My favorite BlackBerry apps...and games...

I own a BlackBerry Pearl 8100 with OS 4.5.0.108 and had download this wonderful app's and games -:)

Zum-Zum


Great, fun and difficult game.

Jetris


A Tetris clone...everybody loves Tetris -;)

Quick Stop Watch


Simple and useful stop watch application.

The Weather Network


It's raining Mike...it's raining...

Medieval Kings Chess 2
(Go to Mobile.BlackBerry.com then Games and finally Free Games.)


Totally awesome game! I suck at Chess...and still love this game -;)

Pacman


Great clone of an all time classic game.

Opera Mini



Best Berry browser...

Google Mobile App


A must have! Includes GMail, GMaps, News, Reader, Calendar, Docs, Photos, Notebook.

Google Sync


Sync your google stuff with you Berry...stay always update -;)

Mobipocker Reader


I just can't live without this! Read PDF books on your Berry! -:D

Got any other free great App or Game? Please let me know -:)

Greetings,

Blag.

TechEd Phoenix Countdown for BlackBerry

If you follow me on Twitter you might know that I bought myself an BlackBerry Pearl 8100 cellphone...my first smartphone BTW...

First thing I do, of course, was to download some needed applications and games...but also download the Eclipse Plug-In that allows you to program applications for the Berry.

As you might remember, I build an SAP TechEd Phoenix 2009 countdown using Adobe AIR so this time I wanted to build the same but using Java for BlackBerry.

From my development experience...I gotta say that it took me too little modifications to translate the ActionScript version to the Java version...so programming for the Berry is both easy and fun -:)

Wanna tried it? Download it here. It includes the .ALX and .COD files so you better need to use the Desktop Manager.

BTW...it's a very simple app...but what do you expect from a countdown app? -:)

Greetings,

Blag.

Blag's Flex 3 compiler - Executable edition

Last year, I wrote a blog on SCN titled Blag's Flex 3 Compiler which was basically, a Ruby application using WxRuby for the GUI and Flex 3 SDK to compile Flex and AIR applications.

You may wondering why I'm posting again after 1 long year...easy...I finally could get an .EXE version working.

When I first developed the compiler I tried to build an .EXE using RubyScript2Exe and Exerb, which are amazing Ruby to .EXE scripts...but both failed when I came to WxRuby...

A couple of days ago...I found Ocra. Gotta say this...Ocra rules badly! It's fast, compiles anything and most important...keep the generated .EXE files relatively very small...

So, here the link for the compiler...And don't forget to read the README file -;)

Blag's Flex 3 Compiler

Greetings,

Blag.

Is this good for you? It isn't for me...

Ok...Let's drop a story that might be or not true...

One day, Consultant X working for Company A is asked to develop a course for company B. They told Consultant X that the course should last 4 days. As Consultant X knows how consultancy works he prepare the course for 5 days. He finishes the course and send it to Company B.

After 2 weeks, Company A call Consultant X asking him, if he had finished the slides for the 10 days course...10 days, Consultant X asks...Yes, 10 days Company A answers...didn't we told you? No, answers Consultant X clearly annoyed...And I can modify my slides because I'm currently assigned to another project. No problem said Company A, we're going to assign Consultant Y, because we need to give the slides to Company B in two days.

Consultant X talks to Consultant Y who is taken by surprise...the day before, he could only delivered 6 slides, and promise the other 4 for end of the weekend.

After that Consultant X realizes that Company A plans to give the teaching of the course to Consultant B...8 classes for him and 2 for Consultant B, also Company B wants to left no trace of Company A or Consultant A and B on the slides. They seem to have bought not only a course, but all the content of the slides.

Everything gets a weird turn, because Consultant A is currently on a project and Consultant B is going to assign to a new project so he told Consultant A, that he's not going to be able to give the course...so who's going to make it? Ask Consultant A even more annoyed...I really don't know, but I don't think it's our problem anymore, answers Consultant B, also annoyed.

So...do you think it's fair to ask a Consultant to develop a course, that's is not going to be own by him anymore and it's doesn't even going to be teach by him? I don't think so...one think is to sell IP of programs developed in a Company because they paying for consulting work and after all they are going to use the applications developed...but if you buy a course...can you claim to be the owner of this course? Can you cheat you worker to develop a course that is going to be sold without his permission? In this case, there's nothing else to do...you have been cheated and need to face the consequences...the course doesn't belong to you anymore...so the only decent thing to do, it's refuse to teach it is they ask you...

This story might be true or false...it can happen to you or me...in this world of consulting, you have to be aware of everything, because you don't know when the odds are going to play against you...

Greetings,

Blag.

If you hit F5 enough...you might see me...

This is something that I had been requested for a very long time...but of course I can't take the credit...maybe it's just a simple coincidence...but anyway, the fact is that I think that it's a wonderful idea!

So what it is? Basically, replace the old static picture of the TechEd Homepage with dynamic pictures of the SAP Mentors.

Now, if you hit F5 enough...you might see me -;)


Greetings,

Blag.

Legends of Zork

A couple of weeks ago I started playing Legends of Zork. But wait a minute...don't think that it's a new version of the all time hall of fame game Zork.

Legends of Zork is a nice game, web based, created by Jolt Online.


When we log in, we are presented to a map so we can choose our destination.


When we explore a territory, we can see our status (life points, money, number of action points and experience points).


In fights, there nothing we can do...only wish that our power, armor and statistics helps us to beat the monsters. Anyway...it's fun to watch how many points you lost trying to beat them up.


While fighting, you can be lucky to find the mysterious Fanucci cards...which can grant you more power (Body, mind or spirit).


So, if you asked me...sure I love this game...it's not a fancy game with 3D blasting graphics...but surely going to give you a lot of fun -;)

Greetings,

Blag.

Kudos to Craig Cmehil and FMR24H!!!

What Craig Cmehil started yesterday April 23 of 2009, was completely awesome...He stayed awake for 24 hours! Transmitting live from his house just to support Doctors without Borders (Doctors and nurses volunteer to provide urgent medical care in countries to victims of war and disaster regardless of race, religion, or politics.)

His initial target was to collect $2,000 to give them away to those amazing people trying to make this world a better place...How much he get after 24 hours? The amazing amount of $4,412 and still counting.

Wanna see the link? Here it is FMR24H, but of course, don't expect Craig to keep transmitting...He must be sleeping and recovering forces...He truly deserves it.

Gotta say that Craig is an SAP Mentor just like me and many other friends...so apart from my donation to the cause, I drop him a nice Blagbert cartoon
called Craig Cmehil and FMR 24 hours marathon, also Dennis Howlett build a cool video called Craig Cemhil's 24 hour show raising awareness and money for Doctors without Borders.

Of course I took a little screen shot, so you could see him in action -;)


Last words...Craig, you do such an amazing job...I once had to stay awake for 24 hours at work...so I totally understand that you put all your heart and soul in this...specially because you did it for the better good. You're such an example to follow, a role model and really, really good friend -:')

Greetings,

Blag.

Excuse me...Can I have 30+ seconds of your time?

Our beloved Craig Cmehil wrote a blog called You and your 30 seconds! Asking us to produce a 30+ seconds video with us talking about ourselves.

Why I think this is important?

1.- It's always fun to shoot a video.

2.- It's nice to about yourself -;)

3.- Actually...You're promoting yourself and helping to gain more visibility.

4.- You're doing for a good cause

So why don't you pick you cam recorder, webcam, camera or whateever and tell us who you are -:)

Be sure to check out the WIKI! More cool videos in the making -;)
Greetings,

Blag.

Who I had meet at TechEd...And who's missing -:(

As you may know...I have attend two SAP TechEd events...first was TechEd Las Vegas 2007 and second was TechEd Las Vegas 2008...this year of course I'm attending TechEd Phoenix 2009 -;)

So...I wanted to drop a list of all the people I have meet in real life...caution...this is a very big list -;) in no special order (Sorry if I'm forgetting someone)...and no direct links...I'm kinda lazy you now, and don't want to browse SCN looking for WIKI profiles LOL

* Mark Yolton
* Marilyn Pratt
* Craig Cmehil
* Graham Robinson
* Dagfinn Parnas
* Ed Hermann
* Rich Heilman
* Thomas Jung
* Stacy Fish
* Dan McWeeney
* Mathias Zeller
* Leonardo de Araujo
* Mike Prosceno
* Jimmy Whales
* Zia Yusuf
* Vishal Sikka
* Marcelo Ramos
* Stefan Thibeault
* Alex Giguere
* Gregor Wolf
* Gretchen Lindquist
* Christine Godek
* Greg Chase
* Jim Spath
* Karin Tillotson
* Amir Blich
* Sonia Tellez
* Bhanu Gupta
* Brian Bischof
* Christopher Solomon
* David Halitsky
* Dennis Howlett
* Harald Reiter
* Ignacio Hernández
* Ingo Hilgefort
* Jon Reed
* Joseph Zeinoun
* Mark Finnern
* Horst Keller
* Thomas Ritter
* Robert Briese
* Somnath Manna
* Suresh Datti
* Vince Kohli
* Lisa London
* Vinnie Mirchandani
* Ryan Quackenboss
* James Governor
* Michael Coté
* Andre Salazar
* Federico Babelis
* Chip Rodgers
* Keith Elliot
* Marco ten Vaanholt

People I haven't meet yet in real life! -:(

* Abesh Bhattacharjee
* Anne Kathrine Petteroe
* Anton Wenzelhuemer
* Darren Hague
* Detlev Beutner
* Durairaj Athavan Raja
* Julius Bussche
* Markus Döhr
* Martin Gillet
* Michael Bechauf
* Michael Koch
* Michal Krawczyk
* Mike Pokraka
* Nigel James
* Oliver Kohl
* Richard Hirsch
* Sergio Ferrari
* Tobias Trapp
* Uwe Schieferstein
* Terry West
* Kathy Welch
* Chris Dalby
* Puru Govind
* Luis Felipe Lanz

As you can see...By attending TechEd Phoenix 2009 you could meet a lot of very interested people...but most important...you could meet me! -;)

Greetings,

Blag.

A little bit about me *Egocentric post warning*

Just wanted to take a little time to you a little bit about me...

* I work as a Senior ABAP Consultant and ABAP Instructor
* I'm an SAP Mentor at SAP Mentors
* I'm an SAP Blogger at Blag on SAP Community Network
* Blogger in Spanish and English at El Blog Tecnológico de Blg and Blag's bag of rants
* I'm a programming books author at Blag's Store
* I'm a geek comics author at Blagbert Comics
* I'm a Forum moderator at SAP Community Network and SAP ABAP en Castellano
* I'm a freeware developer at Blag Software
* I run an Internet geek show at The Blag Show
* I'm married and have a daughter.
* I do programming on ABAP, PHP, Ruby and Flex.

P.S: I know...This post is really egocentric...But come on! You must promote yourself sometimes -;)

Greetings,

Blag.