Creativity, curiosity, and code
Playtiles is a new, indie product that lets you play Gameboy-emulated games on your mobile device. It’s a little, credit-card-sized device that “sticks” (not permanently) to your mobile’s screen and gives you buttons that press onto the screen to work as a controller. I won’t post images or detailed descriptions. It’s a simple product easily […]
You probably don't want to build "finished software". But what can we learn by thinking about it as a concept?
In-person events are good. I have missed them.
I’m going through a phase of figuring out what I can get out of the cloud and “own”. Particularly with regard to streaming services. I’ve never paid for Spotify. But I’ve had iTunes Match so that I can take all of the weird, not-on-streaming music that I have (I wrote about this back in 2013!!!!), […]
If you, like me, saw the MacStories article about using an 8BitDo controller for automation and productivity, but couldn't get it working, here's some things that might help!
I don’t do public speaking often. I don’t take my talks on tour. I don’t really like traveling very much, and my family commitments have prevented me getting out much. But when I do… oh boy, it’s a BIG deal.
A list of great little indie iOS (and sometimes Android!) apps recently, and links to the places that I found them - usually interesting newsletters.
Start with good decomposition. Then use encapsulation to create good abstractions. That's how I code. That's how I was taught to code 30 years ago. And it's still how I code today.
Turbo Admin finally has plugin installation and user switching support. And some other nice improvements. I'll also probably be setting up an email list for customers, and there may be a long-overdue price-rise in the works too.
A fantastic new website full of kids activities might just save the rainy school holiday week.