How to Connect to a FTP Server with an Android Device

Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 June 2012 02:40 Written by Richi González Wednesday, 20 June 2012 12:00

Hello,

You’ve probably wondered if there was a way to transfer files between your server and your mobile device on the road, where no computer is available. Well, this will definitely solve that. You will learn how to transfer files between a FTP server and your Android device with a free app called: AndFTP.

Difficulty level: Easy

1. Download and install the app from the Android Market.

How to Make Your Elgg 1.8 Site Mobile Friendly

Last Updated on Tuesday, 29 May 2012 12:35 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Sunday, 3 June 2012 12:00

More and more people are connecting to the internet through their mobile devices and our Elgg users are looking for a solution to have their Elgg networks available on mobile devices. For that reason, in this article, I am going to give you a step by step guide on how to make your Elgg site mobile friendly:

1. We are going to use a plugin called Mobilize. Mobilize gives your mobile users a clean and lightweight layout to your network. Download the plugin here: Mobilize

2. After downloading the plugin, upload the plugin to the mod folder. If you don’t know how to do that, please read this article.

3. Login on your Elgg network as an Administration and go to the Administration Dashboard:

How To Connect to a VPN with an Android Device

Last Updated on Sunday, 20 May 2012 12:36 Written by Richi González Monday, 7 May 2012 12:00

Hello,

If your company has a VPN network and you need to be connected on the road to it, you can do it if you have an Android mobile phone (can be done in other devices too). Most Android devices have a built in VPN client installed; you just need to set up the connection.

Difficulty level: Easy

1. Go to Settings -> Wireless & Networks -> VPN Settings -> Set up and manage Virtual Private Networks.

How to Detect If a Website Is Being Browsed Through a Mobile Device with PHP

Last Updated on Sunday, 20 May 2012 12:37 Written by Richi González Friday, 9 March 2012 12:00

Hello,

As technology is changing, and a great percentage of the total Internet users browse the web through their mobile devices, it’s become essential for a web developer, to add support for these devices. This can be achieved in various ways, but today, I’ll show you how to do it with PHP.

Difficulty level: Easy

1. Open up the header.php file of your website or the index.php file; if you just want to test it, simply create a new PHP file.

2. At the top, add the following:

Review of Mobile Kit Pro for mojoPortal

Last Updated on Sunday, 20 May 2012 12:40 Written by Carole Bennett Sunday, 14 August 2011 12:00

Finally, it’s here! I’ve had some interesting adventures in getting to my review of the mojoPortal Mobile Kit Pro.  The add-on for mojoPortal works perfectly; my biggest challenge was in getting the Android SDK downloaded, configured, and getting the hang of working with the emulator, so that I could test locally, and get screenshots for this tutorial.

(Fun fact: if you’re planning on using the Android emulator with Visual Studio for testing, and normally navigate to “localhost:[port]” (127.0.0.1), in your emulator browser, navigate to “http://10.0.2.2:[port]” instead.)