1. When iPhone was announced, the big question was when or if it would support Flash. With the iPad the debate is if Flash is irrelevant.
    Jason Snell, via Twitter

    Monday February 1st, 2010 (3 notes)

  2. ➶ John Nack Talks Flash vs HTML5

    Whilst he doesn’t speak for Adobe, it’s an interesting post to read alongside John Gruber’s excellent piece last week.

    Thursday January 28th, 2010

  3. ➶ Stanford University's iPhone Development Course

    Stanford University have just put their iPhone Application Development Course (Winter 2010 edition) on iTunes U. It’s free!

    Thursday January 14th, 2010 (5 notes)

  4. ZOMG! This is what the Apple Tablet UI will feel like! Julian Prokaza, via Twitter
    ZOMG! This is what the Apple Tablet UI will feel like!

    Julian Prokaza, via Twitter

    Monday January 11th, 2010 (4 notes)

  5. What I want from iPhone OS 4.0: a “Lame fucking What I Want list author die in a fire” application.
    John C. Welch, via Twitter

    Monday January 11th, 2010 (4 notes)

  6. ➶ On the Palm Pre, the iPhone, and an open letter to Jon Rubinstein

    A great post looking at Palm Pre and Jon Rubinstein’s almost laughable “I’ve never used an iPhone” remark.

    Sunday January 10th, 2010 (4 notes)

  7. To this day, I still compare things to the Sidekick OS because it was so ahead of its time in every way, and it made sense. But Android still feels half baked even after two years. And you can’t prance around smiling without raising the bar. You can take your non-multi-touch device and shove it — it’s inexcusable.
    Boy Genius offers some additional thoughts on the Nexus One.

    Saturday January 9th, 2010 (1 note)

  8. Nexus One tech specs: better than an iPhone 3GS. Actual usage videos: Nexus One is slower and jerkier. Eh?
    Bjango, via Twitter

    Wednesday January 6th, 2010

  9. The Big List: 2009 Edition

    Favourite Albums Released in 2009

    1. Passion Pit - Manners
    2. Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
    3. Sourhaze - EP1

    Favourite iPhone Apps

    There’s been tonnes of new iPhone apps this year, but these are the new ones that have stayed on my phone since their launch in the year.

    1. Birdfeed - I’ve tried every Twitter client out there (and I mean, every Twitter client out there). This one remains my favourite - and I’m looking forward to seeing what Buzz has in the works for Birdfeed.
    2. Ramp Champ - easily the most stylish iPhone game out there, I’ve remained hooked on Ramp Champ and its ramp-packs since its launch.
    3. Reeder - I’ve waxed lyrical about Reeder here before, and it remains my favourite RSS reader.
    4. Ego - Another beautifully-designed app, Ego is super handy for keeping track of my vanity stats (website views, Twitter followers, Ember followers and the like).

    Favourite Mac Apps

    1. Viewfinder - Placed at the top as it’s the only all-new app, Viewfinder has been a huge timesaver for my Download Squad writing. If you’re forever researching images to use in posts etc, you need to be using this.
    2. LittleSnapper 1.5 - I know, I know: I’m a little biased. But LittleSnapper is one of the few apps that run all the time on my Mac. Whether it’s for desktop screenshots, websites or iPhone screensnaps: I can’t live without it.
    3. The Hit List - I’m eagerly awaiting the iPhone version to accompany it, but The Hit List is great even without the iPhone companion.
    4. Xscope - In all the work on Happening, Xscope has been utterly invaluable in gathering dimensions within screenshots and UIs.

    Favourite Web Apps

    1. Tumblr - I’ve used Tumblr since it was launched in 2007, and you’d have to pry it from my dead cold hands.
    2. Twitter - If you need an explanation about this one, where have you been?
    3. Github - I’m no SCM zealot, however Github was pretty much the deal-breaker when I started work on Happening. The social coding aspect is brilliant, and the recent UI tweaks continue to make browse commits / diff online a breeze.
    4. Upcoming - Much as I dislike aspects of the Upcoming website, it remains one of my most-visited sites to see what’s going on.

    Favourite Movies

    1. Up - As some have quipped, not so much Up as ‘Down’. The first 15 minutes of this movie is - to my mind - some of the best storytelling found in modern cinema. The rest of the film is brilliant, as you would expect.
    2. District 9 - Seen in San Francisco, front row at the Metreon, I was completely immersed in this film. Rewarding on so many levels.
    3. Star Trek - A lot of fun and definitely lacking in lens flare. Ahem.
    4. Watchmen - Whilst I’m not graphic novel fan, this was super-slick, super-stylish - though a little long for my liking.

    Saturday January 2nd, 2010 (4 notes)

  10. About that Seekrit Project

    If you’ve been following me on Twitter, you’ll know that I’ve been somewhat-lamely teasing about a seekrit project for quite a while. Whilst it’s not yet ready for submission to Apple (and as such, I can’t yet say when you’ll be able to get your hands on a copy in the App Store), I’ve been dying to start publicly talk about it.

    Whilst I’m still being a little vague about the application, to keep up to date with news about the app be sure to visit the website to sign up. The eagle-eyed amongst you might pick up some extra clues on that page.

    As you might expect, you can also follow the application on Twitter, and stay tuned here for more news about it soon. It’s been a long time coming, but expect some details early next year.

    Wednesday December 30th, 2009 (3 notes)