October 2009
26 posts
WebSaver →
webkitbits:
A WebKit-based Mac OS X screensaver. Use any webpage or JavaScript program as a screensaver. Could be very cool use this in coordination with some of the Chrome Experiments.
What Startups Are Really Like →
NaNoDrawMo
stevenf:
Neven and Gus both expressed interest in “NaNoDrawMo” (see previous blog post) and three people is all you need for a conspiracy, right?
Loosely defined goals are: 50 individual works/drawings produced between Nov 1 and Nov 30. Extra points if they work together to tell a story or otherwise share an overall theme (people you know, people you saw on the bus, etc).
There is no quality...
Only a restless, broken heart can drive you to do what is necessary.
– Jeffrey Zeldman, Dirty Little Secret of Success (via davidkaneda)
chartier:
I wish “nincompoop” would return to daily usage. It’s a three syllable, humiliating tour-de-force of an insult without having to offend any Christians by swearing.
If you think you haven't found your passion... →
Except for my nerd friends, I’ve never seen anyone upgrade the version of...
– Lukas Mathis (via Twitter)
Tweetie 2 for iPhone →
My sort of review for Tweetie 2 for iPhone.
Showcase of Designs Optimized for iPhone →
webkitbits:
Smashing Magazine has a great roundup posts of iPhone-optimized websites. Includes some of my favorites, like Nike Lab and Volkswagen.
On Authoring iPhone Apps via Flash CS5
jeffrock:
Ok, maybe I should expound beyond sweet christbabyjesus no. I have a feeling that post could turn into one of those posts that needs more explanation.
Bottom line: you can’t compile Actionscript 3 into an iPhone app. Adobe has written some type of selective AS3 to ObjC translator. Reasons that you don’t want to use that:
Bugs. It’s tough enough bug testing Objective-C natively, let...
My Favourite Line in the Flash to iPhone...
nikf:
Can I use native iPhone OS Controls in my Flash based iPhone content? No.
Applications for iPhone Developer FAQ - Adobe Labs, via Martin Pedrick. This says it all, really, doesn’t it?