Time Lapse of Earth Freezing From Orbit
April 7th, 2010
Taking global warming issues aside, that looks so cool!
Waking Up at 5 am Experiment
March 25th, 2010
Wow, it has been a month since I started my waking up at 5 am experiment, and I think it’s a good time to draw some conclusions.
First, I want to say that I started this experiment to see what would have happened if I started to wake up early. As a 23 years old guy, I knew that it would have been hard, but I decided to try anyway. After all, I knew I could have quit after 30 days if I wanted to, so it was not a lifetime commitment.
If you are just looking for the quick answer, yes, I’ll continue to wake up at 5 am now that the experiment is over. Keep reading if you want to find out why.
Thinking of trying this as I have so many ideas for projects that I would like to do but working on them after a 8/9 hour work day is just too difficult.
Thing is, will it last? Probably not but worth a go 
Unlimited Detail super cool 3D technology
March 14th, 2010
Cannot wait to see this in new games, looks very promising!
Just reach out and touch… the keyboard
March 13th, 2010
Web Applications for the iPhone
January 30th, 2010
Obviously creating apps for the iPhone has proved immensely successful for a lot of developers.
However with web technologies such as HTML 5, CSS 3 and CSS animations very quickly the lines are being blurred.
Your even able using libraries such as jQtouch which allow you to very quickly create web applications, jQtouch is based on jQuery so if your familiar with that you’ll be off to a good start.
Pro’s for developing web applications
- No need for Apple approval, which is a major pain for a lot of developers
- Ability to upgrade the application and know that your users are using the latest version
- For web developers it means creating apps in the language your comfortable with. PHP, ASP, Python etc.
Con’s for developing web applications
- Restricted access to the iPhone’s hardware, although more and more libraries are giving better/more access to this
- If you wish to charge for your app then you will need to implement your own charging functionality
- You lose the frameworks within Cocoa which make building applications so easy/fun
The future?
I’m currently creating my own web application using HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript however I plan on using PhoneGap which allows you to import your web application into xCode and run it as a native application. The benefits of this are pretty massive, mainly giving you easy access to monetize your app through the App Store.
I plan creating some tutorials for iPhone web applications such as:
- jQtouch basics
- Using HTML5 for offline data
- Creating your own animations
- Theme-ing in jQtouch
I’ll post more on my app when it’s nearer launch.
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