Flight Locater for iOS!

I started on the iPhone development journey since October last year and I have developed an app for the iOS platform. Based on the past apps that I created for various platforms, I decided to implement the Flight Locater for the iOS app. If you have used my app on the Windows Phone 8.1 platform, it is fairly similar on the iPhone, but has much more features with more accurate search results. The app now includes a map that draws a straight line path of the flight.

The Web Service used for the app is from FlightStats. The main difference of the app is that I have improvised my algorithm to get more accurate flight information.


Link to Flight Locater:

https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=963958849&mt=8

Raspberry Pi 2

My brand new Raspberry Pi 2 has just arrived from the delivery courier earlier this morning. If you have been following my activities on Twitter, you may have know that I do own the Raspberry Pi Model B+. So why did I get the new Raspberry Pi then?

The main reason for getting the new Raspberry Pi 2 Model B is that it features a brand-new Broadcom quad-core processor and has a RAM boost to 1GB. It claims to have 6 times the speed but retaining the design of the Model B+. This means that existing cases and accessories for the B+ could be used for the new Model B. It still costs US$35 and has made no changes in its pricing.

Furthermore, the enticing thing about the new Raspberry Pi is that Windows 10 would be able to run on the Raspberry Pi 2 and it will be available for free in the very near future. However, it is unclear if the Windows 10 for the Pi will be a tweaked version to accommodate the hardware. How awesome will it be if it can run a full-fledged Windows OS! Do stay tuned to my blog as I will cover more on getting started with Windows 10 on the Raspberry Pi 2 as soon as it is released to the public. However, if you're interested to know more about Windows on the Pi, do read the Microsoft Blog down below.




Microsoft Windows on Devices - Raspberry Pi 2
https://dev.windows.com/en-us/featured/raspberrypi2support

Using Apache to Host Files on your Raspberry Pi

I have recently written an article on how to use Apache to host files on your Raspberry Pi. This article guides you step-by-step on how to download the required Apache packages, setting up the Apache configuration files and finally running the Apache Server. It will take less than 30 minutes to complete it and preferable that you have some experience in Linux commands. After the Apache Server has been set up successfully, you will be able to host files from your Raspberry Pi to computers on the same network. You can also access your files on your Raspberry Pi remotely outside your network by performing port forwarding on your Router to expose your Raspberry Pi on the Internet.

Download the Article HERE

If you're interested to learn more on how to get started with the Raspberry Pi, do sign-up for our Raspberry Pi 1-day course this March! You will get to learn interesting things, such as building your own camera surveillance feed, setting up Apache and PHP server, creating tweets using the Raspberry Pi, programming scripts to display texts on a 16x2 LCD display and many more! Please refer to the schedules section below for more information about the course!

Each participant will get the following:

1) Raspberry Pi Model B Version 2 

2) Official Raspberry Pi 5V-2A Power Supply

3) 8GB Micro-SD Card with SD Adapter

Participants will need to bring their laptop for this course.

Course Fee

S$799 (nett; no GST)

If your company is sponsoring you for the training, your company can enjoy 400% tax deductions/ allowances and/or 60% cash payout for investment in innovation and productivity improvements under the Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC) scheme. For more details, check out the Productivity and Innovation Credit page.

Schedules

Start Date	End Date	Details	Category
Thu Mar 26 2015	Thu Mar 26 2015	PDF

Venue

Bayview Hotel Singapore
30 Bencoolen Street
Singapore 189621