Saturday, September 14, 2019

What does it mean to have ‘meaningful’ design? It’s more detailed than just ‘good’?

What does it mean to have ‘meaningful’ design?  It’s more detailed than just ‘good’?

Using the psychology definition, UI could be broken down into Connectedness, Coherence, Purpose, Resonance & Significance.



Friday, September 13, 2019

Antoine van der Lee compares Apple’s URLSession vs Open Source Alamofire for networking.

Antoine van der Lee compares Apple’s URLSession vs Open Source Alamofire for networking.
It is often a question of Apple’s solution or Someone else’s tool.

Thursday, September 12, 2019

There have been many reviews of Apple Sept Event, but this one reflects my feelings: everything but Innovation!

There have been many reviews of Apple Sept Event, but this one reflects my feelings: everything but Innovation!

Tom’s Guide does a good job outline the announcement while pointing out the improvements were “Incremental, not innovative”.



Ps. Apple needs some innovation!

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

When is a tape not a tape? A detective story involving old technology

When is a tape not a tape? A detective story involving old technology

Techmoan, creator of Videos on New & Retro Tech, explores an unknown cassette.



Tuesday, September 10, 2019

John Sundell of SwiftBySundell article on Caching with Swift.

John Sundell of SwiftBySundell article on Caching with Swift.

To provide a responsive UI, Caching is a method to manage data quickly. 



Monday, September 9, 2019

NSHipster explains Swift’s Identifiable, and in the process explains Equatable too.

NSHipster explains Swift’s Identifiable, and in the process explains Equatable too. The Identifiable protocol is a new feature of Swift 5.1 that provide a stable identifier for the entities they represent. https://nshipster.com/identifiable/ ps. No, I am not speculating tomorrows event.


Sunday, September 8, 2019

From the Ambrotype (1850) to the ZX Microdrive (1980(, the Museum of Obsolete Media is keeping track of our digital past.

From the Ambrotype (1850) to the ZX Microdrive (1980(, the Museum of Obsolete Media is keeping track of our digital past.

This is a great resource for tracking old tech! Or just having fun remembering old times.