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Android Tutorial Website. Mark Saccucci. Why?. Currently the World is rapidly shifting from stationary devices to easy to carry mobile devices Market share around 50% USA Observed friends & f amily struggle Always been good at learning new technology Very knowledgeable about Android OS.
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Android Tutorial Website Mark Saccucci
Why? • Currently the World is rapidly shifting from stationary devices to easy to carry mobile devices • Market share around 50% USA • Observed friends & family struggle • Always been good at learning new technology • Very knowledgeable about Android OS
Goals • Simple to use • Minimal interface • Help family and friends • Efficient tutorials
Software Utilized • Joomla • Android 4.0 • Firefox • Filezilla • Go Daddy Web Hosting • Wink • Photoshop • Dropbox
Joomla • Most Popular Open Source CMS in the World • CitiBank Intranet • Harvard University • IHOP • CMS =organized content • Extensions • Large developer & support community • Over 550,000 forum members
Android 4.0 • Latest version of Android • My phone runs version 4.0 • Onscreen navigation buttons • Version 4.0 was the first major makeover of Android • Android has 50% market share • Even though version 4.0 is only run on 8% of Android devices
Firefox • Firefox was released in 2004 • Based off Netscape source code released in 1998 • Stable • Many useful extensions • SEO • Developer • Joomla’s backend is accessed through web interface
Filezilla • FTP Client • Feature Rich • Open Source
Go Daddy • Already had a web hosting account • Many Web-based tools and services • 24/7 support • Used to setup subdomain • Meet the requirements for Joomla
Wink • Free tutorial/presentation creator software • Uses animations & screenshots instead of video • Creates flashed based tutorials • Export function • PDF • HTML • PostScript • EXE
Photoshop • Advanced Photo & Graphic Editing Software • Web Safe Feature
Dropbox • Folder Sync & Backup service • Used it to sync with the CIST Lab • Saved me hours when I encountered an roadblock
The Tutorials • Created using Wink • Load in pop up window • Flash based • Downloadable PDF version • No Audio • Uses slides with floating text boxes • Controlled using navigation arrows
Live Demonstration • Launch Android Tutorial Website • Tutorials.mobiletechsphere.com • Launch Joomla Backend • Tutorials.mobiletechsphere.com/administrator
Road Blocks & Frustrations • SEO • Android 4.0 breaks Screencast app method to record video • Wink
SEO • Search Engine Friendly URLs • Rewritable URLs • .htcaccess
Screencast App • Tested app on old Android device • 3 weeks to deadline • Emailed Developer about closed beta • Emulator lacked many Android features • Wink saved me
Wink • File output stopped functioning correctly • Deleted frames(slides) • Restarted computer • Looked at setting and preferences • Didn’t Fit Screen • Scroll bar • resize
What’s Next • Next Joomla version will feature seamless mobile support • More tutorials that will cover popular apps • In-depth daily app reviews • Tutorials for Advanced Android Topics • Rooting(Jailbreaking) • Custom Roms • Root-enabled apps • Bypassing Carrier Restrictions