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I can build you a customised application for this purpose. Though with a hefty price tag.

The inherent problem problem with the ATM's are the use of the magstripe cards which can easily be read using scanners. Hence the change to Smart cards(i.e. Verve, DSTV cards) which support stronger encryption. Assuming the card providers(interswitch) do the right thing(strong encryption) this time around it will reduce or eliminate these ATM fraud issues. Another concept is the use of contactless cards which you don't have to insert in any machine, however without encryption they are prone to sniffing. So if you're looking at doing something relevant on your project you can implement a strong encryption algorithm on a contactless card

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Since you're in computer engineering you can do somethin related to electronics using PIC's here are a few tips:

[list]
[li]Robotic vehicles with multiple sensors[/li]
[li]programmable LED displays[/li]
[li]Digital Scale[/li]
[li]Fingerprint Ignition System[/li]
[li]Remote controlled Curtains, Fans[/li]
[li]USB powered and controlled Radio
[/li]

[/list]
e.t.c


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U can use the "AT+CMGR" command to retrieve the satellite coordinates but u need to filter the results and use for some input for the application.
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@aquastar

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go for the "Deitel" series

3D software are used for different purposes such as animations, movie effects, object modeling and simulation. The aspect of 3D that i think might be related to ur field should be modeling and simulation.
Some of the equations you're used to as an engineer are used in simulation.
U can simulate different environments i.e. stress test a bridge or the impact of an object on another or explosions.This is just over simplifying the power of 3D tools they can be used for all sought of things.
U will have to contact me for a walkthrough

I presume u are using a phone with an embedded GPS, if not you will have to use a web service to get your coordinates.U will need a "mapping"(to associate) between the GPS coordinates/city name and the Image.If you're using J2ME the RecordStore with some tricks will help u out.Its quite easy

3D Design might stimulate your engineering flair.You get to work on models, simulations e.t.c

If you like Programming this post might make a lot of sense https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-318551.0.html

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@coolskeelz
apart from what i stated in that article.The skills used for Firefox extension development are also reusable for building extensions and themes for[b] Flock[/b] www.flock.com.
Flock is the most popular social networking browser built on the Firefox browser.Very lovely tool.I enjoin all Nairalanders to give[b] Flock[/b] a try.

Sure the article had been on my blog all along, the point is to share with all Nairalanders particularly beginners.

This article is directed at those who want to begin a promising career in Programming and Software Development. It is my belief that after carefully going through this write-up you will be better informed at selecting the right language to start achieving with.

Software is as diverse as most fields and keeps diversifying at an even faster rate. It also has the shortest shelf-life in terms of skill relevance. What I mean is that the fact that that Java Programmers or Windows is hot today doesn’t mean its going to be relevant in 5yrs time, this is unlike so many other professions where what you learnt in University will see you eating fat throughout the rest of your life.

In Software development you have to learn and keep learning rapidly to stay on top of your game.

As we all know a Programming language consists of a vocabulary and set of grammatical rules for instructing a computer to perform specific tasks. Programming languages can be used to create programs that control the behaviour of a machine, to express algorithms precisely, or as a mode of human communication. What I intend to do in this article is to quickly review some popular software fields. These are just broad classifications, they are not necessarily that distinct, the fact is that in the art of Software development features of some applications encompass multiple skill sets. It is also impossible to cover all aspects/categories as innovations continue to arise by the day.

Away with the stories, lets now get down to profiling these fields as well as reviewing the Programming languages that make it possible to develop applications on them.


  1.  WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

A web application is a software that is accessed over the Internet/Intranet using a web browser.

If you want to develop web applications like Facebook, Yahoo Mail, Wikipedia and Google this is a field you cannot ignore.

Listed below are the languages you need to learn in-order to be employable, independent and indispensable.

Learn all of these

[list]
[li]HTML[/li]

[li]XML[/li]

[li]CSS[/li]

[li]JavaScript[/li]

[li]SQL[/li]

[li]any Server-Side programming language(used to create dynamic websites that interface with a database).It runs on the server and not the browsers machine
[/li]

[/list]
Examples of Server Side languages are:

Learn any one of these

[list]
[li]PHP[/li]

[li]ASP/ASP.NET[/li]

[li]JSP(JavaServer Pages) [/li]

[li]PERL[/li]

[li]Python[/li]

[li]ColdFusion Markup Language[/li]

[li]Ruby
[/li]

[/list]
The Server Side language you choose to adopt for the creation of a web application must be available or supported by your Web Host. The most supported or popular languages in this regard are PHP and ASP.



  2. MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

This section takes a look at popular mobile phone Platforms/Operating Systems and the programming languages you need to develop exciting applications on them.



Operating System: Windows Mobile OS
Programming Language: Visual Basic, Visual C++, C#, Java, JavaFX

Operating System: Palm webOS
Programming Language: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Operating System: BlackBerry OS
Programming Language: Java

Operating System: iPhone OS
Programming Language: Objective-C , Ruby, Python, C/C++, JavaScript/C#

Operating System: Symbian OS(Nokia)
Programming Language: Java, JavaFX, C/C++, Python, Flash Lite, Ruby, .NET,

Operating System: Google Android OS
Programming Language: Java



Most Phones allow you to use a variety of languages to create applications on them. for example Symbian allows you to use anyone of the 7 languages listed in the above. The same concept is applicable to Windows Mobile and iPhone.

If you check the August 2009 smartphone statistics from Gartner(http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1126812) it’s easily seen that Symbian is currently the most popular platform, followed by BlackBerry and then iPhone. Also obvious is the fact that Symbian is losing its market share to BlackBerry and iPhone which are catching up quickly.

This should tell you one or two things about which platform you intend to target.




  3.  WIDGET/GADGET DEVELOPMENT

Widgets are small, smart, cool looking applications that do useful things. like Clock, Weather, News, Calculator e.t.c. Widgets usually serve a single purpose or perform a particular function.

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Typical Widget Engines/Platforms:

A widget engine is a software service available to users for running and displaying applets on a graphical user interface, such as that of the desktop.

There are 4 types of widget engines, which are Desktop widgets, Mobile widgets, TV set widgets and Web widgets(i.e. FaceBook, WordPress). However I will only elaborate on Desktop Widgets below.

Examples of Desktop widget engines include:


Engine: Opera Widgets
Programming Language: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SVG, AJAX.
Developer Tools: The Opera Widgets SDK, Widget Emulator, Opera Dragonfly, DOM Inspector.

Engine: Yahoo! Widgets
Programming Language: XML, JavaScript
Developer Tools: Konfabulator SDK

Engine: Windows Vista Sidebar Gadgets
Programming Language: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Developer Tools: Any good text editor, consult MSDN

Engine: Google Desktop Gadgets
Programming Language: XML, JavaScript, C#, VB.NET, C or C++
Developer Tools: Google Desktop SDK



In addition to the tools listed above the following tools/resources are also very useful for widget development:

Mozilla Firefox Web browser, Netbeans IDE, Adobe Dreamweaver, Firebug, W3c schools.

It can be interpreted from the table that widgets/gadgets are easy to create, particularly if you are already familiar with HTML and scripting languages




  4.  EMBEDDED SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

According to wikipedia an embedded system is a computer system designed to perform one or a few dedicated functions, often with real-time computing constraints. It also refers to any electronic system that uses a CPU chip, but that is not a general-purpose workstation, desktop or laptop computer. Embedded systems generally use microprocessors, or sometimes custom-designed chips or both.

It is used in various applications such as vehicles, POS terminals, Game consoles, Satellite Decoders, Medical equipment, machine tools e.t.c

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Programming Language: Assembly, C/C++, B#, Hex Files e.t.c

I will be writing about developing smart POS applications soon, so watch-out.






  5.  MOZILLA FIREFOX TOOLBAR/EXTENSIONS

I have already covered this subject, follow this link.http://tekxtremeonline.net/babbles/2009/08/13/developing-viral-applications-using-firefox/#more-28



If you care about popularity of programming languages, Tiobe Software(http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html) and langpop(http://langpop.com/) try to provide relevant rankings.
The most popular language is not necessarily the best or most relevant, your interests, which should include: requirements of the task at hand and industry relevance should always determine the choice.

The next step for you is to get a listening mentor or peer to guide and motivate you.

Firefox is a market leader with opportunities for developers, webmaster e.t.c.
You can read this link to understand why http://tekxtremeonline.net/babbles/2009/08/13/developing-viral-applications-using-firefox/

U cannot directly download an ordinary Applet from a Webpage.Instead look for ways of getting the class file or jar file from which it was executed.U might be able to extract those depends on the access the web site allows.