Editorial for iPad - Review
Until now, I've been using iA Writer on my iPad to write markdown documents. It was simple enough and worked well. However, after seeing a review on The Verge about a new markdown editing app called...
View ArticleiOS - CWPopup
Recently, I've gotten back into iOS Development. One of the UI elements that I've thought about adding a good few times is a popup view controller, so I went ahead and made it.
View ArticleWhat's really going on in Syria?
I had always intended for my blog to stay focused on technology. However, recently, I can't help but feel the need to express my views on the crisis in Syria. I'm writing this, to a large extent, for...
View ArticleiPhone 5s Surprises
Most everything that was presented on the September 10th Apple Keynote was leaked on the internet beforehand. There were, however, two key surprises.
View ArticleiOS - CWPopup Updates
For the release of iOS 7, I added 3 main features to my CWPopup iOS library.
View ArticleiOS - CWStatusBarNotification
Several applications I've seen have notifications that move most of the content down and extend the navigation toolbar. I've always found that to be slightly annoying. So I decided to make a quick...
View ArticleI waited for a gold iPhone today
... and I didn't get one. I arrived at the Apple Store in Bridgeport Village at a little before 3 a.m. Already, the line was at least 100 people long. Maybe 200. I'm not sure. Especially with reports...
View ArticlePleasant Surprise
I was already prepared to be waiting until October 21st to get my iPhone 5s gold. I was very pleasantly surprised when I got this message in my email today:
View ArticleSC2News 2.0 - Waiting for Review
My SC2News app has been in need of an update. I've finally submitted the 2.0 version to the App Store.
View ArticleiPhone 5s First Impressions
After using a 4s for the past 2 years, I find the speed of the 5s to be amazing. It's amazing how much of a delay I now notice when I try to use my iPhone 4s again that I didn't see before. After just...
View ArticleSC2News 2.0 is out!
On the same day that I got my new iPhone, the new version of my SC2News app was approved for the App Store. It was a good day. I did notice one bug that I did not, unfortunately, foresee - since the...
View ArticleCMStepsCounter is Awesome
Judging by the number of pedometer apps to hit the App Store recently, I figured that implementing the pedometer must be fairly easy. I had no idea, however, how easy it actually is. One of the new...
View ArticleStepChart
I couldn't find any apps that displayed the data from the iPhone 5s M7 chip's step counter the way I wanted to see the data, so I made my own app. It's called StepChart.
View ArticleRetina MacBook Pro 15 Review
Even though I had seen the gaping difference between non-retina and retina iPhones and iPads, I had always been skeptical of a retina display on a laptop (or any computer for that matter). "This...
View ArticleCWStatusBarNotification v2.0
I just updated my CWStatusBarNotification library to version 2.0. The changes are fairly substantial as I refactored the entire library.
View ArticleGoogle Maps Hackathon - Parcel App
Yesterday, I got to participate in the Google Maps Hackathon held at Oregon State University, and I had a great deal of fun. My team won the prize for Best Overall App by implementing my idea called...
View ArticleCorBus - Coming Soon
This app was first created as a submission for the OSU Corvallis Bus Hackathon by myself and Russell Barnes. The hackathon consisted of around 8 hours of coding. We started out with using the iOS...
View ArticleCorBus is released!
It took a little while, but CorBus is finally released. You can download it here!
View ArticleSwift - Understanding Optionals
Largely because I had some trouble understanding the concept of optional types in Swift, I wanted to make a writeup to gather my ideas and make a reference for my future self that might not be in the...
View ArticleCWStatusBarNotification in Swift
I just got done porting my library, CWStatusBarNotification to a new Swift version. It was a good opportunity to play around with closures, optionals, and other Swifty features.
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