I wanted to switch from WordPress to Jekyll on this blog. I first started using WordPress on May 17, 2006 on another blog and have since used it regularly, and for a period of time between 2009 and 2011 I posted multiple times a day. Since starting this new blog several weeks ago I came… Continue reading Switching from WordPress to Jekyll – First Steps
First Indie iOS App
Today I decided to get started on my goal of creating iPhone apps for myself as an indie developer. As mentioned yesterday, I have a few things I want to accomplish this year. My first release will be a pedometer app. There are several already in existence on the app store, but none of which… Continue reading First Indie iOS App
2017
The New Year Begins Today is the first workday of the year for me. Over the Christmas period I thought about what I want to achieve in business and life over this year. I also looked at what was achieved in 2016 to see where I might have gone wrong and what I could have… Continue reading 2017
The Evernote Privacy Problem
I was disappointed to learn recently that Evernote decided to bring in an intrusive change in to its privacy policy and then default that change as an opt-out rather than an opt-in. I first saw this reported on TechCrunch which informed me that the change was coming in to play on January 23, 2017. The… Continue reading The Evernote Privacy Problem
Hive Connected Home – Brief Review
Hive is a service that lets you control electrical items from the internet or smartphone. The central part in the home is the hub which communicates with hive online. The hub receives its instructions and then tells the smart items in the home to switch on or off. These can be controlled by smartphone or… Continue reading Hive Connected Home – Brief Review
The iPad 3 and a needed upgrade for me…
I received my iPad 3, AKA “The new iPad” on 16th March 2012. I previously owned the original iPad and an iPad 2, both of which were sold to make way for the newer version. The iPad 3 was fantastic. It was the first iPad with a retina display of which the retina display was… Continue reading The iPad 3 and a needed upgrade for me…
Optimizing Image Size for Your Website
Visitors to your website are more likely to stick around and not abandon your website if the page is quick to load. Google has a whole host of information about this. There is typically no single solution that would speed a page load up on a website; instead, there are many small optimisations that can… Continue reading Optimizing Image Size for Your Website
iMac 27 Inch Mid 2010 SSD Upgrade
I purchased my iMac in 2010; I opted for the lowest spec model. A year after buying it I upgraded the RAM from 4GB to 16GB and about a year after that I had to replace a faulty hard drive. Apple recalled the original drive due to a fault in the firmware on the drive,… Continue reading iMac 27 Inch Mid 2010 SSD Upgrade
Creating my First Static Library in Xcode
After learning to program for a couple of years and even posting some tutorials of my own of things I learned along the way, I figured it’s time that I start putting some work out there both in the app store and for developers to use. I work primarily with Xcode and enjoy designing and… Continue reading Creating my First Static Library in Xcode
How to Keep Your PC Safe and Secure
For almost 20 years I tend to have been the go-to guy when people run in to software problems with their PC. Along that journey I have fixed a number of computers and helped bring them back up to speed and make them safe and secure. The purpose of this post is to share with… Continue reading How to Keep Your PC Safe and Secure