
• Download any applications from Android market, more than 20000 applications for your options
• Built–in 2000mah battery supports up to 4hours operation
• Built–in speaker with earphone audio output
• USB 2.0 for PC connecting and power charge
• Front Camera

Specifications:

• Resolution: 1024x600pixels
• Wireless: WiFi 802.11b/g
• Photo File Formats: JPG, BMP, PNG, TIFF
• Audio File Formats: WMA, MP3(optional but not included),wav, aac, ogg
• Video File Formats: AVI, 3gp, flv, divx, xvid, wmv, dat, mpg, mov
• e–book File Formats: TXT, PDF, HTML, EPUB, PDB, UMD, CHM,WORD, EXCEL, PPT
• Memory Card supports: Micro SD
• USB connection: USB device 2.0
• Power supply: AC 100—240V, DC 5V 2A
• Camera: Video 0.3 Mega Pixels (VGA), Photo 2 Mega Pixel

Accessories:

• AC adapter
• USB cable
• Cleaning pad

Android Market Share for Phone #1

Graph showing Android at 36%

http://gcn.com/Articles/2011/05/20/ECG-Latest-Mobile-Sales-Figures.aspx?s=gcndaily_230511&Page=2

Got cool pics from here:  http://www.penn-olson.com/2009/10/29/youtube-phone-bashing-android-vs-iphone/