[TechRepublic] Use Android's TrafficStats class to create a network monitor

App Builder TechRepublic Member | December 19, 2011

Editor's note The App Builder newsletter will not deliver on December 26, 2011. The next delivery of this newsletter will be Monday, January 2, 2012. Happy New Year! Create a network monitor using Android's TrafficStats class William Francis provides an introduction to Android's TrafficStats class and shows how to use it to create a simple but effective bandwidth monitor. Read more Resource of the day Data Center Project Management Read this white paper for advice on how to manage a data center project and keep your priorities in check. It will help you ensure your data center project stays on target and doesn't get jammed up with inefficiencies. Read now to learn more. Study: Most developers still choose iOS over Android A look at Q4 mobile development project starts by the firm Flurry shows iOS has approximately a three-to-one lead over Android. Read more Develop a surveillance app for Android: The planning stage Kyle Miller discusses the preliminary phase of planning to develop a home surveillance app for Android that could also be useful for SMBs. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Last ditch effort: HP brings WebOS to open source Jack Wallen expounds upon HP's offering of WebOS to the open source community. Is this the makings of a Phoenix rising from the ashes or a death knell for WebOS? Read more Windows Phone won't make the Android boo-boo better Microsoft is offering Windows Phone handsets to Android malware victims. Find out why Donovan Colbert thinks the problem is the people, not the platform. Read more Microsoft releases new Apps for iOS and updates others Wil Limoges highlights some of the apps for iOS that Microsoft is releasing through the App Store. Read more Developer news: JMeter, qTrace, betabait, Amazon CloudFront Justin James highlights stories about PHP 5.4 RC3, Visual Studio 11 improvements, JetBrain's YouTrack InCloud, asynchronous sockets, and more. Read more 10 reasons why this is a great time to be a developer After a long stretch of stagnation, the developer field is starting to open up -- in a number of interesting, groundbreaking ways. Read more Featured multimedia   Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Nexus Bill Detwiler cracks open the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Inside the 4G Android smartphone he found hardware from Samsung, VIA Telecom, FCI, and Texas Instruments. View on site Most-anticipated tech products of 2012 (photos) What gadgets and gizmos are we looking forwarding to getting our hands on this coming year? Here's a look at the top most-anticipated tech products of 2012. View on site Today's recommended downloads Live Webcast: Complete Web Protection: 4 Strategies to Stop Threats (Sophos) Live Webcast: The Power Behind Data Mining & Analytics (IBM) How to Reduce Cellular Spend with ShoreTel Mobility (ShoreTel) Case Study: The Luxembourg Stock Exchange's IT Story (IBM) Why Your Organization Needs LTO-5 Today (Quantum) Connect with TechRepublic 10 holiday-busting IT crises We asked TR members to share their memories of holidays that went awry because of a work emergency. Here are 10 such tales, plus one vacation horror story. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tablets in the Enterprise Five Apps Software Engineer Smartphones

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[TechRepublic] Use Android's TrafficStats class to create a network monitor

App Builder TechRepublic Member | December 19, 2011

Editor's note The App Builder newsletter will not deliver on December 26, 2011. The next delivery of this newsletter will be Monday, January 2, 2012. Happy New Year! Create a network monitor using Android's TrafficStats class William Francis provides an introduction to Android's TrafficStats class and shows how to use it to create a simple but effective bandwidth monitor. Read more Resource of the day Data Center Project Management Read this white paper for advice on how to manage a data center project and keep your priorities in check. It will help you ensure your data center project stays on target and doesn't get jammed up with inefficiencies. Read now to learn more. Study: Most developers still choose iOS over Android A look at Q4 mobile development project starts by the firm Flurry shows iOS has approximately a three-to-one lead over Android. Read more Develop a surveillance app for Android: The planning stage Kyle Miller discusses the preliminary phase of planning to develop a home surveillance app for Android that could also be useful for SMBs. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Last ditch effort: HP brings WebOS to open source Jack Wallen expounds upon HP's offering of WebOS to the open source community. Is this the makings of a Phoenix rising from the ashes or a death knell for WebOS? Read more Windows Phone won't make the Android boo-boo better Microsoft is offering Windows Phone handsets to Android malware victims. Find out why Donovan Colbert thinks the problem is the people, not the platform. Read more Microsoft releases new Apps for iOS and updates others Wil Limoges highlights some of the apps for iOS that Microsoft is releasing through the App Store. Read more Developer news: JMeter, qTrace, betabait, Amazon CloudFront Justin James highlights stories about PHP 5.4 RC3, Visual Studio 11 improvements, JetBrain's YouTrack InCloud, asynchronous sockets, and more. Read more 10 reasons why this is a great time to be a developer After a long stretch of stagnation, the developer field is starting to open up -- in a number of interesting, groundbreaking ways. Read more Featured multimedia   Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Nexus Bill Detwiler cracks open the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Inside the 4G Android smartphone he found hardware from Samsung, VIA Telecom, FCI, and Texas Instruments. View on site Most-anticipated tech products of 2012 (photos) What gadgets and gizmos are we looking forwarding to getting our hands on this coming year? Here's a look at the top most-anticipated tech products of 2012. View on site Today's recommended downloads Why Your Organization Needs LTO-5 Today (Quantum) Live Webcast: Complete Web Protection: 4 Strategies to Stop Threats (Sophos) Live Webcast: Google Apps in the Transportation Industry (Google) Case Study: Carilion Clinic's Storage Story (IBM) Storage Solutions for Microsoft Exchange (IBM) Connect with TechRepublic 10 holiday-busting IT crises We asked TR members to share their memories of holidays that went awry because of a work emergency. Here are 10 such tales, plus one vacation horror story. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tablets in the Enterprise Five Apps Software Engineer Smartphones

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[TechRepublic] Use Android's TrafficStats class to create a network monitor

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Editor's note The App Builder newsletter will not deliver on December 26, 2011. The next delivery of this newsletter will be Monday, January 2, 2012. Happy New Year! Create a network monitor using Android's TrafficStats class William Francis provides an introduction to Android's TrafficStats class and shows how to use it to create a simple but effective bandwidth monitor. Read more Resource of the day Making a Robust Media Archive Those who aren't in the know may have problems believing that tape is still one of the best ways to store data for archival purposes. Read this white paper to learn how to implement an array of archival tape storage at your organization. Study: Most developers still choose iOS over Android A look at Q4 mobile development project starts by the firm Flurry shows iOS has approximately a three-to-one lead over Android. Read more Develop a surveillance app for Android: The planning stage Kyle Miller discusses the preliminary phase of planning to develop a home surveillance app for Android that could also be useful for SMBs. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Last ditch effort: HP brings WebOS to open source Jack Wallen expounds upon HP's offering of WebOS to the open source community. Is this the makings of a Phoenix rising from the ashes or a death knell for WebOS? Read more Windows Phone won't make the Android boo-boo better Microsoft is offering Windows Phone handsets to Android malware victims. Find out why Donovan Colbert thinks the problem is the people, not the platform. Read more Microsoft releases new Apps for iOS and updates others Wil Limoges highlights some of the apps for iOS that Microsoft is releasing through the App Store. Read more Developer news: JMeter, qTrace, betabait, Amazon CloudFront Justin James highlights stories about PHP 5.4 RC3, Visual Studio 11 improvements, JetBrain's YouTrack InCloud, asynchronous sockets, and more. Read more 10 reasons why this is a great time to be a developer After a long stretch of stagnation, the developer field is starting to open up -- in a number of interesting, groundbreaking ways. Read more Featured multimedia   Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Nexus Bill Detwiler cracks open the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Inside the 4G Android smartphone he found hardware from Samsung, VIA Telecom, FCI, and Texas Instruments. View on site Most-anticipated tech products of 2012 (photos) What gadgets and gizmos are we looking forwarding to getting our hands on this coming year? Here's a look at the top most-anticipated tech products of 2012. View on site Today's recommended downloads Webcast: Google Apps and the Retail Industry (Google) Live Webcast: The Power Behind Data Mining & Analytics (IBM) Convert IBM Cloud image parameters into Java using JAXB (IBM) Backup and Recovery Solution for SQL and Exchange Servers (IBM) How to Balance Performance, Availability, Capacity, Energy in the Data Center (Quantum) Connect with TechRepublic 10 holiday-busting IT crises We asked TR members to share their memories of holidays that went awry because of a work emergency. Here are 10 such tales, plus one vacation horror story. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tablets in the Enterprise Five Apps Software Engineer Smartphones

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[TechRepublic] 10 ethical rules for IT consultants and contractors

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10 ethical rules for IT consultants and contractors Adhering to a code of conduct will help you avoid the various ethical pitfalls you'll encounter on the job. Read more Resource of the day Leverage Cloud Computing to Transform Software Delivery Use the cloud to streamline and enhance software development and delivery. Learn how the cloud and IBM can help you overcome challenges, ensure security, and improve efficiency in your software delivery environment. Additional TechRepublic resources   Grade your job: IT Consultant Are you an IT consultant? Tell us how you feel about your job. Read more Defend against the shock of contract transition Transitioning from one contract to the next doesn't necessarily get easier the longer you work in consulting. Learn two ways to reduce the pain of contract transitions. Read more Five ways to lose out on a consulting gig Read about mistakes to avoid in order keep your phone ringing with new IT consulting projects. Read more How to settle family spats when you are not part of the family Consultants sometimes need to assert leadership without undermining a client manager. These soft-skill tips can help keep meetings and the client relationship on the right track. Read more Five apps that keep me clued in to tech issues Succeeding in IT means staying on top of an overwhelming volume of new trends and developments. Here are a few good ways to keep up. Read more Featured multimedia   Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Nexus Bill Detwiler cracks open the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Inside the 4G Android smartphone he found hardware from Samsung, VIA Telecom, FCI, and Texas Instruments. View on site Most-anticipated tech products of 2012 (photos) What gadgets and gizmos are we looking forwarding to getting our hands on this coming year? Here's a look at the top most-anticipated tech products of 2012. View on site Today's recommended downloads Beyond the Hot Air - What's Really in Those Clouds (SAP) Agile in the Cloud (CollabNet) The Secrets of Monitoring Services in the Cloud (IBM) Case Study: Carilion Clinic's Storage Story (IBM) Live Webcast: Complete Web Protection: 4 Strategies to Stop Threats (Sophos) Perennial favorites   An independent IT consultant's code of ethics Big trouble for little white IT consulting lies What to do when you get in over your head Own up to your IT consultancy's mistakes Connect with TechRepublic 10 holiday-busting IT crises We asked TR members to share their memories of holidays that went awry because of a work emergency. Here are 10 such tales, plus one vacation horror story. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! TechRepublic Australia Wrapper Web Designer The Enterprise Cloud Tablets in the Enterprise Google in the Enterprise App Builder 10 Things

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