How I Enhanced iOS 7's 3D Parallax Effect and became Irresistible to Women
As you’ve heard by now, iOS 7 has a fancy 3D parallax effect, that make it look like the home screen icons, among other things, are floating above the wallpaper. It uses the iPhone’s sensors...
View ArticleUsers: What to Expect from iOS 7
By now you’ve heard a lot about iOS 7’s new look, new features, and perhaps you’ve heard some things about what’s under the hood. But what will it be like to use a device with iOS 7? After all, most of...
View ArticleUpdate: To S or not to S
Now we have a new data point, let’s check back on how “S” models compare to non-“S” models.non-S modelsS modelsModels3G, 4, 53GS, 4S, 5sIndustrial Design✓Display✓Storage✓ ✖CPU/GPU/SoC 1✓✓New...
View ArticleDoCoMo, iPhone, and the Illusion of Control
DoCoMo, iPhone, and the Illusion of Control: English-speaking Japan’s top authority on mobile, Paul Papadimitriou, breaks down the numbers behind DoCoMo’s decision to finally carry the iPhone:Apple has...
View ArticleMinato Bus
Minato Bus: A few months back, my then-pregnant wife complained to me about the shitty website for our local community bus service, which she needed to get around as she became less and less mobile and...
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iPad + Keyboard Ergonomics
Propping your iPad up with a SmartCover or a stand seems fine at first, but then you quickly realise that when the app you’re using needs a lot of direct touch to access its features, reaching out to...
View ArticleEnd App Store Ratings
The Internetisupin armsagain about the App Store’s customer feedback channel. This time, the ratings system.Back in 2009, YouTube mused upon, and then implemented, a simple thumbs-up/thumbs-down system...
View ArticleBe a Toy Maker
Designing and making toys must be one of the most enjoyable, satisfying jobs in the world.1 It is the pure essence of working to make people happy. The goal is nothing more than to entertain, and where...
View ArticleQuick Thoughts on Swift
Last week Apple announced a new programming language, Swift. John Siracusa’s wish to avoid a language crisis has finally been granted, and he was happy, as few have ever seen him.I am still working my...
View ArticleMight As Well Go Ahead and Call It: iOS 8 Public Release on September 10th
iOS 8.0 will be released to the public on Wednesday, September 10th.Exhibit A: Both iOS 6.0 and iOS 7.0 were released exactly 100 days after beta 1, and 100 days after iOS 8.0’s beta 1 announcement is...
View Article2015 iPhones
I love predictions. I love making them, and I love hearing them. Every time I get my hands on a new product, I instinctively start trying to guess what the next one will be. It’s a compulsion.So here I...
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How I Lost 12kg in 2014
I have had the same New Year’s resolution for a decade: “finally lose weight”. In 2014, for the first time ever, I actually achieved that goal; I lost 12 kilograms1 in 12 months. And I’m pretty fucking...
View ArticleProposal: Simple Shorthand Syntax for Swift's 'if let'
Swift’s optionals are a great idea. They eliminate a whole class of common programming errors. But the if let syntax can be a bit verbose at times. This is my proposal to add a simpler, clearer,...
View ArticleDisrupt Donations
I just donated to the Japan Red Cross Society’s appeal for the major earthquake disaster in Nepal. You should too. One of my closest friends is Nepalese — thankfully his family is all safe, but this is...
View ArticlePeople Wear Watches
I was definitely a believer in the notion that “since everybody got smartphones, nobody wears watches anymore.”Since I ordered my Apple Watch, I’ve been looking at people’s wrists. I must’ve checked a...
View ArticleLight Sleep
It’s 5:30am in June, and something stirs you from your sleep. Daylight forces its way through the tiny gap between your curtains, bouncing off the walls, the ceiling, the floor. It floods your bedroom....
View ArticleIntroducing Kotoba: Collect Words You Want to Remember
I run a parody Twitter account, @DFstyleguide, the anthropomorphised style guide of John Gruber’s Daring Fireball. It’s been a lot of fun, and although my tweets have definitely slowed down in the past...
View ArticleAirPods
Thanks to living in a premium time zone, I was lucky enough to take delivery of a shiny new pair of AirPods before most of my uncommonly good-looking and intelligent internet friends and followers.I...
View ArticleI Returned the 12.9-inch iPad Pro and Bought the 11-inch Instead
Editor’s Note: Right up font, let me say that if you prefer the 12.9-inch, that it works better for you, that’s great. The 12.9-inch is beautiful, and it’s awesome that you can now get that huge canvas...
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Well I Guess If Everyone's Going to Fix iPad Multitasking, I Might as Well Too
Ah, iPad multitasking.I am firmly in the camp of wanting and needing multitasking on the iPad. I believe it was a necessary addition to the OS. Although it is unquestionably clunky, I use it...
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