Category: Techie

  • WebDevConf 2014 – full notes

    2014-10-10

    Introduction Today was my first time at WebDevConf in Bristol. I was taking notes as I went. These are currently un-edited, and will probably make more sense to me than they will to others. But there might be useful tips and links in there. I may edit/tidy up at some point. Here’s the silly intro […]

  • The Treachery of Code

    2013-12-11

    I think we should teach people to write code that's meaningful and understandable. It's my opinion that neither JavaScript nor CodeAcademy's new app are good tools for doing that.

  • PressGram

    2013-12-09

    Thoughts on the new Instagram-like PressGram social network and photo app.

  • Mailbox – high-speed email management

    2013-05-29

    I’ve mentioned a couple of times recently that I use the Mailbox App for (some of my) email tasks.  People have mixed views about it, and I confess, I wasn’t so sure about it at first.  But I made one little tweak to it that’s made it one of my favourite tools. Mailbox aims to […]

  • A +1 for Google

    2013-05-18

    I confess, I followed most of the Google I/O Keynote Speech on Wednesday. The Verge sums it up), or you can watch the entire 3.5 hours below. It was at times very dull, but there was an awful lot of very clever stuff in there. It’s probably known that I’m a fan of what Google […]

  • Starbucks Tills

    2013-05-07

    The number of beverage combinations a Starbucks till has to handle is HUGE. I wonder why their tills don't rapidly descend into a chaotic mess of soft-buttons.

  • Takes of Ducks

    2013-04-28

    Lots of people have been taking up the new Vine app that lets you record 6 second videos and gotten really enthusiastic about it. Some people have done some really creative things with it and the 6-second limit kinda forces you to be creative. It reminds me of the early days of Twitter where people […]

  • Oooh, so THAT’S what it should sound like

    2013-01-05

    There’s something I’ve been meaning to do for years now. I’m quite partial to my music. I know that my taste’s aren’t amazing, but I like what I like.  And sometimes – when the house is empty – I like to have it a bit louder. Now that Sally’s back at work and Isaac’s at […]

  • Facebook Photo Sync

    2012-12-29

    Not that I’ll be using it but…I knew Facebook were going to do photo sync from mobiles. Has it been announced? Or did they sneak it in?