Guns, Germs, and Steel – a “Bad Good” Book
I recently read this acclaimed book while on vacation, and was surprised to learn that not only was it extremely difficult to get through, it appeared nobody else was able to either.
Read on..JavaScript Programmer’s Reference
My book finally came out this month and I got my hands on the finished product. I have to say I’m pleased with the finished product. It’s a reference, but tries to capture some of the most important and current topics in JavaScript development too.
Read on..EasyGlyph 1.2 Released – iPhone Font System
I’ve added some features and fixed some bugs in EasyGlyph – which is a font system for iPhone. You can ready about this tool in this earlier post. Specifically:
Improved the font ripping tool to specify the text hinting style. This is really important for controlling the clarity of the text.
Added the source code to the [...]
What the Heck Happened to My Template?
Never ever ever use wordpress one-click updates!
Read on..WWDC 2009 Keynote Reaction
Today was the keynote for Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference 2009. This is an event where traditionally all the new product releases and skunkworks projects underway by Apple are revealed to the world for the first time. Sometimes these events are landmark, such as with the announcement of the iPhone a couple years ago. Sometimes they’re [...]
Read on..NimbleKit – HTML & JavaScript iPhone Apps
The question has been coming up a lot lately: how can we build iPhone apps using the familiar medium of HTML and JavaScript? Already there are several options available to us, including the popular open source PhoneGap framework from Nitobi. Alexander Voloshyn wanted to take a stab at solving the problem too – the result [...]
Read on..EasyGlyph Updated – Kerning Fixed + Dropshadows
About a week ago I released a font system for the iPhone called EasyGlyph. I looked into switching over to a native true-type-font loader but came back to this because it still seems like the cleanest solution. I noticed there were some issues with the kerning so I fixed that, and added support for drop [...]
Read on..Android Developer Challenge Round 2
It’s official, the Android Developer Challenge is back on – and the chance to win big money is real! Don’t miss this opportunity!
Read on..How Trustworthy are Apple Rumors?
Someone sent me yet-another iPhone rumor for the June 17 launch of SDK3.0 and possibly a new hardware profile for the device. The meat-and-potatoes of this one is basically:
OLED Screen resulting in 1.5x battery life
FM transmitter
Glowing logo & rubber tread on back
Higher res camera
Super mega-fast CPU
Turn-by-turn directions
There are several reasons to doubt the veracity of [...]
Read on..Palm Pre Launch Plans Leaked
Engadged got the scoop. An internal and secret marketing guide for the much anticipated Palm Pre was leaked to the public – and it reveals much about their pricing plans as well as their general marketing activities.
There’s nothing particularly groundbreaking in here except for some subtle marketing insights as to how they are positioning it [...]
