I don’t always get to work on mobile projects, but when I do they’re websites pretending to be apps. So the question is: If your schedule is too tight to get a simple phonegap application through the approval process, how do you deliver a great mobile experience to users on launch day? Responsive design will [...]
A few years ago I tried Read It Later – a browser bookmarklet that let you defer reading long articles. When you discovered something you really wanted to read but didn’t have immediately, you could just store it for later. Imagine what happens next. Most of the articles languish, never to be opened again. After [...]
Fog of World is a toy. A wonderful magnificent toy I wouldn’t let you pry from my cold dead fingers! And I wish it came out six months ago, not last week. What is it? Oh it’s just an awesome visualisation of where you’ve been in your life and how much of the world you’ve explored [...]
Two weeks ago I ordered a set of iPhone lenses on ebay. They looked cheap enough (only 30 euro) and hey, I take plenty of pictures with my phone. Why not add a little extra? And I really wanted the tele-lens. For the same price of that tele-lens from the official seller, you can get: [...]
Today I finally got fed up with the “Make my iPad stand up” dance. You know the one: Leeeaaan the iPad ever so carefully against a stack of books. Slides. Falls. No good. Ok, maybe if I put some rubber bands under so it won’t slip … Nope. Maybe if I wedge it juuuuust right between [...]
Today Foursquare released a completely revamped version of their iPhone app. And it’s awesome. If you’re on Android you can only hope yours gets updated soon. The whole interface is just more pleasant to use, there are less buttons – less buttons is always good, even though I’m a geek – everything is less cramped [...]
Wake up! Wake up, we’re gonna be late! 5am. Took my sister to Planica to watch a bunch of flying squirrel men throw themselves off a big hill with long sticks attached to their feet to see who can go the farthest. All the while suffering a bunch of loud drunkish people. At least that’s [...]
This is a guest post by Jan Pierce - a 4th grade teacher who has over 20 years of experience in the classroom. Her interests include educational technology and online learning. She also owns the site Elementary Education Degree for students interested in earning a degree in elementary education. 1. Ego – This is an essential [...]
In lieu of a proper blogpost today you get three cool things, because I have to pass two exams an hour apart. 1) Arrivals Arrivals is an incredibly cool Foursquare app – probably the best I have ever seen. The idea is simple, take your foursquare data, turn your friends into aeroplanes, make an arrivals [...]
Waging war with sleep is very tiring business and I’ve been doing it pretty much as long as I can remember. My daily 750words are littered with battle reports, my twitter stream gets constantly barraged with updates from the war effort and I think it’s pretty safe to say that I may have tried more [...]
