DPS Tips Android app for interactive layouts in Adobe InDesign

DPS Tips app

DPS Tips app

Learn how to create interactive layouts in Adobe InDesign and publish them to Android devices. Digital publishing expert Bob Bringhurst uses real-world examples from professional publishers and easy-to-follow tutorials to show you how to create visually rich and engaging viewer apps with InDesign and the Adobe Digital Publishing Suite.

Download & Install:

1. Open Android Market and searching for DPS Tips by Bob Bringhurst

2. QR code:

DPS Tips app QR code

DPS Tips app QR code

3. Market link:

market://search?q=pname:air.com.bringhurst.dpstips

And follow the screen instructions to process with the installation.

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Paradise Island Android Tip with unlocked Secret Achievements

Paradise Island is a simulation type game, a sort of cross between Theme Park and those Facebook games like Farmville. I’ve been playing it for a few weeks now and have got to level 16, and I thought I’d share some tips I’ve learned along the way to help you with your game including how to unlock some of the achievements.

Paradise Island android game

Paradise Island android game

General Tips:

First off, I’d like to advise you to avoid the cheat where you set the time forward on your phone to speed up earning money — this is because the new version can detect this and prevent you from building the special facilities, also, when you set the time back to its proper value you will have to wait a long time before you can collect money again (I set my clock forward 10 days, when I put it back I had to wait 10 days before I could collect money again)

The golden rings or piastries are valuable little things, don’t waste them on collecting profits or repairing buildings since they are hard to earn. Once you have enough money and have unlocked the relevant level, you can build a Business Centre which will give you 1 piastre per 24 hours.

Sometimes a treasure chest will appear in the water, press on it a few times and you will collect some money. The amount of money will increase with the level you are on. If you are lucky you will get a golden pisastre

Atlas Hotel — When you reach level 12, it tells you the Atlas Hotel is unlocked. You cannot build this until you have purchased region 6 (unlocked at level 19) and repaired the pier at the right of the island.

Achievements & Awards: Most are self explanatory, but a few confused me a little

Easy to earn — Do these when you first start playing for extra $ $

Build 40 roads ( or 400 if you are bored)
This gives you $1250 plus 40XP

Leave the screen on for 3 hours
This gives you $5000

Plant 5 flowers ( costs $1500)
This gives you $3000 plus 200 XP

Move your buildings 20 times
This gives you $1500 and 50XP

Meaning you start the game with an extra $9250 and 290XP

Other achievements

  • Quick — Did something 5 times in a moment
    For this you need to use your golden piastres to do an instant build
  • Profit hunter — Build 3 special facilities
    These are the buildings which can only be bought with the golden piastres (Fireworks Store etc)
  • Careful & Lucky — Hit green or yellow buck so many times
    To get these awards, you must hit the buck icon straight after it appears — be quick!

Secret Achievements

Hot Dog Fan — Build 15 Hot Dog Shops in a row
Simple Solutions Fan — Build 15 Cabins
Trifles Fan — Build 15 Gift Stores
Spa Salons Fan — Build 10 Sunny Centres
Mega party-goer — Build 10 Discos
Aristocrat — Build 3 Golf Courses
Casinos Fan — I don’t know yet
Altitude Lover — I don’t know yet
We remember about the defender — I don’t know yet
Amusement Park — I don’t know yet
Great Pyramids — I don’t know yet
Lord of excitement — I don’t know yet
Master of Bowling — I don’t know yet
Following the Montgolfier Brothers — I don’t know yet
The Sun Only — Use only solar power, so demolish all windmills then build a solar power plant, this also removed the sound of the vanes. You can then rebuild your windmills after receiving the award.

(By DonMac – via donmacsblog.blogspot.com )

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Alchemy Android Tips with list of 380 elements combinations

Helps you get all 380 elements for the hit game Alchemy.

Android Alchemy Helper

Android Alchemy Helper

Displays only combinations that you can currently make with your found elements. Easily find those elusive combinations and complete your elements list.

The paid version makes it easier to add elements to your found list, otherwise simply write down on a piece of paper all your found elements and add them one by one on the first screen.

Also contains searchable list of combinations.

Found list is saved and you can clear it and start again at any time.

** Please rate and comment **

Note that this is not a game in itself, but a guide to assist with completing a game called Alchemy, find it in the marketplace.

If there are any features that you would like please let me know by email.

I am not sure why Dr. Web reports this app as a threat, it comes up saying something about SMS? but this app does nothing with SMS. There is no permissions for SMS, so it actually can’t do anything SMS related. This is a false positive and I have written to Dr. Web developers to try and resolve this.

Recent changes:

  • Now shows ALL possible combinations.
  • Multi language support (if your language is not supported, please let me know by email if you want it included).
  • Fixed issues with tablets (Thanks Chelsea).
  • Force close fix and bug tracking.

Download & Install:

1. Open Android Market and searching for Alchemy Helper by Kingo

2. QR code:

Android Alchemy Helper QR code

Android Alchemy Helper QR code

3. Market link:

market://search?q=pname:com.kingo.apps.alchemyhelper

And follow the screen instructions to process with the installation.

List of 380 elements:

1UP= life + mushroom
Air= starter
Airplane= air + car
Albert Einstein = scientist + energy
Alcohol= fire + water
Alcoholic= man + beer/vodka/alcohol
Algae= life + water
Alien = star + life
Aluminium = Airplane + Metal
Ambulance = hospital + car
Arable= earth + tool
Arms= metal + tool
Ash= fire + snake
Ash Tray= ash + glass
Assassin= man + poisoned weapons
Australia = kangaroo + country
Avian Flu= flu + bird/chicken
Baby = sex + life
Bacon= fire + pig
Bacteria= life + swamp
Bar= brick house + beer
Barbecue= fire + meat
Bat= bird + vampire
Batman= man + bat
Beach= water + sand
Bear= beast + forest
Beast= earth + lizard
Beaver= dam + beast
Bee = flower + beetle
Beer= alcohol + wheat
Beetle= earth + worm
Beetroot = sugar + seed
Belarus = tractor + country
Berry= grass + fruit
Bicycle= wheel + wheel
Bird= air + egg
Bitumen= kerogen + pressure
Blood= beast + hunter
Boat= water + wood
Boiler= metal + steam
Book= feather + paper
Borscht = beetroot + fire
Bow = Robin Hood + Arms
Bread= dough + fire
Brick= clay + fire
Brick House= brick + concrete
Butterfly= air + worm
Cactus= desert + tree
Cancer = Cigarettes + Man
Camel = Desert+Beast
Car= cart + combustion engine
Caramel= sugar + fire
Carbon Dioxide= oxygen + man
Carmine= cochineal + fire
Cart= wheel + wood
Cat = Hunter + Mouse
Catdog = cat + dog
Caviar= fish + fish
Cement= clay + limestone
Cemetery= grave + grave
Ceramics= clay + man
Champagne= wine + soda water
Chariot= warrior + cart
Cheese= quark(cheese) + fire
Chicken= egg + life
China = dragon + country
Chocolate = cocoa + sugar
Christmas Tree= tree + lightbulb
Cigarettes= paper + tobacco
City= skyscraper + skyscraper
Clay= sand + swamp
Clock = time + tool
Cloth= tool + wool
Clothing= cloth + man
Cloud= air + steam
Coal= fire + tree
Coca-Cola= soda water + carmine
Cocoa = Seed+Mexico
Cochineal= cactus + beetle
Coffin= corpse + wood
Coin = money + metal
Combustion Engine= steam engine + gasoline
Concrete= cement + water
Continent = Country + Country
Corpse = fire + man
Country = City + City
Crop circles = ufo + arable
Dam= brick + water
Desert= sand + sand
Diamond= uncut diamond + tool
Diet= man + yogurt
Dilemma = chicken + egg
Dinosaur= earth + egg
Doctor = hospital + scientist
Dog = wolf + man
Dough= flour + water
Dragon= fire + flying dinosaur
Dr. Zoidberg = Lobster+Doctor OR Alien+Doctor
Dust= air + earth
Earth= starter
E-book = MicroChip + book
Ectoplasm= ghost + energy
Egg= life + stone
Egypt = cat + country OR mummy + country
Electric eel= snake + electricity
Electric Ray= fish + electricity
Electricity= energy + metal
Elephant = whale + earth OR india + beast
Energy= air + fire
Explosion= gasoline + fire
Faberge Egg = Egg + Diamond
Farmer= man + seed
Fat= man + pig
Feather= bird + hunter
Fern= moss + swamp
Finland = sauna + country
Fire= starter
Fire Elemental= fire + life
Firearms= arms + gunpowder
Firefighter= hero + fire
Firefly= light + beetle
Fish= bacteria + plankton
Fisherman= hunter + fish
Flour= stone + wheat
Flower= water + seed
Flu= air + bacteria
Flying Dinosaur= air + dinosaur
Fondue= cheese + fire
Forest= grove + grove
Fossil= dinosaur + earth
France = champagne + country
Frankenstein= corpse + electricity
Fried chicken = chicken + fire
Frog= lizard + swamp
Fruit= tree + farmer
Fugu = Fish + Poison
Gasoline= petroleum + pressure
Genie= lamp + ghost
Germany = VW beetle + country
Geyser= steam + earth
Ghost= ash + life
Ghostbusters = Ghost + Hunter
Glass= fire + sand
Gold = philosopher’s Stone + metal
Golem= clay + life
Grape= earth + wood
Grass= earth + moss
Grave= earth + corpse
Grove= tree + tree
Gunpowder= dust + fire
Hen Coop= chicken + hut
Hero= dragon + warrior
Honey = bee + sugar
Hospital= brick house + sick
Hot chocolate = fire + chocolate
Hourglass= glass + sand
House MD = Man + vicodin
Hunter= arms + man
Hut= man + stone
Hydrogen= water + electricity
Ice = Water + Glass
Iceland = ice + country OR volcano + country
Idea= man + light bulb
India = kama sutra + country
Iodine= algae + fire
Island = Volcano+Sea
Italy = pizza + country
Japan = sushi + country
Jedi = Hero + Lightsaber
Juice = Fruit + Pressure
Kama Sutra= book + sex
Kangaroo = frog + 1UP OR frog + beast
Kerogen = fossil + pressure
Knife= meat + tool
Kilt = Scotland + clothing
Lamp= fire + glass
Lance Armstrong = Cancer + Bicycle
Lava= earth + fire
Lava Golem= lava + life
Lava Lamp= lava + lamp
Lawnmower = Grass + Tool
Leech= blood + worm
Library= book + book
Lichen= mushroom + algae
Life= energy + swamp
Light= electricity + light bulb
Light bulb= electricity + glass
Lighthouse= skyscraper + light
Lightning Rod= thunderstorm + metal
Light Saber= arms + light
Lime= fire + limestone
Limestone= shells + stone
Livestock= beast + man
Lizard= snake + worm
Lobster = Scorpion+Water
Locomotive= cart + steam engine
Man= beast + life
Manure= grass + livestock
Mario= 1UP + man
McDonald’s= Coca-Cola + sandwich
Meat= beast + hunter
Mentos = Coca-cola + Geyser
Mermaid = woman + fish
Metal= fire + stone
Metal Golem= life + metal
Mexico = tequila + country
Microchip = transistor + transistor
Milk= livestock + man
Mirror = Aluminium + Glass
Mite= life + dust
Mold= mushroom + mud
Molotov Cocktail= fire + alcohol
Money = gold + paper
Moon = Cheese + Sky
Moss= swamp + algae
Motorboat= boat + combustion engine
Motorcycle= bicycle + combustion engine
Mouse = Cheese + Beast
Mud= dust + water
Mummy = Paper + Corpse
Museum= brick house + fossil
Mushroom= earth + algae
Music = sound + idea
Obesity= man + McDonald’s
Old Man = Man + Time
Omelette= egg + fire
Oxygen= water + electricity
Oxyhydrogen= oxygen + hydrogen
Ozone= oxygen + electricity
Panda= tree + beast
Paper= reed + tool
Pearl= sand + shells
Peat= swamp + tree
Penguin = bird + ice
Penicillin= mold + scientist
Perfume = Flower + alcohol
Petri Dish= glass + bacteria
Petroleum= bitumen + pressure
Philosopher’s stone = philosophy + stone
Philosophy = dilemma + scientist
Phoenix= bird + fire
Pig = livestock + mud
Piggy Bank = Pig+Coin
Pillow= feather + cloth
Pinocchio= wood + life
Pizza= cheese + dough
Planet = continent + continent
Plankton= bacteria + water
Plesiosaurus = dinosaur + water
Poison= mushroom + tool
Poisoned Weapons= arms + poison
Pressure = earth + earth
PRISONER = assassin + time
QUARK (cheese) = soured milk + fire
QUETZALCOATL = snake + bird
R2D2 = Robot+Star Wars
Rainbow = steam + light
REED = grass + swamp
Robin Hood = Forest + Hero
robot = metal golem + electricity
Romania = Transylvania + country
Ruby = blood + diamond
Russia = vodka + country
RUST = water + metal
SAILBOAT = boat + cloth
SAILING SHIP = cloth + wooden ship
SAILOR = boat + man
SALAMANDER = fire + lizard
Salo = man + pig
Salt = Sea+Fire
SALTPETER = limestone + manure
SAND = stone + water
SANDSTORM = storm + sand
SANDWICH = meat + bread
Santa Claus = Old man + Chrismas tree
Saudi Arabia = petroleum + country
Sauna = steam + hut
SCARAB = beetle + manure
SCIENTIST = library + man
SCISSORS = knife + knife
SCORPION = beetle + sand
SCOTCH WHISKEY = alcohol + peat
Scotland = scotch whiskey + country
Sea = Water+Water
SEED = life + sand
SEX = man + man
Sex in the city = Sex + city
SHELLS = plankton + stone
SICK = man + flu
SILICON = pressure + sand
Silk = China+Cloth
Silver = Moon + Metal
Sith = Jedi + Assasin
SKY= air + cloud
SKYSCRAPER = brick house + glass
SMOKE = fire + tobacco
SNAIL = Shells + Worm
SNAKE = Swamp + Worm
SNIPER = Assassin + Firearms
SOAP = Ash + Fat
SODA WATER = Carbon Dioxide + Water
SOLDIER = Firearms + Man
Sound = metaql + wind
SOURED MILK = Milk + Yogurt
SPINNING WHEEL = Wheel + Wool
STAKE = Wood + Knife
STAR = Sun + Scientist
Starwars = Jedi + Sith
Statue = stone + tool
Statue of liberty = USA + statue OR USA + France
STEAM = Air + Water
STEAM ENGINE = Boiler + Coal
STEAMER = Steam Engine + Wooden Ship
STONE = Air + Lava
STORM = Air + Energy
SUGAR = Lime + Reed
SULFUR = Bacteria + Swamp
SUN = Sky + Chariot
Sunflower = Sun + Flower
SUSHI= Fish + Algae
SWAMP = Earth + Water
SWEATER = Yarn + Tool
SWINE FLU = Pig + Flu
Swiss army knife = Switzerland + Knife
Switzerland = clock + country
TEAM = Beast + Cart
TEQUILA = Alcohol + Worm
The Beatles = Beatle + Beatle
THUNDERBIRD = Bird + Storm
THUNDERSTORM = Storm + Electricity
TIME = Life + Hourglass
TOAST = Fire + Bread
TOBACCO = Fire + Grass
TOOL = Man + Metal
TOTORA = Forest + Ghost
Tractor = lawn mower + arable
Transformers = life + car
Transistor = silicon + metal
Transylvania = vampire + country
TREE = Earth + Seed
TURTLE = Egg + Sand
TWILIGHT SAGA = Vampire + Werewolf
TYPHOON = Storm + Water
UFO = alien + airplane
Ukraine = salo + country
UNCUT DIAMOND = Coal + Pressure
UNDEAD = Corpse + Zombie
United Kingdom = the beetles + country
USA = McDonald’s + country
VAMPIRE= Blood + Man
Venice = city + water
Vicodin = sick + doctor
VINEGAR = Alcohol + Oxygen
VODKA = Alcohol + Water
VOLCANO = Lava + Pressure
VULTURE = Corpse + Bird
VW BEETLE = Car + Beetle
WALKING TREE = Life + Tree
WARRIOR = Arms + Hunter
WATER = Starter
WEEVIL= Flour + Beetle
WEREWOLF= Beast + Vampire
WHALE = Beast + Water
WHEAT= Arable + Seed
WHEEL = Tool + Wood
WHEY = Soured Milk + Fire
WIND = Air + Air
WINE = Grape + Alcohol
Wolf = werewolf + moon
Woman = perfume + flower
WOOD = Tool + Tree
WOODEN SHIP = Boat + Wood
WOOL = Beast + Hunter
WORM = Earth + Plankton
YARN = Spinning Wheel + Wool
Yoda = Jedi + swamp
YOGURT = Bacteria + Milk
YOSHI = 1UP + Egg
ZOMBIE = Corpse + Life
ZOO = Beast + Museum

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Android Tip: Android brightness automatic quick control Guide

Instructions:

If you swipe your finger on the notification bar (with the panel still up), you can change your brightness, anywhere that bar is present! Useful when auto brightness isnt on and you need a quick brightness change.

Android Auto brightness

Android Auto brightness

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Android emulator keyboard shortcuts controls for Android Emulator and OS

Android emulator keyboard shorcuts

Android emulator keyboard shorcuts

The table below shows android emulator device key and keyboard shortcut key. When using keypad key just disable your NumLock and then used it.

EMULATED DEVICE KEY
KEYBOARD KEY
Menu )left softkey) F2 or Page-up button
Star (right softkey) Shift-F2 or Page-down button
Back ESC
Call/dial button F3
Hangup/end call button F4
Search F5
Power Button F7
Audio volume up button KEYPAD_PLUS, Ctrl-5
Audio volume down button KEYPAD_MINUS, Ctrl-F6
Camera button Ctrl-KEYPAD_5, Ctrl-F3
Previous orientation)e.g. portrait, landscape) KEYPAD_7, Ctrl-F11
Next orientation(e.g. portrait, landscape) KEYPAD_9, Ctrl-F12
Toggle cell networking on/off F8
Toggle code profiling F9 (only with -trace startup option)
Toggle fullscreen mode Alt-enter
Toggle trackball mode F6
Enter trackball mode temporarily (while key is pressed) Delete
DPad left/up/right/down KEYPAD_4/8/6/2
DPad center click KEYPAD_5
Onion alpha increase/decrease KEYPAD_MULTIPLY(*) / KEYPAD_DIVIDE(/)
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Android Tip: Check latest phone information Quick Trick

There are many ways to check the latest information for your Android phones. The normal way would be going to the Settings. Here is a simple trick to check information for your phone.

Android Phone information

Android Phone information

If you are interested to find out more, type

*#*#info#*#* or *#*#4636#*#*

it will bring up 4 categories:

  • 1. Phone InformationThe Phone Information shows information related your current phone’s network connections. Besides that, you can also do the Ping Test to checkout any connection issues. Besides that, you can also view your network type, call status as well as your phone’s signal strength.
  • 2. Battery InformationBattery Information shows you your current battery’s health, voltage, and temperature.
  • 3. Battery HistoryBattery History provides you detailed information of battery usage based on applications.
  • 4. Usage Statistics.Usage Statistics allows you to know the latest usage statistics of your phone applications. Usage Statistics display the number of times launched and the total amount of time the application was used.
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Android Tip: Delete all threads in Messaging app Guide

Instructions:

If you have a late night SMS conversation you’d rather forget, long-pressing on the thread from the Messaging app’s front screen lets you delete the entire thing in one go. It’ll be like it never happened.

Android delete thread

Android delete thread

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Android Tip: Alternate text fields with Android stock keyboard Guide

Instructions:

If you’re a bit of a grammar fetishist, the Android stock keyboard can help. Holding down a key brings up a floating alternate text field for that letter, with all the special characters needed for accurately sending SMS messages to French and German people popping up.

Android alternate text fields

Android alternate text fields

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Android Tip: Turn off Google auto-suggest Guide

Instructions:

If you’re phone’s a bit on the entry level side of things, your Google searching will be speeded up quite significantly by turning off the web suggestions feature. Having Google constantly guessing what you’re about to type is nice, but can bring older phones crunching to a halt.

Deactivate this feature by heading to Settings > Search > Google Search Settings.

Android Google search settings

Android Google search settings

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Android Tip: Screen Unlock Pattern Secure and data backup protection Guide

Instructions:

  • Step 1 Android includes an option to use simple patterns to secure your phone; to unlock the handset, you swipe your finger across the screen in a specific pattern. Look for Screen Unlock Pattern under ‘Location and Security’ in the main System Settings menu.

    Android Screen unlock pattern

    Android Screen unlock pattern

  • Step 2 Want to back up your phone’s data? Try MyBackup, which saves your apps, contacts, call logs, texts, and even settings to either your SD Card or a secure Internet server. You might also like SMS Backup, which periodically saves all of your texts into your Gmail account.
  • Step 3 For even more protection, download Mobile Defense. The app allows you to use a PC to track your phone via GPS, remotely lock it, and then back up and wipe all of your data.
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