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Apple versus developers – this time it’s personal
Posted on April 9, 2010 | 37 Comments3.3.1 — Applications may only use Documented APIs in the manner prescribed by Apple and must not use or call any private APIs. Applications must be originally written in Objective-C, C, C++, or JavaScript as executed by the iPhone OS WebKit engine, and only code... -
The black box that is the Flash Player
Posted on January 21, 2010 | 7 CommentsThis morning I read an interesting blog post by John Dowdell highlighting some things that bothered me in the last week or so (and talked about on twitter). We’ve been seeing some sensationalist headlines on tech blogs like “Open Source JavaScript to Replace Flash?” without... -
India’s new visa policy of terror
Posted on January 8, 2010 | No CommentsAs many of you will know by now — I have been in the process of setting up a business in India with colleagues for the last few months and am now back in Belgium for the holidays. While in Pondicherry in December there were... -
When Tech Journalism goes bad
Posted on June 16, 2009 | 6 Comments“Is QuickTime X The Missing Link For Flash On The iPhone?” http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/15/the-missing-link-for-flash-on-the-iphone/ The author suggests that QuickTime X supporting FLV playback is somehow an indication that the Flash Player will come to the iPhone. While I’m sure that is what many of us would like... -
Jonathan Harris at Flash on the Beach
Posted on October 4, 2008 | 58 CommentsI’ve been doubting whether or not I should blog about this, seeing controversy seemed to me what he was after, and this post would only be adding to that. Jonathan Harris’ session at Flash on the Beach blew me away with some of the most... -
Saving Twitter in Three Easy Steps
Posted on June 30, 2008 | 4 CommentsI don’t think I’m alone in seeing Twitter‘s service deteriorate to the point where euthanasia seems like the only humane option. Without any obvious intimate knowledge of how the service is architected, these are my three easy steps to hunt and kill the fail whale.... -
Scotch on the Rocks review
Posted on June 7, 2008 | 2 Comments… or a look at ColdFusion from a Flash/Flex developers perspective. I just got back from four days in beautiful Edinburgh for an event I would likely not have attended were it not that I was invited to speak there. Scotch on the Rocks is... -
Podcasts exempt from doing research?
Posted on May 1, 2008 | 1 CommentYesterday, I download the latest MacBreak video and what do I see — <rant> This is probably the worst description of any product I’ve ever seen. First of all, Bordeaux is not Thermo — secondly there’s already quite a bit of information out on Thermo... -
Telenet consumer malpractice
Posted on December 14, 2007 | 4 Comments[update] Turns out it isn’t quite as bad as I thought — the pay as you go is 0,26 Eurocent or 0,0026 Euro vs 0,00099 Euro buying the extra monthly blocks. Still wish Telenet had better package options and did something about those ridiculous download... -
The Adobe/Apple Relationship
Posted on November 1, 2007 | 13 CommentsIts no secret that, being in the business of developing software for creative professionals, Adobe has traditionally had a proportionately large chunk of Mac users. With Adobe acquiring Macromedia and going all out to extend its reach to web, desktop, mobile and beyond (hosted services...